Lack of parking spots a growing concern at Industry City
A lack of parking spaces at Sunset Park’s Industry City is threatening the growth of the thriving area, according to its board members.
“We’re woefully under parked. We desperately need more parking and that’s why I’m here,” said CEO of Industry City Andrew Kimball at the Economic Development Committee meeting held at Community Board 7 on Thursday, February 26. “We are getting dangerously close to the point where we’re going to have to stop leasing and stop creating jobs.”
During the meeting, Kimball handed out sheets that included Industry City’s current constraints and various solutions. “From August, 2013 through today, we went from 2,400 jobs to 4,000 jobs and we went from having a little flexibility in our parking to having zero flexibility. This has become a huge crisis for us.”