Tuesday 4 February 2014

Catch&Release now open until MARCH 16, 2014

Location Design/Relief’s Catch & Release box is located under the FDR (at South St & John St) Catch — & — Release is open January 11- March 16, 2014 Hours of operation:  TUES-SUN, 11-7 Closest subways: Fulton Street and Wall Street

Seaport Team building the Catch&Release box

South Street Seaport, December 2013 Building the Catch&Release installation under the FDR in a 15×15  box took a lot of sweat, dust, cold, late night, hands-on building with 2x4s, and salvaged wood from Sandy. Under the supervision of lead designer Yeju Choi, design-built collaborators–including Chat Travieso, Heechan Kim, and Chris Fox– along with storytellers Cristian…

Friday 24 January 2014

Seaport’s Catch&Release until MARCH 16

The Catch— & — Release installation is temporarily set up in a vacant space under the FDR at John Street, from January 11 until March 16, 2014. It offers a physical respite where neighbors, visitors and all are invited to share messages of gratitude. In this interactive space, visitors are performing a sort of ritual…

Saturday 11 January 2014

South Street Seaport Inauguration Video

TeamRock Visioning the Rockaways

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEETING at B90th Street, DECEMBER 4, 2013 All Photos: Carolyn Louth and Daniel Latorre Knights of Columbus Rockaway Council kindly provided a meeting space for TeamRock to host its first community roundtable, and we made our way to their hall’s second floor on a wintry, Wednesday afternoon in December. Once gathered in…

SEAPORT PROJECT OPENS

Contact: Laetitia Wolff Program Director (212) 710-3156 email hidden; JavaScript is required  For immediate release AIGA/NY Announces the Launch of Catch — & — Release a participatory design project which is part of its Design/Relief initiative, conceived by its South Street Seaport Team New York, NY, January 6, 2014 – AIGA/NY is pleased to announce…

Thursday 5 December 2013

South Street Seaport’s best kept secrets

DISCOVERING THE MULTIFACETED SSS November 2013 Seaport residents and the Old Seaport Alliance unveil new neighborhood branding identity at a block party on October 19th Photo: Cristian Fleming South Street Seaport is a neighborhood that keeps its secrets. The true story of the seaport has long been less than clear, even for long-time residents of…

Tuesday 5 November 2013

DESIGN/RELIEF: OCTOBER PRESS RELEASE

Contact: Laetitia Wolff Program Director (212) 710-3156 email hidden; JavaScript is required   AIGA/NY Announces Final Selection of Design/Relief TeamsDesign/Relief teams begin collaborations in Red Hook, the Rockaways and South Street Seaport on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy as part of AIGA/NY’s efforts to inspire communities through graphic design For immediate release: New York,…

Monday 4 November 2013

EVENT RECAP: DESIGN/RELIEF DONALD HYSLOP

On Thursday, October 24, 2013, Donald Hyslop, Head of Regeneration and Community Partnerships at Tate Modern, London, kicked off AIGA/NY’s informal talks on creative placemaking as part of the AIGA/NY conversation+action initiative, DESIGN/RELIEF. The talk was held at Pioneer Works Center of Art + Innovation, in Red Hook, Brooklyn. AIGA/NY DESIGN/RELIEF Program Director, Laetitia Wolff…

Saturday 2 November 2013

Rockaway Farm Site Visit

TeamRock Visits Edgemere Farm, November 02, 2013 Food entrepreneur David Selig invited us to visit his new venture, an urban farm being developed in partnership with educator and beer-family heir Matt Sheehan on Beach 46th Street. Seeking “hyperlocal vertical integration,” Selig gives examples of how Edgemere Farm could mitigate food deserts and cultivate community: sublease plots…