Have questions about employment law or business law? On Tuesday, March 18, between 2pm and 4pm, Yard Herald Square member Eric Sarver, an attorney with over 26 years of experience, is offering free 20-minute legal consultations to answer your questions about contracts, paid sick leave, salary transparency laws, best corporate structure for your business (LLC, s-corp, c-corp, or partnership), and more! Sessions are […]

Join us for Pitches and Pints, a laid-back pitch event where early-stage founders can share ideas, get feedback, and connect—without the pressure of competitions or celebrity VCs. With the help of our friends at  Startup Grind, we'll bring you an evening of innovation and a first look at NYC’s freshest startups. Enjoy happy hour drinks, network with fellow founders, and […]

Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) founders know the journey can be tough—from ever-rising production costs to finding loyal customers in a crowded market. This Ugly Talk event dives straight into the gritty realities of building, distributing, and scaling products people love. Expect candid confessions of epic wins, near-misses, and everything in between, all wrapped into an […]

Office Hours is back! We’re turning our workspace into a stage with an intimate set by Nya with special guest Ajii. Vibe to live music, shop with local vendors and explore art exhibitions... it's a night you won’t want to miss!

It’s that time again! Join us for Monthly Member Breakfast, with fruit, bagels, pastries and more. It’s the perfect opportunity to meet some of the amazing folks in our community. You never know who your new neighbor might be…

​As a founder, you're a key part of product and tech strategy, whether or not it's your expertise. ​You also don’t have time for full-blown product processes, and your team probably isn’t big enough to need all of them. ​About the Event ​In this workshop, we’ll walk through product processes customized for lean startup teams that […]

The Yard partners with the A$AP Foundation, members at our Lower East Side location. The A$AP Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to providing young people with accessible and realistic education about substance use and abuse. The foundation was started in honor of the late Steven "A$AP Yams" Rodriquez, founder of A$AP Mob. All Yard […]

Join us for NYC Artists in Studios @ The Yard Columbus Circle! Meet the artists, see their work up close, and step inside the space where creativity comes to life. Enjoy drinks, great conversation, and a behind-the-scenes look at their process. Come for the art, stay for the community!

SPARK, a local meetup hosted by Freelancers Union, hosts monthly events to support freelancers with educational topics nationwide. The NYC chapter, led by Audrey Tappan, is tackling the challenge of staying organized as a freelancer. In this workshop, you'll learn how to track contacts, gigs, and invoices effectively, choose the right CRM, and build a […]

See the newest companies coming out of the NYC startup ecosystem. Provide peer feedback and network with ambitious founders at Pitches and Pints by Startup Grind.

Join us with our partners at SurrealDB for their next developer meetup: Building Smarter AI — How RAG Works & Why It Matters in Financial Services. We’ll break down the fundamentals of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), show how SurrealDB powers smarter retrieval, and walk through a hands-on RAG app build. Plus, we’ll dive into real financial […]