August 19, 2022
Hi everyone, it’s Friday which means it’s time for our weekly updates! Take care, and see you next week.
P.S. – Early voting ends this Sunday — and election day is Tuesday!
- Find your early voting or election day voting site
- Locate your Congressional and State Senate Districts
- View a sample ballot
- Early voting ends this Sunday, August 21 and election day is this Tuesday, August 23.
- The deadline to return absentee ballots is Tuesday, August 23.
This Week in NYC Civic Tech
- Catch our August newsletter and be sure to subscribe for future editions!
- U.S. Digital Service released a quick guide to inclusive design! Check it out and let us know what you think.
- Do you reside in Queens community district 6? Your community board members need you to inform them of your spending priorities! Unsure if you live in Queens community district 6? Use our tool Boundaries Map to find out!
- The City and State’s Department of Healths announced that poliovirus has been detected in wastewater, suggesting likely local transmission. Unsure if you’re vaccinated for polio? Use NYC Health’s vaccine record lookup.
Upcoming Events
- Aug 23 at 11am Women in Data Open House
- Aug 23 at 4pm Queens Bus Network Redesign: Summer 2022 Outreach
- Aug 30 – 31 #BlackTechFutures Research Institute: Fall Regional Panel Discussions
- Sept 9 at 6pm Welcome Reception for 2022 International Summit and 10th Anniversary Celebration
- Sept 16 at 8 am DataKind 10 Year Anniversary Celebration
- Sept 17 Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day
- Oct 14-16 Code for America’s Brigade Congress 2022
Jobs Alert (for other jobs, check out the Jobs channel in Slack)
- Code for America is seeking a Data Science Manager and Quantitative Researcher among numerous other roles.
- The Manhattan College O’Malley School of Business is hiring a full-time tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Business Analytics.
That’s it for today! If you have any questions, suggestions, or feedback, reach out to Gabrielle Langston at gabby@beta.nyc. Also, feel free to share your events, announcements, and anything else that’s happening for our next post. Have a great weekend!