Hello devout readers of the CityMaps blog! Remember that little update we gave you in September? Well we finally have something to show for it- CityMaps beta! We’ve added a bunch of new features that I’d love to tell you about provided you have some time to spare, and who’re we kidding of course you [...]
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We’re Hiring: NYU Marketing Intern
Campus CEO Internship CityMaps.com is seeking a marketing intern for our NYU Campus CEO Pilot Program. We are a Midtown Manhattan based midsized tech-startup working hard to create the next Facebook. The Campus CEO’s role is to act as an intermediary between the NYU community and CityMaps. You will recruit and lead a team of [...]
Where to Celebrate the 4th of July in New York City
Macy’s 39th annual fireworks display will be on the Hudson river this year. If you want to know where to go for the best viewing, then this map is for you. There’s also concerts and parties and cruises galore celebrating the birth of our nation. Be prepared and have map in hand!
Best Places To Watch The Rangers Tomorrow
The Knicks may have decided to opt for an early summer after losing to the Miami Heat 4-1 in the first round of the NBA playoffs, but at least we still have our Rangers. Yes, our Rangers. Although sometimes it may seem like a lonely job being a Rangers fan, the squad is looking [...]
The Eagle Has Landed
I’m excited to announce that CityMaps mobile app is now available in the app store! You can download it now here. It is completely free. Your city now in the palm of your hand. See deals, tweets, and every business around you while on the go. Now with Foursquare check-ins, photos, and tips. Available for [...]
Happy Leap Day!
Happy Leap Day! The calendar doesn’t exactly sync up with seasonal and astronomical events, so every 4 years we toss in an extra day. That means that if you happen to be born on February 29th, you only get a real birth “day” every 4 years. If you were born on February 29th, 1991 today [...]
Pancake Month at Clinton Street Baking Company
Did you know that February is pancake month? Clinton Street Baking Company did. And of course they would. They were named ‘Best Pancakes’ a number of times by various publications, most recently by the Daily News in 2011. How would the best pancake place in New York City celebrate Pancake Month? Um, well, with pancakes. [...]
CityMaps wins the MTA App Quest Grand Prize Popular Choice
You like me. You really like me. The MTA created a contest challenging developers to utilize their MTA data and create an app useful to New Yorkers. We entered. Today the winners were announced. In a ceremony in Vanderbilt Hall at Grand Central Station to a crowd of literally dozens it was announced today that [...]
NYC Shopping Block by Block: E 57th St from Madison Ave to Park Ave
My Pinterest project: NYC block by block continues. Today’s block: E 57th St from Madison Ave to Park Ave
Best Pie Places in New York City
Today is National Pie Day! Not pi 3.14159265, it’s the delicious kind. With so many great places for pie in NYC, you’re probably wishing someone would put together a list of the 5 best pie places in New York City. Well good that with that. It’ll never happen! Little Pie Company’s Mississippi Mud Pie [...]