Vital City: NYC Policy & Data

Insight for New York City

Only for iPhone

Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

iPhone

Data, insights and public policy solutions for New York City — and cities everywhere. Data, insights and public policy solutions for New York City — and cities everywhere. We publish timely commentary by the thinkers and practitioners shaping urban policy, surface data and render it accessible, and identify evidence-based policies to make cities safer and more vibrant. This app brings the whole publication to your phone, free, with no advertising and no paywall. Read what's new Every piece Vital City publishes, as it goes up. Swipe from one story to the next the way you would turn a page, and pick up where you left off. See the data Interactive charts and tools built on New York City's own numbers: crime going back more than 30 years, quarterly statistics the city releases in raw form, and the analysis behind the stories. Share any chart as a picture. The journal Each issue takes on one hard question about the city, answered by researchers, practitioners and people who live with the problem. Policy Deeply researched recommendations for the people who run New York City, and the case for putting them into practice. Follow the writing you like Tap any byline to see everything that writer has published. Browse by topic, or search the full archive. Save for later Keep pieces to read when you have time. Saved stories stay on your phone and open without a signal. Listen and watch After Hours with Jamie Rubin, plus panels, interviews and reels from Vital City events. New York, as it was A rotating shelf of photographs from library and museum archives, refreshed every week. Alerts, if you want them Choose to be told when something new is published. Nothing else, ever. Vital City is a fiscally sponsored project of the Fund for the City of New York. Reading is free and always will be.

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Version 1.0.7

The developer, Josh Greenman, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

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    The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

    • Contact Info
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    • Usage Data

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Information

Seller
Josh Greenman
Size
27.3 MB
Category
News
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English
Age Rating
13+
  • 13+
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  • Infrequent
    Realistic Violence
    Profanity or Crude Humor
    Mature or Suggestive Themes
    Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
    Guns or Other Weapons
Copyright
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