STREET LAB INC

We activated 93 public spaces in NYC a total of 531 times with our signature pop-ups including 259 times at new public spaces that Street Lab helped community groups to develop see below each time lasting an average of three hours at a time 98% in low- to moderate- income areas always free to the public. All were in response to requests from local groups and city agencies. 82 out of 542 pop-ups in locations such as outside Chelsea Market or in Times Square earned us a fee. Programming consisted of Street Labs custom-designed pop-ups for public space e.g. READ NYC a pop-up reading room; BUILD NYC interactive building stations; PLAY NYC a colorful obstacle course; and more. Pop-ups were provided complete with staffing a total of 244 times and in the form of kits and equipment lent to community-based organizations to run themselves through our Equipment Library for Public Space 298 times. To help new public spaces succeed Street Lab also contracted with three different teaching artists to paint a mural in one location and lead arts activities in others. Approximately 27,000 people in 58 neighborhoods of the city benefited by participating in Street Labs programming. Many hundreds more benefited by observing the pop-ups in passing. Surveys and other feedback suggested that the pop-ups made people feel safer and and more connected to their neighbors and the city. To achieve this level of service Street Lab paid 23 staff part-time to help run our pop-ups on the street and engaged 24 volunteers.

Developing new public space in NYC: We worked with 30 local groups to develop new public spaces in the form of School Streets Play Streets and more across New York providing groups with planning technical and other assistance to be able to launch and operate these new kinds of public spaces and put them on a path to sustainability and success. Of these we helped make 21 of these operational and active during the year and five then received permanent upgrades funded and implemented by the City including a street mural new parking regulations and permanent seating areas. All were in areas where public safety and a lack of open space have been longstanding challenges.