How coverage of Brooklyn has changed. An interactive map by Nilkanth Patel
A data-driven look at Brooklyn’s most dangerous roads for cyclists. Interactive map by Nilkanth Patel
Exploring the history of the borough through the ages of its more than 320,000 buildings. A map (and now a print) by Thomas Rhiel
The NYPD’s “stop, question, and frisk” tactic may be under fire, but it’s not likely to disappear entirely. Using recently compiled data, we look at who is being stopped, why, and what the police are finding as a result. A visualization by Thomas Rhiel
Stories behind the buildings we walk past. An interactive panorama by Albert Sun, Zachary Friedman, and David Lei
What students, teachers, and parents think of Brooklyn’s institutions of learning. A visualization by Gideon Dresdner
Mayor de Blasio hasn’t escaped his first month in office without having to contend with a faux controversy or two, but it’s important we keep our eyes on the ball (and make sure he does the same). Just before the end of December, the U.S. Census Bureau released the latest batch of results from its American Community Survey. Drawing from data collected nationwide over a period of several years, the ACS’s statistical estimates shed light on the demographic and economic realities of areas as small as just a few blocks.
I’ve taken some of the survey’s more important findings and produced the following five maps of New York City. Representing housing costs, incomes, inequality, and poverty, these maps have both familiar and surprising stories to tell.
These maps were produced with data from the American Community Survey’s recently released 5-year estimates. The data are subject to sampling variability.
Thomas Rhiel is a founding editor of BKLYNR.