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Mar 23, 2023 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
NEW: Ray Domanico weighs accusations that Hasidic yeshivas fail to adequately teach secular subjects and prepare students for success against the relevant historical, legal, and policy considerations and makes recommendations for the path ahead. manhattan-institute.org/nys-vs-hasidic…
Domanico’s report reveals the complexity of the issues involved, starting with the tension between the state’s education interests and the rights of parents, especially in religious matters.
Mar 21, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
NEW: Should we be spending more or less on the NYPD? The question can only be fairly considered in context and with hard numbers. @nicolegelinas analyzes four decades of NYPD spending to find out: manhattan-institute.org/defund-the-pol…
How large is the NYPD budget, relative to the overall city budget? How has spending on policing changed over the years and decades, relative to the entire budget? How large is uniformed-police staffing, relative to the overall city workforce?
Dec 7, 2022 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
In the @nytimes, critics of @NYCMayor's push to provide involuntary treatment for some mentally ill NYers ask: “Where are the resources?” That question is legitimate but demands clearer context. Analysis from Stephen Eide 🧵
FACT: NYC has abundant mental health resources: the nation’s highest concentration of psychiatrists, the most expensive Medicaid program in the nation per capita, and a commitment to supportive housing that goes back 30 years.
🧵 For 30 years, @ManhattanInst has pioneered policing innovations—most notably the "broken windows" theory—that have improved both safety and quality of life in U.S. cities.
Now, we will expand upon this work with the launch of a new initiative. manhattan-institute.org/policing-publi…
National and local debates over policing reform and public safety increasingly pit these two imperatives against each other.
Outrage over controversial uses of force and perceived police racism has spurred proposals to #DefundThePolice and enact various reforms.
Sep 17, 2020 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
🧵 Watch our eventcast with Professor Ed Glaeser @Harvard for his annual James Q. Wilson Lecture, this year addressing #COVIDー19 and city life in America. 1/ manhattan-institute.org/2020-james-q-w…
America’s cities were brought to a halt by #COVIDー19. Workers in service jobs have been especially hard hit.
And now Zoom may do to cities today what highways did in the mid-century: undermine the econ logic of packing many people into small, expensive slices of land. 2/
Sep 17, 2020 • 13 tweets • 7 min read
We are pleased to announce our “New York City: Reborn” project, an Institute-wide initiative to kick-start the city’s recovery and develop a post-pandemic policy agenda for #NYC. 1/ manhattan-institute.org/new-york-city-…
“New York City: Reborn” is a wide-ranging project encompassing research, journalism, and events. Together, we aim to form a comprehensive agenda for the city’s recovery and a policy blueprint for its future leaders. 2/
NEW POLL: We partnered with @SienaResearch to ask high-earning New York City residents about working from home, the city’s cost of living, whether they have considered leaving, and more. @michael_hendrix 1/ manhattan-institute.org/survey-nyc-hig…
Per @cbcny, residents who earn $100,000 or more make up 80% of New York City’s income-tax revenue. This makes #NYC especially vulnerable to tax-base erosion.
Our poll found that 44% of high-income residents have considered relocating outside the city in the last four months. 2/
Sep 11, 2020 • 5 tweets • 5 min read
🗓️ Upcoming live events:
Monday, 1p ET: @michael_hendrix and panel discuss NYC’s retail problems.
We’re excited to announce 5 outstanding nonprofits as recipients of our 2020 Civil Society Awards! Each will receive $25,000 at our 10/29 awards event.
🏆LIFE: A Dementia Friendly Foundation
🏆@felix4change
🏆@InvHandsDeliver
🏆@epsymphony Tocando Music Project
🏆@EmbudoLibrary
The Civil Society Awards recognize inspiring nonprofit leaders who--with the help of philanthropy and volunteers--address social challenges and work toward a common purpose in their communities.
NEW: We partnered with @EchelonInsights to ask New Yorkers about crime, the cost of living, schools, and more.
The results show a city divided and pessimistic—especially among those least able to afford it—and broad support for certain reforms. 1/ manhattan-institute.org/new-yorkers-vi…
Is New York on the right track?
New Yorkers are split on whether they think the city is heading in the right direction, with 46% saying that things are on the right track and 42% believing that the city is on the wrong track. 2/
Aug 25, 2020 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
HAPPENING NOW: @Rafa_Mangual talks with NYPD Commissioner @NYPDShea about the modern challenges of policing in New York, recent crime increases, balancing reform with public safety, and more.
Watch live:
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Recent policy shifts in New York have impacted everything from pretrial detention to enforcement tactics. This creates new challenges for those tasked with policing America’s biggest city. @Rafa_Mangual@NYPDShea
Aug 24, 2020 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
HAPPENING NOW: @VivekGRamaswamy talks about how and why the nature of American capitalism is changing with @reihan. (cosponsored @smithsoc)
Watch live:
Many prominent U.S. business leaders have argued it's no longer sufficient to focus on earning a profit. Instead, business decisions should advance social causes.
@VivekGRamaswamy has pushed back against this new "woke capitalism"—and it's the subject of his upcoming book.
Aug 20, 2020 • 6 tweets • 5 min read
🧵 We’re excited to announce our second cohort of Civil Society Fellows, nonprofit leaders who will receive a $10,000 fellowship for their efforts to strengthen their local communities.
HAPPENING NOW: @JamesRCopland talks with SEC Commissioner @HesterPeirce about shareholder voting rules, and more.
Watch live here:
In November 2019, the SEC proposed to reform the way the federal regulatory agency oversees the shareholder-proposal process and the proxy advisory firms that are integral to the modern process.
Watch livestream here:
"We're in the midst of a bourgeois moral revolution... certain liberal values are now seen as obstacles in the path of justice." — @wesyang
Details in 🧵👇
Join @smarick and expert panelists from @NDLaw, @educationgadfly, and @QualityCharters on Tuesday (August 4) at 11 am ET for a discussion on the legal and policy consequences (and possibilities) for religious charter schools following Espinoza.
HAPPENING NOW: @Musa_alGharbi, @ZachG932, and @epkaufm discuss how the “Great Awokening” has impacted the public debate, reshaped our two major parties, and upended the media landscape. Moderated by @reihan.
Watch the livestream here:
"The digital media environment has changed the way white liberals see race and racial inequality." @ZachG932
Watch our virtual event live:
Cities have been magnets for talented young adults in recent decades.
Since 2010, well-educated millennials have accounted for half of the increase in population for neighborhoods close to city centers, according to @Joe_Cortright@CityObs.