Updates

We're thrilled to announce the winners of NYC BigApps 3.0! A record 96 eligible applications were submitted for this year's competition, and 11 winning applications were awarded $50,000 in cash prizes, plus special opportunities to help launch or build their startups.  

View all the winners in the Gallery, check out photos from the award ceremony, and read much more in the official press release.

Thanks again to everyone who participated and made the challenge a great success!

The NYC BigApps 3.0 Award Ceremony with Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is next Tuesday, April 17! Have you and your teammates registered yet?

Join us for drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and big awards!

RSVP by Friday, April 13 at bigapps3.eventbrite.com. The site is password protected, and you'll need the original email invitation sent from invite@eventbrite.com to register. If you didn't receive an email, ask your teammate (the one who submitted your NYC BigApps submission) to forward it to you.

Note that due to security considerations, only people who register online and provide complete contact information will be permitted to enter the ceremony. 

There will be an "Investor Bar" for contestants to meet investors starting at 6 pm. The BigApps 3.0 winners will be announced starting promptly at 6:30 pm. Contestants, judges, and others from the technology, investor and NYC government communities will be in attendance.

(Note: due to large numbers of contestants and limited space we cannot accommodate contestant guests. We can only allow those team members whose names were submitted on the application entry form.)

We hope you can make it!

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If no one on your team received an invitation, please email us at support@ChallengePost.com with "BigApps invite" in the subject.

See who's in the lead for the Popular Choice awards in NYC BigApps 3.0.

Don't see your favorite in the top spot? Browse the Submission Gallery and vote for your favorites daily until 5 p.m. EST March 8.

Thanks for supporting this challenge and spreading the word. Keep it up!

Note: Just because a vote appears on the site does not mean it is an eligible vote. We check votes via a wide variety of criteria and are confident that any bad votes won't be counted. If you want to make sure we notice fraudulent votes, email us at support@ChallengePost.com and make sure to add a link to the submission in question.

Thanks for rallying your networks to vote in the Popular Choice Awards of NYC BigApps 3.0. Just 10 days remain in the public voting period: keep it up!

To ensure the integrity of the competition, we'd like to caution you against unfair or fraudulent voting practices that could disqualify a submission. Here are some basic Do's and Don'ts. For full details, please refer to the Official Rules.

DOs:

• Register for one account per person.
• Vote once daily for each of your favorite submissions.
• Tell a friend to vote. (Legally, of course.)

DON'Ts:
Attempting any of the following could be grounds for disqualification.

• Register for more than one account per person.
• Use an automated process or similar device to vote, including but not limited to a robot, program, script, macro, or other automated means or other source.
• Pay people or provide any other type of consideration in exchange for votes.

Just because a vote appears on the site does not mean it is an eligible vote. We check votes via a wide variety of criteria and are confident that any bad votes won't be counted. If you want to make sure we notice fraudulent votes, email us at support@NYCBigApps.com and include a link to the submission in question.

Now that we've got that squared away, go vote! We look forward to crowning the crowd favorites.

The public voting period for NYC BigApps 3.0 is in full swing! Did you know that you can vote once per day per submission?

Browse the Submission Gallery and vote for your favorites daily until March 8. Your vote will help determine who takes home the 2 Popular Choice Awards.

If you've entered an app, see what place your app is in. Click on your submission, and check out the Current Standings to the right of your video.

Note: Just because a vote appears on the site does not mean it is an eligible vote. We check votes via a wide variety of criteria and are confident that any bad votes won't be counted. If you want to make sure we notice fraudulent votes, email us at support@NYCBigApps.com and include a link to the submission in question.

Many thanks to everyone who entered NYC BigApps 3.0! We have had an amazing turnout this year and we are currently in the process of reviewing all your wonderful submissions.

Some of you have written to us requesting the status of your submission. Due to the large number of submissions we've received, it is not possible for us to give you an exact timeline of when your submission will be reviewed. Every submission needs to be reviewed by a human moderator before being published in the gallery, and this does take time.

