Parents' Rights During COVID-19

Technical Assistance

Parents' Rights During COVID-19

Whose Art?

City Studies

Whose Art?

Blunt Conversations

Urban Investigations

Blunt Conversations

Ready, Set, Apply!

Technical Assistance

Ready, Set, Apply!

Get Money

City Studies

Get Money

Pinned Down? Rise Up!

Making Policy Public

Pinned Down? Rise Up!

Know your housing rights!

Know your housing rights!

As organizers across the city continue to fight for housing justice for all, we’re highlighting some CUP tools that explain different rights and policies around the housing system, from navigating homeless shelters, to understanding utility rights.

Get Support in Housing Court explains the new Right to Counsel bill that guarantees a free lawyer to low-income tenants in Housing Court.

Is your landlord using construction to harass you? helps rent-stabilized tenants who are targets of construction harassment understand how to assert their rights and stay in their homes.

Rent, Repairs, and Rights, is a step-by-step guide to housing court for public housing residents in NYC. The guide explains how to get the repairs you need, what to do on your day in court, what to do if you can’t pay the rent, and how to stop an eviction.

Pass it on!, breaks down succession rights for families living in rent-stabilized, rent-controlled, and Mitchell-Lama apartments. And for succession rights in NYC public housing, check out Keep Your Family’s Home

Ready, Set, Apply breaks down the process applying for affordable housing in NYC, with concrete steps that families can take to strengthen their financial profiles before starting applications. And while many in-person city services are on pause, the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development recently launched a short video using CUP visuals to help people apply online. Check it out here!

Shine A Light on Your Utility Rights illustrates utility consumer rights in New York State, showing practical steps residents can take to tackle common utility issues. CUP recently collaborated with the Public Utility Law Project to create an additional resource to help people understand their utility rights during the COVID-19 crisis. Check it out here!

¡El poder de prepararse!

Public Access Design

¡El poder de prepararse!

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

How Can I Improve My Park?

Making Policy Public

How Can I Improve My Park?

Block Party

City Studies

Block Party

Predatory Equity

Making Policy Public

Predatory Equity

Seeking Sanctuary

Urban Investigations

Seeking Sanctuary

En El Campo De Los Impuestos

Making Policy Public

En El Campo De Los Impuestos

Child Support?!

Making Policy Public

Child Support?!