History of Noise Abatement in New York City

Diabetes in New York City.

Characterizing Taxi Flows in New York City

We present an analysis of taxi flows in Manhattan (NYC) using a variety of data mining approaches. The methods presented here can aid in development of representative and accurate models of large-scale traffic flows with applications to many areas, including outlier detection and characterization.

Neuropsychology in New York City (1930-1960).

In this paper a description is provided of the history of what was to become the specialty of clinical neuropsychology as it occurred in New York City over a period extending from about 1930 to 1960. An effort will be made to demonstrate that the field of clinical neuropsychology was essentially founded in New York because of a number of historical forces that will be discussed. Beginning with ...

Redefining public health in New York City.

“If you want to live longer and healthier than the average American, come to New York City”, pronounced New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg as he released updated data on the city’s life expectancy last December. The numbers gave him reason to crow: from a nadir in 1990, when life expectancy in the city trailed the US average by 3 years, it had lengthened by 8 years to 80·6 years, surpassin...

Digital Orthophotography in New York City

Orthophoto imagery is a very beneficial layer in a GIS as it provides a generic, inexpensive, and accurate base map. However, in cities with tall buildings, the creation of a seamless database of orthophoto imagery is difficult. Traditional methods for orthophoto rectification do not consider buildings. Therefore, features at street level are hidden due to building lean. Using a GIS to overlay ...