‘We Have to Be the Change We Are Hoping to See’

A key New York child welfare leader says minor tweaks won’t fix systemic flaws.

Bruce CoryOctober 29, 2025Sept2025-onwards

What’s Stayed Safe – And What’s Uncertain – In College Student Aid

What the continuing hollowing out of the US Department of Education and the fine print in the Big Beautiful Bill Act mean for current and future college students.

Bruce CoryOctober 22, 2025Sept2025-onwards

Has New York Solved Its Home Health Care Mess – Or Made It Worse?

Recriminations and uncertainty continue to plague a reform plan that promised to save money and promote efficiency.

Bruce CoryOctober 15, 2025Sept2025-onwards

NYC Housing Development Is on the Ballot This Fall

Is limiting the City Council’s role in housing policymaking a good idea?

Bruce CoryOctober 8, 2025Sept2025-onwards

Mike Wallace And the Triumph Of the Gotham Trilogy

An appreciation of a panoramic history of New York City and its incomparable author.

Bruce CoryOctober 1, 2025Sept2025-onwards

Turning 10, Urban Matters Looks Back – and Ahead

A decade’s worth of Urban Matters maps where we’ve been and suggests the way forward.

Bruce CorySeptember 24, 2025Sept2025-onwards

Restoring Public Housing: Does A Bronx Success Story Have Legs?

How innovative financing has enabled dramatic improvements to the once-deteriorating Baychester Houses development.

Bruce CorySeptember 17, 2025Sept2025-onwards

Pandemic Lockdown Traumas Were Temporary. Child Welfare Traumas Have Lasting Effects.

The isolation and alienation so many faced during Covid-19 are all too familiar to families entangled in the child protective system.

Bruce CorySeptember 10, 2025Sept2025-onwards

In NYC Schools, What Integration Can -- and Can't -- Accomplish

Closing opportunity gaps for students matters far more than vague language about inclusion.

Bruce CorySeptember 3, 2025Sept2025-onwards