What Is Affordable Housing?

Envisioning Development

What Is Affordable Housing?

Engage to Change

Technical Assistance

Engage to Change

Share, Where?

Urban Investigations

Share, Where?

En El Campo De Los Impuestos

Making Policy Public

En El Campo De Los Impuestos

Your Truth, Your Rights

Public Access Design

Your Truth, Your Rights

We Own It

Making Policy Public

We Own It

News

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Thursday, June 12, 2014 7PM

Did you know that over 400,000 New Yorkers live in public housing?The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is the largest public housing authority in North America. Operating since the 1930’s, the buildings are getting old and need repairs. In the past, NYCHA ... more

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Friday, April 18, 2014 2:38PM

This Earth Day learn about NYC’s water infrastructure with this two-for-one special toolkit. Dive in to The Water Underground, our 33-minute, youth-led film that explores where our water comes from, where it goes, and who is involved in the process. Discover ... more

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Thursday, April 17, 2014 4:54PM

Check out this short video on our Public Access Design program. The video highlights Rent, Rights, and Repairs, a Public Access Design project created through a collaboration of CUP staff, designer Jenny Kutnow, and the Red Hook Community Justice Center.

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CUP’s Vendor Power project was featured in Make_Shift City: Renegotiating the Urban Commons, an English/German book that examines new urban design strategies.

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CUP’s Executive Director, Christine Gaspar, sat down with the online architecture and urbanism publication Urban Omnibus to talk about our What Is Zoning? zoning toolkit and the NYC zoning code. 

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We’re excited and honored to announce that CUP has received three Core 77 Design Awards!

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014 7PM

With a new mayor in office are you feeling inspired to participate in city government? Want to get involved in your community but don’t know how? You may have heard of community boards—New York City’s most local form of government—but might be a ... more
  • Anthology Film Archives
    32 2nd Avenue (at Second Street)
    New York, NY
    F to 2nd Avenue

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Friday, January 10, 2014 4PM

How can students have a say in New York City’s public schools? Who makes the big decisions? How do you get access to them? Learn more about the Department of Education’s moving parents with Voice Recognition, a new Urban Investigation created by students from ... more

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013 7PM

Jeff Maki, one of the CUP teaching artists who worked on Fast Tracked, our Urban Investigation on the extension of the 7 line, was part of a panel looking at how transportation decisions are made. The panel examined ... more
  • The Old Stone House
    Washington Park,
    Fifth Avenue btwn 3rd & 4th streets
    Park Slope, Brooklyn

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We’re excited and honored to announce that CUP has received a Sappi Ideas that Matter grant to help fund the printing of materials for our forethcoming Zoning Toolkit.

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CUP’s Making Policy Public series is a finalist for Fast Company’s “Innovation By Design” Award.

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We were excited and honored to be part of one of the ten teams selected to participate in HUD’s Rebuild By Design program. CUP was part of an interdisciplinary team lead by Interboro Partners, which created proposals to address Sandy recovery. Find out more at: ... more

Es Tu Dinero, Decides Tú

Making Policy Public

Es Tu Dinero, Decides Tú

Your School, Your Choice!

Making Policy Public

Your School, Your Choice!

Swept Up

Urban Investigations

Swept Up

TGNC-NYC

Public Access Design

TGNC-NYC

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

Break it Down!

Making Policy Public

Break it Down!

Air Fair?

City Studies

Air Fair?

Block Party

City Studies

Block Party