To the editor: The policies of President Donald Trump are horrific but hardly unpredictable. Between President Joe Biden and his Justice Department taking their time prosecuting Trump and the voters putting him back in office, he has never been...
To the editor: What does it take to get action? In 2013 a little girl was hit by a car while crossing the street with her grandmother. She died of her injuries. Because it took 8 minutes for an ambulance to reach...
Pope Francis was elected pontiff in 2013. Four years ago he was hospitalized for 11 days and when asked about his health he answered, “Still alive. Although some people wanted me dead…. They were preparing the conclave (to elect a new pope).” And...
To the editor: It’s no secret that Republicans, both voters and representatives, want most or all undocumented immigrants to leave the country. A recent letter expressed surprise that Democrats don’t share this sentiment. Let’s assume that...
To the editor: Immanuel Kant, one of the Enlightenment’s preeminent philosophers, wrote that “Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.” More recently, the American...
To the editor: Predicting the future, especially in the context of immigration, is like trying to catch a slippery eel. This adage, attributed to Yogi Berra, still holds true in today’s world. But upon careful examination of the changing...
To the editor: Some have said they believe that Trump’s contradictions and constant conflicts are his ultimate cover, that is, as a deliberate strategy. Trump said he wants to run for a third term and he doesn’t. He says he wants to have Canada...
To the editor: It is naive and divisive to assume that every racist in this country voted Republican. It is similarly naive and divisive to assume that every Democratic voter was not racist (“Future tense,” Letters, The Chief, March 14). Black...
To the editor: During the past two months the Trump administration, aided in Congress by a submissive Republican Party and ineffectual Democratic Party, has driven the country down a road to an authoritarian state. Fear and anticipatory obedience...
To the editor: A nurse’s face was slashed by a Rikers detainee earlier this month. Subsequently, DOC spokesperson Patrick Rocchio stated, “Our jails must be, above all else, safe and secure… Assaults on any staff will not be...
To the editor: A plea bargain will have a 22-year-old Brooklyn man serving only 19 years on a manslaughter charge. A 28-year-old Bronx man plea bargained to attempted assault and received only 7 years for shooting dead an innocent bystander. A...
To the editor: The state of South Carolina executed death row prisoner Brad Signon, 67, by firing squad last Friday. According to prosecutors, in 2001 Signon used a baseball bat to murder his ex-girlfriend’s parents. Three prison employees, all...
To the editor: Donald Trump has often used the song by the civil rights activist, Oscar Brown, and later a hit for Al Wilson, “The Snake,” to promote fear over the danger posed by immigrants allowed into our country. This misuse of a civil rights...
To the editor: FDNY EMS response times to 911 calls for those in life-threatening medical situations — heart attacks, choking, unconsciousness and major injuries — remain too long. Last month, such patients waited an average of 11 minutes and 46...
To the editor: A recent geopolitical chess game between President Trump and Vladimir Putin has shattered the outdated narrative surrounding the war in Ukraine. By issuing a firm ultimatum, Trump has made it abundantly clear that the conflict...
To the editor: With all the back-and-forth regarding what Democrats get wrong and Republicans get right, let’s set something straight. No Democratic presidential candidate (even those who won their races) has ever won a majority of white voters...
To the editor: A few thoughts in response to a “Earned it" (The Chief, Letters, March 7). In 1991, Bobby Bonilla, at the time with the Pittsburgh Pirates, signed a then-record mega contract with the New York Mets. Upon returning to Pittsburgh he...
To the editor: NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch recently complained that Albany had undermined “broken windows,” the strategy that she claimed the police needed to fight crime. James Q. Wilson and George Kelling in their famous 1982 Atlantic essay...
To the editor: Do some leaders of District Council 37 really need to think twice about not endorsing Mayor Adams for a second term? ("Adams, Cuomo Skip Mayoral Candidates Forum," The Chief, Feb. 28). There should be no DC 37 endorsement for a...
To the editor: Two stories on the same page of the Feb. 21 Chief ("Daily News journalists vow to forge ahead despite contract fight" and "Homecare nurses demand contract, restored health coverage"), both touch on a much neglected issue. Both...
To the editor: Democrats, the time is now. Refuse to kowtow to Republicans on funding the government. The deadline on this is March 14. Blame it on the bossa nova, the dance of love — for all people that Trump and Musk are hurting and killing by...
To the editor: It was clear as Volodymyr Zelenskyy exited his vehicle Friday that Donald Trump invited him to Washington to humiliate him, beginning with the greeting, “You’re all dressed up.” Apparently, Trump didn’t notice Elon Musk’s baseball...
To the editor: Donald Trump is now a racist (“Encroachment,” The Chief, Letters, Feb. 21)? Let me tell you a little something about racism. As a young sailor that enlisted in the Navy at the tender age of 18, I was discriminated against. Upon my...
To the editor: An online search of the horrific suicide of the poor girl Jocelynn Rojo Caranzas reveals there is more to the story than some are suggesting ("The Bully Pulpit,” The Chief, Letters, Feb. 28). Reports conflict as to the extent and...
To the editor: A recent letter (“Trojan Horse,” The Chief, Feb. 21) accurately referred to the daily onslaught of Donald Trump’s nonsense as “the firehose of developments.” From blaming DEI for a deadly air crash to quoting Napoleon Bonaparte,...
