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ABOUT MILES OUR TARGET AUDIENCE OUR SPACE(S) OUR OFFERINGS PRESS PHOTOS OUR TEAM OUR MILESTONES CONTACT

ABOUT MILES Made in the Lower East Side (miLES) : A multi-disciplinary innovation start-up that creates multi-use storefronts as community hubs Started as an online collaboration in February 2012, miLES recognizes the urgency of the problem of vacancy in neighborhoods, the importance of utilizing untapped spaces and resources, and the need of an innovative cross-disciplinary practice to create a sustaining process to engage communities and stakeholders. We want to further enhance and channel the creative, entrepreneurial and community spirit of the Lower East Side into underused spaces. A previously vacant storefront turned into a community hub for co-working, meeting, events and pop-up shops miLES opens underused storefronts to new possibilities, with multi-use short-term pop-ups including co-working, classes, events and shops. Think of us as the Airbnb or Zipcar for storefronts.

OUR TARGET AUDIENCE Made in the Lower East Side (miLES) : We create value across multiple stakeholders We work with residents, artists, businesses and landlords in the Lower East Side to identify, program and fill underused spaces and turn them into vibrant community hubs for working, learning, connecting and starting up new projects. For residents: we listen to your ideas and help tell your stories. We offer new possibilities for underused spaces in your neighborhood. We bring new stories and vibrancy to the neighborhood. For storefront owners and tenants: we fill your space in a way that helps highlight the spaces and potentially helps you rent them out in short term basis. We do the vetting of the programming to save you the effort, and bring you the appropriate extra foot traffic that you desire. For people with ideas: We make it easy for you to display and prototype your entrepreneurial, creative, educational or civic ideas in a public space. We match you up with storefronts. By aggregating different pop up interventions, we create a common brand and marketing that helps promote all events and interventions associated with miLES.

There are still over 200 vacant storefronts and lots in the neighborhood, waiting for ideas, ripe for activiation. miLES offer a temporary home for emerging projects, and provide inclusive economic opportunities for the neighborhood.

OUR SPACE (S) Made in the Lower East Side (miLES) : Our first pilot storefront on E 4th Street Partnering with Fourth Arts Block, we opened our first pilot storefront on 75 E 4th Street on April 1 for a 3 month period. We transformed a previously unused storefront into a vibrant community hub for short term uses including collaborative workspaces, classes, events, pop-up shops and anything you can imagine. We will be opening up more underused storefronts in the neighborhood very soon...

75 E 4th Street Before and After

Co-working on Weekdays

OUR OFFERINGS Made in the Lower East Side (miLES) : Multi-use short-term uses as community hub Co-working A shared workspace at a storefront with WIFI, printing and other ammenities on weekdays as a membership subscription. Essex Plan A 20-hour per month walk-in membership Clinton Plan A half-day every business day dedicated membership Delancey Plan A full-day every business day dedicated membership

Classes or Events on Weeknights

Pop-up Shops on Weekends

Classes 2-hour use of the storefront as a classroom on weeknights, one time or recurring uses. Events 4-hour use of the storefront as an event space on weeknights, one time or recurring uses. Pop-up Shops 9-hour use of the storefront on weekends, one time or recurring uses.

PRESS, MEDIA & EVENTS Made in the Lower East Side (miLES) : We open storefronts to possibilities

Our story has been covered widely by press and we were invited to present at multiple venues, see our full press coverage at (under the press tab): http://www.madeinLES.org/about/ Fast Company This Airbnb For Storefronts Is Creating New Opportunities In A New York Neighborhood. Huffington Post miLES is much more expansive than Airbnb for Storefronts... miLES seems much more like an incubator for the community. New York Times The Local East Village NY1 BMW Guggenheim Lab TEDx DUMBO New Museum Ideas City Open House One Prize 2012 (Jury chaired by Christine Quinn) OpenIDEO The Lo-Down Bowery Boogie DNA Info Benevolent Media World Journal Examiner The New York View Architect Archinect Arch Daily Curbed

