The folks over at Thirteen/WNET have produced three short web documentaries about the decline of manufacturing in NYC. The manufacturers profiled in the pieces are all currently in Brooklyn, and struggling to keep their businesses going. There's Angel's Bakery in Greenpoint (inventor of the muffin top!) trying to find affordable rent now that the area has been gentrified, metal fabricators Milgo/Bufkin (here's a map of their metal work around the city), and beach umbrella makers......

Photograph of the Brooklyn Brewery in Williamsburg by wallyg on Flickr The Brooklyn Brewery is facing a dilemma. The NY Times explains the company has come up against the expensive real estate market:[Brooklyn Brewery President Steve] Hindy and his partners are willing to spend $15 million for a bigger brewery that would employ at least twice as many workers as he has now and would have a beer garden where customers could sample his......