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Commentary Governance, Cities New York, New York City, Elections, NYC Mayoral Election 2025
Jun 08 2025
Commentary Governance, Cities New York, New York City, Elections, NYC Mayoral Election 2025
Jun 08 2025

Soaking the Rich — as Mamdani and Other Lefties Want —Won’t Pay for a Supersized NYC Gov’t

By Ken Girardin Read More
Commentary Public Safety, Cities
Jun 04 2025
The Murder Rate Is Plummeting. You’ll Never Guess Why.
By Charles Fain Lehman Read More
Commentary Cities New York, New York City
Jun 03 2025
NYC Panel Asks, Who Controls Land Use?
By Eric Kober Read More
Commentary Governance, Cities New York, New York City
Jun 01 2025
How Zohran Mamdani’s Promises Would Destroy Working-Class New York
By Ken Girardin Read More
Issue Brief Public Safety, Cities, Governance
May 29 2025
Spike and Recovery Homicide in Big Cities, 2018–23
By Robert VerBruggen Read More

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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

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