What’s driving it and what’s next?

Learn from mayoral control, and from other states

Those pointing fingers at the police department in the wake of the Marble Hill shooting fail to understand its legal constraints and responsibilities.

New York and other localities should be cautious about stepping into the many breaches created by the Trump administration.

Novel ways to reduce campus sexual assault

The consequences haunt survivors for decades.

Learn from schools with better climates.

A closer look at the numbers we have

New York is fighting federal demands for sensitive personal information. Its own pied-à-terre tax rollout exposes a privacy gap closer to home.

In New York, a shortage of judges leads to judges being shuffled from court to court.

Making the city’s jails better managed and more humane is a much deeper challenge.

She and her husband exercised school choice. Other families should have that right.

Affordability isn’t one thing, it’s many — and the city’s biggest problem is the flight of families.

We need to change the way the City buys software.

How to cost-effectively reach more children with high-quality care

By starting school too early, New York City is depriving students of desperately needed sleep. The ripple effects are enormous.

What we experienced that day and how the media processed it

After the attacks, the unthinkable quickly became normal.

The New York of today is a different city than the New York of 9/11.

The nominee to lead the Board of Standards and Appeals is the right fit for the challenge ahead.

A diagnosis of why a democratic reform that has succeeded in so many other places has failed to gain traction in New York

How New York City can drive down rising costs

Where the City of New York can — and should — do more, regardless of what happens in November

What to know about trends in murder, assault, rape and more

Where the City of New York can — and should — do more, regardless of what happens in November

An economist explains what food really costs and why.

Detail and craft make cities better.

The mayor has reframed the debate about apartment production in New York.

Life lessons from the latest superhero film

Mamdani’s proposed improvements to the City’s rainy day fund won’t change much.

Reflections from 17 months spent working to get New York City to pay its nonprofit partners on time

The City needs a sustainable funding stream. Here’s how other cities and states have done it.

The City already knows who doesn’t owe. So why cause fear?

How will 200,000 units of affordable housing be financed?

America needs more homes in the right places. That means fixing zoning.

Mamdani’s new department can work if done right.

New York’s smaller neighbor has made great strides in broadening responsibility for public safety beyond police.

The City can and must guard against the consequences of extreme rainfall.

Assessing the proposed City Charter revision ballot measures

The City can and must guard against the consequences of extreme rainfall.

An interview with Dave Cole, chief innovation officer for the State of New Jersey