Google's New York City Office

As Google continues to expand its presence in New York, the company is making employees feel more at home by adding a host of cool amenities to its offices — from a recently renovated café for meetings to celebrity chef demos and author chats.

Google — which added 750 employees to its New York office in 2011, bringing its Manhattan count to 2,800 staffers — is ramping up efforts to make its offices more like its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters.

"We have been able to grow quickly and continue to do so — we are still hiring and expanding," Google spokesperson Jordan Newman told Mashable. "As we ramp up, our office in New York is increasingly a microcosm of our headquarters in Mountain View."

Kim Huskey, food services manager for East Coast, Canada and Australia, said the company recently renovated its Five Borough Bistro cafeteria in April with a lounge area and softer seating for employees to hold meetings and relax during lunch. The café also expanded its hours from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Previously, it was only open for a few hours in the morning and during lunchtime.

"The New York office is full eco-system similar to any company out here, and it's important for us to create the same kind of space and amenities as we would in any Google office," Newman said.

The company also has celebrity chefs such as Mario Batali and Morimoto visit the office, as well New York-area authors.

"We are really trying to build out our culture," Newman added. "There is a lot of New York pride in the office."

Although Silicon Valley may still be the biggest tech hub in the U.S. — and home to Google's headquarters — New York City was recently named the fastest growing tech sector in the country. eBay, Facebook and Microsoft are the latest tech companies to expanding in the Big Apple.

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