What Is Justice? Manhattan Institute vs Vera Institute

​Is New York getting safer, and for whom?
The city’s violent crime rate is down, but many New Yorkers still don’t feel safe. Others feel overpoliced and underprotected, navigating a justice system that often seems to fail them twice.

​At this 50+ person Unmuted salon, we’ll dig into the tensions between safety and justice, race and enforcement, and perception vs. data. From stop-and-frisk to shoplifting laws to neighborhood patrol funding, the fault lines are local and personal. What kind of safety do we want and what are we willing to trade for it?

​6 - 7PM: Doors Open, Food and Drink Provided

​7 - 8PM: NYC Debate between Rafael Mangual of the Manhattan Institute and Insha Rahman of the Vera Institute of Justice

​8 - 8:45 PM: Intimate group discussions on law and order hypotheticals in NYC

​8:45 - 9PM: Closing