Open House New York
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150 Varick Street, Floor 5
New York
, NY
, 10013
40° 43' 34.284" N, 74° 0' 19.2024" W
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Open House New York promotes broad, unparalleled access to the city—to the places, people, projects, systems, and ideas that define New York and its future. Through year-round programming, including the annual Open House New York Weekend festival, OHNY is a citywide platform for education, exploration, and engagement about the connections between quality of place and quality of life for all New Yorkers. Open House New York programs unlock the places and stories behind the New York experience and investigate the city’s infrastructure and systems, both natural and constructed, to address aspects of equity and the climate crisis. Our work aims to ensure every New Yorker can enjoy full access to the greatest city in the world.
Since its founding in the wake of 9/11, when much of the city was closed off due to increased security, OHNY has advocated for openness as a defining principle of civic life. Offering an insider’s look at the forces that shape the city, OHNY promotes a deeper understanding of how the city functions and whom it serves. The theory of change guiding our work is that an informed public fosters greater civic participation, which in turn catalyzes an open city.
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