Participatory Budgeting

Technical Assistance

Participatory Budgeting

Pay Up!

City Studies

Pay Up!

We Own It

Making Policy Public

We Own It

The Public School Avengers

Urban Investigations

The Public School Avengers

Rent Regulation Rights - San Francisco Edition

Making Policy Public

Rent Regulation Rights - San Francisco Edition

Print ¡Recuperalo!

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 ¡Recuperalo! (Get It Back!), a spanish language version of the original 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.

Lotto Zone

Urban Investigations

Lotto Zone

What Up With DAT?

Technical Assistance

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Public Access Design

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Mean Streets

City Studies

Mean Streets

It's Not Just Personal

Making Policy Public

It's Not Just Personal

The Newtown Creek BOA

Technical Assistance

The Newtown Creek BOA

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

Free For All?

City Studies

Free For All?