Predatory Equity

Making Policy Public

Predatory Equity

The Wait

Urban Investigations

The Wait

Figuring Out FEMA

Public Access Design

Figuring Out FEMA

Talking Trash: Throwing Out the Big Apple

Urban Investigations

Talking Trash: Throwing Out the Big Apple

From Shelter to Apartment

Making Policy Public

From Shelter to Apartment

Pay Up!

City Studies

Pay Up!

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.

Store Stories

City Studies

Store Stories

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Making Policy Public

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Zoning It In...

Urban Investigations

Zoning It In...

What Up With DAT?

Technical Assistance

Social Security Risk Machine

Making Policy Public

Social Security Risk Machine

Carbon City

City Studies

Carbon City

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Making Policy Public

Innocent Until Proven Risky

TGNC-NYC

Public Access Design

TGNC-NYC