You’re invited to the Hispanic and Latino Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. November 24 at 10am - 1pm Contribute to an online resource that 50 million people per day visit. Uplift Hispanic and Latino culture and knowledge on Wikipedia. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Brought to you by the @eff.org and MuckRock, the Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark. It’s that magical time of year again: Foilies submissions are open. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

Want NYC districts fast? Type your address into Boundaries Map and see City Council, Community District, precincts, school zones, sanitation, and more on one screen. Perfect for outreach, permits, or just learning your neighborhood! boundaries.beta.nyc

The U.S. came closer to nuclear disaster in 1983 than many realize, but the State Department recently deleted key records about it — even though they'd been online without damaging national security for years. What history will be erased next?

Sunday was a celebration by and for the people of Jackson Heights as the 34th Avenue open street — the city's self-proclaimed "gold standard" of car-light spaces — was officially co-named "Paseo Park." buff.ly/juEKkja

Thank you to NYC IBO for sharing tips for reading NYC budget documents at our event yesterday! Now we know that the budget has units of appropriation, but to check out the comptroller's ACFR for finer-grain budget & object codes. Follow IBO on instagram! www.instagram.com/nycibo/

Every dataset tells a story — about housing, parks, schools, and so much more. 📊 Come learn how to unlock these stories with NYC Open Data. Join a Discovering NYC Open Data class with the NYC Open Data team and start exploring your city! 📅 Friday, Nov 21 at 12 pm 🔗 RSVP: www.beta.nyc/event/e25112

Curious to know how many riders of the M104 get their rides subsidized already? You can look it up here. ~600,000 rides on the M104 were subsidized in 2024 for seniors/people with disabilities. (About 30% of rides) data.ny.gov/Transportati...

Come check out Johanna Fernandez's amazing book on the Young Lords, available now at the Research Center!

Great interview by Dan Krauth / Eyewitness News NY with @jomoko.bsky.social about the NYC mayoral election returns abc7ny.com/post/nyc-ele...

It really is the best election map. Thank you, Center for Urban Research @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social! www.urbanresearchmaps.org/electioncomp...

Read print news in our newsroom! Compare coverage: NYT: NY has always been, in its own imagination and the country's, a city of self-regarding and often contradictory superlatives--the biggest, brightest, richest, harshest, give-us-your-tired-est, little-too-wired-est ... NYDN: EPIC VOTING SURGE

NYC’s public-interest tech scene is growing—come join us! Catch a screening of Tech for Us at City Tech, then stay for a conversation on real pathways into mission-driven tech. 📆 Wednesday, November 5 at 5 pm 📍 The Theater at City Tech, 275 Jay Street, Brooklyn 🎟️ www.beta.nyc/event/tech-f...

🌍 This Friday! Join Sunlight Research Center + Anna Massoglia for a workshop on tracking global business + influence. 🕐 Oct 31, 12–1 PM ET Follow the money across borders + uncover who really controls companies. #InvestigativeJournalism #Transparency

And hey, go follow @datarescueproject.org while you're at it!!

"42% of adults say they would trust an original news source less if an AI news summary contained errors, and audiences hold both AI providers and news brands responsible when they encounter errors. The reputational risk for media companies is great," www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

“Yous talkin’ to me?” A massive new project is capturing how New Yorkers really sound — from “Mary” to “marry” and everything in between. Read more

Revealing investigative journalism about spying software being used to target journalists, politicians, defense contractors, and civilian victims of stalking. www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...

The Staten Island Advance is continuing its "Staten Island Traffic SOS," mapping out the crashes that killed 55 (!!) Islanders since 2021. Few neighborhoods are spared tragedy, but most public officials on the Island worry about traffic, and not traffic violence. www.silive.com/crime-safety...

A generational shift is reshaping NYC politics. A new survey by the Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center—led by Keena Lipsitz and John Mollenkopf (@jomoko.bsky.social)—shows voters are demanding change and turning toward new leadership www.gc.cuny.edu/news/new-yor...

tracreports.org and deportationdata.org are both great projects that collect information about federal immigration "enforcement" through Freedom of Information requests and make it publicly available.

This sounds like an amazing project for a team or even a journalism class cc: @newmarkjresearch.bsky.social

📣TOMORROW | 9/20 at 10AM ET Join us for “Human Rights Leaders Discuss Impacts of the Trump Administration’s ‘America First’ Approach on Rights.” CPJ’s CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social will speak about the state of human rights and key developments from this week at #UNGA80. tinyurl.com/4jafnd8u

CUNY's new rapid response legal resource is now available for current students and employees who have been impacted by immigration policy changes, are facing issues traveling in and out of the country or have been detained by law enforcement. For more information, visit cuny.edu/CIAP.

