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Through our Photo Urbanism program, student photographers explore "home" in NYC's public spaces: www.designtrust.org/news/student...

Join us for a talk at Culture Lab LIC on making it easier for New Yorkers to use their public spaces 7/9: events.humanitix.com/untaped-panel

Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park unveils Design Ideas Lab concepts for a new memorial during the park's Juneteenth 2026 celebration: www.designtrust.org/news/reimagi...

The story of the People's Park: vimeo.com/1200804616?s...

New Yorkers deserve clarity and agency in deciding how they can use their public spaces: www.designtrust.org/news/design-...

Our Annual Benefit for Public Space brings together city leaders, the design community, and local advocates to support public space. This year, we're celebrating affordable housing design that connects communities and brings neighborhoods to life. Join us: www.designtrust.org/events/benef...

We’ve partnered with the @macaulayhonors.bsky.social to build new pathways to urban planning careers! Meet the 2026 New York: City Designed Internship Cohort: www.designtrust.org/news/announc...

The Neurodiverse City, led by Design Trust for Public Space, Verona Carpenter Architects, WIP collaborative, and a coalition of disability advocates, is reimagining New York City’s public spaces to better support neurodivergence: Download our report: www.designtrust.org/news/neurodi...

Join us for a Neurodiverse City NYCxDESIGN exhibition 5/19 530pm, featuring prototypes of sensory interventions and the release of a new publication on neuroinclusive design and policy recommendations for a more accessible city! RSVP: www.designtrust.org/events/neuro...

“We are thrilled to see the Mamdani Administration and NYC DOT leverage the power of community-informed design to make NYC’s streets greener and more livable," said Matthew Clarke, Executive Director of the Design Trust for Public Space. www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...

“How do we bring to life a lot of those histories that have been hidden, have been suppressed, have been erased...And then re-manifest them so they become more part of our urban spaces?” Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground in the Riverdale Press: www.riverdalepress.com/stories/unti...

ICYMI watch a recording of last night’s Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park panel 🌸 link here: vimeo.com/1185650781?s...

Meet our Water RFP winners: www.designtrust.org/news/water-d...

Our Annual Benefit for Public Space brings together city leaders, the design community, and local advocates to support public space. This year, we're celebrating affordable housing design that connects communities and brings neighborhoods to life. Join us: www.designtrust.org/events/benef...

"The fence is gone, in its place is something harder to quantify, but easier to feel; a shared space, illuminated with care." Our Opening the Edge project featured in Designing Lighting, with Lighting Fellow Kate Sweater Hickcox: issuu.com/designinglig...

Meet the Design Teams Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park at Lehman College on 4/21: www.eventbrite.com/e/reimaginin...

Meet the young photographers exploring "Home Without Boundaries" in our Photo Urbanism Fellowship: www.designtrust.org/news/photo-u...

26 Ideas for NYC's water: www.designtrust.org/news/26-idea...

"A maze of red-tape—onerous permitting and insurance requirements, outdated technology platforms, unclear application processes—is limiting the full expression of our public life." Our Executive Director Matthew Clarke's op-ed in City Limits: citylimits.org/opinion-mayo...

For Women’s History Month, take virtual tour with us to look at public art honoring women who have shaped their own communities and our country’s history: www.designtrust.org/news/designe...

What if we’ve been looking for safety in all the wrong places? We love to see a shoutout of our Green Space Connections work with Public Housing Community Fund + Center for Justice Innovation in an important piece by Tamara Greenfield & Layman Lee: urbanomnibus.net/2026/03/safe...

With the integration of policy, innovative programming, and architectural design, the city’s existing public pools might be reimagined as sites for social gathering, education, health, and year-round swimming: www.designtrust.org/news/city-cu...

In 2014, Lower East Side artist Jane Greengold floated an idea to her neighbors: What if we took down the fence? Opening the Edge in Architect's Newspaper: www.archpaper.com/2026/03/davi...

Today in @thecity.nyc: We've released a new report aimed at making it easier for New Yorkers to use their public spaces. Untaped: Removing Barriers for Public Space Programming www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/10/p...

Save the Date: Our annual Benefit for Public Space will be 6/11! We’re returning to the New York Public Library Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library rooftop to celebrate NYC and support public space projects! Join us: www.designtrust.org/events/benef...

