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Beautiful 19th-Century Landmarked Synagogue Turned Museum and Educational Center
& why it made the Carpe City list
Izzy Pinkowitz, who founded the now-ubiquitous Hebrew National hotdog brand, was once known as “The Mayor of East Broadway,” where he gave out free salami during the Depression.
The Eldridge Street Synagogue hosts an “Egg Creams, Egg Rolls and Empanadas” festival every summer to celebrate the Jewish, Chinese and Puerto Rican history of the Lower East Side
Since so many cultures have thrived in this pocket of the Lower East Side, the festival celebrates the past, present and future of the neighborhood through food, art, music and dance!
This classic New York dessert popular with Lower East Side Jews in the first half of the 20thcentury has neither egg nor cream! It’s got milk, syrup, and seltzer – and was served by enterprising soda-jerks as an economical alternative to the more expensive cream soda or ice cream soda.
When you are in the East Village, be sure to check out Gem Spa, one of the most famous spots for an egg cream.
(Sadly Gem Spa recently closed but it was close to our hearts so it still gets a shoutout. Gone but not forgotten!)
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