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Issue 15
Mamdani, the Morning After
What New York’s new mayor should do now
The State of the City
How Modern Mayors Meet the Moment
Sam Roberts
New York is Not Broken
Greg Berman
New York’s Housing Crisis: Self-Inflicted and Solvable
Annemarie Gray
Mamdani’s Victory, and Memories of Dinkins’
Basil Smikle Jr.
The State of Crime in New York City at Midyear 2025
Vital City
Mugged by Reality
The One Debate Answer that Spoke Volumes about Zohran Mamdani
Harry Siegel
Zohran Mamdani’s Year One: A Time for Testing
Bradley Tusk
Can Cities Withstand Trump’s Assault?
Richard McGahey
Zohran Mamdani’s Real-World Constraints
Carl Weisbrod
John Lindsay, Zohran Mamdani and How Ambitions Collide with Reality
Vincent Cannato
Even Mamdani’s New York Needs Millionaires
Ana Champeny
Bill de Blasio, Role Model?
Wendell Jamieson
What to Do Now
Which Way Mamdani?
Ben Krauss
A Housing Roadmap for New York’s Next Mayor
Alex Armlovich
The Devil Is in the Details (of 911 Dispatch)
Jessica Gillooly and Barry Friedman
How About Energy Affordability?
Satyam Khanna
Beyond Free Buses
Eric Goldwyn
Tough Budget Choices Ahead
Carol Kellermann and Charles Brecher
Putting Tech To Work for All New Yorkers
Anthony Townsend
Why Mayor-Elect Mamdani Should Embrace Mayoral Control of Our Schools
Richard Buery Jr.
Mamdani’s Charter School Dilemma
Joseph P. Viteritti
No City for Old Monuments?
Michele Bogart
How Things Really Get Done
Vital City
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