Thank you for your submissions
As New York City marks its official 400th birthday in 2025, earlier this year Wikimedia New York City called on New Yorkers and everyone else who loves this city to nominate 400 impactful New Yorkers and NYC neighborhoods that deserve a place on Wikipedia but aren’t yet featured or need to be updated.
By the end of the campaign we received over 1,000 submissions from the public and partner organizations! With the help of a jury from institutions including the Museum of the City of New York, The New York Times, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYU, and more we’ve identified 400 neighborhoods and New Yorkers that reflect New York City’s incredible history and future.
Nominations were encouraged from all boroughs and time periods, including a wide range of neighborhoods in New York City, and also from original Indigenous homelands and settlements as part of Lenapehoking.
OPEN CALL FOR
SUBMISSIONS
Join the NYC 400 Campaign marking New York City’s 400th birthday!*
Help us spotlight New York City’s rich diversity by updating or creating Wikipedia articles for 400 neighborhoods and remarkable individuals. We’re calling on the public to nominate 400 impactful New Yorkers and 400 NYC neighborhoods that deserve a place on Wikipedia but aren’t yet featured or need to be updated. Submissions are open from January 25 to March 31—don’t miss this chance to celebrate NYC’s history and culture!
* Disclaimer: While we recognize that New York City is older than 400 years due to historical inaccuracies in its officially recorded age, the NYC 400 Campaign uses this milestone as a symbolic celebration of the city’s rich history and cultural legacy.
NY 400 Jury Panel
Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations for the Wikimedia NYC 400 campaign.
We’d like to sincerely thank and credit our jury panel members, who devoted their time and energy to reviewing submissions.
Give us your nomination!
thank you to our partners
Special thanks to Craig Newmark Philanthropies for funding this project.
Thank you to our jury who have volunteered their time to decide on the Wikimedia NYC 400: Stephanie Hill-Wilchfort (Museum of the City of New York), Eric Sanderson (New York Botanical Garden), Jinelle Thompson (The Metropolitan Museum of Art), Zenzele Johnson (The Metropolitan Museum of Art), Kamau Ware (Black Gotham Experience), Xavier Robles Armas (Latinx Project at NYU), Gabriel Antonio Magraner (Latinx Project at NYU), Eve Washington (The New York Times: The Upshot).
Thank you to
our partners
Special thanks to Craig Newmark Philanthropies for funding this project.
