To the editor The President’s Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles, recently told “Vanity Fair” that her boss governs with “a view that there’s nothing he can’t do. Nothing, zero, nothing.” This can be taken to mean he believes he is so talented he can...
When I hear media pundits, who should know better, speak about Donald Trump’s plans for a third term in 2028, I have to laugh at the absurdity of such a plan. Just look at Trump’s clearly visible physical and medical...
While most public officials are quick to applaud police and firefighters as heroes, they are much slower at providing for their safety and compensation. The front page November 28th Chief story, "Council bills push FDNY to...
To the editor: Here is a true story that the great Gene Shepherd, author and narrator of “A Christmas Story,” could have told far better than I can tell it, but I’ll try anyway. It’s about a speaker and his audience. When...
To the editor: As in the Jule Styne and Steven Sondheim song from Gypsy, President Donald Trump and President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador have “so much in common, it’s a phenomenon.” They are heads of state, cruel authoritarians, allies,...
To the editor: Verizon’s recent move to lay off more than 13,000 workers — the largest round of layoffs in the company’s history — is yet another egregious example of corporate executives sacrificing hard-working employees at the altar of the...
To the editor: On the morning of December 9th, I heard on 1010 WINS that self-checkout counters have caused a problem for supermarkets. Some people using them are not scanning all the items they are taking, giving themselves a 100...
To the editor: Bullies aren’t admirable; they are vile, repugnant individuals. A powerful nation imposing its will on a weaker neighbor is just as despicable as an eight-grader giving a sixth-grader a swirly in the school bathroom....
President Trump’s newly published National Security Strategy is a dream come true for imperialist autocrats. Vladimir Putin has just confirmed this underlying “spirit” by saying Trump’s vision is largely aligned with Russia’s vision. Trump is...
In his Wake-up Call on May 9th, Ron Isaac wrote that our state legislature was on the verge of voting to legalize physician assisted suicide redefined as "medical aid in dying." He warned of the potential for abuse and even criminality if the bill...
We now have credible evidence that President Donald Trump is not sincerely opposed to drug dealing or pedophilia. He pardoned the ex-president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernandez, convicted for his role in distributing hundreds of tons of cocaine...
It’s no secret that Americans are feeling the pinch. The USDA places the monthly food budget for a family of four between $1,002 and $1,631 with the yearly cost of living rising 3 percent according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. As wage...
The case of 49-year-old Andre Brown, who served 23 years in prison for attempted murder before his conviction was overturned, is a prime example of our "justice" system lacking justice or logic. When Brown was...
To the editor: Affordability has finally become a major issue and was the primary factor in the election of our next mayor. But those who seek to make affordability a reality must not be dissuaded by dishonest, inaccurate and hypocritical...
To the editor: It's the "biggest crisis in public safety that we are now just first talking about.” That's what outgoing FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker said of matters within the department’s emergency medical services. He testified...
To the editor: Dick Cheney’s death and George W. Bush’s eulogy at his funeral were important reminders that the immense darkness of the authoritarian Trump administration had an earlier 21st century antecedent: the Bush/Cheney administration...
To the editor: Is there a difference between Lt. William Calley’s My Lai massacre of between 347 (the U.S. estimate) and 504 (Vietnam’s estimate) unarmed South Vietnamese and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s alleged order to “kill everybody” when...
To the editor: In Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” a vain king hires a pair of con artists to weave a magnificent outfit that they claim can only be seen by the wise. The king organizes a parade to show off his magical...
To the editor: Richard Warren’s recent letter contains reasonable points to ponder; however, he stops short of the very real problem, that is the City Council as it stands today and which explains why this four-plus years fight to protect the...
To the editor: If six Democratic lawmakers, accused of sedition, agreed with President Donald Trump, they might be singing Roger Miller’s song, “Dang Me”: “Dang me, dang me / They outta take a rope and hang me / High from the highest tree /...
To the editor: Ron Isaac's "Knockoffs and retting rackets" (The Chief, Nov. 7) is for the most part a fine, thoughtful piece. Unfortunately, one statement sticks out like a sore thumb. That's when Isaac says the U.S. government has never...
To the editor: On Nov. 14, former city Correction Commissioner Vincent Schiraldi wrote an opinion piece in the Daily News stating federal district Judge Laura Taylor-Swain “should hold off on appointing a receiver” until the mayor-elect takes...
To the editor: With gains in the recent election, President Trump's popularity declining and polls showing the public blaming the shutdown on the Republicans, one would have thought that this puts Democrats in a good position. But as Jay Leno...
To the editor: Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has pledged to evict the beloved Elizabeth Street Garden in Lower Manhattan, amidst fierce local opposition, to make space for 123 units of affordable housing for senior citizens. But Mayor Adams, who...
To the editor: Zohran Mamdani decisively won the election for mayor, receiving more votes than any other mayoral candidate since 1969. Bob Dylan and Stephen Sondheim offer some timely advice to the wary political establishment. Dylan wrote,...