In the rush to get to class, Eliza Harkins used to forget the things she needed most: notebooks, eyeglasses, phone charger and lunch. If a wallet is not returned to the bag, the device sends a cellphone alert. The women are part of a new generation of technology whizzes emerging from Cornell Tech, a graduate school on Roosevelt Island in the East River that started with just seven students in 2013. Since then, Cornell Tech has become one of the most visible symbols of New York City’s booming technology sector — and a major selling point in the bid to persuade Amazon to build a headquarters in Queens. Ferries provide direct service between the Cornell campus and Long Island City, Queens, where the company will build the headquarters.

Source: New York Times December 17, 2018 08:00 UTC