Prizes
- Best Overall Application - Grand Prize
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$10,000
Opportunity to demo at NY Tech Meetup
App with the highest overall scores
- Best Overall Application - 2nd Prize
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$5,000
App with the second highest overall scores
- Investor's Choice Application
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$5,000
App with the best potential for commercialization
- Best Mobility Application
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$4,000
App that enhances urban mobility, making it easier to get around NYC
- Best Green Application
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$4,000
App that best encourages green behavior, improves environmental sustainability education, and/or reduces users’ environmental impact
- Best Education Application
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$4,000
App that best serves as a learning tool, improves educational access, and/or highlights NYC education resources/trends
- Best Health & Safety Application
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$4,000
App that best encourages healthy behavior, aids health education and understanding of health trends, and/or improves access to healthcare resources
- Best NYC Mashup
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$4,000
Best overall app utilizing both NYC Open Data and an API from a participating NYC company
- Best Student Award
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$4,000
Best app developed by full-time student(s)
- City Talent Award
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Recognition prize for New York City employees and their immediate family members
- Popular Choice Award - Grand Prize
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$4,000
Opportunity to demo at NY Tech Meetup
App receiving the most public votes
- Popular Choice Award - 2nd Prize
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$2,000
App receiving second highest number of public votes