Losing agglomeration benefits

"Pins and needles" is a New York Times article about the shrinking of the garment district in NYC, how businesses are being displaced, and the "localization economies" benefits of agglomeration are being lost.

Being in the garment district was a perfect fit for her business, Ms. Uffner says, because specialized businesses were close at hand when a job needed to be done. "In a business where time is money, it was nice to have everything within that grid," she says. Tony Cenicola/The New York Times