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| Bloomberg’s New York: Garment Industry Disappearing |
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by Maurize Pinzon
During the current financial crisis on Wall Street, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's knowledge of how money circulates and is leveraged gives him a well-informed perspective of the volatility of the economic crisis and how it affects the city's finances. It is the logic behind his quest for a third term as mayor. But early in his administration, Mayor Bloomberg promised to reduce the city's heavy dependence on Wall Street. The Bloomberg administration sought to diversify New York City's economy by supporting the tourism, communications, media, film, information services and technology sectors. One major way the city planned to accommodate these industries was to rezone large tracts of the city...
October 07, 2008 |
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| New York's Garment District at a Crossroads |
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by Maurize Pinzon
But beyond the models, celebrities, fashion trends and all that glitters at the 250 city-wide events at New York Fashion Week, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and its members are not very comforted by the mayor’s words...That is because the apparel factories, suppliers, wholesalers and showrooms in the Garment District that many in the fashion industry depend on have continued to disappear during Mayor Bloomberg’s tenure. Despite the fact that in 1987 the city created a Garment Center Special District (GCSD) to protect the area, illegal conversions have eroded the space available for fashion industry use.
September 13, 2008 |
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| Fashion in the Public Interest |
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by Maurize Pinzon
Yesterday, during a news conference at One Police Plaza, where Mayor R. Bloomberg announced that the city's 911 and 311 systems now have the ability to receive photos and videos from the public, this reporter asked Mayor Bloomberg whether the tents in Bryant Park during Fashion Week were consistent with his "green agenda"...
September 10, 2008 |
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| Obakki's Rustic Elegance |
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by Maurize Pinzon
Treana Peake, creative director and founder of Vancouver-based design house Obakki, seems bent on a mission to embrace the world - or at least those people who wear sporty upscale clothing. For now, Ms. Peake is focusing on breaking into the U.S. wholesale market.
August 05, 2008 |
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| Two Photographers at Monkdogz Urban Art |
Maurize Pinzon
Brett F. Whysel picked up a camera as a boy picks up a rifle in gun country and never stopped shooting. Five of his photographs are part of the photography exhibition, Look! which is currently featured at the Monkdogz Urban Art gallery in Chelsea....In sharp contrast to Mr. Whysel's photographs, Ella Manor's photography decisively pivots around herself. Another artist with work in the Look! exhibition, Israeli-born Ms. Manor uses her own vision, body and camera to create her work. In each of her five very different photographs, her image is hard to recognize, but her deep self-examination is embedded.
June 28, 2008 |
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