Commentary

Original essays, new research and data analysis on many of the biggest questions facing New York and other cities

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History

New York: The Revolutionary City We Forgot

Ted Knudsen, Peter-Christian Aigner Jun. 29 2026

Attendees react at Rent Guidelines Board meeting in which appointees voted for a two-year freeze.

Housing

After the Rent Freeze: What Happens to New York City’s Regulated Housing Stock Now and in the Future

Vital City Jun. 26 2026

Three young adults gather on a fire escape

Housing

After the Mamdani Rent Freeze

Arpit Gupta Jun. 26 2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Darializa Avila Chevalier, candidate for Congress in NY-13

Politics

Darializa Avila Chevalier, Claire Valdez, Brad Lander, Zohran Mamdani and New York

Josh Greenman Jun. 25 2026

Podcast

The Myth of Millionaire Flight

Jamie Rubin Jun. 24 2026

Three people working on their laptops gather at a table in their office behind a glass wall with a row of four white dots imprinted on it; the dots obscure their faces

Technology

What AI Can Do for Cities

Vital City Jun. 24 2026

A woman walks in front of construction site displaying a sign advertising the Second Avenue Subway station that is being built there

Economics

Taxing Land: An Old Idea is New Again

Anthony Flint, Enrique Silva Jun. 24 2026

Two children play on a toy slide in the middle of a road lined with cars parked on the curb

Transit

Put a Price on Street Parking, Generate Billions

Ellen Schwartz Jun. 24 2026

A fan in a basketball costume celebrates the New York Knicks' championship victory.

Sports

New York is the Town and the Team is the Knicks

Matthew Goodman Jun. 19 2026

Why This Knicks Championship Means So Much

Sports

Why This Knicks Championship Means So Much

Terrence Watson Jun. 18 2026

People celebrate Earth Day in Central Park

City Planning

Sustaining the Joyful City: A New York City Social Infrastructure Agenda

Julia D. Day, Eric Klinenberg Jun. 17 2026

An officer from the New York Police department stands guard outside of a Tesla store window displaying a robot while another officer stands in the back of the frame investigating inside with

Police Reform

Use AI to Analyze Bodyworn Camera Footage

Rob Voigt, Jennifer L. Eberhardt Jun. 17 2026