Surge in Ridership Pushes New York Subway to Limit
Riders across the city are finding themselves on packed platforms and trains, leading to delays, tense commutes and even an uptick in assaults among disgruntled passengers.
Stop a Pipeline for Fracked Gas
It’s not worth tearing up New York’s landscape to invest in a harmful fossil fuel.
A New Map for America
The 50-state model is holding the country back. It needs a new system, built around urban corridors.
New York 101: Pulling Back the Curtain on What Powers the City
How the multimedia, multi-platform series — about everything from the city’s water system to its public library — was conceived and brought to life.
De Blasio Postpones Work on Crucial Water Tunnel
The project has for more than half a century been regarded as essential to the survival of New York City if either of the two existing, and now aged, water tunnels should fail.
Local Politics Take an Uncivil Turn, Roiling a Suburb of New York
Infighting and revenge have become the norm on the Village Board in Spring Valley, N.Y., frustrating residents and stalling municipal business.
Making Way for Wind Power
Companies hoping to spread renewable energy across the country are facing opposition from landowners and local regulators.
What Is This Thing Called Populism?
Is the economy the driving force? Nationalism? Arthur C. Brooks and Gail Collins argue over the meaning of the rise of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.
Washington Metro, 40 and Creaking, Stares at a Midlife Crisis
Years of safety lapses as well as petty annoyances reveal how a grand vision of American liberalism has collided with reality.
Overpass Project in Kolkata ‘Made Our Lives Hell’ for Years Before Collapse
Irritation with the faltering project, unfinished after seven years, has turned into a sort of focused hatred for the people who live beneath it.