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Education: Trends to Watch for the Future of NYC

Traditional public school K-12 enrollment dropped 5.8% under de Blasio, even before COVID and remote learning. Charter schools are a big reason.

By Will Welch January 14

Deaths despite Vision Zero measures and slowing bus speeds signal bumps ahead.

By Suhail Bhat January 12

The number of families in shelters has plummeted, while single adults seek shelter in near-record numbers.

By Suhail Bhat January 11

The air keeps getting cleaner — but early progress on greenhouse gas reductions has stalled in recent years.

By Suhail Bhat and Samantha Maldonado January 6

By CITY Staff January 5

New apartments became scarcer after the financial crisis — with fewer produced in the past decade than in the 2000s.

By Suhail Bhat January 5

The de Blasio years saw an 11% decline in major crimes — but murders and shootings are on the upswing.

By Suhail Bhat January 4

Pre-pandemic, fewer New Yorkers were poor than a decade earlier — everywhere but The Bronx

By Suhail Bhat January 3

COVID more than doubled city yearly deaths and coincided with record fatal drug overdoses. In better news: more New Yorkers now have health insurance

By Suhail Bhat January 2