From March 23–27th 2026, CUNY PIT Lab will be showcasing a week of workshops, demonstrations, and interactive presentations at NYC PIT Pop Up as part of Open Data Week!
For the past decade, New Yorkers have come together across the five boroughs each March to celebrate public data in New York City and mark the anniversary of the City’s first open data law. Co-organized and presented by NYC Open Data Team at the Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI), BetaNYC, and Data Through Design, Open Data Week is an opportunity for New Yorkers to better understand their city through the work being done by NYC’s civic tech and open data communities.
As NYC PIT Pop Up continues to showcase how technology can serve the public good at its location in the South Concourse of the iconic Oculus/World Trade Center, Open Data Week will serve as the space’s second major activation following its successful eleven-day launch in fall of 2025. During this week, projects from CUNY as well as the wider PIT community will be shared through interactive demos, data visualizations, and short, plain-language explanations designed for non-expert audiences, while remaining meaningful for practitioners and policymakers.
In addition to featured demos, the space will function as a collaborative open data studio, where project teams can troubleshoot works-in-progress, receive feedback on data storytelling and visualization, and offer mini-demos of open tools that support open data research and communication. As always, we will engage with our livestream community via Twitch throughout the week as each demo will be streamed live from the pop up.
CUNY Open Data Takeover at NYC PIT Pop Up will be open to the public each day from 2pm to 6pm. Keep an eye on our website for scheduling announcements in the coming weeks!