Vibe Directory

A living directory of independent builders in New York.

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5PM NYC
An independent NYC happy hour guide — 2,500+ bars across the five boroughs, with verified deals clearly marked.
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After Judd
A typeface drawn in the (n+1) row proportions of Donald Judd's SoHo kitchen shelf — the same additive math behind his Progression sculptures. Built by Wayne Wu.
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Backline NYC
A community hub for independent NYC music — find bandmates, hire musicians, buy/sell gear, promote shows. Live on iOS. Built by Khadija Aslam at @backlinenyc.
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Borrowed Brooklyn
Tracks the adult books most in demand across 12 Brooklyn Public Library branches — what's squeezed at one branch, scarce everywhere, and newly moving across the borough. Built by Katie Chiou.
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Current Rothko
Your weather right now, mapped to the closest Mark Rothko painting — 89 paintings from WikiArt, paired by palette and mood. Built by Joonas Virtanen.
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Damnlines
Live line cameras and wait times at NYC's most line-prone food spots — L'industrie, Caffè Panna, Halal Guys, John's of Bleecker. Watch the queue before you commit. Built by Lucas Gordon.
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Elastic Streets
Cities that breathe — street maps where distance equals drive time. Manhattan swells at rush hour and contracts at night, animated across 24 hours. Built by JeremyIV.
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Emergency Baguette
A live map of the nearest baguette in the city — the bread emergency response NYC didn't know it needed.
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Hard to Book
A cheat code for landing a reservation at NYC's hardest-to-book restaurants. Built by Isaac Ng.
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HearHear
Letterboxd for concerts — log every show, see what people you trust are seeing, and build a history worth sharing. Built by Adam Offitzer.
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Isometric NYC
An interactive, isometric pixel-art world of New York City, built entirely from real city open data. Built by Andy Coenen.
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Knick-Knacks
A Web 1.0 fan site that curates every piece of unofficial Knicks gear its webmaster can find, with a player ticker running deep cuts from Charles Oakley to Latrell Sprewell. Built by Casey Wheeler.
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Knicks in Four
A live tracker for NYC bars hosting Knicks finals watch parties — find a screen, find your crowd. Knicks in four. Built by Grams.
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Linedance NYC
The NYC line dance resource — a community-maintained list of country line dance and two-step events across the city, plus a dance database and tutorials. Kept alive at @linedance.nyc.
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NYC Bikeshare Companion
A free Citibike companion app — lock-screen station status, historical bike and dock availability, and real-time notifications. Built by Jamie Pinheiro.
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NYC Council Legislation Trackers
Three trackers reading NYC Council legislation since 2014 — what each law costs the city, what it requires of agencies, and what it allows them to do. Built by Tal Roded at NYCuriosity.
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NYC Eats
A homemade guide to NYC's biggest food deals — Restaurant Week plus Mamdani's Five Borough Winners Special ($26 meals for the 2026 World Cup). Built by Atmika Pai.
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NYC Itinerary Roulette
For when you've got one day in New York and don't feel like deciding. Spin the wheel, get a neighborhood, get a plan — built in the spirit of the MetroCard, the bodega, and the random Tuesday detour. Built by Anna Sian.
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NYC Public Space App
A comprehensive guide to NYC's parks, plazas, and public areas, built on city open data. Built by Chris Whong.
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NYC Stoops
An NYC renter's research tool — know your building before you sign. Check history, complaints, and conditions on any rental. Built by Maggie Gao.
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NYC Trivia List
Every trivia night in NYC, searchable by day, borough, and host — ad-free, free to use, and quietly kept up-to-date.
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022
Risk by Zip
Type in any ZIP and see local climate risk plus live alerts — a quick civic lookup born out of the r/vibecoding community.
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Summer Discount Map
A curated map of 2,500+ NYC local businesses — restaurants, cafes, shops, fitness, and wellness — each with an exclusive discount code from @newyorklocals. Built by Ben Cohen.
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Sunset Predictor
A daily forecast for tonight's NYC sunset — "60% science, 40% chance." Cloud cover, humidity, and whatever the sky decides. Built by Kathy Zhou.
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Talking Trees of West 75th Street
100+ street trees across five blocks of W 75th, each telling its story in its own voice — scan a tree to listen, or add your own. Built by Bethany Crystal.
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The Night New York Won
A digital archive of the citywide chaos and antics after the Knicks won the 2026 NBA Finals — crowd videos plotted on a map of New York. Built by Joe Schwabacher.
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Trakkr
A free, live NYC transit-safety tool — incident data and route awareness for commuters. Built by Dennis Comandante.
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Train Jazz
Every NYC subway line gets an instrument; together they play a live jazz combo that shifts as the trains move through the system. Built by Joshua Wolk.
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Trova
A weekly, curated event guide for New York for the intentionally curious — museum exhibits, Luma parties, Partiful meetups, and 200+ things to do each day. Built by Nancy Chen.
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Vandalize Friend
Subway graffiti for your group chat — the most NYC thing Danger Testing has shipped. Built by Danger Testing.
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Zoom Timothée
Join a Zoom call with Timothée Chalamet. Yes, really. Built by Danger Testing.
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New York has always been a city of people who make things. This directory documents the vibe coded apps, projects, and experiments being built across the five boroughs.

We're looking for projects made in NYC for NYC life. Nominations are reviewed on a rolling basis — not all will be accepted.