The Public School Avengers

Urban Investigations

The Public School Avengers

Food Stamped

City Studies

Food Stamped

¡El poder de prepararse!

Public Access Design

¡El poder de prepararse!

Housing Court Help

Public Access Design

Housing Court Help

Record It. Report It!

Public Access Design

Record It. Report It!

Print Making Change

How do you change a public space, like a street? What does it take? Where do you start?

In the Spring of 2015, CUP teaching artist Douglas Paulson worked with students from the Municipal Art Society’s youth program Designing Change to investigate how to create change in Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood on Belmont Avenue, a four-block commercial strip with lots of storefronts. Students explored where to gather information, who to communicate an idea to, and how to work with city organizations and building or property owners.

Students interviewed elected officials, city agencies, and business owners on how to change public spaces in Brownsville or elsewhere in New York City. Students created silhouettes, drawings, and designed a poster that demonstrates the step by step process to make change to a public space.

Making Change debuted at the Paul Cooper Center, where students presented the poster and discussed their creative process.

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

Making Policy Public

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

Mean Streets

City Studies

Mean Streets

How Can I Improve My Park?

Making Policy Public

How Can I Improve My Park?

Don't Get Iced

Public Access Design

Don't Get Iced

Know Your Lines

Making Policy Public

Know Your Lines

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Public Access Design

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Urban Investigations

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares