December 2011
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Top 50 New Year's Destinations for U.S. Travelers →
Priceline.com recently released a list of top New Year’s party spots with Times Square coming out on top. New York City had the most destinations included in the list (14), followed by Las Vegas and San Francisco with 6 each.
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This Year at NYCEDC
It’s been a really productive year at NYCEDC. We’re proud of what we’ve done and thought we’d share some of our accomplishments with you.
We opened HBK Incubates, a kitchen incubator for food manufacturers at La Marqueta in Harlem.
We launched three new initiatives to support immigrant entrepreneurs across NYC.
We brought shore power—a green technology—to Brooklyn Cruise Terminal.
We...
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BigApps: Advice from Previous Winner Judy Wong
The deadline for NYC BigApps 3.0 submissions is less than one month away. For inspiration, we checked in with previous BigApps winners for words of wisdom for this year’s competitors. Read on for insights from Judy Wong of NYC Plan It, which won the NYC BigApps 2.0 City Talent Award. NYCPlanIt serves as a personal tour guide for visitors in New York City.
What were the most important aspects of...
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Mashable: 6 Important Startup Trends that Defined... →
Check out #6: NYC Rises In the Tech Scene!
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“Mr. Bloomberg has also taken a big step in the right direction by promoting a...”
– “Wall Street Meets Reality,” The New York Times Editorial Board
More on Applied Sciences NYC over at http://www.nycedc.com/project/applied-sciences-nyc.
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This week at NYCEDC
This week at NYCEDC:
We celebrated our one-year blogiversary
We watched a Channel 13 special on Applied Sciences, Tech Campus NYC
We told you about our new opportunity in the fashion sector, Project Pop-Up
We spoke with previous BigApps winner David Mahfouda
We showed you photos of our DUMBO incubator
We celebrated a record-setting amount of NYC tourists
We listened to Cornell and...
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NYC: All Hands on Tech?
According to The Wall Street Journal, the percentage of New York college students pursuing careers in the tech and information sector is growing:
Interest in a geek-chic education is already on the rise ahead of the opening of the [Applied Sciences] campus, a $2 billion project announced this week and backed by Cornell University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.The number of...
GovFresh City of the Year Q & A with NYC Chief... →
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One-Year Blogiversary
Photo credit: New York City Icon Cupcakes
If you’re reading this, you’re probably one of our nearly 6,500 followers on Tumblr!
One year ago, we launched this NYCEDC blog and have been delighted to share with you something new every day. From Instagram shots of City projects to New York City stats to updates on NYC’s economic development, we thank you for tuning in and making us a part of your...
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A MetroFocus Special: Tech Campus NYC
Jane Pauley speaks with Steve Rosenbaum, NYCEDC’s Entrepreneur at Large.
Tonight, THIRTEEN and WLIW21 will air MetroFocus special, “Tech Campus NYC,” which takes viewers behind the scenes of the winning bid for Applied Sciences NYC. Hosted by Rafael Pi Roman, with a special contribution from Jane Pauley, the feature will explore how Cornell University and Israel’s...
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Project Pop-Up RFP
By Victor Wong, Project Manager, Center for Economic Transformation We recently released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to find organization(s) to develop and run our new “Project Pop-up” program, which will promote innovative multichannel retail concepts selected through a competitive process.
“Project Pop-up” is one of six Fashion.NYC.2020 initiatives that Mayor Bloomberg announced in...
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BigApps: Advice from Previous Winner David...
The deadline for BigApps 3.0 submissions is less than one month away. For inspiration, we checked in with previous BigApps winners for words of wisdom for this year’s competitors. Read on for insights from David Mahfouda, co-founder of Weeels. The Weeels App offers people with mobile phones a fast, easy, and affordable way to order car service and share rides.
What were the most important...
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Businessweek: NYC Set to Attract Record 50.2...
Businessweek documents New York City’s record-setting tourism numbers for the year:
New York City will draw about 50.2 million visitors by year-end, breaking a record and achieving a goal Mayor Michael Bloomberg set more than five years ago.
Throughout the year, New York maintained its lead over Orlando and Las Vegas as the most popular American city, the mayor’s office said in a news...
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NY1: "Applied Sciences Campus Winners Discuss...
Learn more about Cornell and the Technion’s winning bid for an Applied Sciences campus, and learn more about what each stellar educational institution will bring to New York City via this interview on NY1’s “Inside City Hall.”
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WatchCourtesy of Cornell University, view a video rendering of the future Cornell-Technion Applied Sciences NYC campus.
The genius school will ultimately have 2,000 students, 300 faculty, and 2 million square feet of building space. Its construction will create 20,000 construction jobs, 8,000 permanent jobs, and is projected to spawn 600 startups over next 30 years.
Find out more by reading the...
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Wired: "Can Cornell Build a Silicon Valley Culture...
Wired’s Epicenter blog lists the benefits of Applied Sciences NYC that go beyond just the education and tech sectors:
A new university is itself an economic engine, boosting real estate, adding jobs, capital development, and attracting new talent to the region….A new campus is also an opportunity to spread the wealth around the metropolis. This map of New York-based startups shows...
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Mayor Bloomberg, Cornell, and the Technion...
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Cornell University President David Skorton, and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology President Peretz Lavie today announced an historic partnership to build a two-million-square-foot applied science and engineering campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City.
The selection of the Cornell/Technion consortium—which pairs two of the world’s top institutions in the...
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Watch live at 2:30 PM EST as Mayor Bloomberg joins... →
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This week at NYCEDC
This week at NYCEDC:
We caught up with previous BigApps winner Max Stoller
We invited you to Saturday’s holiday bread-making workshop at La Marqueta
We watched WNET discuss NYC as the next Silicon Valley
We presented our North Shore 2030 plan for Staten Island
We introduced you to an East River Ferry rider
We launched three new initiatives to boost NYC’s industrial sector
We rode...
