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Epicenter
Public Housing, Practice, and Design
Innovative Housing
Prefabrication in the Public Realm
Streetscapes for Wellness
Women-Designed NYC Exhibition Opening
Art for New York Panel
Open House NY 2019
Prefabrication Roundtable Discussion
Shared Spaces DesignTalksNYC
Women-Built NYC
Reshaping Streetscapes
Open House NY 2018
Quality Affordable Housing AIANY Panel
Open House NY 2017
Excavating City Hall Park
Open House NY 2016
Designing Quality Affordable Housing
Design for Equity Panel Series 2015-2016
Open House NY 2015

Epicenter

Public Housing, Practice, and Design

Innovative Housing

Prefabrication in the Public Realm

Streetscapes for Wellness

Women-Designed NYC Exhibition Opening

Art for New York Panel

Open House NY 2019

Prefabrication Roundtable Discussion

Shared Spaces DesignTalksNYC

Women-Built NYC

Reshaping Streetscapes

Open House NY 2018

Quality Affordable Housing AIANY Panel

Open House NY 2017

Excavating City Hall Park

Open House NY 2016

Designing Quality Affordable Housing

Design for Equity Panel Series 2015-2016

Open House NY 2015


Epicenter

The Black Experience Through The Eyes of City Hall

Launching on February 3, 2023, Epicenter is a virtual tour that celebrates the achievements, struggles, and the historical resonance of the African Diaspora's impact on New York City within the built environment of City Hall.

About the Epicenter Tour

City Hall is not just the epicenter of New York City’s government – it is a portal through which to understand the history of New York, America, and the world. Enslaved Africans played a critical yet underappreciated role in this history. With the Epicenter tour, Black Gotham reveals some of their stories through an interactive exploration of the African Diaspora’s impact on lower Manhattan from the 1600s through the early 1800s. Participants will learn about the lives of enslaved and freed Black people under Dutch and British rule, the early days of our Republic, the rebellions of 1712 and 1741, and the hidden stories of revolutionary New York.

About Black Gotham Experience

Started by Kamau Ware in 2008, Black Gotham Experience has been giving walking tours of lower Manhattan since 2010, combining history and visual storytelling to celebrate the impact of the African Diaspora on New York City. Black Gotham also creates graphic novels that fill in the missing visuals of these lived experiences.

Visit the Black Gotham website.

About NYC & Company

NYC & Company is the official destination marketing organization and convention and visitors bureau for the City of New York, dedicated to maximizing travel and tourism opportunities throughout the five boroughs, building economic prosperity and spreading the positive image of New York City worldwide. For all there is to do and see in New York City, visit nycgo.com.

Visit the NYC & Company website.