# Nicole Gelinas

> Nicole Gelinas is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, contributing editor of City Journal, and a New York Post columnist who has become one of the most-cited voices on how New York moves, pays its bills, and keeps itself safe. A Chartered Financial Analyst turned urban-policy writer, she translates municipal bonds, subway capital plans, and congestion-pricing math into prose ordinary readers can follow. Her 2024 book Movement: New York's Long War to Take Back Its Streets from the Car won the 2025 Gotham Book Prize and reframed the century-long fight over the city's streets as a story with many heroes, not just one Robert Moses villain.

- **Role:** Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute
- **Organizations:** Manhattan Institute, City Journal, New York Post, The New York Times (contributing opinion writer), Thomson Financial (former)
- **From:** Boston area, Massachusetts, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** High school, Chelmsford High School, B.A. in English Literature, Tulane University
- **Known for:** Co-winner of the 2025 Gotham Book Prize for Movement, Author of two books on finance and urban policy, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Earns B.A. in English Literature from Tulane University
- **2000s** — Works as a business journalist for Thomson Financial, covering international syndicated-loan and private-debt markets
- **2000s** — Joins the Manhattan Institute and City Journal, writing on urban policy and public finance
- **2011** — Publishes first book, After the Fall: Saving Capitalism from Wall Street and Washington; testifies before House Oversight subcommittee on state debt and municipal bonds
- **2024** — Publishes Movement: New York's Long War to Take Back Its Streets from the Car (November 5, 2024)
- **2025** — Movement named co-winner of the Gotham Book Prize

## Achievements

- Co-winner of the 2025 Gotham Book Prize for Movement
- Author of two books on finance and urban policy
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder
- Senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and contributing editor at City Journal
- Contributing opinion writer at The New York Times and longtime New York Post columnist
- Testified before the U.S. House Oversight & Government Reform subcommittee in 2011 on state debt and municipal bonds

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Published Movement: New York's Long War to Take Back Its Streets from the Car
- **2025-01** — Reported and commented extensively on New York's congestion-pricing tolls as they took effect
- **2025-06** — Movement named co-winner of the 2025 Gotham Book Prize

## Links

- Website: https://manhattan.institute/person/nicole-gelinas
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/nicolegelinas

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