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This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – February 19, 2026 There’s real excitement building across our community, and at the same time, many of us are navigating uncertainty and heaviness in the broader moment.
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BetaNYC’s Impact: 2025 End of the Year Report Building digital equity, civic engagement, and public interest technology in New York City.
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This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – February 12, 2026 We are thrilled to congratulate Lisa Gelobter on her appointment as New York City’s Chief Technology Officer.
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This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – February 5, 2026 This deep freeze isn’t ending soon. Staten Island Chuck says we have six more weeks of winter, and across the city, our infrastructure is getting a seasonal stress test.
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Community Boards: The Most Local Way to Show Up for New York City At our latest BetaBagels event, Community Board members from Brooklyn and Queens shared insightful reflections on their experience.
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This week in NYC’s #civictech – 29 Jan 2026 We hope all of you are doing as well as you can. Are you ready to serve your community?
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This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – January 23, 2026 In a world of breathtaking technological abundance, what truly matters is how we choose to live together.
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Press Release: NYC PIT Pop Up Open House & Relaunch The NYC PIT Pop Up Open House and Relaunch convened civic leaders, educators, foundations, artists, and community partners around hands-on demos, digital literacy, and civic tech for equity and the public good.
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This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – January 16, 2026 This week in NYC’s #CivicTech Week 3 of 2026 Dr. King on “Public Interest Technology” Thank you CM Gutiérrez! NJ AI + Designing for Care + Crypto Mayor Crashes Tool preview: Privacy focused LLMs Event alert: Fri, Jan 30, PIT,…
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