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[WATCH] Entire NYC Mall Closes Over Theft

2024-03-25T12:00:00-04:00

The fulton center mall is shutting down. The tenant blames crime, but the city is suing the tenant and claiming crime is under control. What do you think?

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[VIDEO] Fifth-generation Owner of Oldest Shop in NYC's Chinatown on Fighting for Neighborhood's Survival

2023-07-03T12:00:00-04:00

The oldest shop in New York City's Chinatown nearly closed its doors in 2016. In a bid to save her family's shop and others like it, Mei Lum turned down a spot at an Ivy League university to become its fifth-generation owner. Vlad Duthiers has the story.

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[WATCH] 9/11 Tribute Museum in New York City Closes After 15 Years

2022-08-18T12:00:00-04:00

The 9/11 Tribute Museum, a museum near New York's World Trade Center dedicated to preserving the memory of the Sept. 11 attacks, is closing after Wednesday.

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[VIDEO] Chinatown Dim Sum Landmark Jing Fong Dining Room Closes With Ongoing Pandemic

2021-03-10T12:00:00-05:00

New York City’s Jing Fong restaurant closed its 800-seat dining room in Manhattan’s Chinatown on March 7, 2021, due to struggles during the Covid-19 pandemic. For almost 30 years, the landmark location served as a community space where elderly patrons spent mornings enjoying dim sum and locals of all ages celebrated special occasions such as wedding banquets and birthday parties.

Truman Lam, the third-generation owner of Jing Fong, said he could no longer afford to rent the dining hall space. About 100 workers are losing jobs because of the closure, but the restaurant will continue to handle takeaway and delivery orders. Lam said he is looking for a new space in Chinatown as a way of “keeping the business alive and providing as many jobs as we can.”

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[VIDEO] Coronavirus Update: New Yorkers Preparing For Another New Normal With Restrictions Going Into Effect

2020-03-22T12:00:00-04:00

Life has been getting gradually more difficult as we deal with the coronavirus crisis, and new restrictions in New York go into effect Sunday. CBS2's Scott Rapoport has more on how New Yorkers are preparing for yet another new normal.

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[WATCH] Maybe We Woke Up: The Saving of The Oldest Bar in Queens: Neir's Tavern

2020-01-30T16:00:00-05:00

190 year-old Neir's Tavern was saved because of a call to the Mayor on WNYC Radio. Now hear from Loycent Gordon the owner of Neir's why he chose to take over the business 10 years ago. What he loves about it and how in 72 hours time he went from thinking he was closing for good to getting a brand new ten-year lease on life. At the end, Loy has a message for all New Yorkers that must be heard.

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[WATCH] Maybe We Woke Up: The Saving of Neir's Tavern

2020-01-27T16:00:00-05:00

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[WATCH] After 190 Years in Business, Neir's Tavern in Queens Closing Down

2020-01-10T16:00:00-05:00

Neir's Tavern, a beloved watering hole in Woodhaven, will sadly close its doors after nearly 190 years of service. The tavern occupies a small corner spot on 78th Street and was the backdrop for scenes in the mob hit movie classic "Goodfellas." The owner, Loy Gordon, took over the restaurant 11 years ago and poured his heart and soul into turning the place around financially.

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[WATCH] Disappearing NYC: The Last Day at Tad’s Steakhouse

2020-01-08T16:00:00-05:00

There was a Runyonesque feel to the last day at Tad’s Steakhouse in Times Square. Guys and Dolls, the musical, was based on Damon Runyon's characters from twenties and thirties.

Tad’s broiled their first meals here in NYC in 1955 where a guy could buy a doll a steak for a buck. Riese Restaurants who owned the limping chain, decided to stop operating in the city. There is one Tad's left in San Francisco.

But last Sunday night, dreamers, lovers, and out-of-towners in fur waited in line for one final nicely nicely priced steak. It was no longer a buck, but way less than a bushel and a peck (about $10 dollars).

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Remembering Brooklyn's Most Densely Cluttered Bookstore With The New Yorker

2019-08-05T17:00:00-04:00

Closed in 2016, Community Bookstore was a small privately owned bookshop that opened on the corner of Court and Warren in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, over 30 years prior by owner John Scioli. What makes the bookstore well-known is not its age though, it's the clutter.

Over the years, the store has grown into a medley of stacked books, scattered toys, vintage records, and cultural debris, all of it floating in an apparent chaos intelligible only to the store’s enigmatic owner. The store has no traditional storefront or open hours, the gray windows haven’t been washed for years, and no signage indicates that the store is still open for business.

Check out the full article from 2016 in the New Yorker for more on Community Bookstore and its unfortunate closing.

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