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What’s New in NYC Tech – October 4, 2024
It’s time to dive into this week’s updates, chock-full of highlights from our October newsletter.
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The Message October 2024: What’s New in NYC?
Welcome to October 2025! Spooky season is here, and NYC’s heat laws are officially in effect!
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Introducing BetaNYC’s Inaugural Associate Board: A New Chapter Begins!
Welcome Alex, Annika, Antoinette, Carina, David, Jenn, Jimmol, Jing, Jordan, Kayla, Kelly, Lindsey, Malika, Savannah, and Shreyas!
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The Message September 2024: What’s New in NYC?
Greetings everyone; wishing you a Happy Hispanic Heritage Month & Deaf Awareness Month, plus a wonderful new school year! While summer may be winding down, our work continues to flourish. Call for proposals are now open for NYC School of Data and Open Data Week! Additionally, we published a preview of what is on November’s ballot and what local…
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NYC Open Data Week 2024 Recap
Fostering data literacy. Promoting transparency. Informed community decision and policy-making. Driving innovation. Enhancing civic participation. These are just some reasons we host NYC Open Data Week every year, and 2024 was no different! In March, the Open Data Team at the NYC Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI), BetaNYC, and Data Through Design came together…
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The Message August 2024: What’s New in NYC?
Welcome to August! As summer winds down, it’s time to consider the upcoming elections, continue to stay informed, and use your voice to shape the future. We cannot afford to be apathetic toward policy, democracy, or elections. Tools are not neutral; all technology is representative of ideology. While the race to the White House and the…
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The Message July 2024: What’s New in NYC?
Welcome to July! As we embrace the height of the summer season, we also celebrate Disability Pride Month, recognizing and honoring the contributions of people with disabilities. These past few weeks have marked pivotal moments for our city with the passage of the FY 2025 municipal budget and the pause on congestion pricing. After a…
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Hiring a Civic Innovation Lab Manager
The BetaNYC Civic Innovation Lab is seeking a full-time Lab Manager to join our team. The Lab Manager will have the opportunity to collaborate with a small team and to gain experience in working with data and technology in the context of civic engagement in New York City.
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The Message: June 2024
Happy JUNE 2024! Happy Pride Month, Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, Juneteenth, and the start of congestion pricing to you all! As summer approaches, we step off into parade season, the NY State legislation session ends, and we’re thinking about what’s happening in Albany. A cornerstone of our state democracy is our primary elections, which…
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The Message: May 2024
Hello everyone! Welcome to May, a month filled with milestones, celebration, and reflection. ¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo! Happy Mother’s Day, and wishing you a meaningful Memorial Day. Also, Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage and Mental Health Awareness Month!
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The_Message: April 2024
Eid Mubarak and happy soon-to-be Passover! For those who celebrate, many blessings to you and your loved ones. Spring is here, which means warmer weather (eventually!), blooming flowers, and lots of showers. Last month, we were thrilled to see over 4,400 of you participate in NYC Open Data Week and NYC School of Data. Your…
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The_Message: March 2024
March is chock-filled with traditions and celebrations. Happy Women’s History Month! Also, happy International Open Data Day, soon-to-be International Women’s Day, and St. Patrick’s Day. And to our friends who observe, Ramadan Mubarak and Chag Purim Sameach! Here in NYC, we celebrate NYC Open Data’s birthday. Each year, we showcase the diversity of NYC’s Open…
