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New York City has lost nearly one million manufacturing jobs since the end of World War II. View the data trends.

Brad Lander, Director of the Pratt Center for Community Development, discusses the pros & cons of the Mayor’s Industrial Business Zone plan.

For decades, developers have been finding new uses for old factories. View photos of manufacturing spaces before and after their conversions.

Local manufacturers must find a market niche to survive. Milgo/Bufkin has one: it bends metal for NYC sculptors. View some in this map.

View the production credits for Uncertain Industry.

Pratt Center for Community Development
The Pratt Center for Community Development works for a more just, equitable, and sustainable city for all New Yorkers, by empowering communities to plan for and realize their futures.

New York Industrial Retention Network
The New York Industrial Retention Network (NYIRN) is a non-profit economic development organization established in 1997 to strengthen New [...]

On August 12, 1908, Henry Ford introduces the mass-produced and gasoline-powered Model T, which will have a profound effect on the U.S. automobile market, and ultimately the electric car’s downfall. Take a trip with NOW on PBS as they travel down a timeline on the “Life and Death of the Electric Car,” and find out [...]

Ten years ago, stimulants like Ritalin and Adderall were the drugs of choice to treat behavioral issues in children. Today, six million children are taking psychiatric drugs, but most have never been tested on children. Watch the full program online.