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"After 45 years in Rego Park (opened in 1974), this diner closed in November because it could not sustain the landlord’s new asking rent amid slowing business as diners fell out of favor; co-owner Demi Karayiannis noted the neighborhood had changed, original customers aged or moved away, and different people had come, illustrating the larger trend of diners struggling in 2018." - Stefanie Tuder