Commentary

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

What New York’s New Anti-Airbnb Law Misses

Housing

What New York’s New Anti-Airbnb Law Misses

Alyssa Katz Sep. 21 2023

How Housing Restrictions Promote Education Inequality

Education

How Housing Restrictions Promote Education Inequality

Richard Kahlenberg Sep. 19 2023

A Renewed Colossus: Within 10 Years, Let’s House 10 Million New Yorkers

Housing

A Renewed Colossus: Within 10 Years, Let’s House 10 Million New Yorkers

Vishaan Chakrabarti Sep. 14 2023

Deals and Steals: A Window into New York City’s Pulgueras

culture

Deals and Steals: A Window into New York City’s Pulgueras

Camilo José Vergara Sep. 12 2023

Vital City 1.5: Ideas to Action

Police Reform

Vital City 1.5: Ideas to Action

Elizabeth Glazer, Greg Berman Sep. 07 2023

We Need More Four-Generation Cities, and Neighborhoods

Community

We Need More Four-Generation Cities, and Neighborhoods

Josh Greenman Aug. 16 2023

From Pessimism to Optimism and Back Again: A Half Century of Criminal Justice Reform

History

From Pessimism to Optimism and Back Again: A Half Century of Criminal Justice Reform

Greg Berman Aug. 09 2023

Are NYC's Jails Ungovernable?

Jails

Are NYC's Jails Ungovernable?

Vital City Aug. 07 2023

The Possibilities and Limitations of Receivership for New York City Jails

Jails

The Possibilities and Limitations of Receivership for New York City Jails

Hernandez Stroud Aug. 03 2023

Incarceration

Are NYC’s Jails Ungovernable?

Elizabeth Glazer, Jan Ransom, Michael Jacobson, Sara Norman, Hernandez Stroud, Errol Louis, Christy Lopez, Martha King, Graham Rayman, Sarena Townsend Aug. 02 2023

Six Steps for a City that Works Better

Budget

Six Steps for a City that Works Better

Carol Kellermann Jul. 27 2023

What We're Reading

Setting the Stage

What We're Reading

Greg Berman Jun. 28 2023