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  • Men pulling racks of clothing on busy sidewalk in Garment District in 1955.
    Men pulling racks of clothing on busy sidewalk in Garment District in 1955.
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    The Garment District’s Bustling Past and Uncertain Future

    Mayor De Blasio may be killing Manhattan’s storied neighborhood, once dense with high-rise factories, its sidewalks crowded with garmentos and push boys

    byJenna Weissman Joselit
  • An American Apparel store front is seen in lower Manhattan August 18, 2010 in New York. (DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
    An American Apparel store front is seen in lower Manhattan August 18, 2010 in New York. (DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Dov Charney Booted From American Apparel

    Clothing company’s CEO and chairman ousted over ‘alleged misconduct’

    byStephanie Butnick
  • Garment Center Synagogue. (Mid-Century Mundane)
    Garment Center Synagogue. (Mid-Century Mundane)
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    Islamic Center Developer Eyes Garment District Synagogue

    The 83-year-old building to become a hotel and shops, plus a new synagogue

    byHannah Dreyfus
  • Arthur Ortenberg.(Rob Loud/Getty)
    Arthur Ortenberg.(Rob Loud/Getty)
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    Liz Claiborne Co-Founder Arthur Ortenberg Dies at 87

    The garment industry executive changed the women’s fashion landscape

    byStephanie Butnick
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