Making a place for learning at NYC summer play streets

Making a place for learning at NYC summer play streets

The Uni Project has brought learning to NYC play streets since 2013, and this year we deployed our newest program BUILD NYC to play streets at Butler and Forest Houses (NYCHA) hosted by the Police Athletic League (PAL). One of our goals was to work with play street...
Uni Project wraps up Pop-up West Harlem!

Uni Project wraps up Pop-up West Harlem!

This week, we wrapped a special series of pop-up installations in West Harlem that landed at Sheltering Arms Pool, Jacob H. Schiff Playground, and a street festival on Hamilton Place. Our work at Sheltering Arms Pool was in coordination with New York City...
Uni Project brings BUILD NYC to Harlem’s Sheltering Arms Pool

Uni Project brings BUILD NYC to Harlem’s Sheltering Arms Pool

Here’s a look back at a special series at Sheltering Arms Pool, where we brought our BUILD NYC program (interactive building stations, playful materials, design challenges) during July 2018. Our work at Sheltering Arms Pool was in support of the New York City...
Uni Project returns to Jacob Schiff Playground with BUILD NYC

Uni Project returns to Jacob Schiff Playground with BUILD NYC

BUILD NYC is a pop-up installation that lets New Yorkers build together with LEGOs and more. Today, we set up on a plaza at the entrance of the park so people on Amsterdam Avenue could stop and join us. Today’s event is part of our series called Pop-up West...
Closing out summer play streets in the Bronx

Closing out summer play streets in the Bronx

Today, the Uni Project wrapped up a month-long series at NYC Play Streets. Over the past four weeks, we brought our program BUILD NYC to play streets at Butler and Forest Houses (NYCHA), hosted by the Police Athletic League (PAL). Made possible in part with funding...
Uni Project brings BUILD NYC to Forest Houses play street

Uni Project brings BUILD NYC to Forest Houses play street

As part of a month-long run, the Uni Project brought BUILD NYC to a play street at Forest Houses (NYCHA), hosted by the Police Athletic League (PAL). Today was part of a collaboration with PAL to keep making play streets even better, which has included visits to...
The Uni Project’s DRAW NYC lands on Flatbush Ave in Brooklyn

The Uni Project’s DRAW NYC lands on Flatbush Ave in Brooklyn

DRAW NYC, an open-air art studio, visited a NYC DOT Weekend Walk hosted by Flatbush-Nostrand Junction BID. Our participation was made possible by NYC DOT and supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with...