Keeping the city government running even when no one's in the office has been a vindication, leaders of New York City's cybersecurity agency said.

The city more than doubled its previous financial commitment to closing the digital divide as it attempts to bring internet access to 600,000 poorly connected New Yorkers.

Footage from all incidents in which an officer uses deadly or serious force will be made available to the public, the mayor's office said.

Through tight coordination across city bureaucracy and an open invitation to private industry to build, the city is pinning high hopes on a new comprehensive plan to connect every resident to the internet.

Jessica Tisch, the NYPD's deputy commissioner for information technology, will take over IT administration for the nation's largest city government.

Mayor Bill de Blasio also announced the creation of a new position of algorithms management and policy officer to oversee the city's use of algorithms.

By connecting city agencies and upgrading tools used by homelessness case workers, the city hopes to improve the services it provides to its neediest residents.

John Paul Farmer, one of the founders of the White House's popular Presidential Innovation Fellows program, is also a former professional baseball player.

The first public meeting is scheduled for April 30, but transparency advocates say the city has been slow to open its discussions to the public.