Commentary

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

Two men in business clothes look through the windows of a construction site

Housing

A Bolder Development Strategy for a Crowded New York

Yonah Freemark Jun. 10 2026

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Economics

The Millionaire Exodus That Never Came

Cristobal Young Jun. 10 2026

A bundle if balloons lies wrapped in the branches of a tree above the roof of a NYCHA housing project

Housing

Anchors of Opportunity?

Ingrid Gould Ellen Jun. 10 2026

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Housing

Time to Build Big Again

Lynne Sagalyn Jun. 10 2026

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Economics

The Real Cost of a $30 Wage: The View From the Restaurant Industry

Andrew Rigie Jun. 10 2026

A giant disco ball is displayed on a a parade float next to an American flag on a block in Sunset Park, Brooklyn

Immigration

How Immigrants Make New York City Go

Nancy Foner Jun. 10 2026

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Economics

Editor's Note

Josh Greenman Jun. 10 2026

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Economics

The New York City Economy: A Data Story

Vital City Jun. 10 2026

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Economics

New York Under Mamdani: At the Crossroads, Again

Edward Glaeser Jun. 10 2026

Women delegates aiding striking auto workers seated in two rows wearing sashes that read "DON'T BE A SCAB," circa 1916

Labor

Twilight of the Union City?

Joshua B. Freeman Jun. 10 2026

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Economics

Voices of the City: The Economy

Vital City Jun. 10 2026

Micah Lasher on Housing, Immigration, and His Campaign for Congress in New York's 12th District

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Micah Lasher on Housing, Immigration, and His Campaign for Congress in New York's 12th District

New York Editorial Board Jun. 09 2026