by Sam | Oct 21, 2014
The Uni enjoyed a summer-long residency in Brooklyn Bridge Park in 2014. Every Sunday, we offered a staffed outdoor reading room on Pier 6 as part of the park’s Pier Kids events. The residency was made possible by a new reading room kit funded by long-time Uni...
by Sam | Oct 19, 2014
In August 2014, we deployed the Uni reading room to Irving Street in Brooklyn, one of the city’s oldest continuously running play streets. Learn more about our ongoing effort at play streets. Our participation was made possible by a generous grant from...
by Sam | Oct 18, 2014
In July and August 2014, we deployed the Uni reading room to a play street on Forest Avenue in the Bronx run by Harvest Home next to their farmers’ market. Learn more about our ongoing effort at play streets. Made possible by a...
by Sam | Oct 16, 2014
The Uni is about more than books—it’s about creating a place where people can gather around books. When we roll out the reading room, people start to acknowledge each other, connect. Sometimes they even read poetry out loud. You don’t see many headphones...
by Sam | Oct 15, 2014
Since 2012, the Uni Project has created open-air reading rooms on Corona Plaza 13 times. Our first deployment was to a strip of sidewalk next to a parking lot that would eventually become this remarkable pedestrian plaza. Over the years, we’ve brought our Uni...
