
In Manhattan alone, roughly two out of every five buildings are taller, bulkier, bigger or more crowded than current zoning allows. And often that can actually be a good thing.

People tend to underestimate the role sheer luck plays in guiding our career trajectories, and recognizing this can have implications for public policy.
Over the last century, changes in zoning have created a unique predicament for nearly 40 percent of buildings in Manhattan. Find out which of Manhattan's 43,000 buildings defy their zoning restrictions.
In times of gains, people tend to be risk-averse. (Advantage, Clinton). In times of loss, they tend to be risk-accepting. (Advantage, Trump.)
Mr. Trump led a G.O.P. poll five years ago, showing a willingness and ability to mine the anger and resentments of Republicans.
Stone arrowheads? Birth control? The bicycle?
He is doing better in online general election polls, but there’s no reason to assume those polls are better than live-interview ones.
Rich schools within districts tend to receive more government funds, and the secretary of education has angered entrenched interests in trying to change that.
Current polls show an uphill battle for Donald Trump should he and Hillary Clinton face off in the general election.
A weekly Upshot conversation leads off with a hypothetical: Given Bernie Sanders’s strong run, could Ms. Warren have done even better?
Remote care can bring services to rural locations, and studies show the care is not worse than in-person treatment.
To match the costs in other countries would require paying doctors and nurses far less and using fewer new and high-tech treatments.