Shared Space as Movement Infrastructure

Offers office and meeting space at market rate or below to nonprofit organizations, fostering an affordable environment that supports collaboration and creative thinking.

Plans and carries out local community initiatives including neighborhood beautification, holiday celebrations, and upkeep of a pocket park and memorials.

Offered affordable office space, meeting rooms, and collaboration opportunities to local progressive groups prior to closure.

Co-hosts public events such as street renaming ceremonies and ribbon-cutting events, and completes facility improvements including construction and furnishing of a podcast studio for member use.

Hosts Blake EDU, a monthly educational series for nonprofit professionals featuring leaders from the Capital Region to support capacity building and professional development.

Operates a 25,000-square-foot shared office facility in downtown Albany, NY, providing private offices, dedicated desks, open coworking space, and mailbox memberships for nonprofit organizations. Offers flexible membership options including full-time access, community memberships (8 days/month), day passes, and Book of Passes (10 visits/year).

Manages day-to-day office operations including utilities, coffee service, and closing procedures, and provides on-site support during tours and regular operations through community managers and crew members who assist visitors and members.

Convenes forums and discussions with City Council members, State Legislators, and other officials to address the impacts of public safety legislation, including NYPD budget cuts, bail reform, and the choke-hold ban, on the neighborhood.

Hosts virtual and in-person town hall meetings and safety events with elected officials, law enforcement, and city agencies to discuss community safety, public safety policies, and neighborhood concerns. These events include collaboration with the 19th Precinct's Neighborhood Coordination Officers and citywide officials such as the NYC Comptroller.

Organizes volunteer-driven Neighborhood Cleanup Day events and ongoing street cleaning activities, including removal of trash from sidewalks and tree pits, to improve local environmental and sanitation conditions.

Maintains a list of 24 member buildings in the East 72nd Street neighborhood to support coordinated community engagement and collective action on local issues.

Organized and led a petition campaign against the proposed Lenox Hill Hospital Development Project to represent community interests in urban planning decisions.

Provides two handicap-accessible exhibit spaces, including a 2,000-square-foot Treasure Room and a corridor with rotating vitrines, to host curated art exhibitions such as 'Noah: A Future Hope', 'Storybook Wonders', and 'Frontline Prophet: James Baldwin', with public opening receptions and programming featuring artists and curators.

Organizes cultural and community-building events such as concerts, ice cream socials, snack crawls, and relaxation gatherings featuring music, tea, and baked goods to strengthen connections among tenants and support community well-being.

Maintains a physical library with 17,000 books, periodical subscriptions, and archival collections related to the Ecumenical Movement, and provides remote access to e-books and audiobooks via Libby; also hosts a book club called 'Books That Bind' to encourage community engagement through reading and discussion.

Manages the Riverside Cafe, a full-service cafeteria open Monday through Friday, offering breakfast, lunch, coffee, and other refreshments to tenant organizations, their guests, and local community residents.

Operates a 19-story, 600,000 square-foot building in Morningside Heights that provides below-market lease rates, superior accessibility, and tenant-focused services including high-speed internet, conference call and video conferencing scheduling, and integrated facilities management to ecumenical, educational, and philanthropic organizations.

Contracts with a health service provider to offer free blood pressure screenings, weight measurement, fitness supervision, and immunizations for missionaries; provides free CPR and AED training to tenants and equips every floor with AED devices.