New Work City (NWC) is one of the most important hubs of the NYC technology scene.

Why?  New Work City houses ~50 amazing tech freelancers and entrepreneurs running a dozen or so fledgling startups such as Perpetually, Loosecubes, Urban Pregame, Homingcloud and TouchGraph.  Creating a home for independent workers and early stage entrepreneurs creates the fertile soil needed to seed innovation and birth new companies. NWC is that home. In short, New Work City is a home for the homeless and a desk for the deskless, individuals otherwise relegated to working from coffee shops or trapped in the depressing isolation of their own apartments.

If you’re thinking “desks for rent” you’re missing the bigger picture.  It’s all about the people. NWC is people getting together because working in a stimulating environment surrounded by friendly passionate people who love what they do is f***ing awesome. It’s productive, it’s fun, and it’s deeply satisfying.

On September 1, a mere ten days from today, NWC opens its new home:  a brand new 5,000sq space at Canal St and Broadway. The NEW New Work City will support a larger community and will be amazing. As an independent space, New Work City is self-sustained by paying members of the community — people like me. There’s no sugardaddy bankrolling it and no VC firm backing the space.  It’s run as a break-even business and it’s entirely volunteer run — truly a space for us and by us.

In ten days, the dream for NYC to have a dedicated coworking space will be realized. It’s a dream that initially took shape back in the summer of 2007 as part of an East Village coffee shop (CafeBricolage).  Many of the same people are still at the helms.

Having an awesome home to independent workers and entrepreneurs is crucial to New York City’s goal to become a major technology hub.  However, NWC needs your financial support to make this happen. We need about $100,000 total for the new space, and are attempting to raise $15,000 through Kickstarter.  Please donate to our KickStarter fund and be generous (let’s smash through this goal!)

Also, please seriously consider whether your company or organization could benefit from a partnership/sponsorship opportunity with NWC.  If so, please get in touch with me and I’ll happily put you in touch with “mayor” Tony.

By supporting NWC, you’re supporting NYC as a healthy place for startups.  On behalf of me and all New Work City members, thank you for your support,
Jonathan Wegener

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