MakerSpace NYC

MakerSpace NYC is a makerspace in Brooklyn, NY, situated at the Brooklyn Army Terminal on 58th Street. The facility offers industrial equipment for welding, blacksmithing, waterjet cutting, sewing, ceramics, CNC machining, and 3D printing, serving makers, creative professionals, entrepreneurs, and students across New York City. A single membership grants access to roughly 50,000 square feet of industrial workspace, and the organization holds a 4.00 rating based on 33 reviews.

Co-founders DB Lampman and Scott Van Campen opened the original Staten Island MakerSpace on October 28, 2013, after Hurricane Sandy flooded their private studio and metal shop. Funding from the NYC Economic Development Corporation and support from community volunteers made the launch possible. In early 2019, the organization partnered with the New York City Economic Development Corporation to open Futureworks MakerSpace at the Brooklyn Army Terminal and rebranded as MakerSpace NYC. It operates as a 501c3 non-profit and provides subsidized and low-cost memberships and programs through community partners and donors.

The Brooklyn location includes a 6,000 square foot indoor industrial fabrication facility with 35-foot ceilings and overhead cranes suited to large-scale work, a 15,000 square foot fabrication facility focused on advanced manufacturing equipment, a 20,000 square foot studio space with its own woodshop and metalshop for studio members, a 5,000 square foot storage facility with rentable lockers and walk-in units, and a 27,000 square foot outdoor space used for public art, events, and workshops. Offerings include day passes, studio rentals, K-12 programs, workforce development programs, an annual artist residency hosting six artists each year, and basic use, safety, specialty, and individual instruction classes on industrial machinery for adults 18 and older, with certain non-industrial classes open to ages 13 and up. The education department has provided STEM and arts programming in New York City schools since 2013, and the organization is a NYC Department of Education vendor, offering a 10 percent discount to District 75 schools. Studio and community workspaces feature views of New York Harbor.

The site sits about 0.1 miles from the Decorus Atelier of Figurative Art and approximately 0.1 to 0.2 miles from NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn, the Sunset Park Family Health Center at NYU Langone, and the Perlmutter Cancer Center Sunset Park. Martin Luther Playground is roughly 0.2 miles away.

MakerSpace NYC has built a record of repeat and referred customers, reflecting how the non-profit has helped thousands of creative entrepreneurs get their start since 2013 and grown into a cultural anchor in Brooklyn.