What You Need To Know About ACS

Making Policy Public

What You Need To Know About ACS

In the Streets!

Urban Investigations

In the Streets!

How Can I Improve My Park?

Making Policy Public

How Can I Improve My Park?

Child Support?!

Making Policy Public

Child Support?!

Education Rights for Families

Technical Assistance

Education Rights for Families

From Shelter to Apartment

Making Policy Public

From Shelter to Apartment

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.

Common Cents

City Studies

Common Cents

Shifty Business

Public Access Design

Shifty Business

¡El poder de prepararse!

Public Access Design

¡El poder de prepararse!

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

Urban Investigations

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

Safe Space?

City Studies

Safe Space?

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Urban Investigations

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

TGNC-NYC

Public Access Design

TGNC-NYC

Engage to Change

Technical Assistance

Engage to Change