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SUMMARY:Gamifying Know-Your-Rights Information (Open Data Week)
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Ray Brescia (Albany Law School) \nThis 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 many other contexts–from immigrants’ rights to school discipline–and I will describe our ground-up method for developing this tool and encourage others to explore similar initiatives in other contexts. \nBio: Professor Brescia combines his experience as a public interest attorney in New York City with his scholarly interests to address economic and social inequality\, the legal and policy implications of financial crises\, how innovative legal and regulatory approaches can improve economic and community development efforts\, and the need to expand access to justice for people of low and moderate income.  He is the author of “The Future of Change: How Technology Shapes Social Revolutions” (Cornell University Press\, 2020)\, which examines the intersection of technology and social movements\, from the American Revolution\, to the present day.  His forthcoming work\, “Lawyer Nation: The Past\, Present\, and Future of the American Legal Profession\,” due out in late 2023\, will be published by New York University Press.
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/gamifying-know-your-rights-information-open-data-week/
LOCATION:NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus\, 185 Greenwich Street\, Shop #LL4345\, Level LL4\, New York\, NY\, 10006\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T180000
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SUMMARY:VoteFeed.org (Open Data Week)
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Merlin Valdez \nVoteFeed.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. \nBio: Merlin Valdez is the founder of VoteFeed\, a digital civic engagement platform built to help constituents understand how their representatives vote and take informed action in response. Drawing on a career in education\, learning design\, and program leadership\, he created VoteFeed to make democratic participation more accessible\, grounded\, and actionable.
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/votefeed-org-open-data-week/
LOCATION:NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus\, 185 Greenwich Street\, Shop #LL4345\, Level LL4\, New York\, NY\, 10006\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T180000
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SUMMARY:MTA Performance Metrics Feedback
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/mta-performance-metrics-feedback-2/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
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SUMMARY:MTA Performance Metrics Feedback
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/mta-performance-metrics-feedback/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
CREATED:20260329T191431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T190744Z
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SUMMARY:MTA Performance Metrics Feedback
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/mta-performance-metrics-feedback-3/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
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SUMMARY:"The People's Money Speaks": Data Stories from the Whole Community Health Datathon
DESCRIPTION:“The People’s Money Speaks”: Data Stories from the Whole Community Health Datathon\n\nStudents 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 & Built Environment\, Social & Community Context–to create policy briefings. The process included two pre-events that focused on the social determinants of health and NYC health policy/platforms and the ethics of using machine learning to process data to retain the integrity of the community voices represented in the 9\,000 ideas generated through the People’s Money community idea generation process. Students received feedback on their work during the Datathon from the NYC Civic Engagement Commission and the Service Design Studio at the Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity.\n\nhttps://www.nyit.edu/
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/nyit-nyc-pit-pop-up/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T171842Z
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SUMMARY:Wiki-Play Friday
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThese 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. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiki-Play_Fridays
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/wiki-play-friday/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T170000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T193723Z
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SUMMARY:NYU Alliance for Public Interest Technology Pop-up
DESCRIPTION: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 \nSchedule of Events: \n1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Open Gallery \n\n\n\nExplore the PIT storefront and interactive displays featuring work from across NYU schools and departments\, and a few words about PIT at NYU from Vice Provost for Faculty Engagement\, Pathways\, and Public Interest Technology – Charlton McIlwain.\n\n1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | AI for Impact & Discovery \n\n\n\nFeaturing the Suicide Risk Dashboard from the AI Hub at McSilver Institute for Poverty\, Policy\, and Research\nVisual investigation SITU Search tool from NYU Tisch’s Interactive Telecommunications Program\n\n3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Safe\, Just\, and Thriving Communities \n\n\n\nMeet the finalists from Tandon CUSP’s latest Hackathon and see their winning solutions for urban resilience.
