Welcome to Health Care!

Making Policy Public

Welcome to Health Care!

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

Public Access Design

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

Parents' Rights During COVID-19

Technical Assistance

Parents' Rights During COVID-19

Meet the Gun Laws

City Studies

Meet the Gun Laws

Child Support?!

Making Policy Public

Child Support?!

Store Stories

City Studies

Store Stories

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.


Happy Meals?

City Studies

Happy Meals?

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Grand Army Plaza

Urban Investigations

Grand Army Plaza

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Public Access Design

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Public Access Design

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Your School, Your Choice!

Making Policy Public

Your School, Your Choice!

Predatory Equity

Making Policy Public

Predatory Equity

What Up With DAT?

Technical Assistance