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How one of Brooklyn’s most expensive neighborhoods became home base for the creative class

Fast Company Tech

When international architecture firm Snhetta found its New York City lease was coming up last year, a search kicked off for a new workspace. But it maintains an authentic, [Photo: Chris Cooper] industrial version of Brooklyn and New York City thats hard to replicate.

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Inside the firm turning eerie blank streaming ads into useful nonprofit messages

Ars Technica

StreamTV Insider provided flights from New York City to Denver and two nights of accommodation so Ars could attend its StreamTV Show. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. DENVER—Ads shown while you're streaming shows or movies are disruptive enough.

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Record Revenue, Double Digit Hike For GivingTuesday

The NonProfit Times

DonorsChoose in New York City got off to an early start through a promo code sent to previous donors on Monday. “Just as the commercial sector is extending their promotions well before and after designated timeframes to provide further opportunities for success (e.g.,

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This Brooklyn apartment complex was built like a Lego set

Fast Company Tech

In this case, the apartments are limited to seniors in New York Citys affordable housing lottery, with a percentage of the units reserved for seniors who were previously homeless. Interest payments for the project average around $100,000 a month. It also means, of course, that residents can start moving in faster.

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Scott Resumes Giving Away Millions In Large Chunks

The NonProfit Times

MacKenzie Scott, who in the past few years has given away more than $17 billion, has provided $65 million to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) in New York City. It is the largest contribution in LISC’s nearly half-century history. The LISC gift was not a solo.

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This guy has a quick fix for the crisis on Brooklyn’s busiest highway—and few are paying attention

Fast Company Tech

New York City’s Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is falling apart. The BQE is overseen by both the state of New York and New York City, among others, with the city in charge of the 1.5-mile Built between 1946 and 1964, the urban highway runs 12.1

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FreeWill Acquires AI-Driven GrantAssistant

The NonProfit Times

FreeWill, a New York City-based public benefit company that is mostly remote, was launched in 2017 and generates income from subscriptions from nonprofits. Our relationship blossomed as we realized that merging could be a force multiplier for us, and a win for society. We couldn’t be happier.”