The Futurist

Dan Doctoroff has had a distinguished career. He has been the President and CEO of Bloomberg L.P. and the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding for the City of New York. Today, he is the Chairman of Sidewalk Labs, and the Chairman and CEO of Intersection. But though the jobs change, the purpose remains the same: to make New York a better, more efficient place to live and work.

Sidewalk Labs is Alphabet, Inc.’s urban-innovation arm, seeking technological solutions to city infrastructure issues, such as cost of living, transportation, and energy usage. Its mission led to an investment in Intersection, a venture working to maximize connectivity and disseminate information in public spaces. Intersection develops products like LinkNYC, the citywide network of kiosks that delivers free gigabit Wi-Fi, video and voice calling, and access to emergency and other city services. 

As two companies at the forefront of the smart cities revolution, Sidewalk Labs and Intersection are imagining tomorrow’s urban landscapes today. And they are doing it from their offices at Hudson Yards.