The NYC Innovation Hot Spot provides business incubator services in the heart of Harlem and is operated in coordination with the leadership of the NYC Regional Innovation Node (NYCRIN). The Hot Spot is charged with coordinating the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem and has partnered with 31 local incubators encompassing all five Boroughs of NYC. We provide these incubators and their members opportunities to participate in NSF I-Corps Lean LaunchPad entrepreneurship training, as well as certain New York State tax benefits. The Hot Spot accepts referrals from these incubators for Innovation Hot Spot consideration, which may ultimately lead to STARTUP NY certification at a City University of New York location.