Street Lab

Programming public space in NYC: Provided free public programming a total of 443 times in 118 public spaces parks plazas Open Streets including 12 new public spaces that Street Lab helped community groups pilot an average of three hours at a time 79% in low- to moderate- income areas. All were in response to requests from community groups and city agencies. Programming consisted of Street Lab's custom-designed pop-up programs kits for public space e.g. READ NYC a pop-up reading room; BUILD NYC interactive building stations; PLAY NYC a colorful obstacle course; and more. Programs were provided complete with staffing a total of 243 out of the 443 times; the remaining 200 times programs were provided in the form of kits and equipment lent to community-based organizations to run themselves through Street Lab's new Equipment Library for Public Space. To help new pilot public spaces succeed Street Lab also contracted with 40 other local nonprofit groups to provide additional programming 14 of which were arts organizations and provided extensive support with logistics outreach partnerships and community engagement. Approximately 22,150 people in 65 neighborhoods of the city benefited by participating in programming. Many hundreds more benefited by observing the programs in passing. Surveys and other feedback suggested that programs made people feel safer and good and more connected to their neighbors and the city. To achieve this level of service Street Lab paid 35 P-T staff to help run our programs on the street. Street Lab also ran its Street Lab Teens program providing 11 teens with stipends and the opportunity to conceive of and run our Street Marker program 8 times each.

Design and fabricate programs for public space: Development of five new Street Lab programs and designs; improvements to existing programs and program equipment; fabrication of additional program kits and equipment for Street Lab's own use in NYC and purchase of equipment to increase number of days we can program and also to facilitate our Equipment Library.

Programming public space in NYC and around the world by making and selling programming kits to nine other nonprofit and government entities as follows: FDR Four Freedoms Park Conservancy NY City of Raleigh NC City of Santa Barbara CA City of Monterey CA City of Moultrie GA Chicago Public Library IL Digital Harbor Foundation MD Willimantic Public Library CT Miami Dade Public Library LA