Youth

A Simple Change That Could Improve the Lives of Millions of New Yorkers

Education

A Simple Change That Could Improve the Lives of Millions of New Yorkers

Terra Ziporyn Sep. 10 2026

A young girl holding a caramel apple stands amidst a display of umbrellas featuring famous artworks and colorful patterns

Education

Mamdani Is Hitting Many Milestones on Childcare. Except One.

Rebecca Gale Aug. 06 2026

Five teenage boys who are members of the Highland Voices boys choir pause as pedestrians walk over the High Bridge, which connects Manhattan to the Bronx

Economics

Economic Justice Starts With Young People

Jared Giles Jun. 10 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

A youth in a DJJ sweatshirt sits with head down at a desk

Justice

Where Juvenile Justice Goes From Here

Vincent Schiraldi Feb. 04 2026

People in dark clothing carry large sculptural leg-shaped objects across a pedestrian bridge

Reality Check

Reality Check: Has Youth Crime in New York Risen After Raise the Age?

Vital City Dec. 09 2025

A young man’s T-shirt shows a rifle and reads Come and Take It

Gun Violence

Breaking Through With the Next Generation

Nina Vinik Sep. 10 2025

A boy presses a painted handprint onto a giant white balloon

Education

Free Child Care in Real Life: What It Will Take to Implement

Elliot Haspel Aug. 21 2025

A young boy in superman pajamas stands in front of a crowd of NYPD offices, who are all facing away from him

data

Are the Kids All Right? The Truth About Youth Crime in NYC

John Hall Nov. 07 2024

Children play with hoops in a paved courtyard

The Joy of Incrementalism

Incrementalism Beats YOLO

Philip J. Cook, Jens Ludwig Mar. 27 2024

Three young women in waders examine a water sample near a bridge

Building Blocks

A Time for Work

Alicia Modestino Jun. 28 2023

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