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Did Sandy Leave Your Startup Stranded? Desks & Working Wifi in Midtown, the Flatiron, Williamsburg
Inside AlleyNYC earlier this year.
New York City’s startup scene is nothing if not symbiotic and self-motivated. So it came as no surprise that by yesterday afternoon, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures’ founder Charlie O’Donnell had already started organizing a list of available office space under the Twitter hashtag #sandycoworking. Some people will take any excuse to keep working!
Today, even more startups and coworking hubs have opened their doors, like Mirror, a social discovery platform for dating, social, and professional purposes, which launched in March. ”As a startup founder and CEO, I understand how important it is to be productive. Each day is critical in the life of a startup,” Mirror CEO and founder Daniel Mattio said in a press release.
If you end up using Mirror’s office, we bet a “Fuck it, Ship It” sticker would make an appropriate thank you gift.
Here are details and contact information about the open desks, as of press time:
MIRROR
28th and Broadway in the Flatiron District
Hours: 7 AM ET until 9 PM ET.
Costs: FREE!
Desks: “We have plenty of desk space.”
Broadband: “Yes it is fully up and running–we have Ethernet and Wifi and plenty of power sources.”
Computers: 5 or 6 free computers. “We have monitors, keyboards, mouses.”
Offer ends: ”We will keep it going at least through the end of the week.”
Contact: info(at)mirror(dot)co.
ALLEYNYC
500 Seventh Ave., 17th Floor
Desks: “We have room for about 50 more people (give or take).”
Cost: “We are opening up weekly pricing for those who are need of office space.” Here is the “Screw Sandy” price list, starting at $50 for half a week.
Computers: There are no computers, but Wifi “works perfect.”
Contact: Book online.
BITMAP CREATIVE LABS
300 Graham Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11211
Desks: Half a dozen available as of press time.
Cost: The rate has been reduced from $35/day to $20/day for those affected by Sandy.
Computers: “We’re encouraging people to bring their own laptops.”
Offer ends: “The offer lasts at least through the end of the week, possibly longer depending on the state of power/Internet service restoration in affected areas.”
Contact: nick@bitmapnyc.com
LOCAL RESPONSE
37 W. 28th Street
Desks: Maybe 10. People are coming in today, so space might be limited. ”But, they’re welcome to do two to a desk if needed! Or always floor space to sit in light and enjoy Internet!” PR director Katherine Sprung tells Betabeat.
Cost: FREE!
Contact: katherine@localresponse.com
HEADHUNTER LABS
307 West 38th Street
Desks: As one of the first to respond to #sandycoworking, the free desks were quickly snatched up by Poptip.com, TheBasta.com, Readmill.com, and Gateguruapp.com.
Offer ends: But there may be availability through the week if there are any no shows.
Contact: hello@headhunterlabs.com
The offers keep coming in through #sandycoworking: BatHaus in Bushwick is open and Quincy Apparel at 209 W. 38th Street has power and Internet for 8 people. We’ll keep updating this post. Let us know if you want to be included: tips@betabeat.com … Read More
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