31.   So I began my descent, walking through the garment district and past Madison Square Garden.

32.   Some manufacturing will remain in the garment district, Ms. Randall said, if only to serve the designers.

33.   Some employers in the garment district said they hire illegal workers, despite the threat of fines, because it is the only way they can make a profit.

34.   The fire sent plumes of smoke over most of the garment district and midtown and caused minor injuries to eight firefighters.

35.   The following encounter took place a couple of years ago, when I worked in an office building in the garment district.

36.   The forces pushing at the garment district may be unstoppable.

37.   The zoning of the area, which was formerly an adjunct of the garment district, has also been helpful, Ms. Barone said.

38.   They say the garment district, though it may be reduced in size will remain a distinctive part of the city.

39.   This small street in the middle of the garment district houses some of the best Korean restaurants in the area.

40.   To commuters like Joe Pisani, who drives the clogged streets of the garment district each day, that meant one thing.