Obey Gritty New York

I've been meaning to post this a month ago but I mentioned the problems I've been having with my computer - seems to be okay, for now.

So my cousin came to the East Coast to visit and I took him around New York. We walked around lower Manhattan and winded up in Soho. I rarely have my camera with me but he didn't bring his so I let him use mine. The second we were at the corner, I noticed this:

















I can't remember where this was, but I remember we picked up the train on Houston. Look at how grime and gritty New York is. It's really filthy. I walk past Bryant Park every morning and there's this spot across from the Bryant Park Hotel that always has the smell of nasty garbage and sludge water. I try to stay on the opposite street most of the time, but a block further past 5th Avenue there is the smell of piss on that side so I'm a little conflicted. I hold my breath every time but it still doesn't work.