Gothamist: Video of the Day: Manufacturing in NYC

gimme

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:23:06 -0500

and on the other side of the ocean: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/10/29/yoon.china.workers.life.cnn

NannyState

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:26:51 -0500

Bloomberg is all about turning M1 into R3 which is why the voters will hopefully end his dreams of T3.

blablanyc

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:28:08 -0500

These manufacturers are struggling to stay in business because of Bloomberg's rezoning policy. How can Bloomberg be considered a "green" mayor? One of the key elements to having a "green" city is to have local manufacturing. His rezoning policy work against this.

zackly

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:26:48 -0500

I am the proud owner of two Embee Sunshade umbrellas. Had walked by there for years and finally just went inside. The place is amazing and the guys there are super friendly.

Ared

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:48:09 -0500

OPEC makes umbrellas?

sinisterteashop

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:52:41 -0500

Take your pick, paying people a decent wage and getting local goods delivered locally or paying OPEC to import and export goods made by "cost effective" laborers.

gimme

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:49:51 -0500

lordy, can you imagine standing all day and setting umbrella spokes? you only got one go around in life, bless the common folk for their hard work http://www.theonion.com/content/video/obama_promises_to_stop_americas

chris lee

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:49:07 -0500

Also there is the element that the society has been educated and "advertized" to the level of consumer needs and wants where we as a people are not "factory laborer" types..The unions have also made it not cost effective to pay someone $20 an hour to sew sneakers or bake bread.

sinisterteashop

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:31:28 -0500

Small businesses that supply local products that don't require huge gas outputs to arrive at your local store will win in the long run but hacks like Bloomberg and the hacks in Albany will have to start giving small local businesses a fraction of the breaks they give to the corporate chains that are killing them.