Where we work
Public space, in all five boroughs of New York City.
Deployments since 2011. Larger dots indicate more visits.
We go to NYC Plazas...
...and NYC Street Festivals
...and NYC Play Streets
...and NYC Parks & Playgrounds
Since 2011, we’ve offered over 740 days of programming in 215+ public spaces across New York City. Everywhere we go is by request from local groups or city agencies and we prioritize underserved locations. To date, over 250 organizations have served as our host partners. We also partner with NYC Department of Transportation, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, and The Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, aligning our work with citywide initiatives focused on resource equity, parks, plazas, community safety, and educational achievement gaps.
Deployments by Year
Explore deployments on our blog:
Uni Project brings BUILD NYC to Madison Square Park
Our BUILD NYC program landed at Madison Square Park today, with opportunities to build for all ages. Thanks to engineers from the firm WSP for volunteering and to our host Madison Square Park Conservancy. Tomorrow, we'll be back with our weekly...
Building tall at NYCHA Forest Houses in the Bronx
Today, the Uni Project brought BUILD NYC to a play street at NYCHA Forest Houses, hosted by the Police Athletic League. The competition is on between Forest Houses and Butler Houses to build the tallest, free-standing tower of LEGO. Made possible in part...
Creating a place to draw on the streets of NYC with Blick Art Materials
Over the next several months, the Uni Project will work with Blick Art Materials to bring our open-air art studio (DRAW NYC) to community street festivals known as Weekend Walks. Today we were hosted by Hamilton Heights-West Harlem Community Preservation Organization...
Building together at Smith Houses, NYCHA
The Uni Project brought our new program BUILD NYC to Alfred E. Smith Houses Family Day, in partnership with NYCHA’s Office of Resilience and Recovery. Thanks to Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and also NYC Council Member Margaret Chin for stopping...
BUILD NYC pops up at Bronx play street at NYCHA Butler Houses
We're in the midst of a month-long effort to bring opportunities for learning to NYC Play Streets hosted by the Police Athletic League (PAL). Today, our BUILD NYC program was a hit at Butler Houses, and we'll be back around next week! Our work at play...
Uni Project launches 2018 effort to bring playful learning opportunities to NYC Play Streets
Today, the Uni Project began a month-long series of pop-up installations at NYC Play Streets, and we brought our program BUILD with Lego and more to a play street at Butler Houses (NYCHA), hosted by the Police Athletic League (PAL). Since 1914, PAL has...