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  • THE_MESSAGE 2014.37a – Recap of Hacknight/#CivicFreeSchool

    Noel Hidalgo

    Neighbors, Thanks for coming to last night’s hacknight and #CivicFreeSchool. It was fun meeting many new faces and experimenting with our community engagement framework. For those of you who missed last night, this is all the news fit to scan! Here’s a brief recap of things you should note: * Calls to action / Notes*…

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  • 2014.06.12 – NYC’s #CivicHacking Reportback

    Noel Hidalgo

    Photo by @ksFatima ** Recap of last night’s transit / transport hacknight ** Last night we had a great selection of projects. A majority of them have been posted as comments to last night’s meetup page. If you haven’t posted your community announcement, please do so. Also, you should note that BetaNYC is fighting to…

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  • NYC’s first ever #HackforChange week! A week dedicated to civic hacking.

    Noel Hidalgo

    These next two weeks are special! FIRST, we begin our hacknights in a new Manhattan location. SECOND, NEXT week is NYC’s first WEEK of civic hacking! Join us for a diverse set of events that will connect you and your neighbors. =-=-=-= This week’s Hacknight =-=-=-= On Wed, 20 May, BetaNYC will host its first…

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  • 2014.04.25 – NYC’s #CivicHacking Reportback

    Noel Hidalgo

    -=-=- TONIGHT -=-=-  Join us for #CivicFridays 003 with Civic Service Forum and Harvard’s Kennedy School – http://bit.ly/1tiHX6P -=-=- Announcements -=-=-  * On Wed, a few of us went before City Council and testified on how to use technology to proactively address health and safety issues in NYC.   – TechPresident Coverage: http://bit.ly/1mHBKgM  – Video of hearing: http://on.nyc.gov/1peiXhB  –…

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  • Noel Hidalgo

    The community that I have been connected to loves to ride bikes because it’s the most efficient mechanism to get around New York City,” Hidalgo said. “Nothing is perfect from the get-go and we recognize that, but that’s why we’re here as concerned citizens. New York Nerds Sift Citi Bike Data to Solve Availability –…

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