Street Lab is a nonprofit that creates and shares extraordinary programs for public space across New York City—pop-up reading rooms, open-air drawing studios, and more. We do this work in order to improve the urban environment, strengthen neighborhoods, and bring New Yorkers together. We also send kits around the world so that others can do the same.
When I saw what you created on our street, it was exactly what I dreamed of, but never imagined possible. Somehow you created the dream in my head of what the city can be.
Street Lab transforms each host site, offering visitors a special urban experience—enjoyable, educational, simple, direct, and out-of-the-ordinary.
Right now,
Street Lab is:
- Piloting new public spaces in partnership with NYC DOT and local communities
- Activating Open Streets on commerical corridors in all five boroughs to support small businesses
- Unveiling new programs and designs, some with Street Lab Teens
- Expanding the roll-out of our new cargo bike delivery system
Street Lab wins a 2021 Best of the City Award.
Since 2011, we’ve deployed our programs 1350+ times in 315 locations across NYC.
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What does your dream street look like? Come brainstorm, draw, and imagine an ideal Barton Avenue with us this Saturday! Get your picture taken at the polaroid portrait station too and share your vision for what you want to see in a public, community space!
Street Lab does pop-up that brings New Yorkers together. This weekend, 10 of them across NYC: http://www.streetlab.org/events Thx partners this wknd! @120thMMM @fdballiance @CrimJusticeNYC @PreventCrimeNY @boogiedownbooks @BridgeStreetDev @Gov_Island @ChelseaMarketNY @ShahanaFromBK +more
Thank you to our supporters!
Awards & Press
Winner 2014 Boston Public Space Invitational.
Winner 2013 Innovations in Reading Prize.
Featured US Pavilion 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale