Prime Produce
{{Short description|Community organization in New York City}}
{{Coord|40.7664|N|73.9883|W|display=title}}
{{Infobox nonprofit
| name = Prime Produce Guild Hall
| abbreviation = Prime Produce
| founders =
| formation = 2016
| type = Nonprofit, Cooperative
| location = 424 W 54th St, NY, NY 10019
| website = https://www.primeproduce.coop/
| image = Prime Produce 2023 jeh.jpg
| caption = Prime Produce in 2023
}}
Prime Produce Guild Hall, also known as Prime Produce Apprentice Cooperative and Prime Produce, is a community co-working organization and event space based in New York City.{{Cite web |last=Mangan |first=Sandra |date=2023-10-11 |title=Open House Weekend Explores the Inside Story of Hell's Kitchen and Beyond |url=http://w42st.com/post/open-house-weekend-explores-the-inside-story-of-hells-kitchen-and-beyond/ |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=W42ST |language=en-US}}
Prime Produce consists of two organizational bodies. One is an incorporated nonprofit that runs the co-working collective, cybernetics library, and community space in the building.{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=José Maria |title=Coworking: Challenges and Opportunities for a Prosperous and Fair New Economy |url=https://vuir.vu.edu.au/38801/1/city-as-commons.pdf}}{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Ankita |date=2020-11-23 |title=Our Cities Are Designed for Loneliness |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/kzvzpv/our-cities-are-designed-for-loneliness-v25n4 |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=Vice.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123024132/https://www.vice.com/en/article/kzvzpv/our-cities-are-designed-for-loneliness-v25n4 |archive-date=2020-11-23 }} The second is a cooperative that manages their building located at 424 West 54 Street.{{cite magazine |last1=Schneider |first1=Nathan |title=The New Guilded Age |url=https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/the-new-guilded-age |magazine=The New Yorker |date=12 October 2015}}
History
Co-founded by Jerone Hsu, Prime Produce is listed in the Dramatists Guild directory describing itself as "support[ing] entrepreneurs, educators, and artists who share values of service and hospitality" by offering event and practice spaces.{{cite web |title=Member Profile: Jerone Hsu, Co-Founder at GROW Externships |url=https://www.f6s.com/member/jeronehsu1#about |website=F6S |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Prime Produce Apprentice Cooperative |url=https://www.dramatistsguild.com/organization/7986 |website=dramatistsguild.com |access-date=22 June 2023}} Prime Produce has hosted art exhibitions, screenings, staged readings, business networking events involving Pennsylvania's Lafayette College, and career panels for Cornell University.{{cite web | url=https://harvestny.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=49 | title=CRAFT NYC: Next Steps Farmer Panel - Harvest New York - Cornell University - Cornell Cooperative Extension }}{{cite news|url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/events/2023/03/10/2023_exhibition_hiddeninplainsight|title=COMMUNITY CALENDAR, MAR 10, 2023 EXHIBITION: HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT|work=ny1.com}}{{cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/Moxie-Arts-NY-Presents-Free-Filmed-Play-Premiere-of-LE-CONTRAIRE-DE-LA-SOLITUDE-OR-THE-OPPOSITE-OF-LONELY-20211026|title=Moxie Arts NY and Prime Produce Apprentice Cooperative Present Free Filmed Play Premiere of LE CONTRAIRE DE LA SOLITUDE (OR, THE OPPOSITE OF LONELY)|work=Broadway World|last=Christi|first=A.A.|date=26 October 2021}}{{Cite web |last=Wild |first=Stephi |title=Leviathan Lab And JW Theatrical Present A Reading Of Penny Pun's (IMMIGRANTS') LOVE STORIES at Prime Produce |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/Leviathan-Lab-And-JW-Theatrical-Present-A-Reading-Of-Penny-Puns-IMMIGRANTS-LOVE-STORIES-at-Prime-Produce-20230501 |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}
Prime Produce hosts Earthlings NYC, a turtle restoration project that cares for NYC turtles in need by rehabilitating them in the Prime Produce space before re-releasing the turtles into the wild or to permanent homes.{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=David |date=2024-01-01 |title=Shell-ebrating the New Year: Hell's Kitchen Welcomes 2024 with a Cosmic Turtle Drop! |url=http://w42st.com/post/new-year-2024-hells-kitchen-cosmic-turtle-drop/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=W42ST |language=en-US}}
In 2022, Jamaican eatery Cafe 424 opened for business in the cafe space on the first floor of Prime Produce serving Jamaican cuisine.{{Cite web |last=Beling |first=Sarah |date=2022-09-02 |title=Enjoy a Flavor of Jamaican Cuisine and Hospitality as Cafe 424 Opens in Hell's Kitchen |url=http://w42st.com/post/enjoy-a-flavor-of-jamaican-cuisine-and-hospitality-as-cafe-424-opens-in-hells-kitchen/ |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=W42ST |language=en-US}}
Since 2023, Prime Produce has hosted meetings and events presented by the local Wikipedia chapter, Wikimedia New York City.
= Cosmic Turtle Drop (New Year's Eve) =
On New Year's Eve 2023, Prime Produce welcomed in 2024 with a "Cosmic Turtle Drop," descending a translucent turtle sculpture with multicolored lights inside. The ceremonial turtle drop took place in front of the Prime Produce building. The choice of the turtle references the turtle rehab work of Earthlings NYC and the history of Turtle Island in indigenous North American folklore. After the turtle descended, the attendees congregated in the Prime Produce guild hall to watch films that had newly entered the public domain in 2024, starting with Steamboat Willie.
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References
External links
- [https://www.primeproduce.coop/ Official website]
Category:Organizations based in New York City
Category:Cooperatives based in New York (state)
Category:Artist cooperatives in the United States