GOP State of NY City Assesses Crime, Migrant Crisis, Commuter Tax

Under New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, crime decreased from its 2020 and 2021 highs, but a Manhattan Institute senior fellow characterized the lows as ‘fragile gains.’ “Yes, the mayor has made some progress, but he has not made the kind of decisive progress in reducing violent crime and other crimes that we saw during the early years of the Giuliani administration and continuing through the Bloomberg administration,” said Nicole Gelinas, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and author of After the Fall: Saving Capitalism from Wall Street and Washington. Gelinas, who presented her assessment of the city on Jan. 9 at the Gertrude and Morrison Parker West Side Republican Club, wants to see Mayor Adams hold the state legislature and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg accountable for allegedly choosing not to prosecute most nonviolent and some violent crimes. ...