If you are new to New York and just starting a business you probably don’t want to work out of your abode. Working for days without taking a shower can be a problem. It is also difficult to network when you spend the day hanging out by yourself. Starbucks no longer has outlets. So what should you do? You should spend your days at a coworking facility.
Union Square Ventures’ Fred Wilson has a brilliant explanation of why coworking is a growing trend:
“The main benefits of this kind of setup are camaraderie (small startups can be lonely), knowledge sharing, high energy, culture, and cost sharing. I have heard so many stories of software developers walking to the other side of the office to talk to software developers working for another company to talk about a thorny tech issue. That same thing can happen in finance, legal, bus dev, marketing, product management, really all parts of the business. You can get some of the benefits of scale without being at scale.”
Upstart Business Journal has reported that 500 Startups is giving the NYC startup community another big boost, opening its first co-working space outside of Silicon Valley in the city’s Flatiron district. The accelerator and venture capital firm hasn’t revealed many other details about the new space, other than its capacity—40 desks, 20 of which are reserved for its portfolio—and price of $500 per desk per month.
Here is a list of coworking Spaces in New York City:
1. GENERAL ASSEMBLY:
General Assembly is perhaps the most famous coworking facility in New York City. Complete with classrooms, break-out spaces, library, top-notch media facility, a kitchen and more, General Assembly is designed to create community and promote the collaborative exchange of ideas among New York City’s premier entrepreneurs. I have been to General Assembly a couple of times and have been really impressed.
Be aware that you must apply to be admitted to General Assembly.
Location:
They have two campuses in Manhattan:
902 Broadway 4th Floor New York, NY 10010
10 East 21st Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10010.
2. NEW WORK CITY
New Work City is the biggest and most well known of the coworking spaces in New York and has been covered in the Wall Street Journal, NPR, Entrepreneur Magazine, New York Times and Inc Magazine among many others. I have a number of clients who use this facility and love it. Be aware that the space is not that large and it can get very crowded. The facility is open from 9am-6pm. On the positive side anyone is free to work there.
Location:
– Cambridge, MA (1 Cambridge Center, 6th Floor)
– Palo Alto, CA (151 Lytton Avenue)
– New York, NY (36 East 12th Street)
– Europe (The Warehouse, 35 Barrow Street, Dublin)
4. SUNSHINE SUITES
Sunshine Suites is one of the largest coworking spaces in New York. They now have 3 facilities in New York City. One of my favorite entrepreneurs to follow on social media is Gary Vaynerchuk and he has set up shop in Sunshine. They even have a ski house that is available in Vermont. This facility is open to everyone.
Locations:
12 Desbrosses Street, Manhattan NY
419 Lafayette, Manhattan NY
890 Garrison Ave, Bronx NY
Mark Birch has compiled a fantastic list (see below) of co-working sites in New York.
Arts & Performance
- Artists Studio Space – http://www.nycedc.com/program/artists-studio-space
- NYC Performs – http://www.nycedc.com/program/new-york-city-performs
Biotech
- Audubon Center – http://www.auduboncenter.org/
- BioBAT – http://www.nycedc.com/leasing-opportunity/brooklyn-army-terminal-bat-space
- DMC Advanced Biotechnology Incubator – http://incubator.downstate.edu/biotech/abi.htm
- The Alexandria Center for Life Science NYC – http://www.alexandrianyc.com/ersp.html (formerly known as the East River Science Park)
Fashion & Design
- CFDA Fashion Incubator – http://www.cfda.com/category/professional/
- Pratt Design Incubator – http://incubator.pratt.edu/about.php
Food
- Hot Bread Kitchen – http://hotbreadkitchen.org/
- MAC-Kitchen at Kingsborough Community College – http://cewd.net/pages/services_kitchen_incubaton
