On the corner of 15th and 8th

A chocolate lab with a light square patch of fur barks excitedly as he meets a long-haired, shaggy golden retriever before crossing 8th Avenue.

A man sits on a step outside the corner branch of a Washington Mutual talking into the headset of his iPhone (sigh, New York) as people emerge from the subway.

A cool breeze blows east from the Hudson as the Cowboy Junkies' "River Song Triology, Part 1" plays a soundtrack dichotomous to rush-hour dusk in the city.