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This man is the 27th coolest tech person in New York City | Photo Credit: Joi Ito

Bre Pettis made Business Insider’s Silicon Alley 100, an annual list of “100 people in the New York tech community who did really cool stuff this year.” He is #27.

We’ve always known he was special, but now his specialness is quantified and packaged by a leading online business magazine.

“It’s all because of Makerbots,” said Bre, who also said he thought he was something like #99 last year. In fact, he was #52. Indeed, his position on the list is undeniably tied to MakerBot Industries and his role in the DIY 3D printing revolution. His movement up the list from last year can be attributed to a great year for the business.

Tonight he will be hanging out with the likes of Mayor Bloomberg, Kickstarter founder Perry Chen (#18), Gawker founder Nick Denton (#9), and Foursquare founders Dennis Crowley and Naveen Selvadurai (#1).

Congratulations, Bre!