Record It. Report It!

Public Access Design

Record It. Report It!

Education Rights for Families

Technical Assistance

Education Rights for Families

What is asylum?

Making Policy Public

What is asylum?

The Deciders

City Studies

The Deciders

Blunt Conversations

Urban Investigations

Blunt Conversations

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

Urban Investigations

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

News

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This May Day we’re celebrating workers the way we celebrate every day: by sharing and creating resources that communities can use to navigate and advocate for their rights! We’ve pulled some resources from our archives that uplift worker rights and worker ... more

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Recently we’ve collaborated with our community partners across the city to create visual tools that tackle issues from landlord harassment to immigration bond hearings to abusive policing. We’re proud to share our latest projects! Is Your Landlord Harassing ... more

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For Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April, we’re turning to our archives to share some tools you can use to spread awareness and advocate for change! Show Up! is a pocket-sized guide we created with Hollaback! that breaks down bystander intervention into ... more

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CUP is excited to announce the 2019 Public Access Design Fellows. The incoming group of designers and artists will work with CUP over the coming year, and learn about our participatory design methods. Several of the fellows will also get to collaborate with ... more

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As we wrap up students’ investigations into social justice questions, we’re thrilled to invite you to their final presentations! Over the past semester, students at Life Sciences High School have collaborated with CUP and Teaching Artist Stephen Kwok to explore ... more

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We’re proud to announce that CUP and ED Christine Gaspar have been featured in Next City’s “15 Solutions for Cities.” 19 prominent urbanists were asked: What incites hope for the future of our cities? Both CUP and Christine’s work were included ... more

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Take a closer look at our Youth Education programs in process! This winter students are getting out of the classroom to delve deeper into social justice questions from all sides of the issues.  Students from the Bronx School for Law, Government, and Justice are ... more

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We just held our last Teaching Artist Fellowship meeting of 2018! Our Fellows looked at how community surveys and stakeholder interviews can be a way for students to research their city and learn how important decisions are made. Over the course of this six-month ... more

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Get a head start on gift giving season and give the gift of CUP! To celebrate 10 years of Making Policy Public we’re offering a box set of our 4 latest issues for just $25 – that’s over 20% off! The 2018 Box Set includes: Pinned Down? Rise Up!, our most ... more

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CUP is proud to announce that we are 1 of 20 finalists for the Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Spark Prize! The Spark Prize recognizes local nonprofits that embody four criteria: 1.) Born in Brooklyn 2.) Commitment to Equity 3.) Values Driven and 4.) Vision for the ... more

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We’re kicking off our Youth Education projects for the 2018-19 school year with three new City Studies and two new Urban Investigations projects!

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We are thrilled to welcome Yasmin Safdié to our team as our first ever Director of Programs. In this new role, Yasmin will oversee CUP’s core programming, playing a key role in implementing our strategic plan and supporting our staff as we continue to grown and ... more

Whose Art?

City Studies

Whose Art?

From Cellblock to Your Block

Urban Investigations

From Cellblock to Your Block

The Internet is Serious Business

Urban Investigations

The Internet is Serious Business

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Making Policy Public

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

Rumbo A Su Tarjeta Verde

Public Access Design

Welcome to Health Care!

Making Policy Public

Welcome to Health Care!

Dick & Rick: A Visual Primer for Social Impact Design

Technical Assistance

Dick & Rick: A Visual Primer for Social Impact Design