Abe Lebewohl Park

An East Village tiny park– this sweet little park used to have junkies nodding off and now it is just a mellow place to rest on a stroll through the EV.

I am praying that the NYC police department finds Abe Lebowohl killers soon. It is difficult to comprehend why these scums wants to kill people for their hard working money.

Here lies a local triangular park situated in front of St. Mark’s-in-the-Bowery Church. Actually it closely resembles a sitting area which multiple visits induce by the power of observation conclude an influx of vagrants, dogs including pigeons. Pavement is set by cobblestone dated 1799 for this space was originally cultivated. A lion faces the church. It contains a memorial flagpole in honor of Abe Lebewohl.
Abe Lebewohl whose Ukrainian and Jewish deli (later expanded to advance becoming a restaurant), honed his support to the East Village community by providing free food to the homeless and beyond. He was a formidable model of virtue for good deeds of East Village to unify a cohesive community for full cooperation and a high level of involvement. Abe Lebewohl, gone but not forgotten, is remembered by the city but I wish a plaque describing who he was exist either by the flagpole or under the lion. I wish there are more good people with these strong values honing genuine core principals to enrich good deeds to a community.
This sitting area provides relief to my weary body during my travels in passing. I like the cobblestone pavement which brings charm and enlightenment to reflect of what life entails in 1799. Further, the cobblestone preserves a piece of New Amsterdam (now known as New York City).

Tiny little refuge amidst the 2-​legged & 4-​wheeled traffic in the area. Good spot to stop and read or get some serious eating done, even if there are no tables. Not exactly a park, I agree, but at least you can chill despite the milk Cartons & milky NYUers prancing through.

Haha, the first time I walked by and saw the sign for this park, I laughed my ass off, this is a park? OK, I guess by NYC standards it is. Go Abe.

A park? You call this a park? Abe Lebewohl made knishes bigger than this.
But it’s nice that the City gave Abe Lebewohl a park as a memorial. Too bad they couldn’t keep his Landlord from raising the rent of 2^nd Avenue Deli to $ 33,000 a month putting them out of business.
Now there is another fucking Chase Bank there.
UPDATE: 2^nd Avenue Deli is reopening October 2007 in Murry Hill in the former location of Marbella, a tapas bar.

Across 10^th Street in Renwick Triangle, the park continues and is nicely gardened by local residents. The courtyard area in front of St. Mark’s church is used for a local Greenmarket on Tuesdays.
Luckily, the park benches all face away from the actual site of Abe Lebewohl’s 2^nd Avenue Deli, currently being demolished to accommodate yet another new Chase location!