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1406 Fulton St (btw Tompkins & Marcy), Brooklyn, NY
Doctor's Office · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 1 tip
Fast Company: As part of its three-year, $25 million initiative to give underserved communities access to primary care, the GE Foundation stocks this clinic with GE appliances and volunteers.
Wine Bar · Financial District · 110 tips and reviews
Fast Company: New York-based staffers at architecture firm Snohetta (a 2011 Most Innovative Company) unwind at this cozy bar, which offers 80 different wines and more than 100 types of whiskey.
Fast Company: Walmart (a 2011 Most Innovative Company) built its largest outlet here, spanning roughly 260,000 square feet. That’s five times the size of the White House.
Apartment or Condo · Lincoln Square · 5 tips and reviews
Fast Company: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos owns three linked units in this jewel overlooking Central Park (and a Barnes & Noble). He bought it for $7.6 million, roughly 0.9% of what Amazon paid for Zappos in 2009.
Dive Bar · East Williamsburg · 125 tips and reviews
Fast Company: This club hosts the highlight of the annual DonorsChoose Moustaches for Kids charity contest, where growers gather to drink "picklebacks" (a shot of Jameson whisky and a shot of pickle juice).
Burger Joint · Hell's Kitchen · 73 tips and reviews
Fast Company: The CEO of DonorsChoose.org (a 2011 Most Innovative Company) often orders milk and cookies to go from this lunch spot, which--true to its name--serves only burgers and desserts.
College Communications Building · Greenwich Village · 27 tips and reviews
Fast Company: Dennis Crowley, co-founder of Foursquare (a 2011 Most Innovative Company), was first inspired to make “a city smarter” while crafting a foosball table for a class project at this school.
Fast Company: Adam McKay, co-founder of Funny or Die (a 2011 Most Innovative Company), was also a founding member of this comedy club, whose alumni include Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, and Jack McBrayer.
Fast Company: This retailer was among the first to sell Madécasse's Madagascar-produced chocolate. "We were just a couple of people with a far-fetched idea and a lot of passion," says Madecasse's Tim McCollum.
City Hall · Downtown Manhattan · 87 tips and reviews
Fast Company: The New York Times (a 2011 Most Innovative Company) earned its stripes in 1870, after publishing a series of exposés on a corrupt politician known as "Boss" Tweed.