CUP’s core staff supports the organization from day to day, but CUP projects are designed and implemented by teams of artists, designers, educators, activists, and researchers.
The Cargo Chain
Making Policy Public
What Is Affordable Housing?
Envisioning Development
What the Cell?
Urban Investigations
Bodega Down Bronx
Urban Investigations
Know Your Lines
Making Policy Public
Participatory Budgeting
Technical Assistance
Fatima Abdul-Nabi
Fatima was born and raised in NYC and is interested in all things urban. When not working, she likes to ... moreFatima Abdul-Nabi
Fatima was born and raised in NYC and is interested in all things urban. When not working, she likes to explore and relax in different parks around the city. Fatima is completing her bachelors in urban studies at Barnard College and is teaching this fall’s class on disaster planning.
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Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson, one of CUP’s co-founders, is an architectural designer in New York City. Originally from Seattle, ... moreJason Anderson
Jason Anderson, one of CUP’s co-founders, is an architectural designer in New York City. Originally from Seattle, Jason has worked and taught in New York and Beijing, where he lived for four years after being awarded the Henry Luce Scholarship in 2005. Jason holds a Master of Architecture from Princeton University and a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University. Jason served on CUP’s board and as Treasurer from 1997-2006. He continues to be a supporter and a huge fan.
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Ruben Arroyo
Ruben Arroyo, from City-as-School, was part of the Water Underground crew in 2006.
Lashawn Bourne, Brianna Tyler, and Jacqueline Attia
Lashawn, Brianna, and Jacqueline, from the St. John’s Recreation Center in Crown Heights, were part of the ... moreLashawn Bourne, Brianna Tyler, and Jacqueline Attia
Lashawn, Brianna, and Jacqueline, from the St. John’s Recreation Center in Crown Heights, were part of the “What the Cell?” crew.
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Sean Kelleher and Danny Aviles
Sean Kelleher and Danny Aviles, from City-As-School, were part of the Water Underground crew in 2006.Sean Kelleher and Danny Aviles
Sean Kelleher and Danny Aviles, from City-As-School, were part of the Water Underground crew in 2006.
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Sean Basinski
Sean works for the Street Vendor Project, a membership-based organization of more than 700 vendors who work together to ... moreSean Basinski
Sean works for the Street Vendor Project, a membership-based organization of more than 700 vendors who work together to protect the rights of vendors and promote vendor-friendly reform. Sean worked with CUP to help produce the MPP Vendor Power!
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Francisca Benitez
Francisca Benitez is an artist born in Chile in 1974. Architect (University of Chile,1998), Master in Fine Arts (Hunter ... moreFrancisca Benitez
Francisca Benitez is an artist born in Chile in 1974. Architect (University of Chile,1998), Master in Fine Arts (Hunter College CUNY, 2007).
Her videos, photographs and drawings are exhibited internationally, most recently at El Museo del Barrio in New York, Parc de la Villette in Paris and
Museu de Arte Contemporánea da USP in Sao Paulo. She has been involved with CUP since 2001 working on several educational projects and exhibitions.
AJ Blandford
AJ Blandford is a former co-founding CUP board member. As a designer/builder she has worked together with artists including ... moreAJ Blandford
AJ Blandford is a former co-founding CUP board member. As a designer/builder she has worked together with artists including robbinschilds,
AL Steiner, Fritz Haeg, Shannon Ebner, Manfred Pernice, and Davide Balula. She is currently a doctoral student in the History program at
Rutgers University where she studies the cultural history of 19th century American arts and sciences.
The Urban Homesteading Assistance Board
The Urban Homesteading Assistance Board is a nonprofit organization that helps low-income tenants control their housing ... moreThe Urban Homesteading Assistance Board
The Urban Homesteading Assistance Board is a nonprofit organization that helps low-income tenants control their housing through the creation of limited-equity cooperatives. UHAB also helps tenants preserve existing and affordable housing by empowering them to make proactive decisions about the future of their homes. UHAB collaborated with CUP on the MPP Predatory Equity.
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Youth Justice Board
The Youth Justice Board is a leadership program that gives young people a voice in policies that affect their lives, and ... moreYouth Justice Board
The Youth Justice Board is a leadership program that gives young people a voice in policies that affect their lives, and provides policymakers access to the insights of informed young people. Each year, a team of high-school-age youth from across New York City investigates a juvenile justice or public safety issue, formulates policy recommendations and works to implement its recommendations. The current Youth Justice Board seeks to expand and improve the City’s Alternatives to Detention (ATD) programs for young people charged with delinquencies. The Youth Justice Board is a project of the Center for Court Innovation and the Center for Courts and the Community. The Youth Justice Board was the advocate for the MPP I Got Arrested! Now What?
