• NYC Open Data Training – Manhattan

    NYC Open Data Training – Manhattan

    Manhattan – Council Districts 4 & 5: Feb 12 @ Webster Library RSVP at http://opendata-12feb.eventbrite.com/

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  • NYC Open Data Training – Brooklyn

    NYC Open Data Training – Brooklyn

    Brooklyn, Council District 33: Jan 30 @ Leonard Library Please RSVP at http://opendata-30jan.eventbrite.com/  

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  • Testimony to @NYCcouncil on @NotifyNYC & other notification tools

    Today’s @NYCCouncil hearing on @NotifyNYC, @JamesVacca13 includes http://t.co/aEMg87Ul1R! pic.twitter.com/lcmPLb0Vy7 — BetaNYC (@BetaNYC) March 2, 2015 BetaNYC’s Testimony on Notify NYC and other notification tools, a google doc with comments enabled Dirk Kelly, one of CityGram.NYC’s maintainers, Testimony, a google doc with comments enabled

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  • @BetaNYC’s testimony in support of @NYCcouncil rules reform and the creation of a Council CIO

    Date: Monday, 23 Feb 2014 From: Noel Hidalgo, Executive Director of BetaNYC To: NY City Council’s Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections. Subject: For a modern 21st Century City, NY Council needs modern and inexpensive member services and tools constituent services. Dear Chairman and Committee Members, Good afternoon. It is a great honor to address…

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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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  • Three wins – a recap on today’s #SafeStreetsMap hearing

    Long story short, NYPD said that NYC shouldn’t have a crime and crash map because the data would be confusing. When CM Dan Garodnick pushed if NYPD would improve their data collection, NYPD said that the state doesn’t ask for this data so not sure if NYPD should… Eventually, CM Garodnick pushed hard and the NYPD said…

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