Given the chance to go back into Manhattan alone today, I hopped a New Jersey Transit train into the city. It was freezing again and the streets were icy. A brutal day in the city, despite the sunshine. This post-Christmas time is just about my favorite time of year in New York. The light is starting to get bright again, despite the cold. The sun is still low in the sky, so there are lots of dramatic darks and lights and the buildings are even more dimensional. There are less tourists. New York just gets down to business. I took this photo outside the Apple Store in Soho. It's a handy place to know about, (even for Windows users) because it has a decent public restrooms, which are otherwise non-existent in this part of the city. Miserable as the weather was, I'm glad I went in and wandered around in the cold. The city always rejuvenates me.