Manhattan: In response to “Critics of Dem boss put out ‘job description’ for a brand new chairman” (Might 10): I attended the New York Democratic state committee member assembly in Albany on Might 11. Jay Jacobs presided. I’m a kind of answerable for distributing a yellow flyer that Jacobs held up at this assembly and responded to, spending 20 minutes defending himself. The flyer is a name for state Democratic management to repair the state occasion, which is a large number.
The lack of 5 winnable congressional seats final November, which gave the Home to the MAGA extremists, is proof that New York should do higher at electing Democrats. The stakes are extraordinarily excessive since these extremists are threatening to default on our debt, which might ship our financial system right into a tailspin and damage bizarre People in every single place, together with right here.
Jacobs was good at taking credit score for a number of wins in a state wherein the variety of registered Democrats significantly outnumbers registered Republicans. He even took credit score for electing a Democratic governor in a race that value $52 million and resulted in a paltry 6-point lead, the tightest governor’s race in a long time. A frontrunner who takes credit score should additionally take duty and description steps to do higher subsequent time.
The New York State Democratic Celebration wants a chair who will lead an effort to arrange year-round, not simply when elections roll round. This work to restructure the occasion should start now so we’re prepared for November 2024 and past. Sandy Radoff
Belle Harbor: I’m definitely no fan of Jumaane Williams, however I’ve to provide him some props: He’s the one Democrat, and a progressive at that, to forcefully name out the president by title on the migrant disaster in New York, saying that President Biden has informed NYC to “drop lifeless” and to “do one thing, do one thing.” Some widespread sense and actuality for a change. Bobby Nelsen
Manhattan: Here’s a distinctive and easy suggestion for folks being upset about migrants taking up faculty gyms: Cease voting in Democrats! Marilyn Ringel
Brooklyn: It’s outrageous that veterans had been kicked out of an upstate lodge to make room for migrants. Even worse, if the lodge was keen to hire rooms to veterans for $88 an evening, why is the town losing our cash and paying extra? Josh Greenberger
Yonkers: Hundreds of immigrants are being welcomed to our nation. Some are being housed and fed in native inns right here in Yonkers. Thank God that this nice nation continues to welcome the poor and people searching for freedom. Nevertheless, there are various undocumented residents who work, pay taxes and have youngsters who’re born right here. This nice nation ought to make it simple for these unlawful aliens to grow to be authorized. James T. Sugrue
Bronx: For the reason that 2020 presidential election, former President Trump has persistently spoken out and insisted that the election was stolen from him. Most of his detractors and the media’s response had been normally to rebuke and mock him. Let’s put apart voting machines, poll harvesting and drop containers; primarily based on all we all know now, together with the lately launched Durham report, can all of us agree that the 2020 election was stolen? Bob Pascarella
Bayonne: An legal professional as soon as informed me: It doesn’t matter what you’re charged with, deny, deny, deny. Sound acquainted? Rosalie Brown
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Chatham, N.Y.: Your lede within the editorial “Default Donald’s debt debacle” (Might 17) was right: Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy actually isn’t the pinnacle of the Republican Celebration. That title belongs to a sure former New York now resident in Florida who’s angling for a return to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.” All of this qualifying on the a part of the press when it refers back to the Republican Celebration has to cease. We all know the GOP of outdated has trans-maga-rified past recognizability. That being understood by all, isn’t it time to start out calling it by a brand new title: the Trump Celebration? Rebranding it could save a number of power, airtime and newspaper house sooner or later. Such clarification on the media’s half would lead to advancing the discourse by avoiding pointless additional lexical and ideological confusion. Dominique Nahas
Somerset, N.J.: Voicer Fred Schoeneborn’s response to my letter has an omission and errors. He conveniently leaves out the purpose that Trump complained concerning the very essential, bipartisan infrastructure invoice as a result of it made President Biden look good. He says extra jobs had been created below Trump than had been in years, however extra jobs had been truly created below Obama than Trump. He doesn’t dispute the truth that Trump solely desires to make Biden look unhealthy whatever the value to the nation, after which Schoeneborn states that I’m unfit to vote as a result of I stated Trump was unfit to be president. His letter is an instance of how Trump can have so many supporters regardless of his treason and the remainder of his baggage. Arthur Bressler
Manhattan: Voicer Betty Miserendino’s letter chiding powerhouse Martha Stewart for scoring a spot on the Sports activities Illustrated swimsuit concern was each sadly ageist and pathetically prudish. Who cares how outdated Stewart is? She’s acquired it and has the best to flaunt it! She’s a self-made, multi-millionaire entrepreneur and an skilled on cooking, baking, adorning, gardening and a bunch of different subjects. Stewart is an incredible function mannequin for anybody’s grandchildren. Sam Katz
Chambersburg, Pa.: Issues Daniel Perry might have carried out: He might have talked to Jordan Neely, man to man. He might have given Neely a couple of bucks to calm him down. He might have left the subway automobile. As an alternative, he assaulted Neely from behind! After which, whereas two accomplices held Neely down, Perry slowly choked him to demise. This man is a psycho and a shame to the Corps! He’s a mad-dog assassin and his lawyer is bottom-feeding scum. Charlie Hilbert
Bronx: In boot camp, Marines are brainwashed about being heroes and being higher than everyone else. Possibly the ex-Marine was reacting to his coaching. I noticed a lot of this habits whereas stationed close to the Norfolk, Va., Navy base. I’m an Military man. There was a typical beer corridor shared by Military, Navy and Marine personnel. After just a few pitchers of beer, the Marines would all the time attempt to show their toughness. When a number of ambulances responded to
the decision, 85% of these taken to hospitals had been Marines! Robert Adams
Hartsdale, N.Y.: The MTA says it was robbed of $690 million attributable to fare and toll evasion (“Fare evading now disaster,” Might 17). Gee, in the event that they admit to that, how a lot do you suppose it truly is? As I wrote again in September of ‘22, fare and toll beating has been a tradition in New York for many years throughout all social and financial lessons. There isn’t any penalty for theft of service, which is what this crime actually is. With no systemwide, publicized prison crackdown on this crime, the theft of this service won’t ever abate. Actual penalties are required, not warnings or seldom-paid summons tickets. It ought to have a prison penalty, that means arrest. Good to see, although, that the MTA nonetheless tries to mealy-mouth away from precise enforcement with “reserving prison expenses for serial fare-skippers,” who they clearly already know, however are keen to permit “random particular person acts of evasion.” Gee, steal a few times and also you’re high quality, proper, MTA? Norman E. Gaines Jr.
Congers, N.Y.: To Voicer Jim Kerner: My husband can be a really brittle diabetic. I agree with you concerning the commercials, and I additionally agree that the spot with Anthony Anderson is an effective one. Nevertheless, I’d level out that Anderson additionally does commercials for a pizza chain and a model of vodka, neither of which is nice for diabetics. Beth Friscino