The Journal

Featuring original commentary, new research and data analysis from leading thinkers, practitioners and neighborhood voices.

Issue 1

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