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THE_MESSAGE – 2015.05! Digging out and going to Queens!
Noel Hidalgo
Friend’s there are three quick things we want to share with you! + Hacknights in Queens+ CodeAcross NYC 2015 + BetaNYC’s 2015 Diversity and Desires Report -=-=- ++ Hacknights in Queens ++ This week, we kickoff our Queens hacknights with Coalition for Queens! Join us as we add our third borough and spread the civic hacking…
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THE_MESSAGE – 2015.03! Hacknights, Must see video, and JOBS, JOBS, JOBS, JOBS!
Noel Hidalgo
HAPPY NEW YEAR! “The_Message” is BetaNYC’s newsletter named after Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s rap. Join our meetup and learn how to keep from going under. Agenda* Hacknights in Manhattan and Queens* Recap of our BetaTalk with NYC’s First Chief Tech Officer* NYC.gov is looking to hire a few good civic hackers* BetaNYC in…
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THE MESSAGE 2014.51 – NYC’s CTO needs your help & a flashlight on 2015!
Noel Hidalgo
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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THE_MESSAGE 2014.47 – Fighting for better data, 311, & your right to party!
Noel Hidalgo
-= Community Updates =- This month, we’ve gone before City Council to fight for better open data and 311 program. In short, we have one of the best open data programs in the world, but we can be better. This can only be done by sustained gardening. The Council and Agency representatives appreciated our insights…
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THE_MESSAGE, BetaNYC’s experimental newsletter #2014_37
Noel Hidalgo
Editor’s note – We’re experimenting with the creation of a monthly or weekly newsletter. Give us feedback on our Facebook group. -=-== THE_MESSAGE for 8 Sept 2014 ==-=- Here’s all the news fit to scan! #. VIDEO – BetaTalk – The future of NY State’s Open Government #. At this week’s hacknight, we’re evolving the…
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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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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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April 2014 Newsletter
Noel Hidalgo
Happy Spring! We wanted to send you out a quick newsletter recapping some amazing work that has been done and some that is upcoming. MEMBER SURVEYFirst, thanks to everyone who filled out the BetaNYC member survey. You have given us a fairly clear direction on where to go next. A question that looms over the…
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betaNYC May 2013 Newsletter
Noel Hidalgo
It’s been quite the month! Here’s a brief update… Video from “Meet Code For America” meetup at OpenPlans. Thanks Joly and NYC’s Internet Society for taping the night. Last week, we had DoITT’s Andrew Nicklin and eight of his colleagues debut NYC.gov’s developer portal. It is currently in beta and be explored at < nyc.gov/developers >. Also, Volkan and Curtis took…
