Rubber Meets Road

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The Big Picture

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How to Get It Done

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How to Get It Done

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Where Darkness and Crime Overlap: An Interactive Map

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Does When We’re Born Make Us Who We Are?

Does When We’re Born Make Us Who We Are?

Vital City Apr. 30 2026

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Homelessness

Why It Takes Four New Housing Units to Get One Person Off the Street

Sherry Glied Apr. 16 2026

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Borrow and Steal

London’s Quest for Low-Traffic Neighborhoods

Cara Eckholm Mar. 25 2026

Data

Understand crime trends beyond the headlines

Dive into 30 years of data on crime complaints, shootings and arrests by borough, neighborhood and more — to understand public safety in New York beyond the headlines.

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The Journal

Crime: Looking Back at 2025, and Ahead to 2026

February 2026

Crime: Looking Back at 2025, and Ahead to 2026

What happened in New York City and nationally, and what will happen next?

Feb. 19 2026

Mamdani, the Morning After

November 2025

Mamdani, the Morning After

What New York's new mayor should do now

Nov. 06 2025

400 Million Guns (or More)

September 2025

400 Million Guns (or More)

The supply side of America's gun problem

Sep. 10 2025

Housing, Housing, Housing

September 2025

Housing, Housing, Housing

How New York City can produce and preserve many more homes

Sep. 10 2025

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Culture

A Diamond, a Mayor and a Citywide Lesson Plan

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A Diamond, a Mayor and a Citywide Lesson Plan

Sayantani DasGupta May. 14 2026

Evidence Over Intuition

Book Review

Evidence Over Intuition

Greg Berman Feb. 23 2026

Remembering a Talented, Troubled Knick

Podcast

Remembering a Talented, Troubled Knick

Jamie Rubin Dec. 30 2025

The Urban Optimist’s Holiday Gift Guide

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The Urban Optimist’s Holiday Gift Guide

Vital City Dec. 02 2025

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