ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ, ðə sˈɛntɚ fɔːɹ nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi ɐfˈɛɹz, ɐ nˌɑːnpˈɑːɹɾɪsən ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt, ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊn æz dʒˈeɪ. ˈɛm. kˈæplən sˈɛntɚ fɔːɹ nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi ɐfˈɛɹz wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd æz ðə fˈɜːst tˈiːtʃɪŋ ænd ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ sˈɛntɚɹ ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts dɪvˈoʊɾᵻd tə ðə stˈʌdi əvə sˈɪŋɡəl mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən ˈɛɹiə.
In 1964, The Center for New York City Affairs, a nonpartisan institute, also known as J. M. Kaplan Center for New York City Affairs was founded as the first teaching and research center in the United States devoted to the study of a single metropolitan area.