Brooklyn Creative League gives freelance professionals, small-shop companies, and nonprofits the tools they need to get their work done: affordable, green shared workspace, office amenities, and a community of professional colleagues.
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Gowanus a Go Go
Come join us at the Bell House on Monday, January 25th for the first annual “Gowanus a Go Go,” a benefit concert for the Gowanus Canal Conservancy. The show features some of the best bands of the NYC music scene: Plushgun, PaperDoll, The Flanks, Gramercy Arms, and DJ Spiritbear. Rich Awn, host of Green Air Radio and CBS’s Green Air Minute is gonna MC. So come rock out and help make the Gowanus clean, green, and funky keen. Tickets are $20 and you can get ‘em at the Bell House website or at Other Music (15 East 4th Street NYC - (212) 477-8150). Doors at 6:30. Rock ’til late.
January 20th, 2010
Fiction Writing Seminar With Hannah Tinti
Got a dusty manuscript sitting in the desk drawer? Want to polish your writing chops? Well, look no further, my friends. Join Hannah Tinti– novelist, PEN/Nora Magid winner, One Story editor, all-around awesome gal–for an intensive five-day workshop here at Brooklyn Creative League. Classes will meet for 2.5 hours per day from Feb. 24-Feb. 28, 2010. Application deadline is Feb. 3. Details here.
January 15th, 2010
New Year’s Deals on Private Offices
Was your New Year’s resolution to finally stop running your company from your kitchen table? Did you vow to ditch your dingy office digs? Or maybe you’re just looking for a good deal on office space?
Well, we’re here to help with our New Year’s Special. Now through February 1st, get a large private office in Brooklyn Creative League for just $1,250/month–all utilities and office amenities included.
Heres’ the scoop. Each private office fits 4-6 desks with room to spare–perfect for small-shop companies, professional services firms, and nonprofit organizations. Plus you get free access to an additional 1,500 SqFt of top-notch professional facilities: conference room, office machines room, meeting areas, and a huge kitchen/lounge! Plus some of the coolest, most interesting, and accomplished colleagues this side of the East River.
No brokers fees. No utility bills. No build out expenses. No BS. Focus on building your business and leave the office management to us. Interested? Drop us a line, already!
January 4th, 2010
BCL in Urban Land Magazine
The November/December 2009 issue of Urban Land magazine focuses on retrofitting interior spaces. BCL leads off the slideshow on shared office spaces.
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December 9th, 2009
BCL Featured on About.com
Ginny Wiehardt, About.com’s Fiction Writing Guide, has a nice post on Brooklyn Creative League’s creative writers. Here’s what writer, artist, and musician Summer Pierre had to say:
“I knew that I needed a space to go and be with other people because I tend to whither in isolation, but I was worried about the kind of time I could commit to an office space and the kind of rent I could consistently afford…I love the new and open atmosphere at BCL. It makes me want to go there and get to work.”
October 28th, 2009
Zipcar Discounts for BCL Members
Zipcar and Brooklyn Creative League, Inc. have joined forces to provide BCL members access to Zipcars at a discounted rate! Dig the benefits:
- Discounted membership & driving rates (only $9/hour or $69/day Monday-Friday in NY for most Zipcars).
- More than 20 makes and models including; pickup trucks, MINIs, Convertibles, BMWs, Hybrids and Outbacks.
- Easy access to vehicles that live in neighborhoods all over the city. Click to find cars nearest you. http://www.zipcar.com/find-cars/
- Universal membership which allows you to seamlessly use Zipcars in Boston, NYC, Washington DC, Chicago, Toronto, Vancouver, London and more to come…
How cool is that?!!
August 26th, 2009
BCL in the Neighborhood News
The dog days of August brought out the love for BCL from the local media. We were featured in:
- Hey Brooklyn, a great podcast produced by the winsome (and whip-smart!) blog The Amber Show.
- The Linewaiters Gazette. Published by the Park Slope Food Coop, the Gazette is a window onto the soul of this Park Slope institution–the good, the bad, the lovable, and the absurd. Adriana Velez wrote our feature, so be sure to check out her scrumptious food blog.
August 26th, 2009
BCL Featured in Daily News
Brooklyn Creative League was featured in the July 13, 2009 edition of New York Daily News:
From a light-filled Gowanus loft that used to be a sweater factory, three-month-old Brooklyn Creative League offers options ranging from full-time desks ($425 per month), part-time desks ($225 per month) and a reserve-online feature that lets customers book space only when they need it.
Sarah Goltz Shelbaya, 35, a health consultant from Windsor Terrace, was so taken with the space she gave up a free office in SoHo to rent a cubicle.
“It was closer to home, and I felt comfortable immediately,” she said. “I also liked that there would be some connection with the people: You’re working in the same way, even if you’re not doing the same work.”
Bike racks and a changing room for working moms are planned. Free two-week trials are available.
July 14th, 2009
