A recent article tries to tie public transit and walkability to social disorder — but in fact, sprawling Sunbelt cities like Memphis are as likely to have high crime rates as transit-rich metropolises ...

Street homelessness has been a common and tragic sight in New York for decades. After years of studies, news articles, and ...

Shane Dan Turner can often be found in New York City subway stations decked out in a black blazer and entertaining straphangers with classics like The Beatles’ “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away” and ...

Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday roundup of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and ...

New York City’s involuntary removal policy was supposed to make it easier to help mentally ill homeless people get the care ...

A new Los Angeles City Council proposal aims to allow single-staircase buildings, a change advocates say would make room for ...

Mayor Eric Adams said city agencies and community leaders will team up to tackle ongoing concerns at Washington Square Park, including open drug use and violence.

Broadly speaking, sanctuary cities are jurisdictions with policies that allow immigrants to live without fear of arrests or ...

NEW YORK – Columbia University senior Maryam Alwan was visiting family in Jordan over winter break when she received an email ...

A group of concerned citizens has come together to address the growing problem of homelessness in Elmira after the city council outlawed most camping.

NYC officials claim the Trump administration pulled the funding for political reasons, while FEMA cites gang concerns at a shelter.