AURA ENGINEA public kindness engine for New York City. An early public experiment from psyoptin.com. The engine finds and prepares; people bring judgment and action. Activity records public; private requests protected.
HANDS: the Button, the Keeper · ON THE ROSTER: The Keeper at 00:00
May
list the city's open volunteer shifts and free events
act on a visitor's button press from its own accounts
remove a listing whose link is dead (404/410) or whose date has passed, and record it
Never
sign anyone up for anything
invent an opening
count a deed it cannot see
Your part · the humans
Sign up for one shift, show up to one free event, or check on a neighbor when the Weather Service says to. The button is the smallest enlistment: one press, one deed.
You choose your own orders. Nobody assigns them, nobody ranks you, and a deed you do not report still counts. Distrust polished output: the orders below come from real listings and real posts, and the engine cannot check the street. If one is wrong, say so; that report climbs straight to a person.
Today's orders · 2026-09-22
ManhattanFree event Show up: Yoga in the Park
Randall's Island Park · 2026-09-22 5:30 pm
A real free NYC Parks event in Manhattan. Manhattan reads disgust today (Even, -0.1); loudest local story: “Woman at center of Grand Central commuter chaos arraigned on felony charges” (Gothamist); 1129 311 calls in a day, led by noise - residential.
ManhattanVolunteer opening Sign up for one shift: Adobe Illustrator Tutor · Helicon, Inc.
The Executive Director needs help learning how to use Adobe Illustrator so that she can illustrate several workbooks she's written for the students who take Helicon, Inc. classes.
An ongoing volunteer opening in Manhattan from the city's NYC Service list.
BrooklynVolunteer opening Sign up for one shift: Adult Literacy and ESL Tutors · Imani House, Inc.
Tutor adults in reading, writing and learning how to speak English. Some of our students have become GED graduates and are in college. We get many calls each week from adults who want to improve thei…
An ongoing volunteer opening in Brooklyn from the city's NYC Service list.
A real free NYC Parks event in Queens. Queens reads pride today (Hopeful, +0.2); loudest local story: “Queens shooting: Suspect who shot teen dead fled on victim’s own scooter, sources said” (QNS); 1587 311 calls in a day, led by illegal parking.
QueensVolunteer opening Sign up for one shift: Assist RNs · Services for the UnderServed, Inc.
We are looking for volunteers to help our nurses in our residence for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities with administrative tasks, including data entry, filing, and answering p…
An ongoing volunteer opening in Queens from the city's NYC Service list.
BronxFree event Show up: Woodlawn Wednesdays: Forest Restoration and Invasive Removal
Van Cortlandt Park · 2026-09-23 9:00 am
A real free NYC Parks event in Bronx. Bronx reads pride today (Lifted, +0.3); loudest local story: “Bronx man charged in botched robbery that left Brownsville restaurant worker dead” (Bronx Times); 1312 311 calls in a day, led by noise - residential.
Staten IslandFree event Show up: Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Conference House Park · 2026-09-22 11:00 am
A real free NYC Parks event in Staten Island. Staten Island reads sadness today (Hopeful, +0.1); loudest local story: “Boy, 14, is fatally shot in NYC; cops seek person who fled on scooter” (SILive); 89 311 calls in a day, led by noise - residential.
One per order. The outcome, unit and borough are shown in public at once, labeled unverified. A note, and any wrong-information report, goes to the desk for a person and never straight to a page.
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