Rest assured that we will review all submissions before public voting begins. Also, please note that not every submission will be published in the gallery. Only submissions deemed eligible will be published in the app gallery. That being said, we will review every submission received and will let you know if you are missing any information.

Thank you again for entering the competition! Good luck!

The submission deadline for NYC BigApps 3.0 is Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 5 p.m. EST. That means you have one more day to submit an amazing app that uses New York City data!

Check out the apps that have been submitted so far, and review the submission checklist to make sure you don't miss a step.

Have fun! We can't wait to see what you create.

We're nearing the submission deadline for NYC BigApps 3.0: be sure to submit your app by 5 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 25.

To reward yourself for submitting — or just for thinking about submitting! — plan to attend the opening celebration for the new BMW i Ventures Incubator. (BMW i Ventures is an NYC BigApps strategic partner.) Here are the event details:

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BMW i Ventures invites you to the opening celebration for the new BMW i Ventures Incubator on January 31, 2012 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. We are excited to kick off our presence in NYC with drinks, food and a panel discussion on "How digital technology can change, improve, disrupt, enhance and perhaps revolutionize mobility," featuring the following panelists:

• Mitchell L. Moss, Director of the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management and Henry Hart Rice Professor Urban Policy and Planning at NYU
• Kurt Buecheler, Vice President, Business Development, Streetline, a highly innovative company focusing on parking and traffic management
• Bill Schwebel, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Inrix, leading provider of traffic information, directions and driver services, as well as apps and tools designed to get traffic-powered solutions to market rapidly
• John Schmid, Chairman, Green Parking Council, providing leadership and oversight for the green conversion of parking facilities to sustainable, environmentally responsible assets
• Anthony Eskinazi, CEO & Founder of ParkatmyHouse (London/UK), “the Airbnb of parking space."

This event will take place in our office in Soho/West Village and will be the first of a series of BMW i Ventures events about mobility and technology. Please RSVP by Friday, January 27 by using the following link: http://www.meetup.com/BMW-i-Ventures/events/48766722/. If you would like to know more about the application process for the incubator, please contact tara.gebbia@bmwnaext.com.

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Good luck, and have fun!

The submission deadline for NYC BigApps 3.0 is Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 5 p.m. EST. The prizes include $50,000 in cash and great opportunities to learn from investors and entrepreneurs.

Here's a handy checklist to help you wrap things up:

Submission Checklist

1. Finish your submission video — check out these tips on how to make one
2. Finalize the name of your app
3. Write a summary of your submission (including a description of functionality and uses)
4. Decide on which image(s) to include
5. Review the summary of how to enter and the Enter a Submission page one more time, to make sure you have the required items ready to go
6. Enter your submission by 5 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 25

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Good luck — we can't wait to see all the great apps! Check out the apps that have been submitted so far.

Follow @NYCBigApps on Twitter, and use hashtag #NYCBigApps when you tweet.

The submission deadline for NYC BigApps 3.0 is January 25! To help you stay motivated, here's a series of posts offering tips and advice from past NYC BigApps winners.

Here's the CliffsNotes version: "The benefits of the BigApps challenge? Improved citizen and city life; publicity and a chance to meet Mayor Bloomberg; and access to leading tech entrepreneurs and investors." Oh, and let's not forget the $50,000 in cash and other prizes!

Haven't started on your app yet? There's still time! Look at these apps hacked in just 27 hours at the NYC BigApps 3.0 Hackathon.

And here's one more motivator before you get back to coding/designing: An infographic by NYCEDC that shows how past NYC BigApps winners have branched out to serve the different needs of New Yorkers.

NYC BigApps by the numbers:

• 60 agencies, commissions and bids 
• 750 city datasets tapped
• 140+ apps generated
• Nearly 14,000 voters and 5,000 followers
• Over $100,000 awarded in prizes

Good luck!