3.5: Apps Hub
Launch an official New York City apps hub Other Information:
Launch an Official New York City Apps Hub -- Shortly after the Digital Roadmap was released in 2011, the City launched its
first App Hub, featuring the City's ten official apps and selected winners from NYC BigApps. Since the introduction of the
Digital Roadmap, the City of New York has launched or updated five new apps, including ABCEats, which enables New Yorkers
to instantly look up the health inspection grades of restaurants nearby; NYC Stuff Exchange, which helps users donate, buy
or sell gently used goods; and NYC Media, which provides on-the-go, location-aware access to short videos about interesting
restaurants and cultural venues across the five boroughs. Visit nyc.gov/html/digital/html/apps/apps. shtml to see the available
apps, which are all free of charge. NYC BIGAPPS -- New data sets, prizes and resources helped attract a record-setting 96
app submissions in the City's third annual NYC BigApps contest, a software competition developed by NYCEDC and DoITT that
challenges developers to create online and mobile applications using NYC Open Data. NYC BigApps continued its strategic partnership
with BMW iVentures and ChallengePost and secured new partnerships with over 20 leading NYC startups that provided APIs for
the new "NYC Mashup." This year, TechStars and NY Tech Meetup provided prizing for the winners. In addition, NYC BigApps hosted
its first hackathon, a weekend-long event generating 10 demos eligible for $2500 in additional prizes; a Developer Day for
teams to meet and work on their apps; and an Ideas Challenge, which crowdsourced application ideas from the public. NYC Big
Apps and NYC Open Data together demonstrate the power Open Government initiatives have in increasing transparency and accountability
and sparking innovation and cultivating entrepreneurship.
Stakeholder(s):
- NYCEDC
- DoITT
- BMW iVentures
- ChallengePost
- NYC Startups
- Entrepreneurs
- rebounty.com: BEST APP FOR CITY CROWDSOURCING: REBOUNTY -- rebounty.com -- ReBounty is an easy way to find and list curb alerts in an effort
to reduce the amount of unwanted waste that is thrown out in urban areas every year.
- FreshFixNYC.com: BEST APP FOR PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES: FRESHFIXNYC -- freshfixnyc.com -- Enabling New Yorkers to have better and easier access
to Farmers Markets... After the winners were selected, fans of the City of New York's Facebook page voted for their favorite
app among the five—choosing the winner of the sixth prize category—the Popular Choice award. At the end, the Popular Choice
Award went to FreshFixNYC.com.
- GreenCan: BEST APP FOR RECYCLING/WASTE REDUCTION: GREENCAN -- green-can.com -- GreenCan will let users locate their nearest public recycling
trash can, provide information for recycling organics and electronics and provide valuable feedback to NYC for future recycling
can placement.
- bikepool.co: BEST APP FOR TRANSPORTATION: BIKE POOLING -- bikepool.co -- Car pooling for bikes. Find people who commute on the same path
as you and start riding with them every morning and evening.
- greenerneighbor.com: JUDGES' PICK: GREEN, GREENER, GREENEST! -- greenerneighbor.com -- Competition between each neighborhood as to who is the greenest.
Shows what the neighborhood should do to beat the one above it in the league table.
- OpenPlans: BIKE SHARE MAP -- To help determine locations for the City's upcoming bike share program, the Department of Transportation
partnered with local development firm OpenPlans to create a participatory website featuring a dynamic map that allows New
Yorkers to pinpoint their desired bike share locations on a map of the five boroughs. So far, there have been over 9,900 submissions.
To view the map, visit nyc.gov/bikeshare/.
- Tumblr: NYC HEALTHY RECIPES TUMBLR -- New Yorkers can share and learn how to prepare healthy recipes on the NYC Healthy Recipes Tumblr,
a crowdsourced digital cookbook that has garnered over 100 recipes from the public and nonprofit organizations such as City
Harvest. Featuring recipes for herb-roasted chicken with broccoli, yogurt-cucumber dipping sauce, leek soup and many other
dishes, the Tumblr was launched by the Food Policy Coordinator to encourage healthy eating for all New Yorkers. nycfoodrecipes.tumblr.com
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: NYC QUITS SMOKING SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN -- In March 2012, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene launched
a digital campaign to support the Health Department's Nicotine Patch and Gum Annual Giveaway. As part of their goal to create
conversations and engagement around the Giveaway program, the agency identified and reached out to digitally savvy influencers,
including Jeff Meltz, Jill Hanner, Jennifer Lee and many others in the NYC area to share what "Quitting is ..." means to them.
As the influencers shared their storylines through creative PSAs on the NYC Quits Facebook Page and on their own social networks,
conversations started to rally around personal stories of overcoming smoking and built awareness for the Giveaway program.
With a wide range of personal stories being shared on the NYC Quits Facebook Page, the Health Department also used Facebook
ads and sponsored stories to drive increased social awareness to the campaign. facebook.com/nycquits
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