Reizl Bozyk's only English-language film. She was a leading actress in Yiddish theater for many years.
The hot dog place that Izzy goes to on her birthday (where lady walks in and sings "Some Enchanted Evening") is Papaya King located at 179 E 86th. Street, New York, NY 10028. The building has been torn down to make way for an apartment skyrise
The pickle store as referred to in the film was Guss' Pickles, located at 35 Essex Street, below Delancey Street. A New York tradition, since 1920. Currently, The Pickle Guys, located at the corner of Essex & Grand Streets, continues that tradition.
Included among the American Film Institute's 2002 list of 400 movies nominated for "100 Years...100 Passions" - the top 100 greatest love stories in American cinema.
The title of the film refers to the story Sam tells, of how his friend's crossing Delancey (a street in the Lower East Side) one day changed his life