The Best of New York



People hate New York City, and it’s easy to understand why. Housing is too expensive, the subway is always delayed, and if you’d like to use the bathroom, well, good luck finding a public restroom. 

But as a native New Yorker, I believe that NYC is one of the best cities in the world. Here, you can find every food imaginable—Korean in Murray Hill, Guyanese in Jamaica, and Indian in Jackson Heights. You can also go to any park and join in on a game of handball or basketball, no questions asked. 

What I wanted, then, was a campaign that imagined a NYC that wasn’t so different from the present. The city is still full of culture, subway riders, and basketball courts. This new version, though, has housing. With rising housing costs and lack of housing pushing low-income families to areas with less subway service, I wanted to advocate for housing through a grassroots campaign.

While working in community service throughout my teen years, I realized that giving information without a point of action leads to stagnation. We have this information, now what? It was imperative, then, to provide a simple way to engage with the issue. 

By creating pre-addressed and stamped postcards with guiding questions, people can simply write what they feel (in Spanish too!) and chuck it in the mailbox. The posters are meant to be printed and wheatpasted, while the stickers are designed to be recognizable even while stuck on a stoplight pole.


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The Best of New York



People hate New York City, and it’s easy to understand why. Housing is too expensive, the subway is always delayed, and if you’d like to use the bathroom, well, good luck finding a public restroom. 

But as a native New Yorker, I believe that NYC is one of the best cities in the world. Here, you can find every food imaginable—Korean in Murray Hill, Guyanese in Jamaica, and Indian in Jackson Heights. You can also go to any park and join in on a game of handball or basketball, no questions asked. 

What I wanted, then, was a campaign that imagined a NYC that wasn’t so different from the present. The city is still full of culture, subway riders, and basketball courts. This new version, though, has housing. With rising housing costs and lack of housing pushing low-income families to areas with less subway service, I wanted to advocate for housing through a grassroots campaign.

While working in community service throughout my teen years, I realized that giving information without a point of action leads to stagnation. We have this information, now what? It was imperative, then, to provide a simple way to engage with the issue. 

By creating pre-addressed and stamped postcards with guiding questions, people can simply write what they feel (in Spanish too!) and chuck it in the mailbox. The posters are meant to be printed and wheatpasted, while the stickers are designed to be recognizable even while stuck on a stoplight pole.