About us
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## What is BetaNYC
BetaNYC envisions an informed and empowered public who can leverage technology, design, and data to address their problems and hold government accountable.
We are dedicated to civic technology, smart communities, & open government. We are a nonpartisan good government community using technology, design, and data to empower individuals and local communities, provides for an honest and efficient government, and build a civically‐engaged ecosystem.
BetaNYC is building a connected NYC, by the people, for the people, for the 21st Century.
## Important Community Resources
Slack - BetaNYC has an active Slack community.
The Message - BetaNYC’s Newsletter
Reddit - our Public Interest NYC Reddit group to share and gather ideas for Public Interest projects and issues in NYC.
Videos of previous events and instructional videos.
Upcoming events
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Discovering NYC Open Data: Online Session: April 2026
·OnlineOnlinePlease RSVP at https://www.beta.nyc/e260410.
Did you know there is free data about nearly every aspect of our city? Come learn how to use it with the NYC Open Data Ambassadors! Join us for an online workshop where you’ll learn the fundamentals of using NYC Open Data.
** This training is FREE and OPEN to the public **
You will gain an understanding of:
- What NYC Open Data is!
- How to find specific datasets
- How to filter a dataset
- How to visualize data in charts and graphs
- Tools and Applications of Open Data
- How to stay involved
Who should attend?
- Anyone! No experience necessary.
- Educators & Students
- Librarians & Non-Profit Professionals
- Local Organizers & Decision-Makers
- City Planners and Mappers
The Open Data Ambassadors program is a collaboration between NYC Office of Technology and Innovation’s Open Data Team and BetaNYC. Visit nyc.gov/discoveropendata to learn more!
3 attendees
Mapping for Equity: Mapping NYC’s Public Amenities in NYC Council District 49
Mahoney Park-Basketball Court, Crescent Street & Jersey Street, Richmond County, NY, USPlease RSVP for this event at https://www.beta.nyc/event/e260410-m4e.
Join BetaNYC to learn about a new way to map NYC’s public amenities! This in-person field-mapping event teaches the public how to collect geographical open data to create more accurately represented spaces.
BetaNYC will present the Mapping for Equity project and how to create more equitable and accessible mapped spaces. We will show you how we’re mapping parks and public spaces into OpenStreetMap.
Through this activity, we are making sure there’s equal representation in data while quantifying and mapping our public realm. Together, we will site, count, and map community assets such as street lamps, benches, water fountains, trash cans, and picnic tables.
This event will be delivered in English and all ages are welcome to attend (provided that anyone under 18 years old is present with a parent or guardian). We will be moving about the city and on uneven terrain. Plan on wearing appropriate footwear and environmental attire.
If you have any needs or accommodations, please email events@beta.nyc.
Please RSVP by the end of the day on Thursday, April 9th.
2 attendees
Mapping for Equity: Data Entry Class at The College of Staten Island (CUNY)
College of Staten Island, 1S-107, Staten Island, NY, USPlease RSVP for this event at: https://www.beta.nyc/event/e260421.
BetaNYC is excited to share a new way to map NYC’s public realm!
BetaNYC will present the Mapping for Equity project and how to create more equitable and accessible mapped spaces. We will show you how we’re mapping parks and public spaces into OpenStreetMap. Please bring your own laptop, charger, and mouse (having a mouse makes mapping on OpenStreetMap much much easier)!
Through this activity, we are making sure there’s equal representation in data while quantifying and mapping our public realm. Together, we will digitally map community assets such as street lamps, benches, water fountains, trash cans, and picnic tables on OpenStreetMap.
Join us at the College of Staten Island, Building 4N, Room 101 (please ignore the google maps description that this building is closed). More detailed pathfinding and directions will be shared with RSVP-ed attendees in the days leading up to this event.
This event will be delivered in English and all ages are welcome to attend (provided that anyone under 18 years old is present with a parent or guardian). If you have any needs or accommodations, please email events@beta.nyc.
Please RSVP by the end of the day on Monday, April 20th.
2 attendeesDiscovering NYC Open Data: Online Session: May 2026
·OnlineOnlinePlease RSVP at https://www.beta.nyc/event/e260511.
Did you know there is free data about nearly every aspect of our city? Come learn how to use it with the NYC Open Data Ambassadors! Join us for an online workshop where you’ll learn the fundamentals of using NYC Open Data.
** This training is FREE and OPEN to the public **
You will gain an understanding of:
- What NYC Open Data is!
- How to find specific datasets
- How to filter a dataset
- How to visualize data in charts and graphs
- Tools and Applications of Open Data
- How to stay involved
Who should attend?
- Anyone! No experience necessary.
- Educators & Students
- Librarians & Non-Profit Professionals
- Local Organizers & Decision-Makers
- City Planners and Mappers
The Open Data Ambassadors program is a collaboration between NYC Office of Technology and Innovation’s Open Data Team and BetaNYC. Visit nyc.gov/discoveropendata to learn more!
2 attendees
Past events
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