You can zoom, grab and drag the map below to see reported heat-and-hot water issues around Brooklyn. Click on any of the dialogue boxes in the map below to see details of a complaint.

I came across this tool while perusing the Mission Loc@l site out of the Berkeley J School. I thought it pretty cool, and definitely worth sharing.

SeeClickFix allows community members to report non-emergency issues around their neighborhoods. The web site maps them, then alerts government, community groups and media so they can help address the problems.

Given the recent blustering weather, I started with a map to track heat and hot water violations, but these maps can address all kinds of issues–abandoned cars under the Gowanus Expressway, cracks in the sidewalk, dangerous corners…you name it. Got an issue you want to submit to a virtual neighborhood watch? Give a holler. We’ll put it on the map.

This is the first in a series of posts that will use maps, graphs, and other web visualizations to take a look at what’s happening in the neighborhood. Curious about something? Have a question about the neighborhood you’d like to see drawn out? Shoot an email, or leave a comment.

View Sunset Park Pharmacies in a larger map

Duane Reade has made its debut, and now settled into its shiny plate-glass storefront on 5th Ave. Best View in Brooklyn gives a great description of the space, and a resident’s viewpoint on how it compares in price and feel to longer term spots like Ike’s Party Party and the Mini Max.

“I wonder what’s gonna happen to all the little mom and pops,” said local Stacy Mosher, who said she has gone out of her way to shop elsewhere.

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