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New York City's War on Women February 16, 2022
Kristal Bayron-Nieves, Michelle Go, Dorothy Clarke-Rozier, and now, Christina Yuna Lee—four women, all making their way in the big city, all murdered by strange men in the first six weeks of 2022. Over the past two years, New York City has become inc...
New NYC Ferry Costs $100 Million – Sits Docked and Unused November 10, 2021
New York City has spent $100 million on a new passenger ferry to service Staten Island and Manhattan, and while a ceremony several weeks ago honored the late military hero for whom it is named, it sits unused because the city hasn’t hired a pilot.Nam...
Taxpayers Subsidize Manhattan Gallery Showcasing Hunter Biden Art October 19, 2021
A Manhattan art gallery exhibiting and selling artwork from Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, received $580,000 in taxpayer-funded Covid-19 relief aid, about half of which came after Biden took office.The Georges Berges Gallery only has two e...
UN Should've Said 'You're Fired' and Hired Trump in 2005 August 12, 2021
The United Nations building in Manhattan’s Midtown East neighborhood was completely renovated over a decade at a cost of $2.3 billion. Then-developer Donald Trump testified under oath to Congress in 2005, that the renovation should cost only $700 mil...
Why Manhattan’s Skyscrapers Are Empty January 22, 2020
In Manhattan, the homeless shelters are full, and the luxury skyscrapers are vacant.Such is the tale of two cities within America’s largest metro. Even as 80,000 people sleep in New York City’s shelters or on its streets, Manhattan residents have wat...
Nominate a Nonprofit for Manhattan Institute's 2020 Civil Society Awards January 06, 2020
Nominations are open for the Manhattan Institute's 2020 Civil Society Awards, which honor nonprofit leaders who take it upon themselves to address or prevent social challenges and work toward a common purpose in their communities. These inspiring ind...
Amazon Shops for Manhattan Office, Proving Critics Right May 29, 2019
Amazon is reportedly back in the market for office space in New York City, which, if true, is a sweet bit of vindication for critics of the company's whole HQ2 fracas.In February, Amazon dropped its plans to build a massive office complex in Queens a...
Betsy DeVos Speaks at the 2019 Manhattan Institute Alexander Hamilton Dinner May 07, 2019
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos provides remarks as an honoree at the 2019 Alexander Hamilton Awards Dinner hosted by the Manhattan Institute. She is introduced by Roger Herzog, founder of the Herzog Foundation....
What Is the Diversity Visa Lottery That Trump Wants to End? November 02, 2017
Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday tweeted that the 29-year-old Uzbek national suspected of killing eight people in a suspected terrorist attack in New York City the day before is a recipient of a "diversity visa," reigniting a lo...
The Inside Story Behind Trump's Childcare Plan March 17, 2017
Ivanka Trump's speech to the Republican National Convention last July left many Republicans bewildered. With references to “equal pay for equal work” and the promise to make “quality childcare affordable and accessible for all,” some may have even th...
An Insider-Trading Ruling That Delights Prosecutors December 14, 2016
Last week, prosecutors rejoiced when the U.S. Supreme Court decided an insider-trading case called Salman v. United States, and in doing so clarified that leaking confidential information so that friends and relatives can make money in the stock mark...