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BigApps: Checking In with Max Stoller
Max Stoller, center, won the BigApps 2.0 Student Award in March 2011.
The deadline for BigApps 3.0 submissions is less than one month away. For inspiration, we checked in with previous BigApps winners for words of wisdom for this year’s competitors. Read on for insights from Max Stoller, creator of DontEat.at. His app warns users via text messages when they check into NYC restaurants at risk of...
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WatchWNET’s MetroFocus asks: Could New York City become the next Silicon Valley? Karin Ezbiansky Pavese of the New York Academy of Sciences discusses the genesis of Applied Sciences NYC and its future.
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Better know an East River Ferry rider
NYCEDC’s Grace Bello asked today’s East River Ferry riders about why they choose this waterborne option for their morning commute.
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What do you like about the East River Ferry? I like that it’s on my block, and it goes right to my work. It’s not congested and overbearing. It’s kind of relaxing in the morning, so I don’t get super stressed out if I...
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New York City's Industrial Sector
Brooklyn Army Terminal, where Elvis Presley was famously deployed to WWII in 1958.
NYCEDC and New York City Council yesterday launched three new initiatives to support and grow the City’s industrial sector, helping small industrial businesses stay and develop in NYC:
We released a Request for Proposals to modernize and subdivide industrial space across the City, addressing space...
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East River Ferry thanks riders with free service...
East River Ferry commuters got a special surprise this morning—free rides on the ferry and complimentary coffee from Brooklyn Roasting Company!
Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and NYCEDC President Seth W. Pinsky and other elected officials greeted morning ferry commuters and celebrated six months of service by announcing a flash free day for all East River Ferry riders.
So far, nearly...
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BigApps: Advice From Previous Winner Danny Moon
The deadline for BigApps 3.0 submissions is less than one month away. For inspiration, we asked previous BigApps winners for words of wisdom for this year’s competitors. Read on for insights from Danny Moon, creator of UpNext 3D NYC and Co-Founder/CEO of UpNext. His team’s app gives users the scoop on the greatest shopping, the hottest restaurants, the coolest nightlife in the New York City area...
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GigaOM features Hive at 55 coworking space
GigaOM’s article on coworking spaces mentions NYC’s Hive at 55:
Hive at 55, a space in NYC, is part of the city’s overall urban economic development program to promote its media and technology industries. It received a city grant from the New York City Economic Development Corporation [NYCEDC], and partners with Pace University, the Freelancers Union, GuruLoft, Girl in Tech, the...
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BBC News Video: New York vs. San Francisco in... →
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December 2011 Economic Snapshot: Second Homes in...
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New York Magazine: Reason #18 to Love New York?...
New York magazine hails our East River Ferry Service, which launched this year:
Since it launched in June, the East River Ferry, which currently stops at seven sites along the Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens riverfront, has transported nearly 600,000 people. That is 200,000 more riders than the city anticipated in the ferry’s entire first year. And yet, hopping aboard one of the ferries, you...
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Iconic Lighting Installation in Lower Manhattan...
NYCEDC is seeking creative proposals for an iconic lighting installation in Lower Manhattan. The multi-year lighting and placemaking initiative is designed to build upon the neighborhood’s reputation as a global hub of commerce and expand its appeal in the evening hours. It will also spur more diverse business activity by using the neighborhood’s buildings and public spaces to create...
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2012 Summer Fancy Food Show Contest
As part of the City’s continuing effort to strengthen the food manufacturing industry, NYCEDC is offering a great opportunity for NYC-based food manufacturing firms to win an all-expense paid package to showcase their product at the NASFT 2012 Summer Fancy Food Show on June 17-19, 2012 in Washington, D.C. A premiere international food trade event, the show is expected to connect more than 15,000...
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New York Magazine: Reason #32 to Love New York?...
New York magazine mentions geeky Mayor Bloomberg as one of the many reasons to love the City:
What could be the grandest physical and intellectual legacy of Bloomberg’s three terms in office is beginning to take shape, and for all its business development potential, the idea also appeals to the mayor’s inner nerd. New York’s proposed multibillion-dollar applied-sciences campus has attracted...
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This week at NYCEDC
This week at NYCEDC:
We found out which NYC neighborhoods have the most pizza
We attended the CurateNYC opening at Brooklyn’s Like the Spice Gallery
We examined what Facebook’s NYC move means for the City’s tech sector
We urged you to vote for New York in the GovFresh Awards
We offered a look at the NYCEDC 2011 Annual Review
We listened to Professor Clay Shirky at the...
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Curate NYC at Brooklyn's Like the Spice Gallery...
Discover work by top NYC emerging artists at the opening of Curate NYC at Like the Spice Gallery tonight in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
In an effort to promote New York City’s emerging visual artist community, NYCEDC and Full Spectrum Experience, Inc. ran the second annual Curate NYC competition, which selects a number of New York City emerging visual artists to display their artwork at galleries...
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NYC GovFresh Awards
NYCEDC has entered the 2011 GovFresh Awards, which honor innovative city government technology projects over the past year. This is a great opportunity to recognize all the work that New York City has done in improving government transparency and connecting with citizens.
We encourage you to vote today for the following awards:
New York City for the “City of the Year” award
NYC BigApps for the...
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On December 2, Mayor Bloomberg wrote on Facebook’s (physical) wall at a press conference announcing the new Facebook NYC engineering office.
The social network’s Manhattan-based hub, the company’s first outside the West Coast, will open in early 2012 and is currently accepting applications.
