Lighting plays a powerful role in shaping how communities feel, move, and connect after dark.
This year, the Local Center will support three local partners — Staten Island Urban Center, GrowHouse Design + Development Group, and Church-Flatbush Community Alliance — to illuminate streets, parks, and plazas in their neighborhoods.
Thoughtfully designed lighting can transform public spaces by increasing visibility, safety, and comfort. Paired with creative programming and storytelling, these lighting projects will celebrate local histories and shine new light on thriving commercial corridors.
These installations are made possible with funding from the NYC Department of Small Business Services’s Public Realm Grant.
Current Projects
Flatbush, Brooklyn
Church-Flatbush Community Alliance (CFCA) will partner with Queens Lighting Collective to activate the intersection of Church Ave. and E 18th St in Flatbush.
Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn
GrowHouse Design + Development Group will activate Malcolm X Boulevard – particularly around the Fulton Park Plaza – with solar-powered lighting, illuminated wayfinding signage, and digital storytelling elements
Tompkinsville, Staten Island
Staten Island Urban Center (SIUC) will partner with A+A+A and Flint Collective NYC to use solar lighting and art to illuminate Tompkinsville Square.
About the Local Center
The Local Center, a partnership between the Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development (ANHD) and Urban Design Forum, brings together neighborhood leaders, designers and government agencies to realize local visions for public space.
Support Our Work
The Local Center is made possible with support from the Charles H. Revson Foundation, Kornfeld Foundation, and Lily Auchincloss Foundation. The Local Center is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Our programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
To learn more about supporting the Local Center, please contact Katherine Sacco, katherine@urbandesignforum.org and Lauren Nye, lauren.n@anhd.org