Last meatpackers in NYC's Meatpacking District shutting down
NEW YORK CITY: The Meatpacking District in Manhattan, once a gritty hub of slaughterhouses and packing plants, is preparing to bid farewell to its last remaining meatpackers.
Among them is John Jobbagy, whose family has been in the business since his grandfather emigrated from Budapest in 1900. For Jobbagy and the others, the end of an era is near as the city moves forward with redevelopment plans for the area.