NYC PIT Pop Up: CUNY Open Data Takeover Day Two
As part of NYC Open Data Week 2026, the CUNY Public Interest Technology (PIT) Lab will host a week-long Open Data Takeover of the NYC PIT Pop-Up at the Oculus / World Trade Center. The activation advances Open Data Week’s goals of accessibility, civic learning, and practical use of open data by bringing open data projects into a highly visible, public-facing space. Attendees can drop in at any time during the hours below for a demonstration of the tool and to speak with the presenter. Most of the demos will also be streamed live from the Pop-Up on its Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/cunypitlab). Inside the Oculus, the Pop-Up is located on the Main Floor C2, in the South Concourse, at Shop #53 (next to M.A.C. Cosmetics). View the full PIT Lab schedule. No RSVP needed, just stop by!
[2pm-6pm]
Nate Cooper – Space Apps Showcase
In this session, learn about the NASA Space Apps Challenge, NASA’s global data hackathon. Each year NASA posts 11 challenges to use its data in unique ways over the course of a weekend. Last year, there were over 100k participants globally. You’ll meet participants from last year’s hackathon including winning teams, judges, and mentors from the NYC local site. What does it take to turn an open data set into something useful, fun, and engaging? Learn what happened, what projects are still being developed, and how to build your own solutions using NASA’s data. Following a presentation, we’ll do a hands-on workshop so you can learn how to build your own open data app.
