The last meatpackers in NYC’s Meatpacking District have agreed to end their leases early and make way for development on their city-owned lot. A third-generation meatpacker says he’s ready to retire, and will be proud to be there when the building closes. (AP video:Joseph B. Frederick and Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The last of the butchers are moving out of what has become NYC’s chic meatpacking district.

The last meatpackers in NYC’s Meatpacking District have agreed to end their leases early and make way for development on their city-owned lot. A third-generation meatpacker says he’s ready to retire, and will be proud to be there when the building closes. (AP video:Joseph B. Frederick and Julia Demaree Nikhinson)