Nation Topics - Cities | The Nation

New York’s housing crisis has pushed hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers underground.

The state of the city isn't quite as wonderful as the mayor claims.

A writer navigates the empty streets and boarded-up businesses of his childhood.

It seems unbelievable, but land dedicated to the VA for housing veterans has been denied to them—and LA has more homeless vets than any city in America.

The city is at the crossroads of climate change—and, for a host of reasons, an unsustainable future. 

Glenn Harris discusses the goals and tactics of Seattle's unique "Race and Social Justice Initiative."

Life on San Francisco’s streets for women over 50 is filled with hardships, small and large.

Local and state governments are gaining the ability to restore basic services and infrastructure.

For Yolanda Andrews, losing her house would mean losing everything. That's why she's standing up to predatory banking.

Anthony Nahr, a Ghanaian immigrant, died in a garage adjoining a celebrity-filled luxury apartment building in Tribeca.