Whose Art?

City Studies

Whose Art?

Free For All?

City Studies

Free For All?

Soda Census

City Studies

Soda Census

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Urban Investigations

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Pay Up!

City Studies

Pay Up!

The Internet is Serious Business

Urban Investigations

The Internet is Serious Business

Print Is Justice For All?

The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution states that “cruel and unusual punishments [should not be] inflicted.” But what is cruel and unusual punishment? How does an amendment written in 1791 relate to issues today?

In the winter of 2017, CUP collaborated with Teaching Artist Meredith Degyansky and the International Community High School’s 11th grade to peel back the pages of the U.S. Constitution. Under the Eighth Amendment, should minors be charged as adults? Should inmates be held in solitary confinement? Who decides?

To investigate, students got out of the classroom and into the politics of the Eighth Amendment to speak with people invested in NYC’s justice system, from a New York Police Department Detective to a New York State Senator. Students surveyed community members for their opinions, created Public Service Announcements (PSAs) to breakdown different points of view, and created the Is Justice For All? postcard set to teach others what they learned and how you can get involved. 

Show Up

Public Access Design

Show Up

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Participatory Budgeting

Technical Assistance

Participatory Budgeting

Is College For Me?

Public Access Design

Is College For Me?

What the Cell?

Urban Investigations

What the Cell?

Your School, Your Choice!

Making Policy Public

Your School, Your Choice!

Figuring Out FEMA

Public Access Design

Figuring Out FEMA

Meet the Gun Laws

City Studies

Meet the Gun Laws