What You Need To Know About ACS

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What You Need To Know About ACS

The Public School Avengers

Urban Investigations

The Public School Avengers

Block Party

City Studies

Block Party

TGNC-NYC

Public Access Design

TGNC-NYC

Innocent Until Proven Risky

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Innocent Until Proven Risky

Our Values, Our Voice, Our Vote

Making Policy Public

Our Values, Our Voice, Our Vote

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!

Figuring Out FEMA

Public Access Design

Figuring Out FEMA

The Cargo Chain

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The Cargo Chain

Prison Profits: Who Pays The Price

City Studies

Prison Profits: Who Pays The Price

Your Guide to Welfare in NYC

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Your Guide to Welfare in NYC

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Public Access Design

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

We Own It

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We Own It

The Good, Bad, & Unknown

Urban Investigations

The Good, Bad, & Unknown