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Subject: [Leica] Factories in Manhattan?
From: chs2018 at med.cornell.edu (Chris Saganich)
Date: Fri Sep 23 07:26:59 2005
References: <200509162153.j8GLjqSD000740@server1.waverley.reid.org> <f6839f0da8.43327f3f@usc.edu> <6.2.1.2.2.20050922174306.00c767a0@pop.med.cornell.edu> <0eec5cf54b736e8e9fa3c1738d5ff7d7@pipeline.com>

Interesting how the dangerous areas fetch $450 per sq-foot for living 
space.  Your more likely to be harassed by police then the locals.  As a 
resident and someone who shoots at night I speak with experience.

Chris

At 11:58 PM 9/22/2005, you wrote:

>On Sep 22, 2005, at 5:53 PM, Chris Saganich wrote:
>
>>The Greenpoint, Williamsburg , Navy Yard, waterfront factory tour.
>>Gowanus Canal, Smith and 9th Street areas then go into Red Hook. 
>>from.  From Red Hook on down to towards Sunset Park.  Tour the Greenwood 
>>Cemetery while your there, it is a Victorian wonderland.
>>
>>At 12:54 PM 9/22/2005, you wrote:
>>
>>>I will be in NY soon, and wondering if there are any factories left in 
>>>Manhattan. I imagine there are some or lots in Brookly and Queens, but 
>>>in lower Manhattan the usual story has been lofts and the like, 
>>>residential displacing manufacturing. If you know of areas in which 
>>>manufacturing is still taking place, I would be grateful for the leads.
>>>Martin Krieger
>>>krieger@usc.edu
>>>
>
>
>Hi Martin,
>
>Please, if you go to the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, take extra care for 
>you safety and equipment and go in daylight only.
>It is a very dangerous section of NYC
>
>Neil
>
>"Predicting the future is mostly a matter of managing not to blink as
>you witness the present" -- William Gibson
>
>
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