By that time of night, the city’s only 24-hour, 7-days-a-week eatery overflowed with ravenous patrons, like Mata and Castellamos. “This place has a lively vibe,” said Castellamos mid-meal.

Between 4:30 and 5 p.m. on Dec. 20, 1934, Berenice Abbott's camera was hanging off an upper floor of the Empire State Building recording New York City at Night.