Press Release

Keeping New York City's Kids Safe Online
On Saturday, August 9th, 2008, Speaker Christine Quinn hosted NYCyber Safety Summit 2008, a first-of-its-kind event that provided resources for parents and teachers - as well as young people themselves - to help keep children safe online.

The summit featured contributions from leaders in the technology industry and some of the country's top internet-safety experts, who have generously agreed to make some of their resources available on the City Council Website.  Links to downloadable content are below.  A complete list of contributors to the summit is at the bottom of the page. 

Resources from...

NYCyber Safety Summit 2008 Contributors

Dennis Walcott
Deputy Mayor for Education and Community Outreach

Teen Angels and Tween Angels

Rachel Dretzin
Writer/Producer of PBS Frontline Documentary "Growing Up Online"

WebWise Kids

Parry Aftab
CEO of WiredSafety

iKeepSafe Coalition

Google

Per Scholas

Microsoft

LAMP
(Learning About Multimedia Project)

Office of the New York State Attorney General  

Council Member Gale Brewer
Chair, Committee on Technology in Government

New York City Department of Education

Council Member Robert Jackson
Chair, Education Committee

Robin Raskin
"Internet Mom," former editor of PC Magazine and FamilyPC

New York City Police Department