PROJECTS

Over the course of each cohort’s 15-month journey through the STUDY.PLAY.ACT program, our peers generate interventions to transform New York City’s working class neighborhoods and communities of color.

As we are currently progressing through our inaugural 2023-2024 cycle, our peers are in the process of imagining new possibilities and drawing connections across the existing interconnected movements across our city. 

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Illustration of people in an urban alley, labeled 'Ragpickers Court, Mulberry Street, New York,' showing individuals in 19th-century clothing engaging in daily activities.

Ragpicker's Court

Canal Street Research Association (Ming & Alex)

Woman sitting at a table with a red checkered tablecloth in a kitchen

Whose City?

Rodrigo Brandao

People in a classroom setting with a projector screen displaying a presentation. Attendees are seated at tables with laptops, and colorful streamers hang from the ceiling. A banner reads 'Teen Zone.' Bookshelves are visible on the side.

Mapping for Environmental Justice

Arpan Somani

Geometric artwork with text "Shape of Cities to Come Institute" and colorful grid patterns in red, blue, green, and black.

Plaza

Cheryl Rivera

Abstract geometric design with the text 'SHAPE OF CITIES TO COME INSTITUTE' in bold letters.

Sunset Park Peers Project: Towards a Sunset Park Community Land Trust

Rodrigo Camarena, Antoinette Martinez, Genesis Aquino