I like how everything is leading away, but still connected. I think it is because the rest of the scene is empty excpet for the two walkers. And they are both on the brick path which lets your eye flow between the two.
I am not going to read others comments as I am late in posting so forgive me if I duplicate them .... you do a wonderful job of bringing texture and curves into your work ... there is a sense of the older man being alone and I don’t know why I feel that over the other man... maybe because I can see his face and the fact that his head is down..also his slightly stooped shoulders and the blowing leaves add to the scene.. You do such wonderful poignant work that one really needs to take time to truly see all the jewels that are hidden within.
I like. Has a nice classic feel. I wish NYC were a little more twisty that would get me more into studying shapes and angles. I think all the straight streets and avenues is why I stick to people shots.
If I could be brutally honest, this doesn't interest me much as a street shot. The two figures almost seem to be in the way. If anything, their presence seems to enhance the otherwise deserted feel of the street. Almost like a Sunday morning.
What does interest me here is the geometry, the lines, the patterns and textures. Lots of great curves and criss-crossing happening here. For that matter, a bit more DOF would have been nice, but that's probably not the shot you were after.