Broadway, 7th Avenue, Morning

The cross streets of New York City align directly with the sunrise and sunset at certain times of the year. When I’m walking to work in the morning these days and I glance to the right at intersections I’m met with the intense rays of the sun, blocking out nearly everything in sight, even with sunglasses. Crossing against the traffic signals on days like today requires a New Yorker’s certainty that everything is negotiable, even the physics of a speeding cab that may or may not be rushing out of the blinding light to strike you down.