Sekou Okonkwo, a counterman at the Houston Street pastrami hall who works the free taste

A free taste off the knife is the oldest handshake on Houston Street. Katz's at noon, a stranger's first bite, and a hall of formica tables

OPEN THE RECORDON THE ATLASHANG IT IN THE MUSEUMGET COUNTED

Part of NEW YORKERS by MLow, a painted census of New York City: 7,541 characters across 19 eras. Read the history of the places or spin into a room of the museum.