Pinned Down? Rise Up!

Making Policy Public

Pinned Down? Rise Up!

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Technical Assistance

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Figuring Out FEMA

Public Access Design

Figuring Out FEMA

We care!

Making Policy Public

We care!

What Is Affordable Housing?

Envisioning Development

What Is Affordable Housing?

I Heart East New York

Urban Investigations

I Heart East New York

Thank you to our outgoing board chair, David Smiley!

Thank you to our outgoing board chair, David Smiley!

Just before Covid struck, our board chair let us know he planned to step down soon. Two months later, we were in full quarantine mode, and he very generously agreed to stay on longer to help us navigate the pandemic and put our new leadership structure in place.

So we would like to extend our endless gratitude to our long-serving, endlessly cheerleading, #1superfan and supporter, and Board Chair, David Smiley, who is stepping down after 13 years as a board member.

It’s hard to imagine CUP being where it is today without David’s presence at almost every public event and his unfailing passion for our mission. He and his partner, Lauren Kogod, have supported CUP in profound ways since its inception 20 years ago. We are so grateful to them both. We hope you’ll join us later this Spring in honoring David’s service to CUP and sending him off with a proper celebration.

In the meantime, all of us on the CUP staff and board thank you, David, for all you’ve done for CUP. We wouldn’t be the same without you.

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Your School, Your Choice!

Making Policy Public

Your School, Your Choice!

Let's Hang Out

Urban Investigations

Let's Hang Out

Break it Down!

Making Policy Public

Break it Down!

Soda Census

City Studies

Soda Census

Shifty Business

Public Access Design

Shifty Business

Who Benefits from Community Benefit Agreements?

Urban Investigations

Who Benefits from Community Benefit Agreements?

Predatory Equity

Making Policy Public

Predatory Equity