Commentary

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

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

Darializa Avila Chevalier on Housing, Immigration, & Her Run for Congress in New York's 13th District

interview

Darializa Avila Chevalier on Housing, Immigration, & Her Run for Congress in New York's 13th District

New York Editorial Board Jun. 18 2026

A crowd cheers outdoors at night, several wearing New York Knicks jerseys

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

Four cheerleaders, each one wearing a sweater with one letter of Pelé's name, cheer for the soccer player on the field during his last game for the New York Cosmos.

Sports

Pelé and New York

Gavin Newsham Jun. 17 2026

Rowdy Knicks fans atop a taxi cab.

Police-Community Relations

The Knicks, the Hooligans and the Cops

Brandon del Pozo Jun. 12 2026

A paletas vendor and several tourists move through a street in Nantes as the Great Elephant mechanical art installation walks past them

Borrow and Steal

Borrow and Steal: The Art of Reinvention in Nantes

Cara Eckholm Jun. 11 2026

A man sunbathes on the ground outside a building in front of a tree

Podcast

Making the Shade

Jamie Rubin Jun. 11 2026