February 2012
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NYC Zip Code Boundaries
NYC has 262 Zip Codes. Find out which areas of NYC correspond to which Zip Codes below: <a href=”http://nycopendata.socrata.com/Social-Services/Zip-Codes-Map/zsjh-u7ve” _mce_href=”http://nycopendata.socrata.com/Social-Services/Zip-Codes-Map/zsjh-u7ve” title=”Zip Codes Map”...
Feb 21st
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Adventures (in code) - Alastair Coote: Think all... →
Great post by one of our Reinvent NYC.gov Hackathon winners, Alastair Coote: alastaircoote: There’s a ton of government data out there- you probably already know that. But it’s no good to you, right? Education statistics, financial reports… very important stuff, of course, but kind of… dry. Not exactly “every day use” sort of stuff. Well, I’m going to try to challenge that perception a little....
Feb 17th
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Feb 16th
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Feb 14th
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NYC Colleges and Universities
Mayor Bloomberg often touts the fact that NYC has more college students than Boston has people. Below is a map showing NYC’s 76 colleges and universities, created from NYC OpenData. <a href=”http://nycopendata.socrata.com/Education/Basic-Description-of-Colleges-and-Universities/42xp-mmeq”...
Feb 10th
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Feb 7th
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January 2012
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Outside? Thirsty? There are 1,985 water fountains...
Find out where they are: <a href=”http://nycopendata.socrata.com/Other/Map-of-Water-Fountains/4z75-dszx” _mce_href=”http://nycopendata.socrata.com/Other/Map-of-Water-Fountains/4z75-dszx” title=”Map of Water Fountains” target=”_blank”>Map of Water...
Jan 26th
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Jan 24th
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Jan 24th
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Jan 24th
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Jan 24th
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Submission: NYC Restaurant Density by Cuisine Type →
Check out these these maps created by dfkoz using the NYC OpenData “Restaurant Inspection Results” dataset: To cap off a recent series of posts on New York restaurants (see What’s the Safest Food in New York City? and Heatmap of Restaurants in New York City), I put together heatmaps of restaurant density by cuisine type. Only one comment before we get started: I have no idea how the DOHMH...
Jan 23rd
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Jan 20th
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New York City Population by Borough
nycedc: Take a look at our demographic data, available at http://www.nycedc.com/economic-data/demographics
Jan 20th
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Submission: What's the Safest Food in New York... →
Check out these NYC restaurant heatmaps created by dfkoz using the NYC OpenData “Restaurant Inspection Results” dataset: In my last post, I used NYC OpenData’s Restaurant Inspection Results to generate a heatmap of restaurant density in New York City. While there are more heatmaps to come, I thought I’d tackle a slightly different question for today’s post: what’s the safest cuisine in New York...
Jan 18th
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Featured dataset: NYC Subway Entrances
We invite you to create and submit data visualizations from now until January 20th using the dataset on NYC Subway Entrances. You can click “menu” on the map below to download the data in CSV, JSON, PDF, RDF, RSS, XLS, XLSX, XML formats. You are welcome to use correlative data from other sources as well (e.g. the U.S. Census). We challenge you to dive beneath the surface and look...
Jan 14th
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Submission: Fun With New York City Birth Names →
dfkoz used the NYC OpenData sets on popular birth names to compare naming trends in New York City, and then ventured into more interesting trends comparing names with regular English words: Mayor Bloomberg and New York City have made a lot of city agencies’ data available to the public through NYC Open Data. The city has even launched a competition called BigApps with prizes of up to $10,000...
Jan 13th
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Jan 10th
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Visualization Submission: Heatmap of Restaurants... →
Check out these NYC restaurant heatmaps created by dfkoz using the NYC OpenData “Restaurant Inspection Results” dataset: Two things I like are data and food. The two rarely mix, unless you do something stupid like create a heatmap of restaurant density in New York City. Which is exactly what I did. Without further ado, here it is: Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan Upper Manhattan...
Jan 10th
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Featured Dataset: Times Square Entertainment...
In honor of the New Year, we invite you to create and submit data visualizations from now until January 13th using the dataset below on Times Square Entertainment venues. You are welcome to use correlative data from other sources as well (e.g. the U.S. Census). We challenge you to dive beneath the surface and look forward to seeing your submissions. We will post some of our favorites on the...
