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Background
In the village of Scarsdale stood one deli that was a staple to everyone in the town. The deli was called Lange’s deli, it opened in 1973 by owner Tony Domini. The have two locations one that was in Scarsdale and one in Bronxville. They were known for serving hot chocolate and marshmallows at the Christmas lighting, grilling at the sidewalk sale, and serving donuts at breakfast with Santa. It was a deli that served a variety of foods such a pizza, salads, açai bowls, and what they were most known for was their sandwiches. Examples of well-known sandwiches favorited by the Scarsdale residents were the Grand Canyon, the Buffalo Bill, and the Mr. Joe

They were also supporters of Scarsdale sports. they always bought advertisements from the cheer team that helped fund their trips to nationals every year. In high school, it was a part of every student’s life. People would pick up breakfast from there, get lunch, and dinner. high school students would often go there for lunch or to go get coffee when they had a free period. Lange’s was a not only a place where students gathered, but teachers and families went to as well. Lange’s has also severed 2 generations of high school students. They have also catered food for school throughout the district in the past.

=== Lange’s closing === Although Lange’s was a significant part in many people’s lives the town they announced that after 47 years they were closing. At first people were surprised and discredited the rumors that it was closing. However, Lange’s did officially announce that it would be closing on Friday May 31st of 2019. Tony said they decided to close because overall business had decreased by 50 percent. In addition, their catering business had not been doing well. Lange’s use to supply many of the district’s elementary schools with lunch, but they decided to retain Chartwells instead. Also, when the district built the new learning commons salad bar influenced less kids to come to Lange’s at lunch time. A combination of these changes greatly impacted the business and helped to lead the decision to close their location in Scarsdale.

Many residents were very emotional to say goodbye to Lange’s. People went in to say goodbye to the place they have grown up with. People got their last salad, pizza, sandwich, iced coffee, or iced tea lemonade. A resident wrote a poem to say goodbye to Lange’s. A lot of people also went in to say goodbye to the staff that they have gotten close with over the years. In addition, people wrote notes saying goodbye to the establishment.

Lange’s closing will leave Scarsdale Village feeling empty. It was always a place where people in the community could gather and spend time and eat together. It will be missed and whoever comes moves into the space previously occupied by Lange’s will have big shoes to fill.