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Looking back at 2024
Street Lab is out there on the streets of New York City, nearly every day, across all five boroughs. Here’s the year in review. 535 Pop-ups. 73 Community partners. 93 Locations in NYC. 98% in low-moderate income areas. 10
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535 pop-ups in 2024, expanding what’s possible on the street
As we close out 2024, here's a quick look at just one of the 535 pop ups Street Lab is on pace to complete this year. Local bike club Pinapple Ride reached out to Street Lab this fall with a beautiful idea: creating a pedestrian plaza on a dead end street that runs...
Supporting a new Open Street in Washington Heights with a mural and more
Street Lab works with communities across New York City to create and support new open Streets in historically underserved areas of the city. Read the story of our work on Audubon Ave, which has included pop-ups, a community design process, and a mural painted last...
Street Lab’s 10-year partnership on Jennings Street in the Bronx
Street Lab sticks with our community partners over the long haul, helping bring their vision for neighborhood public spaces to life. Here’s the story of our 10-year partnership with Lonnie Hardy and Caldwell Enrichment Programs on Jennings St in the Bronx, which has...
How Street Lab works with NYC public schools to create Open Streets
Street Lab helps schools in low-income neighborhoods transform streets right outside the school doors into car-free pedestrian spaces that support the health, safety, and happiness of kids, families, and the whole neighborhood. Here’s the story of just one of the...
Street Lab helps teen residents of New York City public housing create their own pop-ups
This summer, 30 young residents of New York City public housing received Street Lab kits to help them create pop-ups that are transforming public spaces in and around NYCHA housing into places of community, creativity, and healing. The youth are members of the Mayor’s...