#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 9, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 9, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 9, 2021” I suspect most “outer borough” restaurants are not going to enforce Mayor de Blasio’s latest decree, outside of gentrified neighborhoods like Park Slope (“Vax card’s a must in Gotham,” Aug. 4). It should be noted that this mandate will have a negative impact on any restaurant or pub…

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#Cuomo’s comeuppance and other commentary

#Cuomo’s comeuppance and other commentary

“#Cuomo’s comeuppance and other commentary” From the left: Cuomo’s Comeuppance “Seventy-four thousand documents, 200 interviews, 168 pages and five months after” state Attorney General Tish James began her probe of Gov. Cuomo, “investigators managed to corroborate nearly every detail of the flurry of allegations,” confirming “what nearly a dozen women told us from the start:…

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#Focus on jabs — not harmful mask mandates

#Focus on jabs — not harmful mask mandates

“#Focus on jabs — not harmful mask mandates” Mayor Bill de Blasio just showed how his trouble with taking bold action can be a good thing: On Monday, he decided against reinstating a mask mandate, instead simply encouraging Gothamites to cover their faces indoors. He had good reason not to act. A mask mandate might…

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#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 2, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 2, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 2, 2021” The Issue: Mayor de Blasio’s plan to pay $100 to every person who gets a vaccine at a city location. President Biden’s and Mayor de Blasio’s well-intentioned plans to reward pandemic-of-the-unvaccinated holdouts with $100 bribes to save their own lives may backfire when greedy anti-vaxxers further postpone…

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#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 1, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 1, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 1, 2021” Protecting SohoMayor de Blasio’s development proposal threatens to fundamentally disrupt the character of Soho, Noho and Chinatown (“Board in Soho no-go,” July 28). Walking the streets of these neighborhoods is one of the great joys of living in this city. Their inspiring architecture recalls the city’s rich…

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