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Place Explorer: Business & Industry
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| Place Name | Neighborhood | Borough | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 211-215 Pearl St. | Financial District | Manhattan | Facades of warehouses in old Pearl St. mercantile district, two of which have been demolished |
| 275 Seventh Ave. | Midtown South | Manhattan | Former home to men's apparel industry and unions |
| Ardea, The | Greenwich Village | Manhattan | Brick and brownstone detailed apartments built for the executives of the Hearn department store |
| Artistic Neon Sign Company | Ridgewood | Queens | Specializes in outdoor signage and brightens up the neighborhood |
| Atlantic and Erie Basins | Red Hook | Brooklyn | Ports that were integral to Brooklyn's important shipping industry |
| Autonomedia | Williamsburg | Brooklyn | Facility for book publishing since 1870, home to radical publishing house Autonomedia |
| B&H Dairy Kosher Restaurant | East Village | Manhattan | Long-standing vegetarian comfort food eatery |
| Bencraft Hatters | Williamsburg | Brooklyn | Go-to hat store for over 65 years |
| Brooklyn Navy Yard | Navy Yard | Brooklyn | A Navy shipyard from 1801 until 1966, important during the Civil War |
| Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association Building (former) | Chinatown | Manhattan | First home of leading Chinatown organization |
| Corbin Building | Financial District | Manhattan | Renaissance Revival 19th century office building |
| Di Fara Pizza | Midwood | Brooklyn | Renowned family owned pizzeria and Brooklyn institution |
| District Council 65 (former) | NoHo | Manhattan | Long-time headquarters of a union with an activist history |
| Domino Sugar Factory (former) | Williamsburg | Brooklyn | The last sugar plant to close in NYC and a significant Brooklyn landmark |
| Drake Bakery (former) | Clinton Hill | Brooklyn | A pioneer in mass-produced baked goods |
| Elmhurst Dairy | Jamaica Center | Queens | Family-owned dairy since 1919 that bottles fresh NY milk |
| Empire State/Borden Dairy Building (former) | East New York | Brooklyn | Former dairy building with beautiful tile mural on facade |
| Flatiron Building | Flatiron | Manhattan | Famous three-sided skyscraper |
| Flower District | Midtown South | Manhattan | A collection of wholesale flower vendors located on 28th Street |
| Fountain Pen Hospital | Tribeca | Manhattan | Caring for our writing implements since 1946 |
| Gantry Plaza State Park | Hunters Point | Queens | Former industrial site transformed into a park |
| Garment Center Capitol Buildings | Garment District | Manhattan | Loft buildings where the "new Garment District" was born |
| Garment District | Garment District | Manhattan | The center of New York's garment design, manufacturing and sale |
| Golden Jade Jewelry | Chinatown | Manhattan | Long-standing Chinatown jewelry store |
| Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center | Greenpoint | Brooklyn | Former jute factory transformed into nonprofit industrial developer center |
| Historic Tin Pan Alley | Midtown South | Manhattan | Home to the American popular music industry around 1900 |
| Hudson North American | Manhattanville | Manhattan | Woman-owned storage and moving company, housed in historic Sheffield Farms horse stable |
| Independence Bank Branch (now Sovereign Bank) | Red Hook | Brooklyn | A welcome neighborhood amenity as the first bank branch in Red Hook |
| International Longshoremen Assoc. Union Hall, Local 791 (former) | Chelsea | Manhattan | Headquarters of seamen's labor union, later home of the Sanford Meisner Theater |
| Jarmulowsky Bank Building | Lower East Side | Manhattan | A major Lower East Side bank from 1912-1917 |
| Jefferson Market Courthouse and Garden, now a branch of the NYPL | Greenwich Village | Manhattan | Former site of a Women's House of Detention and one of the most loved buildings in Greenwich Village |
| Jewish Daily Forward Building (former) | Lower East Side | Manhattan | Headquarters of Jewish newspaper, built in 1912 |
| K. Trimming Co. | SoHo | Manhattan | Offers an extensive supply of buttons, pins, ribbons and fabric as "the world's trimming source" |
| Kentile Sign | Gowanus | Brooklyn | A big, building-top neon sign belonging to a pioneering vinyl floor manufacturer |
| Kleinfeld Bridal | Chelsea | Manhattan | Historically significant wedding emporium featured on television |
| La Ferreteria Corona | Corona | Queens | A hardware store in Queens |
| Lalance & Grosjean Factory Clock Tower | Woodhaven | Queens | A remnant of the Lalance & Grosjean Manufacturing Co. sheet metal and enamel factory |
| Macy's | Midtown | Manhattan | Historic department store |
| Manhattan Metal Lathers and Reinforcing Ironworkers Union Building | Upper East Side | Manhattan | Union hall notable for its Art Moderne style |
| Middagh Street Studio Apartments (former) | Brooklyn Heights | Brooklyn | Brooklyn's first federally-subsidized housing for artists |
| Millinery Center Synagogue | Garment District | Manhattan | Synagogue serving workers from the millinery industry |
| Mott Haven Canal (site of) | Mott Haven | Bronx | Site of former industrial canal built in part by Jordon Mott |
| National Biscuit Company Factory (former, now Chelsea Market) | Chelsea | Manhattan | A former factory, now reused as Chelsea Market |
| National Union of Health and Human Services | Times Square | Manhattan | The headquarters of hospital employee labor struggles |
| New Market Building | Lower Manhattan | Manhattan | WPA-era Fulton Fish Market building |
| New York Architectural Terra Cotta Company | Long Island City | Queens | Manufacturer of architectural cladding |
| Nontraditional Employment for Women | Chelsea | Manhattan | Women's workforce development center |
| Printing District | SoHo | Manhattan | There were once many printing companies here, and some remain |
| Red Hook Graving Dock | Red Hook | Brooklyn | Civil War-era ship repair dock, now mostly part of Ikea's parking lot |
| Red Hook Waterfront | Red Hook | Brooklyn | A hub of Brooklyn's working waterfront, threatened by development |
