News Summary

• The Garment District has sustained New York’s fashion and entertainment industries for decades.
• As new offices and mixed-use conversions sprout throughout Midtown South, industrial tenants have encountered escalating rents and pushback from their landlords.
• “Each subsequent rezoning, which stripped away protections, makes it harder to find affordable rental space,” said Tessa Maffucci, New York Fashion Workforce Development Coalition (NYFWDC) coordinator.
• Some manufacturers have trickled out of Midtown in search of cheaper rents in Queens’ Long Island City, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and New Jersey.