The Public School Avengers

Urban Investigations

The Public School Avengers

The Internet is Serious Business

Urban Investigations

The Internet is Serious Business

Pay Dirt

City Studies

Pay Dirt

Housing Court Help

Public Access Design

Housing Court Help

Parents' Rights During COVID-19

Technical Assistance

Parents' Rights During COVID-19

Figuring Out FEMA

Public Access Design

Figuring Out FEMA

News

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As we look back on ten years of Making Policy Public, we’ve asked some of our past collaborators to come together to reflect on their projects and the impact of the program. See what Making Policy Public means to them in this video! And stay tuned for more stories as ... more

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Thursday, September 13, 2018 12PM

1. What was your favorite part of the internship? My favorite part of the internship was when I went out and interviewed this famous journalist Ben Chapman at the NY Daily News and asked him about his job as a journalist and got his opinion about civic engagement, and the ... more

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Wednesday, August 22, 2018 5PM

CUP is excited to announce the 2018 Teaching Artist Fellows! This inaugural cohort of Teaching Artists and Designers will work with CUP over the coming year and learn about our project-based youth education methods. Several of the fellows will also collaborate with CUP and ... more

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Friday, August 17, 2018 12PM

A huge thank you to Emilio and Katie, our stellar summer interns! We’re sad to see you go, but wish you the best of luck and happy trails! Here’s what they’ve been up to this summer at CUP!

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Friday, August 3, 2018 12PM

We’re thrilled to announce our latest Making Policy Public jury! This year we are joined by Natalia Aristizabal, Tracy Ma, Raymond Audain, and Jillian Tamaki (clockwise, from top left).

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Wednesday, May 30, 2018 1:10PM

CUP is thrilled to announce the selection of Aska Mukuti as our 2018 CUP Fellow for Change in Design! This is the second year of our initiative to support the development of a pipeline of talented individuals from historically under-represented communities into the ... more

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We are thrilled to announce the five talented designers chosen by our jury as finalists for the CUP Fellowship for Change in Design! While we can only choose one designer to work with for the year, we wanted to showcase all of our finalists in the spirit of cultivating and ... more

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Q & A with Nick Johnson on his year as the 2017 CUP Fellow for Change in Design

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We pulled together an all-star group of jurors to help us select our next CUP Fellow for Change in Design. This year we are joined by Juliette Cezzar (top right), Edel Rodriguez (bottom right) and, Forest Young (bottom left)

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CUP is excited to announce the 2018 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 ... more

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Thursday, December 7, 2017 4:43PM

Click here to help CUP make more critical projects like these. Dear Friends of CUP, Early this year, our community partners at the Center for Family Life in Sunset Park called to ask if CUP could work with them on a suddenly ... more

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Wednesday, October 4, 2017 3:31PM

Let’s shine a light on your utility rights! We’ve been hard at work on our 2017 Making Policy Public collaborations, and we’re getting close to being able to share four new collaborations explaining a complex policy issue. But until then, here’s ... more

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Making Policy Public

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Making Policy Public

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Record It. Report It!

Public Access Design

Record It. Report It!

Ready, Set, Apply!

Technical Assistance

Ready, Set, Apply!

Can You See My Screen?

Urban Investigations

Can You See My Screen?

Is Your Landlord Harassing You or Your Neighbors?

Envisioning Development

Is Your Landlord Harassing You or Your Neighbors?

Rumbo A Su Tarjeta Verde

Public Access Design

Bottled Up

City Studies

Bottled Up