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NYC belongs to the people. Show your civic tech pride with our brand-new "No Kings" tote bag—now available as a thank-you for a $35 donation to BetaNYC. 🎒✨
Whether you’re heading to a town hall or the farmer's market, carry the mission with you. Your support helps us keep NYC’s data open and its democracy strong.
🔗 Head to https://www.beta.nyc/support-us-no-king to claim your bag!
WEBCAST MAR 28 – NYC School of Data 2026 (Mainstage w/ ASL)
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On Saturday March 28, 2026, BetaNYC will host NYC School of Data 2026 (NYCSoData) at CUNY School of Law NYC. NYCSoData is a community conference that demystifies the practices and policies around open data, technology, and service design. this year’s conference concludes NYC’s Open Data Week 2026 and is the
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Feb 27 2026 – BetaBagels 014 – Fireside Chat with NYC Council Member Carmen De La Rosa
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP | ARCHIVE | PERMALINK
On February 27, 2026, BetaNYC hosted a BetaBagels conversation with Council Member Carmen De La Rosa, Chair of the Council’s Technology Committee at the NYC PIT Pop Up and online. In a fireside chat with BetaNYC's Noel Hidalgo, topics ranged from the Council Member’s background to he
#post #2026 #betaNYC #nyc #NycCouncil
Jan 30 2026 – BetaBagels 013: Your Community Boards, PIT, and Power in Local Politics
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On Friday, January 30, 2026, BetaNYC hosted #BetaBagels 013: a breakfast-time conversation about your Community Boards, Public Interest Technology, and power local politics. Community Boards are where New York City’s local political decisions take shape. Also explored were how data and P
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RECORDING – BetaBagels: A morning Gov Tech Policy Conversation
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On December 19, 2025, BetaNYC hosted #BetaBagels 012: a virtual Gov Tech and Public Interest Tech policy conversation with leaders from NYC-DSA Tech Action Working Group, Public Sector Job Board, Tech Mayor Project, and Tech:NYC. The conversation explores what the incoming NYC mayoral administration should consider ab
Welcome, Deaf community, to New York’s open data! 💙
We’re honored to collaborate with SignNexus and Dr. Lorne Farovitch, Executive Director of the Global Deaf Research Institute, to bring you a detailed introduction to open data in New York City and State, presented in American Sign Language (ASL).
📹 Watch the video & learn more: www.beta.nyc/classes#video
#opendata #NYC #DeafCommunity #accessibility #inclusion #BetaNYC #ASL #DataForAll
RECORDING – CityCamp NYC 2025 – Welcome & Pitching Session
VIDEO (YouTube) | AUDIO + SUMMARY (Patreon)
On September 6, 2025, BetaNYC hosted CityCamp NYC at the CUNY School of Law. This was the first such civic tech unconference in the city since 2014. Only the initial plenary session was a/v recorded, but scribes were assigned to every session. The event was sponsored by Reinvent Albany and Database Tycoon.
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WEBCAST MAR 29 – NYC School of Data 2025
On Saturday March 29, 2025, BetaNYC hosts NYC School of Data 2025 at CUNY School of Law in Queens. This year’s event celebrates the 13th anniversary of the City’s transformative open data law and concludes NYC Open Data Week 2025. NYC School of Data is a community driven conference with a focus on open data, civic technology, and service design.
The main stage will be webcast via
On Saturday March 29, 2025, BetaNYC hosts NYC School of Data 2025 at CUNY School of Law in Queens. This year’s event celebrates the 13th anniversary of the City’s transformative open data law and concludes NYC Open Data Week 2025. NYC School of Data is a community driven conference with a focus on open data, civic technology, and service design. The main stage […]
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