Wikimedia NYC 400

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.

Wikimedia NYC 400

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.

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.

  • Eve Washington (The New York Times)
  • Eric Sanderson (New York Botanical Garden)
  • Gabriel Magraner (The Latinx Project at New York University)
  • Jinelle Thompson (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
  • Kamau Ware (Black Gotham Experience)
  • Stephanie Hill-Wilchfort (Museum of the City of New York)
  • Xavier Robles Armas (The Latinx Project at New York University)
  • Zenzele Johnson (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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