During World War II, the Brooklyn Navy Yard repaired warships. Today businesses on the same site are retooling to make medical supplies.
"Basically all it is is a piece of clear plastic, a piece of foam, and a piece of elastic," he said."Three pieces you can assemble and cut it in under four minutes."
The shields are used over masks to protect health care workers' eyes and face. Now after rapidly sourcing the raw materials — foam from a company in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and elastic from all over the city and country — production is up and running."Time is of the essence, so we're trying to cut as many shields as we can per day," he said. Bednark declined to say how much the contract with the city was worth, and the city didn't immediately provide the amount.
As city and state leaders liken the current public health crisis to a war, what's happening at the Brooklyn Navy Yard is a bit reminiscent of World War II, when the thousands of workers here were mobilized to support the nation's efforts,"They made some of the largest, most impressive aircraft carriers in a very short amount of time. They built a 16-story skyscraper in just six months.
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