Oldest Cheese Shop in US Must Leave the Little Italy Location It Has Had for 130 Years

The oldest cheese shop in Manhattan’s Little Italy — and considered the oldest in America — is holding out for a miracle.

After financial struggles and court battles, Alleva Dairy has less than a month to leave the only location it has known in its 130-year history, at the corner of Mulberry Street and Grand Street.

“We’re supposed to be out by March 5th,” said owner Karen King — meaning it could be less than 30 days before the end of an era.

King and her husband bought Alleva Dairy a decade ago.

“My husband was born and raised in Little Italy, his name was Cha Cha and he

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