Our latest newsletter explores the latest City Council hearing on Big Apple Connect. Plus, we just launched our call for proposals for NYC Open Data Week and NYC School of Data!! 🔗 Catch up here: LinkedIn: beta.nyc/linkedin-wee... Email: beta.nyc/newsletter-w...

How do we make NYC’s public spaces more equitable and inclusive? Join BetaNYC at Luther Gulick Park for a hands-on Mapping for Equity workshop. No experience needed! Just curiosity and a willingness to look closely at our city. 📅 Friday, October 10 🔗 RSVP: www.beta.nyc/event/e251010/

What does trust look like in public interest tech? And what happens when it's missing? This week’s newsletter unpacks NYPD surveillance, Big Apple Connect, and the growing need for community-led tech accountability in NYC. 🔗 LinkedIn: beta.nyc/linkedin-wee... 📬 Email: beta.nyc/newsletter-w...

NYC generates a lot of information!! Join the NYC Open Data Ambassadors for a free online workshop in partnership with @cmshahanahanif.bsky.social, where you’ll learn how to search, filter, and visualize data about our city. 📅 Wednesday, October 8 at 6 pm 🔗 RSVP: beta.nyc/event/e251008

From community resources to AI developments, housing debates to digital equity, this week’s newsletter brings together the stories shaping civic tech in NYC and beyond. Start the month by catching up with the full issue. 💼 LinkedIn: beta.nyc/linkedin-wee... 🌐 Website: beta.nyc/newsletter-w...

Join us, @nycofficeoftech.bsky.social and @cornelltech.bsky.social at Roosevelt Island Library for a free community workshop. Perfect for students, educators, librarians, community leaders, and anyone curious about civic data! 📅 Weds, Oct 8 at 6 pm 🎟️ RSVP: beta.nyc/event/e25100...

Today, the NYC Council will hold a hearing on Big Apple Connect, public broadband, and surveillance in NYCHA housing. Our newsletter explains what’s at stake and how you can testify virtually to make your voice heard. 💼 LinkedIn: beta.nyc/linkedin-wee... 🌐 Website: beta.nyc/newsletter-w...

What happens when AI, equity, and human rights collide? UN High Commissioner Volker Türk reminded us this week that technology must be rooted in universal values. Catch the highlights in this week’s civic tech roundup. 💼 LinkedIn: beta.nyc/linkedin-wee... 🌐 Website: beta.nyc/newsletter-w...

Welcome, Deaf community, to New York’s open data! 💙 Together with SignNexus & Dr. Lorne Farovitch of the Global Deaf Research Institute, we’re bringing open data in NYC & NYS to you in ASL. 📹 Watch the video & learn more: www.beta.nyc/classes#video

From defending digital rights at the UN to oversight of NYC’s Big Apple Connect program, this week’s newsletter takes a hard look at where technology meets equity. 💼 LinkedIn: beta.nyc/linkedin-wee... 🌐 Website: beta.nyc/newsletter-w...

Names carry meaning. In this week’s newsletter, we explore esperanza, hope, and the responsibility public interest technologists have to defend the future. 💼 LinkedIn: beta.nyc/linkedin-wee... 🌐 Website: beta.nyc/newsletter-w...

Welcome, Deaf community, to New York’s open data! 💙 Together with SignNexus & Dr. Lorne Farovitch of the Global Deaf Research Institute, we’re bringing open data in NYC & NYS to you in ASL. 📹 Watch the video & learn more: www.beta.nyc/classes#video

This week’s newsletter explores the meaning of esperanza, the Spanish word for hope, and the responsibility technologists bear in shaping a fairer future. Check out this week's What's New in NYC Civic Tech! 💼 LinkedIn: beta.nyc/linkedin-wee... 🌐 Website: beta.nyc/newsletter-w...

