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The Myth of Millionaire Flight
Jun 24, 2026
Unknown duration
Trees: NYC's Living Infrastructure
Jun 10, 2026
20m 41s
Making the Shade
Jun 10, 2026
Unknown duration
The LIRR and the Lost Art of the Labor Fight
May 27, 2026
29m 15s
Lessons from Tokyo
May 14, 2026
43m 55s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/24/26 | ![]() The Myth of Millionaire Flight | New York might be next in a growing line of states adopting millionaire taxes — and the same old fear comes with it: tax the rich too hard and they'll leave, taking their businesses and their tax revenue with them. Cristobal Young, an economic sociologist at Cornell, has spent over twenty years testing that fear against actual IRS data, going back to New Jersey's first millionaire tax fight in 2004. His finding, consistently: millionaires barely move at all, and when they do, it's rarely for tax reasons. Jamie talks with Young about why a wealth tax on people like Elon Musk might be worth the administrative headache and why — twenty years in — the deepest driver of where people live still isn't the tax code. For more solutions-oriented thinking on urban life, visit the Vital City website at https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/ | — | ||||||
| 6/10/26 | ![]() Trees: NYC's Living Infrastructure✨ | urban forestryNew York City+3 | Adam Lubinsky | WXY StudioVital City+1 | New York City | urban foresttree canopy+3 | — | 20m 41s | |
| 6/10/26 | ![]() Making the Shade | New York City just released its first-ever Urban Forest Plan — a legally mandated, decade-by-decade roadmap to get the city's tree canopy from 23% to 30% by 2040. Jamie talks with Adam Lubinsky, a partner at W X Y architecture + urban design, who helped build the plan from the ground up. They cover why preserving old trees matters as much as planting new ones, why the only property type where canopy has been shrinking is one- and two-family homes, and why one-third of the city's urban forest sits on private land that nobody's currently watching. https://report.urbanforestplan.nyc/NYC-Urban-Forest-Plan-2026.pdf For more solutions-oriented thinking on urban life, visit the Vital City website at https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/ | — | ||||||
| 5/27/26 | ![]() The LIRR and the Lost Art of the Labor Fight✨ | labor rightstransit history+4 | Fred Naiden | TWU Local 100UNC+2 | — | LIRRlabor fight+5 | — | 29m 15s | |
| 5/14/26 | ![]() Lessons from Tokyo✨ | urban studiesinformation warfare+4 | Joe McReynolds | Vital City | TokyoNew York | TokyoNew York+5 | — | 43m 55s | |
| 5/1/26 | ![]() The Debt Gala: The Red Carpet for the People✨ | fundraisingmedical debt+4 | Tom Costello | Costume InstituteMet Museum+2 | America | Debt Galamedical debt+5 | — | 10m 52s | |
| 4/22/26 | ![]() The Cost of Freezing the Rent✨ | housing policyrent control+3 | Alex Armlovich | Niskanen CenterCoefficient Giving+1 | — | rent freezinghousing policy+3 | — | 33m 25s | |
| 4/8/26 | ![]() The Honest City Budget✨ | city budgetfiscal transparency+3 | Louisa Chafee | Independent Budget Office | City CouncilWall Street+1 | city budgetfiscal transparency+3 | — | 37m 41s | |
| 3/25/26 | ![]() What's the Deal with SEQRA?✨ | housing reformSEQRA reform+4 | Annemarie Gray | Open New York | New YorkCity Charter+1 | SEQRAhousing reform+4 | — | 39m 09s | |
| 3/11/26 | ![]() Leaving City Hall: An Exit Interview with Molly Park✨ | social servicespublic administration+4 | Molly Park | Department of Social ServicesDepartment of Homeless Services+2 | New York City | Molly ParkDepartment of Social Services+6 | — | 38m 02s | |
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| 2/11/26 | ![]() Governments That Get Results✨ | government performancepolicy outcomes+3 | Gloria Gong | Harvard’s Government Performance Lab | DetroitNew York City | governmentperformance+5 | — | 33m 44s | |
| 1/28/26 | ![]() Reducing Crime by Improving Neighborhoods✨ | crime reductionneighborhood safety+3 | Elizabeth GlazerRenita Francois | Mayor’s Office of Criminal JusticeMayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety+2 | — | crimeneighborhoods+3 | — | 35m 48s | |
