'Bro, No!!! This Can't Be Real,' Moloney's Meat Market Is Closed

JERSEY CITY, NJ — In a video posted on the Moloney's Meat Market Instagram page in July, two men, one of them identified as Eddie Moloney, explain the business has been around for "five generations" and is "still going strong."

According to a Tuesday post on that same account, that no longer appears to be the case.

Rumors about the demise of the beloved business- which, according to its website, was established in 1875 - have been swirling online since last week. Nobody at the shop, located at 627 Newark Ave., has been answering the phone.

This week, posted on the store's Instagram page, is a photo of a street sign that reads "No Parking, Except Vehicles Loading and Unloading," The sign reportedly was recently placed in front of the store. In an accompanying post, moloneysmeatmarket wrote:

"This is hilarious, been begging the city since 2018 to make a loading zone in front of the store for the patrons to shop ...so we don't go out of business!!! One week after the store closes officially.... Presto!!! Oh it must be voting season!!!!"

Below that post, others shared their reaction to the news. Many of those posts featured crying or angry emojis:

• larsaveagemusic wrote: "If you reopen and need help I quit my job a few weeks ago and was gonna hit you up but heard about the closing."
• averynice wrote: "Bro, No!!! This can’t be real, I only left for a week."
• dopeskinned wrote: "I went to fill up my freezer today and almost cried at the door..WHHHYY"
• golden_honey_11 wrote: "Wait! What? I didn't know you were closing. Why???"