• Gamifying Know-Your-Rights Information (Open Data Week)

    NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus 185 Greenwich Street, Shop #LL4345, Level LL4, New York, NY, United States

    Presenter: Ray Brescia (Albany Law School) This presentation will explore the power of gamification and then describe one current work in progress, an online game, “Haunted Housing,” that is designed in partnership with community-based advocacy organizations in New York City to educate youth, particularly from immigrant communities, about housing rights.  Gamification can be utilized in […]

  • VoteFeed.org (Open Data Week)

    NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus 185 Greenwich Street, Shop #LL4345, Level LL4, New York, NY, United States

    Presenter: Merlin Valdez VoteFeed.org is a Twitter/Bluesky-like user experience that allows constituents to interact with their respective U.S. representative in congress by sharing their opinion on policies up for vote in the legislative agenda. Bio: Merlin Valdez is the founder of VoteFeed, a digital civic engagement platform built to help constituents understand how their representatives […]

  • MTA Performance Metrics Feedback

    The MTA’s dashboard, metrics.mta.info, which is built entirely off of open data, is going through a major redesign in 2026. MTA’s open data team will be collecting user feedback to better understand features and visuals that the civic tech community would want.

  • MTA Performance Metrics Feedback

    The MTA’s dashboard, metrics.mta.info, which is built entirely off of open data, is going through a major redesign in 2026. MTA’s open data team will be collecting user feedback to better understand features and visuals that the civic tech community would want.

  • MTA Performance Metrics Feedback

    The MTA’s dashboard, metrics.mta.info, which is built entirely off of open data, is going through a major redesign in 2026. MTA’s open data team will be collecting user feedback to better understand features and visuals that the civic tech community would want.

  • “The People’s Money Speaks”: Data Stories from the Whole Community Health Datathon

    “The People’s Money Speaks”: Data Stories from the Whole Community Health Datathon Students will present their visualizations and data stories produced during the March 27 Whole Community Health Datathon, which will focus analyzed the NYC Civic Engagement Commission’s People’s Money data related to the five social determinants of health–domains: Economic Stability, Education, Healthcare, Neighborhood & […]

  • Wiki-Play Friday

    Wikimedia New York City invites you to Wiki-Play Fridays, a pop-up exhibition and laboratory of wiki-based immersive design gaming at the World Trade Center Oculus in Lower Manhattan. These are Friday afternoon events (2-6pm), held once per month. There will be demos and playtesting of wiki-games and novel modes of interaction, both digital and tactile. […]

  • NYU Alliance for Public Interest Technology Pop-up

    NYU is taking over the NYC PIT Pop-Up for a special afternoon of immersive demos, visionary projects, and community dialogue. Come see how NYU faculty and students are designing technology to serve justice, equity, and community empowerment. Registration link Schedule of Events: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Open Gallery Explore the PIT storefront and interactive […]

  • Sonic Spaces: Sounds of the Earth performance & discussion

    Part of NYC PIT Pop-Up’s inaugural Sonic Spaces series exploring the intersection of sound/music with public interest technology. Sounds of Earth is a live performance and public conversation that reimagines the archive as a collective “sound ark.” Inspired by NASA’s 1977 Golden Record, the project reflects on how voices, music, and media technologies serve as […]

  • Sonic Spaces: Todd Craig “K for the Way” audiobook launch

    Part of NYC PIT Pop-Up’s inaugural Sonic Spaces series exploring the intersection of sound/music with public interest technology. On Monday April 20th at 6pm, writer/educator/DJ Todd Craig will be in dialogue with Chenjerai Kumanyika to celebrate the audiobook release of his recent book K for the Way. Craig’s book establishes and investigates the function of […]

  • Sonic Spaces: Liz Pelly “Mood Machine” book discussion

    Part of NYC PIT Pop-Up’s inaugural Sonic Spaces series exploring the intersection of sound/music with public interest technology. On Wednesday April 22nd, author Liz Pelly will be joined by moderator Jeff Tobias to discuss her recent book Mood Machine, which takes a critical look at the rise of Spotify, the data surveillance company masquerading as […]

  • Sonic Spaces: Frequency Allocations – Angel Nevarez & Valerie Tevere

    Part of NYC PIT Pop-Up’s inaugural Sonic Spaces series exploring the intersection of sound/music with public interest technology. On Friday April 24th, artists Angel Nevarez and Valerie Tevere will host a day-length audio installation at the pop up that will capture and recontextualize radio frequencies from areas inside and immediately surrounding the Oculus. The local […]