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	Fifty years after Ben&#39;s Kosher Deli opened its first location, owner Ronnie Dragoon talks with Newsday&#39;s Erica Marcus about his iconic Long Island restaurant chain.
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Erica Marcus visits Ben's Kosher Deli in Greenvale as chain marks 50th anniversary on Long Island

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Ben's Kosher Deli owner: 'Nothing is as good as pastrami that's steamed twice'

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