Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Public Access Design

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

The Newtown Creek BOA

Technical Assistance

The Newtown Creek BOA

Displaced From This Place?

Urban Investigations

Displaced From This Place?

Space Jam

Urban Investigations

Space Jam

We Own It

Making Policy Public

We Own It

2019

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It’s time for our latest installment of What’s Up Beyond CUP?, where we spotlight CUP’s collaborators’ work — upcoming shows, publications, and new projects — beyond CUP. Check out what some of our collaborators have been up to this year!

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Our Fall Youth Education projects are in full swing! CUP is collaborating with students across NYC to investigate social justice ranging from who is impacted by fare evasion, to the uses of facial recognition technology. By interviewing key stakeholders, conducting ... more

meet the…

For our latest installment of Meet the Teaching Artist, we sat down with April Wen!

open call

As a CUP intern, you’ll assist with several projects and learn about CUP’s methods for using design to meet community needs.

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Join CUP in fighting fear – and fighting for justice – today and throughout 2020.

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We’re so excited to announce our latest Public Access Design jury, who will help us select our first Public Access Design collaborations for 2020! 

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We’re honored to announce our upcoming Public Access Design collaboration! This fall, CUP is collaborating with the Immigrant Defense Project and designer Melisa Tekin on a guide that explains the rights of non-US citizens who come ... more

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Landlords resorting to harassment and other tactics to push out long-term or low-income tenants is nothing new in New York City. But now, it’s illegal. We just launched a PSA to help tenants understand their rights under this new program.

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What does a PB&J sandwich have to do with project-based learning?

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We’re thrilled to announce our latest Public Access Design jury who will help select the 2020 Public Access Design Fellows! This year we are joined by Leila Taylor, Josh Cochran, Jeanne Ortiz-Ortiz, and Malika Conner (clockwise, from top left).

open call

Calling all advocates and organizers!

launch event

On October 10, 2019 students from the Red Hook Community Justice Center presented their latest investigation, Swept Up, at Mayday Space.

Talking Trash: Throwing Out the Big Apple

Urban Investigations

Talking Trash: Throwing Out the Big Apple

Language Rights are Civil Rights!

Public Access Design

Language Rights are Civil Rights!

Record It. Report It!

Public Access Design

Record It. Report It!

TGNC-NYC

Public Access Design

TGNC-NYC

What's in the Water?

Making Policy Public

What's in the Water?

How Can I Improve My Park?

Making Policy Public

How Can I Improve My Park?

Soda Census

City Studies

Soda Census

Figuring Out FEMA

Public Access Design

Figuring Out FEMA