NEW YORK PRODUCERS
November 1st, 2001
BY KATE REWNEW York's clothing industry was very badly disrupted by the September 11 attacks, US press reports have said. Manhattan's Chinatown, where there are hundreds of garment factories, is just blocks away from Ground Zero. Some retail clothing stores and factories were destroyed, while many garment factories were disrupted by forced closures, loss of electricity and of phone services, delivery problems and other disruptions to their business. Even after workers were able to return to the shops, the restriction of vehicle access in the area made it ...
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