| 1/14/26 | ![]() Mamdani as Mr. Fix-It | Grand visions win elections, but functional governance is what keeps a city running. In this season premiere of "After Hours,"Jamie Rubin and Vital City founder Liz Glazer dig into a pragmatic to-do list for the new Mamdani administration: 11 tangible fixes for the first 100 days, the first installment of Vital City's new "Just Fix It" project. They discuss why unsexy improvements — like dismantling some of the city's 350 miles of scaffolding, turning on more outdoor lights to reduce crime, and clearing out the "spaghetti" of obsolete commissions — are critical to restoring New Yorkers’ faith in government. As Liz argues, there is no public policy without turning government gears that make it happen. For more solutions-oriented thinking on urban life, visit the Vital City website at https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/. | — | ||||||
| 12/30/25 | ![]() Remembering a Talented, Troubled Knick | This week on After Hours, Jamie takes a detour from New York politics to explore a deeply personal piece of the city's basketball history: the life and legacy of Michael Ray Richardson, the electrifying Knicks guard whose career was derailed by cocaine addiction in the 1980s. Jamie sits down with writer Jake Uitti, who co-authored Richardson's autobiography Banned: How I Squandered an All-Star NBA Career Before Finding My Redemption, to discuss what made "Sugar Ray" such a distinctive talent and how Richardson found redemption after his lifetime ban from the league. For more solutions-oriented thinking on urban life, visit the Vital City website at https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/. | — | ||||||
| 11/10/25 | ![]() Mamdani's Housing Toolkit | Jamie and Leila Bozorg, Executive Director For Housing and Secretary of the Charter Review Commission, analyze the ballot measure results: what it all means for building new housing stock in New York, why New Yorkers voted against "number six," and how these ballot measures will help Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani fulfill his affordable housing dreams. For more solutions-oriented thinking on urban life, visit the Vital City website at https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/. | — | ||||||
| 10/29/25 | ![]() The Secret to Solving Climate Change | As we gear up for the mayoral election, Bill Lipton, the former Lead Organizer and Organizing Director of The Working Families Party, shares how the party in its early days defied the status quo, how he and his team learned to make effective change by working across party lines and how politicians at every level of government -- even the new mayor -- can prioritize affordability AND climate politics in the coming year. For more solutions-oriented thinking on urban life, visit the Vital City website at https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/. | — | ||||||
| 10/23/25 | ![]() The Past and Future of Rikers | In 2019 the storied violence at Riker's Island was on its way to being a thing of the past. Fast forward to today: not only is the jail still in full swing, but the violence, mismanagement and deaths at Rikers are perhaps worse than ever. The mayoral election is just two weeks away, and both Cuomo and Mamdani have shared their vision for the future of Rikers. Jamie talks to Liz Glazer, founder of Vital City, justice advisor under Mayor Bill DeBlasio and former federal prosecutor, to understand how we got here and what the Riker's might look like under a new administration. For more solutions-oriented thinking on urban life, visit the Vital City website at https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/. | — | ||||||
| 10/15/25 | ![]() A Guide to the Ballot Questions | This year's mayoral election has the potential to fix the housing crisis in New York City. Of course, there are the candidates themselves, but more importantly, there are the ballot questions. Four out of the six questions, which were carefully written by The Charter Revision Commission, aim to make housing more affordable and accessible throughout the entire city. Jamie sits down with Leila Bozorg, Secretary of the Commission and Executive Director of Housing for the Mayor's Office, to dissect these questions and help listeners decide how to vote. For more solutions-oriented thinking on urban life, visit the Vital City website at https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/. | — | ||||||
| 9/17/25 | ![]() What Happens If Adams Resigns | For the past few weeks, rumors have surrounded Mayor Eric Adams and his potential resignation. Is he going to leave office early? Will he work for the Trump administration? Can his voter base really keep Mamdani from becoming the mayor of New York? Jamie and award-winning journalist and Executive Director of Citizens Union Grace Rauh pick apart these rumors and examine what this race says about the state of democracy in NYC. For more solutions-oriented thinking on urban life, visit the Vital City website at https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/. | — | ||||||
