That's pretty rad, Tony.

On Nov 3, 2012, at 12:27 AM, Tony Bacigalupo <[email protected]> wrote:

> You know the whole adage about how a coworking community is something that 
> still exists even when you burn the space down? Well, I luckily didn't have 
> to burn New Work City's space down to prove it true. In the aftermath of 
> Hurricane Sandy, we faced week-long outage of power, internet and transit-- 
> so, for all intents and purposes, we were hosed.
> 
> Luckily, large parts of Brooklyn were relatively unaffected-- including the 
> home of the Brooklyn Brainery, an educational space run by two of the most 
> wonderful people I have the pleasure of knowing. They're moving to a new 
> space and opening a coworking space (hooray!), but for now, their classroom 
> space was available for use.
> 
> They were kind enough to give me a key and show me how to run the space. 
> Before I knew it, New Work City had a temporary home in Brooklyn. I put the 
> word out to everyone, and it wasn't long before familiar faces were showing 
> up in an unfamiliar place. We peaked at about 20 people on Thursday. 
> 
> New faces mixed with old, but the spirit was no different. Good coffee was 
> discovered. Bodegas were raided. Beers were purchased. We were very much 
> alive, despite our space being plunged into darkness across the river.
> 
> So far, nobody's complained; nobody's asked for a refund; nobody's been 
> anything but super supportive. It's given me a whole new perspective on 
> things. And I got to dream for a bit about having a space of my own in 
> Brooklyn.
> 
> Cheers to community!
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