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BetaNYC supports #PetitioNYC (Int 0471-2014)

October 1, 2014

To: NYC Council – Committee on Technology From: A BetaNYC community Member Re: Online Petitions for NYC Council, aka PetitioNYC…
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THE_MESSAGE 2014.39 – This week’s hacknight, #CfASummit, & Best of #CfASummit event!

September 23, 2014

This week, BetaNYC is in two places at once! Tomorrow, a new crew of community leaders will take over hosting…
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“We The People for NYC” is coming | Participatory Politics Foundation

September 15, 2014

“We The People for NYC” is coming | Participatory Politics Foundation NYT reported that NYC Council Member James Vacca will…
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THE_MESSAGE 2014.37a – Recap of Hacknight/#CivicFreeSchool

September 11, 2014

Neighbors, Thanks for coming to last night’s hacknight and #CivicFreeSchool. It was fun meeting many new faces and experimenting with…
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September 10, 2014

Mayor Bill de Blasio named Minerva Tantoco as first New York City CTO Tuesday night in an announcement that was…
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THE_MESSAGE, BetaNYC’s experimental newsletter #2014_37

September 9, 2014

Editor’s note – We’re experimenting with the creation of a monthly or weekly newsletter. Give us feedback on our Facebook…
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RFCI on BetaNYC’s 2014-2015 Diversity and Desires Report

September 8, 2014

Last week, we launched a campaign to broaden BetaNYC’s leadership. (Note – applications are open till Sunday night.) This week,…
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Help lead @BetaNYC & build a #SafeSpace for neighbors & government to collaborate.

September 2, 2014

BetaNYC was founded to be a communal safe space for neighbors and government to solve problems. Since 2009, we have…
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Canarsie Tops List of Most Flooded Neighborhoods According to ClaimStat Data

August 27, 2014

Canarsie Tops List of Most Flooded Neighborhoods According to ClaimStat Data iquantny: In a quest to do for claims against…
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Ariel Kennan on innovation within government

August 27, 2014

Ariel Kennan on innovation within government Government is full of people who are incredibly well intentioned and who want to…
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August 22, 2014

the aspiration of a well-run city should not be to hold claims even but to shrink them. And, at a…
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August 20, 2014

“What was the decision process to make the parcel data publicly available? B. Bartlett: It was a confluence of several…
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