Nearly 60-Year-Old Bronx Jewish Deli Loeser’s Is in Danger of Closing Forever

‘Landmark’ Bronx pastrami favorite Loeser’s Kosher Deli is in trouble

Nearly 60-year-old deli Loeser’s may not be long for the world. It closed on November 20 after the city found non-compliant plumbing that the Department of Building says poses a potential fire hazard. The city shut down the gas, and then the Department of Health closed it for not having hot water.

The Loeser family — which still runs the deli — is trying to get things up to code in order to reopen. But fixing it will likely cost some $100,000 and at least three months. Without people coming in to buy oversized pastrami sandwiches and knishes, though, the family isn’t sure they can afford to reopen.

“We had Thanksgiving dinner and everyone just sat and cried. We’re just hoping for a holiday miracle,” co-owner Linda Loeser Weiss tells the Daily News.

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