The growth of the Gig Economy is changing the way we view work. It is destroying some traditional work models, while creating new ways for people to free up time and pursue a different style of living. But is this disruptive work model the way of the future? Or is it creating more problems than… Continue reading How the Gig Economy is Changing the Work Landscape
Category: Trends in NYC
Sensor City: Dublin
With the world’s population increasingly drawn to live in cities, officials and citizens must imagine a more urban future. It is estimated that seventy percent of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050. This trend is driving the need to implement technologies that enable cities to predict rather than react to the future’s… Continue reading Sensor City: Dublin
Citizen Science: New Yorkers Creating a Better City Together
There’s a new trend in New York that has the city’s citizens volunteering their time and skills to the cause of science. If you have a smartphone and some time, you too can get involved in this cool new way trend of crowd-sourced science.Citizen Science is the development of science projects where professional scientists recruit… Continue reading Citizen Science: New Yorkers Creating a Better City Together
What Can You Get On-Demand in NYC? Everything
Are you finding yourself pressed for time? Or perhaps you have too much time on your hands and need a way to use it? Welcome to the Gig Economy. “The Gig Economy” (a term often interchanged with “the sharing economy”) is a booming trend in New York and other densely populated cities around the world.… Continue reading What Can You Get On-Demand in NYC? Everything
New York’s Hudson Yards Project: A Milestone in Sustainable Building
The area between 30th and 34th Street overlooking the Hudson river is preparing to become a new landmark in NYC’s sustainable urban landscape with the $20 billion Hudson Yards Project emerging in Chelsea. The project will be “the largest private real estate development in the history of the United States and the largest development in… Continue reading New York’s Hudson Yards Project: A Milestone in Sustainable Building
What Has NYC Done to Become Smarter?
Smart projects are developing around the world and all eyes are on cities like Copenhagen and Barcelona where smart projects are becoming commonplace in daily life. But what is being done in NYC to become a smarter city? New York International takes a look into the four components that create a smart city and explores… Continue reading What Has NYC Done to Become Smarter?
Silent, Smart, Sustainable: Driving Innovation with Tesla
Imagine driving all the way from New York City to Los Angeles. During your 3,000 mile journey you don’t pay for any fuel, you don’t pollute the air, you travel almost silently, and your vehicle is so safe it was rated 5.4 out of 5 stars by the Highway Safety Administration. Seems impossible? It is… Continue reading Silent, Smart, Sustainable: Driving Innovation with Tesla
The Global Evolution and Future of Bike Sharing
With NYC’s Citi Bike program entering its second year it’s a perfect time to look ahead to what could be next for the United States’ largest bike sharing system.By its one-year anniversary Citi Bike bicycles had made 8.75 million trips, covering a total distance of 14.7 million miles while riders promoted their own health and… Continue reading The Global Evolution and Future of Bike Sharing
Kickstarters for Smarter People
Kickstarter is the world’s largest crowd funding platform. It connects people with ideas to people who will fund them. Ideas include anything from films, games and music to art, design and technology. If a project meets its funding goal, the Kickstarter can continue to develop the project and bring their end product to the consumer… Continue reading Kickstarters for Smarter People
Learning from Smart Cities: Copenhagen
Whether it’s the environment or technology, we live in a fast-changing world that requires innovative cities to keep considering the impact all of these changes have on their citizens. Copenhagen, recently named the 2014 European Green Capital – surpassing 17 other candidates – is racing to the spotlight of what it means to be a… Continue reading Learning from Smart Cities: Copenhagen