OpenData Vibe Assessment: Henry Yan

I want to brainstorm a small web project that improves the user experience of NYC Open Data without replacing the underlying platform.

Using datasets and APIs available through NYC Open Data, propose 5–8 features that could realistically be vibecoded using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Focus on features that make public datasets easier for ordinary New Yorkers to explore, understand, compare, or use.

Ideas can include things like:

• interactive maps

• neighborhood comparisons

• natural-language or simplified dataset search

• dashboards and visualizations

• combining multiple related datasets

• location-based tools

• alerts or personalized views

• better explanations of confusing government data

For each idea, briefly explain:

1. What problem it solves

2. Which type of NYC Open Data dataset(s) it would use

3. What the web interface would look like

4. Why it would be useful or interesting

5. How feasible it would be to prototype with HTML/CSS/JavaScript and public APIs

Prioritize ideas that can become a compelling interactive prototype rather than just a static dashboard. Avoid ideas that require building a large backend or collecting substantial new data.