To the editor: I read with interest the Chief article chronicling the plight of Vermont farmer Micah Barritt, who saw all of his hard work and $250,000 worth of crops disappear over the course of a …

To the editor: For the second time, a cloud has been cast upon Mayor Eric Adams’ successful 2021 run for office. The first cloud appeared in May of this year when the Adams campaign was fined …

To the editor: Mayor Eric Adams has promoted his shift in the health-care coverage of the city's 250,000 retired employees to an inferior for-profit plan on financial grounds. The mayor has …

To the editor: The lawsuit brought by retirees to preserve their current health-care benefits contains several allegations. One is that the respondents, including city officials, the Office of Labor …

To the editor: Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Richard Davis says the Medicare Advantage plan in the just-approved contract is better than the plan New York City Mayor Eric Adams is …

To the editor: Recently it was revealed that private citizens (former top American national security officials) and high-ranking Russian officials met to discuss negotiations to end the horrific war …

To the editor: Senator Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Alabama) refusal to agree that “white nationalism” is a racist term is not different from someone saying that the “N-word” is not necessarily a …

To the editor: The revelation that President Joe Biden might cut subsidies for Medicare Advantage answers my question. The subsidies are a result of a presidential policy. Now, it's bad enough that …

To the editor: Shades of Bacchus, municipal retirees are furious over the city's effort to enroll them in a cost-cutting Medicare Advantage Plan. For two years, the municipal government has tried to …

To the editor: It seems there are no limits to which extremists within the GOP will go. Case in point is the Louisiana “freedom of speech” lawsuit barring anyone within the Biden Administration …

I hail the temporary restraining order from Judge Lyle Frank preventing the city from forcing 250,000 city retirees off Medicare and into a private Medicare Advantage plan. He stated "retirees have …

To the editor: Justice Lyle Frank has wisely paused the effort by the city and Municipal Labor Committee to force retirees into a Medicare Advantage plan. This is a defining moment in New York labor …

To the editor: Mayor Eric Adams was challenged by a fearsome adversary, 84-year-old Holocaust survivor  Jeanie Dubnau and he couldn’t take the heat. He lost his cool and pulled the race card. …

To the editor: While many disparage efforts by the State Senate and Assembly regarding reforms to bail, discovery and criminal record sealing laws, I do not. To my mind, reforms are vital if we are …

To the editor: New York has a toxic inequality problem, although it’s unlikely you’ll hear anything about this subject from Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams. The city, in terms of …

To the editor:  What nobody touches upon in Duncan Freeman's June 30th article, " Bagels vs. life-savers : EMS union leader rips raise for "deliverestas," is that $20 an hour is not a decent …

To the editor: The state legislature has passed a budget that requires $400 million in “efficiency savings,” in other words, concessions from the union, in the middle of contract negotiations …

To the editor: The immediate savings from Mayor Eric Adams’ cuts to supportive housing initiatives, meals on wheels for seniors, after-school and summer programs, programming for inmates and the …

To the editor: Mayor Eric Adams and the Municipal Labor Committee's deal to privatize retirees’ Medicare is a corrupt deal as 1) Unions cannot by law represent retirees; 2) The history of NYC …

To the editor:  Governor Kathy Hochul recently filled 19 vacant judgeships which had been vacant for months. Her nominees were notified two days in advance. State Senators were notified one day …

I was one of the more than 200 NYC public service retirees who testified at the Jan. 9 City Council hearing on a possible amendment to the municipal code.  The Council thankfully did not alter …

To the editor: The Conflicts of Interest Board did not permit Mayor Eric Adams to hire his brother, Bernard, as head of his security detail for $240,000, but he has just hired Bernard’s wife as a …

To the editor: Ron Isaac often writes excellent commentaries. But his June 2nd one, " Mary Jane's right of passage ," is a mixed bag. Some of his points are flawed and with others he doesn't go into …

To the editor: I can’t believe the debt ceiling deal survived in the House and the Senate and was signed by President Joe Biden! Unbelievable! I would never be a successful gambler. The corrupt …

To the editor: President Joe Biden in his first speech from the Oval Office, called the agreement to raise the debt ceiling a “big win.” This big win demonstrates the failure of the Democratic …