The Iron Triangle: Willets Point and the Remaking of New York

Overview

For decades, Willets Point—New York City’s gritty “Iron Triangle”—has been targeted for redevelopment, dating back to Robert Moses. Hundreds of immigrant-run auto shops thrive here despite crumbling infrastructure, but in 2013, the Bloomberg administration pushes a “dynamic” luxury entertainment district that would erase this historic industrial core. Racing against eviction, the workers’ struggle becomes a lens into New York’s legacy of deindustrialization, urban renewal, and gentrification.