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 ...

He promised law and order. Instead, his scandal-ridden mayoralty became a symbol — and engine — of the city’s chaos.

Washington, D.C., officials cleared a homeless encampment on Friday that had drawn criticism from Trump, although city ...

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 ...

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

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

The mayors of four so-called “sanctuary cities” faced tough questions from lawmakers about their policies toward immigrants and how they work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a House ...

A Biden-appointed judge said the city hasn't lodged a strong case for irreparable harm without an emergency order directing ...

Four mayors defended the sanctuary policies of their cities at a House hearing Wednesday amid a Trump administration ...