Some hotels in manufacturing zones have also been credited with revitalizing their neighborhoods, such as the Gansevoort and Standard in the Meatpacking District and the William Vale and Wythe in Williamsburg. (therealdeal.com)
Mayor Bloomberg is asking Gov. Paterson to veto a bill to extend and amend the 28 - year - old loft law, which would make thousands of illegal converted lofts legal - but would, according to the mayor, be a business killer that would drive out jobs from nearly a dozen manufacturing zones. (politico.com)
The de Blasio administration is finally moving forward with a proposal it announced 18 months ago to seriously curtail the city's emerging self - storage industry as part of City Hall's plan to preserve middle - class jobs by regulating development in certain manufacturing zones. (therealdeal.com)