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Ana Champeny, an analyst at New York City’s Independent Budget Office, a publicly funded agency that provides nonpartisan information on New York City budget and tax issues, said it was positive that the information was more easily accessible. “There are features of the state law that end up leading to disparities between properties, this kind…
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Technology and civic apps are like gardening – except when they’re not. I like the analogy of gardening applied to investment in technology solutions. It underscores the need to continually invest in the maintenance and upkeep of the solutions that are used to consume government data. However, I think there is some danger in using…
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However, there are many holes in the NYPD data, and by one account, nearly a fifth of the NYPD’s location records are inaccurate. Despite that, civic hackers have worked to turn the mess of data into useful information for communities. Location Data Crucial to Reducing Pedestrian Deaths » The Epoch Times
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Fill out NYC’s Civic Hacker survey and be entered to win a ticket to PDF 2014
TL;DR version > FILL OUT THIS SURVEY & WIN PDF TICKETS! > http://bit.ly/betanyc-survey Great news from our friends at Personal Democracy Media!!! If you fill out the BetaNYC survey you will be eligible to win 1 ticket to the Personal Democracy Forum conference (value $650) or one of 5 subscriptions to TechPresident, a daily newsletter on tech and…
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Mayor Emanuel said his decision to release the massive amount of data was intended to allow “community organizations to more effectively collaborate with the Chicago Police Department and better understand where crime is happening in their neighborhoods, streets and corners,” according to a press release. Mapping Crime: The NYPD Falls Behind
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@BetaNYC’s testimony in support of @NYCcouncil rules reform and the creation of a Council CIO
Date: Monday, 23 Feb 2014 From: Noel Hidalgo, Executive Director of BetaNYC To: NY City Council’s Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections. Subject: For a modern 21st Century City, NY Council needs modern and inexpensive member services and tools constituent services. Dear Chairman and Committee Members, Good afternoon. It is a great honor to address…
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#CodeAcrossNYC 2014 wrap up
BetaNYC’s 1st class photo by Daniel Wilson. What an amazing weekend! On friday, TechPresident wrote about digital engagement starting to be the new normal in NY City Council and City Hall. Just one day later, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Council member Ben Kallos, Council member Mark Levine, five representatives from Community Boards, NYC DoITT, and…
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BetaNYC’s Statement of support for the Mayor’s Vision Zero Report & the release of data
Date: Monday, 23 Feb 2014 From: Noel Hidalgo, Executive Director of BetaNYC To: NY City Council joint hearing on Mayor’s Vision Zero report. Subject: In support of the Mayor’s Vision Zero report, particularly tools for data and engagement to empower local decision making capabilities. Dear Chairs, Good morning Transportation and Public Safety Committees. It is…
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NY City Council wants to be more responsive
noneck: On Monday, February 24th, at 2pm, the NY City Council’s Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections will hold a public hearing on the question: “What changes in the City Council’s Rules can make a more responsive, transparent, and effective legislature?” The hearing will be in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. If you…
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Welcome to #CodeAcrossNYC 2014.
Welcome to #CodeAcrossNYC 2014. This is @BetaNYC’s second annual Code Across. This is a global day of action in partnership with International Open Data Day (#OpenDataDay) and Code for America’s Code Across (#CodeAcross). For the last eight weeks, NYC’s civic hackers have explored NYC’s open data and developed projects to demonstrated the power open data…
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nycopendata: DoITT recently updated and automated a number of datasets, including the Department of Health and Mental Health’s flu vaccine locations and farmers market locations, the Department of Sanitation’s monthly tonnages and graffiti removal, and the Taxi and Limousine Commission’s lost property and active drivers, among others. The real time information in these datasets begins…
