Start-up Incubator to Hit Low-Income South Bronx Neighborhood
Much like The Valley on the west coast, New York City – Manhattan, has become the go to place on the east coast if you have a technology start-up. But much of the technology resources are in the city leaving the rest of the surrounding boroughs on the outside looking in. Trying to find a [...]
Read MoreNew York’s Tech Boom Here to Stay This Time?
These are heady times for New York City’s tech scene, as I wrote about in Monday’s newspaper. But as local businesses find success and the city government talks about the flourishing industry as a firewall against finance’s boom and bust cycle, it is worth remembering one thing: this has happened before. During the tech bubble in the [...]
Read MoreBlack Founders Kick Off ‘Ideas are Worthless’ Conference in NYC
San Francisco based organization, Black Founders will host the “Ideas are Worthless Conference” in New York City April 11 to address the digital gap in tech and the black community. The Ideas Are Worthless conference is a forum to connect, educate, and inspire founders towards execution. Hosted by Black Founders and sponsored by Goodwin Procter [...]
Read MoreIncubateNYC Working to Bring Tech Startups to Harlem
Do you know of any incubators in Harlem, NY? – No? Well, that is because there are none that exist. Although New York does have several technology driven incubators, none of them have found its way up to Harlem. A place that co-founders of IncubateNYC, Marcus Mayo and Brian Shields believe has just as much potential [...]
Read MoreWiFi Now Offered at Harlem’s Riverbank State Park
By Donte Gibson The digital divide in Harlem has just gotten a bit smaller. That’s because officials at Harlem’s Riverbank State Park have brokered a deal that gives the park free WiFi access. This also makes Riverbank State Park the first New York State park to offer WiFi access. The park, a rooftop park which sits [...]
Read MoreNYC Parks to Receive Free WiFi, with a Catch
Word has spread around NYC that city parks will be offering park-goers free WiFi starting next year. So next summer, people can come out to Central or Union Square Park, enjoy some fresh air and getting a little work done instead of being chained to a Starbucks. Sounds like a good deal right? It is [...]
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