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Neighborhood watch(ing)

A couple years ago, HousingMaps changed the way people searched and advertised for apartments.

Soon after came an incredibly useful, sort of addictive, and now-retired site called ChicagoCrime, which allowed users an aggregated look at the shady shenanigans within any cross-street.

The good news about ChicagoCrime’s demise is that site owner Adrian Holovaty has spawned a more holistic approach to local happenings, called EveryBlock.

This multi-city aggregator finds literally every bit of news within a 1-, 3-, or 8-block radius of a given spot. (This idea was predicted way back in 2003 and dubbed “NetHoods”.)

Using EveryBlock, I learned that within walking distance of my apartment, Beyonce partied with Mary J. Blige, crack dealers were busted, ER was filmed, and a horse ran loose in the city.

Now that’s some useful information!