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June 13, 2014

If the City Hall FOIL tracker was unveiled as a way to quell the call for legislation, it didn’t work.…
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2014.06.12 – NYC’s #CivicHacking Reportback

June 12, 2014

Photo by @ksFatima ** Recap of last night’s transit / transport hacknight ** Last night we had a great selection…
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June 11, 2014

The director of the [NY] state’s Committee on Open Government criticized the [Mayor Bill de Blasio]’s stance on denying reporter…
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BetaNYC’s support of three bills that would put the city’s laws online, centralize FOIL, and Publishing the City Record online.

June 11, 2014

Date: Monday, 9 June 2014From: Noel Hidalgo, Executive Director of BetaNYCTo: NY City Council’s Committee on Governmental Operations jointly with…
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June 9, 2014

The mayor should have his aides make all data for every provider instantly accessible. The city’s hackers could get the…
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NYC’s first ever #HackforChange week! A week dedicated to civic hacking.

May 20, 2014

These next two weeks are special! FIRST, we begin our hacknights in a new Manhattan location. SECOND, NEXT week is…
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Testimony in support of NY City Council’s rules reform.

May 8, 2014

Date: Wednesday, 6 May 2014 From: Noel Hidalgo, Executive Director of BetaNYC To: NY City Council’s Committee on Rules, Privileges…
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On the release of NYPD’s Crash Data and NYC BigApps’ Vision Zero Challenge

May 7, 2014

“This is amazing, and more than what we were expecting – the geocoding and integration with the data portal are…
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May 6, 2014

With Today’s appointment of Commissioner Roest, BetaNYC is excited to see this administration’s emphasis on service innovation, transparency, and openness.…
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May 6, 2014

Mayor de Blasio today appointed Anne Roest as commissioner of the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT). With more…
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May 6, 2014

Here is an interactive map created by D.C. public and charter school students that shows where D.C.’s homeless kids are…
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April 30, 2014

The DATA Act is the most significant open government legislation enacted by Congress in generations, going back to the Freedom…
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News

2014.06.12 – NYC’s #CivicHacking Reportback

BetaNYC’s support of three bills that would put the city’s laws online, centralize FOIL, and Publishing the City Record online.

NYC’s first ever #HackforChange week! A week dedicated to civic hacking.

Testimony in support of NY City Council’s rules reform.

On the release of NYPD’s Crash Data and NYC BigApps’ Vision Zero Challenge