We strive to make NYC work.
The 5BORO Institute is an innovative, action-oriented think tank advancing creative solutions to strengthen NYC. We exist to help solve NYC’s most challenging problems. We believe our city must remain vibrant, dynamic, and diverse — a home for New Yorkers to thrive in and a destination for trailblazers, immigrants, and visionaries.
We partner with policymakers, the private sector, academia, and community leaders to bring best practices to government and tackle complex issues with innovative thinking and actionable plans. The 5BORO Institute is headquartered at New York Law School and is a 501c3 non-profit organization within the Fund for the City of New York’s fiscal sponsorship network
The 5BORO Institute is led by our Board Co-Chairs, Tom Allon and Raj Goyle. Tom Allon is a media entrepreneur and the founder and publisher of the media company City & State. Raj Goyle is a lawyer, tech founder and executive with deep roots in politics and advocacy. Together, the two of them guide 5BORO’s work to improve NYC’s future.
The 5BORO Institute was founded in 2022 by Tom Allon and the late Dick Ravitch, a lawyer, businessman, and legendary figure in New York civic life who served as Lieutenant Governor of New York and chairman and CEO of the MTA. Together, they established the 5BORO Institute to secure our city’s future.
Our board is comprised of business and community leaders from diverse sectors in NYC and government veterans who served at the highest levels of New York City and State. These leaders are deeply committed to our city’s future and understand how to effectively create change in NYC. Board members marked with * also serve on 5BORO’s Executive Committee.
City & State
Goyle Ventures
Former Lieutenant Governor
APLnyc & InfrastructureUSA
GCOM
Mount Sinai
Fifth Avenue Association
Kasirer
Microsoft
Grand Central Partnership
National Grid
Mission Magnified Consulting
Building Trades Employers Association
WPP
Freelancers Union
Feinberg Strategies and Former NYC Transit President
Fetner Properties
DC37
Six Bells and The Wing
Gotham Ghostwriters
Bolton St. John’s
Liberal Party of NY
Founder Agora
Charter Communications
REBNY
MPS
Moonshot Strategies
Work for America
Two Trees
Holly Lynch Consulting
SKDK
Mission Society of NY
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Former NYS Supreme Court Justice
Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
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