NY Times Article Profiles Cornell Tech, Says Made LIC Appealing To Amazon HQ2, Created Over 50 New Tech Start Ups And Mixed Reaction From Roosevelt Island Residents

This Graduate School Helped Make New York Appealing to Amazon - profile of ⁦@cornell_tech⁩ on Roosevelt Island https://t.co/2GlrgBFxCf

— Roosevelt Islander (@Rooseveltisland) December 17, 2018

The New York Times profiled Roosevelt Island's Cornell Tech in this December 17 article highlighting the Graduate Tech School's role in attracting Amazon HQ 2 to nearby Long Island City

Nearly 7 years to the day after @MikeBloomberg announced @cornell_tech was coming to Roosevelt Island, the many at @NYCEDC and elsewhere who made it a reality couldn’t have envisioned a better headline: https://t.co/SWaSJisDjK

— Benjamin M. Branham (@benbranham) December 18, 2018

and creating over 50 new start up tech companies including Kipit



Revercare

Cornell Tech startup ReverCare connects family caregivers to care coaches who help them craft a personalized, long-term care plan. https://t.co/1zXlLvc9V8 pic.twitter.com/cplcY1PqIn

— Cornell Tech (@cornell_tech) November 20, 2018

Full Plate

Cornell Tech startup Full Plate serves low-income communities by combining affordability and convenience to create access to fully-prepared, nutritious meals. pic.twitter.com/wxP2lSgyPu

— Cornell Tech (@cornell_tech) November 6, 2018

and Nanit.

The only smart baby monitor that delivers personalized insights to help your baby’s dreams come true. #getnanit pic.twitter.com/5S9a47OhBv

— Nanit (@getnanit) August 14, 2018

The opinions of two Roosevelt Island residents about Cornell Tech are quoted in the article too. One critical:

... Some Roosevelt Island residents have also complained about the continuing campus construction, while others said Cornell Tech had not paid enough to support local neighborhood services, such as street cleaning and landscaping.

“They’re a very prestigious institution that is free-riding off the backs of a working population to function in an environment that they really are not adequately paying for,” said Joyce Short, a writer and longtime resident....

and the other positive:

... The school’s technology lessons have spilled over to the neighborhood. Cornell Tech has supported computer science instruction at the public elementary and middle school. Its students have taught classes at a senior center on protecting against online fraud and created a web page featuring open spaces on the island for the gardening club.

Jay Jacobson, 82, a retired lawyer who lives on Roosevelt Island, recently worked with Cornell Tech students to address a daily problem for older people: how to carry a shopping bag when holding onto a walker? They came up with a 3-D-printed hinge to attach to a walker.

“I’m so glad I’m part of their community,” he said. “It’s just a delight to have them.”...

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