Photograph: Hector Vallenilla, PacificCoastNews.com

Penn Badgley and Blake Lively are the super power IT Couple on New York’s Upper East Side in the hit prime time drama ‘Gossip Girl’. The two have now taken their sizzling on-screen romance off-screen and are getting a little more daring with their public appearances. Who knows how long the romance has really been brewing, but just recently the two were spotted in Mexico on a steamy weekend couples getaway, and now that their cat is out of the bag, they are not shy to hide their budding love. Here are the happy couple as they spent Memorial Day in the Big Apple not really doing much. The pair were just hanging out around the West Village, strolling hand in hand and looking as if Spring in New York had hit them pretty hard with the love bug. Penn is looking casual as ever in shorts and a button front shirt, while Blake is supporting her glamorous reputation with a cute little ruffled dress and Miu Miu bag. But just because ‘Gossip Girl’ has wrapped, doesn’t mean this girl is whiling her time doing nothing. She’s currently working on the film ‘The Private Lives of Pippa Lee’ and is co-staring with big names such as Keanu Reeves, Julianne Moore, and Winona Ryder. Keep an eye out for the film, AND on this couple. Something tells me the chemistry is sizzling with some longevity for these two.