NYC Resistor
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| Formation | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Hacking |
| Location |
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Origin | New York City |
Founders | Bre Pettis, George Shammas, Zach Smith, Eric Skiff, Nick Bilton, Dave Clausen, Raphael Abrams, Diana Eng, Pat Gallagher |
| Affiliations | Metalab, Chaos Computer Club, Noisebridge and similar |
| Website |
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NYC Resistor is a hackerspace in New York City, inspired by Chaos Computer Club and other hacker organizations. According to the NYC Resistor's website, "NYC Resistor is a hacker collective with a shared space located in downtown Brooklyn. We meet regularly to share knowledge, hack on projects together, and build community."[1]
NYCResistor is an LLC.
Membership
Core members of the group pay monthly dues starting at $75,[2] but NYC Resistor encourages participation by anyone who feels they can contribute. Nonmembers are welcome to attend Craft Nights and other public events, as well as take part in classes on a variety of subjects. Visiting beyond this can be arranged on a case by case basis with current members.
Physical Space
In February 2008 NYC Resistor took up residence at 397 Bridge Street in Brooklyn NY's MetroTech area. The 800+ sqft warehouse conversion houses a small kitchen, several shop tables, an epilog laser cutter, and a small machine shop. Numerous electronics projects and personal tools litter shelves of members at the space. In March 2009 NYC Resistor acquired the neighboring warehouse space on the fifth floor of 397 Bridge Street and converted it to a machine shop.
In March 2010, NYC Resistor moved to a new, larger space on 3rd Avenue in Boerum Hill upstairs from Makerbot. A drink mixing robot has become a permanent fixture at the location[3] and in October 2010 a USB dead drop was installed in the brick work of the new building by artist Aram Bartholl.[4]
Affiliated Projects & Companies
Several projects and companies got their start at NYC Resistor.[5] Some of these include:
- Makerbot (3D printing company)
- goTenna (peer-to-peer communications hardware startup)
- Open Source Hardware Association (open source hardware advocacy nonprofit)
- Blinky Tape (LED strips with integrated controllers)
- GenSpace (nonprofit biology incubator)
- Bitters and Esthers (educational homebrewing startup)
In the news
The Wall Street Journal
The New York Times
The NY Daily News
The Washington Post
The Irish Times
NPR Takeaway Show
The IEEE Spectrum
Zeit
Wired
Wired Blog
- Take it Apart Tuesdays Covered
- Hacker Spaces Article
- MicroController Article
- Rep-Rap covered, NYCR Mentioned
- History of CCC Blog Post Covered
- Wired Advertising Classes?
Various Blogs
- Rent Party, covered by Gawker.com
- Elect-o-meter project was covered in many news blogs
- Laughing-Squid coverage
References
- ↑ About page for NYCResistor.com
- ↑ Popper, Ben (2008-12-26). "New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ↑ Andrew Rosenblum (2011-02-21). "The Bar Is Open: A Slot Machine That Pays In Drinks". Popular Science. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ↑ "Dead Drops: Bizarre new artwork embeds USB sticks in buildings". Mail Online. London. 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
- ↑ "6 Wonderful, Friendly Maker Spaces in New York City | Next Top Makers". www.nexttopmakers.com. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
External links
Coordinates: 40°41′1.37″N 73°58′53.88″W / 40.6837139°N 73.9816333°W