• BetaBuilders: Pride Tech Night

    BetaBuilders: Pride Tech Night

    We’re gathering at Wilka’s, a queer-owned sports bar, to celebrate Pride Month and the queer tech and data community. Join us for Pride-focused lightning talks and a special announcement.

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  • Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI 101) with The Manhattan Borough President’s Office & BetaNYC

    Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI 101) with The Manhattan Borough President’s Office & BetaNYC

    Join the Office of Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal & BetaNYC for a hands-on workshop designed to build confidence with today’s artificial intelligence (AI) tools. You will learn a practical understanding of today’s artificial intelligence tools. Participants will learn how to: Additionally, we will highlight real-world civic AI tools that help you demystify New York…

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  • Mapping for Equity: Data Entry Class with BetaNYC at The College of Staten Island (CUNY)

    Mapping for Equity: Data Entry Class with BetaNYC at The College of Staten Island (CUNY)

    BetaNYC is excited to share a new way to map NYC’s public realm! BetaNYC will present the Mapping for Equity project and how to create more equitable and accessible mapped spaces. We will show you how we’re mapping parks and public spaces into OpenStreetMap. Please bring your own laptop, charger, and mouse (having a mouse makes mapping on…

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  • BetaNYC Day at The NYC PIT Pop Up

    BetaNYC Day at The NYC PIT Pop Up

    BetaNYC welcomes you to to Day 6 of the NYC PIT Pop Up! Today’s PIT events are presented by NYC PIT Pop Up official partner, BetaNYC. BetaNYC Day Schedule: Daily Demos: 2:00pm – 6:00pm The Reboot: 6:00pm-7:30pm

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  • Open Data Week 2026

    Open Data Week 2026

    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 2026 Festival kicks off at the opening of Data Through Design‘s annual art exhibition. Throughout the week, participants can engage with NYC…

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  • Mapping for Equity: 2025 in Review

    Mapping for Equity: 2025 in Review

    In 2025, Mapping for Equity had a big year. We hosted fourteen sessions across all five boroughs, with nine hands-on field mapping events in parks and five data entry workshops that turned observations into open, reusable public data.

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  • BetaNYC Civic Innovation Fellows Showcase

    BetaNYC Civic Innovation Fellows Showcase

    Join us for the BetaNYC Fellows’ Showcase, where our fellows will share reflections on their journey, highlight what they’ve learned, and celebrate the skills they’ve built in public interest technology.

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  • How My First Executive Board Role Transformed My Voice

    How My First Executive Board Role Transformed My Voice

    Earlier this summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to participate in the MIT Delta V Start-Up Accelerator.

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  • BetaNYC Presents: Digitize Your Park

    BetaNYC Presents: Digitize Your Park

    Join BetaNYC and Maps @ MIXI to learn about the role of community mapping in promoting social and digital equality!

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  • CityCamp NYC 2025: A Community-Powered Recap

    CityCamp NYC 2025: A Community-Powered Recap

    On September 6, 2025, over 200 people gathered to pitch ideas and have conversations about technology, civil society, government operations, equity, and the future of New York City.

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  • NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus

    NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus

    The NYC PIT Pop-Up (aka NYC Public Interest Tech Pop-Up) is a temporary, immersive, pop-up event where technology, art, science, and community converge. This shared space for co-creation and imagination will showcase how technology can be designed to serve justice, equity, and community empowerment.

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  • Mapping for Equity Field Mapping Workshop with DIVAS for Social Justice

    Mapping for Equity Field Mapping Workshop with DIVAS for Social Justice

    Join BetaNYC and DIVAS for Social Justice for a hands-on Mapping for Equity field-mapping workshop! Learn how to collect geographical open data and contribute to creating more equitable and accessible mapped spaces.

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