What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

We're Watching

Public Access Design

We're Watching

Fast-Tracked

Urban Investigations

Fast-Tracked

Tenants' Rights to Repairs

Making Policy Public

Tenants' Rights to Repairs

Pay Dirt

City Studies

Pay Dirt

Print Is There A Pattern?

New York City must, by court order, provide temporary shelter to every person who asks. Currently, NYC spends about $1.8 billion a year on shelters, apartments, hotel rooms, and programs.

What is homelessness? How does the shelter system work? How does homelessness impact the City? What is the City’s responsibility?

In the spring of 2019, CUP collaborated with Teaching Artist Gabriella Coll and public high school students at Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy (KAPPA) International High School in the Bronx to dig deep into the issue of homelessness. To investigate, students wove textiles to depict the cycle of homelessness, surveyed community members, visited a shelter, and interviewed key stakeholders working on the issue. This booklet is a guide to what students learned about homelessness in NYC and their ideas for shaping a different future.

Air Fair?

City Studies

Air Fair?

How Can I Improve My Park?

Making Policy Public

How Can I Improve My Park?

The Newtown Creek BOA

Technical Assistance

The Newtown Creek BOA

Keep Your Family's Home

Public Access Design

Keep Your Family's Home

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Urban Investigations

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Get Support in Housing Court

Making Policy Public

Get Support in Housing Court

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Public Access Design

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Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights