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Family business refuses to go up in smoke

As he waits to reopen his cigar store, 68-year-old Joel Sherman reflects on the 77-year history of his family business, created by his father Nat Sherman.

"We probably could have moved out of the city and gone somewhere else, but New York has been very loyal to us," said Sherman, who took over the Nat Sherman premium cigar shop in 1989 after his father passed away.

The business, which...

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