Block Party

City Studies

Block Party

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

Share, Where?

Urban Investigations

Share, Where?

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

Making Policy Public

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

A Fair Chance

Making Policy Public

A Fair Chance

Ready, Set, Apply!

Technical Assistance

Ready, Set, Apply!

Print Hello, My Name is Minimum Wage

Minimum wage has been a hot topic since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the first national minimum hourly pay in 1938. Over 75 years later we’re still debating the value of a paycheck. Is minimum wage enough to live on? Should the government keep increasing the current rate?

In the Spring of 2015, CUP Teaching Artist Jenn Anne Williams worked with Alhassan Sussu’s Economics class at the International Community High School in the Bronx to explore whether the government should be involved in income equality.

To investigate, students tried to balance a monthly minimum wage paycheck, went into the neighborhood to survey community members on their opinions, and debated the pros and cons. Students created puppets, collages, and drawings to illustrate the information in the accordion booklet that shares what they discovered. 

Get It Back!

Public Access Design

Get It Back!

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Technical Assistance

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Our Values, Our Voice, Our Vote

Making Policy Public

Our Values, Our Voice, Our Vote

Scary, Ok With it, Good

City Studies

Scary, Ok With it, Good

I Got Arrested! Now What?

Making Policy Public

I Got Arrested! Now What?

Pay Dirt

City Studies

Pay Dirt

Know Your Lines

Making Policy Public

Know Your Lines

What the Cell?

Urban Investigations

What the Cell?