The oldest cheese shop in the United States is set to close after over a century in business following a dispute with a landlord and the results of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in New York City.
Alleva Mozzarella in New York City is closing its doors after 130 years.
The oldest cheese shop in the United States is set to close after more than a century in business, following what the owner described as disagreements with the landlord coupled with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in New York City. "We have to close because I couldn't come to an and it was very tough — and also, the pandemic hurt us terribly," owner Karen King told "Fox & Friends" this week."I tried to pay her," she said, meaning the landlord. "And we tried to make a few deals. She wasn't accepting anything, and then it was outrageous, what she did."Facing this, Alleva Dairy then filed for
Karen King, owner of Alleva Dairy, appeared on"Fox and Friends" on Friday, Feb. 10, to explain how the COVID-19 pandemic crushed her business. "I only filed Chapter 11 to maybe come to an agreement with her — that is why I filed it, to maybe push her to do something," King said. "We tried, and we couldn't."
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