Take the A train and you will experience the Universe

February 6, 2016 11:38 AM

On the Food Warriors, lunch is up to the locals' vote. Traveling the length of NYC's A-train, the Internets Celebrities "talk to people on the street about their habits and tastes," ponder an ever-changing New York, and hopefully find a good meal.

Jeremiah's Vanishing New York interviews director Casimir Nozkowski about Food Warriors (feat. Rafi Kam and Dallas Penn) and Old vs. New New York.

A-train stops (so far)

207th Street
168th Street
145th Street
125th Street
59th Street — Columbus Circle
34th Street — Penn Station
West 4th Street
Fulton Street
Jay Street — Metro Tech
Nostrand Avenue
Broadway Junction
Ozone Park — Lefferts Boulevard (Richmond Hill)

See also their 2010 NYTimes profile to learn about the Internets Celebrities' genesis, plus earlier urban-anthropology-through-nutrition deep dives: the Bodega Food Pyramid, the Ghetto Big Mac, and the Pizza Principle.

Previously on Metafilter (1, 2, 3, 4)

posted by cichlid ceilidh (6 comments total)

Why on earth is the music for this series not "Take the A Train?"
posted by zachlipton at 11:51 AM on February 6, 2016 [2 favorites]

As someone who lives on one of the C local stops directly between two of the A stops they've already done, I am both super excited to watch this and vaguely bummed to be skipped.
posted by Itaxpica at 12:49 PM on February 6, 2016 [2 favorites]

This is amazing, what a great find!
posted by Diablevert at 1:39 PM on February 6, 2016 [1 favorite]

The A goes local after 168, which is their last stop north before the end (207). I hope they do those stops between, which are legitimate A stops, and which would allow them to correct the grave error they made in the 168 video by choosing El Presidente over Malecón. Also there are some really great restaurants up there.
posted by tractorfeed at 3:29 PM on February 6, 2016 [2 favorites]

Honorable Mention: Illicit Street Mango
posted by el io at 9:04 PM on February 6, 2016

(Also, they seem to have completely skipped Hoyt-Schermerhorn, so I'll fill it in for the viewers at home: the best food by the Hoyt-Schermerhorn A stop is at the vegetarian Indian lunch counter in the basement of the Hare Krishna temple on Schermerhorn and Nevins. It's only open from 12-3 Monday-Friday, unfortunately, but if you're in the are around then it's a must-go).
posted by Itaxpica at 3:15 PM on February 8, 2016