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12 days to go! Are you ready?

The submission deadline for NYC BigApps 3.0 is January 25! To help you stay motivated, here's a series of posts offering tips and advice from past NYC BigApps winners.

Here's the CliffsNotes version: "The benefits of the BigApps challenge? Improved citizen and city life; publicity and a chance to meet Mayor Bloomberg; and access to leading tech entrepreneurs and investors." Oh, and let's not forget the $50,000 in cash and other prizes!

Haven't started on your app yet? There's still time! Look at these apps hacked in just 27 hours at the NYC BigApps 3.0 Hackathon.

And here's one more motivator before you get back to coding/designing: An infographic by NYCEDC that shows how past NYC BigApps winners have branched out to serve the different needs of New Yorkers.

NYC BigApps by the numbers:

  • 60 agencies, commissions and bids 
  • 750 city datasets tapped
  • 140+ apps generated
  • Nearly 14,000 voters and 5,000 followers
  • Over $100,000 awarded in prizes

Good luck!