Briefly Seen: New York Street Life

Walking down the street in the heart of New York City is an experience that can't be duplicated anywhere else in the country, perhaps even the world. One merges into the impromptu flow and is carried along by the ongoing current of migratory souls. Harvey Stein documents the iconic areas of Midtown and Downtown Manhattan in 172 beautiful black—and—white photographs taken over 41 years, from 1974 through 2014. The photographs are intimate and personal. They document the close encounter betwe...