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The weather was so nice early this afternoon that I went downtown and ate lunch outdoors. I grabbed a banh mi, a Vietnamese sandwich consisting of pork, pate, vegetables, and chili sauce on a french roll at my favorite banh mi place, Vietnam Banh Mi So 1, on Broome and headed to the unpleasant Lt. Petrosino Park at the intersection of Kenmare, Cleveland Place, and Lafayette. Lt. Petrosino was the first Italian-American detective in the NYPD and the only NYPD officer killed in the line of duty outside the U.S (more info). The park is a fenced-in triangle of asphalt populated by a motley bunch of pigeons. I noticed the octopi above the closed deli and took the picture above. Then I noticed the cute copycat photographer.
While eating my sandwich I couldn't help but notice Eileen's Special Cheesecake across the street. Cleveland Place is a narrow street and it was easy to make a visit.
yes, joe, i was about to say...that's one of the best spots! because eileen's is right there. did you grab a piece?
Posted by: tien | 29 March 2004 at 01:09 PM
Yes, I had small plain one. Normally I prefer no topping, but the piece I had would have been better with something on top.
Posted by: joe | 29 March 2004 at 03:12 PM