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ursula kaczmarek
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Data Science for Social Good #nyc is hosting its second hackathon along with @BetaNYC In service of Families for Safe Streets, we're calling all civic techies to join us on December 6 in FiDi to prototype a system that reads and manages alerts about super […]

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A flier with blue lettering on a white and yellow background advertising a one-day civic tech hackathon. Organized by DSSG-NYC and hosted by Families for Safe Streets, participants will build a data-driven alert system to monitor super speeders across NY State.
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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I recently co-founded Data Science for Social Good NYC and we're calling all civic technologists to our first hackathon! We're building an MVP chatbot to guide vulnerable communities in #nyc in their food purchase and meal planning decisions.
About 2.8 Million New Yorkers rely on food stamp benefits to survive-but most receive no guidance on how to urn those funds nto preventive, culturally relevant care Are you ready to build tech that nourishes real change? Data Science for Social Good NYC in collaboration with G.IV.E. Inc. proudly presents the NourishAl hackathon: + We're building a WhatsApp-based Al agent o help a isk communities in NYC Women, Infants, and children WIC programs) Optimize Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP) + Output personalized meal plans according to dietary restrictions Receive weekly nutrition guide and nudges to inform the families + Outcome: Prototype a basic chatbor that listens, earns, and supports families like a neighborhood health and nutrition worker. WHO WE NEED: WHEN & WHERE: Saturday, October 25th, 2025 civic technologists: Data engineers, IT specialists, nutritionists, health workers, policy lawyers and ethicists 10:00 AM~7:00 PM Location 14 53d St. Suite 405N, Brooklyn, NY1123 Lunch provided dssgnyc@gmailcom
October 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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happy primary #election day from #nyc where ~10% of voters registering this year aren't joining the democratic party and ~6% aren't joining any party at all. #ggplot2
small multiple of purple to orange choropleth maps of new york city on a white background showing non-democratic party voter shares by registration year small multiple of blue to yellow choropleth maps of new york city on a white background showing unaffiliated voter shares by registration year
June 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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you let that genie out of the bottle three months ago, america. can't put it back no matter how curious about #tariffs you become now. #dumbesttradewarever
small multiples of blue to red gradient maps of the united states showing an increase in the popularity of the google search term 'what is a tariff' from january 26 to february 2, 2025
February 3, 2025 at 1:35 AM