Today is the last day to submit your project idea for the @cunypitlab.bsky.social x BetaNYC NYC PIT Pop-Up at The Oculus! Learn more and submit your idea: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

This Friday, BetaNYC is bringing Mapping for Equity to Murray Hill! Come out and help us map St. Vartan Park using OpenStreetMap + our toolkit to spot what public amenities are here and what’s missing. 🌳✨ When: Friday, September 26 at 3 pm ✅ RSVP now: beta.nyc/e250926-rsvp 🔗

Civic tech meets community power. This week’s @Beta.NYC highlights: events, art, and open calls for changemakers → www.beta.nyc/2025/09/18/w... #PublicInterestTech #Community #NYC

NYC Civic Tech news is live: Mapping for Equity, AI in gov hiring, & a PiTech storefront at the Oculus. Read this week’s @Beta.NYC update → www.beta.nyc/2025/09/18/w... #CivicTech #NYC #OpenData

It’s happening TOMORROW! Join us with DIVAS for Social Justice to map Bed-Stuy’s parks and public spaces into OpenStreetMap. Come help us map for equity! 📅 Sept 20 | 10am–12pm 📍 DIVAS Makerspace, 1604 Fulton St., Brooklyn RSVP: beta.nyc/e250920-rsvp

✨ What’s New in NYC Civic Tech ✨ - Week 38 of 2025 Mapping for Equity in action 🌳 PiTech storefront at the Oculus 🏙️ Open calls for artists & organizers 🎨 Civic tech news + events you can join 🚀 Catch the full roundup in our newsletter! www.beta.nyc/2025/09/18/w...

We’re proud to partner with @ericdinowitznyc on the NYC Playgrounds Map! 🛝💚 Together, we’re making it easier to discover playgrounds that are inclusive and accessible for all New Yorkers. 🌳 Find your spot here 👉 playgrounds.beta.nyc

Every park. Every playground. Every public space matters. 💚 This Saturday, we’re teaming up with DIVAS for Social Justice to ensure Bed-Stuy is represented on the map. Join us and map for equity! 🌟 🗓️ Sept 20 | 10am–12pm 📍 DIVAS Makerspace, 1604 Fulton St., Brooklyn 🔗 RSVP: beta.nyc/e250920-rsvp

Catch up before the next edition! Our Sept 11 newsletter recaps CityCamp NYC, shares civic engagement tools, highlights upcoming events, and explores how kindness is driving civic tech. #PublicInterestTech #OpenData #CivicTech #NYC Read here: www.beta.nyc/2025/09/11/w...

3 days to go! ⏳ Big thanks to DIVAS for Social Justice, empowering Bed-Stuy youth, for teaming up with us! 🌟 Learn OpenStreetMap + map the parks & spaces that make your neighborhood shine 🌳 📅 Sat, Sept 20 | 10–12 📍DIVAS Makerspace, 1604 Fulton St RSVP: beta.nyc/e250920-rsvp Let’s map for equity!

ICYMI: 🌟 Noel Hidalgo and Jazzy Smith shared BetaNYC’s story on @roadtripnation’s Tech for Us! Tech is people-first—it’s about how everyone can make an impact, no matter your background. ❤️ Catch the episode here: bit.ly/3GKzt8c

Kindness isn’t optional—it’s our social contract. Join us in recapping CityCamp NYC 2025, gearing up for civic actions this fall, and celebrating the power of tech + community. Dive into the latest in #NYC #CivicTech #PiTech. Read more on our website: www.beta.nyc/2025/09/11/w...

We’re partnering with DIVAS for Social Justice for a hands-on field mapping session in Brooklyn! Learn to use OpenStreetMap to map parks + public spaces 🌳🌍 📅 Sat, Sept 20, 10am–12pm 📍 DIVAS Makerspace, 1604 Fulton St 🔗 beta.nyc/e250920-rsvp

“Choose kindness. Choose community. Choose a future better than the one we inherited.” 🌆 From CityCamp to voter registration, here’s what’s new in #NYC civic tech this week. Read more on our website: www.beta.nyc/2025/09/11/w...

“As New Yorkers, we know kindness, & we affirm it daily.” CityCamp NYC is still echoing, ballot measures loom, & civic duty calls. Catch up here: www.beta.nyc/2025/09/11/w... #NYC #CivicTech #Vote

CityCamp NYC 2025 was more than an unconference—it was a call to kindness, accountability, and action. Let’s talk about what’s ahead: vote prep, public service, tech’s role in shaping our city. Read @Beta.NYC's newsletter. www.beta.nyc/2025/09/11/w...

