Where the heck is Hell’s Kitchen? We took a look at DNAinfo’s crowdsourced map of neighborhoods in New York City, which includes more than 12,000 submissions. Take a look and participate here.
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Tue Oct 06 2015
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Tue Sep 29 2015
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We analyzed data from July and August of 2014 and 2015 to identify the growing problem of Citi Bike “deserts,” places where parking or checking out a bike is difficult during peak hours. In the morning, it’s difficult to park in parts of Manhattan like Hudson Yards, the Flatiron District, and the west side of Midtown. In the evening, good luck finding a bike anywhere in Midtown or the Wall Street/Battery Park area. Check out our maps here.
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Tue Sep 22 2015
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Pope Francis will visit New York City Thursday and Friday, during the United Nations General Assembly. For many New Yorkers, the biggest effect on their lives may be the traffic snarls these events will cause. Here’s a map of road closures announced by the New York Police Department.
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Wed Sep 16 2015
29 notesMetal detectors in NYC high schools by the numbers
This week we have been reporting on metal detectors in high schools and giving some high level analysis of what we found. But for those that want a little more in-depth look, here is our full analysis of the data.
Some general numbers
All schools designated as a “high school” by the DOE: 438
High schools we were able to get any metal detector data about: 421
High schools with metal detectors: 193
High schools without metal detectors: 228
High schools with 2014-2015 demographic data from the DOE: 425
High schools with any metal detector data and corresponding demographic data: 413Building numbers
Many schools are co-located in the same building and usually this means all the schools in a single building will go through the same metal detector if there is one.
All buildings: 250
Buildings with any metal detector data: 244
Buildings with metal detectors: 68
Buildings without metal detectors: 178Overall student counts
All high school students: 272,246
High school students who go though metal detectors: 91,114Breakdown by race
33.47% of ‘all’ high school students go through metal detectors.
48.15% of 'black’ high school students go through metal detectors.
37.88% of 'hispanic’ high school students go through metal detectors.
14.43% of 'asian’ high school students go through metal detectors.
30.75% of 'other’ high school students go through metal detectors.
14.23% of 'white’ high school students go through metal detectors.
36.36% of 'not white’ high school students go through metal detectors.Breakdown by other demographics
31.41% of 'female’ high school students go through metal detectors.
35.41% of 'male’ high school students go through metal detectors.
43.15% of 'english language learners’ high school students go through metal detectors.
36.87% of 'reduced lunch’ high school students go through metal detectors.
39.72% of 'students with disabilities’ high school students go through metal detectors.Breakdown by borough
25.92% of 'Manhattan’ high school students go through metal detectors.
61.70% of 'Bronx’ high school students go through metal detectors.
20.16% of 'Queens’ high school students go through metal detectors.
41.60% of 'Brooklyn’ high school students go through metal detectors.
0.00% of 'Staten Island’ high school students go through metal detectors.Breakdown of demographic by borough
Bronx:
61.70% of 'all’ high school students in 'Bronx’ go through metal detectors.
65.00% of 'black’ high school students in 'Bronx’ go through metal detectors.
65.24% of 'hispanic’ high school students in 'Bronx’ go through metal detectors.
32.78% of 'asian’ high school students in 'Bronx’ go through metal detectors.
48.21% of 'other’ high school students in 'Bronx’ go through metal detectors.
45.63% of 'white’ high school students in 'Bronx’ go through metal detectors.
62.40% of 'not white’ high school students in 'Bronx’ go through metal detectors.
63.81% of 'reduced lunch’ high school students in 'Bronx’ go through metal detectors.
70.97% of 'english language learners’ high school students in 'Bronx’ go through metal detectors.
60.58% of 'female’ high school students in 'Bronx’ go through metal detectors.
62.68% of 'male’ high school students in 'Bronx’ go through metal detectors.Brooklyn:
41.60% of 'all’ high school students in 'Brooklyn’ go through metal detectors.
57.54% of 'black’ high school students in 'Brooklyn’ go through metal detectors.
43.37% of 'hispanic’ high school students in 'Brooklyn’ go through metal detectors.
14.96% of 'asian’ high school students in 'Brooklyn’ go through metal detectors.
34.55% of 'other’ high school students in 'Brooklyn’ go through metal detectors.
26.15% of 'white’ high school students in 'Brooklyn’ go through metal detectors.
44.10% of 'not white’ high school students in 'Brooklyn’ go through metal detectors.
43.47% of 'reduced lunch’ high school students in 'Brooklyn’ go through metal detectors.
42.47% of 'english language learners’ high school students in 'Brooklyn’ go through metal detectors.
38.62% of 'female’ high school students in 'Brooklyn’ go through metal detectors.
