New York City has just created a site — http://tr.im/AXpS– to share data sets with the public. It’s currently published 194 data sets and will follow with more. It has also announced a contest — NYC Big Apps — with $20,000 in prizes for applications that make New York City more transparent, accessible and accountable. See http://tr.im/AXqB for the contest, and http://tr.im/AXzk for more information.