Safe Space?

City Studies

Safe Space?

Mean Streets

City Studies

Mean Streets

Show Up

Public Access Design

Show Up

Puff Puff Passed

Urban Investigations

Puff Puff Passed

Keep Your Family's Home

Public Access Design

Keep Your Family's Home

The Public School Avengers

Urban Investigations

The Public School Avengers

Print ¡Recuperalo!

For most of the 350,000 people arrested in New York City every year, getting arrested is just the beginning of a long and difficult process. Personal property is also taken at the time of arrest, and getting it back depends on how it was categorized by the police. Each category requires a different set of steps, interactions with multiple players in law enforcement, and tight deadlines. The process is frustrating, drawn-out, and confusing, causing many people to give up on getting their property back. To make it worse, there are no published guidelines to help people through this process.

CUP collaborated with The Bronx Defenders and designers L + L to create ¡Recuperalo! (Get It Back!), a spanish language version of the original guide that helps New Yorkers who’ve recently been arrested get their stuff back. The illustrated guide breaks down the property seizure and civil forfeiture processes into detailed steps, including what to do when you’re arrested and after you’re released.

Happy Meals?

City Studies

Happy Meals?

New School on the Block

City Studies

New School on the Block

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Making Policy Public

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Public Access Design

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Public Access Design

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Public Access Design

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?