For a city already filled to the brim, New York is somehow constantly in a state of building and rebuilding.
New high-rises, gutted townhomes - a walk in any direction will show that the Big Apple's construction industry is alive and well. But with all the street closures and jackhammering and winding scaffolding walkway detours, there is one major plus that comes with all of these sites.
Meet the best lunch deals in town - the flavorful dishes served street-side to dusty teams by a hardworking, talented community of women.
Artist and Author Abbie Zabar is hooked on these hardhat lunches, waxing poetic about their only-in-New-York brilliance. Her enthusiasm is pretty convincing, no?
[Photo via @oscardelarenta]