1st Ave. & 6th St., East Village Painting

I awoke early one morning, way earlier than I normally would have for work. So I made use of my time by heading further downtown than necessary to take advantage of the empty city before people began their weekend activities. I walked up through Little Italy in the middle of the street mostly since there was a large festival happening that week and traffic was blocked off. As I made my way up towards the East Village I passed a man setting up his stand. The neighborhood had yet to awake and there was still next to no one on the sidewalk as the morning sun lit the asphalt.