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New digital democracy tools for AI — MCPs for the Charter/Laws, Council, the City Record, and Checkbook
New Amsterdam’s Open Government History The argument about who controls what the public knows about its government is not a recent one in New York. It goes back to 1649. That year, Adriaen van der Donck — a Dutch lawyer and president of the Nine Men, the colonists’ advisory body to Director-General Stuyvesant — went…
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Discovering NYC Open Data on Roosevelt Island
On Wednesday, October 8, I had the privilege of joining community members at the Roosevelt Island Library for Discovering NYC Open Data.
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Help Make CityCamp NYC 2025 Amazing — Volunteer With Us!
BetaNYC is looking for volunteers to support this year’s CityCamp NYC. Apply today!
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Get Your Early Bird Tickets for CityCamp NYC!
BetaNYC is thrilled to announce CityCamp NYC, happening Saturday, September 6, 2025!
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Check out NYSCI’s CityWorks & see our work
In collaboration with the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI), the Civic Innovation Lab at BetaNYC provided research and data analysis to support the connected city systems simulation exhibit within NYSCI’s new CityWorks exhibition. The Lab, which typically acts as an interpreter between raw data and end-users to support decision-making or policy, used 18 open…
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Justice is in the Mapping: A Reflection of a Mapping for Environmental Justice Workshop
Naeema explores how GIS and mapping empower communities for environmental justice, sharing stories, tools, and lessons from an inspiring workshop.
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Call for Proposals: Open Data Week 2025
We are thrilled to announce the call for proposals for Open Data Week 2025! Scheduled to take place from March 22 to 30 online and at venues across New York City, next year’s festival promises to be an exciting showcase of cutting-edge technologies, innovative ideas, and community-driven projects powered by NYC Open Data. BetaNYC and…
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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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Testimony to NYC Council’s Hearing on Open Data
Now, more than ever, the City’s data analytics team and the open data program need resources to ensure other agencies can do more with less. Since its inception, the data analytics team has streamlined internal and external data-sharing practices. Their work has improved people’s lives.
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Introducing our 2023-2024 Civic Innovation Fellows!
It’s our favorite time of the year again–when we get to introduce our new cohort of Civic Innovation Fellows!
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NYC Open Data Week 2023 Recap
In March, we hosted the seventh annual NYC Open Data Week festival with the NYC Open Data Team at the Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) and Data Through Design.
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Civic Innovation Fellows: Mapping for Equity on OSM – Spring 2023 Project
Our ninth cohort of Civic Innovation Fellows are Mapping for Equity on OSM this spring!
