We're crying into our Famous Reuben sandwich today — and the leftovers tomorrow.
Iconic Jewish eatery Carnegie Deli is set to serve its last rye bread-encased heaps of pastrami and corned beef on Dec. 31, the restaurant confirmed Friday.
In a statement, owner Marian Harper credited her decision to end the deli's 79-year-run to a "need to take a step back" after many sleepless nights and grueling hours.
News of the restaurant's impending closure struck some New Yorkers as the lamentable end of a storied era.
Most had mixed feelings:
Nostalgia, for better or worse, is a powerful force in this city, inspiring not only vacations, but landmark designations, books and blogs. DNAinfo channeled Jeremiah's Vanishing New York below with a Manhattan-centric selection of New York institutions that have disappeared for good in recent years: