Go behind the scenes at Street Lab during Open House New York 2023 Street Lab will open our doors for Open House New York Weekend on Sun 10/22. Meet our staff, see prototypes, and explore our office and warehouse from where we deploy 400+ pop-ups a year to all five...
Pop-up helps make a new public space in Brooklyn Since 2022, Street Lab has been activating the Beverley Road Open Street in Kensington, Brooklyn, to help the community explore the potential of pedestrian public space in a traffic-congested commercial area. Today, the...
Equipment Library for Public Space puts Street Lab designs in the hands of our community partners Street Lab’s Equipment Library for Public Space lets community groups in New York City borrow Street Lab’s custom-designed furniture and programming kits to activate...
Street Lab expanding use of sustainable materials in our designs Street Lab is working to introduce new materials into our fabrication pipeline that are better for the environment. This month, working closely with our partner Jaywalk Studio and with support from NYC...
Street Lab joins Park(ing) Day in Mott Haven On September 15, Street Lab helped transform half a block of parking spots along E 138th Street in Mott Haven, Bronx, as part of “Park(ing) Day,” a participatory event where people across the world repurpose street parking...
Creating Open Streets next to NYC Public Schools Since Fall 2021, Street Lab has worked with seven public schools in the Bronx and Queens to pilot and launch Open Streets adjacent to the schools as part of our New Public Space initiative with the NYC Department of...
September 11 For many who have been a part of Street Lab over the years—staff, board, partners, friends—September 11 brings difficult memories and emotions to the surface that we now understand will be with us forever. For the two of us (co-founders Leslie and Sam),...
Street Lab Teens 2023 This summer, eleven public high school students participated in Street Lab’s third annual Teens Program, helping to activate Open Streets and other public spaces all across New York City. Over eight weeks, the students joined Street Lab on our...
Street Lab returns to Times Square with a series of pop-ups to serve migrant families Recently-arrived migrant families have received temporary housing near Times Square, and Street Lab has teamed up with Times Square Alliance and NYC Health + Hospitals to reach out...
