Social Security Risk Machine

Making Policy Public

Social Security Risk Machine

The Fresh Producers

Urban Investigations

The Fresh Producers

¡El poder de prepararse!

Public Access Design

¡El poder de prepararse!

My ID

City Studies

My ID

Tenants' Rights to Repairs

Making Policy Public

Tenants' Rights to Repairs

The Wait

Urban Investigations

The Wait

About CUP

The Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) is a nonprofit organization that uses the power of design and art to increase meaningful civic engagement particularly among underrepresented communities. CUP projects demystify the urban policy and planning issues that impact our communities, so that more individuals can better participate in shaping them.

We believe that increasing understanding of how these systems work is the first step to better and more diverse community participation.

CUP projects are collaborations of art and design professionals, community-based advocates and policymakers, and our staff. Together we take on complex issues—from the juvenile justice system to zoning law to food access—and break them down into simple, accessible, visual explanations.

The tools we create are used by organizers and educators all over New York City and beyond to help their constituents better advocate for their own community needs.

Website design: Linked by Air

Find out more about CUP through this short video from the Curry Stone Design Prize.


What Do Incarcerated Parents Need to Know About ACS?

Technical Assistance

What Do Incarcerated Parents Need to Know About ACS?

Prison Profits: Who Pays The Price

City Studies

Prison Profits: Who Pays The Price

Don't Trash NYC!

Public Access Design

Don't Trash NYC!

Bail's Set... What's Next?

Public Access Design

Bail's Set... What's Next?

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

Urban Investigations

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

What's in the Water?

Making Policy Public

What's in the Water?

Is There A Pattern?

Urban Investigations

Is There A Pattern?

Level Up

City Studies

Level Up