{"page":"\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/resources-572d6a42.css\" /\u003e\n\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/lp_boclips_stylesheets-f4d0de30.css\" media=\"all\" /\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-title='Halted construction sites re-used to generate business' data-url='/boclips/videos/5c54c236d8eafeecae15806d' data-video-url='/boclips/videos/5c54c236d8eafeecae15806d' id='bo_player_modal'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='boclips-resource-page modal-dialog panel-container'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='react-notifications-root'\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-header'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-type'\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fai fa-regular fa-circle-play'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\nVideo\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class='rp-title' id='video-title'\u003e\nHalted construction sites re-used to generate business\n\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-actions'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='mr-1'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"btn btn-success\" data-posthog-event=\"Signup: LP Signup Activity\" data-posthog-location=\"body_link_boclips\" data-remote=\"true\" href=\"/subscription/new\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet Free Access\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e for 10 Days\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-body'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-info'\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Hide resource details' class='rp-hide-info' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u0026times;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Expand resource details' class='rp-expand-info fai fa-solid fa-up-right-and-down-left-from-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Compress resource details' class='rp-compress-info fai fa-solid fa-down-left-and-up-right-to-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-rating'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='resource-pool'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-label'\u003ePublisher:\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-name'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='text'\u003e\u003ca data-publisher-id=\"30356011\" href=\"/search?publisher_ids%5B%5D=30356011\"\u003eCurated Video\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-description'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='short-description'\u003eAP Television New York, NY - 30 November 20111. Tight shot bulldozer on NYC construction site2. Med shot bulldozer on NYC construction site3. Tight shot cement mixer on NYC construction site4. Tight shot construction worker hosing cement...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eNew York, NY - 30 November 2011\u003cbr/\u003e1. Tight shot bulldozer on NYC construction site\u003cbr/\u003e2. Med shot bulldozer on NYC construction site\u003cbr/\u003e3. Tight shot cement mixer on NYC construction site\u003cbr/\u003e4. Tight shot construction worker hosing cement off boots at NYC construction site\u003cbr/\u003e5. Tight shot construction worker fitting wood into a tube at construction site\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eNew York, NY - 7 October 2011\u003cbr/\u003e6. Farm Manager Zach Pickens at Riverpark Farm, an urban farm built on a stalled construction site that grows plants in milk crates. \u003cbr/\u003e7. Tight shot Pickens trimming a plant\u003cbr/\u003e8. Med shot Pickens trimming a plant\u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide shot Pickens working at farm with New York City buildings in background\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Zach Pickens\u003cbr/\u003e\"This is a very large city, there's millions of people living here. But we do have problems with accessing, like, the freshest, healthiest fruits and vegetables. So one way to address that issue is to grow it here.\"\u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide shot New York City street outside Riverpark Farm\u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide shot rows of plants in crates at Riverpark Farm\u003cbr/\u003e13. Tight shot sign that says \"Riverpark Farm NYC\"\u003cbr/\u003e14. Tight show flower growing at farm\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE (English) Zach Pickens\u003cbr/\u003eIt's kind of fun to watch people like walk along the wall. Cause there's little windows on the construction wall where you can look in. They'll look in the first window and they'll be like, 'Oh my gosh, there's plants growing in there.'\u003cbr/\u003e16. Mid shot people walking past farm\u003cbr/\u003e17. Tight shot Zach unloading a plant from a cart \u003cbr/\u003e18. Wide shot Zach unloading a plant from a cart\u003cbr/\u003e19. Tight shot Zach stacking plants alongside each other\u003cbr/\u003e20. Wide shot of skyscraper next to farm\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eNew York, NY - 21 October 2011\u003cbr/\u003e21. Wide shot of diners at Riverpark restaurant, which uses food grown at the farm\u003cbr/\u003e22. Wide shot of East River\u003cbr/\u003e23. Riverpark Farm co-founder Sisha (SEE-shuh) Ortuzar (or-TOO-suh), explaining the various vegetables from the farm used in the restaurant kitchen\u003cbr/\u003e24. Tight shot Sisha Ortuzar handling vegetables in Riverpark restaurant kitchen\u003cbr/\u003e25. SOUNDBITE (English) Sisha Ortuzar\u003cbr/\u003e\"The idea of having a farm where you can really have more control over the food is really attractive for a chef. In New York, that's a really big challenge because you know one of the scarcest resources is space\".