Looking back at 2024

Nov 26, 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.

2024 Results

535

Pop-ups

73

Community partners supported

93

Locations in NYC

98%

in low-moderate income areas

10

New public spaces launched

2,540

hours of free opportunities to read, draw, play, and more

26,750

New Yorkers participating in Street Lab programs

7

Kits fabricated and shipped to other cities

(View all-time results)
People dancing on the street.

2024 Highlights

A record 535 pop-ups, each one bringing immediate benefits to neighborhoods while also laying groundwork for long-term change that communities want. 

73 local partners supported across the boroughs, including Caldwell Enrichment on Jennings St in the Bronx where Street Lab has worked for over 10 years.

Ten new Open Streets launched, with Street Lab providing support with outreach, planning, permits, programming, and operation at each location.

People dancing on the street.

Seven summer Play Streets supported, two in Washington Heights and five in the Bronx, helping these seasonal spaces make a comeback in NYC.

Seven new School Streets launched. Here’s the story of just one of the schools we worked with in 2024, PS 28 in Mt. Hope, Bronx.

People dancing on the street.

Street Lab’s work with schools recognized in the New York Times. See the article and other press here.

A screenshot of the New York Times article with the title, "In New York, Schools Are Reclaiming Roads for Recess"

Our new program OASIS cooled down New Yorkers on 35 days in 15 locations, focusing on those with the highest Heat Vulnerability Index score.

People dancing on the street.

Our new program IMAGINE let New Yorkers shared their ideas for new public spaces, climate resilience, and more, in 38 locations across the city.

People dancing on the street.

A street mural produced on  Audubon Ave in Washington Heights to help nurture a new gathering space for nearby residents and students.

People dancing on the street.

Weekly programming provided at historic and prominent locations, including Abolitionist Place, Domino Square, Chelsea Market, and Washington Square Park.

People gathered around a wooden reading cart in the park.

Kits fabricated for seven other cities, including Seoul where the South Korean nonprofit Domansa is using PLAY and IMAGINE kits.

A photograph of people hanging out on an open street.

Kits and training provided to NYC youth to help them create pop-ups that are transforming public spaces in and around NYCHA housing

People dancing on the street.

New program Dine Together NYC invited New Yorkers to get local takeout, support small businesses, and gather around our One Big Table. 

People dancing on the street.

Meet-a-Small-Business cart deployed to Fulton St in Brooklyn, seen here in front of Yours Truly Brooklyn, hosted by the Fulton Area Business Alliance.

People dancing on the street.

Seven streets opened up to pedestrians to create more safe space to celebrate Halloween.

People dancing on the street.

287 pop-ups produced by local groups using kits borrowed from our Equipment Library for
Public Space.

A view of people spending town on an open street

Street Lab featured in the Architectural League’s Urban Omnibus.

People dancing on the street.

Street Lab featured during Open House New York Weekend, letting people go behind the scenes.

People dancing on the street.

A dinner celebration for our community partners.

People dancing on the street.

Thank you to our staff and volunteers in 2024!

People dancing on the street.
Children playing on a blue, river-like foam structure on the street.