Proposed tech incubator evidence of growing tech scene in LIC

Image source: Flickr – New York City Council

As the NYC tech scene continues to grow, Queens is getting its turn at the wheel. Startups like 3D printing company Shapeways and Aereo are calling LIC home. The first Queens Tech Meetup, which took place on June 7th at Hunter’s Point Plaza, attracted over 150 attendees and a second meetup is planned for Thursday this week. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is also making a push for more tech and science education at CUNY’s Queens College.

The NY Daily News reports that a shared work space called the Anable Basin Tech Incubator is being proposed for tech education and entrepreneurship. Packaging company Plaxall and the Coalition for Queens are partnering on the initiative to turn a warehouse off Vernon Blvd into the Tech Incubator. According to The Real Deal, the property is at 5-46 46th Avenue (GMAP), across the river from the future Roosevelt Island campus of CornellNYC Tech.