\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eNew York, NY - 11 November 2011\u003cbr/\u003e26. Wide shot people on the street in New York City's Chinatown neighbourhood\u003cbr/\u003e27. Wide shot of fenced off stalled construction site in Chinatown\u003cbr/\u003e28. Wide shot of piled up boards and cement blocks behind the fence at stalled construction site\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eNew York, NY - 18 October 2011\u003cbr/\u003e29. Mid shot of Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President, at a stalled construction site that was refurbished and turned into a picnic area\u003cbr/\u003e30. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Stringer\u003cbr/\u003e\"Because of the recession, because construction is down 23 percent, we now have more construction sites that are stalled than ever before. So we want to take a negative and make it a positive\".\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eNew York, NY - 11 November 2011\u003cbr/\u003e31. Graffiti on wall of stalled construction site in Chinatown \u003cbr/\u003e32. Tight shot garbage on ground at stalled construction site in Chinatown\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eNew York, NY - 18 October 2011\u003cbr/\u003e33. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Stringer\u003cbr/\u003e\"Obviously you have a lot of graffiti, you have a lot of infestation. You have a lot of perhaps even dangerous situations, you know? Scaffolding that's left unattended. Sites that may have water leakage and seepage that can cause a whole host of environmental concerns for a local community. So there's a lot of bad things that happen at stalled construction sites. Especially if everybody sort of ignores the site and lets it grow out in a very unpleasing way or unpleasant way.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eBrooklyn, NY - 28 October 2011\u003cbr/\u003e34. Wide shot exterior of DeKalb Market, a food and shopping market built on a stalled construction site in Brooklyn\u003cbr/\u003e35. Cuzin's Duzin, a donut shop at DeKalb Market\u003cbr/\u003e36. Tight shot donuts in fryer at Cuzin's Duzin\u003cbr/\u003e37. Vincent Taylor, manager of Cuzin's Duzin, putting donuts in a paper bag\u003cbr/\u003e38. Tight shot Vincent Taylor spooning sugar on donuts\u003cbr/\u003e39. Vincent Taylor shaking bag of donuts\u003cbr/\u003e40. SOUNDBITE (English) Vincent Taylor\u003cbr/\u003e\"People come here and they think it's a construction site. And then they realize they're smelling something, and they're smelling good smells of all the different foods that are in the mart here. And they just love it\".\u003cbr/\u003e41. Wide shot of shops in DeKalb Market\u003cbr/\u003e42. Women looking through clothing racks at DeKalb Market\u003cbr/\u003e43. Tight shot vendor handing a hot dog to customer\u003cbr/\u003e44. People eating at market\u003cbr/\u003e45. SOUNDBITE (English) Jessica Tolliver, spokeswoman for DeKalb Market\u003cbr/\u003e\"All of the shops are in repurposed shipping containers.  So a shipping container that you see on a ship coming from China or on the backs of trains.\"\u003cbr/\u003e46. Wide shot shops at DeKalb Market\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eNew York, NY - 7 October 2011\u003cbr/\u003e47. Wide shot Riverpark Farm Manager Zach Pickens working on farm\u003cbr/\u003e48. Tight shot Zach Pickens trimming plants\u003cbr/\u003e49. SOUNDBITE (English) Zach Pickens\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's a matter of using unused space as much as possible, be it on a roof or on a stalled construction site\".\u003cbr/\u003e50. Wide shot Zach Pickens pushing cart filled with plants across the farm.\u003cbr/\u003eNew Yorkers are turning stalled construction sites into new business zones.\u003cbr/\u003eThey're determined to make a positive out of a negative after the country's economic crisis severely impacted on the building industry.\u003cbr/\u003eDigging for a better future is now a major concern in New York City.\u003cbr/\u003eAll around the Big Apple are reminders of what could have been. Where skyscrapers were expected to reach high there's now cement and tangled metal topped off with urban rubbish.