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This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – September 4, 2026
On September 2, New York City paused student-facing generative AI for nearly 600,000 public school students, 2-K through eighth grade, for one year. Companion chatbots are banned in every grade, K through 12, with no exemption — the widest part…
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NYC’s DOE AI Ban? Here Is What the Policy Actually Says.
On September 2, New York City paused generative AI for nearly 600,000 public school students. We read the announcement, the press conference transcript, the March guidance that preceded it, and the parent organizing that forced it — then went back…
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This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – August 27, 2026
Last week, 70 people came out in the rain to our Civic Tech Summer Showcase. Our Fellow New Yorkers took the mic across five lightning talks on tools they built.
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Techno-optimists in one room: a recap of the BetaNYC Civic Tech Summer Showcase
70 New Yorkers gathered on a stormy evening for five lightning talks from the BetaNYC civic tech community.
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CityCamp NYC 2026: GA Tickets Are On Sale, Plus Scholarships Available
GA tickets for CityCamp NYC are now on sale. Scholarship applications are open through September 17, and BetaBuilders sustaining donors save $10.
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This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – August 20, 2026
Plus: an otter’s big NYC comeback, a PIT Crew debrief, and CityCamp news.
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#BetaBagels 016: Meet the PIT Crew, NYC OTI’s New In-House Product Team
For more than a decade, BetaNYC and the civic tech community have argued New York should build its own digital services, not just buy them. BetaNYC’s 2013 People’s Roadmap to a Digital New York City called for permanent in-house technical…
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CityCamp AMA: Ask Us Anything on August 28
CityCamp NYC 2026 is a few weeks away. Before we all show up at Hunter College on Saturday, September 19, we want to make sure everyone who’s curious has a chance to ask questions.
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This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – August 13, 2026
Thank you to everyone who came out to BetaBagels 016! It was a full room for OTI’s PIT Crew. Keep an eye out for a full recap soon!
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