An iconic Los Angeles deli that just celebrated its 77th anniversary is on the brink of closure because the area has been overrun with homelessness and drugs, its frustrated owner says.
Langer’s Deli owner Norm Langer, 79, has given the city a week to clean up MacArthur Park across the street from his restaurant, where he says gangs, drugs, trash and street vendors run rampant.
Although his deli, home to what one diner called ‘the best pastrami sandwich I’ve ever had,’ has a steady flow of customers daily, Langer has become fed up with the problems plaguing his business.
The nearby Metro plaza – where street vendors and the homeless used to dwell – was recently restricted by the city, leaving them to take over the park Langer once spent hours in as a child.
‘I grew up in the park. I’d play in the park, go for boat rides, take naps. There was this whole area …
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