Seventh Avenue may be known as Fashion Avenue, but on Wednesday it became protest avenue — as New York’s garment workers, designers and preservationists rallied beneath the looming loft buildings of Midtown to defend the Garment District from rezoning.


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Publisher & Editor Phil O’Brien is an entrepreneur and journalist. As an international photojournalist, he photographed Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Princess Diana and many others. He built a successful international sports photography agency, EMPICS, that was Getty Images’ major competitor in Europe when it sold. He founded a children’s charity in the UK that has helped young people through sport for over 15 years. Phil has lived in New York since 2012. He founded W42ST in 2014.