Overview

Block Party is a civic technology platform designed to engage the public in local policy discussions by making the information more accessible.

What It Does

  • Creates a transcript and autogenerated summary from the meeting recording
  • Archive of NYC contextual data from 2016 to present day
  • Makes public participation more accessible

Impact & Reach

  • Used by community members and organizers
  • Featured in civic technology and media spaces
  • Supported conversations around public participation and democracy

Publicity & Recognition

Block Party has been featured and discussed across multiple platforms and events.

  • Cornell Tech Public Interest Technology
  • MLOps Showcase
  • NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress

Data & Analysis

As a Data Scientist, I conducted analysis on what is being said, when and where to uncover hidden storries from conversation: