Get Money

City Studies

Get Money

We Are Public Housing

Making Policy Public

We Are Public Housing

Your Guide to Welfare in NYC

Making Policy Public

Your Guide to Welfare in NYC

I Heart East New York

Urban Investigations

I Heart East New York

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

Making Policy Public

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

Print Field Guide to Federalism

What’s the role of the government? These days, we constantly hear arguments about how big or small the government should be. To better understand the role of government in our neighborhoods, Academy of Urban Planning teacher Jorge Sandoval, his 9th grade US History students, CUP, and CUP teaching artist Stephen Fiehn took to the streets looking for evidence of city, state, and federal government involvement in Bushwick. They interviewed a bodeguero, a liquor store owner, a bank manager, and an Army recruiter to understand the role of the government in local businesses and institutions.

To share their findings, they created a booklet called “Field Guide to Federalism”: it’s both a primer for US History students preparing to take their exams and a handy guide for anyone interested in doing this kind of investigation in their own school or neighborhood. 

Is Your Neighborhood Getting Too Expensive?

Technical Assistance

Mean Streets

City Studies

Mean Streets

Welcome to Health Care!

Making Policy Public

Welcome to Health Care!

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Making Policy Public

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Zoning It In...

Urban Investigations

Zoning It In...

Pay Up!

City Studies

Pay Up!

Up Closed and Personal

Urban Investigations

Up Closed and Personal

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?