NYC was one a thriving manufacturing capital of the world. Today, NYC’s is still thriving, but its industrial sector has long since past its prime.
Quite a few factors played into NYC’s evolution away from manufacturing, the largest being space: Real estate within NYC is simply too valuable. Everyone wants to be in the city that never sleeps, while manufacturing requires large factories, rail and truck access—all of which are now a huge premium.
Over the past three decades, entire neighborhoods have transitioned, from desolate, decaying industrial zones to high end, high income residential developments. The articles below chronicles many of the manufacturers that once called NYC home.
