Ed Koch

former mayor of New York City (1924-2013)

Eye on the News Governance, Public Safety, Cities Politics and Law, Public Safety, States and Cities, The Social Order New York, City Journal Investigations
Aug 28 2026
Mamdani’s Abolitionist Bench
By Stu Smith, Daniel Edward Rosen Read More
Commentary Cities New York, New York City
Feb 12 2026
The Case of the Missing Mayor
By John Ketcham Read More
Substack Cities, Governance New York, New York City, Bigger Apple Substack
Aug 25 2025
Conversation with Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa
By John Ketcham, Daniel Di Martino, Carolyn D. Gorman, Paul Dreyer, Liena Zagare Read More
Issue Brief Governance, Economics, Cities New York City
Aug 21 2025
On the Ballot NYC Charter Revision Commission’s Housing Revolution
By Eric Kober Read More
Issue Brief Governance, Economics, Cities Housing, New York City
Jan 30 2025
City of Successful Housing Reform With Vote, New York City Takes First Step Toward Pro-Housing Zoning
By Eric Kober Read More
Issue Brief Public Safety, Cities Policing, Crime Control, New York City
Mar 21 2023
Defund the Police? New York City Already Did Funding for Law Enforcement, as a Share of NYC’s Budget, Has Long Been Shrinking
By Nicole Gelinas Read time 11 mins Read More
Commentary Economics Tax & Budget
Jun 12 2022
NYC’s $105B Budget Barely Nods at Soaring Inflation despite Boost in Reserves
By Nicole Gelinas Read time 1 mins Read More
Report Cities Housing, New York City
Jun 01 2022
How to Solve New York City’s Housing Crisis Building New Housing in Restricted High-Opportunity Neighborhoods
By Eric Kober Read time 45 mins Read More
Commentary Economics Tax & Budget
Feb 16 2022
MI Responds: Mayor Adams’ Preliminary Budget
By Nicole Gelinas, Michael Hendrix, John Ketcham, Eric Kober, Charles Fain Lehman Read time 4 mins Read More
Commentary Economics, Cities New York City
Nov 01 2021
Soaring Inflation Means Yet More Troubles for NYC’s Next Mayor
By Nicole Gelinas Read time 1 mins Read More