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Category: City Charter

  • Occupy Your Heart, Mind, & the Ballot Box!

    Occupy Your Heart, Mind, & the Ballot Box!

    Sep 4, 2024

    Noel Hidalgo

    We cannot afford to be apathetic towards politics, democracy, or elections. Digital tools are not neutral. All technology is representative of ideology. This post is designed to do two things: inform you about what local media we’re reading, and we want to tell you what is on the ballot this November.

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  • City Council Technology Committee Testimony — Re: Oversight – Commission on Public Information and Communication’s Collaboration in Developing City Information Policies and Promoting Governmental Transparency

    City Council Technology Committee Testimony — Re: Oversight – Commission on Public Information and Communication’s Collaboration in Developing City Information Policies and Promoting Governmental Transparency

    Feb 12, 2019

    Noel Hidalgo

    Dear Acting Public Advocate and New York City Council Speaker Johnson, Committee Chair Koo, and […]

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  • NYC Charter Revision Commission and You!

    Sep 19, 2018

    Noel Hidalgo

      While NYC might not have direct democracy, it does have a Charter Revision Commission. […]

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  • BetaNYC’s Testimony to NYC Charter Revision Commission Civic Engagement Hearing – June 2018

    Jun 21, 2018

    Noel Hidalgo

    To: NYC Charter Revision Commission From: Noel Hidalgo, Executive Director of BetaNYC Subject: Civic Engagement […]

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  • BetaNYC’s testimony to NYC Charter Revision Commission Manhattan Meeting

    Jun 21, 2018

    Noel Hidalgo

      To: NYC Charter Revision Commission From: Noel Hidalgo, Executive Director of BetaNYC Wednesday, 9 […]

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BetaNYC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization via The Fund for the City of New York’s partner project program.

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