Iconic NYC diner from Taxi Driver to close as spirit of old Meatpacking District vanishes forever

News Source : New York Post
News Summary
- Hector’s Cafe and Diner, a 76-year-old eatery tucked under the High Line, will shutter on Friday.
- The local butchers who supply the eatery struck a deal to pack up so the city can build affordable housing and public space on the block.
- The city is looking to make way for its Gansevoort Square development, a 66,000-square-foot project complete with mixed-income housing, public open space and an expansion of the Whitney Museum of American Art.
An iconic Meatpacking District diner featured in the movie Taxi Driver will shut down as part of a deal with the city as locals said the spirit of old New York is slowly vanishing.Hectors Cafe and [+3727 chars]