This is so absurd that it is almost comical.Due to a weighted vote, the Municipal Labor Committee, which represents 102 city unions, is controlled by the United Federation of Teachers. The MLC voted last week to eliminate retirees’ excellent …

As far as the issue of perhaps Aqueduct Race Track closing and Belmont Park having racing year round, I just don’t see it happening.You have people who can take the A train from Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Rockaways and it will drop them off …

Re “Choosing sides on Austin St. petitions,” March 16, multiple editions:The Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce says “businesses of Austin Street and the businesses on surrounding streets want, need, and cannot exist without parking.”

A local community group, Neighbors for a Safer Austin Street, has laudably launched a petition to start a conversation about safety on Austin Street. Making Austin Street safer for pedestrians, less congested and a nicer place to experience a…

Re “City could lower speed limits, again,” Feb. 9:I understand people’s skepticism about one next way the city might raise revenue from drivers, i.e., by red-light cameras flagging those speeding over a limit lower than today’s 25 mph. But pe…

I take issue with Larry Penner’s comments on how we should “Legalize prostitution,” Letters, March 16. Larry and I go back a few decades in differing on issues like elephants in circuses and others.

“The ‘bused’ way to LGA” (Editorial, March 16) overlooked the Q57 express bus, operated by one of the previous NYC seven private franchised bus operators, Triboro Coach. It ran from the Queensbridge NYC Transit subway station at 21st Street a…

Dear Editor:

Why is it legal for Fox News to promote itself as a news program when it confesses to actually being an entertainment program? The broadcasters and Rupert Murdoch, the owner, have repeatedly admitted in court that they don’t believe the numer…

Re Naeisha Rose’s March 9 report “Hochul bets on horse racing in Elmont, LI” (multiple editions):Gov. Hochul funds commercial sports enterprises with taxpayers’ money. She gained the state Legislature’s vote last year to spend $850 million on…

Last week, thousands of NYC eighth-graders received their high school offers. It was an exciting day, but also a sad day for many. While we are grateful for the improvements made to the admissions policy by Chancellor Banks, there are still m…

As a working mom, I’m watching closely to see if state lawmakers take action this session to address New York’s childcare crisis.I’m a nursing student, a home health aide and a single mom of three, ages 4, 6 and 9. I’ve struggled enormously b…

Let’s get loud! We are wonderful people, strong, talented and brave. Love is here, there, everywhere, and very real.We can choose to be positive. In any moment, we can choose love. Let’s live a positive life and prosper! Love means luck and p…

Remember the goings-on at your bachelor or bachelorette party the night before your wedding? (“World’s oldest profession must remain an illegal one,” Editorial, March 9).Prostitution came out of the closet long ago and is now part of mainstre…

Dear Editor:

Thank you for the excellent article on Access-A-Ride or more like Stress-A-Ride (“The paratransit woes of NYC’s disabled,” March 2, multiple editions). I’ve waited from two to five or six hours for them at times.

The climate crisis has been endangering the well-being of BIPOC and working New Yorkers disproportionately. The CLCPA, the Climate Leadership Community Protection Act, was passed in 2019 to reach net zero emissions in New York State. However,…

Lithium-ion batteries, whether in e-bikes, scooters, recreational or commercial, are responsible for an epidemic of mayhem and murder. Leadership, new enforceable laws and education are urgently needed to turn the tide against these weapons o…

The Australian marsupial that wandered into a convenience store could have wanted only one thing: a nice cold bottle of Coca Koala!!

Re “Parent board hears about SCA projects,” by Deirdre Bardolf, March 2, multiple editions:Sometimes we have to face facts ... no matter how pleasant they may be.

Maybe Donald Trump is not a liar, but truly believes he is a Jedi Master who can use his mind tricks to implant suggestions in gullible minds: “The 2020 presidential election was stolen from me. On Jan. 6, 2021, American patriots held a very …

When it comes to mass shootings, I agree with Lenny Rodin (“Prayers work,” Letters, March 2): Thoughts and prayers aren’t Garbage! After all, we’re not talking about separate thoughts and prayers. Not one group of people sending thoughts over…

I was very disappointed by the cartoon that appeared in last week’s paper. The cartoonist, Margulies, equated thoughts and prayers as they relate to mass shootings as garbage. That is an insult to all people of faith regardless of their religion.

Re ”Don’t conflate 421a and Good Cause bill,” Feb. 23:The cost of housing in New York has become a burden, but as usual the burden of renewing the $2 billion 421a developer tax break, billed by proponents as spurring construction of less expe…

Your Feb. 23 editorial “DOT making streets ugly” fails to mention the effect these bollards, planters and cement blocks are having on hampering emergency vehicles. A video was posted on Twitter showing how a fire truck spent five minutes tryi…

Re Alice Lee’s Feb. 23 letter, “Students fight for ed”:As a Queens College alumnus (BA, 1962), I share Ms. Lee’s concern for the financial plight of CUNY students. Tuition was free for all CUNY students during my time at QC, when NYC fully fu…

The removal of emergency benefits for EBT recipients due to end of the Covid pandemic will really be harmful. Inflation has kicked in and all food prices have gone up. Look at eggs at over $4 per dozen. The higher costs of basic groceries are…

Fifteen members of the New York City Council’s Progressive Caucus voluntarily left the caucus because they refused to sign on to the provision of its Statement of Principles that says its members will do “everything we can to reduce the size …

Something is missing from the Long Island Rail Road East Side Access to Grand Central Madison. There is only one waiting room, which only has 29 seats, plus seven stools for Wi-Fi connections. There are no benches on platforms, the mezzanine …

Edward Riecks’ Feb. 9 letter “Democrats lie, too” claimed that Democrats don’t say anything when a member of their party lies. Maybe it’s because Democrats tell few lies when compared to Republicans. Mr. Riecks cited only 5 isolated examples …

George Santos secured more than 140,000 votes under false pretenses. Can NY-3 sue him to get the salary we pay him back? We’re not getting a representative for our money. Can we get compensation for pain and suffering? He’s not working for hi…

I think lowering the speed limit is a mistake. We barely crawl in our cars as it is. You only add fuel to the fire by further lowering the speed limit. People who observe the speed limit are not the ones who cause accidents. That is caused by…

Higher education is the most important investment that people can make in their future. However, in recent years, the cost of college has become unaffordable. Despite higher education being more important than ever with a decline in economic …

In her campaign to make room for New York’s growing population, Gov. Kathy Hochul envisions the end of horse racing at Aqueduct Race Track. We can lament the end of a 128-year racing tradition, but as planners prepare to redesign this site, t…

Richard Nebenzahl worries that after efforts “to discourage, restrict or prevent automobile drivers” take effect, “we’ll be getting around by horse and buggy,” eliminating employment “at gas stations, auto dealerships, parking garages, repair…

Edward Riecks was right in the letter he wrote a few weeks ago “A lie is a lie” (“Democrats lie, too,” Feb. 9). But some lies are worse than others. Just like one lie is not equal to 30,573 lies. That’s the number President Trump spewed durin…