In the Streets!

Urban Investigations

In the Streets!

The Cargo Chain

Making Policy Public

The Cargo Chain

Language Rights are Civil Rights!

Public Access Design

Language Rights are Civil Rights!

Safe Space?

City Studies

Safe Space?

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Is Justice For All?

City Studies

Is Justice For All?

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.

A Bet on Debt

City Studies

A Bet on Debt

Puff Puff Passed

Urban Investigations

Puff Puff Passed

Child Support?!

Making Policy Public

Child Support?!

¡El poder de prepararse!

Public Access Design

¡El poder de prepararse!

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

Get It Back!

Public Access Design

Get It Back!

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

Our Voice, Our Choice

Urban Investigations

Our Voice, Our Choice