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BetaNYC’s Impact: 2025 End of the Year Report
Building digital equity, civic engagement, and public interest technology in New York City.
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This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – February 12, 2026
We are thrilled to congratulate Lisa Gelobter on her appointment as New York City’s Chief Technology Officer.
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This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – February 5, 2026
This deep freeze isn’t ending soon. Staten Island Chuck says we have six more weeks of winter, and across the city, our infrastructure is getting a seasonal stress test.
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Community Boards: The Most Local Way to Show Up for New York City
At our latest BetaBagels event, Community Board members from Brooklyn and Queens shared insightful reflections on their experience.
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This week in NYC’s #civictech – 29 Jan 2026
We hope all of you are doing as well as you can. Are you ready to serve your community?
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This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – January 23, 2026
In a world of breathtaking technological abundance, what truly matters is how we choose to live together.
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Press Release: NYC PIT Pop Up Open House & Relaunch
The NYC PIT Pop Up Open House and Relaunch convened civic leaders, educators, foundations, artists, and community partners around hands-on demos, digital literacy, and civic tech for equity and the public good.
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This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – January 16, 2026
This week in NYC’s #CivicTech Week 3 of 2026 Dr. King on “Public Interest Technology” Thank you CM Gutiérrez! NJ AI + Designing for Care + Crypto Mayor Crashes Tool preview: Privacy focused LLMs Event alert: Fri, Jan 30, PIT,…
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This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – January 9, 2026
Happy New Year! As we step into 2026, we’re excited to welcome a new chapter for New York City.
Improving lives in New York
BetaNYC is a civic organization dedicated to helping New Yorkers access information and use technology
We build
A civic tech talent pipeline
Our Fellowship program fosters the next generation of community leaders by developing skills in open data analytics and civics.
We respond
To communities and NYC offices
We run a data help desk (Research and Data Assistance Request- RADAR), responding to requests for support with using NYC open data.
We engage
Via public open data programs
We work with the Open Data Team at NYC Office of Technology and Innovation to build data literacy for New Yorkers.
Recent Work
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