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Jonathan Bogarín
Jonathan Bogarín is an artist, filmmaker, and educator. He believes that art is a tool for understanding our world ... moreJonathan Bogarín
Jonathan Bogarín is an artist, filmmaker, and educator. He believes that art is a tool for understanding our world that can help us become more active, creative, and conscientious citizens. Jonathan is currently co-directing Invisible Murals, a PBS supported documentary about myths, murals, and oil in Venezuela. He has created numerous public artworks in collaboration with youth including CUP projects “Bodega Down Bronx” and “Scary, OK with it, Good.” Jonathan thinks CUP is cool.
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College Now students from “$ Breakdown”
CUP and CUP teaching artist Douglas Paulson worked with students from College Now at Brooklyn College on an Urban ... moreCollege Now students from “$ Breakdown”
CUP and CUP teaching artist Douglas Paulson worked with students from College Now at Brooklyn College on an Urban Investigation about neighborhood financial services. Those students were: Roodlyne Vilsaint, Kimberly Saintelus, Maniza Pritila, Alyssa Lau, Cynthia Dunston, Tommi Ann Davis, Shannae Braham, Alexa Betancourt.
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Joshua Breitbart
Joshua Breitbart is the Director of Field Operations for the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Initiative. ... moreJoshua Breitbart
Joshua Breitbart is the Director of Field Operations for the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Initiative. Through participatory media, collaborative design, and open source tools, OTI and its partners are building an Internet that people can shape to meet their needs and dreams. In his job, Josh uses the lessons he has learned as a founding board member of CUP and as a collaborator on projects like “The Internet is Serious Business” and “What the Cell?"
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City-As-School students from the Internet is Serious Business
Kristian Roberts, Joanna Pajuelo, Darnell Lubin, and Brian Garrido, all from City-as-School, collaborated with CUP and ... moreCity-As-School students from the Internet is Serious Business
Kristian Roberts, Joanna Pajuelo, Darnell Lubin, and Brian Garrido, all from City-as-School, collaborated with CUP and Helki Frantzen on “The Internet is Serious Business.”
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AUP students from Soda Census
Students from the Academy of Urban Planning, in Aisha Haynes’ English Language Arts Class, collaborated with CUP on ... moreAUP students from Soda Census
Students from the Academy of Urban Planning, in Aisha Haynes’ English Language Arts Class, collaborated with CUP on “Soda Census.”
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Candy Chang
With a background in graphic design and urban planning, Candy Chang likes to make city information more accessible and ... moreCandy Chang
With a background in graphic design and urban planning, Candy Chang likes to make city information more accessible and engaging through design and the creative use of public space. She worked with CUP to design the Vendor Power! MPP.
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Alice Chung
Alice Chung is a co-founding partner of Omnivore, a small studio with a voracious appetite for cultural- and cause-related ... moreAlice Chung
Alice Chung is a co-founding partner of Omnivore, a small studio with a voracious appetite for cultural- and cause-related work based bicoastally in Brooklyn and Portland. Before venturing into the world of design, she completed studies in biology and health/social behavior and, though perhaps a bit unconventional, has been able to ally those disciplines in her current work. She also teaches typography and intermediate design at Yale University School of Art. Alice is currently working with CUP on the Tomato Supply Chain MPP.
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The Longshore Worker’s Coalition
The Longshore Worker’s Coalition (LWC) is a movement of ILA members and retirees organizing to build a stronger and ... moreThe Longshore Worker’s Coalition
The Longshore Worker’s Coalition (LWC) is a movement of ILA members and retirees organizing to build a stronger and more democratic longshore union. They have ports up and down the East and Gulf Coasts. They were partners with CUP on The Cargo Chain MPP.
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Glen Cummings
Glen Cummings is a graphic designer, design critic and the principal of MTWTF – a graphic design studio specializing ... moreGlen Cummings
Glen Cummings is a graphic designer, design critic and the principal of MTWTF – a graphic design studio specializing in publications, environmental graphics and identity systems. MTWTF engages in collaborative projects with partners in other disciplines, such as architecture, industrial design, and urban planning. They believe that conversation and negotiation are essential to the design process. MTWTF was founded in 2008 and is located on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Glen has worked with CUP on a number of projects including Predatory Equity, Participatory Budgeting, and What is Affordable Housing?
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Sarah Dadush
Sarah, a CUP co-founder, is a lawyer currently serving as legal counsel at the International Fund for Agricultural ... moreSarah Dadush
Sarah, a CUP co-founder, is a lawyer currently serving as legal counsel at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Rome, Italy. She is also a member of the Rome-based faculty of Loyola University Chicago, where she teaches a class on the Architecture of International Development. Her research explores the legal, economic, and political dimensions of marketizing philanthropy and the growing field of social investing.
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