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Urban Informatics for Safe, Just, and Thriving Communities Hackathon
PUBLIC INTEREST TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY NETWORK: TECH FOR CHANGE
Unleash innovation for urban transformation. Join the NYU 2026 PIT-UN Hackathon to build safe, just, and thriving communities.
Unleash innovation for urban transformation. Join the NYU 2026 PIT-UN Hackathon to build safe, just, and thriving communities.
Mission Statement
The 2026 NYU Public Interest Technology University Network Tech for Change Hackathon invites students and community members from across disciplines to participate in this 3-day event to build civic tech tools toward solving community needs, specifically around public safety, justice, and assets-based approaches to building community capacity in New York City and beyond. TFC Hackathons are civic-focused, community-driven, and deployed by students to address local injustices.
The 2026 NYU Public Interest Technology University Network Tech for Change Hackathon invites students and community members from across disciplines to participate in this 3-day event to build civic tech tools toward solving community needs, specifically around public safety, justice, and assets-based approaches to building community capacity in New York City and beyond. TFC Hackathons are civic-focused, community-driven, and deployed by students to address local injustices.
IMPACT TRACKS
Serving as the Hackathon's guideposts for impact, our 3 Impact Tracks invite both innovation from participant generated projects and partner-sponsored project frameworks designed to ignite participant creativity.
SAFE
SAFE
Participants choosing the Safety Impact Track will address the question: How can we redefine public safety? Leveraging data to explore and redefine what safety means, projects will be guided by the unique perspectives participants bring.
JUST
JUST
Participants choosing the Just Impact Track will address the question: How can we use data to advance justice? Whether examining injustice or identifying opportunities for equity, projects will innovate data tools for a just society.
THRIVING
THRIVING
Participants choosing the Thriving Impact Track will address the question: How can we use data to empower human flourishing? Through an assets-based perspective, projects in this track will creatively foster community growth and well-being.
Let us know if you'll be attending!
Let us know if you'll be attending!
The Venue
The Venue
370 Jay St
370 Jay St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Located in the heart of downtown Brooklyn, 370 Jay Street is a center for new media, art, technology and urban impact studies.
Located in the heart of downtown Brooklyn, 370 Jay Street is a center for new media, art, technology and urban impact studies.
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