New York New York (December 8 2025) – Today, Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez, Chair of the Committee on Technology, and Council Member Dr. Nantasha Williams, Chair of the Committee on Civil and Human Rights, convened a joint oversight hearing on the City’s data privacy framework: Oversight – Privacy Protection in the Digital Age: Balancing Technological Advancements with Privacy Protections.
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The GUARD Act package includes creation of the first municipal AI oversight office, minimum standards for ethical use, and a public directory of all reviewed City AI systems — alongside the Council’s AI Positioning Document and new Grassroots AI Digital Literacy Initiative.
New York, NY — Today, the New York City Council and Chair Jennifer Gutiérrez passed the GUARD Act —
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After 2.5+ years, the Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) still cannot fully explain why it abandoned Mayor de Blasio’s Internet Master Plan — a plan designed to deliver universal, affordable broadband through public investment — in favor of a program with no long-term vision.
New York, NY (Tuesday April 29, 2025)—At today’s City Council oversight hearing, OTI confirmed what many have feared: the City still has no long-term broadband plan, no infrastructure investment strategy, and no public RFP or contract disclosure for its $38 million-a-year Big Apple Connect program (which is not currently funded in the FY26 budget, let alone baselined).
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New York, NY (January 9, 2025)—In case you missed it, Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez, Chair of the New York City Council’s Committee on Technology, authored a powerful op-ed in amNewYork this week, outlining the critical flaws of ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system currently used by the NYPD. The 10-year contract is currently up for renewal.
The op-ed draws on findings from reports by the
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