And we had an hour-long public dialogue about public safety sponsored by @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmUb...

Komanoff documents drop of congestion pricing 🚘 speed gains over the year, amid traffic rebound & other causes of friction. But as in London, speeds would have been worse w/out CP Piece has strong recs for more MTA transparency & strengthening congestion pricing's effects @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social

Findings from a new @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social report echo those of Streetsblog's months-long investigation into New York City's fractured and slow response to people in crisis on the subway.

Three years ago, Vital City launched as a small experiment: Could New Yorkers come together around calm, evidence-based ideas in a noisy, hyperpartisan moment? The answer was a resounding yes. Here’s what we achieved together just this year. 👇

Vital City is essential reading, and we don't just say so ourselves. Here's the opinion of Obama-de Blasio-Mamdani advisor Patrick Gaspard. To help us do more of what we do, support our work here! donorbox.org/support-vita...

Here's the accepted version of the paper if you'd like to read! jbenmenachem.com/wp-content/u...

Three years ago, Vital City launched as a small experiment: Could New Yorkers come together around calm, evidence-based ideas in a noisy, hyperpartisan moment? The answer was a resounding yes. Here’s what we achieved together just this year.

Good Jonathan Cohn analysis via @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social on why "universal" daylighting doesn't need to – nor should – open up the space where cars and trucks exit an intersection. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/a-s...

Have a loved one who loves cities? Peruse our gift guide for the urban optimist. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/the...

Read @tedalcorn.bsky.social on how two big @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ideas have gotten a test run in New Mexico, of all places — with lessons worth learning being surfaced along the way. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/dep...

What does Mamdani’s vision of the Department of Community Safety miss? A good deal, writes Brian Stettin. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/wha...

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's education agenda is a bit of a mystery. Pedro Noguera has some (excellent!) recommendations for the incoming mayor. #nyc #edusky (Also, @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social is so great. If you're a New Yorker and you don't already subscribe, I definitely recommend it!)

Do yourself a favor and listen to After Hours with Jamie Rubin, Vital City's engaging and insightful weekly podcast. Available on all major platforms. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... open.spotify.com/show/0RIVt6t...

How should civil society respond to an unprecedented assault from the federal government? Greg Berman, whose book "The Nonprofit Crisis" is out this week, offers trenchant insight. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/how...

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Everyone’s talking about alternative response — but few are looking under the hood at how 911 dispatch actually works. My new piece with @barryfriedman1.bsky.social in @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social explores why the design of dispatch protocols matters so much. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/the...

Important piece.

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I took a shot at placing Mamdani's victory in the long scope of New York City's political history -- in the most recent issue of @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social , alongside a bunch more essays by some really sharp people. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/a-n...

I’m a huge @masonbwilliams.bsky.social fan, and enjoyed this piece about New York’s mayoral history via @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social. La Guardia governed with the waves of the New Deal while Mamdani will have to lead us against the current coming from DC. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/a-n...

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Featuring 6 debate questions we wanted to ask but did not have time to explore.

When @errollouis.bsky.social writes about mayoral debates, everyone should take a moment to give it a read. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/two...

If you haven't focused on what's on the back of New York City's general election ballot, now's the time. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/fli...

New @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social op-ed by #BankStreet President @shaelsuransky.bsky.social explores implementing universal #childcare in #NewYorkCity and the policies that can help advance this important vision for #EarlyChildhood reform. Read more:

Gifted and talented education has been a flashpoint in this mayoral election. What does research say is the best way to identify and serve kids who seem ready for accelerated learning? Jonathan Plucker writes about getting out of the G&T box. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/how...

This is very like the position the Mayor of London is in, although I think our Mayor would love to have some of the powers at the disposal of his NYC counterpart: www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/zoh... @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social #london

ICYMI: 📻 Listen to Senior Fellow Jeremy Travis on WBAI’s CityWatch with @jackhites.bsky.social, discussing his recent @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social piece making the case for a NYC victimization survey, supporting community organizations, the plan for Rikers, and a lot more. Listen: buff.ly/5FenV4i

So much tear gas that people who aren't even protesting are getting sick when they leave their homes to run errands: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

My former NY1 colleague @errollouis.bsky.social interviewing GOP candidate for NYC mayor Curtis Sliwa at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social. @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social @columbiajournalism.bsky.social

Slow Boring forecast that Eric Adams might accomplish good things or housing or might devolve into an orgy of corruption. Turns out it was both. www.slowboring.com/p/the-path-f...

This one is definitely worth your time.

I have a piece in the latest issue of @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social about New York City's very special building codes (evacuation maps! mass timber! drop ceilings! pipes!), and some issues for code reform more broadly www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/the...

A new op-ed from CHPC’s @hslatkin.bsky.social in @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social illuminates how misunderstanding of rent-stabilized apartment data is contributing to a mounting financial crisis in the housing New York City's low-income residents rely on. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/the...

Our new issue is here! Housing, housing, housing — more than two dozen pieces on New York City's biggest challenge. From the crisis to the costs, to the solutions, and to the personal stories.

I’m in the new issue of @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social with a piece about what Albany can learn from Sacramento when it comes to housing policy: www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/cal...

New York City needs more housing, certainly. But where should that housing be located? In a new article in @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social, I argue that New York City—already the most transit-friendly city in the country—can do an even better job focusing its housing in areas near transit 🚇🏘️

Latest issue of @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social is on gun supply, lots of interesting contributions, here is mine (with Dan O'Flaherty) www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/whe...

Check out the @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social issue on gun supply! This volume is a tour de force on how the U.S. got to have so many guns and what can be done about it. Thanks to @everytown.bsky.social for their support. www.vitalcitynyc.org/issues/issue...

When it comes to dealing with illegal guns in the US, the Pareto Principle reminds us that the vast majority are supplied by a small number of bad dealers. So what can we do? Find out in my new @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social piece, out today in a brand new issue. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/the...

Excited to see my essay "Gun Culture Then & Now" appear today in a special issue of @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social. Thanks to @mkang.bsky.social for making this issue happen. Please read and share - the whole issue is packed with wonderful essays about the past, present, and future of guns in America.

Check out our latest @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social piece on the role of states in regulating the proliferation of guns throughout the U.S. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/sta...

The full video and transcript of this week’s hourlong conversation with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on public safety are now live on Vital City’s website. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/zoh... cc: @errollouis.bsky.social @columbiajournalism.bsky.social

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @errollouis.bsky.social talked about public safety one-on-one for an hour yesterday, in a forum cosponsored by @columbiajournalism.bsky.social. Watch it here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqkC...

Appreciated today's conversation on public safety w/ @errollouis.bsky.social, hosted by @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social. New Yorkers deserve to be safe — on the subway, in their neighborhoods, everywhere — and I will relentlessly pursue the evidence-based policies to make that our reality.

Monday 9/8, Vital City and @columbiajournalism.bsky.social are co-hosting a conversation on public safety in which @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will engage with @errollouis.bsky.social for an hour of detailed Q&A. Mark your calendars and livestream it 9/8 at noon here: www.youtube.com/live/vmUb3Bx...

I have a new column out in @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social about the forces and people who will make or break a Mamdani administration www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/mam...

Political candidates love to visit Co-op City and talk about it as a model of how New York can do big things on the housing front. Its complex history complicates the bold proclamations, writes Annemarie Sammartino. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/the...