Competition To Revamp New York City’s Website

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced “Reinvent NYC.gov,” the city’s first-ever hackathon, or collaborative website development and design event.

Reinvent NYC.gov will take place at General Assembly, a Manhattan technology and design business incubator for entrepreneurs, during the weekend of July 30-31. It invites developers and designers to create imaginative, new prototypes of NYC.gov, the City of New York’s primary web presence.

The goal of the event, building on the city’s annual Big Apps competition, is to encourage collaboration and engagement with New York City’s technology and design community while helping to inform the City’s redesign of NYC.gov, as outlined in the Road Map for the Digital City, introduced by Mayor Bloomberg in late May.

“New York City is constantly working to improve the way government serves the people of our City,” said Bloomberg. “Enhancing NYC.gov, New York City government’s website, is another way to make it easier, faster, and more rewarding to get the information and services you need. The Reinvent NYC.gov hackathon is an opportunity to open up the redesign process to innovation and creativity from New York City’s incredibly talented design and development community.”

Interested firms, as well as individual developers and designers, are invited to learn more and apply to participate on reinventnycgov.com. During the hackathon weekend, participants will work in teams and individually to develop working prototypes that represent their vision of the future of NYC.gov. the transparency of government and by supporting relevant media and entertainment industries in New York City.

NYC Digital is guided by the Road Map for the Digital City, a comprehensive plan to realize New York City’s digital potential through a focus on Access, Open Government, Engagement and Industry.