[VIDEO] Pondicheri in NoMad Has Some of the City's Best Cheap Indian Street Food

Pondicheri is a NoMad restaurant from award-winning chef Anita Jaisinghani that features masala flavored dishes and experimental baked goods, alongside other Indian street foods. In this episode of the excellent 'Five Buck Lunch' series from our friends at Thrillist, watch as host Cody Reiss checks out the vegetarian hot dog.

NYC is known for its fast pace, expensive living and rich street food culture. On this episode we’re taking you for street food that's on a whole other level. The best part is that it's only $5. We're giving you fancy, grade A, deliciousness inside, but with cheap, outdoor street cart prices. Join host Cody Reiss as he takes us to the dankest indian spot in Chelsea for the cheapest lunch our duckets can buy. We’re going to a new hot-spot which will have your pockets and have your taste buds screaming for more. Pondicheri is serving up some of the tastiest Indian cuisine in NYC and we’re showing you why.

Vintage Film With Audio Shows a Busy Queensboro Bridge in 1928

New York's iconic Queensboro Bridge is one of the city's most recognizable sights. The bridge was still relatively new when these films were taken. The upper deck carried Second Avenue Elevated trains to Queensboro Plaza, and the lower deck was shared by street traffic and trolleys.

There are three scenes showing the Queensboro Bridge in this vintage 1928 video:

  • The classic view of the bridge from the Manhattan shoreline.
  • View from the roof of the Chanin Building in Midtown, showing the bridge as well as work on the Chrysler Building, which will shortly block this view.
  • Extended scene of traffic coming off the bridge, including Second Avenue El trains on the upper deck.