2nd Ave Deli Video - Raw and Uncut

December 18th, 2007 | Leave a Comment

2nd Ave Deli Reopens - Raw and Uncut from rudy bachraty on Vimeo

Jeremy Lebewohl and family officially reopened the 2nd Ave Deli in New York City yesterday. Having experienced this most excellent moment in time first hand, I wanted to share the sights and sounds of the event with you raw and uncut. No mohels required. Enjoy.

Posted by Rudolph D. Bachraty III | Filed Under 2nd Ave Deli

2nd Ave Deli Reopens - Where’s a Mohel When You Need One?

December 17th, 2007 | 6 Comments

There’s a new piece of kosher real estate on 33rd street and Third Avenue in Manhattan - the reincarnated 2nd Avenue Deli. Jeremy Lebewohl, nephew of the slain founder Abe Lebewohl, and family officially brought back the famous and beloved east village landmark at 6am this morning. Diners enjoyed Matzoh Ball soup and hearty servings of pastrami. At 11am the ceremonial cutting of the “nickel shtikel” salami delighted the hoards of mainstream media that were on hand. Virtually everyone got a piece of shtikel. Mazal Tov!

After Jeremy cut a section of the 30 foot salami with a huge pair of scissors, a women yelled out a comment that you would expect to hear on an episode of Seinfeld - “Where’s a Mohel when you need one?” Classic.

According to Jack Lebewohl, the menu remains the basically the same other than some additions that Jeremy suggested like an appetizing section including herring and pastrami lox. Showing their love and loyalty to the 2nd Ave Deli, many of the staff have returned. One Chinese staff member has been with them since 1969 and said he has become Jewish now. The restaurant closed it’s doors in January 2006 after being in business for 51 years. At that time, the landlord raised the rent so much the family could not afford to keep the business open. Rather than appreciating he had a landmark business in his building, the landlord chose to entertain deeper pockets - Chase Manhattan Bank to be exact. Like Manhattan needed any more banks. Bah, humbug!

When I was in college, we used visit all the hot clubs and bars and party hard into the late night hours. All that dancing and drinking really gave us the munchies. There was no better place to get food at 2am than the 2nd Ave Deli. A nice hot bowl of split pea soup and a juicy brisket really hit the spot. Being a little older now, I think I’ll visit during normal business hours. My daughter will love the Matzoh Ball soup for sure. Local family businesses such as Lebewohl’s really become a part of our lives. It’s the memories and stories that we share and remember in these places that really touch our heart. I’m sure many of you can relate. I’m glad to see them back. Prime real estate is scarce, support your local family businesses.

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Behind the counter at the 2nd Ave Deli

2nd Ave Deli Video - Raw and Uncut

Posted by Rudolph D. Bachraty III | Filed Under 2nd Ave Deli

A Cool Way to See Video of Times Square

December 13th, 2007 | Leave a Comment

CLICK the play button. Then CLICK and DRAG on the video screen to pan across the 360° view.

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Source: Immersive Media

CLICK the play button. Then CLICK and SCROLL on the video screen to pan across the 360° view.
Take the opportunity to pause to look at the high resolution image in any direction.

I bet you haven’t seen Times Square in New York City like this before. Amazing technology.

H/T Allen Stern from CenterNetworks

Posted by Rudolph D. Bachraty III | Filed Under Manhattan, NYC Video

REBNY Reminder - You Can’t Advertise Other Real Estate Agents Exclusive Listings

December 12th, 2007 | 2 Comments

Bait and switch? Have you ever heard of it or quite possibly experienced it? Well, if you ever searched Craigslist, The New York Times online or other such real estate listing sites for a home then the answer might be a resounding yes. In open non-regulated listing venues such as these, real estate agents with no exclusive listings, get shall we say, a little creative. They poach other agents exclusives and advertise them without the listing agents permission. Shame on them!

You know, the listings without the exact address. The ones that sound too good to be true. They use this sleazy tactic in order to get customers - buyers or renters. Most of the time, the customers don’t even realize what’s happening. They just want the place and shrug it off as the cost of doing business in New York City. Yada Yada Yada…

An agent friend of mine who’s been in the business for quite some time told me a story of how they learned about this tactic the hard way. After they had consummated a real estate transaction as the listing agent (their exclusive right to sell listing) they were informed by the buyer how they actually found the listing and the buyers agent. Apparently, the buyers agent had placed an ad online advertising the other agents exclusive listing. After the buyer found out, they didn’t want to lose the deal so they closed their eyes and proceeded. My friend the listing broker was pissed, but did not do anything about it. And you wonder why crap like this still happens.

Recently, REBNY sent a reminder notice to all it’s members regarding our co-brokerage agreement.

Reminder - Change to the Universal Co-Brokerage Agreement

The Board of Directors of the Residential Division has approved an amendment to the Universal Co-Brokerage Agreement that provides for the imposition of monetary penalties on those firms and agents that violate the rules pertaining to the advertising of another firm’s exclusive listing. The fines range from $2,000 to $5,000 and upon a fifth conviction a firm/agent will not have access to the RLS for a period of 30 days.

The only part of the memo that makes no sense to me is that they give you five chances to break this rule. The monetary penalties are too low. Then, they really drop the hammer on you by denying you access to the RLS - REBNY Listing Service for 30 days. Is this really a deterrent?

In order to really prevent this type of behavior from happening, should the penalty be more severe - like revocating their real estate license ?

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