Fun Maps
Fun Maps: Maps from PLUTO Tax Data Show the Beauty of Number Crunching
In July, New York City finally made public the last big chunk of city geospatial data: MapPLUTO. The dataset, which
Fun Maps: Block by Block with Jazzberry Blue and Armelle Caron
NYC Map by Armelle Caron A city’s shapes are invisible from the vantage point of the ground. Airplanes, high-rise
Weekly Map: Time Travel with Vintage NYC Subway Maps & the Second Avenue Subway
Here, in chronological order, a roundup of historical, replicas and future iterations of the New York City subway map. Until
Fun Maps: Reimagining New York’s Subway System in Concentric Circles
Source: Co.Design New York City subway maps are inherently difficult to create. Map designers have often had to trade
Fun Map: Chinese Food Density by Neighborhood in NYC
Orienting your life to have optimal access to Chinese food in New York City is made possible using this map
“Finding the Quiet City”: A Map for Solitude Seekers in NYC
New Yorkers are all too familiar with the city’s daily soundtrack of wailing sirens and rumbling subway cars, so
Weekly Map: Filling in NYC’s Hudson River for “A Really Greater New York”?
At the break of the 20th century, industrializing cities were growing voraciously and needed more room. A lot of cities
Map: 311 Map of Complaints from Loud Music, Vermin to Ice Cream Trucks
The Furman Center at NYU released this fun map of 311 complaints from last summer, based on data of the
Weekly Map: Manhattan Takes a Vacation to Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles
Manhattan visits Chicago It’s Fourth of July weekend and Manhattanites are fleeing the city in search peace and quiet,
Weekly Map: Aerial New York City, 1924
A set of aerial maps, comprised of 127 images, together form a complete map of New York City in 1924.
Weekly Map: Farms on Manhattan
There were farms on Manhattan. What?! Yes! And these maps from the New York Public Library’s digital gallery’s
Weekly Map: Locals and Tourists by Eric Fischer
Eric Fischer, self described as a “geek of maps, data visualization, failed transportation plans of the past, history of technology,