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/nyu-alliance-for-public-interest-technology/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T180000
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SUMMARY:Sonic Spaces: Sounds of the Earth performance & discussion
DESCRIPTION:Part of NYC PIT Pop-Up’s inaugural Sonic Spaces series exploring the intersection of sound/music with public interest technology. \nSounds 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 vessels of preservation. \nThe evening features a transatlantic experiment: from Berlin\, opera singer Lola Volonakis performs live in dialogue with her AI double in New York. Using high-resolution vocal modeling\, the AI reinterprets fragments of Mozart’s The Magic Flute (one of the musical selections NASA sent to represent humanity in 1977)\, challenging notions of authorship\, replication\, and cultural heritage. \nThe performance will be immediately followed by a public conversation on media preservation and public interest technology featuring Lola Volonakis\, Camille Jeanjean (Villa Albertine)\, and Aurelie Barbier (Space to the People). \nSounds of Earth is part of Space to the People’s ongoing exploration of “space arks” and who decides what is worth carrying forward. It builds on our collaborative project Worlds We Carry\, previously presented at the NYC PIT Pop Up\, extending this inquiry from visual archives to sound and voices. \n The event will allow for a limited in-person capacity and will be livestreamed. RSVP here to attend.
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/sonic-spaces-sounds-of-the-earth-performance-discussion/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T190000
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SUMMARY:Sonic Spaces: Todd Craig “K for the Way” audiobook launch
DESCRIPTION:Part of NYC PIT Pop-Up’s inaugural Sonic Spaces series exploring the intersection of sound/music with public interest technology. \nOn 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 DJ rhetoric and literacy\, illuminating the DJ as a fruitful example for (re)envisioning approaches to writing\, research\, and analysis in contemporary educational settings. Because it is widely recognized that the DJ was the catalyst for the creation of Hip Hop culture\, this book begins a new conversation in which Hip Hop DJs introduce ideas about poetics and language formation through the modes\, practices\, and techniques they engage in on a daily basis. \nThe event will allow for a limited in-person capacity and will be livestreamed. RSVP here to attend.
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/sonic-spaces-todd-craig-k-for-the-way-audiobook-launch/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T193000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
CREATED:20260329T191803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T174520Z
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SUMMARY:Sonic Spaces: Liz Pelly "Mood Machine" book discussion
DESCRIPTION:Part of NYC PIT Pop-Up’s inaugural Sonic Spaces series exploring the intersection of sound/music with public interest technology. \nOn 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 a music streaming platform. Drawing on over one hundred interviews with industry insiders\, former Spotify employees\, and musicians\, Mood Machine takes us to the inner workings of today’s highly consolidated record business\, showing what has changed as music has become increasingly playlisted\, personalized\, and autoplayed. \nThe event will allow for a limited in-person capacity and will be livestreamed. RSVP here to attend.
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/sonic-spaces-liz-pelly-mood-machine-book-discussion/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
CREATED:20260329T191846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T183342Z
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SUMMARY:Sonic Spaces: Frequency Allocations - Angel Nevarez & Valerie Tevere
DESCRIPTION:Part of NYC PIT Pop-Up’s inaugural Sonic Spaces series exploring the intersection of sound/music with public interest technology. \nOn 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 airwaves will be sourced and recombined into a sound piece exploring the overlapping textures communicated across Lower Manhattan re-articulating the invisible and omnipresent frequencies used by municipal agencies. Angel Nevarez and Valerie Tevere are interdisciplinary artists whose practice spans over twenty years of projects that actuate music and sound\, radio\, dissent\, and the cultural complexities of the public sphere. The artists have produced works in video installation\, lyric writing\, performance\, and photography. Their research interests lie in the intersection between music\, civic action\, and historical moments that resonate through distinct musical instrumentation and sonorous traditions. \nThis installation will be freely accessible to visitors at the pop up from 12pm-6pm throughout the day\, no RSVP necessary.
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/angel-nevarez-valerie-tevere-radio-frequency-project/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260518T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260518T143000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
CREATED:20260330T191321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T203146Z
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SUMMARY:Creative Computing in Education Course Showcase
DESCRIPTION: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 students subsequently presenting their work at the Pop Up.
