John Surico

John Surico is a journalist and researcher who focuses on sustainability and open space. His past work for Center for an Urban Future has sparked policy changes and new investment from City Hall. His report on the city's parks infrastructure, A New Leaf, led to a historic injection of funds for parks maintenance. Additionally, a segment of the Economic Opportunity Lab series he authored was the basis for CUNY Reconnect, the city's first-ever program to help older students re-enroll and graduate.

John teaches cities-focused reporting at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, and his writing can regularly be found in The New York Times, Bloomberg CityLab, and elsewhere. Previously, he served as the first-ever Scholar-in-Residence at the Central Park Conservancy. He holds a MSc in Transport and City Planning from University College London. In Queens, where he lives, he organizes for a more livable city, as the chair of the 31st Ave Open Street Collective and a co-author of the Western Queens Public Realm Agenda. He writes about cities and how they're changing in his monthly newsletter, Streetbeat.