Great letter from Gale A. Brewer to Governor Kathy Hochul calling on NYS to allow public meetings such as community board meetings to be allowed to happen virtually. on.nyc.gov/38zgyIZ This should be a permanent change, not just during COVID!

Queens CB6 is thrilled that NYS’s Open Meeting Law was amended to allow for CBs to continue meeting remotely through January 2022. Thank you to our local elected officials who supported & pushed for this, which keeps our members, staff & community safe.

“I’m really happy...it was one of the few things they thought was important enough to address [in the extraordinary session]...It's the safest for everyone & it allows true accessibility for everyone," Queens CB6 Chair @AlexaWeitzman told Queens Daily Eagle. queenseagle.com/all/after-quee…

Block Party Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Yes! Thank you for the encouragement!

It also allows civic tech projects (like us) to create and share a full transcript of the meeting - directly from the video recording 🎉

Interested in exploring a civic tech project? Join us at Beta.NYC - Now at @betanyc.bsky.social's Civic Hack Night next week 🎉

What does local democracy look like? Representation and access to participation are key.

Weds 2pm あ – ISOC-NY TV: NYC Mayor introduces new CTO + tech initiatives / BetaNYC Hack Night demos #civictech ISOC-NY Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani DEPRECATED: NYC Mayor's Office of the CTO Beta.NYC - Now at @betanyc.bsky.social Jehiah Eileen Clancy Chris Barna Devin Balkind wegovnyc Block Party isoc.live/15136/

Thanks @goaliegirl44 for supporting our initiative to help make local policy decisions more accessible for everyone

Happy #OpenDataWeek 🎉 Join us as we celebrate Open Data Week by exploring how New York City 311 Service Requests can be contextualized through community board meeting transcript data. Thursday March 10th @ 9am ET 📅 RSVP:bit.ly/35L7qCH

On March 10th, KPFui's Brandon Pachuca returns to #OpenDataWeek to exhibit Block Party, an interface that makes local policy info easy for New Yorkers to find. Learn more about the conference hosted by NYC Office of Data Analytics, Beta.NYC - Now at @betanyc.bsky.social, & Data Through Design here: bit.ly/3tyehHR

Thrilled to join Beta.NYC - Now at @betanyc.bsky.social to celebrate #civictech at NYC School of Data Conference 2025! Thanks for hosting NYC Office of Data Analytics Cornell Tech

We are excited to present today at #OpenDataWeek2022 hosted by NYC Office of Data Analytics and Beta.NYC - Now at @betanyc.bsky.social . Come join us 🗓️ @ 9am (EST) bit.ly/35L7qCH

Check this out: a bill to promote keeping community board meetings accessible online 🎉

Have you read the latest edition of our monthly newsletter? 🗞️ Check it out at < beta.nyc/2022/11/09/the… >. 👀 #NYC #technology #civic #tech #newsletter

📣 Hey #civictech family! NYC’s School of Data NYC School of Data Conference 2025 conference is back, join us in person on Sat 3/18. 🎟️ Register at < bit.ly/early-bird-sod… > to get your early bird tickets today!

We are so excited to be part of NYC #OpenData Week celebration: Data Through Design Explore the dynamic landscape of our city's housing crisis and zoning decisions through open data and Community Board meeting transcripts from our archive. Opening tomorrow Follow us @Shop6pm! at prime produce

You're invited to NYC's #civictech + #opendata + #servicedesign community conference — NYC School of Data 2023! Join us on Sat, March 18 w/ panels, workshops, demos, office hours & more! Schedule & Details — schoolofdata.nyc Tickets & Childcare — NYCsoData2023.eventbrite.com

Hi #civictech & #NYCCommunityBoards! We are working on some ✨ new improvements ✨ but we need your insights! Please DM if interested in providing feedback - it would take 10-15 minutes 🎉