Rumor: A Century Later, Yonah Schimmel’s Knishes May Close Due to Rent Hike | Bowery Boogie
Not even a month into 2015, and already the high-profile Lower East Side closures are stacking up. The greats are fading. Streit’s Matzo obviously comes to mind, with fifth-generation ownership having sold the Rivington Street factory after 90 years on the block. That teary goodbye – and subsequent relocation to New Jersey – is planned…