I'm looking for a makerspace/hackerspace in NYC

1 points by paddy_m 13y ago ↗ HN

I am looking at joining a hackerspace in NYC. Does anyone have any feedback or experiences to share?

I am leaning heavily towards 3rd ward because of their current sale. https://www.3rdward.com/memberships. At $250 a month 3rd ward is steep but manageable, that requires a year long commitment though. I think I am willing to give it a shot. I want to use the metalshop and build furniture. I think for professionals it's an excellent deal.

There is also the Madagascar Institute. Which has a welding shop and charges $70 a month. http://www.madagascarinstitute.com/ . I'm a little worried about shop safety and guidance there. It does look like a fun place.

I really wish Tech Shop were in NYC. http://brooklyn.techshop.com/get_involved.html . They have a pre-signup page for $2000 for a year's membership. That is dependent on them building their NYC place which seems doubtful.

I don't think NYCResistor has the tools for the type of projects I want to work on.

What other places could people recommend? How is techshop in SF?

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johnmurch 13y ago ↗

Have you heard of http://blog.makerbar.com/?page_id=83? I know Hoboken isn't NYC but the path is pretty quick (post sandy) :)

paddy_m 13y ago ↗

Do they have metalworking and woodworking equpiment. From their homepage it seems to be a lot of arduino stuff.

Thanks though? Are you a member?

Not a member just heard about them. Not sure about that amount of space/tools - Here are some others in or around NYC/NY http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/New_York