| 7/30/25 | ![]() How Housing Supply and Design Intersect | Almost everyone agrees that New York City needs more housing — and that building housing here takes too long and costs too much. New York Magazine architecture critic Justin Davidson wants to remind us that one thing we shouldn't cut corners on is good design. Jamie and Justin talk about what architects really mean when they say “design,” and how good design and abundant housing are closely related. For more solutions-oriented thinking on urban life, visit the Vital City website at https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/. | — | ||||||
| 7/16/25 | ![]() Is Modular Part of New York's Housing Solution? | As debates rage on over how to make housing production cheaper, Cara Eckholm — formerly of Sidewalk Labs, modular growth company Nabr, and Cornell Tech — has her eyes on modular. Cara, who now runs the urban consultancy Eckholm Studios, sits down with Jamie to discuss what New York should do to — and what pitfalls we should avoid — to build good homes faster. For more solutions-oriented thinking on urban life, visit the Vital City website at https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/. | — | ||||||
| 7/3/25 | ![]() Reflections on the [Not So] "One Big Beautiful Bill" | In this episode, Jamie reflects on Trump’s Reconciliation Package – a.k.a. the “Big Beautiful Bill” – and, drawing on his expertise in climate policy and investment, predicts how the bill could pit the clean energy industry against America’s poor and working-class citizens. For more solutions-oriented thinking on urban life, visit the Vital City website at https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/. | — | ||||||
| 7/2/25 | ![]() How Mamdani Can Win and Govern | You couldn't have missed it — on Tuesday, June 25, state assembly member Zohran Mamdani won the New York primary, beating favored contender and former governor Andrew Cuomo by 12 points. Everyone and their mother has an explanation for what happened and what a Mamdani mayoral administration would look like. But none have quite the perspective of Bradley Tusk, political strategist and founder of Tusk Strategies. Prior to his current role, Bradley served as deputy governor of Illinois, campaign manager for Michael Bloomberg, and communications director for Chuck Schumer. Jamie and Bradley sit down to recap the race and share why they think Zohran Mamdani could succeed as mayor. For more solutions-oriented thinking on urban life, visit the Vital City website at https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/. | — | ||||||
| 6/18/25 | ![]() The Art of Urban Governance | A lot goes wrong in New York, and as New York City deputy mayor for operations from 2021-2025, Meera Joshi was responsible for fixing much of it. During her tenure during the Adams administration, Meera led nine agencies that cover all facets of New York City life — from trash to street cleaning to buildings. In this episode, she and Jamie go under the hood of what it looks like to manage an operation of 100,000+ city employees and what lessons she'll take with her to her next role. For more solutions-oriented thinking on urban life, visit the Vital City website at https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/. | — | ||||||
| 6/4/25 | ![]() Two Top Thinkers on Cities Dissect NYC’s Mayoral Candidates | Harvard economist Ed Glaeser and Yale Law School state and local government law professor David Schleicher don’t always agree when it comes to New York politics, but on this mayoral election they do: among the 11 candidates in the crowded field, they insist, most aren’t saying much of anything. Jamie, Ed and David run down this cycle’s policy platforms — the most overplayed, the worst, and, somewhere in the mix, the ones that might just have a shot at doing a lot of good for New York City. Harvard economist Ed Glaeser and Yale Law School state and local government law professor David Schleicher don’t always agree when it comes to New York politics, but on this mayoral election they do: among the 11 candidates in the crowded field, they insist, most aren’t saying much of anything. Jamie, Ed and David run down this cycle’s policy platforms — the most overplayed, the worst, and, somewhere in the mix, the ones that might just have a shot at doing a lot of good for New York City. For more solutions-oriented thinking on urban life, visit the Vital City website at https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/. | — | ||||||
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