Everyblock was a vibrant community with a rich tapestry of community contributions. It was also one of the most innovative technology platforms for delivering hyperlocal content. While we are certain that there were reasons for shutting down the Everyblock community so abruptly, it would be a crime to not have the hard work of the developers and community live on in some fashion. We implore you to open source all or part of the everyblock platform for community use and release the user-generated content of the site to the public domain.