Book

The Gods of New York

Egotists, Idealists, Opportunists, and the Birth of the Modern City:

Jonathan Mahler

2025

Associated Ideas, People, and Places

Bernhard Goetz leaving the New York City Police Department headquarters in 1985.

Strangers on a Train

Story of Bernie Goetz subway shooting and NYC 1980s fear, racial tension, vigilante justice legacy, and ongoing debate over crime and justice.

by Kevin Lozano via Harper’s on May 20, 2026

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