Queen One's Rise and Fly Brings Tech-Art Hub to Williamsburg

"Step into Queen One's Rise and Fly Vision Centre and it feels less like an office and more like a new gallery on the Williamsburg circuit. An animatronic leopard with wings greets visitors, conference rooms are lined in amethyst and sculptures look more like museum pieces than meeting-room decor. The fit-out is deliberately theatrical, built to play as an immersive art exhibit rather than a standard corporate headquarters."

"Founder and CEO Ryan Urban says the centre was 22 months in the making and calls it "a beacon for Brooklyn, it's a beacon for New York." As reported by News 12 New York, Urban told visitors the hub is meant to inspire "the next generation of innovators" and to feel distinctly local, not like a generic transplant dropped onto the waterfront."

"The space spans more than 30,000 square feet at 25 Kent Avenue and represents a more than $10 million capital investment, with plans to create roughly 600 high-tech jobs in New York City over the next five years, according to a press release from Empire State Development. The rollout is tied to performance-based tax incentives and an estimated $67 million in research and development spending focused on AI and e-commerce work."

Queen One's Rise and Fly Vision Centre sits at 25 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg and occupies over 30,000 square feet with a theatrical gallery-style fit-out, animatronic sculptures and distinctive meeting rooms. The centre combines an AI-powered e-commerce lab with community programming—workshops, art classes and weekend programs for adults with autism, including a Scepter workshop for severe autism. Founder Ryan Urban says the centre took 22 months to build and calls it "a beacon for Brooklyn, it's a beacon for New York," aiming to inspire the next generation of innovators. The project involves more than $10 million in capital, plans roughly 600 high-tech jobs and includes tax incentives and R&D spending on AI and e-commerce.

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