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Re: Ask HN: what is a good spot to work in New York?

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Post by jessriedel »

advertising wrote: post #10

The Ace Hotel has a great lobby to work in. I work there for a couple hours almost every trip I make to NY. Convenient outlets at most seats, free wifi, and a Stumptown adjoined! Lot's of creative types working there, illustrators, writers and such. Can get pretty busy after 5pm. http://www.fastcompany.com/1768472/ace-hotels-communal-works... 20 West 29th Street New York, NY 10001

I actually just took the subway over to check this place out in response to this thread. Some cons for Ace Hotel:

* The wifi might be free, but you need a passcode. Do you get this by ordering something?

* The prices are pretty exorbitant. Coffee, tea, and sodas are $4, and $20 for a glass of wine.

* Pretty dark inside. OK for working on a laptop, not so good for writing anything by hand.

Re: Ask HN: what is a good spot to work in New York?

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Post by danso »

Im going to get downvoted for this but whatever: the 24 hour apple store, when you need a clean well-lighted place past midnight. It's close to the yellow line and there's always a food cart outside.

There's seating and the light isn't too harsh for being fluorescent. I've seen people go there without their own computers and basically look as if they're editing video for a project...and the staff pay no mind.

Don't know what they'd say if you planted a dell laptop on one of the unused Genius bat areas, though

While I'm on the topic, the Apple stores in SoHo and in UWS have comfortable theater seating. I've planted myself there and even if you don't have headphones, the Apple Genius giving a walk through of how to use Keynote/iCloud/whatever makes for decent background noise

Re: Ask HN: what is a good spot to work in New York?

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Post by danso »

ghostfish wrote: post #35
jashkenas wrote: post #4

Not a cafe, but the Rose Reading Room at the 42nd St. library is the prettiest, most productive place to get work done. Also easy to move outside to Bryant Park when it's nice out. (edit): Looks like it's nearly unanimous. Here's a picture for folks who haven't been there: http://nycpano.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/rose-reading-room...

How loud is it there? The stone walls and tile floors make me think it's very live, acoustically speaking. Are people quiet enough that it's not a problem?

Half of the hall outright forbids headphones, to bar those idiots who play music way too loud in their leaky earbuds

Re: Ask HN: what is a good spot to work in New York?

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Post by abailin »

jessriedel wrote: post #41
advertising wrote: post #10

The Ace Hotel has a great lobby to work in. I work there for a couple hours almost every trip I make to NY. Convenient outlets at most seats, free wifi, and a Stumptown adjoined! Lot's of creative types working there, illustrators, writers and such. Can get pretty busy after 5pm. http://www.fastcompany.com/1768472/ace-hotels-communal-works... 20 West 29th Street New York, NY 10001

I actually just took the subway over to check this place out in response to this thread. Some cons for Ace Hotel: * The wifi might be free, but you need a passcode. Do you get this by ordering something? * The prices are pretty exorbitant. Coffee, tea, and sodas are $4, and $20 for a glass of wine. * Pretty dark inside. OK for working on a laptop, not so good for writing anything by hand.

In my experience, you don't need to order anything to get a passcode, just ask one of the people working there.

Re: Ask HN: what is a good spot to work in New York?

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Post by eevilspock »

wahnfrieden wrote: post #24
cypherpunks01 wrote: post #20

Manhattan: - Kaffe 1668 in Tribeca - great atmosphere, great coffee & tea - Cafe Mercato on Broadway at Bleecker St. - open 24h, it's a sizeable deli, has tap beer, and work space in the back - Ace Hotel lobby on W. 29 st - classy but gets very crowded Brooklyn: - Vineapple in Brooklyn Heights - coffee & grilled cheese - Tea Lounge in Park Slope - coffee & beer & many couches

Tea Lounge is bad for working past 9pm or so though once the live music begins. The couches are a bit dusty too.

Different strokes for different folks. I thrive in the noise of the Tea Lounge. I also second the Ace Hotel, which includes a Stumptown for you coffee fiends.

Re: Ask HN: what is a good spot to work in New York?

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Post by eevilspock »

jessriedel wrote: post #41
advertising wrote: post #10

The Ace Hotel has a great lobby to work in. I work there for a couple hours almost every trip I make to NY. Convenient outlets at most seats, free wifi, and a Stumptown adjoined! Lot's of creative types working there, illustrators, writers and such. Can get pretty busy after 5pm. http://www.fastcompany.com/1768472/ace-hotels-communal-works... 20 West 29th Street New York, NY 10001

I actually just took the subway over to check this place out in response to this thread. Some cons for Ace Hotel: * The wifi might be free, but you need a passcode. Do you get this by ordering something? * The prices are pretty exorbitant. Coffee, tea, and sodas are $4, and $20 for a glass of wine. * Pretty dark inside. OK for working on a laptop, not so good for writing anything by hand.

The passcode is free for the asking, requiring no purchase. You can get coffee at Stumptown.

Re: Ask HN: what is a good spot to work in New York?

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Post by untog »

iamdann wrote: post #16

Just a heads up, most of the Starbucks in Manhattan have removed all their power outlets (last month, or the month before) to prevent people from spending time there working. I guess having people say "my company started from humble beginning in the local Starbucks" is no longer valuable to them.

I don't blame Starbucks for that at all. I saw far too many people sat there with an empty coffee cup they probably purchased three hours beforehand- they're a coffee shop, not a co-working space.
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