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Yonkers Nathan's draws fans for last 'good bite'

Originally published: November 17, 2012 3:24 PM
Updated: November 17, 2012 5:01 PM
By XAVIER MASCARENAS AND NIK BONOPARTIS  nik.bonopartis@cablevision.com

Irene Zuck, 81, left, and boyfriend Joe DeToia,

Photo credit: Xavier Mascarenas | Irene Zuck, 81, left, and boyfriend Joe DeToia, 89, both of White Plains, wait in a long line to order at the longstanding Nathan's Famous during its last days at their location at 2290 Central Ave. in Yonkers. (Nov. 17, 2012)

Meeting high school sweethearts in the 60s, skipping classes in the 70s, pumping quarters into the newest arcade machine in the 80s -- for every generation in Westchester, the Nathan's Famous hot dog restaurant on Central Avenue triggers memories.

After hearing the historic hot dog joint -- the only one of its kind in the county -- will close for a year on Nov. 25, people converged on the...

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