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The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and Habitat for Humanity-NYC are building on their ongoing partnership, focused on housing revitalization and renovation, to collaborate on a multi-year effort to help provide permanent, safe homes in earthquake-devastated areas of Haiti.
 Read
the press release (in PDF)
Visit the NYCHA Web site
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The public voting period for the NYC BigApps Competition, a contest
for software developers and members of the public to create Web
or mobile applications using City data, has now closed. Visit the
site to check out the gallery of applications.
Read
the press release
Visit
the competition Web site
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The New York City Department of Small Business Services is calling for the nominations of individuals, small businesses, and community organizations for the 2010 Neighborhood Achievement Awards. Applications must be recieved by Monday, March 1st, 2010, 5:00 PM.
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Most positions in New York City government are filled through civil
service examinations. Learn more about the examination process, get
a list of upcoming exams, and download forms for filing on the Department
of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) Web site.
Visit
the site
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City Hall Library maintains a collection of approximately 250,000 agency reports and studies dating back to 1913. The Municipal Archives preserves and makes available the historical records of New York City municipal government, dating from the early 17th century to the present. This also includes historic birth, death, and marriage certificates.
Learn more about City Hall Library
Learn more about the Municipal Archive
Find out more about Vital Records at the Municipal Archives
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You Can Submit Pictures and Video to the City
The City of New York has launched a pilot program
that allows the public to submit
still images and/or audio/video files of select conditions that occur
in the City, by calling
311 or by visiting
NYC.gov.
You
Can View City Council Meetings Online
Get a
front row seat to the inner workings of New York City's government.
Online, via a live stream, you
can view shows including Council
51, Access
Mayor, and more.
You
Can Access the Laws of the City of New York Online
The City has launched a new Web site granting
public online
access to the New York City Charter and Administrative Code and the
Rules of the City of New York.
You
Can Search for Vendors & Lobbyists
You can search for information on vendors and
Lobbyists that do business with the City of New York via the Doing
Business Portal.
You
Can Get Historic Photos Online
Between 1939 and 1941, and again in the mid-1980s, the City photographed
every house and building in the five Boroughs. Copies of these tax
photos are available for purchase online via the Municipal
Archives.
You Can Join the Police Auxiliary
The Auxiliary Police are civic-minded individuals
who volunteer
to assist their local Police Precincts, Housing Police Service Area,
and Transit Borough Queens by performing uniformed patrol in their communities.
You
Can Tour Historic Government Buildings
The Art Commission of the City of New York offers
public
tours of City Hall, Tweed Courthouse, and Gracie Mansion, landmarks
of New York’s history and architecture.
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