February 15, 2017

Honorable Bill de Blasio

Mayor, City of New York
City Hall
New York, NY 10007

Dear Mayor de Blasio,

In your State of the City address, you outlined the need for significant capital improvements in Sunset
Parks manufacturing district industrial properties managed by the New York Economic Development
Corporation (EDC). The following day, you announced the Citys $136 million commitment for a Made
in New York Campus at Bush Terminal. We would like to thank you for expanding investment in Sunset
Parks manufacturing and we look forward to working with you.

Bush Terminal buildings are in need of improvements along with surrounding properties, parks and
streets, and we believe that there must be discussion on how this initiative fits into the larger vision for
Sunset Park. This discussion must also include a robust community engagement process. We welcome
impactful investment in City properties, but expect EDC to ensure Sunset Parks residents and existing
businesses are fully integrated in the planning for future economic development.

While this announcement is very encouraging, there are many critical questions that need to be
addressed, and we are concerned about how this plan is being formulated. Sunset Park is experiencing
extreme gentrification and displacement in residential and commercial properties. New investments must
mitigate adverse effects on lease-holders at nearby properties not managed by the City.

You outlined how integral Bush Terminal improvements would be to the garment industry. We must
recognize the impact film/television production has on these kinds of industries and economic
development in general. Successful investments must include strategic planning for the entire
manufacturing district and Industrial Business Zone, including the existing businesses on EDC property
and those nearby.

This initiative also raises questions about how the proposed campus will fit in with the broader planning
for the Sunset Park waterfront, especially South Brooklyn Marine Terminal next door and future port
expansion. Additionally, some of us also represent the garment center in Manhattan, and we wish to
better understand how the City will support garment center jobs in both places.

Thank you for continued investment in Sunset Parks manufacturing future, and again, we look forward
to working with you and discussing how this proposal for Bush Terminal fits into the larger vision for
Sunset Park.

Sincerely,

Carlos Menchaca Nydia M. Velzquez Jerrold Nadler Eric L. Adams

NYC Council Member Congresswoman Congressman Brooklyn Borough
President