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6 Policy Reforms to Make Childcare Dollars Go Further for Families

Just Fix It

6 Policy Reforms to Make Childcare Dollars Go Further for Families

Vital City Sep. 17 2026

A row of bike racks on a city sidewalk, the rightmost rack twisted out of shape

Just Fix It

13 Fixes for New York City Government That Go Beyond the Charter

Vital City Aug. 19 2026

Several office chairs sit outside an office building, with some stacked upside down on top of others

Just Fix It

What Mamdani's Efficiency Commission Got Right — and Where it Fell Short

Vital City Jul. 23 2026

A vendor reaches toward a customer at a nighttime food cart

Street Lighting

The Big Picture

Vital City May. 20 2026

A nighttime aerial view of a New York City residential street

Street Lighting

How to Get It Done

Vital City May. 20 2026

A woman stands near a lake at night, city skyline behind

Street Lighting

Where Darkness and Crime Overlap: An Interactive Map

Vital City May. 20 2026

People walk through falling snow on a wet city street at night

Street Lighting

Where 311 Lighting Complaints and Crime Overlap: An Interactive Map

Vital City May. 20 2026

Storefronts on Essex Street in New York City's Chinatown are lit up at night as two people walk by, one with a bike and one with an umbrella

Street Lighting

The Research on Street Lighting and Crime

Vital City May. 20 2026

People browse newsstands with neon out-of-town and newspaper signs

Street Lighting

50 Years of Evidence

Aaron Chalfin May. 20 2026

People sit on a bench along a promenade near a lit bridge at night

Street Lighting

What Well-Lit Streets Should Feel Like

Vital City May. 20 2026

A boy runs past a graffiti-covered wall with his shadow behind him

About This Project

About This Project

Elizabeth Glazer May. 20 2026

A woman buys roasted chestnuts from a street vendor at night

Street Lighting

How Dark is Your Block? A Proof-of-Concept Mobile App

Vital City May. 20 2026

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