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CARExDESIGN: RSVP for The Neurodiverse City on 5/19

TICKETS: Benefit for Public Space 2026, Celebrating Affordable Housing for NYC 🌇

JOIN: Design Trust Council

ARCHIVE: Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park: Design Ideas Lab Panel at Lehman College

WATER: Meet our RFP Finalists

READ: Lighting a Community Back Together, Opening the Edge

PANEL: Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park Panel

PHOTO URBANISM: Young Photographers explore "Home Without Boundaries"

READ: 26 Ideas for NYC’S Water Future

CITY CURRENTS: Swimming Ahead

READ: What if we took down the fence? Opening the Edge in Architect's Newspaper

REPORT: Untaped Aims to Reform NYC’s Public Space Permitting Burdens

TICKETS: BENEFIT FOR PUBLIC SPACE 2026 6/11

SPOTLIGHT: MEET OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS

CITY CURRENTS: Reimagining Everything to Flood

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Public Space Blog, Resistance & Care

CITY CURRENTS: Rhinestones & Runoff, How Flood Sensor Aunty is using theatre for public flooding education.

CITY CURRENTS: A Pop-up Oasis for New York City

READ: Remembering Ted Berger’s Legacy

JOIN: Design Trust Council

CITY CURRENTS: Stories of Water in NYC

REIMAGINING READ: Before Central Park, there was Seneca Village

EXPLORE: A Year in Public Space

READ: Design Trust Fellow Immanuel Oni on Creating Community Through Design

SEE: Lower East Side Yearbook, A Living Archive @ Abrons Arts Center

READ: The Neurodiverse City Pilots Accessible Sensory Designs

Design Ideas Competition Informational Webinar Archive — Design Trust for Public Space

Design Ideas RFQ: Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park

READ: NYCHA Resident-Designed Community Space Opens in LES

WATCH: Public input requested in transformation of Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park

REGISTER: COMMON YARDS CONVENING 11/13

Apply for the Water RFP by 11/10!

IMAGINE: Exploring the Next Thirty Years of Public Space Projects — Design Trust for Public Space

READ: 30 Years of Public Space Projects Mini-Series

REGISTER FOR RFP INFO SESSION #2 10/14 6PM

SEE: Photo Urbanism Heads to Gowanus Dredgers Boat House 10/11

Watch: Water Panel at the Whitney

EXPLORE: The Neurodiverse City Streetscape Prototype Launch Tickets, Thu, Sep 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM | Eventbrite

REGISTER FOR WATER RFP INFO SESSION #1 10/9 12pm

SOLD OUT: WATER Designing an Equitable Future for NYC at the Whitney 9/24

GALLERY: Photo Urbanism 2025, Desire Lines & Daylighting

READ: Neurodiverse City featured in NYT

FREE: Public Space Potluck at the Bronx River House

We're Hiring: Apply to be our part-time Communications and Events Coordinator

POSTPONED: Gansevoort Beach with the Waterfront Alliance

NYCD: Meet the 2025 New York City Designed Interns

EVENT: In Transition at VCP 8/21

[POSTPONED] Reflection of the Past, Present & Future at VCP 7/30

READ: Exploring waterways with Photo Urbanism Fellow Nathan Kensinger

PANEL: Creating Access to NYC Waterfronts on 7/16

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Public Design Alliance

WATCH: The Campaign for Public Space

READ: Pride Outside!

VISIT: Desire Lines & Daylighting Opening Night

CELEBRATE: Juneteenth at Van Cortlandt Park

READ: Ted Berger on Connecting NYC Arts with Public Space

SOLD OUT: Benefit for Public Space 2025 - 30 Years of Design Trust

WATCH: Patterson Houses in Mott Haven gets outdoor makeover

STATEMENT: Our response to NEA funding termination

READ: Rethinking Accessibility, Neurodiverse City Report

Explore: Earth Day, Then & Now

NEWS: Bringing an enslaved African burial ground to life

SAVE THE DATE: BENEFIT FOR PUBLIC SPACE 6/12

READ: Tear Down This Fence, Open the Edge

READ: Public Space Newsletter 🌿 Spring 2025

NEW: Van Cortlandt Park to Reimagine Enslaved African Burial Ground

PLAY: Photo Urbanism Springtime Bingo

APPLY: YOUTH PHOTOGRAPHY FELLOWSHIP APPS DUE 4/06

READ: Green Space Connections in the Bronx Times

SURVEY: Looking for first-time applicants to DOT, SAPO, or Parks permit!

PSA: From Imagine to Activate, Improving NYCHA's Open Space

LEARN: New York: City Designed at CUNY

ANNOUNCEMENT: MEET OUR NEWEST BOARD MEMBERS

READ: How to Build a Neurodiverse City

SUPPORT: $30K for 30 Years

LEARN: Macaulay Students Shape New York City

WATCH: Public Housing Residents Design NYCHA's First Dog Park

WATCH: Opening the Edge on Pix 11 with Monica Morales

PRESS RELEASE: Opening the Edge Announces Construction

NEW: “The Neurodiverse City” Launches Pilot Projects to Survey Public Space Accessibility

READ: Connecting Public Housing Communities with Public Space

Q & A: The Neurodiverse City Imagines Neuroinclusive Public Spaces

ANNOUNCEMENT: Meet Our 2024 Photo Urbanism Fellow

WATCH: Green Space Connections breaks ground on Bronx community space

JOIN: Design Trust Council

REVISIT: Five Borough Farm Project

LEARN: Green Space Connections is transforming community space at NYCHA

Neighborhood Commons: A Policy Toolkit for Public Space + Small Biz

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