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Steering Committee Report Prompts City to Delay Start of Garment District Rezoning Debate

The steering committee's report states that preservation goals for garment manufacturers advocated by its members varied between 500,000 square feet to 1 million square feet.

By John Jordan | johnjordan | Updated on August 22, 2017

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer

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.

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