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/creative-computing-in-education-course-showcase/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
CREATED:20260402T164144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T171822Z
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SUMMARY:Wiki-Play Friday
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThese 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. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiki-Play_Fridays
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/wiki-play-friday-2/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
CREATED:20260505T144751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T211134Z
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SUMMARY:Tech for Safer Cities: Tackling Gender Based Violence for Women & Youth - #NYTechWeek
DESCRIPTION:Sessions: 90 mins each \n11 am to 1230 pm – RSVP here!\n0230 pm to 4 pm – RSVP here!\nOpen engagement: 12:30 – 2:00 pm and 4:00–6:00 PM (meet the teams\, demos\, conversations) \nGender-based violence (GBV) remains one of the most underreported human rights violations globally\, disproportionately affecting women\, youth\, and vulnerable communities who often face barriers to reporting\, limited access to support systems\, and a lack of trust in institutions. \nThis session brings together Red Dot Foundation Global\, Catcalls of NYC\, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and If Possible AI\, in collaboration with The NYC PIT Pop Up\, an activation of CUNY Public Interest Technology Lab\, to explore how technology can make invisible harms visible\, amplify survivor voices\, and strengthen public accountability. \nTo make the experience more participatory and hands-on\, the session will be delivered as an immersive solution showcase and rotating demo lab rather than a traditional panel. \nParticipants will explore practical\, community-driven technologies and creative approaches that address gender-based violence\, strengthen civic participation\, improve public decision-making\, and support safer\, more inclusive communities. \nThis event is part of #NYTechWeek – a week of events hosted by VCs and startups bringing together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com. \n\nWhat problem are we addressing?\nGBV is pervasive\, but the data needed to prevent it is incomplete\, biased\, or absent\, particularly for immigrant women. \nBarriers include: \n\nFear of authorities and immigration consequences\nLimited digital access and literacy\nCultural stigma and language gaps\n\nAs a result\, cities are often designing safety systems without the participation or data of those most at risk. Most tech solutions optimise for efficiency\, not equity. \nThis creates a persistent gap between lived experience and institutional response. \n\nWhat solution will this session offer?\nWe focus on community-driven\, tech-enabled approaches that close the gap between lived experience and institutional response: \nCitizen-generated data (Safecity) → Identifying patterns and informing policy \nPublic storytelling and visibility (Catcalls of NYC) → Shifting norms and reclaiming space \nOpen-source mapping (Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team) → Enabling inclusive\, geospatial decision-making \nAI-powered advocacy and fundraising (If Possible AI) → Democratising access to funding \n\n\nFormat (90 minutes\, interactive)\n\nWe will present 4 case studies and have an interactive segment for participants to share their perspectives through a Collective Reflection Wall. We seek inputs on: How can citizen-generated data improve public decision-making? What makes technology inclusive and trustworthy for immigrant and marginalised communities? How can data\, storytelling\, and mapping work together to create safer cities? What would it take to scale these solutions in your community? The responses will be synthesised into a practical framework for designing ethical\, inclusive public interest technology.\n\nSpeakers\n\nGillian D’Souza Nazareth – Treasurer\, Red Dot Foundation Global\nSophie Sandberg – Catcalls of NYC; Chalk Back\n\nColleen Cook – If Possible AI\n\nDK Benjamin – Senior Tech Lead Humanitarian\, OpenStreetMap\n\n\nOpen Engagement (12:30-2:00 PM and 4:00–6:00 PM)\nAn informal space to: \n\nExperience live demos (Safecity\, Mobile Pathways\, mapping tools)\nExplore collaboration opportunities\nEngage directly with practitioners working at the intersection of tech\, gender\, and migration
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/tech-for-safer-cities-tackling-gbv-for-women-immigrants/
LOCATION:NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus\, 185 Greenwich Street\, Shop #LL4345\, Level LL4\, New York\, NY\, 10006\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260604T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260604T180000
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CREATED:20260501T163552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T190710Z
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SUMMARY:CUNY Tech Prep at NYC PIT Pop Up
DESCRIPTION:Join CUNY Tech Prep and PIT @ CUNY at the NYC PIT Pop Up for a day of demos and conversation!\n \nThree group projects will be demoed\, focusing on promoting public good related to transportation\, recreation\, and finance: \n\n\nHerRide: HerRide is a community-based carpooling platform that helps women travel together more safely and comfortably. The app connects verified women riders and drivers heading in the same direction through real-time route matching and an interactive map interface. Created to address safety concerns around commuting alone\, HerRide offers a more trustworthy and community-oriented alternative to traditional rideshare services. By Rafayet and Damaris\nWeatherorNot: WeatherOrNot is a web-based application developed to provide users with accurate and actionable weather information in order to support informed decision-making for outdoor activities\, particularly sports. The application collects weather data and presents it in a clear interface\, allowing users to quickly determine whether current and forecasted conditions are suitable for outdoor sports. By: Haim\, Joseph\, and Tommy\nWorthwise: WorthWise is a college return on investment (ROI) planning application that helps students make informed decisions about higher education. The platform enables users to compare colleges and programs\, calculate true costs (tuition\, housing\, and living expenses)\, and project financial outcomes based on post-graduation earnings data. Users can analyze ROI\, debt-to-income ratios\, payback periods\, and compare up to four scenarios simultaneously. The application integrates data from trusted government sources\, including the U.S. Department of Education\, HUD\, Bureau of Economic Analysis\, and Energy Information Administration. By: Karina\, Kyame\, and Fardin\n\n\n\nCUNY Tech Prep is a year long technical and professional development program for CUNY computer science and related majors to learn in-demand technologies\, master professional soft skills\, and land great tech jobs in NYC. CTP is supported by CISDD (CUNY Institute for Software Design and Development) and NYC TTP (New York City Tech Talent Pipeline).
