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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

This month's salon will feature stories from our local Wikimedia community, a session with Annie Rauwerda of Depths of Wikipedia, plus fresh recaps from members who just returned from Wikimania 2026 in Paris.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Photography Policy.

Meeting info:

• Wednesday, July 29 WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce (optional RSVP on-wiki).

  6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Open Hour)

  7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Wiki Salon)

  (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)

  Also online via Zoom

Events:

• New: Alphabet run: Countries starting with N and O | Indigenous women | Women born before 1900
• Continuing (year-long initiatives): #1day1woman | Sports

You are invited to the picnic anyone can edit on Roosevelt Island, at Southpoint Park. Please dress for the weather/sun and bring a blanket (or two) or a lawn chair for seating; we will be having this picnic on the grass. Sunshades are also welcome. Bring some potluck as well as some board games to add to the fun!

All are welcome, new and experienced!

Sunday, August 9, 2026 Wiknic @ Roosevelt Island

• Time: 2:00 - 7:00 pm (come by any time!)
• Location: Roosevelt Island – FDR Hope Memorial at Southpoint Park; look for our Wikipedia/Wikimedia NYC banner.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Photography Policy.

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

This month's theme will be: "Meet your chapter board members, grow the local community!"

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Photography Policy.

Meeting info:

• Wednesday, August 26 WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce (optional RSVP on-wiki).

  6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Open Hour)

  7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Wiki Salon)

  (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)

  Also online via Zoom

• On 1 September 2026, a one-month backlog drive for new pages patrol will begin at a particularly important time for NPP.
• The backlog has now passed 30,000 unreviewed articles, a level that has been described in current NPP discussions as exceptionally high and potentially difficult to overcome through normal reviewing alone. Backlog drives are one of the few measures that have historically produced a noticeable reduction in the backlog, so the participation of as many active patrollers as possible will matter this month.
• If you can review during September, please make articles your priority. Every article that is reviewed is a meaningful reduction in the backlog. With the queue at its current size, even a relatively small increase in the number of articles each patroller reviews can add up to a substantial difference over the course of the month.
• This is a hybrid drive, so redirect reviewing is still included. Redirects can be a useful way for newer patrollers to get comfortable with NPP and can help people build up to reviewing articles. However, the main goal of this drive is to tackle the article backlog, and experienced patrollers are particularly encouraged to spend as much of their available reviewing time on articles as they can.
• Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles and redirects patrolled.
• Each article review will earn 1 point, while each redirect review will earn 0.2 points.
• Streak awards will be given out based on consistently hitting point thresholds for each week of the drive.
• Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive.
• If you have been thinking about doing more NPP, this is an especially good month to jump in. Whether you can review a few pages or hundreds, every review helps. And if you are already an active patroller, please consider whether you can put in some additional time during September to help bring the backlog back under control.
• Interested in taking part? Sign up here.

Events:

• New: Labour activists | Writers & their works | Alphabet run: Countries starting with P, Q & R

• Continuing (year-long initiatives): #1day1woman | Sports

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Annual Election & Members Meeting, in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan and also via Zoom.

The Members' Meeting is similar to other WikiWednesday meetups, except that its primary function is to elect new members to the Board of Directors. We will elect three board seats – half of the elected seats on the board – and the elected board can appoint up to five more board members.

As part of the Members Meeting, we will also focus on the Wikimedia NYC Programs Plan for the coming year, the Financial Report, and how to participate in our chapter member committees for Tech and Engagement.

Election info:

• To run for election or to vote, you must be a dues-paying member of Wikimedia New York City, having renewed in the past 12 months.
• Voting will be both online, via emailed ballots from the ElectionBuddy service, and in-person.
• The poll will be open for the 48 hours between 8pm EDT on September 28 and 8pm EDT on September 30.
• For additional information, please consult the Election FAQ.

Meeting info:

• Wednesday, September 30 Annual Election & Members Meeting (optional RSVP on-wiki).

  6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Open Hour)

  7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Wiki Salon)

  (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)

  Also online via Zoom

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Photography Policy.

Events:

• New: STEM | Alphabet run: Countries starting with S | Award winners
• Continuing (year-long initiatives): #1day1woman | Sports

• Opening (Access) Night for OA Week with Electronic Frontier Foundation

When: October 20, 2026

Where: Prime Produce

Time: 5:00pm to 8:00pm

Note: This gathering replaces October's WikiWednesday Salon. Prime Produce is at 424 West 54th Street.

• Wikidata Day

When: October 30, 2026

Where: Pratt Institute School of Information

Time: 2:00pm to 6:00pm

This event marks the 14th Birthday of Wikidata with a celebration and mini-conference. Sign up for a lightning talk or presentation and view the most up to date schedule on the Wikipedia event registration page!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Photography Policy.

Events:

• New:

• 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
• Alphabet run: countries starting with T
• Wikipedia Asian Month: Asian women

• Continuing (year-long initiatives):

• #1day1woman
• Sports