Fellows

Our current Fellows are participating in cross-disciplinary cohorts, confronting the defining issues facing our city and investigating how design can address a social or political urban challenge.

2025 Big Swings

Meet the 2025 cohort of urban leaders who will survey the world for courageous leadership on the housing crisis.

2025-26 New City Critics

Meet the writers training a critical gaze on New York City.

Local Center

Meet the three community partners and their design teams transforming their neighborhood streets, parks, and plazas with creative lighting installations.

Lifelong

Meet the 2024-25 Forefront Fellows shaping the future of aging in New York City.