NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus
October 27 @ 2:00 PM – November 6 @ 8:00 PM EDT
The NYC PIT Pop-Up (aka NYC Public Interest Tech Pop-Up) is a temporary, immersive, pop-up event where technology, art, science, and community converge. For ten days, a storefront space in the South Concourse of the iconic Oculus/World Trade Center Transit Hub will become part gallery, part workshop, and part future commons. This shared space for co-creation and imagination will showcase how technology can be designed to serve justice, equity, and community empowerment. This event has been organized by the CUNY PIT Lab in partnership with BetaNYC and the support of the Public Interest Tech University Network (PIT-UN).
This event is free to the public. The space will be open Monday through Friday from 2pm to 8pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 12pm to 8pm.
What You’ll Find Inside:
Daily Demos & Performances: From civic tech tools to protest art and abolitionist projects, partners across NYC will activate the space with opportunities for hands-on experiences
Visioning Games: A collective narrative will emerge over the 10 days that will shape building a cross-sector space to generate opportunities for public interest tech in action for the future of New York City and beyond.
Feedback Wall: People power is needed to direct the future of tech. Visitors will be encouraged to leave their ideas behind and invited to watch them grow even after they leave.
Zine Station: On-site PIT zine making with student and community partners.
Partners & Voices:
CUNY PIT Lab is teaming up with artists, technologists, justice organizers, and nonprofits including:
- BetaNYC – Mapping for equity and open data demos
- NY PIT Regional Hub (members from Fordham, NYU, Columbia)
- PIT-UN.org
- CyberCollective – on surveillance and abolition
- Roadtrip Nation – Tech for Us documentary
- Justice-involved and immigrant rights groups
- Scholars and students from across NYC
…and more (zine makers, musicians, pop-up collaborators and neighbors!)
Website (under construction!): www.nycpitpopup.org
All media inquiries: PITLab@cuny.edu
CUNY PIT Lab
PITLab@cuny.edu