The prospect of riding home in the cold and dark doesn’t thrill me. But once I’m out there, I rather like it. My commute is nearly painless – 5 miles each way, mostly flat, mostly on a protected (well-maintained and -lit) path.
Riverside Park is beautiful at night. Its post lamps, designed in the early 1900s by Henry Bacon (who also created the Lincoln Memorial), cast a warm, golden light that softens the city’s contours and makes even grimy snow look good.
Of course, a gritty cityscape is never far away.
Isn’t my guy splendid?
Unfolded NYC 
Beautiful images, Ms. Unfolded, and somehow reminiscent of lamplit scenes of NYC in the late 19th century.
Why, thank you, Mme. Diarist! Here’s hoping we can take Basil and Monty on a park jaunt soon.