Local neighborhood website Washington Square Park Blog recently investigated the meaning behind the large, engraved, roman numerals that appear on the western and eastern sides of the Washington Square Arch in Greenwich Village.

The Arch was created to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of George Washington’s inauguration. The date written out in Roman Numerals on the eastern side of the Arch is not 1889 – to mark the centennial and when the first Arch was built – nor the date when the current Arch was finished – 1890-1892 – but is 1789 – the actual year of Washington’s inauguration. The date written in Roman Numerals on the Western side marks the centennial – 1889.

Check out the full article to learn more about it.

The Chopped Cheese sandwich is not a burger, or a sub sandwich, but something magical in-between. Invented at Hajji's Deli in Harlem decades ago, this inexpensive sandwich filled with chopped hamburger meat, American cheese, and other condiments, has been a bodega staple and local-favorite ever since. Learn all about its origin in this short video from our friends at Great Big Story.

Forget your street cart hot dogs and deli pastrami, the real New Yorker’s sandwich is the chopped cheese, a beautiful conglomeration of chopped ground beef, melted cheese and secret seasoning, all served on a hero or a roll. The birthplace of the chopped cheese is Hajji’s Deli in Harlem, where Salah has been managing the joint for the past 15 years. Inspired by an Arabic dish, the chopped cheese has now become a New York staple, with fans in everyone from Jay-Z to Cam’ron.

Just yesterday, we shared a interesting Staten Island "Subway" Map that imagined what the borough's underground transportation would look like if every Subway restaurant was an MTA subway station. Now here is a re-imagined Manhattan subway map from Redditor 1map_dude1 using the same idea. Notice how there are several neighborhoods which have a "stop" on nearly every block!