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  • The_Message: December 2023

    The_Message: December 2023

    Gabby

    Happy December and the end of the calendar year! 2023 has been adventurous — we kicked off the year with a larger Open Data Week and School of Data. We welcomed several new cohorts of Civic Innovation Fellows, expanded our digital services lab, and recruited more Open Data Ambassadors. To close our year, we’re seeking…

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  • The_Message: September 2023

    The_Message: September 2023

    Gabby

    Wishing you a happy Rosh Hashanah, Hispanic Heritage Month, and a wonderful new school year! Summer may be coming to a close, but the heat shows no sign of stopping.

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  • The_Message: August 2023

    The_Message: August 2023

    Gabby

    BetaNYC is buzzing with activity this summer! Our Summer Civic Innovation Fellows are out in the field delving into data, new additions have invigorated our Lab, and our public open data classes are seeing new attendance records!BetaNYC is buzzing with activity this summer! Our Summer Civic Innovation Fellows are out in the field delving into data, new additions have invigorated our Lab,…

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  • The_Message: July 2023

    The_Message: July 2023

    Gabby

    Happy summer, we present the July edition of our monthly newsletter!

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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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