Food Stamped

City Studies

Food Stamped

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Making Policy Public

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Pay Dirt

City Studies

Pay Dirt

We Are Public Housing

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We Are Public Housing

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

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Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Space Jam

Urban Investigations

Space Jam
    • Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 7pm
    • The New School
      Bark Room
      2 West 13th Street, 1st Floor
      New York, New York
      N/Q/R/L/4/5/6 to Union Sq

Debut of Up Closed and Personal

Debut of _Up Closed and Personal_

There are a lot of schools in New York City. Some doing well. Others... not so well. What happens to these schools? When can a faltering school be salvaged and when should it be shuttered? How does the Department of Education make decisions about what schools get closed? What does 'doing well' even mean? And who decides?

To get answers to these questions, a group of students from College Now at Hostos Community College in the Bronx worked with CUP staff and teaching artist Vivianne Njoku. They interviewed parents, advocates, and representatives from the Department of Education to get a variety of perspectives. They created Up Closed and Personal, a short film that examines this thorny issue and looks at the decision-making process for closing schools.

Students debuted their work on October 29th sharing their experiences investigating school closings through film and interviews. They were also joined in conversation by Pamela Wheaton from Insideschools.

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Urban Investigations

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Know Your Lines

Making Policy Public

Know Your Lines

Es Tu Dinero, Decides Tú

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Es Tu Dinero, Decides Tú

A Fair Chance

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A Fair Chance

Participatory Budgeting

Technical Assistance

Participatory Budgeting

What Is Mandatory Inclusionary Housing?

Envisioning Development

What Is Mandatory Inclusionary Housing?

Record It. Report It!

Public Access Design

Record It. Report It!

Your Guide to Welfare in NYC

Making Policy Public