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🚨🔥🚨🔥🚨 We have a real crisis in Albany – URGENT 🚨🔥🚨🔥🚨
For over 20 years, New Yorkers have worked to address sustainable funding for our regional transit system and the heart of our economy. At the end of this month, a thoroughly researched process was to be implemented. As of Wednesday, we are facing a crisis that threatens to derail the MTA’s capital plan while…
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30+ Groups Support Bill to Improve Open Meetings Law
Our groups support this bill to encourage public participation in open meetings and make attendance easier for officials. COVID-19 showed remote meetings benefit many, including the disabled and parents. The bill mandates hybrid meetings, reduces quorum requirements for community boards, and ensures transparency in public notices. We urge its passage.
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Testimony to NYC Council’s Hearing on Open Data
Now, more than ever, the City’s data analytics team and the open data program need resources to ensure other agencies can do more with less. Since its inception, the data analytics team has streamlined internal and external data-sharing practices. Their work has improved people’s lives.
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BetaNYC and Right to Counsel Coalition Launch New Website Visualizing Statewide Support for Legislation
BetaNYC and Right to Counsel are excited to announce the launch of a new website that visualizes the support for these three pieces of legislation from both grassroots and elected leadership: Statewide Support for Housing Courts Must Change! Campaign: hcmustchange.beta.nyc. The website allows viewers to: Visualize the districts of state legislators, including the counties and…
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Open Meetings Law Recommendations for 2024 Legislative Session
Our groups have eight recommendations for how the state can amend the Open Meetings Law in 2024 to require hybrid meetings and close loopholes.
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Civic Innovation Fellows: Mapping for Equity on OSM – Spring 2023 Project
Our ninth cohort of Civic Innovation Fellows are Mapping for Equity on OSM this spring!
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Re: Oversight – Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology in New York City
BetaNYC provides testimony at NYC City Council – Committee on Technology’s meeting on Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology
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Re: Oversight – Community Boards and Appointments
To: New York City Council – Committee on Government Operation From: Noel Hidalgo, BetaNYC’s Executive DirectorRe: […]
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NYC 311 Oversight Hearing – June 2022
If this Administration does not invest in 311 and Agencies’ ability to appropriately respond, it will be a blatant admission that they do not want the government to work effectively, efficiently, and intelligently.
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Written testimony for DoITT / OTI Budget Hearing FY 2023
To: NYC Council – Committee on Technology From: Noel Hidalgo, Executive Director of BetaNYC Re: […]
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Transparency and Disability Groups Urge NY Leaders to Require Remote/In-Person Public Meetings
Transparency, Press and Disability Groups Urge State Leaders to Require “Hybrid” Remote/In-Person Public Meetings During Sunshine Week, […]
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BetaNYC statement on Intro 1806-A, Automated Decision Systems used by City Agencies reporting law
“We are excited for the Council to add one more tool to the digital accountability […]
