December 2010
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Guest Bloggers: Founders of MyCityWay
Sonpreet Bhatia, Puneet Mehta, and Archana Patchirajan are co-founders of MyCityWay, a mobile application provider and developer of NYC Way.
From 1995 to 2005, immigrants founded 44 percent of New York City’s startups, according to a four-part research study led by Duke University’s Vivek Wadhwa. Such companies created hundreds of thousands of jobs and are helping the City and our country stay...
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NYC Next Idea 2010-2011 Semifinalists
Over the holidays, we whittled down our list of 160 submissions from around the world to the top 20 teams in this year’s NYC Next Idea competition. If you’re not familiar, NYC Next Idea is our annual competition—now in its second year—inviting undergraduate and graduate students from international schools to develop innovative business plans that will be executed in New York City. Six finalist...
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Name that Space!
It’s easy to imagine Will Smith tearing through this space in a post-apocalyptic blockbuster—or Lady Gaga filming an atmospheric dance sequence for a music video.
Can you guess which NYCEDC property this is? Hint: It’s somewhere within the five boroughs, and is available for film production and cultural events. (Leave your guesses in the comments section… then click the photo for the answer!)
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Gov 2.0…There’s An App for That
Taking a page from the NYC BigApps playbook, Congress yesterday passed the America COMPETES Act to provide federal agencies with authority to conduct open government competitions.
When we launched the first NYC BigApps Competition in October 2009, we saw it as a way to make our government more transparent, while also providing local developers with the opportunity to perfect technology around...
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Incubating Startups to Succeed
Click the map to find a complete listing of our affordable workspaces in New York City. Taking the leap and starting a new venture? We know that the City’s economic future depends on entrepreneurs developing their innovative ideas here. We also know that the first few steps out of the starting gate can pose significant challenges—not the least of which is finding affordable office space. That’s...
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The Next Stretch of the High Line
In the next phase of the High Line, stretching from 20th Street to 30th Street, here are some features to look forward to:
The “Chelsea Thicket” - a forest of evergreens at 22nd Street
Seating made out of reclaimed teak, opening up into a grassy lawn
A “Woodland Flyover” where visitors can walk 8 feet above the ground at the tree canopy level, while a fertile valley lies...
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If You Build It...
New York City is transforming into a global 21st century capital of innovation, but we can’t get there without reinforcing the building blocks of an innovation economy—science, technology, engineering, and math. That’s why today at Google’s Manhattan offices, Robert Steel, NYC Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, announced big news—that New York City is seeking a partner in the academic world...
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Fix the Ditch! BQE Survey Says...
After three collaborative design workshops in 2010, the City and local community are steps closer to developing a vision to improve the pedestrian environment above the BQE between Atlantic and Hamilton Avenues. View the final workshop presentation that displays the three proposed plans to “fix the ditch” – Maximum Green, Connections, and Green Canopy – and check out visual community...
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New York City's Brain Exchange
Last week was a big week for our “brain exchange” programs, where entrepreneurs and startup talent gathered together in New York City to explore synergies and make connections. On Monday, December 6th, we kicked off NYC Venture Fellows, which pairs local and global rising star entrepreneurs with successful business mentors who will help them navigate the terrain of starting a...