De Blasio says forthcoming tech hub will foster talent, boost Silicon Alley’s profile
By Lisa Lacy
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio sat down at adtech firm AppNexus on Friday (February 17) to talk about the latest on the City’s forthcoming Union Square Tech Hub.
Currently home to electronics retailer PC Richard & Sons, the site – 124 East 14th Street – will be transformed into a 258,000-square-foot hub for what a press release called “civic innovation, job creation and fluid work and learning opportunities in a state-of-the-art tech-enabled facility.”
It will be anchored by tech and public policy non-profit Civic Hall and will generate 600 “good-paying” jobs, de Blasio said in the release.
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Source: The Drum





