Taxicab Factbook

Quantifying the Best and Worst Times of Day to Hit The Road in NYC

FOILing NYC’s Taxi Trip Data

The Terrifying Cycling Injury Map of NYC, 2013 Edition

Fecal Map NYC: The Worst Places to Swim in the City

Mapping NYC Hydrant Revenue: Upper East’s 19th Precinct is Ridiculously Ticket Happy

Meet the Fire Hydrant that Unfairly Nets NYC $25,000 a Year

The Fire Hydrants on Forsyth Street Earn More Than Minimum Wage

Success: How NYC Open Data and Reddit Saved New Yorkers Over $55,000 a Year

City agencies have access to a wealth of data and statistics reflecting every part of urban life. But as data analyst Ben Wellington suggests in this entertaining talk, sometimes they just don't know what to do with it. He shows how a combination of unexpected questions and smart data crunching can produce strangely useful insights, and shares tips on how to release large sets of data so that anyone can use them.

Ben Wellington: How we found the worst place to park in New York City -- using big data

How we found the worst place to park in New York City -- using big data

Citizen-led data liberation, like extracting NYPD crash reports from PDFs, fuels advocacy and urban improvement efforts.

Open data empowers citizens to partner with government, turning findings like mislabeled hydrants into swift, tangible changes.

NYC's open data reform reveals hidden urban insights, like pinpointing the city’s worst parking spots through data analysis.