No one would ever think New York can have a small town kind of feel. I don't know any of the people who live in my building, and the second week after I moved in one guy told me I shouldn't even bother trying to meet people.

While my apartment may have no community, the area around me and all the businesses are the best little community I've ever encountered. Never before have I known so many of the people who operate the businesses that I go to. A couple weeks ago I was walking down 4th Avenue and the dry cleaner on 6th st and his wife were walking to the train and they said hi to me. The following day I walked by Jimmy of Jimmy's 43 and he said hi.

And I know almost everyone who works in my gym. They aren't just random employees who come and go every month. They have been there for months and are extremely knowledgeable and willing to help.

Tonight I ordered food delivery from Nolita House a great bar Joe and I went to about 4 months ago, once. Since then I've just been getting delivery. For some reason today the food took almost an hour and a half to come. I called them up to let them know (not really to complain). The person I spoke to told me to speak to the manager. I told him I wasn't complaining, but he said the manager should know.

I remembered the manager's name was Scott. "Scott you probably don't remember me but I was there a few months ago." "Remind me of the details." "I'm an Indian guy and was there with my Korean friend." "Oh you work at Apple right?"

Pretty amazing. He gave me my dinner for free and told me I had to come in to the bar for some free rounds. I remember when Joe and I were in the bar drinking we enjoyed talking to Scott and learning about how he had taken loans from his family to start this bar on his own. Afterwards Joe really wanted to open his own bar.

There's so much competition in New York for food and drink service that business owners go out of their way to make you happy. I'm all about great customer service so I love it!