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Events
- July 10, 2026 · 12:00 pmDiscovering NYC Open Data: Online Session: July 2026Virtual
- July 10, 2026 · 2:00 pmMapping for Equity: Mapping NYC’s Public Amenities in NYC Council District 11 with BetaNYCMosholu Playground
- July 13, 2026 · 10:00 amIntroduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI 101) with Council District 4 & BetaNYCVirtual
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Equality and community equity are core to building a vibrant civic hacker, civic technology, public interest technology, open data, and service design community. These documents are our community foundation — living documents we review annually with public input from staff.