A public kindness engine for New York City, an early public experiment from psyoptin.com. The engine finds and prepares; people bring judgment and action.

The Vibe Report

How each part of New York City feels right now, before you head out. Read from the local news and from what people post in public about each borough, plus how busy the streets are. Last read Tue 2:07 AM New York time; it refreshes every few hours.

City energy: about 0 Citi Bikes out being ridden right now (Normal for the city).

Weather: Overnight, 60°F, Mostly Cloudy (National Weather Service)

Manhattan

◇ Grieving

Manhattan feels Grieving right now, and 86 public posts about it lean mixed.

Read from 11 news stories and 86 public posts · Stable

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Brooklyn

✦ Lifted

Brooklyn feels Lifted right now, and 85 public posts about it lean joy.

Read from 17 news stories and 85 public posts · Stable

Queens

◆ Hopeful

Queens feels Hopeful right now, and 67 public posts about it lean joy.

Read from 18 news stories and 67 public posts · Stable

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Bronx

◆ Hopeful

Bronx feels Hopeful right now, and 78 public posts about it lean joy.

Read from 8 news stories and 78 public posts · Stable

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Staten Island

◈ Even

Staten Island feels Even right now, and 76 public posts about it lean joy.

Read from 31 news stories and 76 public posts · Stable

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A glowing card means a surge: a big swing since the last reading, strong feelings in public posts, or rally energy. Posts are counted and scored, never quoted or kept. How it works: how the vibes are measured. For apps and bots: /api/vibes.json.

Ask the engine

It answers from a fixed list first; anything else goes to a language model that reads only the engine's public record and can neither act nor send. If you are in trouble it points you to real people first.