Can You See My Screen?

Urban Investigations

Can You See My Screen?

What Is Affordable Housing?

Envisioning Development

What Is Affordable Housing?

Rent Regulation Rights - San Francisco Edition

Making Policy Public

Rent Regulation Rights - San Francisco Edition

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Public Access Design

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Public Access Design

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Your School, Your Choice!

Making Policy Public

Your School, Your Choice!

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.

Step Right Up

City Studies

Step Right Up

Keep Your Family's Home

Public Access Design

Keep Your Family's Home

What Do Incarcerated Parents Need to Know About ACS?

Technical Assistance

What Do Incarcerated Parents Need to Know About ACS?

Bronx Be Well

Urban Investigations

Bronx Be Well

What the Cell?

Urban Investigations

What the Cell?

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Up Closed and Personal

Urban Investigations

Up Closed and Personal

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

Making Policy Public

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?