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

The Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park project, led by Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, Design Trust for Public Space, and Immanuel Oni of Liminal sp, has selected three design teams through its Design Ideas Competition, aiming to generate new visions for a memorial honoring the site. 

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

Project Update

“Untaped” Aims to Reform NYC’s Public Space Permitting Burdens

Alexa Mauzy-Lewis | March 10, 2026

General

Design Trust for Public Space Welcomes Two New Board Members

February 25, 2026

Community

City Currents | Reimagining Everything to Flood

Tyler Taba | February 17, 2026

Community

Black Public Space: Resistance & Care

Layla Dozier | February 13, 2026

Community

City Currents | Rhinestones and Runoff: Public Service Theater for Flood Preparedness

Sabina Sethi Unni | February 11, 2026

Project Update

City Currents | Pop-up Oasis for New York City

Leslie Davol, Street Lab | February 4, 2026

Community

Remembering Ted Berger’s Legacy

Alexa Mauzy-Lewis | February 2, 2026

Project Update

City Currents | Bridging the Bay: Flooding, Community Knowledge, and Climate Action at Jamaica Bay

Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay- CUNY Brooklyn College | January 26, 2026

Project Update

City Currents: Stories of Water in NYC

Alexa Mauzy-Lewis | January 26, 2026

General

Fighting for Preservation: Advocating for Little Syria.

Layla Dozier | January 13, 2026

General

Before Lincoln Center: Memorializing San Juan Hill

Layla Dozier | January 9, 2026

Community

A Year in Public Space

Alexa Mauzy-Lewis | January 7, 2026

General

Immanuel Oni on Creating Community Through Design

Layla Dozier | December 22, 2025

General

Where a Community Once Stood: Memorializing Seneca Village

Layla Dozier | December 19, 2025

Project Update

The Neurodiverse City Pilots Accessible Sensory Designs

Alexa Mauzy-Lewis | December 3, 2025