Housing Court Help

Public Access Design

Housing Court Help

Participatory Budgeting

Technical Assistance

Participatory Budgeting

Rent, Rights, and Repairs

Public Access Design

Rent, Rights, and Repairs

The Wait

Urban Investigations

The Wait

Power Trip

Urban Investigations

Power Trip

Soda Census

City Studies

Soda Census

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.

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Technical Assistance

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Making Change

City Studies

Making Change

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Public Access Design

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Let's Hang Out

Urban Investigations

Let's Hang Out

Get Support in Housing Court

Making Policy Public

Get Support in Housing Court

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Zoning It In...

Urban Investigations

Zoning It In...

Museumopolis

Urban Investigations

Museumopolis