Remembering Moe
When I saw this butcher shop on Elizabeth street in NoLita I was quite saddened.I searched the story on line because I wanted to know what happened to this wonderful butcher and his business.
Moe Albanese,known to many as Moe the Butcher unfortunately died from COVID-19 back in April,just days short of his 96th birthday (see right window).I just broke down and cried when I read that.Moe's parents opened up the butcher shop in 1923.He learned the trade from his mother, his father was an immigrant from Sicily.Albanese took over the business in 1956.The meats he sold were of the highest quality and he generated a lot of customers through the years.As he grew old his granddaughter,Jennifer Prezioso,joined the business adding modern touches to the shop.They eventually had to close it due to the pandemic.His granddaughter posted updates on Moe's condition on her Instagram page when Albanese fell sick up until the moment he died.She also wrote a beautiful eulogy on his life on the page.
Remembering Moe
When I saw this butcher shop on Elizabeth street in NoLita I was quite saddened.I searched the story on line because I wanted to know what happened to this wonderful butcher and his business.
Moe Albanese,known to many as Moe the Butcher unfortunately died from COVID-19 back in April,just days short of his 96th birthday (see right window).I just broke down and cried when I read that.Moe's parents opened up the butcher shop in 1923.He learned the trade from his mother, his father was an immigrant from Sicily.Albanese took over the business in 1956.The meats he sold were of the highest quality and he generated a lot of customers through the years.As he grew old his granddaughter,Jennifer Prezioso,joined the business adding modern touches to the shop.They eventually had to close it due to the pandemic.His granddaughter posted updates on Moe's condition on her Instagram page when Albanese fell sick up until the moment he died.She also wrote a beautiful eulogy on his life on the page.