Wikimedia NYC

On Friday April 10th, the @CUNY @craignewmark Wikimedian-in-Residence and CUNY PIT Lab hosted the first Wiki-Play Friday at the NYC PIT Pop Up in the World Trade Center Oculus in Lower Manhattan. 🧵

@CUNY Read more about the May #WikiTakesPhotos photo tour with Wikimedian-In-Residence Richard Knipel, CUNY librarians, local historians and NYC Wikipedians in Abigail Hendrix's @cuny.edu blog post: wircuny.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/05/18/wik…

@CUNY After the walk, participants gathered with CUNY librarians and Wikimedia NYC to upload their photos to Wikimedia Commons. Image by Abigail Hendrix. 📸 🧵...

In May, @cuny Wikimedian-in-Residence / WM NYC chair Richard Knipel + CUNY librarians, Queens Public Library staff, and local historian Alan Archivala led photo tours of Harlem & Long Island City. The goal? Document overlooked landmarks for Wikimedia Commons. 📸 🧵... cc @craignewmark

[Wed, May 27] WikiWednesday Salon, our monthly NYC meetup for Wikipedia editors, newcomers, and the free-knowledge curious. Hybrid: 6 PM in-person at Prime Produce (424 W 54th) + 7 PM on Zoom. No experience needed. RSVP → en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia…

@CUNY @craignewmark Explore how @CUNY faculty, staff & students are improving and expanding public information on Wikipedia, while also connecting people to CUNY library and archive collections, thanks to support from the CUNY Newmark Wikimedian-In-Residence project: wircuny.commons.gc.cuny.edu/cunypedia-focu…

@CUNY @craignewmark Next, LaGuardia Community College students expanded the Wikipedia article on James Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues," adding new text & cittations the themes section with new text and citations — guided by CUNY faculty and the CUNY Newmark Wikimedian-in-Residence. #Themes" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny%27s…

Spring update from @cuny Wikipedian-In-Residence project, ft. WM NYC's Richard Knipel! Hunter College Biochemistry students wrote a new Wikipedia article on the hormone Kallidin and its role in diabetes & Parkinson's. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kallidin cc @craignewmark

Going to AAM #Museum Expo in #Philadelphia May 21-22?, Say hi to our friends from @wikimediadc! Booth 2035 (across from a puppy play area 🐶) They're in #philly to connect with museums & share how #GLAM Wiki work can improve #Wikipedia, help museums engage w/ audiences. Details: annualmeeting.aam-us.org CC @craignewmark

@CUNY @craignewmark Details for the next Wiki-Play Friday meetup: > Friday, May 29, 2026, 2–6 PM > NYC PIT Pop Up storefront, Westfield World Trade Center Shop #53, South Concourse, Main Floor C2 More details here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia…

@CUNY @craignewmark Join us on May 29th! Experience an early prototype of the Wiki Kiosk intended for public libraries, where people can scan in books and add citations from them to Wikipedia.

On Friday April 10th, the @CUNY @craignewmark Wikimedian-in-Residence and CUNY PIT Lab hosted the first Wiki-Play Friday at the NYC PIT Pop Up in the World Trade Center Oculus in Lower Manhattan. 🧵