Sep 28, 2021, 8:04 pm
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Location: Second Avenue Deli - 162 East 33rd Street (between Lexington & 3rd Avenue)
Time: 1100 ET (please try to arrive a few minutes early)
Backup: Sarge's Deli (548 3rd Avenue)
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Time: 1100 ET (please try to arrive a few minutes early)
Backup: Sarge's Deli (548 3rd Avenue)
Attending
GW McLintock
Long Train Runnin (NJ Transit Train of some variety.)
Zorak (Sunday 1720 UA 1141 EWR)
dhammer53
mhnadel
bk3day +1
M60_to_LGA
DELee +1 (Monday 1200 UA 2069 EWR)
CoffeeTraveler (Sunday 2000 B6 65 JFK)
Flying Machine (Sunday NJT Bus to Tom’s River)
Maybe
thewayofthefuture
SKYEG
Dublin_RFK
the_happiness_store
onetouchpass
st1575
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The NYC Delicatessen DO: Sunday, November 7th, 2021
Oct 4, 2021, 10:24 am
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Oct 6, 2021, 8:45 am
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Deli update:
I have spoken to Second Avenue Deli and while they can't confirm anything, they likely will not be able to accommodate us.
I also recently learned that Ben's is now closed on weekends. While I appreciated them being able to take us in the past, I do not mind being forced into getting better food.
Katz's can allegedly handle groups and even has a private room. I am going to call some of the other delis as well and see what they have to say, but right now it appears that Katz's is the frontrunner.
-J.
I have spoken to Second Avenue Deli and while they can't confirm anything, they likely will not be able to accommodate us.
I also recently learned that Ben's is now closed on weekends. While I appreciated them being able to take us in the past, I do not mind being forced into getting better food.
Katz's can allegedly handle groups and even has a private room. I am going to call some of the other delis as well and see what they have to say, but right now it appears that Katz's is the frontrunner.
-J.
Oct 7, 2021, 5:16 pm
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This looks amazing. If not for being already booked for a Bachelor Party in California, I would absolutely be there.
Oct 7, 2021, 8:45 pm
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Oct 9, 2021, 12:49 pm
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They have a large space with long community tables in the back. The best part is they have the best pastrami in NYC. I love this Do, just can't make one in NYC in 2021
Oct 9, 2021, 2:07 pm
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Oct 9, 2021, 3:26 pm
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FYI, I was in the city mid afternoon and walked by Katz's. The line was 1 full city block long along Houston St. I'm guessing it's all tourist because no New Yorker would ever wait on a 90 - 120 minute line to eat. On weekdays you can walk right in (except during the month of December).
Oct 9, 2021, 4:16 pm
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FYI, I was in the city mid afternoon and walked by Katz's. The line was 1 full city block long along Houston St. I'm guessing it's all tourist because no New Yorker would ever wait on a 90 - 120 minute line to eat. On weekdays you can walk right in (except during the month of December).
Oct 9, 2021, 8:19 pm
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I too wish I could make this Do, but alas I can’t. I was at Katz’s on Wednesday night. The long tables in back no longer exist. The biggest table they have is for 4 people. There are a couple of tables in back that don’t have the plexiglass partitions between tables but since the group isn’t too big (at this juncture) you should be ok. Also, the tables in the back on the way to the restrooms are now (mostly) waiter service only. They have reconfigured the layout since I was there last.
Oct 10, 2021, 8:36 am
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I just realized that the 50th running of New York City Marathon takes place that day. While the race course avoids lower Manhattan, with tens of thousands of participants and hundreds of thousands of spectators, hotels and flights are likely to be hard to book at reasonable prices or point redemptions for that weekend.
This reduces the likelihood that I'll be able to make it.
This reduces the likelihood that I'll be able to make it.
Oct 10, 2021, 10:41 am
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I just realized that the 50th running of New York City Marathon takes place that day. While the race course avoids lower Manhattan, with tens of thousands of participants and hundreds of thousands of spectators, hotels and flights are likely to be hard to book at reasonable prices or point redemptions for that weekend.
This reduces the likelihood that I'll be able to make it.
This reduces the likelihood that I'll be able to make it.
I hadn't thought of that. I have already booked my hotel (as have a couple of other people) and rates were not too bad yet (both cash and points).-J.
Oct 10, 2021, 11:50 am
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Oct 10, 2021, 12:01 pm
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There is a subway entrance on the south side of Queens Blvd., 1.5 blocks from the Aloft. So it should be okay... maybe.
-J.