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Silicon Alley

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noun

  1. an area of New York City in which industries associated with information technology are concentrated

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When Silicon Alley Insider, a predecessor to Business Insider, published those messages in 2010, Zuckerberg apologized during an interview for a New Yorker article, saying he “absolutely” regretted those remarks.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024

Venture capitalists began to reopen the Manhattan offices they had shuttered after the 2001 collapse of the original Silicon Alley.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2013

New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg believes in Silicon Alley so much, he wouldn't be surprised if Stanford graduates started moving there. 

From Inc • Jun. 17, 2013

Talking to AdWeek, Bob Jeffrey claimed,  “With these appointments, JWT solidifies its position as the only agency that can deliver creativity and execution at the intersection of Silicon Alley, Madison Avenue and Hollywood.”

From Forbes • Jan. 12, 2012

Last week, the company formally opened Watson’s headquarters in New York City’s so-called Silicon Alley, the start-up-dense neighborhood that will serve as a base for several hundred employees.

From Washington Post