Talk:Civic Hall at Union Square
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Civic Hall was founded by Andrew Rasiej and Micah Sifry in 2014 with its original address at 156 Fifth Ave. See:https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2016/10/17/co-working-shop-civic-hall-sheds-flatiron-office-over-rent-dispute-with-hrc-corporation/
Civic Hall was not and is not a "tech incubator". It was established as a center for Civic Tech See: https://web.archive.org/web/20150214073908/http://civichall.org/ and Civic technology
Rasiej (without Sifry) founded Civic Hall @ Union Square by proposing a new and larger version of original to City officials who initially named the project a "Tech Hub" which created significant community opposition. See: https://ny.curbed.com/2019/7/2/20679878/nyc-union-square-tech-hub-rezoning-promised-protections and https://www.gothamgazette.com/city/7471-union-square-hub-with-600-projected-tech-jobs-appears-on-smooth-path-to-reality
A new facility called Civic Hall @ Union Square provides more space and services than the original and includes a digital skills training center serving mostly underrepresented populations: See: https://www.gothamgazette.com/city/11931-union-square-tech-hub-civic-hall-zero-irving and https://edc.nyc/press-release/mayor-adams-nycedc-partners-open-civic-hall-union-square-new-hub-tech-jobs
Rasiej spearheaded a ULURP and succeeded in securing unanimous approval from Community Board, City Planning, and City Council. See: https://www.gothamgazette.com/city/7471-union-square-hub-with-600-projected-tech-jobs-appears-on-smooth-path-to-reality
Mayor Adams announced the opening of Civic Hall in November 2023 not September. See: https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/11/civic-hall-at-union-square-celebrates-grand-opening-at-124-east-14th-street-in-union-square-manhattan.html Rasiej (talk) 19:30, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
Not Done: The Conflict of Interest policy requires that editors requesting COI edits must clearly state the nature of their conflict of interest. Also, there is no indication of where the suggested edits are intended to go within the article, whether they are additions, replacements for existing text, etc. Axad12 (talk) 17:10, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
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