Vikram Oberoi
@vikramoberoi.com
Writing @ http://vikramoberoi.com. Owner @ http://baxterhq.com. Creator @ citymeetings.nyc. Curator @ atariemailarchive.org.
Today's newsletter is a special edition organizing themes, arguments, and proposals from the commission's hearings with links to testimony.
You can read it here: buttondown.com/citymeetings...
You can read it here: buttondown.com/citymeetings...
April 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Today's newsletter is a special edition organizing themes, arguments, and proposals from the commission's hearings with links to testimony.
You can read it here: buttondown.com/citymeetings...
You can read it here: buttondown.com/citymeetings...
Brooklyn Botanic Gardens is starting to enter its prime!
March 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Brooklyn Botanic Gardens is starting to enter its prime!
citymeetings #32 is out!
I trawled ~50 hours of meetings to find discussions regarding changes to federal funding and policy across every prelim budget hearing last week.
You can read it here: buttondown.com/citymeetings...
I trawled ~50 hours of meetings to find discussions regarding changes to federal funding and policy across every prelim budget hearing last week.
You can read it here: buttondown.com/citymeetings...
March 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
citymeetings #32 is out!
I trawled ~50 hours of meetings to find discussions regarding changes to federal funding and policy across every prelim budget hearing last week.
You can read it here: buttondown.com/citymeetings...
I trawled ~50 hours of meetings to find discussions regarding changes to federal funding and policy across every prelim budget hearing last week.
You can read it here: buttondown.com/citymeetings...
A special issue of citymeetings #32 goes out at 11 AM Eastern.
I trawled ~50 hours of budget hearings last week and compiled a survey of discussions where changes to federal funding or policy came up at every budget hearing last week.
You can subscribe on citymeetings DOT nyc.
I trawled ~50 hours of budget hearings last week and compiled a survey of discussions where changes to federal funding or policy came up at every budget hearing last week.
You can subscribe on citymeetings DOT nyc.
March 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A special issue of citymeetings #32 goes out at 11 AM Eastern.
I trawled ~50 hours of budget hearings last week and compiled a survey of discussions where changes to federal funding or policy came up at every budget hearing last week.
You can subscribe on citymeetings DOT nyc.
I trawled ~50 hours of budget hearings last week and compiled a survey of discussions where changes to federal funding or policy came up at every budget hearing last week.
You can subscribe on citymeetings DOT nyc.
Unlimited pastries for DEP's commissioner.
March 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Unlimited pastries for DEP's commissioner.
Been reworking my speaker identification tooling and sometimes language models will assign incredible roles to people.
March 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Been reworking my speaker identification tooling and sometimes language models will assign incredible roles to people.
Education hearing from yesterday is up now -- the video was made available late last night.
March 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Education hearing from yesterday is up now -- the video was made available late last night.
citymeeting #31 went out a few minutes ago!
Notably --
- I'm talking at School of Data on March 29th.
- I used tools to find federal funding cut discussions from 30 hours of budget hearings.
- Highlights on the Queens Future casino proposal.
Read the issue here: buttondown.com/citymeetings...
Notably --
- I'm talking at School of Data on March 29th.
- I used tools to find federal funding cut discussions from 30 hours of budget hearings.
- Highlights on the Queens Future casino proposal.
Read the issue here: buttondown.com/citymeetings...
March 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
citymeeting #31 went out a few minutes ago!
Notably --
- I'm talking at School of Data on March 29th.
- I used tools to find federal funding cut discussions from 30 hours of budget hearings.
- Highlights on the Queens Future casino proposal.
Read the issue here: buttondown.com/citymeetings...
Notably --
- I'm talking at School of Data on March 29th.
- I used tools to find federal funding cut discussions from 30 hours of budget hearings.
- Highlights on the Queens Future casino proposal.
Read the issue here: buttondown.com/citymeetings...
FYI: Hyacinths are starting to bloom, which means the best-smelling flower in existence will be carpeting the fragrance garden at Brooklyn Botanic soon.
March 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
FYI: Hyacinths are starting to bloom, which means the best-smelling flower in existence will be carpeting the fragrance garden at Brooklyn Botanic soon.
citymeetings #30 is out!
Notably:
- I'm hiring a part-time intern to help me publish meetings using my tools.
- If you're at Stanford or Columbia and interested in applying for the Magic Grant -- I'd love to chat.
Read it here: buttondown.com/citymeetings...
Notably:
- I'm hiring a part-time intern to help me publish meetings using my tools.
- If you're at Stanford or Columbia and interested in applying for the Magic Grant -- I'd love to chat.
Read it here: buttondown.com/citymeetings...
March 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
citymeetings #30 is out!
Notably:
- I'm hiring a part-time intern to help me publish meetings using my tools.
- If you're at Stanford or Columbia and interested in applying for the Magic Grant -- I'd love to chat.
Read it here: buttondown.com/citymeetings...
Notably:
- I'm hiring a part-time intern to help me publish meetings using my tools.
- If you're at Stanford or Columbia and interested in applying for the Magic Grant -- I'd love to chat.
Read it here: buttondown.com/citymeetings...
Also notably:
1. citymeetings turns 1 year old this week!
2. My mug appeared in Who's Who in Emerging Tech in City & State yesterday.
(Yes, the photo was taken in front of the wall of the McGolrick park bathroom.)
1. citymeetings turns 1 year old this week!
2. My mug appeared in Who's Who in Emerging Tech in City & State yesterday.
(Yes, the photo was taken in front of the wall of the McGolrick park bathroom.)
February 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Also notably:
1. citymeetings turns 1 year old this week!
2. My mug appeared in Who's Who in Emerging Tech in City & State yesterday.
(Yes, the photo was taken in front of the wall of the McGolrick park bathroom.)
