Cities

New York City has spent $2.4 billion on migrants and asylum seekers since July 2022, and if the current influx continues, they will cost a total of $10 billion by the summer of 2025, but immigration advocates argue that once migrants are settled into their new lives, they quickly begin earning wages, paying taxes, starting businesses, and reinvigorating neighborhoods.

The Olympics can be an economically crippling decision—or not—if you play your cards right. France is sure it has some up its sleeve for Paris 2024.

Its mission to create affordable housing around the world will face “headwinds” from urbanization, climate change, and international conflicts, says CEO Jonathan Reckford.

Regardless of resource limitations, mayors are expected to provide tangible solutions for daily problems.