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Check out photos of NYU-Poly’s new DUMBO Incubator for digital media and tech startups, part of the City’s network of affordable workspaces, where they held an open house last week. Located at 20 Jay Street, the DUMBO Incubator offers more than 30 dedicated work stations and an equal number of flexible access work stations, as well as networking and mentoring opportunities and business assistance for entrepreneurs. Featured speakers at the event included Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, NYCEDC President Seth Pinsky, NYU-Poly President Jerry Hultin, DUMBO Improvement District Executive Director Alexandria Sica, and Two Trees Management Director of Leasing Caroline Pardo.

Read more about the growth of tech startups in DUMBO, Brooklyn in the Wall Street Journal: “DUMBO is Jumbo with Tech”

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