New York is such a fascinating place. Even at midnight in the rain, I still find it mesmerizing.
American screen writer Truman Capote famously stated, "New York is the only real city-city." Capote died at the young age of 59 in 1984.
New York Indian
He was walking into the bowels of the city in New York headed towards a subway when I stopped him... I asked, "Excuse me, do you mind if I take your photo?"
Read MoreStreet Photography: Subway Noise
In this day and age, everything is bad for you. That includes the New York City Subway. No, not air pollution and not the folks rubbing up against you… Not even the man who decides to sit next to you while wearing his birthday suit.
Read MoreHaiti, but in New York City
I asked this homeless gentleman in New York where he was from... He smiled and said, "Haiti." I asked, "Would you prefer to be back in Haiti or would you rather be homeless in New York?" He chuckled... "New York."
Sometimes, what looks like a curse is actually a blessing. We are just looking at it the wrong way.
Rutgers University anthropologist and human behavior researcher Helen Fisher stated, "Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere; some say the poorest in the world."