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

Public Access Design

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

Voters Rule

City Studies

Voters Rule

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

From Cellblock to Your Block

Urban Investigations

From Cellblock to Your Block

H2 Oh No!

Technical Assistance

H2 Oh No!

Pass It On!

Making Policy Public

Pass It On!

Print From Cellblock to Your Block

In March 2017, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio pledged to close the Rikers Island jail complex within 10 years and introduced plans to build four new “borough-based” jails in the city. Who decides where jails get built? How do jails impact surrounding neighborhoods? What are the impacts of jails on the incarcerated, their families, and their communities?

In the spring of 2018, CUP collaborated with Teaching Artist Stephen Kwok and public high school students from Life Sciences Secondary School to investigate these questions.

Students created public art interventions, surveyed community members near the Manhattan Detention Complex, and interviewed key stakeholders working on the issue. This booklet is a guide to what they discovered.

¡No me han pagado!

Public Access Design

¡No me han pagado!

Keep Your Family's Home

Public Access Design

Keep Your Family's Home

What's On Your Plate?

City Studies

What's On Your Plate?

Grand Army Plaza

Urban Investigations

Grand Army Plaza

From Shelter to Apartment

Making Policy Public

From Shelter to Apartment

Ready, Set, Apply!

Technical Assistance

Ready, Set, Apply!

Blunt Conversations

Urban Investigations

Blunt Conversations

Get It Back!

Public Access Design

Get It Back!