by Sam | Oct 26, 2013
Today, the Uni returned to Brownsville, Brooklyn, to create a open-air reading room for hundreds of kids and families. Thank you to our partner, Pitkin Avenue BID, and some terrific local volunteers who helped with the installation. I was there solo today—part driver,...
by Sam | Sep 30, 2013
The Uni partnered for a fourth time with Phillip Kellogg and the Fulton Area Business Alliance (FAB) to help nurture newly pedestrianized plazas in Brooklyn. By creating an open-air reading room at Putnam Triangle in Clinton Hill, we’re sending a message that...
by Sam | Sep 16, 2013
The Uni Project created a reading room on the corner of Henry and Montague Streets this Sunday. We were invited by Montague St BID to join Summer Space, Montague Street’s annual Weekend Walk. Thanks to Will Donham for photos, Pascale Nijhof and Leigh Hurwitz for...
by Sam | Sep 15, 2013
For nearly two years, we’ve been returning regularly to Corona Plaza in Queens, under the 7 train platform. Our partner is the Queens Museum, and together we’re serving a diverse community that includes many recent immigrants. The Uni Project is also...
by Sam | Aug 22, 2013
This summer we’re starting to develop a circuit through NYC neighborhoods so our pop-up reading room can begin to have a deeper impact. We’re relying on partnerships with organizations like Harvest Home—the city’s largest operator of farmers...
by Sam | Aug 16, 2013
The Uni returned to East Harlem to create a reading room at Harvest Home’s farmers’ market and play street. Uni volunteers Emily Jacobson and Katherine Plater were joined by Chris, intern at La Casa Azul Bookstore. Our library partner was NYPL Aguilar...
