Intrepid Museum: Community Benefits

2/17/2021

Intrepid Museum’s Mission/ValuesThe Intrepid Museum’s mission is to promote the awareness of history, science and service through its collections, exhibits and programming in order to honor our country’s heroes, educate the public and inspire our youth. The values of integrity, community, innovation and environment, and our guiding principles of inclusivity, responsibility and sustainability, inform all that we do at the Intrepid Museum.

Mission Alignment With Hudson River Park Trust

We are proud and humbled that our mission and values directly align with, and support, efforts of HRPT. Together we:

● Operate a world class waterfront institution for the benefit of millions of New Yorkers and tourists who visit

● Value the integrity of historic preservation

● Promote environmental sustainability and stewardship through education and partnership with HRPT

Intrepid Museum educator participating in “A Day in the Life of the Hudson River & Harbor,” organized by HRPT.

Mission Alignment With HRPT

Together we (continued):● Promote and deliver education to our

youth, particularly focused on free education to underserved communities

● Provide free cultural opportunities for the public, including evening and weekend festivals that showcase our unique location

● Value inclusivity, diversity, accessibility and equity both in our audiences and in our teams Guests stargaze on the Intrepid Museum flight deck during a free

Astronomy Night program

Community Benefits

Community Benefits - Free Programming 2019

In 2019 alone, the Intrepid Museum provided over 148,000 visitors with free access to the Museum, its programs and/or the Pier, which accounts for almost 15% of the Museum’s total visitation.

Community Benefits - Free Programming 2019

We offer free programming to NYC Department of Education (DOE) schools, Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) programs, public libraries, veterans, and other community partners.

This includes programs for almost 25,000 people, ranging from families in transitional housing, to those with autism or dementia, to those in NYCHA housing. Within the five boroughs of New York City, the Intrepid Museum provided 161 schools and community organizations with free education programs.

Community Benefits - Free Programming 2019Supporting Students, Schools, Teachers and Community Organizations● Local youth career days, STEM forums and college events● Intensive youth leadership programs that feed up into a career ladder● P-12 students -- including students with developmental, cognitive and physical disabilities

-- participated in educator-led programs● Free community engagement and outreach programs -- for families in transitional housing,

children in foster care, hospital schools, incarcerated youth, homebound seniors and libraries

● Teacher professional development ● Virtual school programs● Annual Girls in Science and Engineering Day● Homeschool Days at the Museum● Free research and writing residencies for tween and teen students under an NEH grant

Community Benefits - Free Programming 2019Supporting Access● Programs support adults with developmental or cognitive disabilities. Opportunities

include: ASL tours, early morning openings for children with autism and older adults with dementia and their caregivers.

Supporting Community Development and NYCHA● Via Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD), Intrepid works with

Community Centers all over NYC through the Cornerstone, CAMBA, Beacon and Sonic programs

● The Museum is partnering with five NYCHA communities over two years to develop and deliver free programs: Stanley Isaacs, Marble Hill, Dyckman, Richmond Terrace and Woodside

Supporting Veterans● Programs for returning veterans, active duty military and their families● Host and coordinate a Veteran’s Job Fair

Community Benefits - CB4/City Council District 3Included in the 161 schools and community organizations the Intrepid Museum provides with free education programs are 28 local schools and community organizations in CB4/City Council District 3. These programs, in pre-pandemic years, would serve roughly 750-900 participants annually.

Public School 33 has been a strong CASA partner for years. Participants from Public School 33 receive 45-50 hours of programming time after school for up to 30 kids. Intrepid Museum provided free programming to 28 local schools and

community organizations in CB4/City Council District 3.

Community Benefits - CB4/City Council District 3

● AHRC - Manhattan Location● City Knoll Middle School● Columbus Library, NYPL● Cooke School● Fountain House● Hell’s Kitchen Family Group● Hudson Guild Beacon (Waterfront Alliance)● Independence High School● Job Path● New York Foundling Hosp.● P138M @ Park West HS● P721M● P94M @ 51● Professional performing Arts School

● Project Renewal Clinton● Project Renewal Geffner House● PS 111 Adolph Ochs● PS 212 Midtown West● PS 33● PS 51● Quest to Learn● SAGE Vets● Success Academy Hell's Kitchen● Success Academy Midtown West● Urban Pathways● Village Pre-School● Xavier High School HAP● YAI

Community BenefitsApproximately 123,000 visitors attended programs from Free Fridays to Astronomy nights. Free admission is offered to CUNY students and EBT card holders. Patrons also attend free movie nights and Pier festivals.In addition, the Museum issued 17,475 free access passes to Pier 86. Additional Pier amenities include:● Permanent seating and shade

structures on the Pier● Additional waterfront seating on

western edge of the Pier under Concorde

● Concessions, both on the Pier and in the Welcome Center

Community BenefitsAdditional pier amenities continued:● Access to view Concorde and Growler ● Access to special exhibits● Bathrooms open to the public during Museum

hours● Wi-Fi is available to visitors free of charge and

is available across the entire Museum complex, including in the Welcome Center Plaza ○ Public Wi-Fi allows users, no matter where

they are from, to access the Museum’s in-depth and accessible user guide, pre-order from the Museum’s restaurant, share their experience with friends and family, and research their next stop in the Hell’s Kitchen area

Intrepid Museum free admission opportunities and experiences● Free Fridays - Free admission to entire complex during evening hours ● 2019 Astronomy Nights, a free, after hours program● 2019 Innovators, a free, after hours program● Museums For All (EBT card)

○ Intrepid Museum was the first NYC museum to participate in Museums for All, allowing free entrance to EBT card holders and three guests any time

