This project was a group effort as part of the 2026 NYU Urban Informatics for Safe, Just, and Thriving Communities Hackathon. Spun up from an idea established by Columbia University and Project Restore Bed-Stuy and data inspired by Everyday Peace Indicators, the site provides a way for local residents to tackle community issues, gather insights about safety, and take action to self-organize and make lasting change. The app uses Ollama RAG to aggregate data about community safety, ensuring all voices are heard.
- Install Ollama:
curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | shand install a model:ollama pull qwen3.5:2b. - Create a virtual environment & install requirements:
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt- Run the app with
python3 app.pyand navigate to a web browser: http://localhost:5001/