Common Cents
City Studies
What the Cell?
Urban Investigations
What Is Affordable Housing?
Envisioning Development
Participatory Budgeting
Technical Assistance
Predatory Equity
Making Policy Public
What Is Affordable Housing?
Envisioning Development
Urban Investigations
‘Guest Lesson | Thinking Critically About Food in a Season of Plenty’
New York Times Learning Network
November, 13, 2012
[Students] interviewed experts from fields ranging from real estate to food distribution to urban planning. They summarized their findings in a booklet about food justice…
‘Are You Ready? An Illustrated Guide to Preparing for Disaster’
GOOD
October, 29, 2012
[The booklet] is a tool for individuals and community organizations who’d like to start thinking about community preparedness, what that might look like, and why it matters.
‘Funky Fresh Means Access to Healthy Food in the Bronx’
WBAI
October, 19, 2012
The visuals were so breathtaking… the kids [who took part in the project] learned a lot of new skill sets.
‘New York Art Book Fair: Books of Note’
Domus
October, 5, 2012
[Power Trip] explores the infrastructure and apparatus that keeps the lights on, and in so doing boils down a very complex topic in clear terms… affording the people involved an opportunity to (figuratively or literally) peer down some manholes and look at the city.
‘Bronx Bodegas for Beginners’
Curbed
March, 14, 2012
This documentary is a good primer on the bodega industry.
‘Where Does Your (Convenience Store) Food Come From?’
Gilt Taste
August, 31, 2011
These students take the opportunity to really explore how this little corner of the city works… and what results is one of the smartest, most nuanced, and most fun documents on the subject we’ve ever seen.
‘Who Is Shaping New York’s Subway Redevelopment?’
psfk
August, 15, 2011
The project juxtaposes the fact that such a construction project creates jobs but there is a suspicious absence of ‘the public’ in MTA’s decisions.
‘Fast-Tracked: Who Decides Where the Subway Goes?’
Urban Omnibus
August, 10, 2011
The group investigated how transportation planning works by talking to stakeholders, researching policy and financing, and pounding the pavement.
‘We Seriously Love The Internet is Serious Business’
Detroit Digital Justice Coalition zine #3
June, 30, 2011
The film is instrumental in engaging people in disenfranchised communities who have been previously intimidated by the Internet. It is understandable by ANYONE from age 8 to 80.
‘Adobe Creative Suite and One Nonprofit’s Winning Formula’
TechSoup
November, 22, 2010
CUP won first place in the Other Media category for their expertly crafted I Heart East New York multimedia storybook record.
‘The Omnibus Roundup’
Urban Omnibus
May, 21, 2010
How often do you see an educational video about water supply that cuts together interviews with representatives from the DEP, claymation cavemen and Chamillionaire’s “Ridin’ Dirty?”
‘The Water Underground’
Design Observer
May, 20, 2010
The CUP staff and student researchers and videographers criss-crossed the five boroughs and assembled a multi-vocal primer on some essential urban infrastructure.
