Nicole Gelinas

5 days ago | city-journal.org | Nicole Gelinas

The next mayor must abandon the one-step-forward, one-step-back approach to transit safety that has defined the Adams-Hochul era. Instead, he should level with the public: the subway system requires, indefinitely, a larger police presence—not a reliance on overtime shifts. He should also commit to publishing clear, consistent data on both policing outcomes and the effectiveness of city-backed mental-health interventions. Adams won office in 2021 largely on a tough-on-crime message.

1 week ago | city-journal.org | Nicole Gelinas

The nation’s air traffic control system faces multiple crises, from outdated equipment to over-congested airspace, the latter contributing to the fatal collision of a U.S. Army helicopter and an American Airlines passenger flight in January. But one problem shouldn’t be so hard to fix: persistent staffing shortages, like those that forced sudden flight cuts at Newark Airport earlier this month. People take jobs for a mix of three reasons: money, working conditions, and a sense of purpose.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Nicole Gelinas

As Christine Ruyter began resuming her routines last spring after hip replacement, she encountered an obstacle a block from her Morningside Heights home. College Walk, the tree-lined pedestrian thoroughfare across Columbia University between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway, was indefinitely closed to the public. To control the chaos of anti-Israel unrest after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, the university had uniformed guards at the walk's entrances bar anyone without a Columbia ID or pass.

2 weeks ago | manhattan.institute | Chris Pope |Nicole Gelinas |Jordan McGillis |Ilya Shapiro

By City JournalIn a recent episode of the City Journal Podcast, Charles Fain Lehman, Ilya Shapiro, John Ketcham, and Nicole Gelinas discuss the NJ Transit strike, the Palm Springs car bombing, and the New York Knicks. Why the Time Has Come for New Yorkers to Trust the Subway Again By Jordan McGillis | New York Post “The subway, in theory, is the ultimate liberator for kids and parents alike.

2 weeks ago | city-journal.org | Charles Lehman |Ilya Shapiro |John M. Ketcham |Nicole Gelinas

Charles Fain Lehman, Ilya Shapiro, John Ketcham, and Nicole Gelinas discuss the NJ Transit strike, the Palm Springs car bombing, and the New York Knicks. Ilya Shapiro:  Nicole, are you saying that we learn more about collective bargaining with private sector unions than we do with public, which is, you know, bass ackwards? Nicole Gelinas: We don’t but we don’t really need to know anything about private sector bargaining. I mean, it’s between two private parties.