Commentary

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

Toward a New Discipline: Macro-Criminology

Where We Go From Here

Toward a New Discipline: Macro-Criminology

John K. Roman Jan. 22 2025

Balancing Civil Liberties and Civic Virtues

Mental Health

Balancing Civil Liberties and Civic Virtues

Barry B. Perlman, MD Jan. 22 2025

The Fires This Time

culture

The Fires This Time

Vishaan Chakrabarti Jan. 14 2025

Who Trump’s Mass Deportations Would Hurt, and How

Immigration

Who Trump’s Mass Deportations Would Hurt, and How

Ernesto Castañeda Jan. 10 2025

New York: Too Much of an Undocumented Immigrant Sanctuary, Or Not Enough?

Crime

New York: Too Much of an Undocumented Immigrant Sanctuary, Or Not Enough?

Aaron Short Jan. 10 2025

Taxi driver Wain Chin holds a receipt with a $2.50 congestion surcharge in Manhattan on the first day of New York City's congestion pricing

City Planning

How Will Congestion Pricing Actually Work?

Jamie Rubin Jan. 08 2025

Congestion Pricing’s Belated Lesson

City Planning

Congestion Pricing’s Belated Lesson

Robert Polner, Michael Tubridy Jan. 04 2025

Paul Newman touches his nose as a signal in the 1973 George Roy Hill movie 'The Sting'

culture

The Problem with the ‘Criminal Legal System’

Greg Berman Jan. 02 2025

A person lying on the sidewalk reads literature given to them by Outreach Public and Safety team members from the overdose prevention center OnPoint

Public Health

On Overdose Prevention Centers, Listen to Community Complaints

Katheryne Pugliese Jan. 02 2025

A person holds up a photo of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue and the flier for the first hip-hop jam during a celebration for the fiftieth anniversary of hip-hop on August 12, 2023 in The Bronx borough

culture

Once Hotbeds of Hip-Hop, Now Forgotten Spaces

Miles Marshall Lewis Jan. 02 2025

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch handed a badge from Mayor Eric Adams

data

For New York City Crime Trends, A Good Month

Elizabeth Glazer Dec. 20 2024

New York City Mayor Eric Adams takes questions from members of the media before taking part in the 80th Annual Columbus Day Parade in New York

Politics

Can Adams Really Win a Second Term?

Bradley Tusk Dec. 17 2024