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/cuny-tech-at-nyc-pit-pop-up/
LOCATION:NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus\, 185 Greenwich Street\, Shop #LL4345\, Level LL4\, New York\, NY\, 10006\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
CREATED:20260511T152744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T202859Z
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SUMMARY:VoteFeed.org
DESCRIPTION: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. \nMerlin Valdez\, the creator of VoteFeed\, will be joining us in the pop up to help New Yorkers learn more about their elected officials in advance of the upcoming primary election on Tuesday\, June 23rd!
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/votefeed-org/
LOCATION:NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus\, 185 Greenwich Street\, Shop #LL4345\, Level LL4\, New York\, NY\, 10006\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260616T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260616T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
CREATED:20260506T204559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T182500Z
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SUMMARY:Affective Landmarking - An App to Close Read with Your Emotions
DESCRIPTION:Come interact with a tool that turns close reading into a color spectrum. Affective Landmarking is an annotation style where readers highlight passages in a text and tag them with emotional responses\, such as fear\, joy\, etc. Those tags are visualized in real time\, mapping the diverse reading experiences to reflect emotional clusters\, overlaps\, or disappearances across a text.\nThe project was experimented with in a first-year writing classroom at Queens College\, where students read Claudia Rankine’s Citizen and annotated their responses together.\nAL asks: What happens when emotions drive analysis\, and subjective experience is valued\, especially when reading controversial texts? This project treats that data as relational and participatory. Going forward\, this style could open up possibilities for comparative studies across classrooms\, organizations\, and communities\, asking people to read slowly in the age of quickness.\nCome try this process\, engage with the app\, and learn more!\n\nBio: This project was built by Meha Gupta\, a PhD candidate at the CUNY Graduate Center\, where she works at the intersection of digital humanities\, affect theory\, physics\, and race and ethnic studies. She teaches at Baruch College.
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/affective-landmarking/
LOCATION:NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus\, 185 Greenwich Street\, Shop #LL4345\, Level LL4\, New York\, NY\, 10006\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
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SUMMARY:VoteFeed.org
DESCRIPTION: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. \nMerlin Valdez\, the creator of VoteFeed\, will be joining us in the pop up to help New Yorkers learn more about their elected officials in advance of the upcoming primary election on Tuesday\, June 23rd!
