Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Technical Assistance

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

The Newtown Creek BOA

Technical Assistance

The Newtown Creek BOA

Shifty Business

Public Access Design

Shifty Business

We Are Public Housing

Making Policy Public

We Are Public Housing

Power Trip

Urban Investigations

Power Trip

TGNC-NYC

Public Access Design

TGNC-NYC

Print Get It Back!

For most of the 350,000 people arrested in New York City every year, getting arrested is just the beginning of a long and difficult process. Personal property is also taken at the time of arrest, and getting it back depends on how it was categorized by the police. Each category requires a different set of steps, interactions with multiple players in law enforcement, and tight deadlines. The process is frustrating, drawn-out, and confusing, causing many people to give up on getting their property back. To make it worse, there are no published guidelines to help people through this process.

CUP collaborated with The Bronx Defenders and designers L + L to create Get It Back!, a guide that helps New Yorkers who’ve recently been arrested get their stuff back. The illustrated guide breaks down the property seizure and civil forfeiture processes into detailed steps, including what to do when you’re arrested and after you’re released.

The Newtown Creek BOA

Technical Assistance

The Newtown Creek BOA

Grand Army Plaza

Urban Investigations

Grand Army Plaza

Rumbo A Su Tarjeta Verde

Public Access Design

A Fair Chance

Making Policy Public

A Fair Chance

Bail's Set... What's Next?

Public Access Design

Bail's Set... What's Next?

Vendor Power!

Making Policy Public

Vendor Power!

Displaced From This Place?

Urban Investigations

Displaced From This Place?

It's Not Just Personal

Making Policy Public

It's Not Just Personal