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...
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...
A special pop-up reading room for Madison Square Park

A special pop-up reading room for Madison Square Park

We’ve created a special pop-up reading room, curated to accompany the art exhibit Delirious Matter by Diana Al-Hadid in Madison Square Park. Find us near the North reflecting pool every Thursday through August 2. In the weeks ahead, some of our other programs,...
Pop-up reading room and science exhibit on 116th St, East Harlem

Pop-up reading room and science exhibit on 116th St, East Harlem

The Uni Project’s READ and EXPLORE programs landed at a NYC DOT Weekend Walk in East Harlem hosted by Concrete Safaris. On a closed-off street, people explored a curated collection of books at our portable reading room and looked at specimens through microscopes...
Pop-up West Harlem!

Pop-up West Harlem!

Today, we launch a special series of pop-up installations serving West Harlem. First stop: Sheltering Arms Pool, where our BUILD NYC program (interactive building stations, playful materials, design challenges) will land every Friday through July. In August, look for...
An open-air reading room and more for Union Square Park

An open-air reading room and more for Union Square Park

On Sat, June 2, the Uni Project created a special, pop-up reading room for Union Square Park. We put together a collection focused on sustainability and urban nature, and we also deployed our EXPLORE program, inviting people to learn more about urban birds and speak...
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Donation Grant

Coretta Scott King Book Awards Donation Grant

We’re happy to announce that the Uni Project is a recipient of a 2018 Coretta Scott King Book Awards Donation Grant. Four large boxes of outstanding books just arrived to our office and will become part of pop-up reading rooms that we create across New York...