Ashlee Simpson and her adorable son Bronx were seen heading to lunch with her beau, Boardwalk Empire star Vincent Piazza, in NYC this afternoon. 

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Vincent has obviously already bonded with Bronx — whose dad is Ashlee's ex-husband Pete Wentz — and was seen carrying the tiny tot's scooter while Ashlee made sure her son was safe from those crazy cabs! 

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"I love when we get to spend time in New York together," Ashlee recently told OK!. "It's where I'm from so we always have a good time."