Looks like the two nearest buildings on the right, Kellner Brothers Furniture and the one with all the shutters and striped awning are still around. Further down the block on the left the Gregg's building still stands (although without its ornate cornice). The Hugh O'Neill Building with the double domes is looking beautiful these days.

I believe there are four male flower vendors, standing at the intersection, across from the shoeshine stand. Handsome men must have been more effective at marketing flowers to a mostly female audience than Eliza Doolittle.

From 59th Street, the Sixth Avenue El goes south to West Third, turning east to W Broadway, then south to and east again on Murray, then south on Trinity, and finally ending at Rector.

When I was younger and used to indulge a bit more, I was partial to Dewar's. Never knew that Queen Victoria was a fan. Though I do recall she was mad for all things Scottish.

What catches my eye is the 3-chair shoeshine stand. I've not seen a sidewalk shoeshine stand here in the hinterland for perhaps 65+ years.

The cart/wagon in the immediate foreground is two miles north of its base on Franklin Street. Hopefully, there was some out-of-frame horsepower nearby.

Crandall & Godley Co., 155, 157 & 159 Franklin Street, NY
(between Hudson and Varick Streets, Manhattan)

https://maps.app.goo.gl/kx9fCK4TLR9QnCu58

"In 1871 a copartnership was formed between the late William Ziegler, Allan B. Crandall and William D. Godley under the name of Crandall Co. to carry on in New York and elsewhere the business of dealing in grocers', confectioners' and bakers' fixtures, utensils and supplies, each of said parties having a one-third interest. In 1878 Ziegler sold his one-third interest to Crandall and the business was continued as Crandall Co. In 1887 Crandall died. Godley and Lyman F. Pettee formed a copartnership and continued the business under the name of Crandall Godley, Pettee having purchased the interest of Crandall; Godley had a two-thirds and Pettee a one-third interest therein. Said copartnership continued until 1892, at which time they were equal partners, when they obtained the incorporation of the Crandall Godley Company under the laws of the State of New Jersey."

Godley v. Crandall Godley Co., 153 App. Div. 697, 699 (N.Y. App. Div. 1912)
https://casetext.com/case/godley-v-crandall-godley-co

Back in court again, about five years later.
Godley v. Crandall Godley Co., 181 App. Div. 75, 76 (N.Y. App. Div. 1917)
https://casetext.com/case/godley-v-crandall-godley-co-1

If you zoom in to the El station at the centre of the photo you will see a steam locomotive puffing away. By 1903 there were electric third rails and 600 volts DC to run the trains as explained here.

This was still the heart of the retail quarter in 1901 (Macy^★s would move from 14th Street the next year). The tower of Siegel Cooper ("The Big Store") is on the right, the twin domes of Hugh O'Neill beckon in the distance on the left; between them, also on the left, is the pre-Fifth Avenue incarnation of B. Altman.

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