Tension between the city and its surrounding areas over issues like crime, immigration and congestion pricing has grown since the pandemic.
Tag: Suburbs
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Deadly Traffic in Suburbia Points to Deep-Seated Structural Problems
Cities are forced to confront century-old suburban sprawl that was first and foremost designed to keep cars moving rather than people safe.
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Build in the Suburbs, Solve the Housing Crisis
An ambitious plan to bring high-density housing to New York’s commuter towns was met with that rarest of things: bipartisan resistance.
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The ‘Diploma Divide’ Is the New Fault Line in American Politics
Why educational attainment is increasingly the best predictor of how Americans will vote, and for whom.
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Why the Suburbs Are at the Center of New York’s Housing Debate
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan for addressing the state’s housing shortage is meeting resistance in places like Westchester County and Long Island.