Open 311 May be Coming Soon

Getting the information straight to the people is the way to go.

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The Daily News' Erin Einhorn is reporting that members of the New York City Council want to open up the city's immensely popular 311 system. "Eliminate the middleman," says Speaker Christine Quinn, and put the information the non-emergency line's operators use online and on iPhones and the like. Mayor and technophile Mike Bloomberg calls it "a brilliant idea." The members didn't make clear if under their proposal citizens might feed information -- like details on potholes, broken street lights, or flooding -- back into the database. Press release after the jump:

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
CITY HALL
NEW YORK, NY 10007
March 8, 2009
Release # 018-2009

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