Garment District
Part of Broadway becomes an urban garden for the summer
The garden offers additional space for pedestrians and cyclists in Midtown
Garment District’s Broadway plazas get illuminating ‘Iceberg’ installation
The installation invites the public to create their own light show.
Garment District rezoning gets unanimous City Council approval
The rezoning relaxes a 1987 rule that required landlords to lease space in the buildings to fashion industry tenants.
Tribeca was NYC’s most expensive neighborhood in 2018
To no one’s surprise
Help create dazzling light shows at a new Midtown art installation
A new interactive public art installation is getting ready to make its way to Midtown’s Garment District.
Garment District’s economic potential is stifled by zoning restrictions: report
Just 4 percent of area employment is in the garment manufacturing industry, a report commissioned by the business improvement district finds.
Garment District rezoning postponed amid industry pushback
A survey from earlier this week showed that many in the industry felt it would be a disastrous move to shift the base of the garment industry to Sunset Park.
Garment District rezoning could lead to industry's demise in NYC: survey
Garment manufacturers in the district think moving its central hub to Sunset Park would be disastorous for the industry.
City rehashes plan to rezone the Garment District
The preliminary proposal comes on the heels of the announcement of a new 200,000-square-foot manufacturing hub in Sunset Park.
Gene Kaufman designs another ‘deeply unexciting’ Midtown hotel
The Hyatt Place hotel on West 39th Street, developed by Sam Chang, will hold 518 rooms.
Broadway's Pedestrian Plazas in Midtown Will Become Permanent
Just south of Times Square, a five-block stretch of open space along Broadway will become a permanent pedestrian plaza. When completed, it'll have space for art, public programming, and general leisure.