PlowNYC: the city’s online snowplow map gets put to use
New York City’s commitment to information technology continues to reap benefits, as now GPS-equipped sanitation trucks plowing the city streets can be followed online. PlowNYC, the…
Sweet dissatisfaction: using map art to understand NYC’s most common complaints
Media artist Dietmar Offenhuber has used data generated by two years of 311 complaints to create an interactive map of New Yorkers’ most common complaints. (h/t…
Open plans for your cycling summer
Summer has arrived! Soon enough, you’ll be seeing blue. Thousands of blue bicycles.
Walking NYC
Matt Green, a former civil engineer from Virginia, has taken on an unusual task: to walk every street in New York City.
Burning the Midnight Oil: How Does Your Energy Consumption Compare to Other New Yorkers?
A new interactive map developed by Vijay Modi, professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University, and his student Bianca Howard is able to show energy consumption…
Vote For Best New MTA App
What’s the most useful transit-related app out there? The MTA needs your help to find out. Voting continues through 5 PM Wednesday 1/11 for the best…
OASIS NYC Map Makes Loads of Geographic Data Available to the Public
Great source for community maps of NYC – free and all in one place.
You’ll never be lost in Red Hook, Brooklyn with this Sustainable Initiatives Map.
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