Vital City

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

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

Reality Check

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

Zohran Mamdani Talks Public Safety

interview

Zohran Mamdani Talks Public Safety

Vital City Sep. 12 2025

Reality Check: Who’s the Guard Really Guarding in U.S. Cities?

Reality Check

Reality Check: Who’s the Guard Really Guarding in U.S. Cities?

Vital City Sep. 05 2025

The June 24 New York City Earthquake

Politics

The June 24 New York City Earthquake

Vital City Aug. 01 2025

The State of Crime in New York City at Midyear 2025

Data Stories

The State of Crime in New York City at Midyear 2025

Vital City Jul. 31 2025

Our Advice to The New York Times About a Vexing Editorial Decision

Politics

Our Advice to The New York Times About a Vexing Editorial Decision

Vital City Jun. 20 2025

Rethinking Gun Violence

Gun Violence

Rethinking Gun Violence

Vital City May. 01 2025

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