{"id":31031,"date":"2019-02-26T17:13:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T17:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalgeek.co\/?p=31031"},"modified":"2019-02-26T17:13:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T17:13:00","slug":"why-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalgeek.co\/why-brooklyn\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Brooklyn?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Beastie Boys didn&#8217;t sleep &#8217;til they got there; Godzilla died trying to get there; the Beckhams named their first born after it and the legendary <a href=\"https:\/\/legalhackers.org\/our-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legal Hackers<\/a> group was founded there back in 2012 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>And now, Legal Geek is adding it&#8217;s stamp to Brooklyn&#8217;s rich history by hosting our North America Conference at Bklyn Studios, 415 Albee Square West Brooklyn, NY 11201.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d24198.11281171289!2d-74.00079243604486!3d40.70119274841257!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x147b1ae9b9514792!2sBKLYN+Studios+Event+Space!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1551200264864\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>So why Brooklyn?<\/h2>\n<p>We make our events feel different to any other legal conference out there. Not for the sake of being different but to create a different, exciting and collaborative event experience.<\/p>\n<p>This is why<strong> actors dressed as hedges<\/strong> offered hugs to delegates on arrival at our 2017 conference. It&#8217;s why we host <strong>silent-disco style debates.<\/strong> It&#8217;s why we host our London conference in a <strong>warehouse<\/strong> in hipsterville (Shoreditch). And it&#8217;s why we start all our events with<strong> high-fives<\/strong> (and hugs if you want to) and end with <strong>law firm rock bands<\/strong>, in collaboration with LawRocks!<\/p>\n<p>Taking the New York conference to Brooklyn is part of that process.\u00a0 The amazing &#8216;Bklyn Studios&#8217; provides the right vibe to deliver a true Legal Geek experience.<\/p>\n<h2>How do I get there?<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Super simple. The venue\u2019s subway stations\u00a0connect with\u00a0the A, C, F,\u00a02, 3, B, D, N, Q, and R trains. And for those driving there is a dedicated car-drop off lane \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Here are some estimated travel times from different parts of Manhattan:<\/span><\/p>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">From the Financial District:<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">15\u00a0mins by\u00a0Subway<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">30 mins in a taxi<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">From SoHo:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">20\u00a0mins by\u00a0Subway<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">30 mins in a taxi<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">From Midtown:<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">25\u00a0minutes by\u00a0Subway<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">30-45 mins in a taxi<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"yj6qo ajU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Here are some teaser photos to get you excited<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28441 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legalgeek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Legal-Geek-FAQs-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/div>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27723 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legalgeek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/D50_5929-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/h2>\n<div>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27656 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legalgeek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/D50_5198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27588 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legalgeek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/DSC_2995.jpg\" alt=\"Legal Geek Lego Serious Play 2\" width=\"3621\" height=\"2414\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>We can&#8217;t wait to see you there!<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xvM8yl9stO\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalgeek.co\/north-america\/\">Legal Geek North America<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Legal Geek North America&#8221; &#8212; Legal Geek\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legalgeek.co\/north-america\/embed\/#?secret=J6VbX4yLLB#?secret=xvM8yl9stO\" data-secret=\"xvM8yl9stO\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Beastie Boys didn&#8217;t sleep &#8217;til they got there; Godzilla died trying to get there; the Beckhams named their first born after it and the legendary Legal Hackers group was founded there back in 2012 \ud83d\ude42 And now, Legal Geek is adding it&#8217;s stamp to Brooklyn&#8217;s rich history by hosting our North America Conference at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31153,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why Brooklyn? 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