Mamoun's is a New York City classic cheap eat. Starting with a small Greenwich Village shop on Macdougal Street in 1971, the business has since expanded to include a St. Marks location, and 4 others around the Tri-State area. In this video from the excellent Operation $5 Lunch series from our friends at Thrillist, check out why they have the best cheap Falafel in the City.

The falafel is a great meal for anyone who is looking for something quick and delicious. That's why on this episode of Operation $5 Lunch, Prez is checking out Mamoun's Falafel -- a premier Greenwich Village spot that is a staple for staying open until 5am on the weekends, serving college students and sleepless locals alike.

Our friends at StreetFilms recently brought attention to an ongoing transit crisis in New York City. Fueled by unreliability and instability with the M.T.A. along with a massive influx of ride-sharing apps like Lyft and Via, the City's traffic congestion is increasing to unsustainable levels of growth.

Subway reliability is way down, and the bus system is shedding riders at an alarming rate. And because transit is so unreliable, today New York is accommodating growth in cars, in the form of the tens of thousands of Uber and Lyft vehicles we now find on our streets each day. It's difficult to even list all the reasons why shifting transportation growth into cars in New York City is a bad thing. Choking the economy with congestion, safety concerns, making slow bus service even worse, poorer air quality - you name it.

Good morning! Wishing you a happy Thursday, December 21st, 2017 from all of us at Viewing NYC!

Here's what the weather looks like in the City right now.