“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 & […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This event will showcase creative computing final projects from a College of Staten Island course that explores how P-12 in-service teachers can use code for artistic expression. These projects will address community-based challenges (specific topics to be determined). Our goal is for participating teachers to implement these practices in their own classrooms, with their P-12 […]
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. […]
Sessions: 90 mins each 11 am to 1230 pm – RSVP here! 0230 pm to 4 pm – RSVP here! Open engagement: 12:30 – 2:00 pm and 4:00–6:00 PM (meet the teams, demos, conversations) Gender-based violence (GBV) remains one of the most underreported human rights violations globally, disproportionately affecting women, youth, and vulnerable communities who often face […]
Join CUNY Tech Prep and PIT @ CUNY at the NYC PIT Pop Up for a day of demos and conversation! Three group projects will be demoed, focusing on promoting public good related to transportation, recreation, and finance: HerRide: HerRide is a community-based carpooling platform that helps women travel together more safely and comfortably. The […]
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. Merlin Valdez, the creator of VoteFeed, will be joining us in the pop up to help New Yorkers learn more about their elected officials […]