Then, in April 2015, Carnegie closed its doors for 10 months due to an investigation over an illegal gas hook up. Now, Harper is citing personal reasons for the institution's closure.

What replaced the Carnegie Deli?

Review of 2nd Avenue Deli and 2nd Floor Bar & Essen.

Did the Carnegie Deli reopen?

The iconic Carnegie Delicatessen is reopening for one week in December, and it'll be serving up 99¢ sandwiches and sides for even less. The Jewish deli on Seventh Avenue in Midtown closed in 2016, after 79 years of serving up heaps of cured meat to tourists, theater patrons and workaday New Yorkers.