What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

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What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

The Wait

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The Wait

Step Right Up

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Step Right Up

Share, Where?

Urban Investigations

Share, Where?

Block Party

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Block Party

Engage to Change

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Engage to Change

Print Stand Up to Clean Up!

Each morning, female day laborers across New York City gather on street corners looking for domestic work. House cleaning is a tough industry: workers are vulnerable to unsafe conditions, from exposure to toxic chemicals to working without breaks. Many house cleaners are expected to clean entire rooms on their knees, complete work on unrealistic schedules, and accept illegally low wages.

CUP collaborated with Worker’s Justice Project, designer Yeju Choi, and illustrators Sam Holleran and Hyoungkee Kim to make Stand Up to Clean Up!, a guide that helps workers advocate for safer working conditions and better wages. The illustrated guide spells out labor rights and workplace phrases in Spanish and Polish, giving house cleaners the language tools they need to negotiate wages and stay safe and healthy. 

What the Cell?

Urban Investigations

What the Cell?

I Heart East New York

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I Heart East New York

Grand Army Plaza

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Grand Army Plaza

Let's Hang Out

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Let's Hang Out

What Is Mandatory Inclusionary Housing?

Envisioning Development

What Is Mandatory Inclusionary Housing?

Hello, My Name is Minimum Wage

City Studies

Hello, My Name is Minimum Wage

Your Guide to Welfare in NYC

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