#Letters to the Editor — July 24, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — July 24, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — July 24, 2021” The Issue: Eric Adams’ plan to change the names of city streets and buildings that honor slave owners. Removing slave owners’ names from street signs, buildings and parks and the removal of statues will not erase our history (“Adams eyes city slavery name changes,” July 17). It…

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#Besieged by disorder and failing pols

#Besieged by disorder and failing pols

“#Besieged by disorder and failing pols” NIMBY — “not in my back yard” — is usually applied to locals battling selfishly against a nearby project that’s plainly in the wider public interest that doesn’t really harm them, such as the baseless hysteria of some in Westchester that actually forced the closure of the Indian Point…

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#The best pop-up restaurants to try in NYC right now

#The best pop-up restaurants to try in NYC right now

“#The best pop-up restaurants to try in NYC right now” This summer, NYC is ready to pop. Right now, city eateries — serving everything from Japanese katsu to Indian street food to oysters — are opening new spinoff shops in food markets, within other restaurants, on rooftops and even inside skating rinks. Citing a dismal…

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#Yes, tax Airbnb hosts —but legalize them first

#Yes, tax Airbnb hosts —but legalize them first

“#Yes, tax Airbnb hosts —but legalize them first” In its struggle to balance its budget and still keep the trains and buses rolling, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is looking for new sources of revenue. One idea floated by MTA board member, finance committee chair and Gov. Cuo­mo appointee Larry Schwartz is a dedicated tax on…

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#Eric Adams the ‘Godsend’ and other commentary

#Eric Adams the ‘Godsend’ and other commentary

“#Eric Adams the ‘Godsend’ and other commentary” Conservative: Eric Adams the ‘Godsend’ Many Gotham progressives view the prospect of an Eric Adams mayoralty as a “nightmare,” notes The New York Times’ Bret Stephens, but “for the rest of big-city America, not to mention the Democratic Party that usually runs it, he’s a godsend.” The reason:…

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#Team Biden’s bizarre ‘Blame Canada’ border slap

#Team Biden’s bizarre ‘Blame Canada’ border slap

“#Team Biden’s bizarre ‘Blame Canada’ border slap” Poor Canada: It gets no respect even from the Biden administration, which just dissed it in the name of fighting COVID. Mere days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada’s borders will open to fully vaccinated Americans on Aug. 9, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas answered by…

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