I had good chat with driver who’s a young Indian Sikh, from Punjab, and a good Indian state standard cricketer who lives on Long Island. Dropped us at Hotel Indigo Lower E Side on Ludlow St at about 7.40pm. We were his first fare of the day and he was planning to work the night in the city. I had the bag at my feet in the front seat, paid in cash, grabbed my jacket and got out to deal with the main luggage at the back, leaving the bag.