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/votefeed-org-2/
LOCATION:NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus\, 185 Greenwich Street\, Shop #LL4345\, Level LL4\, New York\, NY\, 10006\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260619T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260619T200000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
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SUMMARY:Du Bois Does Data: Juneteenth at the Oculus — Presented by Radical Imagination (Day One)
DESCRIPTION:This is part of a three-day weekend of presentations from Radical Imagination celebrating Juneteenth by exploring the legacy of W.E.B. DuBois. \n35 years after slavery\, Du Bois set out to provide a definitive image of the Negro condition in the United States. His data efforts not only quantified economic parity or lack thereof\, he also focused on where people lived\, and how they lived. During the 1900 Paris Exposition\, he shared his findings with the world. But how do those findings hold up 125 years later? What has changed? Has anything stayed the same? At Du Bois Does Data\, engage with his visuals\, portraits\, and data in a multi-sensory experience. Scents derived from the life and experience of W.E.B. Playlists charting the course of Black American music from his birth to his death\, a day before the “I Have A Dream Speech.” Books celebrating his work and a first edition copy of his completed passion project\, Africana. Curated vintage stamps in his image\, portraits\, and his article in Africana will serve as activations for A/R experiences\, bringing the nostalgia into the palm of your hand. In Du Bois Does Data\, we also used Python to evaluate the condition of Black Americans 125 years after his exhibit using Census data in 6 Jupyter Notebooks. \nBio: Mike Spade (Radical Imagination) is a Learning Strategist focused on bridging the gap between historical scholarship and immersive technology. With a background in instructional design and a passion for data storytelling\, this latest project represents the intersection of education\, history\, and emerging tech. Over the past few years\, the Queens native has split time working for The Knowledge House and studying with the Community Sensor Lab at the Advanced Science Research Center in Harlem. He is currently showcasing Du Bois Does Data\, the first offering from the Radical Imagination Cultural Technology Studio.
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/du-bois-does-data-juneteenth-at-the-oculus-presented-by-radical-imagination-day-one/
LOCATION:NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus\, 185 Greenwich Street\, Shop #LL4345\, Level LL4\, New York\, NY\, 10006\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260620T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260620T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
CREATED:20260414T184305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T184305Z
UID:1415-1781956800-1781978400@nycpitpopup.org
SUMMARY:Du Bois Does Data: Juneteenth at the Oculus — Presented by Radical Imagination (Day Two)
DESCRIPTION:This is part of a three-day weekend of presentations from Radical Imagination celebrating Juneteenth by exploring the legacy of W.E.B. DuBois. \n35 years after slavery\, Du Bois set out to provide a definitive image of the Negro condition in the United States. His data efforts not only quantified economic parity or lack thereof\, he also focused on where people lived\, and how they lived. During the 1900 Paris Exposition\, he shared his findings with the world. But how do those findings hold up 125 years later? What has changed? Has anything stayed the same? At Du Bois Does Data\, engage with his visuals\, portraits\, and data in a multi-sensory experience. Scents derived from the life and experience of W.E.B. Playlists charting the course of Black American music from his birth to his death\, a day before the “I Have A Dream Speech.” Books celebrating his work and a first edition copy of his completed passion project\, Africana. Curated vintage stamps in his image\, portraits\, and his article in Africana will serve as activations for A/R experiences\, bringing the nostalgia into the palm of your hand. In Du Bois Does Data\, we also used Python to evaluate the condition of Black Americans 125 years after his exhibit using Census data in 6 Jupyter Notebooks. \nBio: Mike Spade (Radical Imagination) is a Learning Strategist focused on bridging the gap between historical scholarship and immersive technology. With a background in instructional design and a passion for data storytelling\, this latest project represents the intersection of education\, history\, and emerging tech. Over the past few years\, the Queens native has split time working for The Knowledge House and studying with the Community Sensor Lab at the Advanced Science Research Center in Harlem. He is currently showcasing Du Bois Does Data\, the first offering from the Radical Imagination Cultural Technology Studio.
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/du-bois-does-data-juneteenth-at-the-oculus-presented-by-radical-imagination-day-two/
LOCATION:NY
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260621T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260621T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
CREATED:20260414T184345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T184501Z
UID:1417-1782043200-1782064800@nycpitpopup.org
SUMMARY:Du Bois Does Data: Juneteenth at the Oculus — Presented by Radical Imagination (Day Three)
DESCRIPTION:This is part of a three-day weekend of presentations from Radical Imagination celebrating Juneteenth by exploring the legacy of W.E.B. DuBois. \n35 years after slavery\, Du Bois set out to provide a definitive image of the Negro condition in the United States. His data efforts not only quantified economic parity or lack thereof\, he also focused on where people lived\, and how they lived. During the 1900 Paris Exposition\, he shared his findings with the world. But how do those findings hold up 125 years later? What has changed? Has anything stayed the same? At Du Bois Does Data\, engage with his visuals\, portraits\, and data in a multi-sensory experience. Scents derived from the life and experience of W.E.B. Playlists charting the course of Black American music from his birth to his death\, a day before the “I Have A Dream Speech.” Books celebrating his work and a first edition copy of his completed passion project\, Africana. Curated vintage stamps in his image\, portraits\, and his article in Africana will serve as activations for A/R experiences\, bringing the nostalgia into the palm of your hand. In Du Bois Does Data\, we also used Python to evaluate the condition of Black Americans 125 years after his exhibit using Census data in 6 Jupyter Notebooks. \nBio: Mike Spade (Radical Imagination) is a Learning Strategist focused on bridging the gap between historical scholarship and immersive technology. With a background in instructional design and a passion for data storytelling\, this latest project represents the intersection of education\, history\, and emerging tech. Over the past few years\, the Queens native has split time working for The Knowledge House and studying with the Community Sensor Lab at the Advanced Science Research Center in Harlem. He is currently showcasing Du Bois Does Data\, the first offering from the Radical Imagination Cultural Technology Studio.
