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> Announcing our newest project, Raincheck: Preparing New York City for Extreme Rain and Flooding
> Progress report from the Water: Designing an Equitable Future for NYC project incubator developing five new ideas for water and public space
> Pedro Cruz Cruz, Public Space Management Fellow on our Untaped: Removing Barriers for Public Space Programming project, explores the potential of community stewardship and reformed placemaking resources, looking to organizations like Uptown Grand Central in East Harlem, for Urban Omnibus.
> City Parks Foundation, in collaboration with the New York City Office of the Deputy Mayor for Operations, is releasing an RFP to solicit proposals for a new interagency Task Force to support public realm partners.
> This Sunday, The Battery will host the 4th Annual Fungus Festival, including mushroom walks, mushrooms to eat, mushrooms as art, mushroom costumes, and more fun(gi) programming.
> Trick-or-Streets is returning for its biggest year yet, with 160 car-free Open Streets and plazas across all five boroughs offering free Halloween and fall activities throughout October.
And more October happenings, all here in our latest edition of the Public Space Newsletter!