One of the pillars of our mission is to help solve our clients’ problems. I can think of few problems larger than being unable to operate your business for days, if not weeks. I want to salute our team in New York for taking the initiative to help our clients in a time of need.
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The Yard: Brooklyn Coworking: Dear Members and Friends,I write on behalf of everyone at The Yard to…
The Yard: Brooklyn Coworking: Dear Members and Friends,I write on behalf of everyone at The Yard to…
Here at The Yard, we have been working very hard to keep our doors open and our Interent up both for our members and those who have been displaced by the storm. While Verizon is still underwater, we have installed a proxy wifi server and propped up local and visiting businesses alike. A group with the Sid Lee agency from Montreal is set up here now and The Union Beer Distributors have moved into our Library room after their offices were flooded. We’ve also offered complimentary coworking space to displaced locals through Greenpointers.com. And we’re not the only ones! Check out #SandyCoworking on Twitter or the SandyCoworking Map.
The New York community has always joined together and felt a sense of togetherness,” O’Donnell told me. “Because we don’t have the resources of Silicon Valley, New Yorkers have realized we can only succeed by working together so it’s not surprising that people have jumped on board.
It didn’t take long for New York startups and techies to spring into action after Hurricane Sandy left parts of our fine city without power, water, shelter, or Wifi.
With many office buildings in Manhattan still without power, mobile workers are finding ways to coexist—peacefully, for the most part—wherever they can find a power outlet and an Internet connection. The savviest nomads, weary from the battle for space at cafes, are now making temporary homes in other offices—some of which have opened to other workers for free.