5 New York startups that prove all the cool offices aren’t in San Francisco

Fab's New York office

The Fab office in New York has a model apartment inside it used to model some of the items sold on the site. 

Fab often displays items for sale on their site

Fab's open workspace

The SoHo office space of Thrillist Media Group

Thrillist Media Group is home to thrillist.com, JackThreads, and Supercompressor.

One of the collaborative workspaces in the Thrillist office

A shelf full of shoes at one of the Thrillist Media Group offices

Thrillist Media Group’s site JackThreads offers men’s fashion like the shoe’s pictured above.

One of the conference rooms at Thrillist Media Group

One of three bars in the Thrillist offices

The company hosts weekly tastings and happy hours for employees.

Another look at one of the Thrillist workspaces

Employees at any four offices that make up the Thrillist Media Group all sit at the same kind of desk, including their CEO.

The NYC office of mobile design and development company Fueled

Fueled employees working in the vintage-inspired space

The Fueled office is home to many vintage accessories

Fueled founder Rameet Chawla said that the Fueled office design was inspired by the English Countryside.

Another one of Fueled's rustic workspaces

The Fueled office is full of comfortable couches

Funky light fixtures and framed pictures in a Fueled space

Fueled founder Rameet Chawla made many of the pieces in the space.  

Fueled employees in action

The overall design of the Fueled office is a mix of Chawla’s personal taste and broader design trends in New York. 

The Fueled office displays some vintage market finds

Fueled skillfully combines metal and wood elements

Fueled began their design process by asking themselves what would be the best working environment for an employee.

ZocDoc's New York office

The open-concept office space is filled with bean bags, couches, picnic tables, and games.

Some ZocDoc employees bike to work

High-fiving docs at ZocDoc

This is an illustration on one of the ZocDoc walls of Dr. House and Dr. Sanjay Gupta high-fiving.

One of ZocDoc's common areas

These commons areas are meant to encourage collaboration between employees.

The snack wall at the ZocDoc office

ZocDoc maintains a wall of healthy snacks—free and unlimited for employees.

ZocDoc's Value Tree

The value tree outlines the companies seven core values, with “Patients First” holding the no. 1 spot. 

Yoga at the ZocDoc office

ZocDoc offers once a week yoga classes free to employees. 

Betaworks' West Village office in New York

According to Betaworks, “The office design is an ongoing and always changing process, that’s mostly inspired by current projects.”

A bright and open workspace at Betaworks

The Betaworks team often collaborates on office design to make it fits their needs. 

The Betaworks office embraces color

The office has furniture and accessories from companies such as Knoll, West Elm, and Ikea.