From the September issue: The Meatpacking District is experiencing a second wind as a retail hotspot, thanks to the new Whitney Museum, a maturing High Line and growing tech companies leasing office space in the area.
Meatpacking gained momentum with the arrival of high-end designers like Jeffrey Kalinsky in 1999 and Alexander McQueen in 2002. Rents surged, but then fizzled during the recession, and a number of the most high-profile retailers abandoned the area. [more]