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Author: Noel Hidalgo

  • NYC 311 Oversight Hearing – 2021

    NYC 311 Oversight Hearing – 2021

    Oct 27, 2021

    Noel Hidalgo

    Thank you 311 call operators and staff for being our municipal heroes. Through the pandemic you helped my neighbors through the toughest times. I want to make sure that you know that NYC’s civic tech community appreciates your dedication to serving all of our communities. Here is our 2021 testimony to NY City Council.

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  • Open Letter to Mayor de Blasio from the Open Streets Coalition

    Open Letter to Mayor de Blasio from the Open Streets Coalition

    Mar 22, 2021

    Noel Hidalgo

    [Executive Director’s Note – For the last year, BetaNYC has used its technical and analytical […]

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  • BetaNYC’s Preliminary Budget Testimony for FY 2022

    BetaNYC’s Preliminary Budget Testimony for FY 2022

    Mar 11, 2021

    Noel Hidalgo

    BetaNYC’s Preliminary Budget Testimony for FY 2022

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  • New Yorkers Deserve Full Transparency About the COVID-19 Emergency and State Response

    New Yorkers Deserve Full Transparency About the COVID-19 Emergency and State Response

    Mar 4, 2021

    Noel Hidalgo

    Full data transparency — including 121 specific data sets,comprehensive oversight hearing, NTSB-style independent assessment Nine […]

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  • Our Introduction to NYC Open Data Workshops during Open Data Week 2021

    Our Introduction to NYC Open Data Workshops during Open Data Week 2021

    Mar 2, 2021

    Noel Hidalgo

    For Open Data Week 2021, our Civic Innovation Fellows will be hosting NINE introduction to […]

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  • Hottest week in 2021 = NYC’s Open Data Week + Data Through Design + MozFest

    Hottest week in 2021 = NYC’s Open Data Week + Data Through Design + MozFest

    Mar 1, 2021

    Noel Hidalgo

    Open Data Week is a week-long festival of community-driven events organized and produced by the […]

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  • Testimony on NYC’s COVID-19 vaccinations, service design, and their websites

    Testimony on NYC’s COVID-19 vaccinations, service design, and their websites

    Feb 18, 2021

    Noel Hidalgo

    To: NYC Council – Joint committee hearing with Health, Technology, and AgingFrom: Noel Hidalgo, Executive […]

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  • BetaNYC’s Testimony at City Council Technology Committee Oversight Hearing on the Smart City

    BetaNYC’s Testimony at City Council Technology Committee Oversight Hearing on the Smart City

    Jan 19, 2021

    Noel Hidalgo

    To: NYC Council – Committee on Technology, Chair Holden From: Noel Hidalgo, Executive Director Re: Oversight […]

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  • My story. My hope. Our future.

    My story. My hope. Our future.

    Dec 3, 2020

    Noel Hidalgo

    Hi. I’m Noel Hidalgo and am the cofounder of BetaNYC. This month, I’m going to […]

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  • Statement on Intro 1894-2020, a bill that would regulate the use of automated employment decision tools.

    Statement on Intro 1894-2020, a bill that would regulate the use of automated employment decision tools.

    Nov 13, 2020

    Noel Hidalgo

    BetaNYC has signed onto a collective letter that flags a number of concerns within Int. […]

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  • Re: Oversight hearing of Internet Master Plan and Resolution T2020-6730

    Re: Oversight hearing of Internet Master Plan and Resolution T2020-6730

    Oct 13, 2020

    Noel Hidalgo

    Important quotes to note from the NYC Internet Master Plan: “The private market has failed […]

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  • Introduction to the Civic Innovation Apprenticeship Program

    Introduction to the Civic Innovation Apprenticeship Program

    Aug 14, 2020

    Noel Hidalgo

    Since 2016, BetaNYC has retained graduates from our Civic Innovation Fellowship (CIF) in an Apprenticeship […]

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