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John Jobbagy shows dry aged beef during an interview at J.T. Jobbagy Inc. in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)People wait in line to enter the Whitney Museum of American Art, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)People sit in a bar in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)A Tesla Cybertruck drives through the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)J.T. Jobbagy Inc. trucks stand under the High Line in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)This image from the Collections of the New York Public Library shows part of New York's Meatpacking District. (Collections of the New York Public Library via AP)This 1937 image from the New York City Municipal Archives shows the Chicken Market, part of New York's Meatpacking District. (New York City Municipal Archives via AP)People wait in line for a sample sale in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)A person uses an umbrella while crossing the street in the Meatpacking District neighborhood of Manhattan, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)People walk on the High Line in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)John Jobbagy shows his stamp on a cut of beef during an interview at J.T. Jobbagy Inc. in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Beef hangs in the meat locker of J.T. Jobbagy Inc. in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)John Jobbagy shows his stamp on a cut of beef during an interview at J.T. Jobbagy Inc. in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)The Gansevoort Market and the Whitney Museum of American Art are seen from Little Island park, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)John Jobbagy explains a photo of the Meatpacking District of Manhattan during an interview with The Associated Press at J.T. Jobbagy Inc. in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Beef hangs in the meat locker of J.T. Jobbagy Inc. in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)John Jobbagy shows cuts of beef in the meat locker of J.T. Jobbagy Inc. during an interview in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)John Jobbagy in his office at J.T. Jobbagy Inc. during an interview in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)John Jobbagy shows his father in a photograph during an interview with The Associated Press at J.T. Jobbagy Inc. in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Knifes hang in the meat locker of J.T. Jobbagy Inc. in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)People walk past a Hermes store in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Diners eat at a restaurant in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)John Jobbagy eats at Hector's Cafe & Diner in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)An elevated view of the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)This image from the Collections of the New York Public Library shows part of New York's Meatpacking District, and the construction of the High Line Railway, right. (Collections of the New York Public Library via AP)This Jan. 1929 image from the New York City Municipal Archives shows part of New York's Meatpacking District. (New York City Municipal Archives via AP)People walk past a Tesla store in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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John Jobbagy shows dry aged beef during an interview at J.T. Jobbagy Inc. in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)