Housing data analysis, reports, and research findings
“The problem is significant enough that we are now conducting a formal survey of our membership to document the full scope of housing instability and homelessness among city workers. That should concern anyone who relies on city services—which is everyone.” The Vanderbilt rail yard in Br
A new report from Center for an Urban Future urges the city to do more to raise awareness about, and increase access to, its “wild” spaces—what researchers say could improve residents’ mental and physical health. The lagoon at Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx. (Daniel Avila/NYC Parks)
No other American sport can brag that it has more stories, statistics, and trivia than baseball. Batting averages, team members and positions, games played, stadiums past and present, World Series wins and dramatic losses, scandals and triumphs -- that’s all a part of baseball. Much has been written
The Rutgers survey focused on Black seniors in public and federally subsidized housing, but didn't draw conclusions about specific populations. [ more › ]
By Jose Martinez, The City Reporter This article was originally published on July 23 at 5:34 p.m. EDT by THE CITY REPORTER A $400 million renovation of a major Brooklyn transit hub has yielded little for locals looking for jobs, critics charged Thursday, saying that less than 8 percent of the 170&he
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has directed every city agency to identify 2.5% in savings ahead of an estimated $6 billion budget hole next year, launching his first full cost-cutting initiative weeks after he and the City Council inked this year’s budget. The administration said it would survey city wo
by Adam Daly, amNY New York City owns nearly 15,000 parcels covering roughly 14 percent of the five boroughs, but as of 2025, only about 31 megawatts of solar power had been installed across 187 city-owned facilities, according to a new report from City Comptroller Mark Levine. Levine is calling on
The Center for NYC Neighborhoods says its report shows the need for more government support for estate planning and deed theft prevention. [ more › ]
Homeless New Yorkers and advocates say the legislation—which now heads to Gov. Kathy Hochul for final approval—will ensure people living in shelters have reliable internet service as they search for work, housing and other resources. A survey of adults in shelter last year found that only 30 percent
We could create permanent affordable housing on Ward’s Island. There is a lot of unused space that’s occupied by an under-censused hospital. It is public land, so it would cost money to build but we wouldn’t have to buy the land. The housing could be affordable, and it could be mix
This story is part of Summer & THE CITY, our weekly newsletter made to help you enjoy — and survive — the hottest time in the five boroughs. Sign up here.Jessica Bonamusa’s mind is in the water, and where the gutter meets the shore. Bonamusa, a research scientist at New York City’s Department of
by Lilly Sabella, THE CITY This article was originally published on May 5 at 5 a.m. EDT by THE CITY New Yorkers who use the city’s Fair Fares program to ride buses, trains and Access-a-Ride are still struggling to afford transit despite receiving half off on fares, according to a new analysis. Fair&
A Gothamist data analysis shows children who cross the border without a parent or guardian have been kept in federal custody nearly four times as long. [ more › ]
New Yorkers who use the city’s Fair Fares program to ride buses, trains and Access-a-Ride are still struggling to afford transit despite receiving half-off on fares, according to a new analysis. Fair Fares is a city-run program that reduces the cost of transit rides by half for adults under 65 who m
As she surveyed the packed aisles of her local supermarket on 116th Street in East Harlem, Chelssy T. cast a longing eye towards a vacant lot under the Metro-North tracks that’s the first announced site for one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s city-owned grocery stores. “Prices have gone up so much,” said
More than half of students living in the shelter system were chronically absent last year, meaning they missed one in every 10 school days, an analysis from Advocates for Children found—prompting calls for the city and state to step up support. A scene from the first day of school in New York City i
Multiple Portrait of Marcel Duchamp. Broadway Photo Shop, New York, 1917. The artist's first US survey in over 50 years comes to New York. [ more › ]
Mayor Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Tisch announce crime statistics from Jan-March 2026. After campaigning to abolish it, Mamdani points to preexisting changes as his administration weighs the database’s future. [ more › ]
Peering at New York City’s landscape more than 400 years in the past — when the marshes, ponds and streams crisscrossed our string of islands — can help planners and policymakers better understand the city’s flooding future. Researchers at the New York Botanical Garden looked at where water used to
According to Pew Research Center data, 79 percent of people make New Year’s resolutions that focus on health, exercise, or diet. At-home fitness equipment and tech can help achieve some of your health, exercise, and fitness goals. The convenience of working out at home eliminates the need to make it
