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NYU moves tech hub into long-empty former MTA headquarters
December 13, 2017 Featured by Metro New York. A long-vacant MTA building has been given a tech-filled new life. New York University announced Wednesday that the school’s Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) has moved into 370 Jay Street… Continue Reading NYU moves tech hub into long-empty former MTA headquarters
Data Insights: Measuring The Economic Impact Of “Smart City” Innovations
December 7, 2017 Mastercard data insights help New York University researchers study commercial activity around bike-sharing and free public Wi-Fi stations. Nearly a decade since “smart cities” entered the vernacular — a term that early on captured the heady sense… Continue Reading Data Insights: Measuring The Economic Impact Of “Smart City” Innovations
CUSP Opens Its Doors At 370 Jay Street
December 4, 2017 Featured by Brooklyn Magazine. Anyone who rides the subway knows that New York City’s population is expanding. More than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas, and that number will grow to 70 percent within… Continue Reading CUSP Opens Its Doors At 370 Jay Street
Constantine Kontokosta Is On The Frontlines Of Using Data For Good In Cities
November 16, 2018 New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering profiles NYU CUSP Professor Constantine Kontokosta. Constantine Kontokosta — Assistant Professor in Tandon’s Department of Civil and Urban Engineering and the NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP), the Director of… Continue Reading Constantine Kontokosta Is On The Frontlines Of Using Data For Good In Cities
Beyond the Call of Duty
November 16, 2018 NYU has embarked on a university-wide effort to make the often-complicated transition from military to civilian life as seamless as possible. Explore how NYU (including NYU CUSP) is empowering our Veterans to become students and exceptional graduates.… Continue Reading Beyond the Call of Duty
Urban Initiatives at NYU
November 16, 2018 Featured by New York University. Established in the early 19th century to address the higher education needs of a rapidly growing New York City, NYU has been from its origins a consciously urban university. Today, with a… Continue Reading Urban Initiatives at NYU
Mayor Announces Dramatic Drop In Energy Use And Carbon Emissions In Large Buildings Citywide
November 16, 2018 A fifth benchmarking report from the NYC Office of the Mayor shows that between 2010 and 2015, emissions from 4,200 consistently benchmarked properties dropped by 14 percent, energy use decreased 10 percent. NEW YORK– As part of Mayor de Blasio’s ambitious… Continue Reading Mayor Announces Dramatic Drop In Energy Use And Carbon Emissions In Large Buildings Citywide
De Blasio Administration And Brownsville Community Leaders Announce NYCx Co-Lab Challenges In Brownsville
November 16, 2018 City invites tech community to propose and test new solutions to modernize public infrastructure, support neighborhood development, and bridge the digital divide (via the NYC Office of the Mayor). NEW YORK— Mayor Bill de Blasio, Brooklyn Borough President Eric… Continue Reading De Blasio Administration And Brownsville Community Leaders Announce NYCx Co-Lab Challenges In Brownsville
Greenhouse Gases Cut By 14% Under City Buildings Plan, Report Says
November 16, 2018 Featured by AM New York. The city’s largest buildings reduced carbon emissions by 14 percent and energy use by 10 percent between 2010 and 2015, a new report found. The “Greener, Greater Buildings Plan,” which recorded the energy and… Continue Reading Greenhouse Gases Cut By 14% Under City Buildings Plan, Report Says
How Cities Are Reworking Their Approaches To Homelessness
November 16, 2018 Featured by Smart Cities Dive. When envisioning a “smart city” of the future, it’s hard to imagine a street of driverless cars, LEED platinum buildings and homeless men and women occupying the sidewalks between the two. Yet… Continue Reading How Cities Are Reworking Their Approaches To Homelessness
Disrupting The Park Bench
November 16, 2018 Cities are getting “smarter.” But are they getting wiser? Featured in the July 2017 issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine. “Oh, no. My phone is dead. Better head to the park.” Walk past the basketball court down at… Continue Reading Disrupting The Park Bench
NYU Center For Urban Science And Progress Tackles Bus Reliability, Harmful Landlord Practices, With Data
November 16, 2018 MetroLab’s Innovation of the Month series, a collaboration between Government Technology and MetroLab Network which recognizes impactful tech, data and innovation projects between cities and universities, features NYU CUSP’s 2017 Urban Science Intensive projects. In this post, we spotlight projects from… Continue Reading NYU Center For Urban Science And Progress Tackles Bus Reliability, Harmful Landlord Practices, With Data
2017 Urban Science Intensive Capstone Presentations
On July 31st, the CUSP community came together for the 2017 Urban Science Intensive Capstone Presentations. NYU CUSP’s Urban Science Intensive (USI) Capstone program brings together student teams with government agencies or research partners to address real-world urban challenges through data. Continue Reading 2017 Urban Science Intensive Capstone Presentations
Hey MTA: Here Are Five Qualities of a Useful Transit Dashboard
November 16, 2018 Featured by Transit Center. Pledges made earlier this summer by Governor Cuomo and MTA chair Joe Lhota about fixing NYC’s subways and reforming the MTA are falling like dominoes. In June, Lhota pledged a “top to bottom audit… Continue Reading Hey MTA: Here Are Five Qualities of a Useful Transit Dashboard
TLC Mentors Students Using Big Data
November 16, 2018 The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) features their work with CUSP graduate students during the Urban Science Intensive (USI) capstone program. When you get in a yellow or green taxi in New York City,… Continue Reading TLC Mentors Students Using Big Data