Staten Island’s Tech Workshop Boots in Tottenville

Tottenville wired last night with Staten Island’s Tech Workshop, sparking NYC’s spring at a rec hall. Coder Jay Patel taught Raspberry Pi as 40 hacked, a $20 class for gear kids. It’s borough bytes—pure SI vibe, screens hot. A kid blinked an LED; a pro coded a bot. ‘Staten builds—this is it,’ Patel says, soldering wires. The room turned lab.

The shop’s fresh—April 3’s start, it tripled since RSVPs, packing desks by 6 p.m. Patel’s a St. George techie; last night’s crowd hit max—lights flashed. A latecomer nabbed a kit; sparks buzzed—NYC grit glowed. Projects hit the table—tech ruled. #SITechShop trended; Bronx wants a chip.

Some griped—’Too tricky,’ sniped a newbie, dodging code. Space pinched—latecomers stood; builds held. A wire fried—fixed quick; work rolled. Queens wants a turn, but Tottenville owns it—bits rule. The hall’s never booted so bold.

Patel’s teasing a hackathon, maybe a park if spring bites. ‘NYC’s grid—this powers it,’ he says, packing tools. The shop’s a Staten win—grit meets tech. It’s a byte rush; join the next. Bring a board—circuits call.