The meat sauce that tops his garbage plates is rich with cinnamon. Other classic fare from New York includes Buffalo wings, chopped cheese sandwiches and chicken-finger subs.

The runner went to Garbage Plate originator Nick Tahou Hots on West Main Street, but it had closed for the night. He then headed to DogTown on Monroe Avenue and got a Junkyard Plate, which Dunham dug ...

New York City residents will be subject to fines for failing to separate compostable materials from their regular trash.