Industry City gives over 200 local students tour during National Manufacturing Month
SUNSET PARK — Industry City celebrated National Manufacturing Month by having hundreds of Sunset Park students tour the massive waterfront manufacturing hub on Friday, Oct. 4 and Friday, Oct. 11.
National Manufacturing Month begins the first Friday of every October with the goal of showcasing modern manufacturing careers by encouraging companies and educational institutions around the nation to open their doors to students, parents, teachers and community leaders.
Locally, elementary and middle school students from P.S. 24, P.S. 172 and Sunset Park Prep toured different businesses at Industry City to learn about manufacturing, the fifth year the complex has offered the tours.