In this series of conversations, we invite a distinguished group of historians, journalists, census experts, city planners, and artists featured in our exhibition Who We Are: Visualizing NYC by the Numbers (open through August 23, 2020) to discuss the significance and meaning of the 2020 Census for New York City’s future and consider the deeper implications (political, cultural, social) of determining “who we are” as New Yorkers.
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Who We Are: Visualizing NYC by the Numbers Programs
Past Event: The City We Became: A Conversation with N.K. Jemisin
Award-winning writer N.K. Jemisin discusses her latest novel "The City We Became."
POSTPONED: Digging Who We Are: The Archaeology of Everyday New Yorkers
Archaeologists discuss how their discoveries enliven and humanize census data and shed light on the diverse people who have made our city.
POSTPONED: Who We'll Be: Imagining the Future City
Educators, planners, and artists, and philanthropists talk about how to meet the challenges of the city's changing demographics in the future.
Past Event: "Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?" NYC According to the Census
Experts zoom in on the most significant population shifts throughout NYC as indicated by recent Census data.
Past Event: Getting Out the Census: Counting New Yorkers in 2020
Community and civic leaders discuss their efforts to ensure that every single New Yorker is counted in the 2020 Census.
Past Event: The Data We Don't See with Giorgia Lupi
Information designer Giorgia Lupi discusses data humanism, her philosophy for understanding and working with data.Supporters
Public programs inspired by Who We Are: Visualizing NYC by the Numbers are made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Who We Are: Visualizing NYC by the Numbers is made possible in part by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, An Anonymous Family Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Bloomberg Philanthropies, The New York Community Trust, Charles H. Revson Foundation, and Blair and Cheryl Effron.
Past Event: The Vibe of the Village Festival
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22 - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2019
Celebrate the creative legacy of The Village Voice (1955-2018), the downtown alternative weekly that "gave New York its cool."
Past Event: The Vibe of the Village: MCNY After Hours
Part of "The Vibe of the Village Festival," this event celebrates the creative legacy of "The Village Voice" and explores the alternative culture and politics of downtown New York.
Past Event: The Vibe of the Village: Saturday Events
Part of "The Vibe of the Village Festival," events and activities all day long capture the free-wheeling spirit of the Village in the late 1950s, '60s, and '70s (and beyond).
Past Event: The Vibe of the Village: Village Happenings
Part of "The Vibe of the Village Festival," participate in activities designed to get you thinking and moving freely in spaces that reflect McDarrah’s Village.
Past Event: Capturing the Vibe: Photojournalists & The Voice
Leading photojournalists reflect on working for The Village Voice and its role in capturing the city's history. Part of "The Vibe of the Village Festival."
Past Event: New York's "Magic Mirror": Writers & The Voice
Former Village Voice writers share their experiences covering NY culture and politics at the famed downtown alternative weekly. Part of "The Vibe of the Village Festival."
Past Event: Voices of the Village with David Amram & Friends
Legendary musician David Amram leads an evening of performances celebrating the creative spirit of the Village in its heyday. Part of "The Vibe of the Village Festival."Supporters
The Vibe of the Village Festival is made possible by Dalio Philanthropies. Special thanks to John and Patricia Heller.
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Tuesday, July 16, 2019 by
What Makes New York New York?
