“Commons Coming” (Terence M. Cullen, March 14) is still not a done deal. This project is currently managed by the New York City Economic Development Corporation and was approved in 2010. Three years later, the developers have yet to “ink the deal” prior to placing a shovel in the ground. Why the delay? This is a [...]
Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants cigarettes hidden from view in stores. This he feels will make young people less likely to start smoking. Like they say, “out of sight, out of mind.” Let me say, “good move.” In my view, one less young person not smoking is an adult not smoking and dying of cancer and [...]
Please print this so everyone who reads it will know what wonderful people we have in the fire department and EMS. Not long ago, around 1:30 a.m., my husband appeared to be having a heart attack. Waking up suddenly and also having a heart condition, I experienced even worse symptoms. We called 9-1-1 and within [...]
Now that the presidential election has passed, perhaps it is time that we re-examine how we choose our candidates for the highest office in our country. I believe we should consider changes in our presidential primary system. The way things are done now, the states that conduct their primaries and caucuses early get the most [...]
After the U.N. Security Council passed the latest resolution condemning North Korea, that nation is now threatening to unleash a nuclear strike against the United States. Our country needs to take this latest bellicose threat more seriously and make sure that our military preparedness is up to strength. While the North Koreans may not yet [...]
The MTA has raised transportation costs that affect all New Yorkers, which I find quite disturbing. This is not the time, with so many out of work and many of us finding it increasingly hard to make ends meet. We the commuters are having our pockets picked and it’s all legal. The 1 percent are [...]
BY COUNCILMEMBER JULISSA FERRERAS With public review of the National Tennis Center’s proposed expansion in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (FMCP) well under way, it is time to set our sights on the future of what is the largest and most important open space for the residents of Queens. Having spent my whole life in and around [...]
Our hearts and minds have been imbued with moral relativism by today’s TV programs that mostly feature amoral characters living in a world where there is no “good” or “bad,” only different. We are oblivious to pervasive and subtle deception and accept the premise that the actions of the government are truthful, legitimate and in [...]
While City Council Speaker and mayoral candidate Christine Quinn in her recent State of the City speech talked about her concerns about the middle class facing an affordability crises attempting to make ends meet living in the Big Apple, her loyal City Council members have no problems making ends meet. Never shy around a camera [...]
With Pope Benedict having resigned and the news about a sex scandal involving some clergy, is it any wonder that the Catholic Church’s credibility is rapidly diminishing? It is totally outrageous that these immoral acts allegedly committed by clergy are happening! Also, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who was the former Archbishop of Milwaukee, certainly must not be considered [...]
