Vol. 01 · No. 18
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Saturday, May 23, 2026
CivicByte
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An independent NYC civic data project
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Open source · MIT
Front Page
Tools
The Story
About
Built something?
Submit a tool →
Submissions
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Open · Free to list
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Reviewed within one week
Built a civic tool?
Get it listed.
The Form
Tell us about
the tool
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Takes about six minutes
Tool name
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One-line problem statement
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Who has the problem? What does the tool let them do that they couldn't before?
Live URL
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Source repository
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Public repo, OSI-approved license, README present.
Category
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Housing
Education
Municipal
Health
Transit
Other
Data sources
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Name each dataset. Link if possible. Note the refresh schedule.
How is it maintained?
Your name & email
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Submit for review →
Reviewed within one week · No tracking
What Happens Next
One human.
One week.
Review process
01
A person reads it
Every submission is read end-to-end by a member of the editorial board. No keyword filters, no auto-replies, no triage queues you can't see.
Day 1–2
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02
We try the tool
On a real device, with a real address or query. Timed against the four standards. Notes filed back if anything blocks a non-technical user.
Day 3–5
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A decision, in writing
Listed, listed-with-revisions, or not-yet — with specific reasons either way, and an open invitation to resubmit.
By day 7
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Stuck on the last 20%?
Email us
before you submit.
hello@civicbyte.dev
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Read the four standards
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