Lego Groups New York

Making Belonging: Story, Design & Social Practice

What does it mean to make a place where people feel they belong? And what changes when we make it together? Join us for an evening of experimentation as students from Columbia University share a series of prototypes exploring belonging. Through story, design, play, and participation, we'll look at social practice as an act of co-creation, making things with people rather than simply for them. The evening will move between prototypes, conversation, and collective experimentation, asking how the spaces we create—physical, digital, or somewhere in between can invite connection, agency, and a sense of belonging. We'll be joined by **Romy Nehme**, an experience and strategy designer, writer, and member of the Columbia Digital Storytelling Lab whose work sits at the intersection of storytelling, imagination, design, and systems change. Romy helped launch New_ Public, bringing a placemaking ethos to the design of digital spaces, and through her practice Beautiful Seams explores how narrative and experience design can help people imagine and shape different futures. Beautiful Seams. Come ready to experience, experiment, and make something together.

legacy in motion: Woodside figure drawing

✍️ **Step into the lineage of bold expression.** This isn’t a sip-and-doodle — this is **figure drawing with intent.** Join us for **Line & Legacy**, a live-model figure drawing session inspired by the teachings of **Gustav Rehberger**, known for his volcanic expressionism and fierce anatomical command. 🧍‍♂️ Dynamic model. 🖤 Rehberger-style intensity. 🍷 A welcoming vibe — bring a drink if you like, but **bring your focus more.** All levels welcome, from seasoned draughtsmen to curious newcomers. 🕖 **When:** Wednesdays 7–10:30 PM 📍 **Where:** 38-02 61st Street, Woodside, Queens 🚇 Steps from the 7 train and LIRR 💵 $20 cash/Venmo at the door ✨ Limited seats — DM to reserve or model. 🖼️ See more: gustavrehbergerfineart.com

Bronx C@L Meetup #01

Tired of crossing two boroughs just to find a workshop, a class, or a community of people who like making things with their hands? So are we. BX Craft at Large — a Bronx-based extension of the Craft at Large network — is bringing that community home, so Bronx makers finally have a place of their own. Join us for the very first BX Craft at Large meetup — a chance to meet fellow Bronx-based makers, talk about what we want this community to become, and start building something together. No experience required, just curiosity and an interest in making things with your hands. For our first meeting we will introduce the co-organizers and hosts, get to know each other and our crafts, and then engage in a group activity.

Uzbek in Rego Park

Fixer's Collective Manhattan Fixing Session

Come bring your broken items in need of some TLC to Hack Manhattan for this month's session of the Fixers' Collective. All are welcome, whether you have something to fix or just want to observe and watch. We encourage people to bring in their items early, so we can devote the most time to the item. Subsequently, if you arrive in the middle of a fix, we’ll try to accommodate you as best as we can. Pay what you wish for our handiwork!! *Fixers Collective is a social experiment in improvisational fixing and aggressive asset recovery. Their goal is to increase material literacy in our community by fostering an ethic of creative caring toward the objects in our lives.* http://www.fixerscollective.org/about/

Friday Night Lights: ICP & The Legendary Cyphers

17 Years on Wheels, 20 years at Google: Subways, Wheelchairs and Maps

This event will be online on [YouTube](https://youtu.be/D31AFpfMLp8) and in-person (New York City). **The speaker and livestream start at 7:30 pm ET**. In-person attendees may arrive as early as 7 pm ET. If arriving late, please leave a comment on this page and someone will come down ASAP. **Description** In 2009, a dramatic accident in Central Park profoundly altered my life trajectory, instantly becoming 1 in 4 people worldwide living with significant disabilities. Ever since, I've navigated the world in a wheelchair, relearning what it means to be a New York father, Google Maps engineer, and athlete. Despite the challenges, though, I've more frequently found gratitude, purpose, and even joy in the vast, strong community of people with disabilities. Gratitude for all we've accomplished in the last half-century, and both purpose and joy in working with disabled folk and allies to extend those gains. In the physical world, fighting and winning a subway accessibility lawsuit, and online, adding disability-aware data and features to Google Maps so people of all abilities can "know before we go" if a place and route are a good choice. **Presenter bio** [Sasha Blair-Goldensohn](www.linkedin.com/in/sasha-blair-goldensohn-429a5125b) leads Google Maps accessibility and disability innovation projects, helping people worldwide find accessible places and routes. He is also a disability rights activist with the Elevator Action Group for New York City subway accessibility, and has appeared in The New York Times, NPR, PBS, Vital City, Vice News, New Mobility, and West Side Rag. **Accessibility** The presentation will have human captions [CC], not automatic captions. For ASL preferred speakers, learn about the [Aira ASL App](https://aira.io/aira-asl-app/), and download it before the event. For the Blind and Low Vision community, learn about the [Aira Explorer App](https://aira.io/aira-explorer-app/) and download it before the event. To access the online webinar for audio description, use the A11yNYC Access Offer to call, or simply inform your Visual Interpreter that you'd like that offer applied when you connect. For additional accessibility requirements, please email meryl@equalentry.com **two weeks** **before** the event. **Livestream** View on [YouTube](https://youtu.be/D31AFpfMLp8) Provided by Internet Society Accessibility SIG. **Location details** The event is at 72 Spring Street on the 4th floor. Everyone must be accompanied to the event on the 4th floor. Because everyone needs to be escorted, please arrive early or on time. When you enter the ground floor, a representative from A11yNYC will be there to provide elevator access. **Transit** The building 72 Spring Street is near several transit stops: 6 train * Spring Street (non-accessible stop): 100 feet * Canal Street (accessible stop): 0.4 miles B/D/F/M trains * Broadway-Lafayette Street (accessible stop), 0.2 miles N/Q/R/W trains * Prince Street (non-accessible stop): 0.2 miles * Canal Street (accessible stop): 0.3 miles M1 / M55 Bus lines * Broadway/Spring Street stop: 500 feet Cabs and rideshares can let passengers out right near the building entrance. **Finding the building** In Google Maps, find 72 Spring Street. It shows the correct location of the entrance: on Spring Street, halfway between Crosby and Lafayette. It’s also between the Glossier store and the Krewe Eyewear store. Inside and over the reception desk in our building 72 Spring St, it says “Marc Jacobs.” **Traveling to the event?** We recommend [Hotel on Rivington](https://www.hotelonrivington.com/) or [Crosby Street Hotel](https://www.firmdalehotels.com/hotels/crosby-street-hotel). **Accreditation** All A11yNYC meetups are pre-approved for IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAEC). **Sponsors** Thanks to [Aira](https://aira.io/), [AKQA](https://www.akqa.com/), [Deque](https://www.deque.com/), [Evinced](https://www.evinced.com/), and [Equal Entry](https://equalentry.com/) for sponsoring. Want to be a sponsor? Contact meryl@equalentry.com

