- Second Avenue Deli
The Second Avenue Deli is a
kosher delicatessen inNew York City . Originally opened in1954 on the southeast corner of 2nd Avenue and 10th Street in the East Village ofManhattan ,New York City , the deli is currently located at 162 East33rd Street between Lexington and Third Avenues. It was recognized byZagat's restaurant guide as the "bestkosher deli in New York." The deli's specialties includematzoh ball soup,corned beef special,pastrami , knishes,gefilte fish ,cholent and other notables ofJewish cuisine . Despite the food being kosher, some Orthodox Jews will not eat there, as the meat is notglatt kosher and the restaurant is open on Saturdays. [ [http://www.toprestaurantsnewyork.com/restaurants/why-is-the-2nd-avenue-deli-not-on-2nd-avenue-in-new-york-city.html Top Restaurants New York, "Why is the 2nd Avenue Deli Not On 2nd Avenue in New York City?"] ]The Second Avenue Deli shut down briefly in 1996, following the March 4 murder of its founder
Abe Lebewohl , aHolocaust survivor, during a robbery. To date, the crime remains unsolved.On
January 1 ,2006 , new owner Jack Lebewohl closed the deli at its original location after a rent increase and a dispute over back rent that the landlord had said was due [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/21/magazine/21deli-t.html New York Times Magazine, "A Counter History", By Alex Witchel, Oct. 21, 2007] ] . (The location later became aChase Manhattan Bank branch.) OnJuly 31 ,2007 , Jack Lebewohl announced that the deli would reopen at a new location that fall of 2007. The restaurant reopened onDecember 17 ,2007 , at its new location, with Jeremy Lebewohl, the nephew of its founder, as its new proprietor [ [http://www.nypost.com/seven/12172007/news/regionalnews/back__for__2nds_804545.htm New York Post, "Back for 2nd's", Monday, December 17, 2007] ] .The deli is now located on East 33rd Street near the corner of Third Avenue in
Murray Hill . It is now open 24 hours. It is still certified Kosher.The original restaurant had a separate room decorated with memorabilia of Yiddish actress
Molly Picon , including posters, song sheets, photographs, and the like. Its new location has pictures of her lining half the deli. The sidewalk outside of the old Second Avenue location is the home to what is known as the Yiddish Walk of Fame, where the names of about 50 stars of the oldYiddish Theater era are embedded in plaques on the sidewalk, similar to the Hollywood walk of Fame. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/theater/newsandfeatures/19simo.html New York Times, "Where Have You Gone, Molly Picon?", By Robert Simonson, March 19, 2006] ] [ [http://www.forward.com/articles/stars-still-shine-on-2nd-avenue-walk-of-fame-survi/ The Forward, "Stars Still Shine On 2nd Avenue Walk of Fame Survives Deli’s Demise But Its Fate is Unclear", Jennifer Siegel, Fri. Mar 24, 2006] ]References
External links
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/06/nyregion/06deli.html New York Times article about the closing of the former location]
* [http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/01/something-to-nosh-on-heres-the-skinny-on-jewish-delis/ July 31, 2007 New York Times City Room blog featuring announcement by Jack Lebewohl]
* [http://www.nysun.com/article/67933 December 12, 2007 New York Sun article on the restaurant's reopening]
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