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CityCamp NYC 2026 Recap: A Day in the Civic Sandbox
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.
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Techno-optimists in one room: a recap of the BetaNYC Civic Tech Summer Showcase
70 New Yorkers gathered on a stormy evening for five lightning talks from the BetaNYC civic tech community.
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CityCamp NYC 2026: GA Tickets Are On Sale, Plus Scholarships Available
GA tickets for CityCamp NYC are now on sale. Scholarship applications are open through September 17, and BetaBuilders sustaining donors save $10.
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#BetaBagels 016: Meet the PIT Crew, NYC OTI’s New In-House Product Team
For more than a decade, BetaNYC and the civic tech community have argued New York should build its own digital services, not just buy them. BetaNYC’s 2013 People’s Roadmap to a Digital New York City called for permanent in-house technical teams inside city government. At BetaBagels 007 in 2021, then-Deputy Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Katherine…
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CityCamp AMA: Ask Us Anything on August 28
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.
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Call For Volunteers at CityCamp NYC 2026!
BetaNYC is looking for volunteers to support this year’s CityCamp NYC on September 19, a one-day unconference that brings together New York City’s civic tech, data, and design communities.
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Early Bird Tickets for CityCamp NYC 2026 Are On Sale!
Early bird registration is open for CityCamp NYC 2026, Saturday, September 19 at Hunter College. Tickets are $40 until August 24; volunteer applications are also open.
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Save the Date: CityCamp NYC Returns September 19, 2026
Mark your calendars: CityCamp NYC returns on Saturday, September 19, 2026. Hosted by BetaNYC at Hunter College, CityCamp NYC returns for a second round as a community-led UNconference where New Yorkers pitch the session topics and lead the day together.
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NYC Open Data Week 2026 in Review
NYC Open Data Week 2026 marked a decade of celebrating public data in New York City! Over 6,000 participants joined our biggest festival yet. Read the recap!
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Press Release: NYC PIT Pop Up Open House & Relaunch
The NYC PIT Pop Up Open House and Relaunch convened civic leaders, educators, foundations, artists, and community partners around hands-on demos, digital literacy, and civic tech for equity and the public good.
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Mapping for Equity: 2025 in Review
In 2025, Mapping for Equity had a big year. We hosted fourteen sessions across all five boroughs, with nine hands-on field mapping events in parks and five data entry workshops that turned observations into open, reusable public data.
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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 Meetup, ft. a 10-foot tall spooky skeleton!
