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This week in NYC’s #CivicTech
Each week we round up what’s new in NYC civic tech, open data, and public interest technology — what’s shipping, what to show up for, and where the work needs your attention.
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Recent issues have covered new city datasets, job opportunities at mission-aligned organizations, community events, and policy developments shaping how New York uses data. Browse recent issues below to get a sense of what we cover — and subscribe to get it in your inbox every Thursday morning.
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This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – June 18, 2026
Read the issue →: This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – June 18, 2026I am deeply grateful for my years at Beta, for the people who shaped me, challenged me, trusted me, and taught me what it means to build civic infrastructure with care.
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This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – June 12, 2026
Read the issue →: This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – June 12, 2026Yesterday, BetaNYC testified before the Commission on Government Efficiency. Our argument: the city should own its digital infrastructure — its laws, its data, its services — the same way it owns its water infrastructure.
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This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – June 5, 2026
Read the issue →: This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – June 5, 2026We launched BetaBuilders, our new community membership program. Also, come celebrate with us at BetaBuilders: Pride Tech Night on Tuesday, June 23!
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This week in NYC #civictech – May 28, 2026
Read the issue →: This week in NYC #civictech – May 28, 2026If you’re interested in building NYC’s public interest tech future, we have a space for you. We’re rebooting our community nights as BetaBuilder Nights.
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This week in NYC #civictech – May 22, 2026
Read the issue →: This week in NYC #civictech – May 22, 2026Today, we’re launching four new digital democracy tools for AI. New York’s fight for public access to government information goes back to 1649 — when a Dutch lawyer named van der Donck went door to door in New Amsterdam collecting grievances, got thrown in jail for it, and still won. That fight never ended. It…
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This week in NYC #CivicTech – May 14, 2026
Read the issue →: This week in NYC #CivicTech – May 14, 2026We’re launching a new class series at a scale we haven’t attempted before, throwing our doors open because this is the moment for it.