When safe space is hard to find, art and events collective Papi Juice gives queer and trans people of color a home — and a soundtrack — for the night.

For decades, city governments have pledged to clear neighborhood streets of crime and police abuse in the same stroke. But can community policing deliver on its promises?

Community boards promise local democracy, but it takes more to translate neighborhood visions into reality.

Where can teenagers hang out and be safe in public?

The buildings where fates, freedoms, and justice are decided sit at the center of our image of the justice system. What form should they take? How should they work?

The city oversees an experiment: Can new signage and instructions improve experiences in New York’s busiest criminal courthouse?

Mayor de Blasio promises to close the Rikers Island jail complex in ten years. But what comes next? A look at the island’s history reveals clues — and cautions.

Examining New York's overlooked infrastructures of crime and punishment.

How can we define the “criminal justice system”? What is it, where is it, and what are all of the things that it does?

Legal scholar Gerald Frug appeals to designers, planners, and activists to understand better the legal structures that enable and constrain urban change.