@wikimedianyc.bsky.social
We are the regional Wikimedia chapter serving the New York City metropolitan area. Event calendar at enwp.org/WP:WMNYC
...And this is just scratching the surface! For more info about the #wikiconferenceNA Culture Crawl, check out the full schedule. NOTE: You'll need to register first and now, with less than a week to go, many of the most popular tours are already fully booked! wikiconference.org/wiki/2025/Pr...
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Image by chaddavis.photography, CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=88091902 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en
The #wikiconferenceNA 2025 Culture Crawl in NYC this year also includes a Flushing Food Tour! Flushing, Queens features diverse communities and cuisines from around the globe — and the Culture Crawl will take you on a food tour to explore them! (Image by chaddavis. photography, CC BY-SA 2.0.)
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McGraw_Rotunda,_New_York_Public_Library_Main_Branch.jpg This image was originally posted to Flickr by bryan... at https://flickr.com/photos/91049143@N00/50246921568. It was reviewed on 6 June 2021 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en
This year's #wikiconferenceNA Culture Crawl features The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building — often called the main branch of New York’s public library system and known for its humanities and social sciences research collections and its Beaux-Arts architecture. (Image by bryansjs, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0)
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https://flic.kr/p/2pM5ggx Image by Karl Schultz (Flickr), CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en
@PosterHouseNYC, the first museum in the United States dedicated exclusively to posters, is another #wikiconferenceNA Culture Crawl highlight this year. (Image by Karl Schultz, Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.)
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Image by Razvan Dinu, CC BY 4.0. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Frick_Art_Reference_Library_-_interior.jpg/960px-Frick_Art_Reference_Library_-_interior.jpg?20161023060149 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en
The @frickcollection is also on the Culture Crawl. The Frick is a leading museum & research center featuring 14-19th-century European paintings, plus the Frick Art Research Library — a collection of books, periodicals, photographs, and more. (Image by Razvan Dinu, CC BY 4.0.) #WikiconferenceNA
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Image by Hugo Schneider, CC BY 4.0. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art_%28The_Met%29_-_Central_Park%2C_NYC.jpg/960px-Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art_%28The_Met%29_-_Central_Park%2C_NYC.jpg?20201209112735 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en
Participants on the #WikiconferenceNA 2025 Culture Crawl can visit NYC's @metmuseum.org! Known as the Met, it's the 3rd-largest museum in the world, the largest art museum in the Americas, and the 4th-most visited art museum in the world. (Image from Wikimedia Commons, by Hugo Schneider, CC BY 4.0)
10.10.2025 11:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0#WikiconferenceNA 25 is next week! Wikimedia NYC is excited to welcome 300+ Wikipedians to our city for a jam-packed program. There's dozens of workshops, speakers & talks, plus a culture crawl exploring NYC’s culture & history. Here's some highlights...
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In August, Wikicurious & WikiLatinos held Editing to the Beat at the Miami-Dade Main Library. The goal? Edit articles about Caribbean & Latin Music. A highlight was special guest @titopuentejr!
Here’s a new highlight video of the event: youtu.be/e6NsHVY14PI
New York City is hosting Wikiconference North America Oct 16-19, and we're excited to share that @craignewmark.bsky.social will be joining us!
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On Sep 19, we held Wikipedia NYC 400 Edit-A-Thon: Nueva Yol to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month. Participants worked on new, existing pages about Latinx New Yorkers & history, including #NYC400 campaign. BIG thanks to latinxprojnyu.bsky.social for hosting, partnering w/ us, and to artist Mars Ramos
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October 1st to 31st, Wiki Loves Monuments in the United States 2025. Photo by MichaeldDPhotos, CC BY-SA 4.0
#WikiLovesMonuments 2025 has started in the U.S.! 📸 Through October, help document history and improve Wikipedia by contributing your photos of historic sites.
Ten photos will be selected to win a prize and go on to the international competition! 🌍
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The registration deadline for WikiConference North America 2025 is tomorrow, Sept 30th, and we're unfortunately already sold out! 😮 But don't worry, you can register for a virtual ticket and join us online or join the waitlist for in person participation: wikiconference.org
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2) At Wikiconference N America (Oct 16-19), the CUNY team will also examine how leaning into Wiki platforms helps unlock CUNY’s (and NYC s) archival history. Read more about the Wikimedian-in-Residence program at @CUNY.edu here:
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1) How does #GenAI shape Wikipedia editing? Next month @ Wikiconference N America (Oct 16-19), members of @cuny.edu’s Wikimedian-in-Residence project, w/ support from @craignewmark.bsky.social Philanthropies, share how genAI is used in a Wikipedia-based writing course.
