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Welcome Fall 2022 Civic Innovation Lab Associates!

This past summer, we launched the Civic Innovation Lab Associates program and welcomed our first cohort of Civic Innovation Lab Associates. The program is an extension of the Civic Innovation Fellowship in that it recruits people literate in public interest technology, who are looking to build their portfolio and gain exposure to municipal work. Over […]

Film crew prepares to shoot a scene for the movie Premium Rush at the intersection of 5th Avenue and West 34th Street (beneath the Empire State Building), Manhattan, New York

A look into processing NYC Film Permits Data for analysis

BetaNYC Associates are doing excellent work in our Civic Innovation Lab! They are helping us respond to more and more RADARs from the community. In this blog post, HaoChe goes into detail about one project he worked on this Fall that supported the Office of Council Member Lincoln Restler’s decision-making process in drafting legislation to […]

What did BetaNYC Summer Associates work on this summer? Read our Civic Innovation Lab’s Summer Wrap Up! 🎁

September marks the end of our first Associates program. Our lab enjoyed learning and working with several graduate students on projects with community members and elected officials. Associates joined the lab to gain exposure to civic tech work, supporting our Research and Data Assistance (RADAR) service. RADAR is a way for any NYC community member […]