Swept Up

Urban Investigations

Swept Up

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Technical Assistance

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Making Policy Public

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Get Support in Housing Court

Making Policy Public

Get Support in Housing Court

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Public Access Design

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Your Truth, Your Rights

Public Access Design

Your Truth, Your Rights

Announcing our new board co-chairs

Announcing our new board co-chairs

Meet our co-chairs! Sabrina Hall and Ariel Fausto bring different backgrounds and perspectives to the CUP board, but both are committed to the power of design to make positive change.

Ariel Fausto is a Principal at the nationally-recognized design firm H3. As a design leader specializing in architecture for the arts, culture and public space, Ariel is interested in design that connects people to the arts, their community and each other.  From Lincoln Center Theater’s new LCT3 to a new maritime museum in Biloxi Mississippi, Ariel spearheads some of the firm’s most ambitious projects.  He studied Environmental Design as an undergraduate at Texas A&M University, and went on to receive a Masters of Architecture from MIT.

Sabrina Hall is a Senior Product Design Manager at Etsy. With a career spanning over fourteen years, she currently teaches at City Tech, and was co-chair of AIGA NY’s Mentoring program. Sabrina is passionate about writing and speaking on accessibility in design, creating opportunities for emerging designers and advocating for equity within the field of design.

It's Not Just Personal

Making Policy Public

It's Not Just Personal

Vendor Power!

Making Policy Public

Vendor Power!

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

What Is Affordable Housing?

Envisioning Development

What Is Affordable Housing?

I Heart East New York

Urban Investigations

I Heart East New York

Making Change

City Studies

Making Change

Your School, Your Choice!

Making Policy Public

Your School, Your Choice!

Is Your Neighborhood Getting Too Expensive?

Technical Assistance