● Free access to US Military and Veterans● Bronx Museum Pass● Cool Culture Pass ● NYC Culture Pass● Cultural Pass● CUNY Students

Community Benefits

Intrepid Museum free admission opportunities and experiences (continued)● Fleet Week 2019

○ Parade of Ships○ Annual Memorial Day Ceremony

● The exhibition A View from the Deep: The Submarine Growler and the Cold War, is open year-round and free to the public

● Bank of America Museums on Us program● Smithsonian Museums Day● CASA Family Pass● ASTC Reciprocal Program ● Library Program● Corporate Program● Columbia University Students

Community Benefits

Intrepid Museum free admission opportunities and experiences (continued)● British Airways Concorde is accessible for viewing year-round and free to the public● Space & Science Festival, an annual four-day festival held between 2012-18● Drones: Is the Sky the Limit? a 6,000 sf exhibition that was open free to the public in 2017● Pier 86 accommodates various tall ships and other diplomatic vessel visits in NYC. These

vessels are open for free public visitation. Examples include:○ French tall ship Fulmar (planned for April 2020, cancelled due to COVID)○ Norwegian tall ship Sørlandet (planned for March 2020, cancelled due to COVID)○ Portuguese tall ship Sagres (May 2018)

● U.S. Naval Academy yard patrol craft visit three times each summer for several days during their regular training cruises

Community Benefits

Community Benefits - Event Space on Intrepid In addition to the 148,000 visitors the Museum welcomed for free in 2019, it also supplied event spaces on Intrepid to the DoE and other Education non-profits at cost.● District 75 STEM Fair for special needs science students, their teachers and families● NYC DOE Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Office Parent Coordinator Expo● NYC DOE Computer Science 4 ALL Kick-Off Event● NYC DOE Office of Teacher Development● Solar One Career Fair● 100Kin10 Back to School Event● Girl Scouts of NY STEM Expo● DOE ELL Meeting● DOE Face Retreat Meeting● DOE STEM Research Symposium● IBM Baruch Bootcamp

Intrepid also provides office space on ship for free to NYPD Harbor Unit and space for agency drills.

Local Partnerships

The Intrepid Museum engages and partners with many local businesses throughout the year, including during Kids Week, Fleet Week and the Westside Eats Food Festival, bringing additional revenue to these partners, broadening the collective marketing and promotional reach, and providing economic impact to the community. The Museum maintains partnerships with the following local businesses:414 Hotel Holiday Inn Express West Side NYPD5 Napkin Burger Home Frite OusiaAKA Central Park Hornblower Cruises Perros y VainasAviator Express Hotel Mela Pocket BarBar Gonzo Hudson River Park Trust PRINT. RestaurantBig Bus Hudson Yards Hell's Kitchen Alliance Radio City ApartmentsBlazing Saddles In Patella Renaissance Times SquareBloomingdales 59th Street Ink 48 Hotel Ripley’s Believe it or Not!Boy Scouts Greater NY Intercruises Shoreside Excursions Sheraton NY Hotel and Towers

Local PartnershipsCasablanca Hotel Knot of This World Sightseeing Pass/Twin AmericaCircle Line Sightseeing Cruises La Newyorkina The EdgeCity Sandwich Lucky Strike The Farmacy NYCCity Sightseeing Macaroni Shoppe The Landmark TavernComfort Inn Midtown West Madame Tussauds The MarshalCupcake Café Manhattan Club The Meatball ShopDelicacy Brigadeiros Craft Marriott Marquis Times Square The MuseFDNY Mayfair Hotel The Parker New YorkFine & Dandy Mercury Bar The Sound BiteFriends of Hudson River Park Milburn Hotel W Times SquareGirl Scouts NYC Millennium Broadway W.42st MediaGossip Bar and Restaurant MozzArepas Wafels & DingesGotham Market MSG Washington Jefferson HotelGotham Properties Nano Ecuadorian Wellington HotelGuantanamera Restaurant Nano Ecuadorian Kitchen West Bank CaféHell’s Kitchen Hot Sauce Novotel What’s the Dillaz?Hilton NY Hotel and Towers Nuts4Nuts Woops! Macarons and CookiesHilton Times Square NY Waterway

COVID and the FutureWhen COVID hit our City, the Intrepid Museum reinvented itself and took almost all of its free programs online in some sort of virtual setting. These include: free programs for in the classroom, professional development, for families after school, evening programs for astronomy enthusiasts, veterans and their families, sometimes large-scale sessions – even hundreds of STEM learners at one time – and sometimes more intimate, to provide directed learning opportunities for students. Recognizing that kids and families continue to need content-rich experiences during this long winter, we are soon to launch our first-ever virtual Kids Week.

Virtual Astronomy Live!Free School and Family ProgramsAccess Maker Camp

COVID and the FutureThe pandemic has now reduced Intrepid Museum’s earned revenue by 95%, and we realize it could take 5-10 years to recover back to pre-COVID levels. However, as part of our recovery, our commitment to lowering barriers, creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace and Museum to visit, and extending our reach into the community, is greater than ever.

Once we reopen, we look forward to welcoming all to experience the Intrepid Museum.

Future Relationship with CB4In addition to the community programs and benefits outlined in the new lease agreement, for our immediate neighborhood and the greater community, the Intrepid Museum welcomes the opportunity to:● Share internship opportunities and job openings on the CB4 website● CB4 is welcomed to host a board meeting at Intrepid each year● Intrepid welcomes appointing a designated community liaison for CB4 and the wider

community● Intrepid will launch a 50% discount to NYC residents later in 2021