Mark Greene’s quickly evolving tech revolution right here in Kingston is gaining traction. His “tech friendly” branding proposal — supported by mayor Jim Sottile — was covered today in a report airing on Northeast Public Radio. To listen, click here.
We’re seeing a “tipping point” in action…
— Arthur Zaczkiewicz
Mark Greene, Emmy-award winning animator, graphic designer and filmmaker, took some time to chat with KingstonCitizens.org on Kingston’s prospects as a tech-friendly city.
— Arthur Zaczkiewicz
Arthur: In your opinion, what makes Kingston attractive to digital tech entrepreneurs?
Mark: BROOKLYN ON THE HUDSON
Clearly, digital creative entrepreneurs skew more urban. Kingston offers a much more urban aesthetic than some of the smaller towns around us. That’s why we call it Brooklyn on the Hudson. (Okay you coined that phrase, but I use it a lot.) But compared the New York City, Kingston also offers very very cheap office and living space. Kingston has mixed use buildings and a wide range of housing/home office options.
As the Daily Freeman reports today, the mayor is calling on residents to volunteer. James Sottile also cited accomplishments in the city under his watch, and suggested “promoting the city as a place for Web-based entrepreneurs” the Freeman wrote adding that he sees Kingston as an “upstate digital tech-friendly city.”
He must have got Mark Greene’s proposal. As reported here by Kingston Citizens on Jan. 22, Greene suggested in a report to Sottile and majority leader Bill Reynolds that the city market itself as a “Digital Tech-Friendly City.”
To read Greene’s full report, click here.
— Arthur Zaczkiewicz
Mark Greene, Kingston’s own Emmy winner and founder of Pecos Design, just submitted a proposal to the mayor that essentially rebrands the city as a tech hub, a sort of “Brooklyn of the Catskills” where hip, smart and small-biz savvy folks can relocate and thrive in an urban setting — yet be strikingly close to assets such as the Catskills, the Gunks and the Hudson.
“The city has a brand, but it is dormant,” Green said. “It needs to be brought back to life, and this is one way to do it.”
To see his entire proposal, read on…