“Most people come to the place and really don’t realize that it has any history whatsoever.” Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground with Van Cortlandt Park Alliance in the @riverdalepress.bsky.social: www.riverdalepress.com/stories/revi...

"A city born from the tides is drowning from the clouds." This week for our public space blog water series, City Currents, Tyler Taba of the Waterfront Alliance writes on redesigning "everything" to flood: lnkd.in/euCzrHsp

"A city born from the tides is drowning from the clouds." This week for our public space blog water series, City Currents, Tyler Taba of the Waterfront Alliance writes on redesigning "everything" to flood: lnkd.in/euCzrHsp

Latest on the public space blog: www.designtrust.org/news/black-p...

In the latest for City Currents, a new weekly series on the public space blog, exploring the contours of water and public life, the creator of the play Flood Sensor Aunty, Sabina Sethi Unni shines a stage light on creative approaches to community organizing: www.designtrust.org/news/city-cu...

Join VCPA for a live, virtual convo with designers Immanuel Oni & Jeremiah Ojo exploring Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground in Van Cortlandt Park and the importance of working thoughtfully with memorial spaces on Monday, February 23 at 6:30pm: vancortlandt.org/event/reimag...

In the latest for our blog series on water stories from around the five boroughs, City Currents, Leslie Davol of Street Lab shares the nonprofit's approach to using open streets for communal cooldown (and tons of outdoor joy!) ⛲ Read here: www.designtrust.org/news/water-c...

The Design Trust for Public Space community is deeply saddened by the passing of Ted Berger, a board member since our founding, and a champion for arts & culture in New York City. A few words about his incredible impact on the five boroughs: www.designtrust.org/news/remembe...

We've launched a new weekly series exploring the contours of water and public life on the public space blog: City Currents! www.designtrust.org/news/city-cu...

The latest in our Reimagining blog series explores efforts to preserve what is left of Little Syria, a once vibrant neighborhood for Arab immigrant communities: www.designtrust.org/news/fightin...

Join @ny4p.bsky.social @cmjuliewon.bsky.social on Sat., Jan 10 for an LIC Walk & Talk on the future of parks and open space.  We will discuss key open space needs, recent wins, and opportunities for a stronger, more connected parks system. Details + RSVP: bit.ly/licwalkandtalk

The latest in our Reimagining blog series explores efforts to preserve what is left of Little Syria, a once vibrant neighborhood for Arab immigrant communities: www.designtrust.org/news/fightin...

Before Lincoln Center, there was San Juan Hill. Our latest public space blog series explores sites of lost and found memory: www.designtrust.org/news/lincoln...

We are so grateful for the people that make up our community and fill NYC’s public spaces with life and culture! Here are a few of our favorite places and moments from a year in public space: www.designtrust.org/news/year-pu...

Check out the latest Q&A on the public space blog with Immanuel Oni, our Opening the Edge Active Design Fellow & Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park Project Partner: www.designtrust.org/news/immanue...

Before Central Park, there was Seneca Village. Our latest public space blog series explores sites of lost and found memory: www.designtrust.org/news/where-c...

RFQ form due this week! 🔽

The Neurodiverse City is learning what makes public space inaccessible to neurodivergent New Yorkers, and prototyping neuroinclsuive design: www.designtrust.org/news/neurodi...

"Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park" has opened a Design Ideas Competition. Three winners will be granted a $20,000 stipend to create compelling design proposals for a future memorial. Submit a RFQ by 12/17 www.designtrust.org/projects/rei...

ICYMI: Find a recording of the Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park informational webinar here: www.designtrust.org/news/design-... Project leaders answer your questions about the Design Ideas Competition! Submit to the RFQ by 12/17.

Happy Giving Tuesday! We know all your favorite nonprofits are asking for help today, especially with national funding depleted. Consider giving local to the public spaces that define life in NYC. Donations to our current projects will be matched until 2026: www.designtrust.org/support-us/i...

Happening in one hour! If you can't make it, we will publish a recording of the webinar later this week:

A virtual public information session will be held on December 1st at noon. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

"Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park" has opened a Design Ideas Competition. Three winners will be granted a $20,000 stipend to create compelling design proposals for a future memorial. Submit a RFQ by 12/17 www.designtrust.org/projects/rei...