WNYC's 'Are You Being Gouged?' crowdsourcing results

Here are the results of WNYC's group journalism/crowdsourcing project, “Are You Being Gouged?” WNYC asked listeners to check the prices of three common items in their local store and report it on their website. They'll be announcing the results on air later this week.

They got over 350 contributions and they’ve plotted all the prices on a map at their website. When the show page goes fully live, you’ll be able to click on the icons for any of the items and see the price, the name of the store, the address, and the listener’s comment.

Here are some of the findings based on what the listeners reported:

Most expensive milk: Crown Heights, Brooklyn (2.99 for a quart)
Least expensive place for milk: Gravesend, Brooklyn (99 cents for a quart)
Most expensive place to get beer (6 pack of Budweiser): Greenport, NY (14.99)
Least expensive place for beer: Redhook Fairway (4.49)
Most expensive place to get lettuce (iceberg): Tribeca (3.49)

Very nicely done.
Least expensive for lettuce: Wayne, NJ (0.79)

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1 comments about 'WNYC's 'Are You Being Gouged?' crowdsourcing results'

Proofread *cough*

Posted by Nick at October 8, 2007 12:44 PM

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