No maker activities, unfortunately - it's not our area of expertise. But also not just "coding" - we have tons of different organizations and entrepreneurs, only some of whom work in web-stuff.
I think we'll have our hands full in NYC for a while!!!!! :-) Eli On Monday, July 30, 2012 12:55:28 PM UTC-4, Texrat wrote: > > Eli, > > > > Any provisions for Maker activities, or just coding? > > > > Along similar lines, I'm trying to put a "hackerspace" together for Fort > Worth, TX ( > http://downtownfortworth.mindmixer.com/downtown-fort-worth-vision/fort-worth-hackerspace)... > > maybe you could consider us next? ;) > > > > Randy > > > > On July 30, 2012 at 12:08 PM Eli Malinsky <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hey everyone, > > > > I wanted to let you all know that CSI will be opening a space in New > York > > City. This is a HUGE step for us - something we never imagined. But a > very > > exciting opportunity presented itself and we jumped at the chance (well, > > 'jumped' after a lot of reflection!). > > > > Although we had been approached by dozens of folks over the years, New > York > > City represents a special opportunity for us. Social innovation is > growing > > around the world but NYC doesn't have a space or incubator that focuses > on > > this field. We believe that our experience can lead to something > important > > for our sector. > > > > Our plan is to open a 24,000 sq ft space in Chelsea this fall/winter. > The > > space will be based on our current model - a mix of offices, desks and > hot > > desks, with a heavy emphasis on community engagement and programming. > We've > > just gone public with the announcement and I will be moving down in the > > fall to lead the charge, alongside a NYC crew we are assembling. > > > > I want to give a special shout-out to the coworking spaces we've visited > > that have been so welcoming and generous with their time - namely Tony > at > > New Work City, Marissa at Greenspaces, and James at Projective. We are > so > > thankful for their response to our news. We are really excited to find > our > > niche in NYC's growing coworking community and to contribute to the > > movement. > > > > We'd love to connect with any other coworking spaces out there so just > send > > me a note ([email protected]) and we'll find time to meet. > > > > Here's a bit more information about the project: > > > > Press Release: > > http://socialinnovation.ca/blog/csi-starrett-lehigh-press-release > > Blog Post ("Why NYC?"): > > http://socialinnovation.ca/blog/csi-starrett-lehigh-why-new-york-why-now > > The Backstory: > > http://socialinnovation.ca/blog/centre-for-social-innovation-new-york > > > > > > Thanks all!! > > > > Eli Malinsky > > Centre for Social Innovation > > Toronto (and New York City!) > > > > P.S. SORRY ABOUT THE AUTO-REPLY - my personal account was spamming the > list > > during my vacation last week :-( > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Coworking" group. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/yAnsn8pYAiwJ. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/a-5U2Ho_OtAJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