- Mi Kitchen es su Kitchen – http://www.mikitchenessukitchen.com/ (also manage The Entrepreneur’s Space)
- The Entrepreneur’s Space – http://www.nycedc.com/program/entrepreneurs-space
Healthcare
- Blueprint Health – http://blueprinthealth.org/
- NY Digital Health Accelerator – http://digitalhealthaccelerator.com/
- StartUp Health Academy – http://www.startuphealth.com/
- Welltech Funding – http://www.welltechfunding.com
Technology
- Astia – http://www.astia.org/content/view/1218/1111/ (focused on women entrepreneurs)
- Betaworks – http://betaworks.com
- Black Ocean – http://blackocean.com
- BMW i ventures – http://www.bmw-i-usa.com/en_us/i-ventures/
- Consigliere – http://theconsig.com
- Coriolis Ventures – http://www.coriolisventures.com
- DreamIt Ventures – http://www.dreamitventures.com/
- Dogpatch Labs – http://dogpatchlabs.com
- ER Accelerator – http://eranyc.com
- FinTech Innovation Lab – http://www.fintechinnovationlab.com/
- First Growth Network – http://www.firstgrowthvn.com
- Founder Labs – http://www.founderlabs.org/
- Founder’s Institute – http://www.founderinstitute.com/
- Grind Spaces – http://grindspaces.com/
- Hatchery – http://www.hatchery.vc/
- Headhunter Labs – http://headhunterlabs.com (Recruitment & HR Tech)
- ingk labs – http://ingk.com/
- InSITE – http://insiteny.org/
- M-RGE – http://m-rge.com/
- NEST – http://www.nestnewyork.com
- Protovore – http://protovore.com/
- Soho Tech Labs – http://www.sohotechlabs.com/
- Spark Labs – http://www.spark-labs.co/
- Startl – http://startl.org/
- Sunshine Bronx Business Incubator – http://sunshineny.com/bronx
- TechStars NYC – http://www.techstars.org/nyc
- Tipping Point Partners – http://www.tippingpointpartners.com
- WeWorkLabs – http://weworklabs.com/
- Women Innovate Mobile – http://womeninnovatemobile.com/ (focused on women entrepreneurs)
- New York State/New York City associated:
- BEST – http://www.poly.edu/business/incubators/best
- DUMBO Incubator – http://www.poly.edu/business/incubators/dumbo
- ITAC – http://www.itac.org/ (for manufacturing & tech companies)
- NYC Seed – http://www.nycseed.com/
- NYSTAR – http://esd.ny.gov/nystar/ (various state supported programs)
- Varick Street Incubator – http://www.poly.edu/business/incubators/160-varick
Urban Tech & Clean Tech
- Greenspaces – http://www.greenspaceshome.com/
- NYC ACRE (NYC Accelerator for a Clean & Renewable Economy) – http://www.nycacre.com/
- Urban Technology Innovation Center – http://www.nycedc.com/SupportingYourBusiness/EntrepreneurshipInnovation/UrbanTechnologyInnovationCenter/Pages/UrbanTechnologyInnovationCenter.aspx
Workspaces – not incubators or accelerators, but share similar elements
- 3rd Ward – http://www.3rdward.com/
- AlleyNYC – http://alleynyc.tumblr.com/
- Bat Haus Bushwick Coworking – http://batha.us/
- Bitmap Creative Labs – http://site.bitmapnyc.com/
- Blueprint Health Co-Work – http://www.blueprinthealth.org/?page_id=41
- Brooklyn Creative League – http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/
- Collab – http://www.collab-orators.com
- Columbia Business Lab – http://www.columbiabusinesslab.com/
- DUMBO Startup Lab – http://dumbostartuplab.com/
- General Assembly – http://www.generalassemb.ly/
- Green Desk – http://green-desk.com/
- Greenpoint Coworking – http://greenpointcoworking.com/
- Hive 55 – http://www.hiveat55.com/
- In Good Company – http://www.ingoodcompanyworkplaces.com (focused on women entrepreneurs)
- New Work City – http://www.nwc.co/
- Projective Space – http://www.projective.co/
- Secret Clubhouse – http://secretclubhou.se/
- Soho Haven – http://www.sohohaven.com/
- SoTechie Spaces – http://www.sotechiespaces.com
- Space 4 Work – http://space-4-work.com
- Sunshine Suites – http://sunshineny.com/
- Tech Space – http://www.techspace.com/
- The Makery – http://brooklyn.makery.org/
- The Yard – http://workattheyard.com/
- WECREATE NYC – http://www.wecreatenyc.com/
- WeWork – http://www.weworknyc.com/
- Wix Lounge – http://www.wixlounge.com/
The Law Office of Frederic R. Abramson represents entrepreneurs in New York. Feel free to contact me at 212-233-0666 regarding any legal issues regarding start-ups.
