A Busy Night in the Photo District

The oldest of New York City's original skyscrapers-the Flatiron Building.
That is the Empire State Building in the back with the lit roof, New York City's tallest building. It actually is far away, but it looks like a short building just behind the ones in the foreground.

I finally got down to the "Photo District", but I didn't see much because I was passing through on errands. And it was night. And it was snowing. And I was tired and hungry. The so called Photo District is where most of the photography studios are located, with the Flatiron Building being the unofficial center. Broadway runs through it, and it includes Greenwich Village and Chelsea (here's looking at you, Judd!). The above photos were taken from Madison Square Park, another monumental site.

I was about to cross Broadway (a six lane road) when the light was about to turn red, so I stopped. During that two or three seconds when the traffic stops in all directions because all the lights are red, a blind man with a seeing-eye-dog walked out into the intersection to cross. I guess the dog got confused or figured there was no traffic so it was safe to cross. The traffic then sort of enveloped him and the dog, but the drivers saw the dog and knew what was going down, so the cars just passed behind him. And no one honked! Can you believe it?! At least New Yorkers are soft for the handicapped. So, the dog realized something wasn't right, and sort of stood in the middle of the road waiting a break in the traffic. I was about to run out and lead the guy across but the dog moved and got the guy to the other side. Anyway, that got my adrenaline running.