a walk in brooklyn

I am in New York for a quick visit. I love the damp grittiness of the city right now. I was walking by the park in Brooklyn where I am staying, groups of people out doing Tai Chi in the cool early morning, a older man in warm-up pants and undershirt practicing raquetball by himself, a mom having a cigarette talking on the phone and pushing her stroller to the playground, the city comes to life...