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U.S. NEWS Saturday 31 december 2016

Thanks for the calories: NYC’s Carnegie Deli says goodbye

were investigating a leak.
The personal lives of own-
er Marian Harper and her
husband Sandy were thrust
into the public spotlight
with a messy divorce after
she accused him of having
an affair with a hostess and
slipping her cash and pas-
trami recipes. The deli was
also ordered to pay $2.6
million in back wages to
its employees after a labor
dispute.
Harper has insisted the clo-
sure has nothing to do with
any of those issues.
She’s said her long hours at
the deli have taken a toll
and she wants to take time
to enjoy her life. A spokes-
woman for the deli said
in September that Harper
would focus on licensing
the brand and selling prod-
ucts for wholesale distribu-
tion.
The restaurant is scheduled
to close at midnight after a
People wait in line to eat at the Carnegie Deli in New York, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016. last full day of business Fri-
Associated Press day.
It will still have outposts
MICHAEL BALSAMO adding that the visit was mous Carnegie deli” at amid an investigation into in Las Vegas, Bethlehem,
Associated Press also his first. “I really didn’t least once. a possible illegal natural Pennsylvania, Madison
NEW YORK (AP) — After 79 mind waiting at all. The “It’s a New York institution,” gas hookup, discovered Square Garden and at the
years of serving up heaps sandwich was huge. It took she said, anticipating she’d after a utility crew found U.S. Open tennis tourna-
of cured meat to tourists, two bites to even make a order a “Woody Allen,” a diverted line while they ment in Queens.
theater patrons and worka- dent.” an overstuffed sandwich
day New Yorkers, the Carn- The Carnegie, its walls now of half pastrami and half
egie Delicatessen will slice lined with photos of celebri- corned beef.
its last ridiculously oversized ties who have eaten there, The deli later named the
sandwich on Friday. opened in 1937, drawing its sandwich after the director
Fans lined up all week for name from Carnegie Hall after he filmed key scenes
a last bite at the restau- just a block up 7th Avenue. for “Broadway Danny
rant, which got a star turn Aside from the long lines Rose” there.
in Woody Allen’s 1984 film out on the sidewalk (and The deli has also been fea-
“Broadway Danny Rose” unusually high prices), the tured on several television
and remained a stop until place screams old New shows, including “Law &
the end for out-of-towners York, from its vintage neon Order” and “Dr. Phil.”
looking for the classic New sign, to the items on the Although the Carnegie
York deli experience. menu: slices of cheese- has remained popular with
Craig DeGregorio, 38, of cake, knishes, tongue and tourists, New Yorkers these
Long Island, said he wait- chopped liver, and a $30 days are more likely to go
ed for nearly 90 minutes to reuben. looking for authenticity
chow down on its signature Another patron dining elsewhere at lower prices.
dish, a mountainous, $20 in the final days, Donna And it’s been a rough few
pastrami sandwich. Nevens, of Elizabeth, New years for the Carnegie.
“I figured this was the last Jersey, said she wanted to The restaurant reopened
chance I was going to get be able to tell her friends last February after being
to come here,” he said, she ate at the “world fa- closed for nearly a year