The essence and emotion of a city a simple image can capture

I took this photo when I was 15, The first time I visited New york… I think it captures the essence beautifully… The movement, the noise, the vastness, all these elements portrayed in one simple picture. The sirens, the colour, the dreams. This image continues to intrigue me… Its ironic really, I was actually trying to capture a stunning building in Soho whilst in a moving cab, unfortunately I missed it and captured this instead. At first I was irritated that I had missed this unique building and had taken a completely unnecessary picture of a NPYD car. Over the years I have looked at this image and started to see the beauty, not only of the image but how it conveys the city. The people in the background appear to have boxes, Moving perhaps? The NYPD car that was parked appears to be moving, at a rapid pace too. This image depicts the dynamism, the truth, the hope and the loss. It describes the fulfillment the city brings the dreams lingering everywhere even people's the emotions. It conveys the vastness of the city. This image Is New York.