The dreary weather that descended upon New York City earlier today provided the perfect backdrop to peruse Century 21′s always bountiful discounts in lower Manhattan.

Here are a few snapshots from Ground Zero and underneath Times Square while en route back to the Upper West Side.

Low clouds envelop the top of One World Trade Center at Ground Zero on Tuesday afternoon.

Public art beneath Times Square between the E and 1 trains.

A common sentiment among New Yorkers? At least one person beneath Times Square on Tuesday urged passersby to take notice.