Where we work
Our programs pop up in:
Deployments since 2011. Larger dots indicate more visits.
We go to NYC Plazas...
...and NYC Street Festivals
...and NYC Play Streets
...and NYC Parks & Playgrounds
Everywhere we go is by request from local groups or city agencies and we prioritize underserved locations. Since 2011, we’ve offered over 800 days of programming in 229 public spaces across New York City.
We also send kits around the world so that other cities can copy our model. So far, we’ve created more than 50 programming kits for libraries, agencies, and organizations across the globe.
Explore deployments on our blog:
Almost there! Donate to Street Lab
Dear friends, There’s still time to make a year-end, tax-deductible contribution to Street Lab! Support from individuals provides a third of our budget and lets us answer requests from underserved neighborhoods across NYC. Here’s a letter describing our work in 2020...
Looking ahead to 2021
Dear friends, We hope you are healthy, safe, and finding your way forward as we look to a new year. We’re writing to ask for your support as we commit ourselves to help New York City bounce back in 2021, better than before. Since the day that public space re-opened...
Partnership between Street Lab and Spin to support NYC Open Streets.
Catch a newly released video and article about our collaboration with Spin this past year to support NYC Open Streets, offering a pop-up environment for play and learning for NYC kids and families in underserved neighborhoods. We are grateful to Spin and our community...
Street Lab expanding programs for safe play on NYC streets
PRESS RELEASE 2020-10-12 Street Lab expanding programs for safe play on NYC streets NYC nonprofit organization Street Lab will bring new opportunities for safe play for children to city streets throughout the fall, supported by Spin. Street Lab will offer its PLAY...
Street Lab’s PLAY NYC at NYCHA public housing this year
Here’s a look at our work at NYCHA public housing in 2020, offering a pop-up environment for safe play and learning for kids and families living in areas included in the Mayor's Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety. PLAY NYC is a new program that support safe,...
Quarterly email sent! Catch up on our work, fall 2020.
We just clicked send on our quarterly email update, and you can read a copy below. If hearing from us four times a year by email sounds good to you, then sign up anytime! We also share more frequent updates on social media.