Archive for new york
Coming soon to a UK political manifesto…?
Somehow I think it won’t be too long before some British politicians pick up on this idea from New York’s Mayor Bloomberg: New York City plans to enact a far-reaching ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts… The proposed ban would affect virtually the [...]
A fun piece of modern art spotted in New York
If you’re an artist, ready your comments about how art can epitomise and challenge the modern angst with the state of our society. If you’re a social capital enthusiast, ready your comments about metaphorically reintroducing bowling lanes to the urban environment. But otherwise just click, look and smile.
Michael Bloomberg impresses with his cash prizes for better use of public data
This is an impressive sounding initiative from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg: Bloomberg, making good on a promise of increased civic transparency for New Yorkers, initiated an annual contest this morning awarding cash prizes to Web developers that create innovative Internet and mobile applications using city data… The amount of data coming out of New [...]
