Owner Marian Harper Levine primarily blamed the 'gruelling hours' and the toll they took as the reason for the closure. Carnegie still produces its cured and smoked meats at its New Jersey plant, however, and it even ships its famous sandwiches and cheesecakes to hungry customers nationwide. Carnegie also opened a stall at Madison Square Garden so, although you can't visit the legendary deli, you can still get a gloriously overstuffed Carnegie sandwich.

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