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Reader comment on: 2nd Avenue Deli May Move Uptown on 3rd

Submitted by Abbie Weiss, Jan 4, 2007 12:53

The draw for many of us was that the deli was kosher but not a religious atmosphere. You had a good thing goin' why not just change the location but keep everything else the same. You made deli right!


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You can't turn back the clock and live in the past. The era which made the lower east side is... [MORE]

rob 

Dec 20, 2007 23:36

jack 

Sep 15, 2007 20:26

  

Fortunately, I live only a block away - and was always looking for a good Kosher deli. Wow! Now I'll... [MORE]

Martin 

Nov 6, 2007 23:20

  

MKlauser 

Aug 10, 2007 02:21

  

MelmouthNJ 

Jul 3, 2007 14:29

  

Second Ave. Deli was the only place to get a decent patcha. Mention it to some and they swoon, to... [MORE]

Thai Jeff 

Jun 2, 2007 02:00

  

One of the greatest treasures of NYC was always Abe Liebwohl's Kosher 2nd Ave Deli. Kosher is the tradition (and... [MORE]

Dave Cohen 

May 15, 2007 21:59

    

Michael 

May 31, 2007 11:24

    

I live in the East Village and have had the good fortune of freqenting the 2nd Ave Deli on many... [MORE]

Jennifer 

May 11, 2007 10:16

    

what set 2nd ave deli in a class of its own was the high quality Kosher food, the arrogant waiters,and... [MORE]

donald 

Mar 21, 2007 00:03

    

sam 

Feb 17, 2007 18:37

    

I was born and raised in Manhattan, and my family moved to St. Marks Place (just 2 blocks from the... [MORE]

John Chambers 

Feb 13, 2007 18:08

    

The very thought of not being K osher, futher dilutes our traditional heritage. New York has lost too

many symbols of... [MORE]

Leo Storozum 

Feb 10, 2007 14:18

    

Abe (of blessed memory) was the sole founder of the deli and sacraficed his life for it. If it were... [MORE]

joe stein 

Jan 20, 2007 04:13

    

Robin 

Jan 11, 2007 09:00

    

raquel mehlman 

Jan 7, 2007 23:08

    

Keep it kosher in the old-fashioned way. Open 7 days, kosher but not glatt. I don't think I've ever had... [MORE]

Lloyd Zuckerberg 

Jan 5, 2007 21:47

      

Kosher Dude 

Mar 21, 2007 12:32

      

Since I was a little boy in Styuvesant Town the family loved 2nd Ave Deli. Once of the last times... [MORE]

Arthur 

Jan 5, 2007 10:57

        

....it makes a world of difference, opening it up to people like me who would eat there, keeping a Jewish... [MORE]

Joel Alpert 

Jan 27, 2007 17:38

        

The draw for many of us was that the deli was kosher but not a religious atmosphere. You had a...

Abbie Weiss 

Jan 4, 2007 12:53

        

odd about the liquor license part. 2nd ave deli did not serve liquor, I hope this is about cured marbled meats, mushroom... [MORE]

whenslydale 

Jan 4, 2007 09:41

          

The proposed location is just two (short) crosstown blocks from Stern College and Workmen's Circle. YU students and faculty would... [MORE]

Joel Friedland 

Jan 7, 2007 07:10

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