New York City Council Committee on Technology

02/27/2021

🚨From Chair Council Member Robert Holden👇

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02/17/2021

Today, at 10 AM, the Committees on Health, Aging, and Technology, chaired by NYC Council Member Mark Levine, Margaret S. Chin, and Robert Holden will be hosting a hearing on vaccine accessibility and the city's websites.

Tune in to Virtual Room 2 using the link below:

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11/13/2020

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10/30/2020

The joint hearing on small businesses and technology in this city is LIVE!

Visit this link to listen in:

https://council.nyc.gov/livestream/

Mark Gjonaj Council Member Robert F. Holden

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09/08/2020

Join us live at 10am for the Technology and Fire & Emergency Management Committees' joint hearing on the failure of the City’s 311/911 Systems During Tropical Storm Isaias, led by committee chairs Council Member Robert F. Holden and Council Member Joseph C. Borelli.

The committees will be reviewing Int. 1755 by Chair Holden that would require DOITT - NYC Government Tech to conduct an assessment of the interactive map used for the intake of NYC 311 service requests & complaints in order to determine the feasibility of improving location accuracy of the map.

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08/27/2020

This morning the committee voted 6-0 in favor of adopting a bill that will codify into the City Charter the office of New York City Cyber Command, an important step toward securing the city's growing digital infrastructure against cyber threats. See Chair Council Member Robert F. Holden's statement below.

The bill, Int. 1297-A, is sponsored by Council Members Ritchie Torres, Robert Holden, Peter Koo, Justin Brannan, Robert Cornegy, Vanessa Gibson, Ben Kallos and Paul Vallone.

07/24/2020

Despite the challenges of this pandemic, my New York City Council Committee on Technology staff is still hard at work. Today we discussed some potential upcoming hearings related to the pressing issues with technology in the city. Even Rocky jumped in for the virtual meeting!

04/23/2020

04/22/2020

The New York City Council is taking care of business – from the safety of their own homes. On Wednesday, the City Council will hold its first stated meeting, remotely, since the new coronavirus pandemic intensified in New York in mid-March. Stated meetings, which are normally done once or twice a ...

04/17/2020

Router vendor Linksys has locked user accounts on its Smart WiFi cloud service and is asking users to reset passwords after hackers have been observed hijacking accounts and changing router settings to redirect users to malware sites.

Linksys locks Smart WiFi cloud accounts and asks users to reset passwords after hackers hijacked routers to redirect traffic to malware sites.

04/02/2020

Are you or your business looking to help others get through this time of crisis?

Are you and your family in need of help, employment resources, or other benefits?

You can give help, or get help, by visiting the city's new Help Now Portal here: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/helpnownyc/index.page

03/06/2020

The group behind LinkNYC towers that give free Wi-Fi and phone calls is far behind schedule on installations and payments to the city, officials say.