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Re:New York will always be a tech backwater, I don’t care wh... by starkfist on Tuesday August 03, 2010 @03:18PM (#1572358)
The greater "tech scene" (if you can call it that) in Brooklyn is in and around Dumbo and Downtown.
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Re:New York will always be a tech backwater, I don’t care wh... by dustym on Tuesday August 03, 2010 @03:32PM (#1572415)
You're right. Mentally I (incorrectly) lump them in with South Brooklyn. Or, more to the point, "yipster" Brooklyn.

Honest question: How many people actually live near their work in DUMBO or Downtown?

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Re:New York will always be a tech backwater, I don’t care wh... by starkfist on Tuesday August 03, 2010 @03:44PM (#1572477)
No idea. Personally, I hate DUMBO and find it very inconvenient (from elsewhere in Brooklyn), but I know maybe a dozen hacker types who live over there.
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Re:New York will always be a tech backwater, I don’t care wh... by ryoung on Tuesday August 03, 2010 @09:50PM (#1573422)
*raises hand for etsy. There's definitely an interesting art scene in and around the dumbo area, and I get the impression that it's on its way to becoming a viable place for tech as well.
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