NYC Resistor

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NYC Resistor

Formation	2008
Purpose	Hacking
Location	United States
Origin	New York
Founders	Bre Pettis, George Shammas, Zach Smith, Eric Skiff, Nick Bilton, Dave Clausen, Raphael Abrams, Diana Eng, Pat Gallagher
Affiliations	Metalab, Chaos Computer Club, Noisebridge and similar
Website	www.nycresistor.com

NYC Resistor is a restricted membership private club hackerspace with 25 members in New York,^[1] inspired by Chaos Computer Club and other hacker organizations. The New York Times describes it as "kind of frat house for modern-day mad scientists."^[2] Its own website describes itself as "NYC Resistor is a hacker collective with a shared space located in downtown Brooklyn. We meet regularly to share knowledge, hack on projects together, and build community."^[3]

Membership[]

Members of the group pay $75 monthly dues.^[2]

Physical Space[]

Barbot, NYC Resistor's drink making slot machine robot

NYC Resistor members in various stages of beard growth

In February 2008 NYC Resistor was located at 397 Bridge Street in Brooklyn NY's MetroTech area. The 800+ sqft warehouse conversion houses a small kitchen, several shop tables, an epilog laser cutter, and a small machine shop. Numerous electronics projects and personal tools litter shelves of members at the space. In March 2009 NYC Resistor acquired the neighboring warehouse space on the fifth floor of 397 Bridge Street and converted it to a machine shop.

In March 2010, NYC Resistor moved to a new, larger space on 3rd Avenue in Boerum Hill upstairs from the former Makerbot headquarters.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Hackerspaces.org

Coordinates: 40°41′1.37″N 73°58′53.88″W / 40.6837139°N 73.9816333°W / 40.6837139; -73.9816333