A new bill passed by NY City Council requires cabs be equipped with a device that reads aloud fares, extra charges and instructions for paying by credit cards. The device gives visually impaired people an accurate assessment of the fare. Councilmember Jimmy Vacca (D-Bronx) said, “A blind person [Full Story…]
First Live Webcast of NY City Council Hearing Today
August 8, 2012 at 8:06 am
The first live webcast of a City Council hearing will be happening today. The initiative came from a push by Councilwoman Gale Brewer, who told Crains that the more people who participate in her hearing about the Board of Elections, the better the chances of reforming it. However, the board's [Full Story…]
Brooklyn Receives $100,000 Startup Funding
March 12, 2012 at 4:40 pm
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn recently announced the launch of a 10-month study aimed at determining how to promote entrepreneurship and business growth in the borough. New York City will provide $100,000 to the Brooklyn Technology Triangle—a group dedicated to connecting [Full Story…]
Emergency Spectrum Subject of NY City Council Hearing
September 29, 2011 at 10:08 am
The NY City Council held a hearing earlier this week on a resolution to urge Congress to pass S.911, the standalone bill that would allocate the "D block" of wireless spectrum to public safety for an interoperable broadband emergency communications network, Broadcasting & Cable says. Republican [Full Story…]
New York City Holds First CyberBullying Summit
July 19, 2011 at 1:42 pm
New York City Council's first CyberBullying Summit took place last night at City Hall. The summit's purpose was to educate people on bullying in the digital sphere and to encourage responsible online behavior. Christine C. Quinn, NYC Council's speaker and anti-bullying activist, hosted the event [Full Story…]
New York City Council Talks Open Data
June 22, 2010 at 2:28 pm
NYConvergence ORIGINALby: Amy Berryhill New York City's data belongs to the taxpayers, and some City Council members would like to see it made more readily available to them. Council Members Daniel Garodnick and Gale Brewer led a public hearing yesterday, giving both the Bloomberg Administration [Full Story…]
NY City Council Holds Hearing for Open Data Standards
June 18, 2010 at 1:00 pm
The New York City Council is holding a hearing to establish open data standards (meant to increase government transparency) on Monday, June 21st, 2010 at 10a.m. at 250 Broadway in the16th floor Public Hearing Room. The aim of establishing these standards is to facilitate easier access to public [Full Story…]
NY City Council Cttee To Examine Small Biz Tech Sector
December 8, 2009 at 8:15 am
NYConvergence ORIGINAL On Wednesday, December 16, at 10 AM in the Council Chambers of New York City Hall, the Council Committees on Technology in Government and Small Business will hold a joint public hearing to examine how small technology startups are "surviving in this tough economy," [Full Story…]
NY City Council to Examine Notify NYC’s Effectiveness
October 14, 2009 at 3:32 pm
NYConvergence ORIGINALOn Thursday, October 15, 2009, at 10 AM in New York's City Hall's Committee Room, the New York City Council Committee on Technology in Government and the Committee on Fire Safety and Criminal Justice Services will hold a joint hearing on the citywide Notify NYC program, [Full Story…]
NY City Council Committee Hearing Webcast
September 25, 2009 at 9:17 am
NYConvergence ORIGINALThe New York City Council's Committee on Technology in Government hearing on the Bloomberg Administration's expansion of New York City's Enhanced 311 services offering social service referrals, which we noted previously, was the first-ever live council committee [Full Story…]
New York Primary Candidates Tweeting
September 15, 2009 at 3:32 pm
According to The New York Times, 50 candidates are using social-media tools like Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn to reach voters casting ballots in the New York City primary races for City Council and other elected positions. The newspaper found that Twitter, for example, is being [Full Story…]
Meeting Set to Discuss BTOP Funding for New York
July 24, 2009 at 11:28 am
NYConvergence ORIGINALAccording to an email received by NYConvergence, on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 from 6-8 PM, the Office of New York City Council Member Gale A. Brewer is inviting the city's technology community to meet and discuss the recently released Broadband Technology Opportunities Program [Full Story…]
Spanish Radio Association Criticizes Arbitron’s PPM
September 12, 2008 at 9:43 am
At hearing convened by NY's City Council yesterday, Frank Flores, VP/Market Manager for the Spanish Broadcasting System/New York, Ceril Shagrin, EVP/Corporate Research Division for Univision, Charles Warfield, President/COO of ICBC Broadcast Holdings, and Joseph Miller, representing the Minority [Full Story…]
Abitron Responds To NY’s City Council Critics
September 11, 2008 at 9:27 am
At a council hearing, CEO Steve Morris noted that the company has made several improvements to the Portable People Meter (PPM), particularly with the ability to list additional 18 to 34-year olds, and noted, "We have not been sitting on our hands." Inside Radio Previous: > NY's City [Full Story…]
Smart Meters To Benefit ConEd’s NYC Customers
August 5, 2008 at 9:54 am
New York Daily News In an op-ed, NYC Councilman Eric Gioia writes that the introduction of Smart Meters by ConEd will lower NYC residents' bills and help prevent blackouts. He notes that the meters provide real-time data, allowing users to adjust their consumption when the prices are high and [Full Story…]
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