#Hard times as NYC soft on crime, doomed by reforms

#Hard times as NYC soft on crime, doomed by reforms

“#Hard times as NYC soft on crime, doomed by reforms” It’s beginning to look like ­going soft on crime — especially juvenile crime — wasn’t such a hot idea. Is it time to reform New York’s “reforms”?  Obviously, it is.  And a reasonable place to begin is with those concerning children who bear adult arms…

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#New York publicizing lower COVID death count than fed figures

#New York publicizing lower COVID death count than fed figures

“#New York publicizing lower COVID death count than fed figures” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration has continued publicizing a much lower state COVID-19 death toll count than the numbers being presented to and displayed by the federal government, a new report revealed. The state and federal coronavirus death toll differential has even widened this…

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#Good on Adams for taking on a wounded Cuomo

#Good on Adams for taking on a wounded Cuomo

“#Good on Adams for taking on a wounded Cuomo” Barely hours after his victory in the Democratic mayoral primary, Eric ­Adams did something that might seem unwise: go hard after Gov. Cuomo.  Mayor de Blasio has battled Cuomo for more than seven years, and almost always lost. But Cuomo is weaker than he’s ever been…

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#Cuomo’s weak crime plan misses the real issue: bail reform

#Cuomo’s weak crime plan misses the real issue: bail reform

“#Cuomo’s weak crime plan misses the real issue: bail reform” Last week, Gov. Cuomo declared gun violence a “disaster emergency” in New York. The governor boasted that the Empire State was the first to issue such a bold declaration. “It is a matter of saving lives,” he said, “and New York’s post-pandemic future depends on it.” People…

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#Local pols slam Cuomo’s new essential worker memorial site

#Local pols slam Cuomo’s new essential worker memorial site

“#Local pols slam Cuomo’s new essential worker memorial site” Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s haphazard plan to build an essential worker memorial in Battery Park City keeps hitting a wall of resistance from local politicians who call the most recent options for a site “unacceptable.” Cuomo’s ambitious goal to have the memorial erected by Labor Day comes…

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#Letters to the Editor — July 12, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — July 12, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — July 12, 2021” The Issue: Gov. Cuomo’s comment that leading New York during the pandemic was a “personal benefit.” Gov. Cuomo was quoted stating that the pandemic was a “tremendous personal benefit” (“La dolce virus,” July 9). The question is: At what expense? Cuomo was crowing about his success to…

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#Cuomo big-foots in the name of reducing NY’s carbon footprint

#Cuomo big-foots in the name of reducing NY’s carbon footprint

“#Cuomo big-foots in the name of reducing NY’s carbon footprint” Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plans for siting renewable energy facilities, such as solar farms and windmills, are meeting righteous resistance from upstate locals. The intrusive facilities are key to the gov’s $26 billion “clean energy, clean economy” initiative, which Cuomo pretends will boost New York’s post-COVID-19…

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