The Park Avenue Tunnel in New York City, also known as the Murray Hill Tunnel, is a historic underground passage originally built in the 1830s to carry the New York and Harlem Railroad. Initially an open cut, it was enclosed in 1850, creating a tunnel that ran under what is now Park Avenue between 33rd and 40th Streets. The tunnel allowed trains to access Grand Central Depot, the predecessor to Grand Central Terminal, but in 1872, passenger train use was stopped south of the depot due to noise and safety concerns. In 1913, following the completion of Grand Central Terminal and the electrification of trains, the tunnel was repurposed for automobile traffic, making it one of the city’s unique thoroughfares for vehicles. Today, the Park Avenue Tunnel is occasionally used for art installations and remains a testament to New York’s evolving transportation infrastructure.

On this episode, we explore the fascinating history of the oyster- both as a food and an environmental super star.

0:00 - Diving into the History of New York's Oysters
1:25 - Meeting a Clammer on Long Island
2:42 - Do New Yorkers eat clams?
3:16 - What happened to oysters in New York City?
5:40 - What happened to oysters in New York Harbor?
6:42 - Where are the best places to find oysters?
8:10 - How do microhabitats influence the taste of oysters?
9:22 - What is the Billion Oyster Project?
15:37 - Has the Billion Oyster Project been effective?
16:16 - How are New York students getting involved?
18:48 - Why should we care about oysters?

We're going on the Ultimate NYC Street Food Crawl, sharing the Best Cheap Eats in New York City in this compilation video.

NYC's Best Street Food & Cheap Eats Compilation:
00:00- Intro
00:08- 1) Chinatown $10 Cheap Eats Crawl
14:24- 2) Queens Night Market Street Food
28:17- 3) NYC's 15 Best Budget Meals
42:14- 4) New York's Best Food Trucks
58:06- 5) Tik Tok's Highest Rated NYC Food
1:20:10- 6) NYC's Best Dumplings
1:31:16- 7) Ranking NYC's Most Famous Eateries
1:44:57- 8) Brooklyn's Ultimate Sandwich Tour
1:58:38- 9) Brooklyn Chinatown Food Crawl
2:16:19- 10) Queens Most Diverse Neighborhood Food Tour
2:32:53- 11) East Village Cheap Eats Tour
2:44:08- 12) Best Midtown Manhattan Lunch Specials
2:52:40- 13) Jackson Heights, Queens/Bengali Food Tour
3:01:26- 14) Midtown Manhattan Cheap Eats Food Tour
3:09:30- 15) Flushing, Queens Chinatown Street Food
3:19:00- 16) Lower East Side Cheap Eats Tour
3:27:45- 17) Manhattan $10 Street Food Tour!