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Commentary Cities, Public Safety New York City, Crime Control
May 14 2025
Commentary Cities, Public Safety New York City, Crime Control
May 14 2025

An Ode to Cop Creativity — How Colorful Characters with Bold Ideas Made New York City Safe

By Hannah E. Meyers Read More
Commentary Cities, Health New York, New York City, Crime Control
May 11 2025
Don’t Trust the Naysayers — Adams’ NYC Crime Decline Is No Mirage
By Rafael A. Mangual Read More
Commentary Cities, Public Safety New York, New York City, Crime Control
May 10 2025
This Mother’s Day, the Best Gift Would Be to Get Violent Criminals off NYC Streets
By Hannah E. Meyers Read More
Commentary Governance, Cities Serious Mental Illness, Policing, New York City
May 08 2025
Key Changes to Mental Health Law in New State Budget Gives the NYPD a Go-Ahead to Truly Help
By Stephen Eide Read More
Commentary Cities, Governance New York, New York City
May 03 2025
New York’s Welfare Rolls Are Swelling
By Stephen Eide Read More

Scholars

Nicole Gelinas Senior Fellow | Contributing Editor, City Journal @nicolegelinas
John Ketcham Director and Fellow, Cities | Fellow, Legal Policy | Contributing Editor, City Journal @JKetcham91
Eric Kober Senior Fellow @eric_kober
Judge Glock Director, Research | Senior Fellow | Contributing Editor, City Journal @judgeglock
Brian C. Anderson Editor, City Journal @BrianAcity
Charles Fain Lehman Fellow | Senior Editor, City Journal @CharlesFLehman

Events

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November 2024
07 07 November 2024
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Nov 07 2024
Innovation in Infrastructure Howard Milstein, Kirk Steudle, Steven E. Polzin, Michael Eric Wooten, Judge Glock, John Ketcham
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December 2023
12 12 December 2023
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Dec 12 2023
Congestion Pricing and Challenges Facing the MTA: A Conversation with Janno Lieber  Janno Lieber, Nicole Gelinas
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October 2023
16 16 October 2023
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Oct 16 2023
2023 James Q. Wilson Lecture: Making Way for the Adaptive City Edward L. Glaeser

Multimedia

Podcast Cities Housing
Apr 11 2024
Shifts in the Housing Market & the YIMBY Movement | Salim Furth Manhattan Insights
Podcast Health, Cities New York, New York City
Mar 14 2024
Inside the New York City Drug Crisis | Bridget Brennan, NYC Special Narcotics Prosecutor Manhattan Insights

New York City: Renewed

Gotham will bounce back—and the Manhattan Institute is here to help spark its renaissance.

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Commentary Cities, Public Safety New York City, Crime Control
May 14 2025
An Ode to Cop Creativity — How Colorful Characters with Bold Ideas Made New York City Safe
By Hannah E. Meyers Read More
Commentary Cities, Health New York, New York City, Crime Control
May 11 2025
Don’t Trust the Naysayers — Adams’ NYC Crime Decline Is No Mirage
By Rafael A. Mangual Read More
Commentary Cities, Public Safety New York, New York City, Crime Control
May 10 2025
This Mother’s Day, the Best Gift Would Be to Get Violent Criminals off NYC Streets
By Hannah E. Meyers Read More
Commentary Governance, Cities Serious Mental Illness, Policing, New York City
May 08 2025
Key Changes to Mental Health Law in New State Budget Gives the NYPD a Go-Ahead to Truly Help
By Stephen Eide Read More
Commentary Cities, Governance New York, New York City
May 03 2025
New York’s Welfare Rolls Are Swelling
By Stephen Eide Read More
Eye on the News Tech, Cities Technology and Innovation New York
May 02 2025
Tech Founders Bet on New York
By Kerry Soropoulos Read More
Commentary Governance, Education, Cities
Apr 28 2025
Trump Is Restoring Merit — by Slaying Rules That Enforce Reverse Discrimination
By Heather Mac Donald Read More