Midtown Deli and Grocery

They are a busy and fun bodega with lots of smiles and goodies to choose (including Tastykake products, a rarity in this region, delivered fresh on Mondays). Usually, I visit them while caring for the Ninth Avenue trees and run into neighbor Richie Guzman (and his dog, Rocky), who sources water at the deli to grow the tree and plants on the 45th Street corner.