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Discovering NYC Open Data on Roosevelt Island
On Wednesday, October 8, I had the privilege of joining community members at the Roosevelt Island Library for Discovering NYC…
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What’s New in NYC Civic Tech – October 24, 2025
Preview: Early voting, the PIT Pop-Up at the Oculus, calls for art + sessions, and […]
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🎃 Recap: Fall 2025 Open Data Week Meetup 🍂
The open data and public interest tech communities came together for the Fall edition of the quarterly Open Data Week…
Improving lives in New York
BetaNYC is a civic organization dedicated to helping New Yorkers access information and use technology
We build
A civic tech talent pipeline
Our Fellowship program fosters the next generation of community leaders by developing skills in open data analytics and civics.
We respond
To communities and NYC offices
We run a data help desk (Research and Data Assistance Request- RADAR), responding to requests for support with using NYC open data.
We engage
Via public open data programs
We work with the Open Data Team at NYC Office of Technology and Innovation to build data literacy for New Yorkers.
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