‘Media incubator’ unveiled in DUMBO
A place for creatives to rub shoulders
Media entrepreneurs, filmmakers and advertising pros have a new place to set up shop in Brooklyn. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and other officials launched a “media incubator” space in DUMBO on Tuesday. The Made in NY Media Center is part of a plan to keep the city at the top of its game, media-wise.
The Mayor didn’t cut the ribbon, however. The musician Questlove, the center’s first artist-in-residence, and Media & Entertainment Commissioner Katherine Oliver wore headsets that allowed them to wirelessly operate electronic scissors that did the snipping.
The new 20,000-square-foot facility, at 30 John St., in a historic coffee factory, is meant to be a space where “storytellers, creative professionals and entrepreneurs” can collaborate. The interior, designed by MESH Architects, includes classrooms, a media arts gallery, a 72-seat screening room, a media workspace, and a café. Members of the public will be able to take classes there as well.