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 wraps up outdoor season, lands in Sunnyside Queens
It's been a big year for the Uni Project: 146 deployments in 75 different locations, offering pop-up reading rooms, art studios, and science exhibits in public spaces across New York City. Here are a few snapshots from our final outdoor deployment of 2017 on...
The Uni returns to Washington Square Park
On four Thursdays in September and October, we returned to one of our favorite places in New York City—the Northwest corner of Washington Square Park, right under the English Elm that is one of the city’s oldest trees. This year, in addition to a curated collection of...
READ and DRAW at Park Ave and East 104th St
Today, we landed at “Party on Park”, a street festival hosted by our friends at New Harlem East Merchants Association (NHEMA). We offered a reading room and a taste of our DRAW program as well. Special thanks to Blick Art Materials for joining us on the street....
Uni Project expands partnership with NYC DOT to serve more plazas this fall
During 2017, the Uni Project and NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) have teamed up to offer Uni reading rooms at “Weekend Walks” across the city. Initial funding for the partnership came from the Charles H. Revson Foundation, and we are now on pace to offer nearly...
The Uni turns six
Six years ago this morning, we launched the Uni portable reading room in Lower Manhattan on Sept 11, 2011. Leslie and I are grateful to everyone who has joined us along the way. Just last month, we quietly passed another milestone, setting up the Uni for the 500th...
Starting a conversation about play
Leslie is participating in a year-long working group focused on "learning through play" with practitioners and researchers convened by the Lego Foundation. At a recent meeting, the group discussed creating a large mural in Philadelphia (inspired by artist Candy Chang)...