What To Do (and Not To Do)

What To Do (and Not To Do)

Actionable policy solutions for improving New York City

Vital City Jan. 08 2026

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Technology Transformation Will Make or Break Progressive Governance

Technology Feb. 06 2026

Technology Transformation Will Make or Break Progressive Governance

Paul Salama Feb. 06 2026

Too Cold for New York City’s Streets

Homelessness Feb. 05 2026

Too Cold for New York City’s Streets

Vital City Feb. 05 2026

Hochul’s Going Nuclear. Environmentalists Should Cheer Her On.

Environment Feb. 04 2026

Hochul’s Going Nuclear. Environmentalists Should Cheer Her On.

Charles Komanoff Feb. 04 2026

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The Real Reasons New Yorkers’ Groceries Cost So Much

Housing

The Real Reasons New Yorkers’ Groceries Cost So Much

Stephen Smith Jan. 14 2026

Just Fix It: 11 Governance Improvements The Mamdani Administration Can Tackle in the First 100 Days

City Government

Just Fix It: 11 Governance Improvements The Mamdani Administration Can Tackle in the First 100 Days

Vital City Dec. 18 2025

What To Do (and Not To Do) About People in Crisis on Streets and Subways

Mental Health

What To Do (and Not To Do) About People in Crisis on Streets and Subways

Vital City Dec. 17 2025

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Mamdani, the Morning After

November, 2025

Mamdani, the Morning After

What New York's new mayor should do now

Nov. 06 2025

Housing, Housing, Housing

September, 2025

Housing, Housing, Housing

How New York City can produce and preserve many more homes

Sep. 10 2025

400 Million Guns (or More)

September, 2025

400 Million Guns (or More)

The supply side of America's gun problem

Sep. 10 2025

Zohran and Andrew and Eric, Oh My!

June, 2025

Zohran and Andrew and Eric, Oh My!

The race for City Hall heats up.

Jun. 25 2025

Trump: 100 Days and Beyond

April, 2025

Trump: 100 Days and Beyond

What impact is the administration having on cities and the people who live in them?

Apr. 29 2025

What Makes Cities Tick

March, 2025

What Makes Cities Tick

Vital City at Three

Mar. 30 2025

Data

Understand crime trends beyond the headlines

Dive into 30 years of data on crime complaints, shootings and arrests by borough, neighborhood and more — to understand public safety in New York beyond the headlines.

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Just Fix It: 11 Governance Improvements The Mamdani Administration Can Tackle in the First 100 Days

City Government

Just Fix It: 11 Governance Improvements The Mamdani Administration Can Tackle in the First 100 Days

Vital City Dec. 18 2025

What To Do (and Not To Do) About People in Crisis on Streets and Subways

Mental Health

What To Do (and Not To Do) About People in Crisis on Streets and Subways

Vital City Dec. 17 2025

What To Do (and Not To Do) About Subway Safety

Subway Safety

What To Do (and Not To Do) About Subway Safety

Vital City Dec. 17 2025

Subway Safety: What the Data Show

Data

Subway Safety: What the Data Show

Aaron Chalfin, John Hall, Paul Reeping Dec. 16 2025

What the Data Show

Subway Safety

What the Data Show

Vital City Dec. 16 2025

How the System Works (or Doesn't)

Homelessness

How the System Works (or Doesn't)

Vital City Dec. 16 2025

Case Studies from Other Large Cities

Subway Safety

Case Studies from Other Large Cities

Vital City Dec. 16 2025

What Mamdani Can Learn from a de Blasio Administration Safety Innovation

Safety

What Mamdani Can Learn from a de Blasio Administration Safety Innovation

Renita Francois, Abdul Nasser Rad Dec. 10 2025

Culture

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After Hours with Jamie Rubin: Remembering a Talented, Troubled Knick

Podcast

After Hours with Jamie Rubin: Remembering a Talented, Troubled Knick

Jamie Rubin Dec. 30 2025

The Urban Optimist's Holiday Gift Guide

Culture

The Urban Optimist's Holiday Gift Guide

Vital City Dec. 02 2025

No City for Old Monuments?

What to Do Now

No City for Old Monuments?

Michele Bogart Nov. 06 2025

My First Adult Apartment

Culture

My First Adult Apartment

A Survey Sep. 17 2025

Five Years That Shaped the Modern City

Culture

Five Years That Shaped the Modern City

Neil Barsky Sep. 04 2025

Urban Infrastructure, Reexamined

Culture

Urban Infrastructure, Reexamined

Thomas Mellins Jul. 24 2025

How Small Acts Shape Great Cities

Culture

How Small Acts Shape Great Cities

Caryl Englander Jul. 24 2025

When New York City Truly Teetered on the Brink

Culture

When New York City Truly Teetered on the Brink

Neil Barsky Apr. 30 2025

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