Meet the Makers: Staten Island MakerSpace
Meet the Makers is NYCEDC’s podcast series that shares the stories of the next generation of manufacturers who live and work right here in NYC.
In the January episode of our Meet the Makers podcast series, we speak with the co-founders of Staten Island MakerSpace, DB Lampan and Scott Van Campan.
The 6,000 square...
Read MoreNew York's Next Top Makers
New York City's Next Top Makers have arrived.
In our high-tech, information-oriented world where it is increasingly easy to just press a button to buy something new, it sometimes feels like using our hands to build, fix things, and tinker is a relic of a long passed era.
But the Maker Movement is bringing DIY and local manufacturing to the 21st century. Look around and you'll find a wellspring of creative innovation emerging from New York City’s vast ecosystem of diverse people and activities. Ingenious makers in manufacturing, engineering, industrial design, hardware...
Read MoreMaking New York's Future
The cell phone. The air conditioning unit. Deep-fried twinkies.
These are just a few examples drawn from New York City’s long history of invention and innovation— a history that continues to evolve today, as the boroughs brim with ideas driven by the needs and imaginative powers of New Yorkers. At NYCEDC, we work to give people with ideas the tools they need to tinker, test and ultimately turn their ideas into thriving companies that create jobs. So we are proud to announce that applications for the 2014 round of
Read MoreMeet the Industrial Growth Initiative Program 2014 Finalists
We are proud to announce the 2014 finalists for the Industrial Growth Initiative Program.
The program, developed and run in partnership with Next Street Financial, provides small industrial businesses the opportunity to learn specialized growth and development strategies from industry experts in New York City.
The Industrial Growth Initiative is comprised of two phases of workshops which precede the business plan competition. In the first phase, NYCEDC partnered with Next Street to lead business growth workshops across the five...
Read MoreMaking It Here: An Exploration of Manufacturing in New York City
American manufacturing is experiencing a revival, and U.S. cities are at the center of it.
To highlight the progress New York City has made as a manufacturing hub, we are thrilled to announce the launch of Making It Here, a yearlong series of programs organized in partnership with Open House New York (OHNY) that explores manufacturing in the city today.
Through tours, talks, and other programs, New Yorkers will have a chance to visit and learn about how older industrial buildings are being revitalized to support new modes of manufacturing, as well as how some legacy manufacturers have been able to stay in place over time and thrive .
As the OHNY blog reports,
Read MoreMoney Matters Success Story: Josephine Banks
In 2006, Josephine Banks started a real estate brokerage firm based in Brooklyn.
Like many business owners, she realized that she needed to shift focus when the economy took a turn for the worse. In late 2012, Josephine rebranded her business as a company specializing in green and sustainable products and renamed it Green Tech Sustainable Solutions.
Green Tech Sustainable Solutions now fulfills contracts among commercial and residential businesses for green cleaning services and products, providing energy and green...
Announcing The Industrial Newsletter
We are pleased to announce that NYCEDC’s Industrial Desk will be launching the Industrial Newsletter next month.
The monthly e-newsletter will inform readers about:
- upcoming business and leasing opportunities,
- technical assistance workshops, and
- City regulatory changes that may impact businesses.
The newsletter will also highlight programs and incentives available for startups or large, established business.
Read MoreExperts Wanted For Industrial Business Advisory Council Subcommittees
In its second year, the Industrial Business Advisory Council is building on last year's success with the addition of three subcommittees. The Council was created last year as a forum for feedback on the City's industrial policies in financing, incentives, regulatory mechanisms, and land use.
Nominations are currently being accepted for Council subcommittee members. Both current Advisory Council members and newly nominated subcommittee members are eligible.
The three added subcommittees are:
- Real Estate & Land Use<...
Expanded Public WiFi in NYC
NYC is about to become a little more connected. Mayor Bloomberg announced two initiatives this week that will further expand wireless and broadband connectivity across all 5 boroughs.
Wireless Corridor Challenge
As part of the Wireless Corridor Challenge, Mayor Bloomberg awarded grants to five organizations to expand free wireless networks in their neighborhoods. The new WiFi networks will give an estimated 2,200 businesses and 320,000 people WiFi access in public spaces.
"WiFi is like water: it is essential to modern life and everybody should be able to benefit from it,” said...
Read MoreThe Winner Of New York's Next Top Maker Competition Is...
We are thrilled to announce the grand prize winner of New York’s Next Top Makers, PowerClip! PowerClip is a device that gives first responders immediate access to power in the wake of an emergency by providing an efficient and inexpensive power source to charge appliances through USB from a car battery. During the studio phase of New York’s Next Top Makers, PowerClip has grown into a viable business, having recently sold its first product to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
