NEW YORK: The New York Observer and the Personal Democracy Forum, a conference and Web site on technology, politics, and society, launched the New York Future Initiative (NYFi) site on June 2 to engage consumers about New York City's development in the 21st century.
"As a city that became synonymous with 20th century capitalism and growth, there is now a pressing need to identify the people, ideas, institutions, and technologies that will define New York City in the 21st century ...