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Program Update

Reconnecting with Our Water

Alexa Mauzy-Lewis | October 5, 2026

The Design Trust for Public Space’s ‘Water: Designing an Equitable Water Future for NYC’ RFP invited New Yorkers to submit new public space project ideas, aiming to incubate solutions to the pressures exerted on New York by too much or too little water, and connecting New Yorkers with the cultural vibrancy and memory inherent in our waterways. We selected five projects to participate in a funded and guided 2026 incubator, developing their ideas into tangible public realm solutions and resources. This series documents how the Water cohort's projects are taking shape. 

Read the first installation here.

Call for Fellows

Apply by 9/2: Photo Urbanism Fellowship App

Alexa Mauzy-Lewis | August 5, 2026

The Photo Urbanism fellow will create a new body of work on the theme of open and communal use of public space, present at a solo exhibition, and provide mentorship to our cohort of student photographers.

Employment Opportunity

Call for Part-Time Communications & Events Coordinator

Alexa Mauzy-Lewis | August 3, 2026

The Design Trust for Public Space is seeking a part-time Communications and Events Coordinator to champion our mission to transform New York City’s public spaces through community-informed design. The role will provide critical support to managing and producing our events roster, including public programming, conferences, exclusive tours, and our annual Benefit for Public Space, as well as support our community outreach and communications efforts, from web content to social media. Learn more about the job responsibilities and how to apply below. The deadline to apply is Friday, August 28, 2026, 11:59pm EDT

Program Update

'New York: City Designed' Creates New Pathways to Urban Planning Careers

Sarah Chacko | August 3, 2026

Community

Public Space Newsletter: Summer '26

Alexa Mauzy-Lewis | July 27, 2026

Program Update

Living With Water

Alexa Mauzy-Lewis | July 24, 2026

Project Update

With "Green Space Connections," Public Housing Residents Design Their Communities

Alexa Mauzy-Lewis | July 22, 2026

Event Recap

Watch: Untaped Panel at Culture Lab

Alexa Mauzy-Lewis | July 16, 2026

Project Update

REIMAGINING 'Design Ideas Lab' Unveils New Visions for Enslaved African Burial Ground

Alexa Mauzy-Lewis | June 22, 2026

Program Update

Student Photographers Explore "Home" in NYC's Public Space

Alexa Mauzy-Lewis | June 16, 2026

The People's Park: Opening the Edge in NYC's Public Housing

Alexa Mauzy-Lewis | June 12, 2026

Project Update

Design Trust Testifies on Modernizing NYC's Government Operations

Alexa Mauzy-Lewis | June 10, 2026

Program Update

Announcing the 2026 New York: City Designed Cohort

Alexa Mauzy-Lewis | June 1, 2026

Project Update

The Neurodiverse City Rethinks Accessibility

Alexa Mauzy-Lewis | May 15, 2026

Program Update

‘Water: Designing an Equitable Water Future for NYC’ RFP Awards Five Finalists to Advance New Projects

Alexa Mauzy-Lewis | April 20, 2026

Project Update

Three Design Teams Chosen to Envision Future Memorial for Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park

Alexa Mauzy-Lewis | April 9, 2026

Program Update

Young Photographers Explore "Home Without Boundaries"

Layla Dozier | April 1, 2026

Program Update

26 Ideas for NYC’S Water Future

March 20, 2026

Community

Designed by Women for Women

Layla Dozier | March 18, 2026

Community

City Currents | Swimming Ahead

Karolina Czeczek | March 16, 2026

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