Students can now check out the books we selected for National Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs through October 15. These titles explore data and narrative stories about migration and the Latino community in the U.S.

Domestic Workers in New York Face Low Pay, Exploitation — and Fear of Deportation documentedny.com/2025/09/10/d...

Analysis of the merits of using AI summaries from February: bsky.app/profile/kall...

Here is a useful list of google search operators for high-power searching. 🔍 docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Happy first day of school, NYC! An auspicious day to check out these data files that consolidate budgets and allocations for every NYC public school for the past eight years. github.com/BetaNYC/nyc-...

If you're looking for community level data, boundaries are the coin of the realm. Check out this great map that shows boundaries for community districts, state assembly districts, zip codes, and more! boundaries.beta.nyc

Want to #SaveOurSigns but aren't sure where to start? We've put together a list of #NationalParks we've received few or no images from. Check it out! www.datarescueproject.org/save-our-sig...

The administration-imposed deadline for #SaveOurSigns rapidly approaches. Help us finish strong and save as many #NationalParkService interpretive signage before September 17! www.datarescueproject.org/save-our-sig...

Public records requests toolkit From Marshall Project Staff Writer Alysia Santo Learn how to make a request as strategic and detailed as possible. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/07/18/j...

Documented is open for pitches!  Learn more about what kind of stories we're looking for:

Informative @SmithsonianMag article from our very own, Aurora Martinez! A groundbreaking initiative that is preserving Mayan languages for future generations. www.smithsonianmag.com/history/mill...

What are journos to do about government attempts to reject reality? "Study it. Get used to seeing it. Try to develop usable languages for it. Describe and re-describe it when events offer that opportunity. (As against, 'We already did that story.')" www.stopthepresses.news/p/q-and-a-wi...

POC Zine Project's mission is to makes zines by POC (People of Color) easy to find, distribute and share ... an experiment in activism and community through materiality. issuu.com/poczineproject

@cunytv.bsky.social received 21 nominations for the 2025 New York Emmy Awards, covering 10 shows and two films that were featured as part of the station’s film forum, “CUNY TV Presents.” Congratulations to the team! 🥳

To counter disinformation, we help students tabulate online datasets to support their reporting. As the ground of federal datasets becomes uncertain, check out @datarescueproject.org, a clearinghouse for preserving at-risk public information, integrating multiple data rescue initiatives.

Today marks 60 years since President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, outlawing practices that block marginalized groups from voting. BNV teamed up with Associated Press and the Amsterdam News to measure progress. bit.ly/VRAat60 #VRA

If you're teaching this fall @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social you might want to check out Visible Pedagogy, a platform for discussions of teaching authored by people in the CUNY community. Here's the link:

Coming up tomorrow! 🥳 There's still time to RSVP at beta.nyc/e250806-rsvp

11 more public libraries open Sundays starting 9/7. Brooklyn: Bay Ridge, Bedford NYPL: Mott Haven, Baychester, Kingsbridge, Harlem, St. George Queens: Glen Oaks, Hunters Point, Jackson Heights, Rochdale Village gothamist.com/news/11-more...

Stay hydrated and read poetry. " a pianist leans over the keyboard, about to detonate the silence— aroma of pears scattered in the grass— you followed the thread of poetry out of a maze into sunlight— " www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Libraries grow, shrink, and change, but they always want you to have access to information. ‪@kqednews.kqed.org‬ looks at what it means to be the internet archive, what it means to be a federal depository library, and how the context for both is shifting. www.kqed.org/news/1204942...

Under President Trump’s deportation plan, asylum seekers pursuing legal avenues to immigration routinely face arrest. Associate Professor Eileen Markey (Journalism and Media Studies) investigates their unlawful detention in @thenation.com. www.lehman.edu/news/2025/Ei...

tracreports.org and deportationdata.org are both great projects that collect information about federal immigration "enforcement" through Freedom of Information requests and make it publicly available.

If you're a journalist who has experienced an arrest, assault or other aggression, @pressfreedomtracker.us can document your experience anonymously. Contact our senior reporter, @stephaniesugars.bsky.social, through Signal at ssugars.01

It's a HOT one today folks; there are both heat and air quality advisories out for the City through tomorrow. We recommend staying inside, staying hydrated, and perusing our many digitized collections from the comfort of somewhere air conditioned!

August is full of #journalism training opportunities 🏋️‍♀️ Thanks again for sharing your insights with Sunlight's growing community, @andreacaroleball.bsky.social ! #localjournalism #localmedia #investigativejournalism sunlightresearch.net/so/2cPXFEvxj...