Life Project 4 Youth Alliance is a federation of 16 organizations in 13 countries whose aim is the development of innovative solutions for the comprehensive inclusion (professional and social) of young adults (18-24 years old) living in extreme poverty and suffering from exclusion. It implements professional and social skills training as well as contact between […]
The Reboot is our time to hang out, reflect on the day’s demos, and interact with the online PIT community.
Welcome to Day 3 of the NYC PIT Pop Up. Today’s PIT theme is: Community Engagement. Community Engagement Day Schedule: Daily Demos: 2:00pm-6:00pm Heat Complaints in NYC: Borough Focused Analysis from August ’23 to April ’25 IlluminationSpace Hub Ecosystem Map Bed-Stuy 2125 whatisthislinefor.nyc The Reboot: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Heat Complaints in NYC: Borough Focused Analysis from August ’23 to April ’25 is an interactive project that addresses two critical questions for those NYC residents who experience no-heat situations in their residences. Using elements of Tableau, this project determines 1) how different winter temperature patterns affect the number of complaints and 2) that there were […]
The IlluminationSpace Hub Ecosystem Map: Civic Science in Action Analyzing the Impact of Emergent Informal STEM Learning Partnerships on Under-resourced Communities and Academic STEM Research is a project that presents outcomes of a Rita Allen Foundation Civic Science Fellowship, supporting an 18-month effort to research, analyze, and expand the ASRC IlluminationSpace Hub (IS Hub). The […]
Bed-Stuy 2125 is a speculative design project that imagines what Bedford-Stuyvestant could look like in 100 years. Against the backdrop of gentrification today, this project is meant to inspire creative, participatory, and culturally-informed ideas about the types of spaces and services that residents can build and demand to reflect the history and contributions of the […]
Whether for pop-ups, concerts, trendy bakeries, or sneaker drops, whatisthislinefor.nyc addresses the uniquely NYC phenomenon of standing in long lines. The project is a real-time, community powered website that tracks queues: where people are gathering, how long they’re waiting, and what they’re waiting for. Lines are more than just means to access… in NYC they’re […]
The Reboot is our time to hang out, reflect on the day’s demos, and interact with the online PIT community.
Welcome to Day 4 of the NYC PIT Pop Up! Today’s PIT theme is: Zine/DIY. Zine/DIY Day Schedule: Daily Demos: 2:00pm-6:00pm Zine Lab by Missouri PIT-UN Wiki.NYC Public Library Wiki-Kiosk fomo.city The Reboot: 6:00pm-7:30pm
The Zine Lab is a collaborative community project between Missouri S&T and East Carolina University and funded by the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN). “Zines are world-making tools” and in the process of zine-making, “students make their ideas material while ensuring them a future, often for those whom our society harbors the most […]
Wiki.NYC Public Library Wiki-Kiosk is an installation that explores digital and tactile interaction with Wikipedia and other free knowledge platforms from a physical interface, particularly using outcomes of Wiki Gam Jam. Wiki.NYC Public Library Wiki-Kiosk is presented by Richard Knipel, CUNY Wikimedian-in-Residence, Wikimedia NYC.
fomo.nyc is a free, community-built interactive map of upcoming events in NYC. It works by visiting the websites of parks, museums, music venues, etc., identifying any upcoming events, and displaying them on a map. The goal is for this to become a useful resource for people to find events they are interested in and […]