Rafael Mangual, Nick Ohnell Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author of Criminal Injustice, joins Nicole and Liena to discuss the spate of daytime shootings hitting New York, the Raise the Age law and its role in rising juvenile crime, rising public disorder, Canal Street's counterfeit economy, and the legal and logistical chaos likely to unfold as the city's self-imposed 2027 Rikers Island closure deadline nears.

In this episode of The Bigger Apple Podcast, Nicole Gelinas and Liena Zagare talk with former Baltimore police officer and John Jay professor Peter Moskos about Washington Square's social‑media snowball fight, NYPD staffing and recruitment challenges, the proposed Community Safety Department, homelessness, and much more.

E.J. McMahon, New York's leading budget expert, joins Liena Zagare and Nicole Gelinas to explain what's really happening with the city and state's finances. They talk about why New York seems flush with cash, what's driving higher spending on schools and Medicaid, and whether the mayor-elect's ideas—like free buses and universal childcare—are affordable. They also look at whether higher taxes might make some wealthy New Yorkers leave, discuss Dean Fuleihan's new role at City Hall, and consider whether the city has learned from its past financial crises.

In this episode of the Bigger Apple podcast, Manhattan Institute's Liena Zagare and Nicole Gelinas talk with MI fellow and Director of Cities John Ketcham about the general-election results, what they mean for mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's agenda, and what New Yorkers can expect in the weeks ahead.

In this episode of the Bigger Apple podcast, Manhattan Institute's Nicole Gelinas and Liena Zagare discuss NYC's crime situation — what's working, what's not, and how the narrative has changed since the last mayoral race.