I am sorry I was right. I love the adjourning deli.

Puccini's, longtime hangout for Jersey City politicos, closing after 31 years

By Terrence T. McDonald | The Jersey Journal
on January 12, 2015 at 3:53 PM, updated January 12, 2015 at 5:13 PM

JERSEY CITY ? Puccini's, a West Side Italian restaurant and catering hall that's been a Jersey City institution for 31 years, is closing its doors.

The location of countless political fundraisers and luncheons featuring Hudson County bigwigs, Puccini's is shutting its doors to make way for a large-scale residential development, sources tell The Jersey Journal.

Full jj piece?


http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... shuts_i.html#incart_river

That rumor is old, my friend just booked a 50 anniversary party for January. They have owned it for many years and have employed local people of decades. If they eventually sell, they deserve it, they have been a fixture in JC decades.

A friend had an event cancel that was due in January. The owners said they sold the property. I called a public official, who I will not name. He said it sold for $24 million.

The last time this rumor floated around, he even posted signs saying he did not sell.

Puccini as well as other properties there sold for $24 million for development. More people, more abatements, more crowded PATH cars. It will be closed by next year.