Waiting at the new Second Avenue Deli, 23 blocks north and one and a quarter avenues west of its original location at Second Avenue and 10th Street, just down the block from Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women, is not easy. Visible through the glass separating the vestibule from the restaurant is the takeout counter, Read More
"This is some bris," wisecracked one reporter, as Jack Lebewohl unleashed yards of linked nickel schtickel sausages from a brown box along the 33rd Street sidewalk.
His son, Jeremy Lebewohl, meanwhile, brandished a foot-long pair of scissors.
At least 20 members of the press corps, ranging from Reuters to Jewish Week, were on hand Read More
Jeremy Lebewohl is a big fan of "kishke, you know, derma," as he recently told New York magazine.
But, Monday morning, it’s all about the "nickel shtickel."
Mr. Lebewohl and family will cut the ceremonial salami at 11, officially reopening his late uncle Abe Lebewohl’s beloved Second Avenue Deli at 162 East 33rd Read More
A ceremonial salami-cutting is scheduled for Monday morning, when the hallowed Second Avenue Deli reopens in Murray Hill.
A spokesperson for the Lebewohl family said Tuesday that the grand-opening festivities will commence at 11 a.m. at the new deli, located at 162 East 33rd Street near Third Avenue.
She added that the ceremonial meat Read More
A spokesperson for the Lebewohl family called The Observer this morning to clarify that — contrary to yesterday’s Real Deal article — the Second Avenue Deli is not opening next week on 33rd Street near Third Avenue.
NY1 follows up today with some additional details about the hallowed eatery’s new digs:
The Read More
The Real Deal is reporting that the Lebewohl family has finalized its purchase of 162 East 33rd Street — the new site of the clan’s hallowed Second Avenue Deli, which will now be closer to Third Avenue.
The new deli, which opens next week, will seat at least 75 people in a Read More
The reincarnated Second Avenue Deli — soon to open on 33rd Street near Third Avenue — will be open 24/7, according to yesterday’s New York Times magazine.
And so the battle for bragging rights as Murray Hill’s top matzo-ball-soup maker heats up!
As The Observer reported last week, the new Second Read More
“This isn’t some touristy deli,” said Jimmy Failla. “This place has street cred.”
He was referring to Sarge’s, the grungy old Jewish delicatessen with the bright red awning on Third Avenue between 36th and 37th streets.
For more than four decades, this hole-in-the-wall house of hot brisket, corned beef and pastrami has carved Read More
