Street Lab

You love soccer and sharing the game with NYC kids. Street Lab is hiring Soccer Street Staff for World Cup Celebrations with schools. Apply now and help us bring soccer to Open Streets across the city: streetlab.org/work-with-us/

Leslie Davol, Co-Founder/Executive Director from @streetlab presenting on the work Street Lab is doing to transform public spaces in NYC.

Application deadline extended to March 15, 5PM. Review of applications is currently underway, and applicants who submitted by the original March 2 deadline will be prioritized for interviews. New applications will be considered on a rolling basis as space remains available.

New Leadership Program for NYC HS students! 10 students will join us for a civic experience with our Harlem partners, focusing on the community’s vision to re-connect a series of parks and public spaces along St Nicholas Ave. Apply now: streetlab.org/harlem2026apply

Up for running 26.2 miles? Love Street Lab? We’re an Official Charity Partner of the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon #TCSNYCMarathon. Apply now to join our team! streetlab.org/marathon/

Street Lab benches are lightweight, stackable, and seat people of all ages—we deploy them 500+ times a year in NYC. Right now, we’re fabricating a batch for New York and several other cities. Get in touch to learn more and join this fabrication run! streetlab.org/programming-ki…

Street Lab’s email newsletter went out this morning—we’re hiring and announcing a youth leadership program in Harlem. You can read the newsletter here (and also subscribe!): streetlab.org/2026/02/06/cat…

You love being on the street and engaging with young people interested in Street Lab and public space. We’re looking for a Youth Education Manager who loves working with NYC kids of all ages and can lead our Youth Education Programs. Apply now—join us! streetlab.org/work-with-us/

Street Lab is hiring a Youth Education Manager to develop and implement our growing portfolio of youth education programs. We’re also hiring Program Staff to run our pop-ups on the streets of New York City. Pop-up that changes New York—join us! streetlab.org/work-with-us/

If you haven't encountered one of Street Lab's pop-up reading rooms over the past 15 years, keep an eye out in 2026. We're rolling out to even more locations—reach out to get involved. Make a place for reading. streetlab.org

Street Lab’s 2026 season is underway, starting with a residency of ONE BIG TABLE and BUILD at a food pantry run by @healthforyouths Staten Island. Get in touch to partner with us this year. Pop-up that changes New York.

This month, Street Lab is rolling out curriculum about Open Streets at nine NYC public schools. Our workshops with students introduce core concepts of urban planning and public space design and engage youth in planning and activating an Open Street in front of their school.

Street Lab works with NYC schools lacking outdoor space to create Open Streets that temporarily make a place for outdoor learning and much more. In partnership with @NYC_DOT. Supported by Street Lab donors. Check it out: streetlab.org/school-streets/

3048 pop-ups since 2011 that make a place for New Yorkers to read, create, and learn together in public space. Always free and for all ages. Thank you to our supporters who are donating now to keep us rolling into 2026! streetlab.org/donate/

This year, Street Lab created a mural and two new designs—Play Pods and Arena Benches—for Riverdale Ave Community School to use in their yard and also on an Open Street we created together. More photos: streetlab.org/open-streets-n… This work was part of a partnership w/ Equity Design.

Street Lab’s youth programs now include paid internships for NYC high school students who are helping to run Play Streets and School Streets alongside our team. Also a new K-8 curriculum about urban planning and Open Streets. Learn more here: streetlab.org/youth-programs/

This year, Street Lab popped up 557 times in 105 locations, each one in response to a community request, 85% on Open Streets, School Streets, and Play Streets, 43% in Bronx, 97% low to moderate-income. Here’s a 2025 recap and invitation to donate. Thanks! streetlab.org/2025/12/01/ask…

Here’s a letter from Street Lab’s co-founders asking for your support and sharing photos of our work this year—557 pop-ups in 105 public spaces across 54 neighborhoods, bringing New Yorkers together. Thanks for donating! streetlab.org/2025/12/01/a-r…

Street Lab will partner with @BridgeStreetDev to activate Franklin Avenue Open Street in Brooklyn on October 25 as part of @NYC_DOT #TrickorStreets. 11 car-free blocks for kids, families, and neighbors to gather. Join us as a volunteer! streetlab.org/2025/10/09/vol…

Visit Street Lab’s warehouse during OHNY 2025 and learn how we use pop-up to strengthen neighborhoods and bring New Yorkers together. Meet Street Lab staff, test-drive designs, and connect with other visitors who are passionate about the city. ohny.org/place/street-l…