New York City, now the second leading tech hub in the nation, can overtake Silicon Valley in the top spot, according to a strategic plan released Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 by the Brooklyn Tech Triangle coalition. The strategy – which has broad public-, private- and academic-sector backing – calls for enhancing workforce development, increasing the availability of affordable real estate, and improving transportation and public environs, and points out that failure to take action now could jeopardize the City’s economic vitality. Focused on the areas between Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, and the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the plan is widely viewed as the model for creating innovation districts throughout New York City.