Swept Up

Urban Investigations

Swept Up

The Deciders

City Studies

The Deciders

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Food Stamped

City Studies

Food Stamped

Level Up

City Studies

Level Up

launch event

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 6PM

On Wednesday, April 9th, 2014, CUP staff and Teachers Unite’s Sally Lee and Lisa Donlan presented for the first time Schools Are Us, our latest Making Policy Public poster, at a community meeting of the Brooklyn Brownstone School in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.

launch event

On Sunday, March 9th, 2014 over 15 CUP volunteers and members from CAAAV’s Chinatown Tenants Union helped to distribute copies of our new Making Policy Public poster “Rent Regulation Rights” in Chinatown’s Sara D. Roosevelt Park.

news

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.

sneak peek

On February 28th, 2014 we were joined by a group of park advocates to get feedback on our newest Making Policy Poster.

open call

Wednesday, February 26, 2014 10PM

We’re looking for a teaching artist to lead an Urban Investigation project for high school students in the summer of 2014.

news

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. 

talk

Thursday, February 20, 2014 5:30PM

On February 20th, 2014, CUP’s Executive Director, Christine Gaspar, spoke at the at the Seattle Public Library as part of the city’s Department of Planning and Development “Seattle 2035” event series. The talk focused on design as a democratic tool ... more

talk

Tuesday, February 18, 2014 7PM

Students from the Colorado College and CUP fans from the Centennial State participated in a dialogue with CUP’s Executive Director, Christine Gaspar, on how design can be used for social change. 

exhibit

Wednesday, January 29, 2014 5PM

CUP’s Making Policy Public posters were showcased at, We’re Not Alone, a series of lectures and workshops held at the Israeli Center for Digital Art in Holon, Israel. The exhibition looked at design and collaboration as tools for social change.  

exhibit

 Our Fast Tracked paper was on display August through September at the Tin Sheds Gallery of the University of Sidney, Australia. 

news, award

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

launch event, news

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
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Shelter Skelter

Urban Investigations

Shelter Skelter

Is Your Landlord Harassing You or Your Neighbors?

Envisioning Development

Is Your Landlord Harassing You or Your Neighbors?

What Is Affordable Housing?

Envisioning Development

What Is Affordable Housing?

Welcome to Health Care!

Making Policy Public

Welcome to Health Care!

Yours to Keep

Making Policy Public

Yours to Keep

Safe Space?

City Studies

Safe Space?

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Technical Assistance

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Prison Profits: Who Pays The Price

City Studies

Prison Profits: Who Pays The Price