One of the continuing trends in Brooklyn could be upturned, according to a new report from the Center for an Urban Future. Manufacturing in the city? Maybe not as dead as so many luxury converted-loft condos would indicate.

“There are no longer many manufacturing sectors where New York can boast a competitive advantage, but 3D printing is one of them,” the report says:

One of the industry’s leading online platforms, 3D Hubs, reported in July 2016 that New York “continues its reign as the 3D printing capital of the world.” According to its data, accessed in mid-July, New York is home to 3,739 makers and 516 3D printers, far ahead of second place Los Angeles (which has 2,557 makers and 410 printers), third place London (3,326 makers and 358 printers), and fourth place Paris (2,069 makers and 313 printers).

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