About
The Industrial Jobs Coalition is a citywide alliance of community groups, policy advocates, and service providers fighting to protect and preserve manufacturing as a sector in New York.
The Project
Protecting and preserving the manufacturing sector means that more New Yorkers, regardless of their background or educational attainment, have access to good paying jobs and economic mobility. Nearly two-thirds of New York City’s industrial jobs are available to those without a college degree, and over 80% are held by people of color.
We advocate for a zoning framework that allows manufacturers to stay in the city and ends speculation on industrial land, to ensure that the jobs being created in manufacturing areas are good jobs accessible to all New Yorkers.
In 2023, we secured critical changes to the City of Yes Economic Text Amendment that provided New York City’s industrial communities with new zoning tools – limiting non-commercial uses in industrial areas and creating a new zoning district to support the growth of core industrial enterprises.
As the Mamdani Administration and new City Council take office, we seek to position the city’s industrial sector as a central pillar of a more affordable and equitable New York. We look forward to working with the Administration and Council to implement the city’s first Industrial Plan, strengthen Industrial Business Service Providers, and fully utilize City of Yes zoning tools to protect and enhance industrial areas – particularly Industrial Business Zones (IBZs).
Click here to view the IJC’s Policy Platform for the Mamdani Administration.
New York’s Industrial Business Zones
What are Industrial Business Service Providers?
New York’s 8 Industrial Business Service Providers support 40,000 industrial firms across the city. They provide services to help retain and grow industrial businesses, including training and technical assistance, workforce development services, support in accessing government programs, financing services, and business planning.
IBSPs also help promote and advance citywide policy commitments to the city’s industrial sector and provide critical perspectives and community input for neighborhood rezonings.
IJC Members
Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development
Business Outreach Center Network
Evergreen: Your North Brooklyn Business Exchange
Greater Jamaica Development Corporation
Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center
Pratt Center for Community Development
South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation