To the editor: According to the Hunter College website, the institution’s president, Jennifer Raab, has recruited distinguished faculty since her tenure began in 2001. Is Shellyne Rodriguez, the …

To the editor: Jordan Neely’s death is a grim reminder of some unpleasant truths. These include the failure of the Adams’ administration to provide permanent housing and appropriate medical …

To the editor: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine headed off to the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, Japan, heartened by a major shift from President Joe Biden, who told U.S. allies that he …

Dear Council Member Justin Brannan: In one of our recent email exchanges, you mentioned that NYC public service retirees had asked the City Council not to change Administrative Code 12-126, a change …

To the editor: Jordan Neely was throwing garbage at passengers. Just because he did not lay his hands on anyone, how is this not an assault? Daniel Penny intervened to protect other passengers in …

To the editor: Without judging the specific merits of the case against Daniel Penny for the death of Jordan Neely, I don’t believe it’s possible to get 12 jurors to agree to convict Penny of …

To the editor: Michael Gorman's " Women and the GOP " (The Chief, May 5) is quite good except for his criticism of women who would not support Hillary Clinton. They should have supported the Green …

To the editor: How many ethical lapses does Clarence Thomas have to make before he is removed from the Supreme Court? We already knew his wife, Ginni, has lobbied for and against matters before the …

To the editor: When it comes to public safety, Mayor Adams has repeatedly shown why he is one of the most divisive and disingenuous politicians in the United States. Only in office since January …

To the editor: The Republican-led House will almost certainly force a default on our national debt primarily because they would rather see our economy collapse, with all the devastating effects on …

The Republican Party would have a serious problem that it would have to correct if Republican women voters would stop supporting and voting for misogynists who control the party.   …

To the editor: I really must object to retired NYPD lieutenant and lawyer Michael Gorman's letter on Donald Trump (The Chief, April 28).As a lawyer Mr. Gorman should understand the concept of due …

An April 21st front page headline declares "Labor agreements will cost city $18B, IBO estimates." The city's Independent Budget Office (IBO) complains that if the rest of the labor contracts follow …

To the editor: I appreciated some of the message in the “Wake Up Call” column (April 7 issue). I am not sure how Ron Issac is defining “economic justice” but the minimum wage rate needs …

To the editor: In January, following beating death of Tyre Nichols, I wrote “One way to address this issue is for Police Departments to set strict codes of conduct, on and off the job, which make it …

To the editor: Thanks are order to PSC-CUNY President James Davis and the other union leaders who voted no or abstained from voting at the March 9th Medicare Advantage plan vote. Mr. Davis …

To the editor: So the mouth that roared wants to be silent as he faces the frightening specter of E. Jean Carroll who is suing him in federal court for sexual battery and defamation. Trump’s big …

To the editor: When a rapist is convicted because DNA evidence shows he is guilty, should that be overturned on a legal technicality? The newly confirmed chief judge of the NYS Court of Appeals, Rowan …

To the editor: In January 1984, I was in the Police Academy as a recruit and sat next to Patrick Lynch. In 1999 he became president of the Policemen's Benevolent Association (now the Police Benevolent …

To the editor: Balancing a budget on the back of retired labor is a despicable act. Current efforts by city municipal unions and city government to force 250,000 retired municipal workers into the …

To the editor: The fix is already in place to allow privately held Aetna’s Medicare Advantage program to replace the current Senior Care Medicare that city employees and retirees have had for many …

To the editor: What would you call an employee who 1) has a perfect attendance record, 2) has received a perfect annual review of her job performance, 3) was hired to do her job but has taken on the …

To the editor:  On April 15, Donald Trump addressed the NRA and gave the speech he knew his gun-loving fans wanted to hear. He said the issue is not too many guns; it is too many thugs, hoodlums …

To the editor: When Americans vote in 2024, they need to consider two things: the obvious dangers from a right-wing extremist Republican Party and Supreme Court, and the less obvious dangers from a …

To the editor: One of the issues (as of this writing) holding up the state budget is bail reform. I have proposed that all who can reasonably be considered dangerous, or who can be reasonably …