NYC Sentinel

The Mice of WC Bryant High School

Mouse is a nonprofit that gives kids a leg up in our increasingly digital world. Today over 200 high schools in the United States have a Mouse Squad that lets students play an important role in the technical support of their school.

— Alexander Hotz and Alexandra Waldhorn

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gdgt.com launch party

The New York City based gadget Web site gdgt.com hosted its first-ever meetup last Thursday. Some of the companies that showed off their wares included BlackBerry, Data Robotics, FLO TV, HTC, Kodak and PlayStation.

— Alexander Hotz and Radhika Marya

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New Work City: A co-working space blossoms in the Big Apple

New Work City is one of a handful of co-working spaces in New York City. On November 1st the space will celebrate its one-year anniversary.

— Alexander Hotz

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Park(ing) Day

PARK(ing) Day is “an annual, one-day, global event where artists, activists, and citizens independently but simultaneously temporarily transform metered parking spots into ‘PARK(ing)’ spaces: temporary public parks,” according to the Web site parkingday.org.

It was started in 2005 in San Francisco. On Broadway, two groups set up their green spots; one near Barnard College and the other outside Columbia University.

— Wadzanai Mhute

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