NYers attend a forum on garment manufacturing in NYC to hear apparel makers say de Mayor Blasio's plan to save them will kill the industry

Comprehensive look at the complicated garment center issues. Great article Bloomberg Henry Goldman bloom.bg/2osZijV #manufacturing

Manufacturing will become more focused & innovative, departing from the focus on low cost & big scale bit.ly/2pjl1YL #manufacturing

Working in #THEGarmentCenter requires decades of experience. Jean Wnuk is a great ex. of skills honed while #manufacturing in Manhattan x.com/NBHDSlice/stat…

Let's see something a fund like this for garment manufacturing times 10! #madeinusa #manufacturing #garmentcenter nyti.ms/2pLGAU8

.Community Board Five & NYGSCA propose two alternatives to NYCEDC 's Garment Center zoning changes manhattanexpressnews.nyc/garment-indust…

Inspiring stories of #AmericanManufacturing across the country, pairing innovation and high end product bit.ly/2pCSJYF #madeinUSA

"What to do about the Garment District" - great oped piece on the rezoning issue by MASNYC Exec. Dir. Susan Chin bit.ly/2pCzs9F

New steering committee seeks input for Garment District re-zoning. Gale A. Brewer to Chair. via Real Estate Weekly ow.ly/ccKR30bDVZe

"The importance of the Garment District lies in New York’s claim to be the fashion capital of the world" Yeohlee Teng on #TheGarmentCenter

This is a win!! "Gale Brewer to chair steering committee on Garment District rezoning" ed.gr/26 #ChampionsofManufacturing

We won't stop resisting until we anchor #manufacturing in #TheGarmentCenter bit.ly/2pCAxyf #madeinusa

8/10 Americans believe US #manufacturing is important to maintain Americans' standard of living. Learn more: bit.ly/1pz5iz0

Futureworks provides subsidized prototyping to entrepreneurs. NYC should test same model to garment #manufacturing ed.gr/cn2

Great opportunity to learn more about #TheGarmentCenter and the complex business ecosystem that supports #NYCfashion ed.gr/eyn

This is a diverse issue! The Epoch Times wrote a piece on The Garment Center from Chinese owner & worker perspective goo.gl/nI1xuX

#Manufacturing perception is improving – 64% of Americans believe the US industry is high-tech vs 43% in 2014. bit.ly/1pz5iz0

Maryland is offering tax credits to manufacturers that start or grow manufacturing businesses in Maryland. cards.twitter.com/cards/ijetd/4k…

The survey results show that 2/3rds of factories are on short term leases. Full survey results here: goo.gl/Gchu1m #manufacturing