🎉 Celebrate Wikipedia Day NYC 2026 with us as we honor 25 years of the world's largest online encyclopedia! Enjoy keynote speeches, panel talks, edit-a-thons, family fun activities, swag, and more! 🎂 Register by Jan 20 wikipediadaynyc2026.eventbrite.com #Wikipedia25 #WikipediaDay #WikimediaNYC

Join the Wikimedia NYC 400 contest! Participate by uploading photos to Wikimedia Commons about anything or anyone on the Wikipedia:NYC 400 list. Contest deadline is December 31st, winners will be announced at our Wikipedia Day 2026 celebration on January 25th, 2026. Contest details: 400nyc.org

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Kelly Street Garden for an incredible edit-a-thon focused on improving content about community gardens in New York City on Wikimedia 🪴We had a great time learning about local food systems and the impact Kelly Street Garden has on the community in the Bronx.

Very grateful to @wikipedia.org @wikimedianyc.bsky.social for providing such a welcoming and inspiring space to engage in real discussions about the future of information. Great to meet @wikieducation.bsky.social in person, too! #wcna2025 #jojodoodles

Join us this Saturday, November 15th from 12pm to 4pm for a special #Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon at Kelly Street Garden, a community garden in the Bronx. We'll be editing articles about the unique farming and garden ecosystem in New York! 🪴 RSVP here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:K...

If you’re in Austin TX and you're feeling Wikicurious, join us at the APL Central Branch this Sunday (Nov 2) and share in the experience of editing Wikipedia! Tix: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:W... Wikicurious is supported by @craignewmark.bsky.social philanthropies. #austin #wikipedia

New to Wikipedia? Join us and learn the ropes! Are you an experienced as an editor? Show your love for our city by creating & updating pages highlighted by the recent NYC 400 campaign. Join us at @citytechlibrary.bsky.social on Thurs Nov 6 4-8pm. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/wikipedia-...

30 years of craigslist: unusual listings They really speak for themselves www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHRc... via @annierau.bsky.social aka "Depths of Wikipedia"

Big announcement at #wikiconferenceNA 2025: Next year's conference will be hosted by @wikimediacanada.bsky.social in the Festival City, the home of the largest urban park in N America (22x the size of Central Park), and Canada's sunniest city... Edmonton! #yeg #wikiconferenceNA

It's Day 3, our final day at Wikiconference North America 2025. The morning is kicking off with a panel discussion, with a jam-packed schedule after that. There are some new additions to the program, so please have a look to plan your day: wikiconference.org/wiki/2025/Pr.... #wikiconferenceNA

And that's a wrap of Day 2 of #wikiconferenceNA 2025! Despite a challenging first day that saw the conference paused to deal with a serious incident, the community came back today with energy, enthusiasm and new ideas for making Wikimedia better. Be sure to follow along tomorrow! #wikiconferencena

Update: The correct hashtag is #wikiconferenceNA ! And make sure you get your picture taken with the backdrop!

Day 2 of #wikiconferenceNA is in full swing, with 3 tracks of presentations occurring on 2 floors, dozens of presenters, 200 attendees+, both in-person & online, and a whole lot of tasty snacks & drinks. Follow along at #wikiconferenceNA and check the program here: wikiconference.org/wiki/2025/Pr...

At #wikiconfereneNA 2025? Make sure you get your photo taken with our fabulous backdrop!

The second day of Wikiconference North America 2025 kicks off today with an enlightening and highly entertaining talk with longtime Wikipedia champion @craignewmark.bsky.social and @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social. Follow along as we post updates today! #wikiconferenceNA

Had a blast at the inaugural WikiGameJam this past weekend hosted by @wikimediafoundation.org @wikimedianyc.bsky.social! Great crowd of creative tech + wiki + game people, and a great chance to lock in on a project (which won the "Most Likely to Keep Me Coming Back for More" award!)

#WikiconferenceNA 25 is next week! Wikimedia NYC is excited to welcome 300+ Wikipedians to our city for a jam-packed program. There's dozens of workshops, speakers & talks, plus a culture crawl exploring NYC’s culture & history. Here's some highlights... wikiconference.org/wiki/2025/Pr...