23.09.2025 21:17 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1Join developers, designers, and #Wikipedia enthusiasts from Oct 3rd to 5th for a weekend of creative hacking! We're building games and interactive experiences powered by the world's largest encyclopedia 🕹️💻 Apply to attend here: wikigamejam.org
16.09.2025 16:14 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Join us this Friday!!
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In this episode of the @CUNY Indoor Voices Podcast, CUNY @CraigNewmarkPhilanthropies Wikimedian-in-Residence and WM NYC chair Richard Knipel explores facilitating community engagement in documenting history and culture for CUNY citizens, New Yorkers, and the world. Listen at: tinyurl.com/43n7uzez
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Join us in NYC! 🍎🏙️
On September 8, we’ll be unveiling the newest findings on representation across children’s TV from 2018 to 2024. From depictions of leadership and careers, to the inclusion of diverse, nuanced characters, we’ll share the latest on what young children are seeing on screen.
Did you know Latinx communities remain underrepresented on #Wikipedia?
On Friday, September 19, we’re teaming up with @latinxprojnyu.bsky.social to host Wikipedia NYC 400 Edit-A-Thon: Nueva Yol, featuring food, art, and Wikipedia editing.
Register here:
Did you know Latinx communities remain underrepresented on #Wikipedia?
On Friday, September 19, we’re teaming up with @latinxprojnyu.bsky.social to host Wikipedia NYC 400 Edit-A-Thon: Nueva Yol, featuring food, art, and Wikipedia editing.
Register here:
We’re excited to report that our partners at @cuny.edu @craignewmark.bsky.social Wikimedian-in-Residence project recently presented along with Wikimedia NYC at #Wikimania Nairobi, the 20th edition of the Wikimedia movement's annual conference 😍 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UcJ...
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Join our casual summer Wiknic (Wikipedia-picnic!) and hang out with fellow Wikimedians on Sunday, August 24, 2–7 PM at Southpoint Park, Roosevelt Island. Bring some food, a blanket to sit on, and maybe a board game or two!
Register here:
2/ Bonus record swap: Editing to the Beat (Miami, August 30th) will kick off earlier in the afternoon with an open spin and record swap. Bring your favorite Latin music records and sign up for a half hour session where you will provide the soundtrack for the Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon.
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1/ In Miami on Aug 30? Love Wikipedia? Come to the beautiful Miami-Dade Library and edit articles about Caribbean & Latin Music! No experience with Wikipedia required. Learn the history of those musical styles, get trained to use Wikipedia, and make new friends. www.eventbrite.com/e/wikicuriou...
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Since 2020 only about 15% of Wikipedia editors identify as women. Earlier this month, we worked with @womendonews.bsky.social to help close that gender gap 💻 Thanks to @craignewmark.bsky.social for supporting this project and helping to safeguard the integrity of journalism and free press! 😍
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Wikicurious: Editing to the Beat is headed to Miami to groove to Caribbean & Latin Music! Join us on Aug 30 from 12-5:30pm at the Miami-Dade Public Library to learn to edit #Wikipedia.
RSVP at our event calendar in bio.
Wikicurious is supported by @craignewmark Philanthropies.
Thank you to Washington Square Park for hosting our first Wiknic of the year! Despite a random burst of rain 🤣 we had a great time exploring the park and West Village neighborhood to take photos for Wikimedia Commons as part of our Wikipedia #NYC400 project ☔️ @craignewmark.bsky.social
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This month, Wikicurious landed at The Bechtler in Charlotte, North Carolina! Dr. Amy Carleton led a training for more than 60 new Wikipedians focused on addressing content gaps on Wikipedia and good digital citizenship. Wikicurious is supported by @craignewmark philanthropies.
📸: Brian Twitty
Grab your laptop, camera, and some shades 😎 and join us in the summer sun for a special NYC 400 Wikipedia picnic (Wiknic!) and photo tour on Sunday, July 20th from 12pm to 4pm 🧺 RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-400-wi... Support for the NYC 400 project comes from @craignewmark.bsky.social ♥️
12.07.2025 18:09 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1The founding of the first Dutch settlement was 1624. Here's a timeline for you: ny400th.org
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