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I Built Tools to Read NYC Council Laws So You Don't Have To
NYC publishes its laws and reports but leaves the rest up to you; my NYC Council Legislation Trackers fill in with new tools and features
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New York Needs Better Tools for Public Engagement
The city runs 59 community boards, a 311 line, and hearings on everything from liquor licenses to land use. On September 30, come spend an evening…
Aug 26
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The Demand for Cutting Agency Burden Is Real
Two weeks after the launch of the obligations tracker: a City Reporter feature, my four fixes at Searchlight, and a new view showing the required…
Aug 19
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NYC Agencies Answer to Over 5,000 Standing Council Mandates
The NYC Council’s recurring demands have grown 45-fold since 2014. I built a tracker so agencies, Council members, and the public can interact with the…
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Fourteen Ways to Make NYC Community Boards Work Better
From a parliamentarian on every board to one tech platform instead of 59. Recommendations for the CEC's public meetings study from a member of Manhattan…
Jul 30
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State Capacity Has a New Toolkit
Emerging AI capabilities can deliver benefits, cut red tape, and evaluate laws better than the systems government uses now
Jul 21
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The Hard Part of Fixing Government Is No Longer Building the Fix
The talent and tools to fix government already exist. A fragmented ecosystem and a broken adoption pipeline keep them from reaching the agencies, and…
Jun 30
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State Capacity Ecosystem: Launching The Hub
Moving from a list of organizations to an organized home for driving action
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I Tracked Every NYC Council Fiscal Impact Statement Since 2014. Here's What I Found.
The Council passes many mandates, but without providing funding and resources for implementation, nothing actually gets fixed.
May 7
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How AI Has Transformed My Civic Tech Work
Pair-programming with Claude Code has changed how I research NYC policy, build civic tech tools, and write Substack posts.
Apr 30
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We Built an AI-Powered NYC Community Board Knowledge Base
Announcing the launch of Block Party’s Resolutions Archive, now available for Manhattan Community Board 3; meeting transcripts for most other CBs
Apr 1
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NYC’s Job Growth Has a Quality Problem
Only a third of NYC residents work in what the NYC Comptroller’s office has called a “good job.” Here’s why that matters for the City’s budget, its…
Mar 5
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