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Marte asks whether parks benefit industrial business zones

New York City Council · Jul 22, 2026 · starts 0:14:40 · 31 sec

Marte notes several sites are within Industrial Business Zones and asks whether parks directly benefit industrial areas. Alderson says yes, noting workers and some residents live in those areas and the sites serve a need.

Christopher Marte

In this community district, a number of these sites are within IBZ, industrial business zones.

Christopher Marte

Do parks directly benefit industrial areas?

Colleen Alderson

We believe so.

Colleen Alderson

There are workers there and there are also some residents located in those areas just due to how the area developed.

Colleen Alderson

So there are sites included and we do believe they serve a need, again, for the workers and some of the residents that actually live in those areas.

Christopher Marte

Great.