Look at what Penn Station used to be! Stunning!
Ok, so it’s not the Cash Cab, but it’s still a free ride. I’m in!
New Yorkers are so good at sharing!
(via If the world’s population lived in one city… « Per Square Mile)
Happiness algorithm? Crowdsourcing sources of pleasure in NYC? I’m in. (via Refinery 29)
“Yeah, we know, your Instagram app makes you smile, but this new app—called Hapify —is a real world, dare we say, scientific happiness helper. Think of it as a (h)app(y) how-to. The key to the Hapify app (which launched last week in NYC) is sharing what makes you, well, happy, aka the new Game of Thrones episode or the Starbucks on Canal Street. Sounds simple, but what is going on behind the scenes is not so basic—in effect, Hapify is creating an immense database of things that evoke happy emotional responses, with the end goal of being able to recommend happiness to users through a created algorithm. So far, findings have found that one third of all happiness involves eating or drinking and that romance makes men happier than women, even if women watch more rom-coms. The 1,500 users already signed up have also determined that the happiest place in NYC is the Flatiron District and 8 p.m. is the happiest time of the day. If Facebook met Prozac, it might look something like this…”
Best part of jury duty? The NYC vanity doorknobs. Somehow feels very Gotham City.
Oh you New Yorkers with all your artistic talent…
![NYC living at its finest. This loft is 90 square feet of awesome. See the whole slideshow here
Tiny Apartment Is Made With 25,000 Ping-Pong Balls [Slideshow] | Co.Design](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lflik1VdBX1qzq79jo1_500.jpg)
NYC living at its finest. This loft is 90 square feet of awesome. See the whole slideshow here
Tiny Apartment Is Made With 25,000 Ping-Pong Balls [Slideshow] | Co.Design
Hopefully this public art will make the NYC winter a little less bleak…
Read more about the project here.
