In early 2009, William and Chris joined as a team during a classroom exercise at the Green Worker Cooperatives Academy. They decided to start a worker cooperative restaurant. William brought Gabriel into the picture, who he'd known from their days volunteering at the Restaurant Opportunities Center, a workers rights center in New York City. After several meetings in New York's sweltering summer heat, the threesome decided to embark upon a mission: to pioneer new methods of building sustainable, replicable worker-owned businesses. And they chose a name for their new organization: Workers Development in the City of New York.

Workers Diner is their first project. They'd be happy to speak more about their future plans. To get in touch, please email us or call (212) 678-2397.