Tech:NYC Digest: May 26

Tech:NYC Digest: May 26

May 26, 2023 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

Friday, May 19, 2023 

We’re back with another “Friday Five” roundup of our top stories in New York tech this week.

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Making Drones Work for New York (Tech:NYC) 

  • Tech:NYC hosted a half-day summit with Mayor Eric Adams and the top commissioners of NYC’s most critical government teams to demonstrate that despite (or actually, because of) the challenges of a busy, dense urban environment, New York is well-positioned to set the standard on drone usage. Think less scaffolding when buildings need to be inspected; less traffic when bridges undergo routine maintenance checks; less disruption to residential buildings when construction is happening nearby — these are all upgrades the technology can help us achieve to the benefit of everyday New Yorkers.

Companies to Watch: New York Founders Expanding Access to Mental Health (Tech:NYC)

  • We can scribble an endless list of ways COVID-19 upended daily life in New York, but there are at least two silver linings: it incentivized more mental health providers to spin up digital-first services and it broke down the stigmas attached to talking about mental health challenges. So to close out Mental Health Awareness Month, we talked to a group of NYC founders on what wellbeing means beyond the pandemic — and what more it’ll take to truly make mental health resources accessible to all.

A Hiring Law Blazes a Path for AI Regulation (New York Times)

  • A new NYC law sets rules on how companies use AI in hiring and workforce decisions, but the specifics of the law reveal just how complicated implementation could be — and how much further we have to go to fully understand the application of the technology. No doubt, Tech:NYC will be spending a lot of time on these questions.

Don’t Travel on Memorial Day Weekend. Try New Restaurants Instead. (New York Times)

  • Hot tip: Holiday weekends in NYC are the best. City beaches reopen and, perhaps counterintuitively, it’s the easiest time to get a table at a buzzy restaurant because everyone else is out of town! Here are some recommendations to snag while you can.

Summer in the City is Back (Again!) (New York Times)

  • Happy long weekend! Here’s a bucket list to get you started.

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