Commentary

Original essays, new research and data analysis on many of the biggest questions facing cities

Sunday in the Park with Everybody

Stuart O'Brien Feb. 11 2023

Ben Tucker on Tyre Nichols: What's Race and Training Got to Do With It?

interview

Ben Tucker on Tyre Nichols: What's Race and Training Got to Do With It?

Josh Greenman Feb. 10 2023

Why Scorpion and Similar Special Policing Units Are Dangerous, and Entrenched

Police Reform

Why Scorpion and Similar Special Policing Units Are Dangerous, and Entrenched

Christy Lopez Feb. 09 2023

Hot-Spot Policing After Memphis: Six Questions for David Weisburd

interview

Hot-Spot Policing After Memphis: Six Questions for David Weisburd

Greg Berman Feb. 08 2023

The Reforms That Failed to Save Tyre Nichols’ Life

Police Reform

The Reforms That Failed to Save Tyre Nichols’ Life

Errol Louis Jan. 31 2023

Can the City’s Jails Be Fixed? Another Year, Scant Progress

data

Can the City’s Jails Be Fixed? Another Year, Scant Progress

Elizabeth Glazer Jan. 27 2023

Gun Violence

Gun Violence In New York City - The Data

Vital City Jan. 23 2023

There Are No Solutions: Making Sense of New York at the End of the 20th Century (and Now)

Culture

There Are No Solutions: Making Sense of New York at the End of the 20th Century (and Now)

Greg Berman Jan. 19 2023

The Victim Card

Culture

The Victim Card

Mark Obbie Jan. 13 2023

Ghosts of Deinstitutionalization

Culture

Ghosts of Deinstitutionalization

David Thacher Dec. 16 2022

Vital Signs: December 2022 Crime and Justice Trends

data

Vital Signs: December 2022 Crime and Justice Trends

Vital City Dec. 13 2022

Press Releases

Longtime Daily News Opinion and Editorial Page Editor Josh Greenman Joins Vital City as Managing Editor

Vital City Dec. 05 2022