New York Initiative (NYI) | |
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Seal of the New York Initiative | |
Team Statistics | |
Group | New York Initiative (NYI) |
Category | Public Service |
Headquarters | [[Location::NYC, NY, USA]] 39° 12' 50.01" N, 79° 38' 13.60" W |
Status | Active |
Team Activity | |
Leader | Spectre |
Members | ---Former Members--- Battlestar, Blind-Side, Dark Guardian, Dead End, Doc Advencha, Jack Zero (co-founder), Lock, Lucid, Samaritan Prime, Shade, Short Cut, Snipe, Spyder, The Thre3, TSAF, Zimmer (co-founder) |
Allies | The Initiative Collective |
Foes | Apathy |
Actions | Fundraising, homeless outreach, safety patrol |
The New York Initiative (NYI) is a group of Real Life Superheroes in New York City. They are the founding branch of The Initiative Collective.
History
Founded in 2009, the NYI was featured in the Documentary "Superheroes" by Michael Barnett, which premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
An August 3, 2018 Facebook post by co-founder Jack Zero sums up the reasons for 3 out of 4 founding NYI members departing the team:
To whoever asked on that anonymous questions thing:
"What happened to your old team?"
In short:
Zimmer had to return to Texas for a family legal issue.
Tsaf pursued a career in cinematic production.
Lucid moved to Alaska to take care of his father.
I continued the group.
Note: There's a LOT more to it than that. But that's really none of anyones business, no offense.
Co-founding member Zimmer left the NYI on March 4, 2012 to establish his own company, Zimtelligence.
In April of 2012, founding member Lucid went on to co-found the California Initiative: Los Angeles with Deimos. NYI member Short Cut also joined the group for a time thereafter.
Co-founder Jack Zero moved on from the NYI in 2013 to found T.R.I.B.E., a group with similar goals to the original NYI, but with absolutely no superhero-style imagery.
In April of 2016, former member Dark Guardian left to start his own team, the New York Ronin.
Gallery
NYI, 2013:
Athame, Dark Guardian, Jack Zero, Spyder, SpectreBleeding Cool screenshot (L-R): Spectre, Athame, Jack Zero, Dark Guardian
The NYI, circa 2011
Current NYI seal
Newer NYI seal
The first NYI seal
External Links
DNA Info: "Real-Life Superheroes Patrol New York to Fight Anti-Gay Crime"
The Daily Beast: "Real Life Superheroes: Fighting Crime with the New York Initiative"
NY Daily News: "Real-life ‘superhero’ group works to keep New York’s streets and subways safe"
Bleeding Cool: "The New York Initiative – Real Life Superheroes Hit The Headlines"