I'm really not a fan of this. I don't think the picture is iconicly New York. I didn't even see the empire state building because of the scale of where they shot it (ie the top is cut off). There's a real (for me) sense of desolation in the larger amount of space between the buildings and combined with the sepia tone, makes it either feel like a city in decline or a random small-medium sized city. For me, there is no energy or urgency in this. It's definitely not "luxurious rock star". Not really inspiring for me.