Issue
The Case Against Eric Adams & Co.
Considering the fix the mayor (and the city) are in, from many angles
What the Data Tells Us
A landmark law recently surfaced claims of systemic sexual abuse at the women’s jail on Rikers Island.
Getting Correction staff to follow the rules, then and now
The story of body-worn cameras
Chicago Beyond rethought jails and prisons by tackling trauma
International models suggest that it is possible to transform correctional systems
Vital City's first issue looks at the problem of gun violence and how it might be solved.
What is “disorder”? And what should we do about it?
The indelible mark of neighborhoods
How life changes when things get hot
What it takes to reduce firearm violence
How substance use shapes the city
Breaking down New York City’s — and America’s — trends in violence and victimization
Everything about Rikers Island and what replaces it depends on the answer
Research meets the real world
*The long-anticipated change to Manhattan’s streets now at the mercy of politics
The death and life of great American cities (again)
Building better transit
Jails can be safer and more humane
Considering the fix the mayor (and the city) are in, from many angles
In our first special report, public safety veterans Elizabeth Glazer and Michael Jacobson provide a detailed, data-grounded roadmap to close Rikers Island that would simultaneously:
We asked radio producer Ike Sriskandarajah and artist photographer Azikiwe Mohammed to capture some of the sights and sounds of Brooklyn’s most iconic greenspace, Prospect Park. What they produced is a sonic-photographic essay, a sensory experience of the people, places and natural beauty at the heart of Kings County.