Vital City

is a journal about urban policy, politics, data and culture.

Case Studies from Other Large Cities

Homelessness

Case Studies from Other Large Cities

Vital City Dec. 16 2025

Reality Check: Has Youth Crime in New York Risen After Raise the Age?

Crime

Reality Check: Has Youth Crime in New York Risen After Raise the Age?

Vital City Dec. 09 2025

Daylight Savings: A Safer, Cheaper and Quicker Way to Design Intersections

Streets

Daylight Savings: A Safer, Cheaper and Quicker Way to Design Intersections

Vital City Dec. 05 2025

The Urban Optimist's Holiday Gift Guide

culture

The Urban Optimist's Holiday Gift Guide

Vital City Dec. 02 2025

A Department of Community Safety: Theory Meets Practice

Mental Health

A Department of Community Safety: Theory Meets Practice

Vital City Nov. 20 2025

How Things Really Get Done

City Government

How Things Really Get Done

Vital City Nov. 06 2025

Reality Check: How Safe are Manhattan (and Brooklyn)?

Crime

Reality Check: How Safe are Manhattan (and Brooklyn)?

Vital City Oct. 31 2025

Living in the City, Floating on the Hudson: A Conversation with Leslie Day

interview

Living in the City, Floating on the Hudson: A Conversation with Leslie Day

Vital City Oct. 16 2025

Curtis Sliwa Talks Public Safety

interview

Curtis Sliwa Talks Public Safety

Vital City Oct. 10 2025

A City of Winners and Losers: New York in the 1980s

Book Review

A City of Winners and Losers: New York in the 1980s

Vital City Sep. 25 2025

What Hangs in the Balance Sheets

What We Can and Can't Afford

What Hangs in the Balance Sheets

Vital City Sep. 17 2025

Predictability Begets Productivity: A Conversation with Alicia Glen

Housing

Predictability Begets Productivity: A Conversation with Alicia Glen

Vital City Sep. 17 2025

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