dumpdates

a monthly zine app for the group chat that wants to keep in touch but kinda sucks at it

staying caught up with friends who have moved all over (London, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, NYC...) is surprisingly tough. we used to dump life updates in the group chat (dump updates-> dumpdates... ha) but i wanted something a little more automated, fun to engage with, and make something to look forward to

ux & ui design

Claude Code

for fun

dumpdates

a monthly zine app for the group chat that wants to keep in touch but kinda sucks at it

staying caught up with friends who have moved all over (London, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, NYC...) is surprisingly tough. we used to dump life updates in the group chat (dump updates-> dumpdates... ha) but i wanted something a little more automated, engaging, and make something a little mor fun to look forward to

context

NYC Privately Owned Public Spaces (POPS) is a little known New York gem of a program.

POPS are spaces open for public use, owned and maintained by private property owners in exchange for bonus floor area or zoning waivers.

I know POPS are around, but i dont have all 392 locations memorized and google maps kind of misses on this case. after being frustrated one too many times with the official POPS map, i made a better way to find and make use of the over 3.8 million square feet of public space available to New Yorkers

context

NYC Privately Owned Public Spaces (POPS) is a little known New York gem of a program.

POPS are spaces open for public use, owned and maintained by private property owners in exchange for bonus floor area or zoning waivers.

I know POPS are around, but i dont have all 392 locations memorized and google maps kind of misses on this case. after being frustrated one too many times with the official POPS map, i made a better way to find and make use of the over 3.8 million square feet of public space available to New Yorkers