Congratulations on getting hired as the newest data scientist for New York City! Your barely back from your welcome lunch at a local deli when things are already looking shaky.

In New York, a beloved West Coast deli exhibit takes on a Big Apple flavor $|$ The Times of Israel

An email memo goes out to your team that at last night's New York City Mayor's Office of Management and Budget meeting, there was serious concern about the staffing budget. With commercial offices emptier than they have been in decades due to remote work, there is less real estate tax revenue to fund the mayor's office.

The head of the Data Science department gathers everyone for a quick meeting. Everyone needs to help come up with a defense of the data science office. The department head will collate these and make an impassioned defense next week at city hall.

NYC: City Hall $|$ New York City Hall, on Murray Street betwee... $|$ Flickr

In at least two complete paragraphs, explain how can data science and the NYC OpenData Portal help the city run more efficiently, justly, and effectively to serve the public?

Cite at least two separate data sets inside the OpenData portal as examples. Address your paragraphs to the mayor.

Respond to at least two other classmates' posts with at least two full sentences discussing their ideas and data sets.

Write in complete sentences with proper spelling and syntax. Do not solely use bullet points or lists.

Do not copy other students' answers.

All work must be your own original thoughts and ideas.