my neighborhood.

Ever since I posted about it a few weeks ago, I have been thinking a lot about what makes me so feel at home in the city lately. I think what especially makes my present neighborhood feel familiar is the fact that certain places I frequent a lot know me by name or by my order. Leo's bagels knows I sometimes stroll in wearing glasses during the weekend, my doorman tells me to have fun when I head to Brooklyn on Wednesday mornings to babysit... this a big big place and the Financial District can sometimes feel very anonymous as so many people commute in and head back out home to their respective suburb or borough by 6 pm. However, it can after all be quite easy to carve yourself out as a familiar face and create a neighborhood out of such a place with a smile, some witty banter... and consistent orders (apparently).