In August, Wikicurious & WikiLatinos held Editing to the Beat at the Miami-Dade Main Library. The goal? Edit articles about Caribbean & Latin Music. A highlight was special guest @titopuentejr! Here’s a new highlight video of the event: youtu.be/e6NsHVY14PI

New York City is hosting Wikiconference North America Oct 16-19, and we're excited to share that @craignewmark.bsky.social will be joining us! bsky.app/profile/crai...

On Sep 19, we held Wikipedia NYC 400 Edit-A-Thon: Nueva Yol to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month. Participants worked on new, existing pages about Latinx New Yorkers & history, including #NYC400 campaign. BIG thanks to latinxprojnyu.bsky.social for hosting, partnering w/ us, and to artist Mars Ramos

#WikiLovesMonuments 2025 has started in the U.S.! 📸 Through October, help document history and improve Wikipedia by contributing your photos of historic sites. Ten photos will be selected to win a prize and go on to the international competition! 🌍 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...

The registration deadline for WikiConference North America 2025 is tomorrow, Sept 30th, and we're unfortunately already sold out! 😮 But don't worry, you can register for a virtual ticket and join us online or join the waitlist for in person participation: wikiconference.org

1) How does #GenAI shape Wikipedia editing? Next month @ Wikiconference N America (Oct 16-19), members of @cuny.edu’s Wikimedian-in-Residence project, w/ support from @craignewmark.bsky.social Philanthropies, share how genAI is used in a Wikipedia-based writing course.

Join developers, designers, and #Wikipedia enthusiasts from Oct 3rd to 5th for a weekend of creative hacking! We're building games and interactive experiences powered by the world's largest encyclopedia 🕹️💻 Apply to attend here: wikigamejam.org

Join us this Friday!!

In this episode of the @CUNY Indoor Voices Podcast, CUNY @CraigNewmarkPhilanthropies Wikimedian-in-Residence and WM NYC chair Richard Knipel explores facilitating community engagement in documenting history and culture for CUNY citizens, New Yorkers, and the world. Listen at: tinyurl.com/43n7uzez

Join us in NYC! 🍎🏙️ On September 8, we’ll be unveiling the newest findings on representation across children’s TV from 2018 to 2024. From depictions of leadership and careers, to the inclusion of diverse, nuanced characters, we’ll share the latest on what young children are seeing on screen.

Did you know Latinx communities remain underrepresented on #Wikipedia? On Friday, September 19, we’re teaming up with @latinxprojnyu.bsky.social to host Wikipedia NYC 400 Edit-A-Thon: Nueva Yol, featuring food, art, and Wikipedia editing. Register here:

Did you know Latinx communities remain underrepresented on #Wikipedia? On Friday, September 19, we’re teaming up with @latinxprojnyu.bsky.social to host Wikipedia NYC 400 Edit-A-Thon: Nueva Yol, featuring food, art, and Wikipedia editing. Register here:

We’re excited to report that our partners at @cuny.edu @craignewmark.bsky.social Wikimedian-in-Residence project recently presented along with Wikimedia NYC at #Wikimania Nairobi, the 20th edition of the Wikimedia movement's annual conference 😍 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UcJ...

Join our casual summer Wiknic (Wikipedia-picnic!) and hang out with fellow Wikimedians on Sunday, August 24, 2–7 PM at Southpoint Park, Roosevelt Island. Bring some food, a blanket to sit on, and maybe a board game or two! Register here:

1/ In Miami on Aug 30? Love Wikipedia? Come to the beautiful Miami-Dade Library and edit articles about Caribbean & Latin Music! No experience with Wikipedia required. Learn the history of those musical styles, get trained to use Wikipedia, and make new friends. www.eventbrite.com/e/wikicuriou...

Since 2020 only about 15% of Wikipedia editors identify as women. Earlier this month, we worked with @womendonews.bsky.social to help close that gender gap 💻 Thanks to @craignewmark.bsky.social for supporting this project and helping to safeguard the integrity of journalism and free press! 😍

Wikicurious: Editing to the Beat is headed to Miami to groove to Caribbean & Latin Music! Join us on Aug 30 from 12-5:30pm at the Miami-Dade Public Library to learn to edit #Wikipedia. RSVP at our event calendar in bio. Wikicurious is supported by @craignewmark Philanthropies.

