Save the Garment Center is a campaign spearheaded by designers

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as well as many local designers, organizations and fashion manufacturers to preserve New York City's fading Garment District. The loss of jobs and culture as a result of non-conducive zoning laws has led many in the industry to join together on a campaign to save what is left of the once-vibrant garment center.

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in September 2008 was filled with T-shirts that embodied the cause and provided contact information of city officials. ''

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'' highlighted the issue during this week, and many designers and members of the

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lauded the effort.The Official Save The Garment Center Facebook Page
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* * * *{{cite news , first=Laurel , last=Pinson , title=Save the Garment District? , url=http://www.thelmagazine.com/6/30/fashionville/fashion.cfm , work=The L Magazine , date=24 December 2008 , accessdate=29 December 2008 , url-status=dead , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202194320/http://www.thelmagazine.com/6/30/fashionville/fashion.cfm , archivedate=2 February 2009 Neighborhood associations Organizations based in New York City Garment districts