Hudson River Fruit At The Core Of Region's Booming Apple Industry

MILTON – When a Russian immigrant named Isador Albinder bought a pushcart and began selling apples on the streets of Brooklyn in 1932, he didn't expect that his family would one day preside over a behemoth in the very same business.

But that is exactly what happened.

As three subsequent generations of Albinders tell it, "Izzy" sold so many apples that the pushcart became unwieldy and he was forced to rent a horse-drawn wagon. And with that $1.50-a-day investment, he began casting around for better quality apples than he could buy at the markets in the city to ensure his business had an edge.

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