Read all about it…the Fashion District is a buzz-worthy place! The neighborhood and the Business Improvement District are constantly in the media spotlight. Peruse our extensive media coverage below.
For press inquiries, please contact Robert J. Barletta, Senior Vice President of the Marino Organization, by calling 212.889.0808.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Southern Comfort Tables NY Post, April 7, 2012. Online article.
What’s the Deal: Fashion Forward in the Garment District Wall Street Journal, April 1, 2013. Online article.
“Big four” Ad Agency Inks Major Garment District Lease in Malkin-owned 1400 Broadway The Real Deal, April 1, 2013. Online article.
Hudson Jeans Expands Space in the Garment District National Real Estate Investor, April 1, 2013. Online article.
Fashion Center BID Unveils Concrete Furniture Prototype DNA Info, March 14, 2013. Online article.
Bernard Chaus Relocates in Garment District Commercial Observer, March 8, 2013. Online article.
Garment Center Is City’s Next “Hot” Office Area, Say Commercial Real Estate Executives in New Survey Yahoo Finance, March 5, 2013. Online article.
Fashion Firm Inks Garment Center Lease Crains, March 5, 2013. Online article.
Green Investments to Attract New Business Sustainable Cities Collective, March 1, 2013. Online article.
Fashion School, ‘Project Runway’ Home Taking Flight from Garment District DNA Info, February 28, 2013. Online article.
Parsons to Leave Garment District WNYC News Blog, February 26, 2013. Online article.
Another Funeral in the Fashion District Crain’s, February 26, 2013. Online article (blog).
Parsons Expands Presence in Greenwich Village WWD, February 22, 2013. Online article (subscription required).
Sewing Up a New Image For The Garment District Wall Street Journal, December 12, 2012. Online article.
ARC buys $60M Garment Center building Real Estate Weekly, November 28, 2012. Online article.
What Can I Tell You, It Is What It Is Wall Street Journal, October 19, 2012. Online article.
Mural, pintado por artistas venezolanas, rinde homenaje a trabajadores agrícolas (Mural Painted by Venezuelan Artists Honors Farmworkers; Spanish language article and video) MSN LatinoAmerica, October 18, 2012
La figura del día (Person of the Day) El Nuevo Herald, October 18, 2012
Fashion District Arts Fest to Feature Gallery Shows at Port Authority DNAInfo, October 18, 2012
A Ten Year Plan to Update and Save the Garment District Curbed, October 17, 2012
A Garment District with Some Big Ideas NY Times, October 17, 2012
Downtown Feel Turns Up in Midtown NY Times, October 12, 2012
Handmade Kites Soar Above Port Authority Bus Terminal DNAInfo, September 23, 2012
Kite-Flying Fest Returns to Port Authority Rooftop DNAinfo, September 18, 2012
Bargain Seekers Broaden Manhattan’s Silicon Alley NY Times, August 28, 2012. Online article.
Is New York City’s Garment Center Worth Saving? Ecouterre, August 14, 2012. Ask-a-Designer series.
New Patterns in the Urban Fabric NY Times, August 10, 2012. Letter to the editor (response to Jean Appleton’s Aug 2 Op-Ed).
The Greening of Broadway City Arts, August 8, 2012. Online article.
Needles, Threads and New York History New York Times, August 1, 2012. Online article.
Life in the Garment District Stitches, August 2012. Online article.
Are the Days of New York City’s Historic Garment District Numbered? Ecouterre, July 30, 2012. Online article.
Broadway Green: A Unique Sensory Experience Art Daily, July 20, 2012. Online article.
Fashion Center BID Fills Pedestrian Plazas with Grassy Cube DNAInfo, July 13, 2012. Online article.
Garment Center Uses Art to Lure Shoppers Crain’s, July 10, 2012. Online article.
Ideeli’s Time Has Come | Online flash-sale company moves to Garment District, marking emergence of neighborhood as fashion-tech hub. Crain’s, June 13, 2012. Online article.
The Refinery Hotel Gets 1920s Touch The Real Deal June 12, 2012. Online article.
Starwood grabs Garment District office tower from Lloyd Goldman The Real Deal, June 11, 2012. Online article.
Fashion BID Seeks a New Label Crain’s, June 10, 2012. Online and print articles.
The CFDA is Leaving the Garment District NBC Thread NY, January 31, 2012. Online article.
Sculptures to Star on Broadway Crain’s, January 26, 2012. Online article.
Architect Spaces Out in Garment District Crain’s – January 24, 2012. Online article.
Kohls Gives Garment District Big Boost Crain’s, January 12, 2012. Online article.
NYC Garmentos Aim for Revival Crain’s, January 6, 2012. Online article.
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES
2012
Eighth Annual Fashion District Arts Festival Comes to NYC October 18 – 20 October 10, 2012. Official Release (PDF)
Kites Fill New York City Skyline September 23, 2012. Official Release (PDF)
Fashion District Rolls Out the Green Carpet on Broadway July 12, 2012. Official Release (PDF)
Fashion District Tips its Hand June 5, 2012. Official Release (PDF)
Fashion District Displays an Art for Adaptation May 3, 2012. Official Release (PDF)
Fashion Center BID Hosts Escape Route April 18, 2012. Official Release (PDF)
Fashion District Shows Off Winter Look January 17, 2012. Official Release (PDF)
2011
Free Walking Tours in New York City’s Fashion District November 7, 2011. Official Release (PDF)
Style Icons Ralph Rucci and Donald Brooks Join Fashion Walk of Fame October 19, 2011. Official Release (PDF)
Seventh Annual Fashion District Arts Festival Comes to NYC October 14, 2011. Official Release (PDF)
Kites Fill New York City Skyline September 18, 2011. Official Release (PDF)
Tour de Fashion Rides into Fashion Week September 7, 2011. Official Release (PDF)
Public Art Unveiled on Broadway July 15, 2011. Official Release (PDF)
Fashion District Launches Bid to Dress Up Pedestrian Plazas July 13, 2011. Official Release (PDF)
Transforming Garment Into Fashion July 6, 2011. Official Release (PDF)
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The Fashion Center Business Improvement District, a not-for-profit corporation, was established in 1993 to improve the quality of life and economic vitality of Manhattan’s Fashion District. Through programs in the areas of streetscape improvements, sanitation and public safety services, marketing and promotions, economic development, and community service, efforts are aimed at promoting the district as a strategic midtown business location and ensuring New York’s position as the fashion capital of the world. For press inquiries, please contact Robert J. Barletta, Senior Vice President of The Marino Organization, by calling 212.889.0808.