\u003cbr/\u003eInstead of allowing these lots to become eyesores, some developers are coming up with creative ways to use them temporarily until construction can begin once more. \u003cbr/\u003eIn a lot near the East River, an urban farm sprouted last summer on the spot where the construction of a life science park is in limbo. \u003cbr/\u003eThe original design for the project called for two towers that would house office space for commercial life science companies. \u003cbr/\u003eWork began on both towers in 2007, and the East Tower was completed. \u003cbr/\u003eBut after Lehman Brothers collapsed in 2008, Alexandria, the developer, decided to halt construction on the West Tower. \u003cbr/\u003eNow the company is taking a wait-and-see approach amid continued economic uncertainty. \u003cbr/\u003eSoon the place was a maze of milk crates lined with landscaping fabric and soil. \u003cbr/\u003eRiverpark Farm, which officially opened on Sept. 13, isn't just a bright spot for neighbourhood residents in need of greenery. It also supplies fresh produce for Riverpark restaurant, which is located next door in the East Tower. \u003cbr/\u003eZach Pickens, the farm manager, likes to watch people do a double-take when they walk along the low wooden wall that separates the farm from the street. \u003cbr/\u003e\"They'll look in the first window and they'll be like, 'Oh my gosh, there's plants growing in there,'\" he says.\u003cbr/\u003e The crops are being covered in plastic as colder weather moves in, but the farm will continue to grow vegetables like spinach, carrots and beets. It's unclear when construction will begin on the West Tower, but when that does happen, the goal is to transport the moveable farm to a new location. \u003cbr/\u003e Developers say the beauty of these sites lies in their easy portability. And it doesn't get much more portable than the shops at downtown Brooklyn's DeKalb Market, which have been fashioned out of giant colorful shipping containers of the variety carried on cargo ships. \u003cbr/\u003eThe market is situated on a city-owned plot of land that will eventually become a massive mixed-use retail development. \u003cbr/\u003eThe containers have been transformed into tiny stores that can only squeeze in a few customers at a time, and they're selling everything from wool hats to antique mirrors to hot dogs. \u003cbr/\u003e  \"In the beginning it was very confusing for people, because they didn't understand whether they were coming to a construction site or whether they were coming to get food,\" says Vincent Taylor, manager of Cuzin's Duzin, a donut shop at the market. \"It's probably the coolest place we've ever worked out of.\" \u003cbr/\u003e In order to spur more creative development, Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President, wants the city to create new zoning laws that would loosen the current restrictions at construction sites and help developers finance new projects. \u003cbr/\u003eThe fact that these sites are only temporary creates a host of legal hurdles for developers, he says. \u003cbr/\u003e\"Because of the recession, because construction is down 23 percent, we now have more construction sites that are stalled than ever before. So we want to take a negative and make it a positive\" explains Stringer.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='action-container flex justify-between'\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='false' aria-label='Read more description' class='rp-full-description' type='button'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fai fa-solid fa-align-left'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cspan id='read_more'\u003eRead More\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-report'\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='resource-details-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title' id='resource-details-heading'\u003eResource Details\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-resource-details clearfix'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eCurator Rating\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"star-rating\" aria-label=\"3.5 out of 5 stars\" role=\"img\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-star-half-stroke text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-regular fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt class=\"educator-rating-title\"\u003eEducator Rating\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"educator-rating-details\" data-path=\"/educator_ratings/rrp_data?resourceable_id=1114187\u0026amp;resourceable_type=Boclips%3A%3AVideoMetadata\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"not-yet-rated\"\u003eNot yet Rated\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eGrade\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd title=\"Grade\"\u003eHigher Ed\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eSubjects\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"/search?keywords=educator+resources\u0026amp;page=2\u0026amp;search_tab_id=1\u0026amp;subject_ids%5B%5D=1216220\"\u003eAll Subjects\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eMedia Type\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"/search?keywords=educator+resources\u0026amp;page=2\u0026amp;search_tab_id=2\u0026amp;type_ids%5B%5D=4543650\"\u003eNews Clips\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eSource:\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eDate\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e2011\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fai fa-solid fa-language'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eAudiences\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"/search?audience_ids%5B%5D=371079\u0026amp;keywords=educator+resources\u0026amp;page=2\u0026amp;search_tab_id=1\"\u003eFor Teacher Use\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\u003cdd class=\"text-muted\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-lock mr5\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e2 more...