Innocent Until Proven Risky

Making Policy Public

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Swipe Out

Urban Investigations

Swipe Out

Mean Streets

City Studies

Mean Streets

Grand Army Plaza

Urban Investigations

Grand Army Plaza

Draw the line!

Technical Assistance

Draw the line!

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.

Immigrants & NY

Making Policy Public

Immigrants & NY

The Wait

Urban Investigations

The Wait

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

Figuring Out Health Insurance

Making Policy Public

Figuring Out Health Insurance

The Public School Avengers

Urban Investigations

The Public School Avengers

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Public Access Design

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Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Making Policy Public

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Care Aware

City Studies

Care Aware