Abe Lebewohl, 65, was a long‑time Second Avenue fixture and founder of the 2nd Avenue Deli. On the morning of March 4, 1996, while driving the deli’s van to make a deposit at a NatWest bank a few blocks from his shop, he was forced into the back of the vehicle and shot multiple times in the head and stomach.

Investigators recovered Lebewohl’s money bag the next day on East 25th Street and his wallet on East 30th Street. A .25‑caliber Raven handgun recovered in Central Park was matched by ballistics to the shooting and to several other violent crimes, including a 1994 Bronx shooting and a Westchester County motel double homicide. Police released a suspect sketch and interviewed witnesses, one of whom reported seeing a woman running from the van, and some detectives have theorized the robbery may have been an inside job. No arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved; the family is offering a $150,000 reward.

Does anyone have information about Abe’s routine, the bank deposit route, or sightings near First or Second Avenue that could help move this cold case forward?