Garment District

American  

noun

1. an area in the borough of Manhattan, in New York City, including portions of Seventh Avenue and Broadway between 34th and 40th Streets and the streets intersecting them, that contains many factories, showrooms, etc., related to the design, manufacture, and wholesale distribution of clothing.

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Example Sentences

Given that this “Craft in America” double feature is partly about manufacturing and American entrepreneurship, it starts in New York, aptly, in the all-but-vanished Garment District.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

People have been afraid to leave the house following arrests at car washes, building supply centers, restaurants, the Garment District and street vending locations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025

That’s exactly what the trailblazer has done in the fight for diversity, equity and inclusion in the fashion industry, first as a Garment District salesperson, then model, model agency owner and activist at large.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023

I drove over to downtown Los Angeles' Garment District, a neighborhood that wasn't unsafe per se, but one I'd never visit if I didn't have to.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2023

As a young man, he found work in the city’s Garment District but grew weary of the labor and caught a train en route to Florida.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2022