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Tag: CivicTech

  • This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – September 17, 2026

    This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – September 17, 2026

    Sep 17, 2026

    Noel Hidalgo

    CityCamp is Saturday, and the Council just cleared its calendar for AI.

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  • This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – September 11, 2026

    This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – September 11, 2026

    Sep 11, 2026

    Noel Hidalgo

    Frozen crash data, 170,000 pages on 9/11 air, the 911 hearing, and eight days to CityCamp.

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  • Justice is in the Mapping: A Reflection of a Mapping for Environmental Justice Workshop

    Justice is in the Mapping: A Reflection of a Mapping for Environmental Justice Workshop

    Nov 20, 2024

    Naeema Haque

    Naeema explores how GIS and mapping empower communities for environmental justice, sharing stories, tools, and lessons from an inspiring workshop.

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  • Testimony – Oversight – Committee on Governmental Operations Transparency

    Testimony – Oversight – Committee on Governmental Operations Transparency

    Feb 25, 2019

    Noel Hidalgo

    To: Chair of Committee on Governmental Operations, Council Member Cabrera From: Noel Hidalgo, Executive Director of BetaNYC Re: Oversight – Committee on Governmental Operations Transparency Monday, 25 February 2019 Dear Chair of Committee on Governmental Operations, Council Member Cabrera and Committee Members, It is an honor to have this opportunity to represent New York City’s…

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  • BetaNYC supports NYC’s Council 2.0

    Apr 13, 2015

    Noel Hidalgo

    BetaNYC is excited to see the NYC Council build upon advice from NYC’s civic tech community. As we noted in last year’s rules reform hearing, we strongly feel that listening sessions are the best medicine for technology development. Second, we hope that the Council builds upon the great work the New York State Senate has…

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  • Testimony to @NYCcouncil on @NotifyNYC & other notification tools

    Mar 2, 2015

    Noel Hidalgo

    Today’s @NYCCouncil hearing on @NotifyNYC, @JamesVacca13 includes http://t.co/aEMg87Ul1R! pic.twitter.com/lcmPLb0Vy7 — BetaNYC (@BetaNYC) March 2, 2015 BetaNYC’s Testimony on Notify NYC and other notification tools, a google doc with comments enabled Dirk Kelly, one of CityGram.NYC’s maintainers, Testimony, a google doc with comments enabled

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  • Launching talk.beta.nyc, NYC’s online home to #civictech, #opendata, & #opengov!

    Feb 25, 2015

    Noel Hidalgo

    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 a collection of communities who are fighting for a 21st century city. Built on the open source Discourse.org platform and customized by Volkan Unsal and Ontodia, TALK.beta.NYC is NYC’s one stop shop for all conversations…

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  • Why Open Data is Still Too Closed – My TEDxNewYork Talk

    Jan 16, 2015

    Noel Hidalgo

    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 City runs, and the way we experience it.  But along the way, I’ve learned that as far as our city has come with Open Data, there are some simple steps that would allow for even…

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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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BetaNYC is a member of the Alliance of Civic Technologists and was an early member of the Code for America Brigade community.

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