NYC is Under Water
This video from Casey Neistat covers the recent flooding in NYC.
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ChatGPT Event: The Good, the Bad, and Generative AI
Video from tonight’s Disruptive Technologists meeting on ChatGPT Event: The Good, the Bad, and Generative AI – at Microsoft NYC on June 27 2023 Experts will converse on the good and not so good in generative AI. PANEL Esther Dyson, Founder, Wellville Nasrin Mostafazadeh, Verneek Adam Bly, founder/CEO, System Rushil Vora, Product Manager, Microsoft
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The Shocking Story of New York’s Strangest Tower
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Frank
- May 7, 2023
- architecture
- B1M
- Beaux Arts design
- building
- city landmark
- Construction
- Daniel Burnham
- empire state building
- engineering
- flatiron building
- Fred Mills
- fuller company
- grand central terminal
- Jacob Garlick
- Jeff Gural
- Nathan silverstein
- New York
- new york building
- New York City
- new york icons
- NYC
- skyscraper
- steel frame
- The B1M
- TheB1M
Engineering YouTuber The B1M uncovers the history and uncertain future New York’s iconic triangular building.
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AWS On Air Live from the NY Summit!
Join AWS On Air as they cover the latest news, announcements, launches and demos from AWS NY Summit!
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The Tunnel That’s Failing New York City
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Frank
- November 26, 2021
- Amtrak
- architecture
- B1M
- building
- Construction
- east side access
- engineering
- Fred Mills
- gateway program
- grand central terminal
- hudson river
- hudson tunnel
- hudson tunnel project
- Infrastructure
- New Jersey
- New York City
- northeast corridor
- NYC
- PATh
- Rail
- subway
- The B1M
- TheB1M
- trains
- tunnel boring
- tunnel construction
- underwater tunnel
- US infrastructure
This might be New York’s most important tunnel, but it’s crumbling!
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The Loophole Behind NYC’s Skinny Skyscrapers
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Frank
- November 21, 2021
- 432 park
- 432 park avenue
- architecture
- building
- Central Park
- central park tower
- Cheddar
- cheddar explains
- cities skylines
- city planning
- Construction
- Design
- Development
- empire state building
- explainer
- Infrastructure
- manhattan
- megatall skyscraper
- New York
- New York City
- nordstrom tower
- NYC
- skinny skyscraper
- skyline
- skyscraper
- skyscrapers
- supertall skyscrapers
- towers
- Urban Planning
I grew up in NYC and even I am puzzled at how these skinny residential luxury towers get past the zoning laws. Apparently, there’s a loophole that makes it all possible.
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How 9/11 Changed Skyscraper Design
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Frank
- September 9, 2021
- 9/11
- 9/11 anniversary 2020
- 9/11/01
- architecture
- Cheddar
- cheddar explains
- cities
- cities skylines
- city
- Construction
- Design
- Development
- engineering
- explainer
- freedom tower
- manhattan
- New York
- New York City
- north tower
- NYC
- one world trade center
- september 11
- skylines
- skyscraper
- skyscrapers
- south tower
- terrorism
- terrorist
- twin towers
- twin towers in movies
- Urban Planning
- world trade center
- world trade center collapse
- world trade center construction
- WTC
As we approach the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, I thank God every single day that I survived. Sometimes, being late for work can save your life. To say that the attacks changed our lives would be an epic understatement. But I do often wonder how the attacks changed the design of skyscrapers. Apparently, […]
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Accessing NYC Open Data with Python + the Socrata Open Data API
Here’s a great post about the potential of governments opening up their data sets for the community to explore. Not only that, but you get a step by step tutorial on how to do it on your own in Python. This story can be found on NYC Open Data where you can find datasets for […]
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Live from the AI Summit Expo Floor
In this Data Point, I walk through the AI Summit expo area and explains the two things that will make me walk out of his way Watch the video below to listen here or visit the show page at DataDriven.tv.
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Mark Tabladillo on Why Search is Crucial to AI
In this DataPoint, I talk with Mark Tabladillo, who’s nominated for a major AI award, about why search may be key to AI’s future. Press the watch the video below or visit the show page at DataDriven.tv.
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