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:
READ and EXPLORE on Woodside Ave in Queens
DOT + Uni On Saturday, April 21, the Uni Project deployed our READ and EXPLORE programs to a NYC DOT Weekend Walk in Queens, hosted by the Thai Community USA NYC. Thanks to our partners NYC DOT and HYPOTHEkids! [ngg_images source="galleries"...
READ and EXPLORE (with birds!) at Albee Square, Brooklyn
On Saturday, April 21, the Uni Project deployed our READ and EXPLORE programs to Albee Square in Brooklyn, hosted by Downtown Brooklyn Partnership. Thanks to our partner WSP Eco Projects for bringing out the birds! [ngg_images source="galleries"...
READ and EXPLORE on Eldridge Street in NYC Chinatown
On Sunday, April 15 we offered our READ and EXPLORE programs at an Earth Day Weekend Walk celebration in Chinatown—our first event of the 2018 season. Thanks to our host Chinatown Partnership and our partner NYC Department of Transportation! Thank you also...
Help us bring drawing to NYC street festivals!
Our 2018 season is getting underway, and you can help us add something special—drawing at street festivals. Here's the backstory: neighborhood groups have begun asking permission from NYC Department of Transportation to close local streets on weekends so...
Meet Luyi Wang, 2017 Artist in Residence at the Uni Project
We have an Artist-in-Residence program here at the Uni Project where we invite local artists to come on-site and inspire people participating in our DRAW program in parks, playgrounds, and other public spaces across NYC. This year we had the...
Help us level the playing field in 2018
We've come to the end of our 2017 season—146 days of outdoor reading rooms, drawing stations, and other learning environments across NYC. We couldn't have done it without your support. To keep things rolling into 2018, we've created a special fund drive to raise...