The hackNY newsletter is back, and it is time for updates❗ Here’s what’s happening in the hackNY community:

#raves

Our alum have been working on some amazing things!

• Gloria (h’24) participated in Technica 2025, the largest hackathon for underrepresented genders. Within 24 hours, Gloria and her team were able to create freshly yours, an app that tracks what is in your fridge and when it expires, and also suggests zero waste recipes to you when your food is about to go bad. freshly yours placed 2nd in UI/UX!

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• Ray (h’18) published the book Non-Boring Mobility Innovations 2025. It is a collection of thought provoking essays that explore the complexities of modern transportation systems. You can get a 25% off discount using code HACKNY. Link: https://thelabofthought.co/shop/p/nbmi3

• Ray (h’18) wrote the Wikipedia article for a SF Bay regional transit funding measure that aims to keep 50+ transit agencies from cutting service. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Senate_Bill_63

• Tessa (h’24) has been working on the NYT coverage of the Epstein files, one of her biggest projects so far!

• Akarshan (h’11) has been working on wrapping up several new features for his startup, Credible AI, which builds a credibility layer of the internet. Credible AI has both a chrome extension and live website. One of the cool new features is the Youtube functionality! Click on the link to see an example! https://mycredible.ai/videos/youtube/tana-mongeau-makes-logan-paul-walk-off-checks-herself-into-rehab-jake-paul-vs-anthony-joshua-482-ac617952

• Adrien Lynch (h’22) recently wrapped up a batch at the Recurse Center, where he worked on his whale shark site: https://thewhaleshark.org 

  • It’s still a WIP, with more planned, but Adrien’s excited to share it out! To view the technical talks he’s given on it, or to explore other projects, visit his personal site: https://helloadrien.dev

#reunion

A h’25 reunion happened after hackcon in August! What a blast!

That’s it for now! As always, if you want your cool things to be on the next newsletter, share them with us. Have a wonderful day, hackNY!

Love,

Gloria 💖 ❄️ ☃️