Lily Taibi has been sewing men’s suits at Martin Greenfield Clothiers in Bushwick for 34 years. She’s optimistic that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will increase manufacturing in the United States.

“I don’t know about politics, but maybe in one way it’s good, because we could get work back to us,” Taibi said.

But her boss, Jay Greenfield, who owns Martin Greenfield Clothiers with his brother, worries about business uncertainty created by the tariffs.

Their late father, Martin Greenfield, was an Auschwitz survivor. He founded the company in 1977. Martin Greenfield Clothiers is a world-renowned tailor that has created custom suits for presidents and celebrities alike.

His sons continue the tradition of union manufacturing in the U.S., but buy wool fabric from Italy and England.

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