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No one to witness and adjust

To the editor: I remember watching a debate during the 2016 presidential campaign between the Green Party's Jill Stein and the Libertarian Party's Gary Johnson. The dim-witted Johnson said "We'll …

Cancel the contract

To the editor: The contract that will force retirees into a Medicare Advantage plan is now in the hands of the city comptroller. He must decide by June 9 whether to register it. While the …

Blues at the top

To the editor: Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell did the right thing to insist on disciplining NYPD Chief Jeffrey Maddrey for abusing his position in forcing police officers to drop charges against …

Call for facts

To the editor: Howard Elterman (“ Adams’ poor response ,” The Chief, May 12) is wrong. Mayor Adams’ response is the right one. The facts will decide whether a crime was committed, not a …

Reserve judgment

To the editor: Regarding three recent letters to The Chief:  " Try Penny On Merits ," (May 19), " A Killing On the F Train " (May 26), and " Free Penny " (May 26): While I find each author makes …

Unartful

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 …

A killing on the F

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 …

The GOP Reps really knock him out

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 …

Correspondence

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 …

Free Penny

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 …

Try Penny on merits, not politics

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 …

Women and the presidency

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 …

Doubting Thomas

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 …

Adams' poor response

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 …

Indebted to ideology

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 …

Women and the GOP

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.   …

And justice for all

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 …

Labor costs a worthy expense

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 …

Rich opinions

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 …

Toss the bad apples

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 …

Don't monetize health care

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 …

Mr. Trump goes on trial

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 …

Hochul’s flawed verdict

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 …

Salute to the Medicare crusaders

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 …

What comes next for retirees?

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 …

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