With the closing of Chinatown Fair, I think the KOF13 community did not have a chance to develop here in NYC. Such a shame to because at CTF, there was always a dedicated group of players that played KOF2k2 on a consistent basis on Saturdays.
When I started going back to CTF(when 13 hit there), that same group was still there testing and loving the new game. Unfortunately, with the closing of CTF and Henry Cen opening his spot where he did, the scene has no shot of ever coming close to what it was at CTF.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, the location of the new spot is horrible due to the traveling a lot of the players have to do just to play the game. The Next Level is pretty much nothing but Capcom stuff and from the sounds of it, noone even touches the KOF13 machine there.
I've contemplated going there one of these days but I think it's stupid that I would have to pay the hourly rate to play a game I will still have to insert quarters in to play. Not to mention the price of gas plus the tolls I would have to pay to get there would be silly.
But truth be told, I don't think I would even bother considering the japanese ball top and sticks setup is used there. when I played the game at CTF, it was my first time using that setup and it was frustrating. I wish they at least had the game setup to have the different button layout(punches top, kicks bottom).