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Turn Legislation into BeautifulSoup
https://ryancquan.com/blog/2014/06/16/turn-legislation-into-beautifulsoup
Turn Legislation into BeautifulSoup. So let’s say you want to dig up information on a city ordinance or track some other piece of legislation introduced by your City Council. How would you go about doing this? If your city happens to have some web developers handy, you might find your answer on a site like this: http:/ legistar.council.nyc.gov/. Now you can search to your heart’s content. Fortunately for you, there’s an export to Excel. Button to the rescue! Create .csv file with headers. It is very impo...
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Ryan Quan
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JR Podcast #01 - The Formula for Life. A slice-of-life podcast documenting the long-distance relationship between two college friends.The episode where Jason and Ryan discuss Jason’s one-year trip around the world, Ryan’s upcoming wedding plans, the evolution of friendships, quarter and mid-life crises, the Electronic Daisy Carnival, the art of making podcasts, and more. Read More ». Introduction to Medical Misconduct. This is part of the Medical Misconduct series in collaboration with Frank Chen. Runnin...
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Exploring New York City Council Meetings Data
https://ryancquan.com/blog/2014/09/11/new-york-city-council-meetings-annual-trends
Exploring New York City Council Meetings Data. If you haven’t noticed from my previous blog posts on New York City 311 complaints. I am a huge fan of using data to improve local politics and municipal policies. We often hear of data science in the context of training recommendation engines for behemoths like Amazon and Netflix, but with cities like New York pushing for open data. Even a small-time data wrangler like myself can provide (hopefully) useful insights for my community. Let’s dive into the data!
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Resources | NYC Transparency Working Group
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NYC Transparency Working Group. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. NYC Commission on Public Information and Communication (COPIC) enabling law and tenets of Open Government. In New York State for 2011. Agendas of Past TWG Meetings. Add yours here: email contact@nyctwg.org.
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June 21, 2010 Open Data Standards Hearing | NYC Council Committee on Technology's Blog
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NYC Council Committee on Technology's Blog. Technology Proceedings at the City Council, 2008-2010. Net Neutrality Hearing Transcript. Tech and Small Businesses. Startups and Tech 12-2009 Hearing Materials. June 21, 2010 Open Data Standards Hearing. June 29, 2009 Open Data Standards Hearing. Open Data Standards Hearing Transcript. June 21, 2010 Open Data Standards Hearing. And search for “Introduction 029”. This hearing was tweeted and video archived. CONTEXT OF INT. 029-2010. View this document on Scribd.
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Bloombergville Info | New Yorkers Against Budget Cuts
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Bloombergville in the Media. New Yorkers Against Budget Cuts. 124; Comments RSS. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 - 6:30pm. Check front desk for room #. 1,2,3,A,C to Chambers St. N,R to City Hall. M5 to Church St. and Barclay St. M20 to West St. and Barclay St. M22 to West St. and Chambers St. To sign up for mailing list, please send an e-mail to: nocutsny@gmail.com. Things the Public Can Do NOW to Support Bloombergville. 4-Page Informational Leaflet - English. 4-Page Informational Leaflet - Español. Democracy Now -...
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Useful Links — Westchester Square Business Improvement District
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Welcome to the Square. Westchester Square Business Improvement District. Welcome to the Square. Bronx chamber of commerce. The Chamber is the principal business, civic and economic development agency for Bronx County. The Chamber represents diverse business and community organizations from sole proprietors to large corporations, cultural institutions, Universities and Colleges, Hospitals and Medical Centers and mid-sized to small companies. The Chamber is a vibrant and active advocate in municipa...
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Training – Upper West Side CERT
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UWSCERT Brushes Up on CPR/AED. February 27, 2015 – 5:24 pm. Upper West Side CERT’s team meeting this past Monday was an especially productive one, thanks to the capable instruction of the New York Fire Department’s EMT David Weissman and EMT Mike Koenke, who brought the group up to speed on administering CPR/AED. Also posted in Meetings. Leave No Animal Behind: Preparedness Experts and Volunteers Convene for Sheltering Workshop. July 30, 2013 – 3:47 am. Also posted in CERT Volunteers. Mayor Michael R....
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New Yorkers Against Budget Cuts | Students-Labor-Communities United | Page 2
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Bloombergville in the Media. New Yorkers Against Budget Cuts. 124; Comments RSS. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 - 6:30pm. Check front desk for room #. 1,2,3,A,C to Chambers St. N,R to City Hall. M5 to Church St. and Barclay St. M20 to West St. and Barclay St. M22 to West St. and Chambers St. To sign up for mailing list, please send an e-mail to: nocutsny@gmail.com. Things the Public Can Do NOW to Support Bloombergville. 4-Page Informational Leaflet - English. 4-Page Informational Leaflet - Español. Democracy Now -...
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Events – Upper West Side CERT
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March 23, 2016 – 9:00 pm. Upper West Side CERT has won a coveted place on the 2016 PBNYC6 (Participatory Budgeting for New York City, District 6) ballot to win funding for the purchase of a team van. The UWS CERT Emergency Response and Education Vehicle is one of fourteen projects to be considered for funding by the District 6 public during PBNYC voting week, March 26 through April 3. But let’s back up a bit. Also posted in New York News. UWS CERT Receives 2015 Citywide Deployment Award. Sunday, May 5, 2...
