Stopping traffic! Sarah Jessica Parker hails a cab while modeling a fuzzy coat and high-heeled boots in New York City

She achieved massive stardom playing Carrie Bradshaw on Sex And The City, a smash hit love letter to New York.

And when she was photographed out in the Big Apple on Monday, Sarah Jessica Parker looked a quintessential image of the town.

Wrapped in an overcoat and balancing on high-heeled boots, the 52-year-old stood in a crosswalk and raised her hand, possibly trying to hail a cab.

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Stepping out: When she was photographed out in the Big Apple on Monday, Sarah Jessica Parker looked a quintessential image of the town

Stepping out: When she was photographed out in the Big Apple on Monday, Sarah Jessica Parker looked a quintessential image of the town

Sarah Jessica's hair had been slicked severely back and tied up into a ponytail, and she left her fuzzy brown Emory Bee coat open except for its top button.

She played up her enviably trim legs in a pair of fitted jeans, slinging a purse over one shoulder and a larger bag over the other.

Born in Nelsonville, Ohio, she now lives in Manhattan with her husband Matthew Broderick and their three children - Marion, eight, and twins James and Tabitha, 15. 

Sex And The City's iconic central quartet was Carrie, Kim Cattrall's Samantha Jones, Cynthia Nixon's Miranda Hobbes and Kristin Davis' Charlotte York.

On the go: Wrapped in an Emory Bee overcoat and balancing on high-heeled boots, the 52-year-old stood in a crosswalk and raised her hand, possibly trying to hail a cab

On the go: Wrapped in an Emory Bee overcoat and balancing on high-heeled boots, the 52-year-old stood in a crosswalk and raised her hand, possibly trying to hail a cab

Candace Bushnell's columns, which were collected in the 1997 book Sex And The City, had been the basis for the half-hour sitcom.

Created by Darren Star, the TV version of Sex And The City ran on HBO from 1998 to 2004, before spawning a duo of spin-off movies.

Sarah Jessica was in favor of a third film, but Kim was openly opposed to being in one, and the former told Extra this September that the project was defunct.

Throwback to 2000: She achieved massive stardom playing Carrie Bradshaw on Sex And The City, a smash hit love letter to New York

Throwback to 2000: She achieved massive stardom playing Carrie Bradshaw on Sex And The City, a smash hit love letter to New York

Shortly after Sarah Jessica's announcement, Sia quipped on Twitter: 'Ok. @wbpictures can I just play Samantha and we give the people more sex and the city? We'll just pretend I had lots of plastic surgery!'

These days, Sarah Jessica is starring on another HBO series, this one called Divorce, which will begin airing its second season next month.

Sarah Jessica leads the show as Frances Dufresne, alongside Thomas Haden Church as the husband who leaves her upon learning that she cheated on him.

Their characters' children are played by Sterling Jerins and Charlie Kilgore, amid a formidable cast including Molly Shannon and Tracy Letts.

Back at it: These days, Sarah Jessica is starring on another HBO series, this one called Divorce, which will begin airing its second season next month

Back at it: These days, Sarah Jessica is starring on another HBO series, this one called Divorce, which will begin airing its second season next month

Star turns: Sarah Jessica leads the show as Frances Dufresne, alongside Thomas Haden Church as the husband who leaves her upon learning that she cheated on him

Star turns: Sarah Jessica leads the show as Frances Dufresne, alongside Thomas Haden Church as the husband who leaves her upon learning that she cheated on him

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Sarah Jessica Parker dons fuzzy coat and chic boots in NYC

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