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• A Housing Innovation Known as the ADU is Catching on in Fast Growing Areas of the Country – Will NYC Utilize Them?

  By J.D. Kim, Esq. on October 28, 2019 • ( 0 )

  NYC’s critical issues surrounding affordable housing persist, with there even being talk of former Deputy Mayor for Housing, Alicia Glen, starting a real estate venture that may include a focus on this area. A housing innovation known as an Accessory… Read More ›

• Is Innovation Finally Coming to Our Transit System?

  By J.D. Kim, Esq. on October 25, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Having completed its inaugural Transit Tech Lab accelerator, the joint initiative between the MTA and the Partnership for New York City known as the Transit Innovation Partnership will proceed with the next round of its accelerator program. Additionally, the MTA… Read More ›

• An Interview with Minerva Tantoco, NYC’s 1st CTO: “The Next Wave of Innovators will come from New York”

  By J.D. Kim, Esq. on September 30, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Minerva Tantoco (left), Rhonda Binda (right)

• Toronto v. NYC: When Government reduces Ecosystem Effectiveness

  By J.D. Kim, Esq. on August 26, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Toronto was one of NYC’s competitors for Amazon’s HQ2, making it to the final round. Although NYC ultimately won the bid along with Crystal City, Virginia (and then subsequently lost it), it is nevertheless useful to have an idea of… Read More ›

• Gentrification & Inequality: A Summary of the Solutions of Enrico Moretti

  By J.D. Kim, Esq. on August 26, 2019 • ( 0 )

  Gentrification and inequality were the issues at the forefront of the opposition to Amazon’s effort to locate secondary headquarters in Long Island City, Queens.    Although Mayor de Blasio was a key player in the effort to bring Amazon to Queens,… Read More ›

• The Larger Consequences of Google’s Use of Temporary Workers

  By J.D. Kim, Esq. on August 6, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  In a letter dated July 25, 2019 a group of ten U.S. Senators wrote CEO Sundar Pichai to “express objection to Google’s misuse of independent contractors and temporary workers.” Such potential misuse of temporary workers includes the following: They often… Read More ›

• Our Mission

  By J.D. Kim, Esq. on July 24, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Are you Ready to Start Up? On this site we delve into the Big Picture issues surrounding NYC’s Startup Ecosystem with podcasts, articles, discussions and more. What Are NYC’s Comparative Advantages? Although we might have gotten started later than Silicon… Read More ›