Locksport Workshop

A lockpicking workshop with tools provided from The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers, or [TOOOL](https://toool.us). Taught by a member at Hack Manhattan.

New York Claude Alchemy Turn Ideas Into Code

**🤖 Unlock Claude for Real Work – A Hands-On Vibe Coding Session** A no-fluff, 2-hour session that shows you how to make Claude a genuine work tool — not just a place for quick questions. 🧑‍💻 **Meet your host:** an entrepreneur who vibe coded his way to 4 figures a day. In this session he reveals the secret blueprint behind it. **⚠️ Limited seats.** RSVP here, then complete your registration via the link below to lock in your spot. ### [🚀 REGISTER HERE 🚀](https://rowan-77268.aiventurelab.org/product/ClaudeVibeCode?city=New%20York&groupurlname=chain-bangers-disc-golf-social-club&productId=130001&startgmtdatetime=2026-10-14T00:37:00Z) --- You'll learn how Claude really works under the hood, practice prompting approaches that consistently produce better output, and build a small toolkit of use cases tailored to your own work. 🔍 **What You'll Walk Away With:** - Real hands-on practice — not just slides and theory - A personal toolkit of use cases you can apply the next morning - Confidence to tackle bigger tasks with Claude on your own - Templates and patterns you can reuse for your daily work 💡 **Real use cases we'll cover:** - Drafting stakeholder communications in your own voice - Summarizing meetings and long documents in seconds - Turning rough notes into polished documents ⏱️ **2 hours of hands-on practice.** ✨ Learn it today, use it tomorrow. Grab your seat. 🛠️ ✨

WTF (Weekly Tuesday Folders)

**PLEASE NOTE: TIME IS NOW 6:00 to 8:00PM** **NEW LOCATION:** OMG NYC (Origami Meetup Group! New York City) is a group for people to come together and share in the beautiful art of Origami - an ancient art of folding various mediums, most commonly paper. The word comes from the combination of the Japanese verb oru (to fold) and the noun kami (paper). Other materials often folded are fabric, wire mesh, sheet metal, tissue, thin plastic, cardboard, and straws. We meet as a group to teach each other new models and share paper, books, and tips. This meeting is free and open to all level of folders from beginners to advanced. There will be free paper available to share. You can bring your own paper and books, so you can just show up and fold! If you have models you would like to learn, or teach, let us know and we will try our best to accommodate. OMG NYC's WTF (Weekly Tuesday Folders) meetup is now located at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library at 455 5th Avenue. The meeting is on the 3rd floor in room 303. Registration is strongly recommended. You can go to the website [bit.ly/omgorigami](bit.ly/omgorigami) and register for the date you will be attending. Seating is limited so those who register for the event are given priority. Food is not allowed in this library except on the 7th floor. Covered drinks are allowed. The library policy for this meetup is that it is for adults only.

Open House at Fat Cat Fab Lab

In-Person Open House at Fat Cat Fab Lab! Open House and Project Night: * Open House is casual and unstructured, come hang! * Get a tour of the space: Laser room, woodshop, metal shop, sewing area, 3D printing area, electronics lab, and more! * If you're looking for help with a project, stop by and meet members who may be able to help you with that cool new project you're totally stuck on! * If you're a non-member, this day is for you. You're welcome to use our space and hand tools to work on your projects! (Note: 3D printers available if your print completes during the meetup. Sorry, laser and CNC router reserved for members or those who've taken a class.) * If you're interested in joining as a Fat Cat Fab Lab member, in person participation at one of our Open House events is the first step towards becoming a member! See you there!

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