• 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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  • Welcoming BetaNYC’s Fall 2025 Civic Innovation Fellows

    Welcoming BetaNYC’s Fall 2025 Civic Innovation Fellows

    Meet BetaNYC’s Fall 2025 Civic Innovation Fellows!

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  • Call for Proposals: Open Data Week 2025

    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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  • Introducing BetaNYC’s New Lab Associate

    Introducing BetaNYC’s New Lab Associate

    We are thrilled to continue fostering the next generation of civic leaders through our Apprenticeship Program. Associates within BetaNYC’s Apprenticeship Program are typically early career individuals who are interested in gaining experience in public interest technology. As integral staff members of BetaNYC’s team, the Associates help run BetaNYC’s Civic Innovation Fellowship programs, manage communications for…

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  • Introducing the BetaNYC Civic Innovation Fellows Class of 2023!

    Introducing the BetaNYC Civic Innovation Fellows Class of 2023!

    Welcome to our newest Civic Innovation Fellows! The class of 2022-2023 is our ninth unique cohort.

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  • 2022 Civic Innovation Fellows NYC Open Data Projects

    2022 Civic Innovation Fellows NYC Open Data Projects

    Each year, BetaNYC invites a cohort of CUNY Service Corps students to train and work with our team in our Civic Innovation Lab. This year students joined us during their second semester and worked with us 1-2 days a week from March through May. We are so pleased with this cohort’s energy and enthusiasm. They…

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  • School of Data and Open Data Week 2022 – Call for Proposals is open!

    School of Data and Open Data Week 2022 – Call for Proposals is open!

    Do you love open data and New York City? This post is for YOU.  Open Data Week will take place this year from March 5 to 13, 2022. We are building the program and looking for people to share their work, expertise, and enthusiasm for open data in NYC. Submit your ideas and help us…

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  • THE MESSAGE 2014.51 – NYC’s CTO needs your help & a flashlight on 2015!

    Wednesday night was historic! For the first time, New York City’s First Chief Technology Officer sat down with NYC’s civic technology community and talked about her past, her dreams, and our future. Here’s the short story; CTO Tantoco is “punk in pinstripes” civic hacker. She made it clear that the City’s IT policy, technology, data,…

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  • BetaNYC’s #BeyondTransparency Kickoff Event Summary

    QUICK RECAP: For the next seven weeks, BetaNYC is exploring how to build tools for City Council, their staff, and Community Boards. This is us doubling down on our open data and open government advocacy, while educating a new crop of elected officials and their staff. BetaNYC’s #BeyondTransparency will culminate in Code Across NYC, a…

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  • the redesign process started with a hackathon in the summer of 2011 that asked companies re-imagine NYC.gov. NYC.gov Overhaul Fuses High-Tech and Helvetica

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  • Hello BetaNYC’s Facebook Group

    Hello BetaNYC’s Facebook Group Thanks to Chris Whong, we now have a Facebook group. It is a bit experimental, but should compliment our Meetup Discussion Group quite well.

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