Housing
Nooks and Crannies
Local birds evicted from their usual habitats find themselves nesting and hunting atop skyscrapers, power lines, and traffic lights.
The Future, Encapsulated
With a fragment of the Tokyo Nakagin Capsule Tower preserved for posterity, a MoMA exhibition provides more than one perspective on planned obsolescence.
Fighting Fire
In the 1970s, a wave of arson caused widespread damage to the Bronx and the tenants who called it home. What brought a decade of fire to an end?
Life Beyond Line Items
To get the city we deserve, New Yorkers must be active participants in its governance. What spaces and methods can help us build democratic muscle and demand moral budgets?
Meet the 2025-2026 New City Critics Fellows
New City Critics fellows will turn their critical gaze over the city.
A Year in Property
An artist chronicles her daily life through the lens of property. From homes to household goods, are we condemned to be defined by what we own?
Home Valuation
New stories from Mitchell-Lama co-ops and the LA Tenants Union narrate the housing crisis as a struggle for control, and over the true meaning of a home.
Full House
Stories of making home and community care from co-ops and lofts to adjoined brick houses and wood paneled basements
More Than Skin Deep
Renovated facades provide a window into existential questions for the future of New York City’s public housing.