New York City officials have stepped up efforts to create a new, modern garment district — this time in Sunset Park, where large industrial buildings, affordable rents
and easy access to transit lines and parking have already attracted dozens of manufacturing companies.
New York Tries to Revive Garment Industry, Outside the Garment District -
Like generations of garment workers before him, Max Hernandez came to New York City to get his start behind a sewing machine.
City officials have partnered with the Council of Fashion Designers of America, a leading fashion industry
group, to help companies across the city modernize their manufacturing processes and workplaces.
“Today, if you see 10 percent of what it used to be, that’s a lot.”
Steven Kolb, the chief executive of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, said
local garment manufacturers were as vital as ever to the city’s fashion industry.