NEW YORK CITY—New York City is delaying the beginning of the public review process on controversial zone changes for the Garment District.
The decision to not seek certification to begin the Uniform Land Use Review Process came after the Garment Center Steering Committee, headed by Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, issued a report that detailed 11 recommendations and two areas that should be further explored to assist the city in developing a strategy for the struggling Garment District.
Earlier this year the city, through the New York City EDC, promulgated a number of proposals geared at addressing trends in the Garment District that led to a dramatic drop in employment in the fashion sector, along with a movement by some garment manufacturers to set up shop in other city locations, including Sunset Park, Long Island City and Chinatown for example. New York City apparel manufacturing employment has fallen by 83% during the period of 1990 to 2016, according to the US Census.
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John Jordan
John Jordan is a veteran journalist with 36 years of print and digital media experience.
