May 2013
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“I don’t think there’s going to be any other place in New York like...”
– Jacques Torres on the beginning of construction on his new “modern Willy Wonka” chocolate factory in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Watch the NY1 video.
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5 Reasons Tumblr + Yahoo Is Good For Users →
Whenever a spunky, growing startup gets sold to an established player, the cry goes out. Users won’t like it. The culture will be ruined. The startup will be subsumed by its parent. Sometimes it’s true, but in the case of the Yahoo purchase of Tumblr, I think there’s an argument […]
Congrats to NYC Generation Tech judge David Karp on Yahoo’s acquisition of Tumblr, a...
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Meet the Makers
nexttopmakers:
Come catch up with New York’s Next Top Makers as they turn their product prototypes into businesses. Thoughts, feedback and new connections are encouraged at this celebration of NYCxDesign, the City’s inaugural design festival.
Next Top Makers Open Studio May 20, 6:30-8:30 pm NYDesigns in LIC
An RSVP through eventbrite is required. Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be...
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“The employment numbers released today are yet another encouraging sign that our...”
– Mayor Bloomberg’s Statement on NYC’s Continued Job Growth
New data shows that unemployment is at a four-year low, and the number of private-sector jobs is at an all-time high.
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NYC GOV: Spurring Economic Growth in New... →
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Creating jobs is one of our most important challenges – and we’re working every day to find new ways to spur economic growth. Last week, we celebrated major progress in two critically important industries: tourism and our tech sector.
Let’s start with our tourism industry. Last year, New York City welcomed an all-time high of 52 million visitors, who had an all-time high $55.3...
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Tomorrow: East River Ferry Advisory
Please note that East River Ferry service at the N. Williamsburg/N. 6th St. landing will be suspended Friday May 10th from 9:30am until approximately 4:30pm for maintenance.
Service may resume earlier than expected, so please stay in touch via East River Ferry’s website and social media outlets.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
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“When I joined Seamless (then SeamlessWeb) in 2007, New York had developed into...”
– Jonathan Zabusky, Seamless CEO: “NYC Start-ups: Growth of Silicon Alley” (Huffington Post)
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WatchTechCrunch covers Take The H.E.L.M. 2.0, a competition designed to encourage startups to move to NYC:
So why is being based in New York City so important? “The power of branding in New York City is really about convening and talking about the right things,” says Kyle Kimball, executive director of NYCEDC in his interview with TechCrunch. ”Our role is to try to solve some of the systemic problems...
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April 2013
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The ChallengePost Blog: Nine reasons NY Tech Day... →
challengepostblog:
Here at ChallengePost, we’ve seen first-hand the remarkable energy and passion that the New York City tech community brings — from designers and engineers working together to develop new products that help revitalize NYC’s industrial sector in New York’s Next Top Makers, to software…
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Finalists Named in Competition THRIVE!
This week, along with Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation, the Garfield Foundation and the Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship at Baruch College, we announced the five finalists of Competition THRIVE. The competition is designed to generate business plans that will address the challenges faced by immigrant entrepreneurs, including access to credit, financial management, language barriers...
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