FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com JANUARY 15, 2015 • THE QUEENS COURIER 11 Popular Mechanics features Queens in ‘best startup cities in America’ list BY CRISTABELLE TUMOLA [email protected]/@CristabelleT Queens has not only been named the number one destination to visit in the U.S. but, according to one magazine, it’s also among the top places in the country to start a business. In its February issue, currently on newsstands, Popular Mechanics has selected Queens as one of the “14 best startup cities in America.” “No disrespect to San Francisco or Brooklyn, but we wanted to identify the next wave of cities building an ecosystem to turn innovators into entrepreneurs,” the magazine’s editors wrote. Coming in at number 12, Queens was selected for offering lower rents than its outer-borough neighbor to the south, which often overshadows it. The publication highlights QNS Collective, a coworking space that opened in Astoria in 2013, and nonprofi t Coalition for Queens for supporting local tech startups. It also mentions Long Island City’s renovated Falchi Building, home to Coalition for Queens, The Food Box, Lyft’s New York City operations and other businesses with room for more tenants. One new business that kicked off in the last year took advantage of the co-working spaces in the area. Long Island City resident Alex Jae Mitchell founded Audiokite.com nine months ago and a month later launched out of a co-working space in Astoria, Create NY Space. His website offers independent musicians feedback on their songs from the public. Mitchell, speaking to The Courier last year about why he decided to launch his business in Queens, said Falchi Building cheaper rent was a motivating factor. “The low rent costs help me put everything I have into my business,” he said. Other locations on Popular Mechanics’ list include St. Louis, Mo.; Asheville, N.C.; Oakland, Calif.; Portland, Maine; Baltimore, Md.; Holyoke, Mass.; Boulder, Colo.; Reno, Nev.; Des Moines, Iowa; Cleveland, Ohio; Urbana, Ill.; Detroit, Mich.; and Austin, Texas. Great rates like ours are always in season. 60-Month CD 2..05%APY* At Flushing Bank, we’re small enough to know you and large enough to provide you with the great rates you’re looking for. Hurry, an offer like this can’t last forever. For more information and to find out about our other great offers, visit your local Flushing Bank branch, call 800.581.2889 or visit www.FlushingBank.com. $5,000 minimum deposit *New money only. APY effective November 24, 2014. Annual percentage yield assumes principal and interest remain on deposit for a full year at current rate. Minimum deposit balance of $5,000 is required. Funds cannot be transferred from an existing Flushing Bank account. Premature withdrawals may be subject to bank and IRS penalties. Rates and offer are subject to change without notice. Flushing Bank is a registered trademark Image courtesy of Jamestown
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