Looks like you do not need to be a New York citizen to join the effort, though this is the closest I found to confirming it:<p>> Given that many employers are having many workers work from home, volunteers would collaborate virtually with New York State teams. So, preference will be given to those in the Eastern and Central US timezones but we are open to the west coast as well.<p>The interest submission form does not ask if you are a NYer, but does ask if you're willing to participate on-site or remote.