Jimmy stepped inside a coffee shop to get a drink. He was only gone for 10 minutes. When he came outside he realized his bike had been stolen.
Jimmy quickly went on brokenulock.com and made a post alerting the other users his bike had been stolen. He listed the make, model, location and any other valuable information.
A couple of days later, Rocco is on his way home and notices someone riding a bike that he remembers seeing on brokenulock.com
Rocco quickly opens up the web app, finds Jimmy's post and in seconds he is able to contact Jimmy to let him know he just spotted someone with his bike going down the block.
Jimmy was able to search the last known location of his bike and take the proper actions to retrieve it. All thanks to the community.
This Web App is being designed with the idea to help New Yorkers retrieve their bikes. But there is nothing stopping us from helping others worldwide.