An independent New York City data and design studio turning complex public records into clear interactive stories, civic tools, and custom web applications—built for everyday New Yorkers, local businesses, and institutions alike.
Interactive visual stories exploring 125 years of NYC housing history, the $112.4 billion municipal budget, foundational hip-hop lyric taxonomies, and the 46.8% commercial lease survival cliff across 20 corridors.
From Lower East Side walk-up tenements to waterfront glass towers—an interactive 3D map charting 850,000 building footprints across all five boroughs, 125 years of zoning history, and the real affordability squeeze for everyday New Yorkers.
Where do city tax dollars actually go? Follow the money across New York City's $112.4 billion FY2026 budget—from 6 revenue streams and the $100 taxpayer waffle to true pension/overtime costs and your personal itemized tax receipt.
Mapping the lineage of 25 foundational New York City Golden Era bedrock bars across multi-generational citation trees, word-level diff tagging, and borough-by-borough linguistic migration.
Tracking 28,450 NYC storefront permits, the 46.8% five-year survival cliff, and real rent-to-ticket break-even math across 20 commercial corridors in all five boroughs.
Pick your monthly housing budget, your dream NYC neighborhood, and your #1 daily priority to see how your aspirational target stacks up against your top budget-matched alternative.
“Victorian brownstone sanctuary flanked by Prospect Park's 585 pastoral acres.”
Why It Wins For Your Priority:Reaches Midtown in ~18 mins via 2/3/A/B/C express lines while keeping 1BR rent at $2,650/mo.
+ 2 More Wildcard Neighborhoods (Riverdale, Woodside) & 4 Street-Level Micro-Hotspots waiting on the map →
Compare Park Slope side-by-side with Harlem, Riverdale, and Woodside—with street-level pins for express trains, dining corridors, modern buildings, and quiet blocks.
We partner with civic groups, local business owners, media outlets, and corporate teams to turn messy records into interactive investigations, neighborhood market viability reports, and decision tools.
