Data Science · Policy · NYC
I use a background in economics, data science, and research to study and write about public policy. Currently a data scientist at LinkedIn, contributor to Block Party, MPA student at NYU Wagner, and appointed member of Manhattan Community Board 3. I run NYCuriosity, data-driven analysis of NYC transit, streets, housing, and how the city governs itself.
Projects & Work
Newsletter
NYCuriosity
Data-driven analysis of NYC transit, streets, housing, and how the city governs itself. Published on Substack since April 2025.
nycuriosity.com →
Data Portal
NYCuriosity Data
Interactive charts, sortable tables, and source data for every NYCuriosity post. Hosted on GitHub Pages at data.nycuriosity.com.
data.nycuriosity.com →
Civic Reference
NYC Council Legislation Trackers
Two interactive trackers built from every Council fiscal impact statement and every enacted local law since 2014: what legislation costs, and what it makes city agencies do.
Explore the trackers →
Civic Reference
CB Member Tracker
Leadership, rosters, and committee data for all 59 NYC community boards on a clickable district map, with the term-limit clock that forces the first citywide turnover wave in 2027.
Explore the tracker →
Civic Tech
Block Party
Contributor to building Block Party's community board knowledge base, a search tool for CB resolutions and meeting transcripts across NYC community boards.
blockparty.studio →
Civic
Manhattan Community Board 3
Appointed member covering the Lower East Side and East Village. Serve on the Parks Committee. My 36-slide field guide distills how to turn an advisory seat into real influence.
Read the field guide →
Civic Reference
State Capacity Ecosystem
A directory of 300+ organizations working to make American government more effective, plus an affinity network with natural-language search and a collaborator map connecting practitioners, researchers, and funders.
data.nycuriosity.com →
Code
GitHub / TalR24
Data science projects, analysis scripts, and the open-source code behind the NYCuriosity data portal and visualization work.
github.com/TalR24 →
From NYCuriosity
Background