Murray's Sturgeon Shop
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| Established | 1945 |
| City | New York City |
| State | New York |
| Country | United States |
Murray's Sturgeon Shopis anappetizing store[1]and neighborhood fixture inManhattan'sUpper West Side.It is located onBroadwaybetween89th Streetand90th Street.
The shop was founded by Murray Bernstein in 1945.[2]A few years later, his brother, Sam, became a co-owner.[2]The Bernsteins were born inPolandand immigrated to New York in the 1930s to escape anti-semitism.[2]
The store specializes insmoked fish,especiallysturgeon,andcaviar.[2][3]In 1964,The New York Timesdescribed it as "one of the busiest places on Broadway" and praised its products as "first quality".[3]The store ships their fish all over the world, and in 1980 Murray's appetizers were being sold at theNeiman MarcusEpicure Shop inWhite Plains, New York.[4]
Show business personalitiesSammy CahnandZero Mostelwere regulars at the shop.[5]
In 1974, the shop was sold to restaurateurArtie Cutler.Artie took in a partner, Harold "Heshy" Berliner, in 1979. They sold the business to Ira Goller in 1990.[6]
Sam Bernstein died in 1977 and Murray Bernstein died in 2000.[2][5]
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References[edit]
- ^Glaser, Milton (1968-07-22)."A Gentile's Guide to Jewish Food Part 1:The Appetizing Store".New York.
- ^abcdeMartin, Douglas (23 February 2000)."Murray Bernstein, West Side Sturgeon King, Dies at 87".The New York Times.Retrieved2 December2012.
- ^abClaiborne, Craig(10 March 1964)."Food News: Smoked Fish Delicacies".The New York Times.RetrievedDecember 2,2012.
- ^Fabricant, Florence(6 September 1980)."...Together With the Taste of New York; Chill at $5 a Pound".The New York Times.Retrieved2 December2012.
- ^ab"Sam Bernstein, Founder of Murray's, the Store Specializing in Sturgeon".The New York Times.18 May 1977.Retrieved2 December2012.
- ^"MURRAY'S STURGEON SHOP, Upper West Side".Forgotten New York.July 3, 2014.Retrieved2019-11-29.
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