To the editor: I’m sure Harry Weiner means well, but he has his facts wrong and shouldn’t be attacking Marianne Pizzitola, the President of The New York City Organization of Public Service Retirees (NYCOPSR) (See “The Claim Game”, Oct. 14). The...
To the editor: It’s been reported that the highest salaries to new graduates are mathematics majors from Duke University and Carnegie Mellon. Those salaries are around $300,000 a year. How long will math majors at the top universities...
To the editor: The appointment of Liz Vladeck as the Office of Labor Relations’ next commissioner is an opportunity to reset the broken relationship between OLR and retirees. Outgoing Commissioner Renee Campion dismissed the New York City...
To the Editor: Jews have been victims of pogroms for hundreds of years. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, they fled Eastern Europe and Russia to escape persecution. Millions came to America, many arriving in our city. Three...
To the editor: Galileo Galilei was first to recognize that motion is relative to one’s frame of reference. For example, a car moving at 50 mph viewed from a train going 50 mph either appears to be standing still or moving at 100 mph. This...
To the editor: Mega wealthy people only care about one branch of science, the science of big money. That science says money is the root of all good. Once a person reaches a certain threshold of wealth, like centi-millionaire or billionaire...
To the editor: In 2021, Judge Lyle Frank calling the defunct Medicare Advantage enrollment process “irrational.” The New York City Organization of Public Service Retirees called it a “rushed schedule” replete with “incomplete, erroneous, or...
To the editor: With the spotlight on the alleged gang rape of a Cornell student and the voluntary intoxication loophole that hindered the prosecution of those accused of attacking her, more attention is now being given to why the New York State...
To the editor: Politicians running for office around the country are trying to figure out what is the cause of Zohran Mamdani’s success as a political novice. The political pundits point out factors including the intense focus on...
A common axiom says that if two different language speakers are stranded together, the smarter one will learn the other’s language. The moral being that intelligence and adaptability are necessary for survival. However, this adage has...
To the editor: Déjà Vu. Many retirees are having difficulties filing claims for the reimbursement of copays pursuant to the recent settlement agreement...
To the editor: The city's latest ambulance response-time figures demonstrate why EMS workforce policy and operational performance cannot be considered separately...
To the editor: "Medical groups and patients sue Trump administration over Medicaid requirements" (Sept. 25 Chief) shows just another reason we need the complete healthcare coverage that all other western democracies have. For instance, Britain...
To the editor: On Oct. 1, 1946, the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg completed its work. Twenty-two surviving members of the Nazi elite were charged with mass murder. Nineteen were convicted. The IMT created the...
To the editor: Jessica Tarlov, a FOX cohost and Democrat, is promoting her new book, “I Disagree, Winning Arguments Without Losing Friends." She describes her method of navigating political differences while not getting into...
Donald Trump is the clown in the seniors’ kindergarten class. He’s a senile dunce who reduces his MAGA fools to infantile, cowardly obeisance through power and money. Trump has made the USA a corrupt joke...
On Aug. 21, 2022, Justin Williams hacked up his girlfriend and slept in her apartment with prostitutes while her rotten remains were in the bathroom. Nearly four years later, Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun sentenced him to 26...
To the Editor: The Council of Municipal Retirees Organization (COMRO) has been advocating for all 250,000 New York City municipal retirees’ benefits since 1995. This includes Pension COLA, Medicare Part B Reimbursement, and Income-Related Monthly...
To the editor: When reading the NYC Daily Critical Fleets Summary published online, as far as the number of FDNY ambulances in service on any given day goes, it's unclear about what's going on. It's been that way since early...
To the editor: "Forbes Union wins raises, job protections," article in the Sept. 11 edition of The Chief reports that unionized workers at that magazine ratified their first contract. It will include a minimum salary of $65,000 a year. This...
To the editor: Wallowing in the ruins of the frighteningly incompetent and authoritarian-driven Trump administration, it’s important that the American people focus not only on the upcoming midterms but also on remembering the lasting consequences...
To the editor: The general debate for the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York runs from Sept. 22 until Sept. 28. Not surprisingly, the genocidal Benjamin Netanyahu and the megalomaniacal, would-be dictator and...
To the editor: The American public, like a farm, needs a root system to survive. Fences stand at attention. Neighbors talk in dark shades. A deep chill hangs in the night air. Panic grips the union-- it could snap like a weathered oak tree. The...
To the editor: Would you believe that President Donald Trump, who's responsible for cuts in Medicaid, SNAP benefits and subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, is protecting the social safety net? Or that if the United States raises taxes on...
To the editor: In 1984 (the year, not the book), James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd wrote a fantasy-filled movie screenplay in which a near-invincible cyborg time travels from the future with a single mission – kill Sarah Connor. Sarah is chosen...