Commentary

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

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Crime

Crime Victims Can Help Point the Way Forward

Jeremy Travis, Susan Herman, Preeti Chauhan Sep. 25 2025

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Police Reform

Newark and the Limits of Criminal Justice Reform

Josiah Bates Sep. 24 2025

Bill de Blasio on Zohran Mamdani, New York's Future, and Why He Had a Chip on His Shoulder

interview

Bill de Blasio on Zohran Mamdani, New York's Future, and Why He Had a Chip on His Shoulder

New York Editorial Board Sep. 22 2025

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Podcast

What Happens If Adams Resigns

Jamie Rubin Sep. 18 2025

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Housing

Editors' Note: Brick by Brick, Rule by Rule

Greg Berman, Jamie Rubin, Josh Greenman Sep. 17 2025

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Housing

New York’s Housing Crisis: Self-Inflicted and Solvable

Annemarie Gray Sep. 17 2025

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Housing

Jane Jacobs and the Quest for Goldilocks Density

Anthony Flint Sep. 17 2025

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Housing

My First Adult Apartment

A Survey Sep. 17 2025

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Housing

A Housing Agenda for the Next Mayor

Jamie Rubin Sep. 17 2025

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Housing

The Rent Is Too Damn High (But Also Too Low)

Howard Slatkin Sep. 17 2025

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What We Can and Can't Afford

What Hangs in the Balance Sheets

Vital City Sep. 17 2025

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Housing

The Property Tax Cannot Stand

Martha Stark Sep. 17 2025