Wikimedia New York City

Wikimedia New York City is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and local Wikimedia chapter that brings New York together to share in a richer and more representative free knowledge ecosystem.

We are committed to the vision of a Wikipedia as democratic and diverse as the New York City Subway. We seek to join with our city's cultural, educational, and community organizations in expanding access to free knowledge.

History

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Wikimedia New York City began as a grassroots community of Wikipedians, information professionals, and activists committed to connecting the peoples and institutions of the New York Metropolitan area with Wikipedia and the larger free-culture movement. Wikimedia NYC was recognized as an official chapter in 2009 with its members distinguishing themselves through their commitment to the larger free-culture movement and the recognition that Wikipedia exists as part of a greater information ecosystem. The realization of this early vision for the Chapter is evidenced in its partnerships, its edit-a-thons and monthly meetups, and its role in the early development and growth of projects such as AfroCROWD, Art + Feminism, "Wiki Loves …" initiatives, and other catalyzing, replicable, global efforts growing from a diverse local context.

Contact us

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Administration

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Staff

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Executive Director: Pacita Rudder (User:Pacita (WikiNYC)) (press release)

Board of Directors

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President: Richard Knipel (User:Pharos), elected seat until 2027 annual meeting
Vice President: Giancarlo Mainardi (User:ComplexRational), elected seat until 2026 annual meeting
Treasurer: Bob Kosovsky (User:Kosboot), elected seat until 2026 annual meeting
Secretary: David Hecht (w:User:Wileycount), elected seat until 2027 annual meeting
Director: Brandon Duderstadt (w:User:Bstadt), elected seat until 2027 annual meeting
Director: Molly Stark Dean (w:User:Mollystarkdean), elected seat until 2026 annual meeting
Director: Abbad Diraneyya (User:عباد ديرانية), appointed seat until 2026 annual meeting

v t e Wikimedia United States Coalition
Coalición Estadounidense de Wikimedia
Chapters	Wikimedia District of Columbia (es) • Wikimedia New York City (es)
User groups	Cascadia Wikimedians • Florida Librarians of Wikipedia • Georgia Piedmont Wikimedians • New England Wikimedians (es) • North Carolina Wikipedians • Ohio Wikimedians User Group • Wiki Project Med • WikiConference North America • Wikimedians of Minnesota User Group • Wikimedians of Chicago User Group • Wikimedians of Colorado User Group • Wikimedians of Iowa User Group • Wikimedians of Los Angeles • Wikimedians of North American Indigenous Languages User Group • San Diego Wikimedians User Group
Allied organizations	Wiki Education Foundation
Proposed groups	Allegheny Wikimedians • Texas Wikimedians (es) • Wikimedia Midwest • Wikimedians of the U.S. Mountain West • Tennessee Wikimedians User Group
Meetings	Index
Historical pages	Draft bylaws • Foggy Bottom Agreement • Local entities • Proposal for the evolution of Wikimedia chapters in the United States • Southern California Wikimedians • Wiki BUG • Wikimedia California • Wikimedia MidAtlantic • Wikimedia Ohio • Wikimedia Oklahoma • Wikimedia Pennsylvania • Kentucky Wikimedians User Group • Working groups
Category:Wikimedia United States Coalition • Wikimedia United States Coalition at Wikimedia Commons