The 2nd Avenue Deli will become a bank branch:

The East Village building where the famed Second Avenue Deli served matzo ball soup and pastrami for five decades is becoming a bank branch, according to a broker involved in the deal finalized Wednesday.

Chase signed a lease for the corner property on East 10th Street and Second Avenue, as well as a newsstand next door, said Jonathan Krieger, a broker for Robert K. Futterman and Associates.

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