Not on Our Watch!

Making Policy Public

Not on Our Watch!

¡El poder de prepararse!

Public Access Design

¡El poder de prepararse!

Stand Up to Clean Up!

Public Access Design

Stand Up to Clean Up!

Seeking Sanctuary

Urban Investigations

Seeking Sanctuary

Pass It On!

Making Policy Public

Pass It On!

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Urban Investigations

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

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.

Our Values, Our Voice, Our Vote

Making Policy Public

Our Values, Our Voice, Our Vote

Record It. Report It!

Public Access Design

Record It. Report It!

Block Party

City Studies

Block Party

H2 Oh No!

Technical Assistance

H2 Oh No!

Rent Regulation Rights

Making Policy Public

Rent Regulation Rights

Get It Back!

Public Access Design

Get It Back!

Shifty Business

Public Access Design

Shifty Business

Safe Space?

City Studies

Safe Space?