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/du-bois-does-data-juneteenth-at-the-oculus-presented-by-radical-imagination-day-three/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260623T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260623T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
CREATED:20260526T191052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T191223Z
UID:1478-1782223200-1782237600@nycpitpopup.org
SUMMARY:CUNY AI Lab’s Inference Arcade
DESCRIPTION:The CUNY AI Lab (CAIL) is a faculty- and staff-led initiative based at the Graduate Center that supports experimentation with AI by teachers and researchers across disciplines. Funded by the Office of Academic Affairs and jointly administered by Graduate Center Digital Initiatives\, the Teaching and Learning Center\, the Mina Rees Library\, and the American Social History Project\, the Lab builds infrastructure aligned with the university’s public-serving mission. Our experimental tools frame generative AI as a set of techniques that can be prototyped\, evaluated\, and iteratively developed\, with user agency and explicit retention policies at the center of our approach to critical making and public advocacy. \nDuring our demo at NYC PIT Pop Up\, visitors will be encouraged to explore Agent Studio (a tool that facilitates research workflows for data exploration and visualization)\, Site Studio (a tool to build websites through conversation)\, and our dedicated sandbox environment (via Open WebUI) for general experimentation. We will also showcase media processing tools for image description\, audio transcription\, and optical character recognition. Lastly\, visitors will be able to try our game-based applications\, which include Cloze Reader (an AI-enabled reading game featuring Project Gutenberg texts)\, JeopardyLM (a customizable game-based learning tool)\, and a prototype where visitors can prompt AI models to play games and evaluate their performance in real time.
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/cuny-ai-labs-inference-arcade/
LOCATION:NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus\, 185 Greenwich Street\, Shop #LL4345\, Level LL4\, New York\, NY\, 10006\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260626T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260626T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
CREATED:20260402T164214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T171756Z
UID:1395-1782482400-1782496800@nycpitpopup.org
SUMMARY:Wiki-Play Friday
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThese 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. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiki-Play_Fridays
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/wiki-play-friday-3/
LOCATION:NY
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
CREATED:20260526T191517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T192645Z
UID:1481-1784037600-1784052000@nycpitpopup.org
SUMMARY:fomo.nyc (Day One)
DESCRIPTION:fomo.nyc is a community-built interactive map of upcoming events in the NYC area. \nIt works by visiting the websites of parks\, museums\, music venues\, etc.\, identifying any upcoming events\, and displaying them on a map. \nThis project is a labor of love and will always be free and open-source. \nCreator Isha Mani will be present to help users explore this resource!
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/fomo-nyc-2/
LOCATION:NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus\, 185 Greenwich Street\, Shop #LL4345\, Level LL4\, New York\, NY\, 10006\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
CREATED:20260526T191605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T192636Z
UID:1484-1784210400-1784224800@nycpitpopup.org
SUMMARY:fomo.nyc (Day Two)
DESCRIPTION:fomo.nyc is a community-built interactive map of upcoming events in the NYC area. \nIt works by visiting the websites of parks\, museums\, music venues\, etc.\, identifying any upcoming events\, and displaying them on a map. \nThis project is a labor of love and will always be free and open-source. \nCreator Isha Mani will be present to help users explore this resource!
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/fomo-nyc-day-2/
LOCATION:NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus\, 185 Greenwich Street\, Shop #LL4345\, Level LL4\, New York\, NY\, 10006\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
CREATED:20260501T164015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T192149Z
UID:1428-1784642400-1784656800@nycpitpopup.org
SUMMARY:The Common News
DESCRIPTION:Come to meet the team behind www.thecommon.news! \nThis is a project created to make it simple for people to view their local city council meeting minutes\, future meeting information\, and their officials. The Common News took this another step further\, using LLMs with specific context to summarize the meeting minutes to give the users quick digestible information\, instead of having to read extensive documents to understand what is going on. Users are encouraged to explore the platform and share feedback. \nhttps://thecommonnews.com/
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/the-common-news/
LOCATION:NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus\, 185 Greenwich Street\, Shop #LL4345\, Level LL4\, New York\, NY\, 10006\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260723T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260723T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
CREATED:20260501T163828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T171107Z
UID:1424-1784815200-1784829600@nycpitpopup.org
SUMMARY:Project Watchtower: ICE Data Explorer
DESCRIPTION:Project Watchtower is a publicly accessible web platform that compiles and visualizes data on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity and spending\, including arrests\, enforcement-related deaths\, detention statistics\, and federal budget expenditures. Drawing from government datasets and credible reporting\, the site translates complex information into interactive charts\, maps\, and visualizations that make immigration enforcement data accessible to any audience. \nAt this event\, attendees will go beyond browsing the website. A virtual reality experience will immerse visitors in real-world data on active ICE detention centers and the individuals impacted by enforcement actions\, putting the human cost of these policies into vivid perspective. Participants will also have the opportunity to share their own voices and stories\, contribute their backgrounds to the conversation\, and learn about the countries most affected by current immigration targeting. \nTogether\, the website\, the VR experience\, and the interactive participation components turn Project Watchtower from a data resource into a living dialogue. It fosters transparency\, amplifies affected voices\, and deepens public understanding of the immigration enforcement crisis. \nhttps://ice-data-explorer.onrender.com/#
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/the-cost-of-enforcement-ice-data-explorer/
LOCATION:NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus\, 185 Greenwich Street\, Shop #LL4345\, Level LL4\, New York\, NY\, 10006\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
CREATED:20260506T204254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T204723Z
UID:1438-1785247200-1785261600@nycpitpopup.org
SUMMARY:NDIF Presents: "Does AI work the way we think?" (Day One)
DESCRIPTION:Most people interact with AI every day but have no way to see inside it. Workbench (https://workbench.ndif.us/) is a free tool that changes this. Built by the National Deep Inference Fabric (NDIF)\, Workbench lets anyone explore how AI models work inside without writing a single line of code. At this crucial moment when AI is shaping hiring decisions\, healthcare\, and public information\, the ability to interrogate these systems shouldn’t be reserved for elite researchers with access to expensive compute. Workbench makes understanding the inside of AI accessible to students\, journalists\, policy advocates\, and curious members of the public. \nJoin the NDIF team in person to try out Workbench and explore what this tool can do to demystify AI!
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/opening-ais-black-box-with-ndif-llm-crash-course-and-workbench-demo/
LOCATION:NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus\, 185 Greenwich Street\, Shop #LL4345\, Level LL4\, New York\, NY\, 10006\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T163030
CREATED:20260506T204327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T204745Z
UID:1440-1785420000-1785434400@nycpitpopup.org
SUMMARY:NDIF Presents: "Does AI work the way we think?" (Day Two)
DESCRIPTION:Most people interact with AI every day but have no way to see inside it. Workbench (https://workbench.ndif.us/) is a free tool that changes this. Built by the National Deep Inference Fabric (NDIF)\, Workbench lets anyone explore how AI models work inside without writing a single line of code. At this crucial moment when AI is shaping hiring decisions\, healthcare\, and public information\, the ability to interrogate these systems shouldn’t be reserved for elite researchers with access to expensive compute. Workbench makes understanding the inside of AI accessible to students\, journalists\, policy advocates\, and curious members of the public. \nJoin the NDIF team in person to try out Workbench and explore what this tool can do to demystify AI!
URL:https://nycpitpopup.org/event/opening-ais-black-box-with-ndif-llm-crash-course-and-workbench-demo-2/
LOCATION:NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus\, 185 Greenwich Street\, Shop #LL4345\, Level LL4\, New York\, NY\, 10006\, United States
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