Piece by piece, our East Village dreams are being torn apart.

For awhile we though there might be some CBGB-esque plight to save our kosher knoshery, but we waited in vain. The Second Avenue Deli was a landmark, a legend, and the only place anyone would throw down $20 for a turkey club. We can't believe it's really, actually, officially kaputz.

With so many memories, a little piece of us is going with our old nabe restaurant. We will always smile when we think of the homeless host and the nice Jewish NYU boys who used to take us there for lunch … and then go dutch.

Second Avenue Kosher Delicatessen (1954-2006) [Eater]
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