Jan 6th
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Register for the NYC BigApps 3.0 Developer Day this Saturday at Pivotal Labs. Come work on your app and meet members of the NYC OpenData team. 
Jan 5th
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December 2011
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Featured Dataset: SAT Scores in NYC Schools
We invite you to create and submit data visualizations from now until January 6th using the dataset below on SAT Scores in New York City Public Schools. You are welcome to use correlative data from other sources as well (e.g. the U.S. Census). We will post some of our favorites on the Tumblr. We challenge you to dive beneath the surface and find relationships that might not be immediately...
Dec 23rd
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Yesterday, Google released Zeitgeist 2011, showing search trends from the past year. While celebrities, gadgets and video games dominated globally, in New York City, transportation and government services topped the list: 1. MTA 2. Nj Transit 3. Hopstop 4. Dmv Ny 5. Con Edison 6. Hurricane Irene Path 7. Nycdoe 8. Ezpass 9. Brooklyn Public Library 10. Brooklyn Bowl It is particularly...
Dec 16th
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Featured dataset of the week: DSNY Collection...
Create and submit data visualizations from now until Friday (December 16th) using the dataset below on Department of Sanitation Collection Tonnages in September 2011. You are welcome to use correlative data from other sources as well. We’ll post some of our favorites on the Tumblr throughout the week. We challenge you to dive beneath the surface and find relationships that might not be...
Dec 12th
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Dec 9th
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Vote for NYC OpenData for the GovFresh "Best Open... →
Dec 8th
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Dec 6th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 2nd
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Rate New York City’s privately owned public spaces
Submitted by Michael Keller: WNYC and The New York World collaborated on a project to map and report on New York City’s privately owned public spaces, aka POPS, to figure out how public these public spaces are. Through zoning incentives, New York’s city planners have encouraged private builders to include public spaces in their developments. Many are in active public use, but others are hard to...
Dec 1st
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Dec 1st
November 2011
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WatchWatch
Department of Consumer Affairs Licensed Laundromats
Nov 29th
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Map of NYC After-School Program Locations with Descriptions
Nov 28th
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Nov 16th
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Nov 15th
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App Spotlight
Roger Pincombe flew to NYC all the way from Atlanta to attend the Big Apps 3.0 Hackathon last weekend. Using NYC Open Data, he created NYC Pacman, Pacman on NYC Streets, in just an hour.
Nov 15th
The ChallengePost Blog: Awesome NYC BigApps hacks  →
challengepostblog: How was your weekend? If you were at the first-ever NYC BigApps Hackathon, it was pretty amazing! A diverse group of developers, designers, and visionaries collaborated on some incredibly innovative uses of NYC Open Data and APIs from participating companies. A stellar panel of…
Nov 14th
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Congratulations to the winners and everyone who participated in this weekend’s Big Apps 3.0 Hackathon at Pivotal Labs! The 1st prize winner was “Can I Park Here?” designed by @Eric Rafaloff which tells users if it is legal to park in a space in real-time. The 2nd prize winner was “Scene Near Me,” designed by @LSMiranda @bringmedabir and @dblums sends Foursquare...
Nov 14th
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Nov 10th
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Current NYC School Construction Projects
Nov 10th
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Welcome to the NYC Open Data Tumblr As part of Mayor Bloomberg’s commitment to transparency and innovation, over 800 (and counting!) City datasets are now online for anyone in New York or around the world to explore and access via an API, for deeper, real-time integration into apps and websites.  NYC Open Data brings you: ·   City datasets about everything from school test scores to campaign...
Nov 9th
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Nov 9th
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Map of the City of New York's Park Locations
<a href=”http://nycopendata.socrata.com/Facilities-and-Structures/Map-of-Parks/jc79-4imn” _mce_href=”http://nycopendata.socrata.com/Facilities-and-Structures/Map-of-Parks/jc79-4imn” title=”Map of Parks” target=”_blank”>Map of Parks</a> More information available on NYC’s Open Data Website
Nov 9th
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Nov 9th
Nov 7th
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Check out NYC's most popular baby names in 2009 on...
nycdigital: Male names: Female names:
Nov 7th
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Nov 7th
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Nov 7th
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