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    New York City

    Build First Lab

    NYC's home for AI builders

    The idea is simple: A physical space in New York City where everyday New Yorkers learn to build with AI.

    Not a lecture hall. Not a coworking space. A working lab. Part dev shop, part learning studio, part community hub.

    A place where teachers, founders, students, and career-changers come to make things. Where "I have an idea" becomes "I built it this weekend."

    Why now

    AI has changed who can build software. You don't need to be a developer anymore. You need curiosity, a problem worth solving, and a place to start.

    NYC doesn't have that place yet. We want to build it.

    Build First Learning Lab - isometric floor plan showing main workshop area, private call rooms, private office, open kitchenette, storage, and entry/welcome area

    What we've already done

    1,000+

    people trained on AI-native building

    150+

    builders in live build sessions

    245+

    students engaged

    Collaborations include

    Colleges

    • Columbia University SPS
    • Zahn Innovation Center (CUNY)
    • NYU Startup School

    K-12

    • Harlem Link Charter School
    • HS of Art and Design
    • Comp Sci High

    Nonprofits

    • Girls Who Code
    • Tech:NYC
    • NYCPS
    • The Manhattan 75 Block Association

    What we're looking for

    Founding partners who want to shape what this becomes

    Space

    A physical home in NYC. Academic, corporate, or civic

    Funding

    To build the first cohort and prove the model

    Alignment

    Institutions who believe NYC should lead on AI literacy, not just AI regulation

    Who we are

    Build First is an AI training and product studio led by Bethany Crystal. We help organizations go from "curious about AI" to "building with AI" in days, not months.

    This is the next chapter: Making that access permanent, physical, and open to everyone.

    Interested in partnering?

    bethany@buildfirst.ai

    For builders

    Want to be part of the first cohort? Leave your email and we'll let you know when doors open.