The coworking community is composed of entrepreneurs, freelancers, telecommuters, and other location-independent workers who seek to work alongside one another and share resources. This Meetup group will offer events ranging from workshops to talks to happy hours, all in the interest of helping healthily grow and educate the NYC independent community. We're based at New Work City, a coworking space established in 2008 in Manhattan. Learn more about New Work City here: http://nwc.co

Nomad developer, freelance designer, budding entrepreneur! – Need a change from the ever-same cafés you work out of? Join us for a day of guerilla coworking, in a new inspiring location every time. Some pro tips: Plan to do offline work. Some locations might not have WiFi. No Twitter, e-mail, surfing means productive hours! Bring your own coffee and some water. Some locations may be quite a walk from the next café.

Startup companies, freelance designers, developers, hackers, PR and marketing professionals, writers, students, lawyers, telecommuters and all-around brilliant, awesome people- interested in a coworking space in Astoria? We are opening a collaborative workspace in early 2013 and want to hear from you! Help us build a space to best fit your needs. Come out and have your say!

This meetup hosts awesome events for the members of Mission 50 and others interested in finding out more about coworking shared office space. To learn more about mission 50 workspaces, visit www.mission50.com. 9 out of 10 doctors agree that you are better off coming to one of our meetups or dropping in to the office to check it out.

This is a meet-up dedicated to entrepreneurs and startups looking to grow their business. Each meet-up will feature a roster of professional consultants and entrepreneurs speaking to their personal experience and offering their services as advisors and specialists in their fields. Hosted at The Yard, a coworking and private office space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, this event brings together thought-leaders and taste-makers from across New York City to meet and mingle... it's The Yard's Meet & Min …

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What is Co Working ? Co-working is redefining the way we do work. Built around the tenets of community building and sustainability. Co working spaces are shared community spaces for independent professionals to work from like an office but with much more flexibility and creativity.

Give your office something to talk about! Looking for a fun way to bond with your coworkers? Join our new corporate soccer league for a fun way to socialize, exercise and compete while hanging out with your coworkers. This recreational league allows players to compete against other companies in a fun and relaxed environment. Follow up the game with league drink specials at local bars and give the office something to talk about on Monday. * Friday nights * Up to 12 individuals per team * 5 vs. 5, …

Start Up Addicts NYC is a community of enthusiastic web professionals who simply want to make the web a better place. Although our members are mainly designers and developers, anyone is welcome to attend and participate in our meetings. Membership to this group is and always will be free. If you have any questions or suggestions, please don't hesitate to reach out. Visit us elsewhere on the web: http:www.startupcamper.com If your looking for an awesome space to set up your next startup, check o …

Indiegrove is a new coworking space in Downtown Jersey City that offers everything entrepreneurs and independent professionals need to focus, collaborate and grow. This group will highlight networking events, workshops, talks, focus groups, conversations and social gatherings taking place at or around Indiegrove with the hope of building stronger networks while having some fun together.

The focus of this group is for IT professions to meet and hang out in a social  environment . The  Genesis of this group is from the IT organization that included two major hospitals in the NYC area and has evolved over time. This 'Team Building excerise' began as a way to thank and repay coworkers with the purchase of a beverage, and has evolved into a way to keep in touch with friends, colleagues, and to repay those old debts. Feel free to join us and share old war stores, talk about technolog …

This is a group for anyone interested in running for a good cause: runs and walks to benefit charity organizations and programs. If you are an outdoors person and you like to run (or walk) this is your group. Every step you make will be contributing to a good cause. Let's all get together and help our city become a better place while we have a fun time! Bring your friends, family, pets or coworkers along and be part of this healthy movement.

Starting Bloc is a new group for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and professionals -- people out in the world building things, who want resources to help them do it.  Our goal is to harness the power of community to help support developing businesses. Our first challenge... WORKSPACE! Tired of fighting for seats at cramped coffee shops with limited internet access?  We’ll be putting together a series of jellies, where we line up pop-up workspace on the weekends and all get together to jam.  In addit …

Have you been laid off, or otherwise affected by the recession? Fear not! This can be a great time to reevaluate what you want to do with yourself and get back on your feet better than ever. The Runway Project is a program which features regular events geared toward helping you figure out your next steps. And it's completely community-driven-- all the speakers and educators are members of a thriving community of independent workers in NYC. If you'd like to give a talk or host an event, l …

In the dead of the night, the city skyline is punctuated with lit windows. We like to think they're people sitting in their apartments working on their side project or big idea. When everyone you know is in bed, you're hunched over your laptop. There are too few hours in the day and too many things you want to do. Sound like you? Join us!

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We get together every Wednesday to play dodgeball on Manhattan's Upper East Side and then head out to our sponsor bar for drink deals and bar games. And you should probably come do that too, wouldn't you say?! Coed, social sports: shenanigans, tomfoolery, ballyhoo, and general smiley good time funsies all around! Looking forward to getting to know some fresh faces, meeting good people, and playing with some new folk play in our upcoming season! Why would you NOT want to run around like a kid, ma …

The workplace is drastically changing. A December survey showed that a whopping 84% of people planned on leaving their job in 2012, up from 60% just two years ago. Some will look for more pay. Others will look for a better opportunity. But a growing number of passionate workers will strike out on their own, abandoning the safe corporate life to pursue a side project or dream that has been burning inside them. Are you working in a full-time job you hate? Do you have a great business idea inside t …