Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 40 minutes ago
We created New York's most socially distanced office in the middle of the East River.
You may also enjoy our phone booth office: ▶ youtube.com/watch?v=zyrIt72j8v0&list=PL9C5623622606791F&index=2
Full Story: improveverywhere.com/2020/10/26/new-yorks-most-socially-distanced-office
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For our latest mission, we created New York's most socially distanced office in the middle of the East River. The floating office included a water cooler, a battery-powered computer with working internet, and a variety of contemporary office furniture. Workers were transported to the office by a shuttle boat at Brooklyn's Main Street Park.
The workspace included breathtaking views of the Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge, and the Manhattan skyline, providing the ultimate Zoom background. New Yorkers on land and sea were surprised and delighted by the sight of this extreme work from home measure. This unauthorized project was a collaboration with Tideland Institute.
Produced by Improv Everywhere
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Crew
Created by: Improv Everywhere and Tideland Institute (http://tidesin.org)
Directed by: Charlie Todd
Executive Producers: Justin Ayers, Andrew Soltys, and Charlie Todd
Producer: Aleks Arcabascio
Production Assistants: Joey Lieberman, Nate Merchant
Director of Photography: Justin Ayers
Camera Operators: Michael Doyle, Kate Montgomery
Still Photographer: Thomas Concordia
Sound Mixer: Alan Kudan
Set Construction: N.D. Austin and Danielle Isadora Butler
Shuttle Boarding Agent: Gary Francis
Music: Bossa Beach by Tyler Walker (tylerwalkermusic.com/)
Cast
Office Worker: Jesse Good
Shuttle Boat Captain: N.D. Austin
Rowboat Captain: Danielle Isadora Butler
Zoom Participants: Mario Svirsky, David Neal, Daniel Seth, Alex Kornberg, Bonnie John, Gary Pelton, Christen Currie, Earl May, Ryan Karels, Evan Bass Zeisel, Will Choy
Special Thanks
Glo Tavarez, Micki Spiller, Lindsey Sproul
Jesse Good and HDC Office Furniture & Facility Supply (hdcsupply.com/)
Tideland Institute
Jeff Sproul
Bennie Coleman, Daniel Fox, Zachary Kanfer, Jeffrey Kornberg, Chloe Lewis, John Seto
This is one of over 100 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past 20 years in New York City. Others include Frozen Grand Central, the Food Court Musical, and the famous No Pants Subway Ride, to name a few. Visit our website to see tons of photos and video of all of our work, including behind the scenes information on how this video was made.
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We created New York's most socially distanced office in the middle of the East River.
You may also enjoy our phone booth office: ▶ youtube.com/watch?v=zyrIt72j8v0&list=PL9C5623622606791F&index=2
Full Story: improveverywhere.com/2020/10/26/new-yorks-most-socially-distanced-office
Join our email list for participation opportunities and new project news: improveverywhere.com/email-lists
For our latest mission, we created New York's most socially distanced office in the middle of the East River. The floating office included a water cooler, a battery-powered computer with working internet, and a variety of contemporary office furniture. Workers were transported to the office by a shuttle boat at Brooklyn's Main Street Park.
The workspace included breathtaking views of the Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge, and the Manhattan skyline, providing the ultimate Zoom background. New Yorkers on land and sea were surprised and delighted by the sight of this extreme work from home measure. This unauthorized project was a collaboration with Tideland Institute.
Produced by Improv Everywhere
improveverywhere.com
Crew
Created by: Improv Everywhere and Tideland Institute (http://tidesin.org)
Directed by: Charlie Todd
Executive Producers: Justin Ayers, Andrew Soltys, and Charlie Todd
Producer: Aleks Arcabascio
Production Assistants: Joey Lieberman, Nate Merchant
Director of Photography: Justin Ayers
Camera Operators: Michael Doyle, Kate Montgomery
Still Photographer: Thomas Concordia
Sound Mixer: Alan Kudan
Set Construction: N.D. Austin and Danielle Isadora Butler
Shuttle Boarding Agent: Gary Francis
Music: Bossa Beach by Tyler Walker (tylerwalkermusic.com/)
Cast
Office Worker: Jesse Good
Shuttle Boat Captain: N.D. Austin
Rowboat Captain: Danielle Isadora Butler
Zoom Participants: Mario Svirsky, David Neal, Daniel Seth, Alex Kornberg, Bonnie John, Gary Pelton, Christen Currie, Earl May, Ryan Karels, Evan Bass Zeisel, Will Choy
Special Thanks
Glo Tavarez, Micki Spiller, Lindsey Sproul
Jesse Good and HDC Office Furniture & Facility Supply (hdcsupply.com/)
Tideland Institute
Jeff Sproul
Bennie Coleman, Daniel Fox, Zachary Kanfer, Jeffrey Kornberg, Chloe Lewis, John Seto
This is one of over 100 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past 20 years in New York City. Others include Frozen Grand Central, the Food Court Musical, and the famous No Pants Subway Ride, to name a few. Visit our website to see tons of photos and video of all of our work, including behind the scenes information on how this video was made.
improveverywhere.com
Be the first to find out about the next video we create by subscribing to our YouTube channel, and click the bell below this video to be notified of new videos! - bit.ly/iesub
JOIN OUR RANKS: improveverywhere.com/email-lists
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