To the editor A recent letter to The Chief agrees that Democrats have helped American workers and that Republicans have done harm. But the author suggests that 2024 was a referendum on the past four years only. Fair enough. During this time, 16...
To the editor: Regarding Mayor Eric Adams’ crack down on overtime for NYPD, FDNY and two other NYC agencies following the alleged sex-for-OT affair: Leaders bear the burden of proof, and ethical governance requires understanding the difference...
To the editor: Can we please keep crime news stories in perspective? That is, considered in terms of relative importance? Luigi Mangione is charged with murdering health care insurance CEO Brian Thompson. Our president-elect, Donald J. Trump,...
To the editor: President Joe Biden has said America is a nation of second chances. On Dec. 12, he announced more than 1,500 pardons and commutations bringing his total...
To the editor: I agree totally with Joseph Cannisi about the bad things the Republicans have done and the good things the Democrats have done (“Careful what you ask for,” The Chief, Dec. 20). However ... The election was a referendum on the past...
To the editor: I wanna join the Trump oligarchy Not just to be greedy and snarky I just like the new hierarchy The rich guys run the show! All that money will trickle down That’s what I heard from the orange-haired clown He’s the one who...
To the editor: Judge Eugene Bowen deserves credit for releasing 57-year-old Bronx bodega worker Jhony Cordero. His "crime" was using a gun he found left in his store to defend himself against would-be armed robbers on Thanksgiving. Cordero was...
To the editor: A Dec. 10 email blast from DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido to union members contains misinformation and needless attacks on the 250,000 New York City retirees and dependents. Mr. Garrido states that “Absent a viable...
To the editor: When Basketball Hall of Fame coach Lou Carnesecca passed away on Nov. 30 at age 99, we St. John’s University friends of Louie lost a good friend and a great role model. If you were a friend of Louie, you were his friend forever. He...
To the editor: New Yorkers have concerns about the plight of people they encounter apparently suffering from serious mental health issues. They question why those so terribly afflicted are not getting seemingly crucial help, sometimes with fatal...
To the editor: Why is Eric Adams still mayor? He faces multiple federal counts of corruption and an April trial. A number of his highly paid top-level appointees, cronies that are often part of his extended, political family, have left the...
To the editor: A number of letters to The Chief have speculated on Kamala Harris’ loss. Some noted the lack of a primary, reliance on celebrity endorsements, her failure to speak to certain issues or differentiate herself from Joe Biden. One...
To the editor: Michael Gorman’s “A Simple Explanation” (The Chief, Dec. 6) as to why Harris lost the election is a joke and proof that Gorman is terribly suffering from TDS. Also, calling half of American adults racist, misogynistic and...
To the editor: A recent letter to The Chief, states, "half or a majority of adults in our nation are racist, misogynistic and xenophobic" and that's why Kamala Harris wasn't elected (“A simple explanation,” Dec. 6). I take umbrage with the...
To the editor: The attempt by the Municipal Labor Committee to block City Council legislation protecting municipal retirees’ health benefits has reached a new level of audacity and shame. In October, MLC Chair Harry Nespoli sent a letter to...
To the editor: After reading Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association President Benny Boscio's recent statement contesting U.S. District Judge Swain's finding that the department is overstaffed and still failing to comply with its overall...
To the editor: Commuters should hold accountable any public official, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board member, or transit advocate who opposes future planned 4-percent fare hikes in 2025. The increases were previously assumed as part...
To the editor: Within one year of passing a law banning solitary confinement in city jails, the NYC Council Dec. 9 filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court to force Mayor Adams to carry it out. In sharp contrast, no City Council has filed any...
To the editor: President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to charge and arrest many of his political enemies, most of whom are government officials, especially prosecutors who have charged Trump with crimes. What the president-elect is doing is...
To the editor: Re: Michael J. Gorman's "A simple explanation” (The Chief, letters, Dec. 6): Yes, there is xenophobia and racism and misogyny in this country. It was not the dominant factor in this election. Harris raised more money quicker than...
Because of an editing error, a version of the letter below in last week’s Chief misconstrued its writer’s sentiments. This is the correct version. To the editor: The more the presidential popular vote totals are updated, the closer the vote is....
To the editor, Several issues I have with the op-ed by Carter Myers-Brown (“Can the Democratic Party build a micro-level politics?,” The Chief, Nov. 29). Mr. Myers-Brown omits arguably the four most important reasons Kamala Harris lost:...
To the editor: I know political pundits and journalists want to keep the public entertained to keep their jobs, but do we have to constantly hear the infinite number of second guesses and Monday-morning-quarterbacking about why Kamala Harris lost...
To the editor: Heraclitus, the Greek philosopher, wrote “War is the father of all things.” A prime example is the political, economic and moral price the country has paid for 78 years of a National Security State, including 23 years of an...
To the editor: Kamala Harris and many of her supporters are telling us Democrats not to give up or let up; that now is the time to fight even harder for our principles in the face of a Trump autocracy. OK, we won’t give up. But...
