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10 Phone Apps Every New Yorker Should Have
Smartphones have virtually become ubiquitous among New Yorkers these days, and there seems to be an app for pretty much
Discover NYC On the Go With Our Lists on the Foursquare App
We’re excited to announce our new partnership with the neighborhood discovery app, Foursquare. We’ve been creating popular lists
In New iPhone App “Brooklyn 1776,” Players Battle in Revolutionary Era NYC
From Candy Crush to Temple Run and Trivia Crack, entertainment-seekers have a wide variety of apps at their disposal. New
New App Popular Pays Rewards NYC Instagram Users with Free Perks for Taking Photos
Popular Pays is an app that rewards Instagram users with free perks for taking photographs of participating businesses, with locations
Learn How to Speak New York (and New Jersey) with Fun Website from WNYC
The soothing, familiar voices of the hosts on NPR–Brian Lehrer, Amy Eddings of All Things Considered, Sotorious Johnson, Manoush
Fun Maps: Explore NYC’s Parks with This Tool from NYC BigApps
Did you know that New York City has over 1,900 parks? And 1/5 of the city’s land
New App Transforms the NYC Subway Advertisements into Street Art
https://vimeo.com/105301636 Advertisements are like death, taxes and the idea of the Jets not making the Super Bowl
Fun Maps: Watch Real-Time Activity on NYC Subway Maps with iPhone App Tunnel Vision
Tunnel Vision, a new app created by NYU student Bill Lindmeier, gives users the opportunity to access real-time visual statistics
These “Sonnet Project NYC” Films Help Visualize Your Favorite Shakespearean Sonnets
Here’s a fun new urban project for you. The Sonnet Project from NY Shakespeare Exchange and its accompanying Android
Beautiful Maps, and the Lies They Tell, An Op-Ed From Runkeeper
This Fun Maps post is guest-written by Margaret McKenna, Head of Data and Analytics at RunKeeper, a free app for
New App Re+Public Lets You See Street Art Over Time at The Bowery Mural Wall
The owners of the Bowery Mural Wall have commissioned contemporary artists to paint gorgeous murals at this location since a
Did NYC Really Roar in the Roaring 20’s? Fun Interactive Site Says Yes
Breakdown of city noise sources in the Roaring Twenties interactive site by Emily Thompson. We came across this interesting study