Commentary

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

A woman wearing a knit hat sits next to a voting booth displaying signs indicating it is for voters in the 9th election district

Elections

For Cities, Aggressive Partisan Gerrymandering Has a Silver Lining

Marc A. Levin, Khalil Cumberbatch Jun. 04 2026

Inmates in the Little Scandinavia unit in Chester Correctional Institution it on green stools and make calls on the unit's phones

Corrections

What Rikers’ Receiver Should Do Now

Lauren-Brooke Eisen Jun. 03 2026

A woman wearing a leather jacket looks at the bus schedule at a bus stop along East Flatbush Ave in Brooklyn

Transit

Speeding Up the Bus: Reality Behind the Rhetoric

Eric Goldwyn, Marco Chitti Jun. 03 2026

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City Government

Charter Revision Politics: A Primer

Richard Briffault Jun. 03 2026

Two policemen stand in front of a store displaying ads for glasses in the window

Reality Check

Did NYPD's Zone Strategy Cause Crime to Drop?

John Hall May. 28 2026

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History

What New York Can Learn from the NIMBYs of the 19th Century

Stefan Al, Lisa Chamberlain May. 28 2026

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Podcast

The LIRR and the Lost Art of the Labor Fight

Jamie Rubin May. 27 2026

Julie Won on Immigration, AI Regulation, and Her Campaign for Congress in New York's 7th District

interview

Julie Won on Immigration, AI Regulation, and Her Campaign for Congress in New York's 7th District

New York Editorial Board May. 26 2026

A father and two young children walk past a school with a gate painted in rainbow colors

Education

Hochul's School-Choice Choice

Joseph P. Viteritti May. 19 2026

A toddler's father walks with her next to a large sculpture of a squid at a park to meet her mother on the other side

City Government

How Zohran Mamdani Can Help Shrink the Child Welfare System in New York City

Nora McCarthy May. 19 2026

Night scene of Restaurant Almond at Roppongi Corner in Tokyo, lit in pink.

Podcast

Lessons from Tokyo

Jamie Rubin May. 14 2026

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Museums

A Diamond, a Mayor and a Citywide Lesson Plan

Sayantani DasGupta May. 14 2026