Commentary

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

Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito discuss their plan to shut the Rikers Island Prison Complex during a news conference at New York City Hall in New York

The Way Forward

Now Comes the Hard Part

Dana Kaplan Oct. 16 2024

Justice

The Case Against Eric Adams and Company: A Virtual Panel

Jelani Cobb, Errol Louis Oct. 15 2024

Can Eric Adams Govern Without a Government?

Governance

Can Eric Adams Govern Without a Government?

Elizabeth Glazer Oct. 10 2024

Close up image of Mayor Adams' hands with fingers touching

Where Do We Go From Here?

To Remove a Mayor: Both Too Easy and Too Hard

Richard Briffault Oct. 10 2024

Mayor Adams Unveils Extensive Strategy To Combat Car Thefts In New York City

Where Do We Go From Here?

What Kind of NYPD Commissioner Do We Need?

Elizabeth Glazer Oct. 10 2024

Eric Adams talks to reporters outside the West Wing

interview

The Mayor, the U.S. Attorney and the President: A Conversation with Zachary Carter

Vital City Oct. 10 2024

Mayor Eric Adams speaks while airplane seen through the window departs airport.

Where Do We Go From Here?

Flights of Fancy

Aaron Short Oct. 10 2024

Towering, Timely and Trite

culture

Towering, Timely and Trite

Vishaan Chakrabarti Oct. 08 2024

Still from Pelham film of man standing with gun at the front of a subway car

culture

The Subway Movie Everyone Should See

Jason Bailey Oct. 02 2024

Blurry image of subway sign TIMES SQ

Subway Safety

Psychosis Under Fluorescent Lights

Freddie deBoer Oct. 02 2024

Three men enter subway turnstiles, one jumping over the barrier

Solutions for Today and Tomorrow

How Should We Pay for Transportation?

Zakhary Mallett Oct. 02 2024

Woman riding the subway with closed eyes, a subway map behind her

Dreams of the Future

What the System Could Become: A 2125 Map

Jake Berman Oct. 02 2024