44.22% of 'male’ high school students in 'Brooklyn’ go through metal detectors.Queens:
20.16% of 'all’ high school students in 'Queens’ go through metal detectors.
40.04% of 'black’ high school students in 'Queens’ go through metal detectors.
16.43% of 'hispanic’ high school students in 'Queens’ go through metal detectors.
14.06% of 'asian’ high school students in 'Queens’ go through metal detectors.
31.67% of 'other’ high school students in 'Queens’ go through metal detectors.
8.70% of 'white’ high school students in 'Queens’ go through metal detectors.
21.63% of 'not white’ high school students in 'Queens’ go through metal detectors.
21.58% of 'reduced lunch’ high school students in 'Queens’ go through metal detectors.
21.46% of 'english language learners’ high school students in 'Queens’ go through metal detectors.
20.27% of 'female’ high school students in 'Queens’ go through metal detectors.
20.07% of 'male’ high school students in 'Queens’ go through metal detectors.Manhattan:
25.92% of 'all’ high school students in 'Manhattan’ go through metal detectors.
27.83% of 'black’ high school students in 'Manhattan’ go through metal detectors.
33.66% of 'hispanic’ high school students in 'Manhattan’ go through metal detectors.
10.14% of 'asian’ high school students in 'Manhattan’ go through metal detectors.
19.26% of 'other’ high school students in 'Manhattan’ go through metal detectors.
9.80% of 'white’ high school students in 'Manhattan’ go through metal detectors.
27.84% of 'not white’ high school students in 'Manhattan’ go through metal detectors.
29.82% of 'reduced lunch’ high school students in 'Manhattan’ go through metal detectors.
43.68% of 'english language learners’ high school students in 'Manhattan’ go through metal detectors.
22.74% of 'female’ high school students in 'Manhattan’ go through metal detectors.
29.66% of 'male’ high school students in 'Manhattan’ go through metal detectors.Staten Island:
0.00% of 'all’ high school students in 'Staten Island’ go through metal detectors.Estimates of time
We did not have any real sources on how long it takes to get through metal detectors on average but heard reports of upwards of 30 minutes, so we wanted to see how that time adds up, even with a very conservative guess. These numbers did not make it into the final publishing.
Amount of time spent going through metal detectors for a given school day, if the average time to get through was 5 minutes:
316.37 days of 91,114 high school students time each school day.
128.40 days of 36,980 'black’ high school students time each school day.
140.98 days of 40,601 'hispanic’ high school students time each school day.
23.70 days of 6,826 'asian’ high school students time each school day.
5.70 days of 1,642 'other’ high school students time each school day.
17.59 days of 5,065 'white’ high school students time each school day.
298.78 days of 86,049 'not white’ high school students time each school day.Weapons found
712 weapons were found by metal detectors in schools during the 2013-2014 school year. If every high school student currently at a scanning school was scanned each school day, that would amount to 15,964,020 scans over a school year — or one dangerous item found for about every 23,034 scans (about 0.0043% of scans).
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Wed Sep 16 2015
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Do you bike in New York City? We’re looking for and mapping the bike lane obstruction hot spots across the city.
Snap a picture with the location feature enabled on your phone or camera and send it to bikes@wnyc.org. Or include the location in the body of your email and we will manually add it to the map.
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Mon Sep 14 2015
20 notesOn any given night, there are around 15,000 full homes or apartments in New York City for rent on AirBnB. The law says it’s illegal in most cases to rent out a dwelling when the primary occupant is not present. Through a Freedom of Information request, WNYC obtained records from the Mayor’s Office of Special Enforcement of 2,684 inspections looking for illegal short-term rental activity in New York City. The inspections occurred from October 2013 through April 2015. Here’s Ilya Marritz’s story on where inspectors are looking and what they’re finding.
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Thu Sep 10 2015
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On Tuesday, the CEO and two vice presidents of United Airlines resigned amid a federal investigation into the company’s relationship with the Port Authority. Here’s a timeline with what you need to know about this investigation, beginning with the dinner where a special flight route was discussed.
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Wed Sep 09 2015
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Yoga in New York City builds your core, but also a lot of character. Here’s a handy guide:
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Wed Sep 09 2015
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Can’t get enough of the US Open? If you don’t manage to get out to Flushing Meadows, the Wall Street Journal has a cool way to experience part of the action — that moment a line judge rules a ball in or out. Another great example interactive sports journalism is “Fractions of a Second: An Olympic Musical,” done by Amanda Cox at the New York Times for the 2010 Olympics. It uses visuals and sound to convey how oh-so-very close the top athletes got to gold. Enjoy!
