“Essential and At-Risk” Report Release and Virtual Discussion
Please join us for a virtual panel discussion on Wednesday, July 15th at 10:00AM announcing the release of Hester Street’s new report: Essential and At-Risk: The Power of Community-Based Organizations and the Danger of Displacement Combining timely qualitative and quantitative data, the report highlights CBOs as essential and necessary neighborhood infrastructure, analyzes the opportunities and pain points in […]
Webinar: Managing Nonprofit City Capital Projects During COVID-19
If you are a nonprofit planning for or currently undertaking a capital project, the COVID-19 crisis and PAUSE order in New York has undoubtedly impacted your plans, budgets and resources. While your capital project may not a top priority right now, it is important to know what resources, support and advocacy options are out there […]
“Estamos Aqui” Event with El MAC
Hester Street is co-hosting an event with El Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico (El MAC) in San Juan on Sunday, January 26th in recognition of the work we have been doing with local artists, activists and communities. The Hester Street team has been collaborating with El MAC since 2018 (with support from the […]
NYC SBS Black Entrepreneurs NYC Kickoff Event
Hester Street is partnering with the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) to let you know about a new initiative the City is kicking off to help more Black-owned businesses start and grow in New York City. Entrepreneurship empowers a family for generations. However, while more than 20% of New Yorkers are Black, they own […]
You’re Invited! 2019 Hester Street Annual Benefit
GET TICKETS HERE Hester Street is celebrating another year of building neighborhood justice. Please join us for a night of food, drink and dance as we honor inspired leaders for socially, racially and economically just neighborhoods: ARTs East New York Inc. uses the transformative power of the arts as a tool for social and […]
Confronting Segregation Event
Join us on March 27th at the Essex Crossing Community Center for a critical discussion about segregation and the future of a just NYC. Community leaders will discuss the impact of systemic racism and neglect on our neighborhoods and map out what a just future could and should look like. We will also debut a short video […]
Native Women Making it Happen
Hester Street is thrilled to host Natasha Hale and Jessica Stago, the powerful women behind the Native American Business Incubator Network (NABIN). NABIN works throughout the southwest to redefine economic development, support Native entrepreneurs, strengthen the Native business community and preserve Native culture. Join Hester Street for a lively and multi-dimensional panel discussion moderated by […]
Sunset Park Library Community Report Back
Brooklyn Public Library in partnership with the Fifth Avenue Committee, a non-profit with extensive affordable housing and community development experience, is going to build a bigger, brand new Sunset Park Library. We will provide: Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic Translation Snacks and refreshments Childcare Visit the Sunset Park Library website for more information
Sunset Park Library Visioning Workshop #1
Brooklyn Public Library in partnership with the Fifth Avenue Committee, a non-profit with extensive affordable housing and community development experience, is going to build a bigger, brand new Sunset Park Library. We will provide: Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic Translation Snacks and refreshments Childcare Visit the Sunset Park Library website for more information
You’re invited! Hester Street Annual Benefit
June 13, 6-10pm Diviera Drive, 131 Berry St at N. 7th St, Brooklyn, NY 11249 TICKETS A night of inspiration and music! Please join us to celebrate Hester Street and transformative planning, design and development by and for the people. Help us honor these superstars for social justice: Brownsville Community Justice Center The Brownsville Community […]
Affordability as Infrastructure
Is it possible to balance growth without displacement? Join Hester Street’s Betsy MacLean, Scott Anderson, Sam Marks, Gregory Schiefelbein, and Barika Williams to debate how to maintain and expand affordable housing in New York City. Affordability as Infrastructure is the eighth program of Maintaining, Urban Design Forum’s year-long inquiry into strengthening New York City’s physical & social infrastructure. Visit the Urban Design […]
Beyond Belmont Holiday Flea Market
Hester Street is working with the Brownsville Community Justice Center and the New York City Department of Small Business Services to support the planning phase for a Neighborhood Incubator Project that will identify and support budding entrepreneurs in the community and also to support youth development. To support this, we have supported them in the […]
ULI NEXT Panel on the NYC Cultural Plan
Hester Street’s Betsy MacLean will be speaking at a Urban Land Institute NEXT meeting on a panel on the New York City Cultural Plan. The panel will be led by Naomi Hersson-Ringskog, Co-Founder of No Longer Empty. Other Panelists include Ellen Baxter, Founder of Broadway Housing Communities, and Lauren Kelley, Executive Director of Sugar Hill […]
Town Hall on Social and Economic Impact
Hester Street’s Betsy MacLean will be speaking on a panel on Social and Economic Impact as part of the Ujima Culture Rising: East New York Town Hall Series. Read more about the event here.
REIMAGINE PROSPECT PARK – WORKSHOP SERIES
Throughout the summer, Prospect Park Alliance and Hester Street Collaborative asked community members across Brooklyn how they would reimagine Prospect Park’s Rose Garden—a little-known area in the northeast corner of the Park. We reached almost 2,000 people and gathered over 2,340 ideas through engagement events in and around the Park, and in various Brooklyn neighborhoods! […]
15th Anniversary Open House
We’ve moved – upstairs! Join us for an Open House to help us warm our new offices, check out our new artwork by Swoon and keep our 15th Anniversary celebrations going. Drinks and snacks provided. Suggested $15 donation at the door. Image above: Participatory design session with local residents for the new Sunset Park Library
15th Anniversary Benefit
Join us at the historic Angel Orensanz Center in the Lower East Side to celebrate the remarkable achievements of Hester Street and honor our heroes: Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, Enrique Norten + TEN Arquitectos and Make the Road New York
Reimagine Prospect Park – Workshop #1
Help Transform Prospect Park’s Rose Garden, a little known landscape in the Park’s northeast corner, into a vibrant place for all of Brooklyn’s diverse community. Join us on June 10 to: Share your vision for the Rose Garden Play interactive games to learn about it’s history and ecology Take a guided tour with Turnstile Tours […]