1. citymeetings turns 1 year old this week!
2. My mug appeared in Who's Who in Emerging Tech in City & State yesterday.
(Yes, the photo was taken in front of the wall of the McGolrick park bathroom.)
I think Today in Gay wins the award for first citymeetings.nyc mention in a podcast, mentioning the committee vote to designate January 31 as Cecilia Gentili Day.
I love to see it.
One of the underrated things about actually-transparent meetings is that they amplify real, on-the-ground advocacy.
I love to see it.
One of the underrated things about actually-transparent meetings is that they amplify real, on-the-ground advocacy.
February 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I think Today in Gay wins the award for first citymeetings.nyc mention in a podcast, mentioning the committee vote to designate January 31 as Cecilia Gentili Day.
I love to see it.
One of the underrated things about actually-transparent meetings is that they amplify real, on-the-ground advocacy.
I love to see it.
One of the underrated things about actually-transparent meetings is that they amplify real, on-the-ground advocacy.
In case you need convincing to read this.
February 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
In case you need convincing to read this.
citymeetings #28 went out this morning!
Read the issue here: buttondown.com/citymeetings...
Subscribe on citymeetings.nyc.
Read the issue here: buttondown.com/citymeetings...
Subscribe on citymeetings.nyc.
February 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
citymeetings #28 went out this morning!
Read the issue here: buttondown.com/citymeetings...
Subscribe on citymeetings.nyc.
Read the issue here: buttondown.com/citymeetings...
Subscribe on citymeetings.nyc.
citymeetings issue #27 is hot off the presses!
The NYC council budget hearings begin in March.
If you want to follow them, citymeetings will publish breakdowns same-day.
I'm also building a professional offering if you need advanced research/alerts.
buttondown.com/citymeetings...
The NYC council budget hearings begin in March.
If you want to follow them, citymeetings will publish breakdowns same-day.
I'm also building a professional offering if you need advanced research/alerts.
buttondown.com/citymeetings...
February 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
citymeetings issue #27 is hot off the presses!
The NYC council budget hearings begin in March.
If you want to follow them, citymeetings will publish breakdowns same-day.
I'm also building a professional offering if you need advanced research/alerts.
buttondown.com/citymeetings...
The NYC council budget hearings begin in March.
If you want to follow them, citymeetings will publish breakdowns same-day.
I'm also building a professional offering if you need advanced research/alerts.
buttondown.com/citymeetings...
A fun little aside from Jumaane Williams at the DOE hearing today.
January 31, 2025 at 4:23 AM
A fun little aside from Jumaane Williams at the DOE hearing today.
Just for fun, here are two recent updates to NYC Council's A/V work:
- Last year one of the chambers introduced a new camera angle (screenshot shown).
- All the video this year has more saturated color. I like it. Apparently they replaced all the cameras.
- Last year one of the chambers introduced a new camera angle (screenshot shown).
- All the video this year has more saturated color. I like it. Apparently they replaced all the cameras.
January 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Just for fun, here are two recent updates to NYC Council's A/V work:
- Last year one of the chambers introduced a new camera angle (screenshot shown).
- All the video this year has more saturated color. I like it. Apparently they replaced all the cameras.
- Last year one of the chambers introduced a new camera angle (screenshot shown).
- All the video this year has more saturated color. I like it. Apparently they replaced all the cameras.
The Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit really milking this event that happened on the 18th for this week’s newsletter.
January 22, 2025 at 4:36 AM
The Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit really milking this event that happened on the 18th for this week’s newsletter.
Paperboy Love Prince, former mayoral candidate, gave testimony at a Committee on Finance vote this morning.
Face painted, he began his testimony with a big cackle.
Face painted, he began his testimony with a big cackle.
December 19, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Paperboy Love Prince, former mayoral candidate, gave testimony at a Committee on Finance vote this morning.
Face painted, he began his testimony with a big cackle.
Face painted, he began his testimony with a big cackle.
I do enjoy it when my tools extract idiosyncratic moments in council meetings. It's my preference, but it's hard to instruct AI to do it because it'll over-index on it.
December 17, 2024 at 8:24 PM
I do enjoy it when my tools extract idiosyncratic moments in council meetings. It's my preference, but it's hard to instruct AI to do it because it'll over-index on it.
citymeetings #23 has arrived!
It's a ~weekly newsletter with bullet-point context, claims, and stories from NYC Council meetings.
A fun little way to hear about what the city is up to and stay tuned to what I'm building for citymeetings.
It's a ~weekly newsletter with bullet-point context, claims, and stories from NYC Council meetings.
A fun little way to hear about what the city is up to and stay tuned to what I'm building for citymeetings.
December 17, 2024 at 3:09 PM
citymeetings #23 has arrived!
It's a ~weekly newsletter with bullet-point context, claims, and stories from NYC Council meetings.
A fun little way to hear about what the city is up to and stay tuned to what I'm building for citymeetings.
It's a ~weekly newsletter with bullet-point context, claims, and stories from NYC Council meetings.
A fun little way to hear about what the city is up to and stay tuned to what I'm building for citymeetings.
One person's DOH violation is another's secret sauce.
December 13, 2024 at 7:27 PM
One person's DOH violation is another's secret sauce.
That's why the bagels were so good: the New York City water mixed with whatever happened to be on an exposed surface.
December 13, 2024 at 7:01 PM
That's why the bagels were so good: the New York City water mixed with whatever happened to be on an exposed surface.
Been hoping and waiting for a citymeetings citation by @hellgatenyc.com, a publication I subscribe to and enjoy.
December 11, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Been hoping and waiting for a citymeetings citation by @hellgatenyc.com, a publication I subscribe to and enjoy.