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Artisan's Asylum is a hackerspace in Somerville, MA, inspired by Noisebridge and other hacker/maker organizations. According the Artisan's Asylum's website, "NYC Resistor is a hacker collective with a shared space located in downtown Brooklyn. We meet regularly to share knowledge, hack on projects together, and build community."

Artisan's Asylum is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

Membership
Members pay monthly dues starting at $60, but NYC Resistor encourages participation by anyone who feels they can contribute. Nonmembers are welcome to attend social nights and other public events, as well as take part in classes on a variety of subjects.

Physical Space
In February 2008 NYC Resistor took up residence at 397 Bridge Street in Brooklyn NY's MetroTech area. The 800+ sqft warehouse conversion houses a small kitchen, several shop tables, an epilog laser cutter, and a small machine shop. Numerous electronics projects and personal tools litter shelves of members at the space. In March 2009 NYC Resistor acquired the neighboring warehouse space on the fifth floor of 397 Bridge Street and converted it to a machine shop.

In March 2010, NYC Resistor moved to a new, larger space on 3rd Avenue in Boerum Hill upstairs from Makerbot. A drink mixing robot has become a permanent fixture at the location and in October 2010 a USB dead drop was installed in the brick work of the new building by artist Aram Bartholl.

In the news
The Wall Street Journal The New York Times The NY Daily News The Washington Post The Irish Times NPR Takeaway Show The IEEE Spectrum Zeit Wired Wired Blog Various Blogs
 * Tinkering Makes Comeback Amid Crisis
 * NYCResistor Featured in NY Times Dec 2008
 * NYCResistor mentioned in Article About Ignite NYC
 * NYCResistor Featured in NY Daily News June 2009
 * Mentioned in Hackerspaces article
 * Mentioned in Hackerspaces Article
 * NPR Takeaway Show
 * Members Nick Bilton, and Matt Joyce Interviewed by IEEE during Soldering Competition
 * Zeit.de
 * DIY Freaks
 * Take it Apart Tuesdays Covered
 * Hacker Spaces Article
 * MicroController Article
 * Rep-Rap covered, NYCR Mentioned
 * History of CCC Blog Post Covered
 * Wired Advertising Classes?
 * Rent Party, covered by Gawker.com
 * Elect-o-meter project was covered in many news blogs
 * Laughing-Squid coverage