New York City is looking to double down on its status as a technology-first metropolis as city officials announced this week five new initiatives with the goal of expanding New York's booming tech sector. full story ![]()

New York has passed another milestone in its quest for tech dominance: The city saw more privately-held tech companies score buyouts than any other region in the country last year, with the exception of Silicon Valley.
nydailynews.com (2 months and 27 days ago)
A new book has “Emmortalized” on the web the story of New York’s startup community and soon will immortalize it in print. The book, “Tech and The City, The Making of New York’s Startup Community”, authored by Maria Teresa Cometto and Alessandro Piol, could be the Holy Grail of New York’s startup scene. The authors provide an “exquisite first hand detail of How New York City...
forbes.com (1 month and 20 days ago)
Can New York City be a major-league player in tech without a high profile IPO? City advocates think so, and point to the city's "dash tech" and recent success versus other hubs
gigaom.com (3 months and 1 day ago)
New York City? Try, "New Tech City."
amny.com (3 months and 3 days ago)
Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:28:41By ben wallace Special to The AdvocateBAKER — The City Council on Tuesday night approved a bid for a project in the works for more than 20 years to upgrade some of the city’s natural gas pipelines. Mayor Harold Rideau said the city has been trying to secure funding since 1990 to upgrade ...
theadvocate.com (1 month and 13 days ago)

Long Island City, once an industrial stretch of warehouses and factories, could soon become the city’s own Silicon Valley if tech advocates have their way. A growing number of tech-driven companies are moving there, industry officials said. And with the Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute slated to open in 2017 on Roosevelt Island, western Queens is poised to become a...
nydailynews.com (1 month and 25 days ago)

Call it college 2.0. Universities across the city are spending millions to give themselves digital makeovers into hotbeds of high-tech innovation and creativity. Cornell University, New York University, Columbia University and others are all building new academic programs targeted at the city’s burgeoning tech scene.
nydailynews.com (17 days ago)

Call it college 2.0. Universities across the city are spending millions to give themselves digital makeovers into hotbeds of high-tech innovation and creativity. Cornell University, New York University, Columbia University and others are all building new academic programs targeted at the city’s burgeoning tech scene.
nydailynews.com (17 days ago)
Tech sector gets strong boost from broad market upswing. Qualcomm leads the way after hiking its dividend by 40%. Yahoo lands another upgrade.
marketwatch.com (2 months and 20 days ago)

Etsy, one of New York's thriving tech companies, is making an imprint on the city's economy, helping local artisans and craftsman launch businesses at a relatively low cost.
nydailynews.com (2 months and 21 days ago)
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