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Urban Fellows Class of 2019 Newsletters

See links below for updates from this year’s cohort of Urban Fellows. Learn about their placements, their interests, and all the great work they are doing! Urban Fellows Newsletter #2 Urban Fellows Newsletter #3 Urban Fellows Newsletter #4

UF Alumni Tour Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City

On Saturday, August 15, NYC Urban Fellows alumni enjoyed a tour of Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City. The park has a fascinating history as a former landfill and illegal dump site that was reclaimed and renovated in the late 1980s. We encourage you to explore their website and to visit the park, which is open year-round.Continue reading “UF Alumni Tour Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City”

UF Alumni Gather for a Fort Greene Neighborhood and Park Tour

On Saturday, April 25, Urban Fellows alumni gathered for a wonderful tour of the Fort Greene neighborhood and park. Many thanks to Julie Raskin, David Barker, and Peter Birke for providing the historical background, entertaining stories, and unique insights into the evolution of both the park and neighborhood. We’ve included a few featured photos fromContinue reading “UF Alumni Gather for a Fort Greene Neighborhood and Park Tour”

UF Alumni Gather In Sunny San Francisco

Urban Fellows alumni gathered with City Hall Fellows for a picnic in Golden Gate Park on Saturday, August 17, 2013. We made new contacts and celebrated Reynold Graham’s (2013) recent graduation from the Greenlining Leadership Academy. San Francisco based alumni Vishali Singal (2005) and Vicki Johnson (2002) are planning more events this fall, so stayContinue reading “UF Alumni Gather In Sunny San Francisco”

UF Alums Explore the Unexpected Careers of the Government Technologist

A group of Urban Fellow alumni gathered at Animoto, a tech start-up with an amazing space located in downtown Manhattan, for an inspiring panel and discussion on New York City government and technology on July 24. Willy Wong, Chief Creative Officer of NYC & Company moderated the panel, which featured the following inspiring panelists: SarahContinue reading “UF Alums Explore the Unexpected Careers of the Government Technologist”

Hanging with “the Healer”: Alumna Jodi Kantor’s Peek Into the Obama White House

Journalist and author, Jodi Kantor (UF Class of 1998), spoke in a thoughtful but casual way with a group of current Urban Fellows and alumni at a breakfast session on December 7th at the law offices of Jenner & Block in Midtown Manhattan. The main topic was her acclaimed new book, “The Obamas,” published inContinue reading “Hanging with “the Healer”: Alumna Jodi Kantor’s Peek Into the Obama White House”

Congrats to the 2012 Class of NYC Urban Fellows

The Puck Building overlooking Houston Street in Lower Manhattan was the setting for the New York City Urban Fellow Alumni Association’s welcome reception for the Urban Fellows Class of 2012. The reception, on May 10, 2012, took place right after the recent class concluded the Urban Fellow’s program. Thus, the reception was also the inductionContinue reading “Congrats to the 2012 Class of NYC Urban Fellows”

Celebrating 40 Years of Urban Fellows

By SEWELL CHAN (New York Times) Original Article: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/celebratin-40-years-of-urban-fellows/ The Urban Fellows Program, begun in 1969, is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The idea was fairly simple: Take a group of bright and energetic recent college graduates, assign them to work with high-level New York City officials, and expose them to the joys (and frustrations) of municipal government. TheContinue reading “Celebrating 40 Years of Urban Fellows”