You Say “Hackathon,” I Say “Consult For Free”

“Doing more with less” in municipal government:

The city is inviting techies to a weekend competition to reinvent its nyc.gov Web site.

“We want them to show off and show us the best they can do,” said Katherine Oliver, commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment.

The “hackathon” takes place on July 30-31 at tech company General Assembly in the Flatiron Building.

The press release says “prizes” will be distributed . . . maybe they get free trash pickup for a year or something?