I have New York-lust!

I have a "spot" I like. I must, because right now I would kill for a bagel from Hot & Crusty.
After a quick Google search, I found out that they are a chain, but the one I went to was located on 42nd street, NOT 40th street like I previously thought. I went there one morning before a class fieldtrip to Anna Sui's showroom, and was so excited with the quality of the bagel that I got a scone for the road. And the scone was hard!! It was crazy. Maybe I'm the disillusioned one, but I like my scones hard and my cars American*. But everywhere I went in NYC, the scones were soft and orange-rind infused, I kid you not. Yes, even the "plain" ones. After several disappointing regurgitated scone boluses I had given up. Long story short, I am willing to travel from 14th st. to 42nd st./Times Square for my plain bagel with plain cream cheese. Other reasons I think I have New York lust- on more than one occasion this summer I have in all seriousness said "Gah, I would suck someone off for a Red Mango right now". That's major for me, but at those times it was a genuine sentiment. And for those of you who think Pinkberry is where it's at, know that they stole the idea from Red Mango, even down to the name. But mostly this " Ode to Manhattan" was prompted by me missing this place, where I resided whilst I lived in New York. But I'll be back in a little more than a month, Iphone and New York air of pretense both activated.

*Absolutely a joke, the only American cars I trust were made during or before 1975.