Excellent! But NYC is only figuratively an apple...
I don't get the word "But"...is the suggestion that a figurative apple is less than a literal one?
Perhaps one should ask if photographing an apple in some manner other than being eaten is true to its relationship to people...
I like the way you approached this challenge, and a score is a score such a bore...
The inclusion of the woman in the foreground brings energy to your shot, the lamp framing the building is a perfect little touch...