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CUSP x Transit Techies
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| With Aaron Gordon, Surya Mattu & Marie Patino (Reporters @ Bloomberg News), Elif Ensari (Researcher, Marron Inst of Urban Mgmt at NYU). |
| NYU, 370 Jay St |
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Nov 05 (Wed) , 2025 @ 06:30 PM
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The Center for Urban Science + Progress (CUSP) at NYU Tandon & Transit Techies welcome you to attend two presentations: Aaron Gordon, Surya Mattu, & Marie Patino on "NJ Transit is NYC's Least Reliable Commuter Rail" & Elif Ensari on "Eye in the Sky"!
Connect with NYU Tandon CUSP & Transit Techies NYC at this talk; attendees are welcome to bring their own food.
The event will be held at 370 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY in Room 1201. We hope to see you there!
About the Talks
NJ Transit is NYC's Least Reliable Commuter Rail
NJ Transit, Metro-North, & the LIRR are crucial arteries into Manhattan, moving hundreds of thousands of commuters into the Financial District & Midtown every day. As New York City faces a housing affordability crisis, the railroads are critical to the city's future as the region seeks to build more densely near train stops. But one of those commuter railroads, NJ Transit, is significantly less reliable than the others. To understand the frequency of significant delays on New York commuter lines, Bloomberg tracked more than 190,000 trains this summer using live transit feeds, the kind used by navigation apps such as Google Maps. The results show NJ Transit riders had more issues than their New York & Connecticut counterparts. About one in every 18 NJ Transit trains was delayed by at least 15 minutes or canceled completely in May, June & July. For an average commuter, that meant a bad commute roughly every two weeks, versus once every three months or more on the more reliable lines to New York & Connecticut suburbs.
Eye in the Sky
Illegal parking poses significant challenges in urban environments, obstructing travel lanes, increasing gridlock, & blocking access to critical infrastructure. This study aims to examine how police respond to illegal parking complaints in New York City, offering a first-of-its-kind, systematic, large-scale analysis of law enforcement patterns, with significant policy implications. We used artificial intelligence & a network of publicly available camera feeds operated by the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) to monitor & file complaints & subsequently track & assess enforcement patterns.
About the Speakers
Aaron Gordon, Surya Mattu, & Marie Patino are reporters at Bloomberg News.
Elif Ensari is a researcher at the Marron Institute of Urban Management, NYU.
Visitor Information
Please visit the NYU Tandon website for directions & a campus map. Advance registration through Luma is required for campus access at NYU for external guests. Attendees who are not current students, faculty, or staff at NYU, including alumni, are asked to register using a personal email address.
About CUSP at NYU Tandon
The Center for Urban Science + Progress (CUSP) at NYU Tandon is an interdisciplinary center dedicated to applying science, technology, engineering, math, & social sciences to serve urban communities worldwide.
Founded as a partnership between NYU & the City of New York, CUSP leads research, educational, & entrepreneurial initiatives that advance the science of cities. By applying novel insights to urban issues, we develop data- & technology-driven approaches that drive positive impact. With an additional focus on training future leaders, CUSP offers interdisciplinary academic programs in applied urban science & informatics for graduate students & professionals.
CUSP also engages with stakeholders across city agencies, start-ups, industry players, community-based organizations, & nonprofits to address urgent socioeconomic, environmental, & infrastructural challenges. The center's ultimate objective is to improve urban quality of life by using data to innovate & refine inclusive, equitable, & sustainable practices for cities everywhere.
About Transit Techies NYC
Bringing together the technologists who love transit & the transit enthusiasts who hack! We'll have speakers present transit-related projects. Presenters may be household hackers, data scientists, researchers, product developers, or you! All presentations will be technical & awesome. Learn more about Transit Techies NYC & join the MeetUp Group.
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