🗳 Ballot proposals shape how NYC governs itself. This year, several new ideas are heading to voters, including changes that could affect housing, budgets, and accountability. Learn more in this week’s update: 🔗 LinkedIn: beta.nyc/linkedin-wee... 📧 Email: beta.nyc/newsletter-w...

Hate to say we told you so ... but once again, we have proof that #CongestionPricing is helping everyone. Charlie Komanoff in @nyc.streetsblog.org shows that traffic isn't diverting into the South Bronx — there's less traffic in NYC overall.

We are so honored to have CUNY Mapping Service as one of our hometown heroes. Our nation's data is better because of their dedication to producing high-quality maps (both paper and digital) and data. Congrats!!!

🍎 Fall in NYC always feels like possibility: new classes, new projects, new energy. What are you most excited to build or explore this season? Catch the latest updates in this week’s civic tech newsletter: 🔗 LinkedIn: beta.nyc/linkedin-wee... 📧 Email: beta.nyc/newsletter-w...

🙌 Huge thanks to Database Tycoon for sponsoring CityCamp NYC! Your support made this year’s gathering possible and strengthened NYC’s civic tech community.

👏 Big thanks to Reinvent Albany for sponsoring CityCamp NYC! Your support helped make the day possible and fueled vital conversations on transparency and civic tech.

🌍 Climate resilience starts with good data—and honest science. More than 85 climate experts have recently pushed back against a federal report. Catch the full story and more in this week’s newsletter: 🔗 LinkedIn: beta.nyc/linkedin-wee... 📧 Email: beta.nyc/newsletter-w...

NYC Open Data is full of stories waiting to be uncovered. Want to learn how to search, filter, and make sense of it? This free workshop will guide you through the basics and show how communities are turning data into action. 🗓️ Friday, Sept 12 at 12 pm 🔗 RSVP: www.nyc.gov/discoveropen...

14 days till our southern cousins host their #citycamp. Solidarity!

We’re proud to have @reinventalbany.bsky.social sponsoring CityCamp NYC! 🙌 Their commitment to open, accountable government aligns with everything we’re building together today.

Shoutout to @databasetycoon.bsky.social for powering CityCamp NYC! 🚀 Your sponsorship helps create space for collaboration, learning and innovation today.

Wish I could be there. (I am currently scheming an online national civic tech conference for winter/spring. Get in touch if interested.)

Yesterday, @beta.nyc hosted @citycamp.nyc, an unconference to discuss public interest tech. 280+ adults & children attended, & a majority of people wore masks! Friends, if you want to build the future, do it with love & care for each other!! Thanks @cunylaw.bsky.social for hosting us AGAIN!

Best things about @beta.nyc CityCamp.NYC was: - the mask requirement = I saw very few lapsing. It was great to see "public interest" also includes "public health" - space to discuss why even if AI can benefit some tasks, critical thinking about how it's used is always necessary - attendees + topics

🗂️ Big questions are heading to NYC’s ballot this year. The Charter Revision Commission advanced several proposals that will shape what voters decide in November. Get the rundown in this week’s civic tech newsletter: 🔗 LinkedIn: beta.nyc/linkedin-wee... 📧 Email: beta.nyc/newsletter-w...

Shoutout to @databasetycoon.bsky.social for powering CityCamp NYC! 🚀 Your sponsorship helps create space for collaboration, learning and innovation today.

We’re proud to have @reinventalbany.bsky.social sponsoring CityCamp NYC! 🙌 Their commitment to open, accountable government aligns with everything we’re building together today.

the US civic tech community is so so lucky to have this thread of work in addition to the national-level one, in these times. cheers to you @beta.nyc @civictechallies.bsky.social ! (yes I'm going to SF Citycamp hosted by @sfcivictech.bsky.social next weekend!!)

NYC #civictech community, time to vote for NYC's Civic Innovator Awards! Attend tonight: donorbox.org/events/79431... Vote: airtable.com/appMlFM12svJ...

🗳️ NYC’s civic innovators need your voice! This year’s People’s Choice Award shines a light on projects and teams building open, equitable, and community-driven technology. Voting is open until 5 pm! 👉 More in the newsletter: 🔗 LinkedIn: beta.nyc/linkedin-wee... 📧 Email: beta.nyc/newsletter-w...

If you can't join us during the day, come this evening!! We still have tickets.