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Civic tech contestants range from Microsoft to M.T.A. and housing | Capital New York

February 26, 2015

Civic tech contestants range from Microsoft to M.T.A. and housing | Capital New York Miranda Neubauer proves a great recap…
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Launching talk.beta.nyc, NYC’s online home to #civictech, #opendata, & #opengov!

February 25, 2015

LET US TALK! Talk.Beta.NYC is NYC’s online home for civic technology, open data, and open government! About talk.beta.nyc “TALK” is…
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An exclusive look into AirBnB’s NYC rental data.

February 10, 2015

If you’ve been following the discussion around AirBnB, many see it as a platform for illegal hotels. Absent from the…
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Announcing #CodeAcross NYC, NYC’s #OpenData festival

February 2, 2015

Join us Feb 21st & 22nd as we celebrate the #1 open data city in America! #CodeAcross NYC is a…
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THE_MESSAGE – 2015.05! Digging out and going to Queens!

January 27, 2015

Friend’s there are three quick things we want to share with you! + Hacknights in Queens+ CodeAcross NYC 2015 + BetaNYC’s…
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Why Open Data is Still Too Closed – My TEDxNewYork Talk

January 16, 2015

iquantny: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BTg8OXhEZk] Through I Quant NY, I’ve worked to tell the hidden data stories about the way New York…
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THE_MESSAGE – 2015.03! Hacknights, Must see video, and JOBS, JOBS, JOBS, JOBS!

January 15, 2015

HAPPY NEW YEAR! “The_Message” is BetaNYC’s newsletter named after Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s rap. Join our meetup and…
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THE MESSAGE 2014.51 – NYC’s CTO needs your help & a flashlight on 2015!

December 19, 2014

Wednesday night was historic! For the first time, New York City’s First Chief Technology Officer sat down with NYC’s civic…
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How to Query NYC Open Datasets With Socrata

December 11, 2014

How to Query NYC Open Datasets With Socrata flatironschool: The following is a guest post by Stephen Chen and originally…
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#GivingTuesday, Join BetaNYC & march into the future, together.

December 2, 2014

BetaNYC is New York City’s civic tech and open government community. In past year, we’ve hosted 54 events demystifying open…
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THE_MESSAGE 2014.47 – Fighting for better data, 311, & your right to party!

November 20, 2014

-= Community Updates =- This month, we’ve gone before City Council to fight for better open data and 311 program.…
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BetaNYC’s NYC 311 Oversight hearing testimony – Google Docs

November 18, 2014

BetaNYC’s NYC 311 Oversight hearing testimony – Google Docs Today, we are in front of the New York City Council’s…
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