Vital City

is a journal about urban policy, politics, data and culture.

The Urban Optimist's Holiday Gift Guide

Culture

The Urban Optimist's Holiday Gift Guide

Vital City Dec. 02 2025

A Department of Community Safety: Theory Meets Practice

Community Services

A Department of Community Safety: Theory Meets Practice

Vital City Nov. 20 2025

How Things Really Get Done

What to Do Now

How Things Really Get Done

Vital City Nov. 06 2025

Reality Check: How Safe are Manhattan (and Brooklyn)?

Prosecution

Reality Check: How Safe are Manhattan (and Brooklyn)?

Vital City Oct. 31 2025

Living in the City, Floating on the Hudson: A Conversation with Leslie Day

interview

Living in the City, Floating on the Hudson: A Conversation with Leslie Day

Vital City Oct. 16 2025

Curtis Sliwa Talks Public Safety

interview

Curtis Sliwa Talks Public Safety

Vital City Oct. 10 2025

A City of Winners and Losers: New York in the 1980s

interview

A City of Winners and Losers: New York in the 1980s

Vital City Sep. 25 2025

What Hangs in the Balance Sheets

What We Can and Can't Afford

What Hangs in the Balance Sheets

Vital City Sep. 17 2025

Predictability Begets Productivity: A Conversation with Alicia Glen

interview

Predictability Begets Productivity: A Conversation with Alicia Glen

Vital City Sep. 17 2025

Zohran Mamdani Talks Public Safety

interview

Zohran Mamdani Talks Public Safety

Vital City Sep. 12 2025

Reality Check: Who’s the Guard Really Guarding in U.S. Cities?

Government Operations

Reality Check: Who’s the Guard Really Guarding in U.S. Cities?

Vital City Sep. 05 2025

The June 24 New York City Earthquake

Mamdani

The June 24 New York City Earthquake

Vital City Aug. 01 2025

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