Thank you to Washington Square Park for hosting our first Wiknic of the year! Despite a random burst of rain 🤣 we had a great time exploring the park and West Village neighborhood to take photos for Wikimedia Commons as part of our Wikipedia #NYC400 project ☔️ @craignewmark.bsky.social

This month, Wikicurious landed at The Bechtler in Charlotte, North Carolina! Dr. Amy Carleton led a training for more than 60 new Wikipedians focused on addressing content gaps on Wikipedia and good digital citizenship. Wikicurious is supported by @craignewmark philanthropies. 📸: Brian Twitty

Grab your laptop, camera, and some shades 😎 and join us in the summer sun for a special NYC 400 Wikipedia picnic (Wiknic!) and photo tour on Sunday, July 20th from 12pm to 4pm 🧺 RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-400-wi... Support for the NYC 400 project comes from @craignewmark.bsky.social ♥️

Want to raise the visibility of women, women-identified, non-binary journalists? Love Wikipedia? In NYC July 17th? Come to Prime Produce 5-8pm and join us & @womendonews.bsky.social for an edit-a-thon! More details: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:N...

Join @womendonews.bsky.social & @wikimedianyc.bsky.social in Manhattan on July 17 for the NYC 400 Women Do News Edit-a-thon, an in-person evening of editing & updating Wikipedia pages to raise the visibility of women, women-identified & non-binary journalists. www.eventbrite.com/e/1406185321...

For the 400th anniversary of #NYC, we called on everyone who loves this city to nominate 400 impactful New Yorkers + neighborhoods that deserve to be on #Wikipedia 🏆 We got over 1000 submissions 😮 See who made the list: bit.ly/4iOQSuf Thanks to @craignewmark.bsky.social for funding this project!

Flashback Friday! 🔥 Take a look back at our Wikicurious: Community Memory event last month with Rhizome and the Cybernetics Library. We had so much fun exploring the art installations, reading rare books, and editing Wikipedia articles about media art 😍

The deadline to submit a program proposal for WikiConference North America is July 1st! If you have an idea or a session you're interested in leading at this year's conference in NYC, October 16th to 19th, 2025 make sure you propose it before the deadline: wikiconference.org/wiki/2025/Pr...

Last week, in collaboration with @wikimediafoundation.org @unitednationsbk.bsky.social and the UN Missions of Italy and Sri Lanka, we held the largest Wikipedia edit-a-thon at the United Nations! Take a read of this Diff post to learn more about what we achieved: diff.wikimedia.org/2025/06/18/i...

The project, funded by Craig Newmark Philanthropies, is a partnership with Wikimedia New York City (@wikimedianyc.bsky.social). It builds on years of CUNY’s engagement with the Wikimedia movement and reflects a growing effort to spread free knowledge to the public. (3/4)

Join us at the United Nations headquarters in NYC on Monday, June 16th for an all day Wikipedia edit-a-thon!

Scholarship applications are now open for WikiConference North America (WCNA) 2025! This year’s conference will take place in New York City from October 16–19, 2025, under the theme “Wiki’s World Fair”—  reflecting the rich cultural diversity of New York. Apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/1_mE...

Join us for #Wikicurious: Navigating Wiki as a Public Figure with Black Lunch Table on March 2nd at Civic Hall 🎉 This is a beginner-level workshop introducing the fundamentals of Wikipedia and its sibling platforms, with a focus on the representation of Black artists. RSVP here: bit.ly/3EOKeFm

Thinking of a person or neighborhood in New York that should have a complete Wikipedia page? 🤔 To mark New York City's 400th anniversary, we’re calling on the public to nominate 400 impactful New Yorkers and NYC neighborhoods that deserve a place on Wikipedia! Submit your nominations at 400nyc.org 🎉

What a beautiful day! 😍 Thank you for celebrating Wikipedia's 24th birthday with us 🎂 Here's to 24 more years of providing access to free knowledge for everyone 💻 🌍 #Wikipedia #WikipediaDay #WikimediaNYC

Come celebrate Wikipedia's 24th birthday with us at @bklynlibrary.bsky.social Central on January 25th, 2025 from 12pm to 5pm! 🎉 There will be fun activities, talks, editing workshops, and of course birthday cake 🎂 RSVP: bit.ly/41JrfW6