These 15 stories defined Brooklyn’s tech scene in 2014

Annotate our list of the year's biggest stories.


2014 looks likely to go down as a pivotal year for the innovation economy in Brooklyn.

Maybe the most important sign of the strength of Brooklyn's tech sector is the fact that we've seen technology firms expand into so many neighborhoods. Significant companies have HQs in neighborhoods from Sunset Park to Greenpoint, and we've even seen signs of technology initiatives reaching into Canarsie.

Technical.ly Brooklyn has rounded up the year's biggest local stories. Almost all of these stories had national implications this year (one or two are ones that, in our humble opinion, will have national implications — everyone else just hasn't caught on yet).

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