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🗽See NYC is an experiential festival for New Yorkers on a mission to build a better, brighter city.
✨ Powered by @breakout & @davidprizenyc.

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🔎🗽See NYC is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for impact-driven New Yorkers to experience their city alongside peers who care just as deeply about it.

Forget your typical panel or conference. This is a three-day, two-night immersive experience (overnight stay included!) where you’ll connect with fascinating New Yorkers across sectors, visit some of the city’s most inspiring sites, and still have plenty of time to mingle, dance, and chat with a curated room of NYC’s best.

Join us May 13–15! Applications are now open at 🔗 see-nyc.com!
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#newyorkcity #thingstodonyc #queens #chinatown #statenisland taken in New York City by @seenycofficial

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7 months ago

WE’RE BACK! See NYC 2.0 is coming this spring for another jam packed three days! This time our home base will be in FiDi and we’ll be visiting sites in the city, Queens and Staten Island🗽

🔗 Apply at see-nyc.com — let us know any questions you may have!

🔌 by @breakout and @davidprizenyc taken in New York City by @seenycofficial

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9 months ago

Last week, @breakout and The David Prize came together to host the inaugural See NYC! It was one for the books. @SeeNYCOfficial is a summer camp style experience that gathered 150 impactful New Yorkers to "see" the city like never before. Community gems were explored, breakthrough conversations were had and new connections were forged. ⁠
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We're still buzzing from it all ✨⁠
📸: @erickhercules by @seenycofficial

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a year ago

The Day 2 look back across Queens!

featuring @therockawayhotel @robsboring @riserockaway @emceeserch @vprecords @renarts1981 @aafenyc

📸: @wthomas by @seenycofficial

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3 months ago

Staten Island opened the show for Day 1 of See NYC ’26! Still reminiscing on the many great moments 🗽

featuring @stgeorgetheatre @shawnaeshouse @snugharborccbg @freshkillspark @ferryhawks @casabelvedere @wutangclan @conwellcoffeehall

📸: @wthomas by @seenycofficial

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3 months ago

There's no place like home! From Staten Island, Queens, and everywhere in between. Here's a look back at See NYC '26!

📸: @wthomas by @seenycofficial

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3 months ago

The David Prize joined over 150 New Yorkers last week for See NYC, now in its second year, and it reminded us exactly how special this city is, and why it’s New Yorkers that make it so.

We explored Staten Island, Queens, Chinatown, and FiDi. We stayed at a hotel steps from the Oculus and the 9/11 Memorial - hearing directly from the architects who brought those spaces to life. We made the kind of connections you can’t plan for and that continue long beyond the three days spent together.

Thank you, See NYC 🗽

📸: @paris.benson @dagboh taken in New York City by @seenycofficial

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5 months ago

This year I set an intention to turn inward and learn about local leadership and how the city runs. @seenycofficial, powered by @breakout and @davidprizenyc, is a magic school bus style 3-day field trip to different boroughs designed for New York leaders.

Together with 120 other builders, funders, storytellers and passion project full timers operating across grassroots organizing, philanthropy, housing, media, culture, finance and tech; we learned to ask ourselves, “What is your influence?”

We learned from the best in the field, and were reminded of the many faces of New York City:

New York is immigrant mamas that worked three jobs to make rent (shoutout to my mom!). It is home to ~180 unicorns, making it the second largest tech hub. Yet also where ~20% of residents don’t have internet connectivity. There is a 250,000+ waitlist on NYCHA housing when they are already in a $70B deficit. NYC is home of the dollar slice. And over 800 languages. So roughly 800 types of cuisines. The city is also Miss Pat who brought reggae into the west, Staten Island volunteer group that arranges walking tours, educators that focus on AI literacy for youth, and curators who elevate local businesses while keeping the museums current. The list goes on. The federal reserve is the largest known depository of monetary gold. The epicenter of global banking, host of two largest stock exchanges. The most heavily funded municipal police department in the world. Also the fashion capital of the americas. Biggest media moguls, MAD men. NYT Bestsellers. A VC panel said if silicon valley is good at building underlying tech infra, new york city is good at applying the tech. And you can see social proof when talent is leaving the west coast to build their companies where they wanna live. Yet at the same time, nearly 5 million residents are at or below the poverty line.

The dichotomy of this city is unlike any other. And there are social equity advocates fighting tooth and nail to reduce the widening wealth gap. I’m leaving with a reality check and I’m also leaving inspired (to move back!). Most of all, as someone else put it, I’m leaving a more curious person. by @seenycofficial

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5 months ago

We were incredibly honored to host a panel at @seenycofficial this past week celebrating the power and impact of great teaching across New York City. Held at the @stgeorgetheatre on Staten Island, the conversation brought together educators and leaders from across the city to discuss what it takes to identify, support, and sustain excellence in teaching.

A huge thank you to our moderator and panelists for such a thoughtful and inspiring discussion:
- Jeta Donovan
- Amy Way
- Burnett Joiner
- Tia Morris
- Valerie Facciola

And thank you to the @breakout team for creating space for meaningful conversations about the future of education in New York City! #SeeNYC #NYCTeachers #JulianRobertsonAward taken in St. George Theatre by @seenycofficial

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5 months ago

We’re still thinking about last night in Chinatown ❤️

A huge thank you to Welcome to Chinatown, House of Joy, Ping’s, Wing on Wo & Co., Grand Tea & Imports, Yu & Me Books, and The Association for opening your spaces and sharing your stories with us.

From tea ceremonies and family-style meals to dumpling making, music, tarot readings, crafts, and conversations across generations, every experience reflected the creativity and resilience that make Chinatown so special.

📸:
@dagboh

#smallgroupdinners #seenyc #nycchinatown by @seenycofficial

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5 months ago

Day 2 in Queens 🌊🗽

Started with a ferry to Rockaway + conversations on community, housing, music, climate, and culture. From reggae legends at VP Records to neighborhood walks through Jackson Heights and Flushing, the day was packed with stories about the people shaping NYC from the ground up.

📸:
@dagboh

#adayforthebooks by @seenycofficial

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5 months ago

Day 1 = officially a wrap ✨

From Lower Manhattan to Staten Island — yesterday was filled with powerful conversations on education, culture, climate innovation, history, and the future of NYC. Ferry rides, iconic spaces, inspiring leaders, incredible food, and unforgettable connections all in one day.

Ending the night reflecting on the rebuilding of Lower Manhattan over dinner in one of the city’s most historic venues. Grateful for every conversation, every perspective, and everyone who made today so special. 🗽

📸:
@paris.benson
@dagboh by @seenycofficial

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