OUT TEAM Made in the Lower East Side (miLES) : A multi-disciplinary team miLES opens storefronts to possibilities. Achieving this takes diverse perspectives, personalities, and expertise. We are fueled by our peoplean interdisciplinary group of dreamers, realists, educators, designers, and career theorists. Through our initiative we foster creative and economic opportunities for our storefronts, our neighborhoods, and our city. Eric Ho Eric is a licensed architect finding himself at the intersection of design and social entrepreneurship. He sees architecture as a dialogue that facilitates engagement between people and their environment. Eric founded miLES in early 2012 and has been passionately leading its development from an idea into an innovative practice. In his spare time, you can find Eric looking for inspiration in the LES. Chloe Tseung Chloe is an enthusiast of personal development and a practitioner of change management. She believes that there is no failure, only feedback. A founding member of miLES, she has taken on various roles since its inception, currently crafting its organizational vision and narrative. She loves serendipitous encounters, philosophical conversations, and is learning to embrace her fondness of contemplation. Sarah Fathallah Sarahs background is at the intersection of design, technology, and international development. Trained in finance, design thinking, and ethnography, her work spans a variety of areas, from poverty alleviation to human rights. Sarah has been involved with miLES since it was just a concept on OpenIDEO and now helps with strategic direction, fundraising, and public facing communications.

Alexandra Hsiao Alex is a visual and interaction designer with experience in both corporate and startup environments. She started her career in management consulting, but now uses those skills to redesign user experiences. Alex is working with the miLES team on design, UX and branding. She is always looking for her next great cup of coffee and loves wandering the LES seeking undiscovered hotspots. Lee-Sean Huang Lee-Sean is an artist, designer, and educator. He works with communities to expand their sense of the possible by unleashing the transformative power of art, culture and design. He is working with miLES as a creative and strategic advisor. He spends a lot of time in the LES training capoeira and working as the social media director for the New York Capoeira Center on Suffolk Street. Megan Hafner Megans background is in media, organizing, and strategy development. She is inspired by artists, farmers, truth-tellers and resilient communities. She is working with the miLES team on strategy and community outreach. Megan originally fell in love with the LES when she came to New York for a jazz studies program and is now thrilled to work in the neighborhood. Nora Yoo Nora is an architectural designer and researcher. She enjoys contemplating how architects can move beyond traditional boundaries and engage pressing social and environmental issues. As a miLES Design Fellow, Nora visualizes new pop-up futures for underutilized storefronts and spaces. She finds great motivation for her work in the theme of the 2010 Venice Biennale: People meet in architecture.

Zeev Krieger Zeevs background covers a wide array of urban development, finance and real estate investment projects in local and emerging markets. He is passionate about community based planning and geeky new finance models for urban infrastructure and investment. Zeev has traveled the Gowanus Canal by canoe more than five times. As a miLES Strategy Fellow, Zeev works on partnership and deal structuring with landlords. Mitch Crowder Mitch is a registered architect pursuing his graduate degree in architecture and urban design. He is currently working as a miLES Design Fellow with storefront design layouts and furniture prototyping. Mitch sees the vacancies within the urban realm as opportunities for citizen involvement, cultivating stronger community recognition and pride. Ethan Goldwater Ethan is a filmmaker and educator. He crafts cinematic stories that are personal, intimate, and honest, getting at what drives the work of social innovators and everyday people. For the past five years he has been living on the cusp of the LES and Chinatown, where he has spent over 10,000 hours eating noodles. Ethan is working with miLES as a creative advisor on video and storytelling.

PHOTOS Made in the Lower East Side (miLES) : We open storefronts to possibilities Co-Working Snapshots

PHOTOS Made in the Lower East Side (miLES) : We open storefronts to possibilities Events & Classes Snapshots

PHOTOS Made in the Lower East Side (miLES) : We open storefronts to possibilities Pop-up Shop Snapshots

OUR MILESTONES Made in the Lower East Side (miLES) : We open storefronts to possibilities Pilot Storefront at 75 E 4th Street (April - June) For our 3 month pilot, we have been getting an overwhelming 80+ requests of the space for workspace, events, classroom and pop-up shops, serving a wide range of clients: Brownfish Film Festival Crosby Street Gallery Given Goods Minstry of Supply (MIT Students Start-up) New Museum Ideas City Festival NYC Design Week Noho Design District Brooklyn Soda Works KNO Clothing 51 INC Womens Apparel Makers Toolbox Emerging Designer Imagination in Space Performance Space 122 New Design High School Trade School New York Skillshare Damsels in Design Institute for Family Health and more...

CONTACT Made in the Lower East Side (miLES) : We open storefronts to possibilities

Business Address: 200 Water Street, #1712 New York, NY10038 Pilot Storefront Address: 75 E 4th Street, New York, NY10003 Media Inquiries: info@madeinLES.org