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
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2016 season coming soon
We're busy fundraising for and planning a season of more than 100 deployments across NYC in 2016. We'll get New Yorkers reading, drawing, and more, in public spaces across the city. Watch for new partnerships with NYC DOT to serve plazas and NYC Parks to serve parks...
Shipping a Uni Tower to Wyong Shire, Australia, December 2015
Donate to the Uni Project!
Dear Friends of the Uni, We're signing off for 2015 with a request: please consider a donation to the Uni Project! Your support will help bring our unique, open-air reading rooms to more New Yorkers. Our donors believe in the power of reading and learning to lift...
Postcards from the Uni
Every December, we send out postcards from the Uni. Our first cards went to Kickstarter donors in 2011, and now they're a tradition. The cards let us share our experience on the street. And they let us reflect on the contributions of so many of you who the support the...
A portable reading room for Hillsboro Public Library
In 2015, we partnered with Hillsboro Public Library in Oregon and built them one of our portable reading room kits. The Hillsboro staff named the cart "Library on the Loose" (Lucy), and they are using the kit to reach patrons out in the community. Here are some photos...
Uni Project brings DRAW to Social Innovation Week NYC
The Uni rounded out our public season with a deployment at Social Innovation Week NYC. Thanks to Nicky Frankel and the SIW team for inviting us to share our DRAW cart with visitors to the SIW storefront on Mott St. See you in 2016!