We have long been critical of newspapers' failure to marry data with real-time readers' interests. Interests like finding a cab in New York City. It's great to see the gang from the NYTimes doing some innovative mapping to truly present added-value to their product.
Information from millions of taxi trips provides a telling record of the city's vital signs. The map shows the average number of pickups for different times of the day and days of week, Jan. – March, 2009. | Related Article »
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/02/nyregion/taxi-map.html