Maps, Open Data, & the Web

Stamen Design

Featured Work

Am I Rent Stabilized?

Language Translations

Goals:

• Educate NYC tenants about rent regulation
• Stop landlords from cheating the system
• Motivate tenants to take action and get help
• Use my own experience to help others

Outcomes:

• Lots and lots of page visits ~230,000
• Featured by Time Out NYC, DNA Info, & others
• Contacted by renters who've been reimbursed
• Contacted by housing organizations who use it

The Northwest Bushwick Community Map

Goals

• Improving technical parts for better performance
• Improving the overall design, UX, & site layout
• Giving the map context with narrative

Outcomes

• Provides housing organizers better access to data
• Gave NWB more legitimacy with politicians
• NWB won a small grant to do community outreach

Greenpoint Williamsburg Toxicity Map

Collaboration between

• Neighbors Allied for Good Growth Brooklyn
• Pratt’s Spatial Analysis and Visualization Initiative

Goals:

• Utilize Census and EPA data
• History of industrial North Brooklyn
• Educating the public about potential environmental hazards

The Displacement Alert Project Map

Collaboration with

• Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development
• NiJel

Indicators of Real Estate Speculation:

• Sale Price vs. Avg Council District Sale Price
• Number of construction permits (NYC DOB Jobs)
• Loss in Rent Stabilized Units

Landscapes of Profit

Goals

• Visualizing a proposed “Flip Tax” in NYC
• Experiment with ACRIS data
• Collaborate with NYC colleauges