These businesses lasted decades; the virus closed them for good
Troy Closson, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 28 07:43 AM
Mom and pop shops and restaurants in New York that have withstood decades of economic downturns, wars and natural disasters, helping to anchor their neighborhoods and define the city. But they could not survive the coronavirus pandemic, which has ravaged not just fragile small businesses but stalwarts that had lasted for generations.
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