THE CITY
Focus
Independent journalism serving the people of New York City.
Established
2019
THE CITY covers New York’s uncovered neighborhoods, holds the powerful to account, and helps make sense of the greatest city in the world. Launched in 2019 to fill critical local reporting gaps, THE CITY is the only outlet consistently producing free to read, robust accountability journalism for a wide audience.
THE CITY’s primary editorial product is its in-depth reporting, which it publishes weekdays on its digital platform, www.the city.nyc. Its newsletter, THE CITY Scoop, is delivered weekdays and Sunday, while additional newsletters serve New Yorkers with news they can use on housing, jobs and civic engagement. THE CITY covers the issues that are important to everyday New Yorkers; its stories get action, drive change and reach growing audiences.
New Yorkers need and deserve a news source that holds our leaders to account, reflects the city’s tremendous diversity and inspires residents to take part in their communities. We’re thrilled to grow THE CITY at this critical moment.”
Richard Kim, editor-in-chief
Leaders
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Carroll BogertChief Executive OfficerCarroll joined THE CITY as its executive director in October 2025. She is a veteran leader in journalism and the nonprofit sector, previously served as President of The Marshall Project, the Pulitzer Prize winning newsroom covering the criminal justice system. During her tenure, The Marshall Project’s budget quadrupled from $4 million to nearly $18 million. Before joining The Marshall Project in 2016, Carroll served as Deputy Executive Director at Human Rights Watch, a nongovernmental organization defending human rights globally. She was previously a correspondent and editor for Newsweek magazine in China, Southeast Asia, and the former Soviet Union. -
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Richard KimEditor-in-ChiefRichard joined THE CITY as editor-in-chief in February 2022. He was previously Executive Editor of HuffPost, where he oversaw the newsroom, including breaking news, politics, enterprise reporting and longform. . Over two decades at The Nation magazine, Richard filled roles ranging from Intern to Executive Editor. He was instrumental in editing some of the magazine’s most agenda-setting journalism, and in dramatically expanding its digital presence. Born in the Bronx, he was educated at Yale and New York University.
