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Technology & Innovation

City agencies publish their first inventory of algorithmic systems

Black-and-white photograph of a New York newsstand on a wet street at dawn
A newsstand at first light, one of a few hundred still operating in the city.

Our technology desk traced the money, the timeline and the assumptions behind the announcement — including the one that may not hold.

By Priya Raghunathan · September 14, 2026 · 4 min read

Technology & Innovation

A city payments pilot bypasses card networks

Filings, hearing transcripts and internal projections reviewed by our technology desk, with the neighborhood detail the summaries leave out.

By Clara Nwosu · August 26, 2026