[WATCH] Here's How Katz’s Became The Most Legendary Deli in New York City

The iconic Katz's Delicatessen on the Lower East Side of Manhattan is an old-school New York deli that has been frequented by New Yorkers and tourists for over a century, all seeking mile-high Pastrami on Rye sandwiches and other classic diner fare. In this video from producer Spencer Alben for Food Insider, watch and learn how Katz’s became the most legendary deli in the City.

Katz’s Delicatessen has been a New York institution since 1888. Producer Spencer Alben visits to taste the legendary pastrami on rye and sits down with Jake Dell — the owner currently in charge of all major operations — to learn how Katz's survived the ages and became one of the most famous delis in the world.

This Interactive Map Reveals an Interesting Graph of New York City Street Orientations

Manhattan's street orientation graph (screenshot)
Manhattan's street orientation graph (screenshot)

Mapbox engineer and data scientist Vladimir Agafonkin recently created this interesting interactive map which allows you to see the graph of how each street is oriented in the current map view. This means that for each street running north/south, a tick would be placed on the north/south radial display. East/west streets get a tick on the east and west sides. As you would expect, the graph over Manhattan's street grid is mostly in two directions, however, even though we conceptually visualize the grid as north/south/east/west in our heads, the islands northeast tilt means the graph actually shows something different. Check out the full map to play around with it in New York City, or other areas around the world