“New York City is in trouble! Save Our City can help get it back on track with some of the best minds I know." - longest serving NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly
”New Yorkers don’t want ideology. They want a safe ride home on the subway, good schools, and order instead of chaos.” - Fmr. Lt. Governor Betsy McCaughey, an organizer of the Committee
Save Our City Co-Founders: Betsy McCaughey, Former Lt. Governor NY
and Former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly
James Quinn: Former Assistant District Attorney Queens
Mark Jaffe: President and CEO, New York Chamber of Commerce
John Burnett: Managing Director, 1 Empire Group
Nicole Gelinas: Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute
Former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly
Visit us frequently for upcoming events in 2025!
This flyer is a printable PDF. Please print and bring to your local merchants. Ask them to display the flyer and offer copies near the register. We want store owners and customers to know SAVE OUR CITY’s goal is to protect their business.
The NY Sun, Oct 16, 2024: ‘It doesn’t have to be this way’: Frustrated New Yorkers are Launching a ‘Save Our City’ effort to help combat decline
The Rita Crosby Show, Oct 15, 2024: Rita Crosby speaks with former Lt. Governor of NY State, Betsy McCaughey, to discuss a bipartisan effort to save NY
NY Post, Oct 15, 2024: Bipartisan reform group launches with ex-NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly’s help to ‘Save Our City’
VIN News, Oct 15, 2024: Former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly and New Yorkers Launch ‘Save Our City’ Reform Group to Tackle NYCs Challenges
SOC Press Release, Oct 11, 2024: Save Our City Launch on the steps of New York City Hall, October 16, Noon to 1 pm
As New York City faces its worst crisis in decade, a bipartisan group of civic minded business people, public policy experts, and community leaders are announcing Save Our City. This is an educational 501c(3) non profit formed to alert the public to the challenges facing New York, and most important, get the public’s input.
Decline – the flight of businesses, the exodus of hundreds of thousands of residents, the fiscal mess, the chaos, the shoplifting, the surge in quality of life crimes, and the impact of shelters on surrounding neighborhoods – all these problems can be solved.
Unfortunately, the recent difficulties facing the Mayor have created a vacuum. Politicians are worried about what job they’ll get next. But the real issues are how to keep jobs in New York and stop the exodus of stores, financial institutions, and other businesses.
The issue isn’t who the next mayor will be, but instead how New York can survive and thrive.
New York is in trouble. We are New Yorkers who want to find solutions. Our safety and security are at stake. Our families’ futures depend on our actions today. Save Our City is a non-partisan, non-profit organization. We love New York and want the City to thrive.
Many have told us they want to be part of the solution – but they don’t know where to start. Join us if you are concerned about the challenges facing the City, such as: crime, threatened service outs, rats and trash, declining education standards, uncontrolled migrant surge and anti-semitism. Separately, we have no voice – but together we can be impactful, forcing city officials to respond to our proposals.
New Yorkers no longer feel safe, and the Jewish community is under attack.
City funded spending is up 18.3% since Mayor de Blasio’s final year. Despite NYC’s exodus of businesses. That spells trouble. And with all that spending, the NYPD’s headcount is at an historic low.
New York needs to do better at attracting and retaining business. Businesses employ people and contribute tax revenue.
NYC is expected to spend a staggering $39,300 per pupil this school year. But only 59% of elementary students are proficient in reading and only 48% in math. We must do better. We need safe and effective schools.
City services are essential to our communities. Quality of life is directly impacted by cuts in City services. To avoid cuts, NYC must address the cost of sheltering migrants, and tightly manage other spending.
The city’s policies have made NYC the number one destination for migrants. Over 200,000 have come to NYC since 2022, and over 65,000 are currently sheltered by city taxpayers.
You can also mail a check to:
Save Our City
1111 Park Avenue, Unit 13C
New York, NY 10128
All donations are fully tax deductible.
Funds will be used to support Save Our City outreach, website and events.