\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='concepts-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title' id='concepts-heading'\u003eConcepts\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='clearfix'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='details-list concepts' data-identifier='Boclips::VideoDecorator' data-type='concepts'\u003enew york city, north america, space, economy, business, food, new york\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='concepts-toggle-buttons' data-identifier='Boclips::VideoDecorator'\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='false' class='more btn-link' type='button'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShow More\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fa-solid fa-caret-down ml5'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='true' class='less btn-link' style='display: none;' type='button'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShow Less\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fa-solid fa-caret-up ml5'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='additional-tags-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title' id='additional-tags-heading'\u003eAdditional Tags\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='clearfix'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='details-list keyterms' data-identifier='Boclips::VideoDecorator' data-type='keyterms'\u003ewindow, construction site, agriculture, eco-friendly practices, shipping container, recessions and depressions, crop farming, industries, food and beverage manufacturing, united states, smelling, stalled, people, grow, containers and packaging manufacturing, problem, environment and nature, manhattan, construction, urban farming, growing, make, materials, brooklyn, sites, environment\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='keyterms-toggle-buttons' data-identifier='Boclips::VideoDecorator'\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='false' class='more btn-link' type='button'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShow More\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fa-solid fa-caret-down ml5'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='true' class='less btn-link' style='display: none;' type='button'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShow Less\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fa-solid fa-caret-up ml5'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='educator-ratings-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title sr-only' id='educator-ratings-heading'\u003eEducator Ratings\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"educator-ratings-root\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"all-educator-ratings-root\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"educator-rating-form-root\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-resource'\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Show resource details' class='rp-show-info' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fai fa-solid fa-align-left'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\nShow resource details\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Video player' class='player' id='player-wrapper' role='region'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='relative container mx-auto' id='lp-boclips-visitor-thumbnail'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"block\" data-html=\"true\" data-placement=\"bottom\" data-trigger=\"click\" data-content=\"\u003cdiv class=\u0026quot;text-center py-2\u0026quot;\u003e\u003ca class=\u0026quot;bold\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;/auth/users/sign_in\u0026quot;\u003eSign in\u003c/a\u003e or \u003ca class=\u0026quot;bold text-danger\u0026quot; data-posthog-event=\u0026quot;Signup: LP Signup Activity\u0026quot; data-posthog-location=\u0026quot;body_link_boclips\u0026quot; data-remote=\u0026quot;true\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;/subscription/new\u0026quot;\u003eJoin Now\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\" data-title=\"Get Full Access\" data-container=\"body\" rel=\"popover\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Play video: Halted construction sites re-used to generate business\" href=\"/subscription/new\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"resource-img img-thumbnail img-responsive z-10 lp-boclips-thumbnail w-full h-full lozad\" alt=\"Halted construction sites re-used to generate business\" title=\"Halted construction sites re-used to generate business\" onError=\"handleImageNotLoadedError(this)\" data-default-image=\"https://static.lp.lexp.cloud/images/attachment_defaults/resource/large/missing.png\" data-src=\"https://static.lp.lexp.cloud/images/attachment_defaults/resource/large/missing.png\" width=\"315\" height=\"220\" src=\"data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs\" /\u003e\n\u003cspan aria-hidden='true' class='flex justify-center items-center bg-white rounded-full w-16 h-16 absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 -mt-8 -ml-8 cursor-pointer z-0 border-2 border-primary drop-shadow-md lp-boclips-thumbnail-playBtn'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fa-solid fa-play text-primary text-3xl ml-1 drop-shadow-xl'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"}