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Category: Research

  • Testimony to the NYC Council for 2026 Preliminary Budget Hearing – Technology

    Testimony to the NYC Council for 2026 Preliminary Budget Hearing – Technology

    Mar 19, 2026

    Noel Hidalgo

    To: NYC Council – Committee on TechnologyFrom: Noel Hidalgo, Executive Director of BetaNYC Re: Testimony

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  • BetaNYC presents FloodGen, an advocacy tool that uses generative AI imagery

    BetaNYC presents FloodGen, an advocacy tool that uses generative AI imagery

    May 3, 2024

    Andrew Kittredge

    The BetaNYC Civic Innovation Lab has recently launched FloodGen (floodgen.beta.nyc), a flood advocacy tool that

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  • Re: Oversight – Community Boards and Appointments

    Re: Oversight – Community Boards and Appointments

    Feb 28, 2023

    Noel Hidalgo

    To: New York City Council – Committee on Government Operation From: Noel Hidalgo, BetaNYC’s Executive DirectorRe:

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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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  • Community Crowdsourcing of essential food and services data during COVID-19

    Community Crowdsourcing of essential food and services data during COVID-19

    Apr 9, 2020

    Zhi Keng He

    Table of Contents Background Send us your data Start collecting data Help us develop tools

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  • Virtual Meeting Support for NYC Community Boards

    Virtual Meeting Support for NYC Community Boards

    Mar 26, 2020

    Noel Hidalgo

    Virtual Meeting Support and Resources for Community Boards Quick links: Purchasing Zoom Zoom Settings (for

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  • Testimony – Oversight – Committee on Governmental Operations Transparency

    Testimony – Oversight – Committee on Governmental Operations Transparency

    Feb 25, 2019

    Noel Hidalgo

    To: Chair of Committee on Governmental Operations, Council Member Cabrera From: Noel Hidalgo, Executive Director

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  • Community Board Technology Needs Report – 2018

    Sep 24, 2018

    Emily Goldman

    Note — This report is one of two reports we are releasing this Fall, and

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  • Executive Summary Report on Community Board Technology and Information Workflows

    Sep 6, 2018

    Lindsay Poirier

    We have published two reports based on several years of research into the technical and

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  • A showcase of Community Planning Fellows and Civic Innovation Lab / Fellows Program

    Jul 16, 2018

    Noel Hidalgo

    We are honored to share a project showcase of the Fund for the City of

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  • Call for Community Board Data Success Stories and Data Needs Use Cases

    May 16, 2018

    Lindsay Poirier

      We are conducting research to better understand the information infrastructure that supports community boards

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  • Scraping Data about Manhattan’s Licensed Beauty Salons and Barbershops

    May 15, 2018

    Lindsay Poirier

    At BetaNYC, we have been working on a tool to map vacant storefronts in Manhattan.

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BetaNYC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization via The Fund for the City of New York’s partner project program.

Recent Posts

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  • NYC Open Data Week 2026 in Review

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