NYCEDC: Archive

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Jan 31st

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An Insider's Take On Why Silicon Alley Completely... →

“Take this one from Turntable.fm’s Billy Chasen — ‘an investor once said to me, ‘move the company to Palo Alto because there’s nothing to do here so you’ll have nothing to do but code.’ That’s when I decided to stay in NYC.’”

Jan 31st

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“With Silicon Alley booming as a tech hub, Silicon Valley companies are moving to...”

– Virginia Backaitis, “Force fields,” The New York Post

Jan 31st

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“From people’s kisses in Toronto, to the concentration of pizza joints in New...”

– -Christine McLaren, “How Citizen Mapmakers Are Changing the Story of our Cities,” This Big City Learn more about NYC pizza spots by the numbers courtesy of our column StatsBee.

Jan 30th

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Tomorrow's the last day to apply for the hackNY... →

Jan 30th

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Jan 27th

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“VC activity in the New York metro area peaked in the third quarter [of 2011],...”

– Emily Laermer, “NY area firms land most VC money since recession,” Crain’s New York Business

Jan 27th

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“Ray Valdes, analyst at Gartner, said the New York tech sector had reached a...”

– Anjli Raval, “Tech begins to grow in the Big Apple” (via The Financial Times)

Jan 26th

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Jan 26th

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Jan 25th

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Jan 24th

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“Take care of your users and try and have fun with it. Draw straight lines to...”

– Roadify’s Dylan Goelz, when asked what advice he would give to NYC BigApps applicants. Read the full interview with last year’s Grand Prize winning team.

Jan 23rd

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Golden ladies of NYC: Female entrepreneurs find... →

In the NY Daily News, read how New York City is quickly establishing itself as the place to be for women seeking to launch tech startups.

Jan 23rd

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Jan 20th

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Jan 20th

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New York City Population by Borough

Take a look at our demographic data, available at http://www.nycedc.com/economic-data/demographics

Jan 20th

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Jan 19th

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Find out more about the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, which was funded in part by NYCEDC. Photo taken with Instagram

Jan 19th

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Blueprint to Success

Blueprint to Success, a new program that will provide in-depth and individualized technical assistance to certified minority, women and disadvantaged business enterprise (M/W/DBE) construction firms, will take place this summer. To apply and learn more, go to http://www.nycedc.com/blueprint. Applications are due by February 29, 2012 at 4 p.m.

Jan 19th

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Hacking Green Data

Go green with the Cleanweb Hackathon this weekend, where developers will hack together apps using energy and environmental data. The event kicks off Friday night with an icebreaker at the New York Academy of the Sciences, continues Saturday with an all-day, all-night hackathon at NYU ITP, and concludes Sunday with demos and an awards presentation. The list of judges includes Fred Wilson,...

Jan 18th

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BigApps: Advice from Previous Winner Ben Sann

We’re one week away from the deadline for NYC BigApps 3.0! To inspire this year’s competitors, we checked in with previous BigApps winners. Read on for thoughts from Ben Sann, founder and CEO of BestParking.com, whose Parking Finder app took Third Prize and the Investor’s Choice Award last year. BestParking takes the hassle out of finding parking in Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn by providing an...

Jan 18th

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Better. Faster. Stronger.

What’s ahead for NYCEDC, the City’s primary engine for economic development? Today, we’re excited to bring you our revamped website. Designed with the needs of entrepreneurs, businesses, communities, and busy New Yorkers in mind, you’ll find a richer, more rewarding online experience. The new NYCEDC.com is: Faster More user-friendly More informative More engaging More dynamic Visit the new...

Jan 17th

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The Atlantic Cities: In New York, Growing a...

Cornell President David Skorton on the job creation prospect of Applied Sciences NYC: “The most exciting thing to me in this election season is that we don’t have to roll over and die for lack of a way to create jobs. This is an example of a public-private governmental partnership: it’s government, it’s private industry and higher education,” he says. “I think this could be a...

Jan 17th

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This week at NYCEDC

This week at NYCEDC: We looked at NYC BigApps by the numbers We watched Mayor Bloomberg rush to his State of the City address We wished the Entrepreneur’s Space in Queens a happy birthday We sat down with previous BigApps winner Abby Suckle We looked forward to our upcoming Roosevelt Island tech hub We invited you to submit an application for the NYC Biotech Tax Credit We viewed the...

Jan 13th

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Jan 12th

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Watch

nycdigital: Mayor Bloomberg was running late to the State of the City. Watch his livery cab journey to Morris High School in the Bronx and see who he ran into on the way…

Jan 12th

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BigApps: Advice from Previous Winner Abby Suckle

Making progress on your BigApps submission? The deadline for NYC BigApps 3.0 is January 25th! For inspiration, we checked in with previous BigApps winners for words of wisdom for this year’s competitors. Read on for insights from Abby Suckle, President of CultureNOW, whose Museum Without Walls app took Honorable Mention last year. The app allows users to experience public art and architecture in...

Jan 11th

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“Roosevelt Island is positioned to become the tech hub of New York City after...”

– Allen Houston, “Silicon Valley of the East?” (via nycdigital)

Jan 11th

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NYC Biotech Tax Credit: Application Due Jan. 17th

Did you know you can receive up to $250,000 in tax incentives for operating in New York City? The New York City biotech tax credit compensates small biotech companies and qualified investors for certain R&D, training, and expenses incurred in 2011. Eligible firms can receive up to $250,000 per year. Taxpayers that are qualified emerging technology companies (QETC), engaged in biotechnology...

Jan 11th

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NYC Digital: The Mayor visits the new Seamless HQ →

nycdigital: Mayor Bloomberg and Chief Digital Officer Rachel Sterne visit the new Seamless Headquarters. After ordering some chicken soup from Metro Deli and Cafe, the Mayor said that “Seamless is exactly the type of company we’re looking to grow” in NYC. …

Jan 10th

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NY1: "City Hopes Affordable Bronx Business Space...

Watch this NY1 video of the new Sunshine Bronx Business Incubator, the first small business incubator in the Bronx—part of the City’s network of affordable office space designed to foster innovation and create jobs. The video showcases the incubator’s variety of workspaces, conference rooms, and meeting areas, all wired to support the latest digital and video technology and located...

Jan 10th

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