Mean Streets

City Studies

Mean Streets

Share, Where?

Urban Investigations

Share, Where?

Pass It On!

Making Policy Public

Pass It On!

Snack Attack

City Studies

Snack Attack

Engage to Change

Technical Assistance

Engage to Change

How Can I Improve My Park?

Making Policy Public

How Can I Improve My Park?

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. 

The Deciders

City Studies

The Deciders

Participatory Budgeting

Technical Assistance

Participatory Budgeting

Get Support in Housing Court

Making Policy Public

Get Support in Housing Court

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Your Truth, Your Rights

Public Access Design

Your Truth, Your Rights

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

Public Access Design

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

Yours to Keep

Making Policy Public

Yours to Keep

My ID

City Studies

My ID