Well, specifically, they asked about the full image I used for my profile photo.
The original photo is from December 3, 2006. The setting, the basement of Dempsey's Bar near Times Square. Bustling and busy upstairs, vacant below - can't imagine why, with such a cool pool table there. I had a pair of friends with me, one visiting from the UK, the other from Fort Lauderdale - the former was the cousin of the latter and the latter was an old grade school buddy who used to be a New Yorker himself, if you count the 'burbs, and he was also the photographer. (He does graphic design for a living - can you tell from the image?) This I consider to be my "iconic" photo, the best one ever taken of me anywhere, at least from the standpoint of looking cool and stylish.