Bloomberg Opens Up City Data

I missed this when it first happened back in October. Mayor Bloomberg opened up 170 city data sets to public application developers and sponsored a competition to see who could come up with the best app.

How cool is that?

There are a ton of apps that hit the NYC Restaurant Inspection results. I recommend not using these apps before you visit your favorite restaurant. Sometimes it’s better not to know…

There’s an amusing broken parking meter iPhone app. You are legally allowed to park at a broken meter for an hour, so this helpful app helps you find one.

And here’s a fascinating page showing home price statistics over time.

Open up the data, let developers at it and interesting things will result…