Design Trust for Public Space
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unlocking the potential of NYC's public spaces since 1995
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We've launched a new weekly series exploring the contours of water and public life on the public space blog: City Currents!
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January 27, 2026 at 3:38 PM
We've launched a new weekly series exploring the contours of water and public life on the public space blog: City Currents!
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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...
Fighting for Preservation: Advocating for Little Syria.
In this series we are exploring spaces around the city that have been re-imagined to memorialize forgotten communities.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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...
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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
We will discuss key open space needs, recent wins, and opportunities for a stronger, more connected parks system. Details + RSVP: bit.ly/licwalkandtalk
December 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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
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...
Fighting for Preservation: Advocating for Little Syria.
In this series we are exploring spaces around the city that have been re-imagined to memorialize forgotten communities.
www.designtrust.org
January 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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...
Before Lincoln Center: Memorializing San Juan Hill
In this series we are exploring spaces around the city that have been re-imagined to memorialize forgotten communities.
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January 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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...
January 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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:
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Immanuel Oni on Creating Community Through Design
Q&A with our Opening the Edge Active Design Fellow & Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park Project Partner
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January 7, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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...
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...
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Where a Community Once Stood: Memorializing Seneca Village
In this series we are exploring spaces around the city that have been re-imagined to memorialize forgotten communities.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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...
www.designtrust.org/news/where-c...
RFQ form due this week! 🔽
"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...
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...
December 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
RFQ form due this week! 🔽
The Neurodiverse City is learning what makes public space inaccessible to neurodivergent New Yorkers, and prototyping neuroinclsuive design:
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The Neurodiverse City Pilots Accessible Sensory Designs
A neuroinclusive streetscape prototype and a sensory schoolyard designed for neurodivergent New Yorkers.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The Neurodiverse City is learning what makes public space inaccessible to neurodivergent New Yorkers, and prototyping neuroinclsuive design:
www.designtrust.org/news/neurodi...
www.designtrust.org/news/neurodi...
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"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...
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...
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
"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...
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.
Project leaders answer your questions about the Design Ideas Competition! Submit to the RFQ by 12/17.
December 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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.
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...
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...
December 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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...
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...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground RFQ Info Session. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, in partnership with the Design Trust for Public Space, is launching a “design ideas competition,” seeking architects, landscape architects, artists, or other qualified fir...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Happening in one hour! If you can't make it, we will publish a recording of the webinar later this week:
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A virtual public information session will be held on December 1st at noon. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground RFQ Info Session. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, in partnership with the Design Trust for Public Space, is launching a “design ideas competition,” seeking architects, landscape architects, artists, or other qualified fir...
us06web.zoom.us
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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...
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...
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
"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...
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...
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“This is a story that needs to be told, especially in this moment in time when history is being erased”
Watch Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park with @vcpalliance.bsky.social on @news12li.bsky.social
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Watch Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park with @vcpalliance.bsky.social on @news12li.bsky.social
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Public input requested in transformation of Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park
Alice Michelle Augustine is determined to tell the untold stories rooted in the history of Van Cortlandt Park.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“This is a story that needs to be told, especially in this moment in time when history is being erased”
Watch Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park with @vcpalliance.bsky.social on @news12li.bsky.social
bronx.news12.com/public-input...
Watch Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park with @vcpalliance.bsky.social on @news12li.bsky.social
bronx.news12.com/public-input...
Lower East Side celebrates a new community space proposed 10 years ago, designed by and for Lillian Wald NYCHA residents: www.designtrust.org/news/lower-e...
Photo: Tameek Williams
Photo: Tameek Williams
November 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Lower East Side celebrates a new community space proposed 10 years ago, designed by and for Lillian Wald NYCHA residents: www.designtrust.org/news/lower-e...
Photo: Tameek Williams
Photo: Tameek Williams
🌊 Last call to apply for our latest Request for Proposals: Water! Submit your public space project idea to our statement of interest form by 5pm today: forms.gle/oEPmFF9cxFNk...
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🌊 Last call to apply for our latest Request for Proposals: Water! Submit your public space project idea to our statement of interest form by 5pm today: forms.gle/oEPmFF9cxFNk...
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A NYCHA resident-designed community space proposed in the Lower East Side in 2014 is finally opening for the Lillian Wald Houses 11/12. Join us for a ribbon-cutting: bit.ly/OPENTHEEDGE
October 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
A NYCHA resident-designed community space proposed in the Lower East Side in 2014 is finally opening for the Lillian Wald Houses 11/12. Join us for a ribbon-cutting: bit.ly/OPENTHEEDGE
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Join us with @trustforpublicland.bsky.social for an important conversation on November 13th: Common Yards – Green Space & Public Housing Reimagined🌳🏘️ Register here: events.tpl.org/commonyardsp...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Join us with @trustforpublicland.bsky.social for an important conversation on November 13th: Common Yards – Green Space & Public Housing Reimagined🌳🏘️ Register here: events.tpl.org/commonyardsp...
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Two weeks left to submit a Statement of Interest for our 2025 Request for Proposals: Water!
How can we reimagine NYC's resiliency? www.designtrust.org/news/imagine...
How can we reimagine NYC's resiliency? www.designtrust.org/news/imagine...
IMAGINE: Exploring the Next Thirty Years of Public Space Projects
The conclusion of our 30th anniversary mini-blog series looks ahead at what's possible for the public realm.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Two weeks left to submit a Statement of Interest for our 2025 Request for Proposals: Water!
How can we reimagine NYC's resiliency? www.designtrust.org/news/imagine...
How can we reimagine NYC's resiliency? www.designtrust.org/news/imagine...
Two weeks left to submit a Statement of Interest for our 2025 Request for Proposals: Water!
How can we reimagine NYC's resiliency? www.designtrust.org/news/imagine...
How can we reimagine NYC's resiliency? www.designtrust.org/news/imagine...
IMAGINE: Exploring the Next Thirty Years of Public Space Projects
The conclusion of our 30th anniversary mini-blog series looks ahead at what's possible for the public realm.
www.designtrust.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Two weeks left to submit a Statement of Interest for our 2025 Request for Proposals: Water!
How can we reimagine NYC's resiliency? www.designtrust.org/news/imagine...
How can we reimagine NYC's resiliency? www.designtrust.org/news/imagine...
Join us with @trustforpublicland.bsky.social for an important conversation on November 13th: Common Yards – Green Space & Public Housing Reimagined🌳🏘️ Register here: events.tpl.org/commonyardsp...
Home | The Homepage.
events.tpl.org
October 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Join us with @trustforpublicland.bsky.social for an important conversation on November 13th: Common Yards – Green Space & Public Housing Reimagined🌳🏘️ Register here: events.tpl.org/commonyardsp...
A NYCHA resident-designed community space proposed in the Lower East Side in 2014 is finally opening for the Lillian Wald Houses 11/12. Join us for a ribbon-cutting: bit.ly/OPENTHEEDGE
October 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
A NYCHA resident-designed community space proposed in the Lower East Side in 2014 is finally opening for the Lillian Wald Houses 11/12. Join us for a ribbon-cutting: bit.ly/OPENTHEEDGE