Carbon City

City Studies

Carbon City

Grand Army Plaza

Urban Investigations

Grand Army Plaza

Don't Get Iced

Public Access Design

Don't Get Iced

What's On Your Plate?

City Studies

What's On Your Plate?

Don't Bank On It

Making Policy Public

Don't Bank On It

Fast Trash

City Studies

Fast Trash

Know your housing rights!

Know your housing rights!

As organizers across the city continue to fight for housing justice for all, we’re highlighting some CUP tools that explain different rights and policies around the housing system, from navigating homeless shelters, to understanding utility rights.

Get Support in Housing Court explains the new Right to Counsel bill that guarantees a free lawyer to low-income tenants in Housing Court.

Is your landlord using construction to harass you? helps rent-stabilized tenants who are targets of construction harassment understand how to assert their rights and stay in their homes.

Rent, Repairs, and Rights, is a step-by-step guide to housing court for public housing residents in NYC. The guide explains how to get the repairs you need, what to do on your day in court, what to do if you can’t pay the rent, and how to stop an eviction.

Pass it on!, breaks down succession rights for families living in rent-stabilized, rent-controlled, and Mitchell-Lama apartments. And for succession rights in NYC public housing, check out Keep Your Family’s Home. 

Ready, Set, Apply breaks down the process applying for affordable housing in NYC, with concrete steps that families can take to strengthen their financial profiles before starting applications. And while many in-person city services are on pause, the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development recently launched a short video using CUP visuals to help people apply online. Check it out here!

Shine A Light on Your Utility Rights illustrates utility consumer rights in New York State, showing practical steps residents can take to tackle common utility issues. CUP recently collaborated with the Public Utility Law Project to create an additional resource to help people understand their utility rights during the COVID-19 crisis. Check it out here!

Block Party

City Studies

Block Party

What Do Incarcerated Parents Need to Know About ACS?

Technical Assistance

What Do Incarcerated Parents Need to Know About ACS?

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Urban Investigations

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Making Change

City Studies

Making Change

Is College For Me?

Public Access Design

Is College For Me?

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Making Policy Public

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Figuring Out FEMA

Public Access Design

Figuring Out FEMA

Get It Back!

Public Access Design

Get It Back!