The influx of police officers into New York's subway system is part of a broader criminalization of poverty.

On Thursday, the New York City Council will vote on shutting down the jails on Rikers Island. Should new ones replace them, or is it time to reform criminal justice more broadly?

Guns rights advocates want more than just a victory. They want this newly emboldened conservative court to wield maximal power.

With monuments to a pair of trans activists instrumental in the 1969 uprising, New York City takes an important step toward inclusion.

Two decades after Rudy Giuliani tried to rid New York City of graffiti, the art form is flourishing—with unexpected consequences.

The House Judiciary Committee chair has been preparing for this moment for decades.

Two developers dreamed of building the biggest ferris wheel in the world. The project had Michael Bloomberg's blessing, while a Wall Street whiz named Big Rich pulled in hundreds of millions of dollars in Chinese loans. What went wrong?

New York City's child welfare agency has a reputation for unjustly targeting low-income families of color. Can it change?

The tech giant cancelled its deal with New York City as a warning to communities across the country.

The company's Long Island City offices will be underwater by 2100. The question is whether the tech giant will do anything about it.

New York is the stage for the "Mile Long Opera," a breakthrough work of public art.

A proposal to integrate New York City’s top public high schools would be a boon to black and Latinx students—and a disaster for Asians.

Murder is rising in the British capital, and police are responding with a questionable tactic.

To survive in the twenty-first century, the labor movement needs to rethink its strategy.

The new Netflix anime series walks a fine line between parody and homage, while hinting at the great show it could become.

Jeremiah Moss's "Vanishing New York" and Tamara Shopsin's "Arbitrary Stupid Goal" look at what gentrification means for the city—and who's to blame.

There is plenty of room to mount a progressive challenge against the Democratic governor. Why hasn't anyone stepped up?