1 00:00:03,166 --> 00:00:05,966 In 2013 a new ownership came together 2 00:00:05,966 --> 00:00:08,500 to invest in Industry City, 3 00:00:09,333 --> 00:00:12,400 a massive, privately owned industrial complex 4 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:14,133 on the Brooklyn waterfront. 5 00:00:18,066 --> 00:00:20,233 - When you come here, it's like, gee, there's 6 00:00:20,233 --> 00:00:21,133 this hum in the air. 7 00:00:21,133 --> 00:00:22,800 There's something going on here. 8 00:00:23,433 --> 00:00:25,333 They're transforming the neighborhood. 9 00:00:55,166 --> 00:00:57,566 - We're looking to create a zoning text amendment 10 00:00:57,566 --> 00:00:58,800 to establish the special 11 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:00,366 Sunset Park innovation district. 12 00:01:04,666 --> 00:01:07,566 - There are three and a half million square feet 13 00:01:07,566 --> 00:01:09,966 for the "innovation economy." 14 00:01:10,300 --> 00:01:11,800 What does this mean? 15 00:01:12,566 --> 00:01:15,833 - My landlord, she's 90 years old. 16 00:01:16,466 --> 00:01:19,966 God forbid, if she were to pass and they sell the house. 17 00:01:19,966 --> 00:01:22,233 Where is my family going to go? 18 00:01:23,566 --> 00:01:25,900 - These developers, they're preventing 19 00:01:25,900 --> 00:01:28,066 the largest significant maritime 20 00:01:28,066 --> 00:01:30,200 industrial area in New York City 21 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,666 from building for a climate future. 22 00:01:44,500 --> 00:01:45,366 Timeline. 23 00:01:46,900 --> 00:01:47,900 We have a date. 24 00:01:47,900 --> 00:01:48,966 And we're ready to move forward. 25 00:01:48,966 --> 00:01:54,500 I'm asking you to help them understand 26 00:01:54,500 --> 00:01:56,533 why it makes sense to move.