New York City sponsored its first sustainability-focused hackathon, Reinvent Green, which brought the local tech community together to code apps with the potential to make the city more green. The apps created during the hackathon are focused on New York, but could be adapted to work for any metropolitan area.
More than 100 developers and designers participated this year, coding to encourage sustainability and promote green initiatives.
"The innovation on display at this weekend's Reinvent Green Hackathon shows just how much we can achieve when New York City's tech community works together," said Rachel Sterne, NYC's chief digital officer. "In two short days we saw the development of powerful apps that help New Yorkers recycle, find green markets, pool bicycles and much more."
Last summer, NYC Digital and the Mayor's Office hosted their first-ever hackathon to reinvent the city's website.
In the above gallery you'll find the five apps that received awards, and information on how to vote for the People's Choice Award. Take a look at the apps and let us know which of them you think could improve urban life, in New York and beyond.