Kurowycky Meat Products was founded in 1955 by my grandfather Erast Kurowycky. His first store was located on Avenue B between 10th and 11th streets in New York City's East Village. Upon my grandfather's retirement in 1973, my father Jaroslaw took over, and in the process of expanding our facilities moved the shop to its present location on First Avenue, where it is currently in the hands of the third generation. We continue to operate one of the last existing smokehouses in New York City and still manufacture our sausages using the same methods that were used in Eastern Europe before the Second World War.
