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This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – October 1, 2026

Oct 1, 2026

Gabrielle Langston

CityCamp recap, Open Data Week 2027 proposals open, Noel to testify on AI, and more!

CityCamp NYC 2026 Recap: A Day in the Civic Sandbox

Sep 30, 2026

Duncan

On September 19, 235 people came to Hunter College with no set agenda and built one together: 40 sessions on everything from AI accountability to the ants in the city’s smallest parks.

This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – September 24, 2026

Sep 24, 2026

Gabrielle Langston

Hello friends, What a Saturday! 235 of you packed into Hunter College for CityCamp NYC 2026, pitched sessions, filled The Board, and made the day what it was. An unconference has no agenda until the people in the room write one, and you all wrote a good one. Thank you for showing up and building…

This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – September 4, 2026

Sep 4, 2026

Noel Hidalgo

On September 2, New York City paused student-facing generative AI for nearly 600,000 public school students, 2-K through eighth grade, for one year. Companion chatbots are banned in every grade, K through 12, with no exemption — the widest part of the policy and the least discussed.

NYC’s DOE AI Ban? Here Is What the Policy Actually Says.

Sep 4, 2026

Noel Hidalgo

On September 2, New York City paused generative AI for nearly 600,000 public school students. We read the announcement, the press conference transcript, the March guidance that preceded it, and the parent organizing that forced it — then went back through nearly 10 years of our own conversations, because we have been writing about automated…

This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – August 27, 2026

Aug 27, 2026

Gabrielle Langston

Last week, 70 people came out in the rain to our Civic Tech Summer Showcase. Our Fellow New Yorkers took the mic across five lightning talks on tools they built.

Techno-optimists in one room: a recap of the BetaNYC Civic Tech Summer Showcase

Aug 25, 2026

Duncan

70 New Yorkers gathered on a stormy evening for five lightning talks from the BetaNYC civic tech community.

CityCamp NYC 2026: GA Tickets Are On Sale, Plus Scholarships Available

Aug 24, 2026

Duncan

GA tickets for CityCamp NYC are now on sale. Scholarship applications are open through September 17, and BetaBuilders sustaining donors save $10.

This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – August 20, 2026

Aug 20, 2026

Noel Hidalgo

Plus: an otter’s big NYC comeback, a PIT Crew debrief, and CityCamp news.

CityCamp AMA: Ask Us Anything on August 28

Aug 18, 2026

Duncan

CityCamp NYC 2026 is a few weeks away. Before we all show up at Hunter College on Saturday, September 19, we want to make sure everyone who’s curious has a chance to ask questions.