Issue 7
Does Evidence Matter?
Research meets the real world
A social science research glossary for the uninitiated
Advancing the credibility revolution
What do we do when we don’t know ‘what works’?
One of the founders of Arnold Ventures on why government needs better information
Why we need a new theory of change
Practitioners and researchers reflect on a study that shaped their worldview.
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
In our first special report, public safety veterans Elizabeth Glazer and Michael Jacobson provide a detailed, data-grounded roadmap to close Rikers Island that would simultaneously:
We asked radio producer Ike Sriskandarajah and artist photographer Azikiwe Mohammed to capture some of the sights and sounds of Brooklyn’s most iconic greenspace, Prospect Park. What they produced is a sonic-photographic essay, a sensory experience of the people, places and natural beauty at the heart of Kings County.