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cool new map from nyc.gov

ben
ben
edited November -1 in Brooklyn and Beyond
http://gis.nyc.gov/doitt/cm/CityMap.htm

punch in your address and you can see all kinds of stats on your building and neighborhood. You can do things like show the closest park, or library, or wifi hotspot. It will also tell you all the community info like who your reps are, which community board you are in and so forth.

I think they had an old version of this before but it was pretty much unusable, this one is pretty good.

Comments

  • pitu
    pitu
    wifi hotspot!
    who knew that the McDonald´s
    on 4th Ave in PS had (Fee-Based) wifi
    :shock:
  • raw
    raw
    Very clever!

    This is a great resource and much easier to cope with than information found on the Department of Health & Mental Hygiene's website.

    http://167.153.150.32/RI/web/Brooklyn.do
  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior
    this is great for telling which subway stop is the closest.
  • sterling2000
    sterling2000
    I like the census data, and it would be interesting to see how it has changed today from the information which was posted in 2000 (i.e. rent, property values, income levels, etc.)
  • sterling2000
    sterling2000
    Also great if you're shopping around to rent/buy...nearest school links are particularly good for the kid-havin' crowd.
  • caaahyoko
    caaahyoko
    definitely cool. The wifi hotspot option pulled up a place I didn't even notice--Cafe Sutra. Anyone been there?
  • street shooter
    street shooter
    I totally love the map.
    Thanks