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This presentation will be broken up into two parts. First, we will do an introduction to Open Data and Open Street Map. Second, we will talk about Open Data / Progressive Era history.
Come by our McCarren Park Cleanup Day with Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher, NY State Senator Kristen Gonzalez, Rep. Nydia Velazquez, Councilmember Lincoln Restler, North Brooklyn Parks Alliance, NYC Parks, and Partnerships for Parks!
BetaNYC’s Ashley Louie presented at Cornell Tech’s Urban Tech Summit. She gave a lightning talk presentation on FloodGen, our flood advocacy tool!
BetaNYC’s Noel Hidalgo and Jazzy Smith joined partners from CUNY and the New York City Tech Talent Pipeline in the session PIT@CUNY: Advancing Public Interest Technology Through Upskilling, Data Collaboration and Community Tech Apprenticeships (Collaborating with AI for Teaching and Learning).
Join New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) in an upcoming free symposium, Green Cities: A Catalyst for Sustainable Urban Development!
Discover how cities like NYC are leading the fight against climate change and learn about Queens’ role in the clean energy transition. Plus, our very own Ashley Louie will be part of the conversation!
Wintry vibes and public interest tech = the perfect happy hour combo! Save the date for BetaNYC’s Associate Board’s Happy Hour at TALEA Beer Co in Williamsburg.
Are you curious about the public interest tech sphere? Perhaps you’re a longtime fan? Come aboard – everyone is welcome!
BetaNYC’s Ashley Louie participated in this panel from The Local Infrastructure Hub! This session explored how urban planners and community advocates are harnessing these new capabilities to engage community stakeholders earlier and more effectively, to improve infrastructure projects and consolidate support as they seek federal funding.
BetaNYC’s Gabrielle Langston participated in a partner table where she discussed BetaNYC’s work.
Hello Open Data fans! Join us at Randolph Beer in DUMBO for the Winter Open Data Week Meetup Happy Hour.
Open Data Week is an annual festival of community-driven events organized and produced by the NYC Open Data Team at the Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI), BetaNYC, and Data Through Design. The 2025 Festival kicks off at the opening of Data Through Design‘s annual art exhibition. Throughout the week, participants can engage with NYC Open Data at dozens of virtual and in-person events. We’ll close out the week with BetaNYC’s annual civic tech conference, NYC School of Data, taking place at CUNY School of Law in Long Island City.
BetaNYC’s annual community conference invites New Yorkers to engage with the City’s technology, data, and design communities during Open Data Week. From over 199 community-suggested sessions, we are organizing 37 thought-provoking panels, workshops, and sessions to cover various topics: digital and data literacy, privacy, smart cities, open government, service design, civic engagement, and open data.
Join BetaNYC’s Giuseppe Romano and Kate Irvin for an Open Data Journey—a virtual session exploring open data and civic technology! This session will showcase how to use publicly available datasets and tools to better understand your community.
Catch up with the Open Data Week and Data Through Design teams and meet others from NYC’s public interest tech community!
This virtual class empowers you and community members to access and use NY Open Data. BetaNYC will introduce you to easy-to-use tools that you can use to navigate and query public datasets like NYC 311 service requests, health, safety and quality of life concerns.
BetaNYC’s Fellowship Team will present at the State of the Map US conference in Boston, Massachusetts!