May 2012
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“New York City — which accounts for 44 percent of the state’s workforce — has...”
– New York State added 312,000 new jobs over the last two years (NYPost.com)
New York City is a step ahead when it comes to job creation. Find out more at NYCEDC.com/jobcreation.
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Look Book: Design Entrepreneurs NYC
Look Book, Class of 2012 [PDF]
An initiative by the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and NYCEDC, Design Entrepreneurs NYC is a free, intensive “mini-MBA” program that equips select NYC-based fashion designers with the skills they need to successfully run a fashion label, including marketing, operations, and financial management. Here’s the first class of design...
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NYC Parks on Foursquare →
nycdigital:
New York City Department of Parks & Recreation just unveiled a new view of our city. The interactive map displays markers for each time a visitor checks in to one of over 1,250 NYC Parks locations using the foursquare mobile app. These visitors can get tips of fun and interesting things to do as they explore the park or recreational facility and view “to-do” lists created by...
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“Google and lots of other new tech companies are helping New York City’s economy...”
– Mayor Bloomberg Delivers Remarks at the Cornell University 2012 Convocation Ceremony
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For Tech Start-Ups, New York Has Increasing Allure →
The New York Times on tech start-ups like Qwiki, TutorSpree, Shoptiques, and Branch and their business decisions to move to New York City:
People who have founded start-ups on the East and West Coasts say there can be an advantage to being in a place like New York where tech is not so all-consuming. Those at start-ups in New York repeatedly mention the intimacy of the relatively small but...
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Inaugural Class of Design Entrepreneurs NYC
NYCEDC and the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) yesterday announced the selection of the 35 New York City-based fashion companies that will make up the inaugural class of Design Entrepreneurs NYC—a free, intensive, “mini-MBA” program that will equip select NYC fashion designers with the skills needed to successfully run a fashion label. Classes will be taught at FIT by industry...
Submit your mashup for $10,000 in cash & prizes! →
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Software developers: have an app idea that involves a media-related API?
NYC Media Lab invites you to participate in Media Mash 2012, an application challenge aiming to connect media organizations with the developer community. All you have to do is create a mashup that uses at least…
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“It’s exciting to see the effort in NY. I think universities are really...”
– Larry Page, Founder & CEO, Google on Charlie Rose
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Twitter ex-CTO is Cornell's Founding... →
The Verge on Greg Pass:
“I don’t know how you say no to this kind of chance,” Pass told us, “especially when the tech scene in New York City is really starting to take off,” pointing to companies like Fancy, Artsy, Readability, and Kickstarter, each of which add a tech spin to traditional New York industries like advertising, art and architecture, publishing, and...
Green Book Online 2012
nycgov:
For the first time since its inception in 1918, the Green Book is now available on NYC.gov/greenbook as a searchable, digital application. New Yorkers may search for personnel and government office information at City, County, and State levels.
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Cornell’s High-Tech Campus Will Have a Temporary... →
In The New York Times:
“We feel it is so central to the future of our society that it’s extremely important that we train an increasing number of talented people in computer science,” said Alfred Spector, a vice president for engineering at Google. “New York is our second-largest engineering lab. We have felt there is a strong base of talent in the metropolitan region. That has made this a...
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WatchThe National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express work together to help restore, preserve and revitalize historic places. This year, the Partners in Preservation have come to New York and selected 40 historic places throughout the City to compete for preservation funds. As the competition nears a close, the nominees were given one last chance to rally their fans to VOTE. This event...
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“New York City’s private sector job gains are the best in 60 years and represent...”
– Statement of Mayor Bloomberg on New Employment Data Showing City’s Job Gains Are Best in 60 Years (NYC.gov)
Discover how New York City is leading the way in job creation at nycedc.com/jobcreation.
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“Tech undergirds all industries that New York needs to be competitive in. Every...”
– NYCEDC President Seth Pinsky, The New Tech Economy: Supporting Every Sector (MetroFocus)
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NYC BigApps: Civic Hacking, Startup Success
Join us tonight at The Space, Inc. at Chelsea Market for NYCEDC and NYC DoITT’s Internet Week panel!
NYC BigApps: Civic Hacking, Startup Success When: Thursday, May 17, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM Where: The Space, Inc. at Chelsea Market, 75 9th Avenue, 6th Fl., New York
NYC BigApps, in addition to other groundbreaking City-sponsored initiatives, is becoming a catalyst for startups...
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Made in New York: Mayor Bloomberg Unveils Map of... →
Via Mashable:
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday unveiled a digital map called Made in New York as a resource for job seekers.
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WatchGreat video from ABC News highlighting Coney Island’s B&B Carousell and the race to win Partners in Preservation funds. Vote for the Carousell through Monday, May 21st!
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“Companies are moving here.
They’re drawn by a thriving ecosystem fed by...”
– Tech startups moving to NYC: Wave of digital companies from across U.S. sees Big Apple as base for next-stage growth (Crain’s New York Business)
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Cornell Thinks Big As Well As Bold for Roosevelt... →
The Daily Intel, New York Magazine, on architect Thom Mayne:
This project, he says, “challenges the ivory towerness of the campus and embeds it into the city.” That’s a crucial part of the whole rationale: to send sparks of invention leaping across the river, from the new campus to the medical complexes of Manhattan’s East Side and to startup ventures in Long Island City.
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“The CFDA, which started the Fashion Incubator program with the New York City...”
– Pairing Fashion Sense With Business Sense (The Wall Street Journal)
Find out more about our programs to support fashion entrepreneurship and businesses in NYC, including the CFDA Fashion Incubator and Design Entrepreneurs NYC, our mini-MBA program for fashion designers.
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CornellNYC Chooses Its Architect →
CornellNYC has chosen architect Thom Mayne of the firm Morphosis to design the first academic building for Cornell University’s applied sciences and engineering campus on Roosevelt Island:
“The goal here is to develop a one-of-a-kind institution,” Mr. Mayne said in an interview at his New York office. (Morphosis also has an office in Los Angeles.) “It’s got to start from rethinking —...
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MakerBot expanding to MetroTech
Find out more about the maker community and Rapid Prototyping and Fabrication in NYC.
nycdigital:
Brooklyn-based MakerBot, 3-D printer manufacturer, is expanding to MetroTech and planning on adding at least 50 jobs this year alone. According to one of the company’s founders, Bre Pettis, “We’re going to put the tech in Metrotech”
Read more in the Wall Street Journal
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StatsBee Poll: Which NYC borough has the most... →
Cast your vote at www.nycedc.com. We’ll reveal the answer on Friday.
