The Harlem deli worker says the postal worker who died and the woman charged with his murder were regular customers.

Jaia Cruz is charged with second-degree murder linked to the slaying of Ray Hodges, according to the New York City Police Department.

An on-duty postal worker was stabbed to death inside a bodega in Harlem on Thursday after arguing with a woman over who was next in line to order. Ray Hodges, who worked for the U.S. Postal Service, died shortly before 3 p.