#Letters to the Editor — May 6, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — May 6, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — May 6, 2021” The Issue: Sheldon Silver’s furlough from prison just eight months into his 78-month sentence. The Post’s editorial about former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s release just proves the double standard that exists in New York state (“Get Shelly Back to Prison,” May 5). This criminal was convicted by…

Read More
#Pope facilitates Vatican prosecutions for cardinals, bishops

#Pope facilitates Vatican prosecutions for cardinals, bishops

“#Pope facilitates Vatican prosecutions for cardinals, bishops” ROME — Pope Francis has sent another message to Vatican-based cardinals and bishops about his intent to hold them accountable for criminal misconduct: He removed the procedural obstacles that had spared them from being prosecuted by the Vatican’s criminal tribunal. A new law published Friday makes clear that…

Read More
#The MTA’s still failing to end massive overtime abuses

#The MTA’s still failing to end massive overtime abuses

“#The MTA’s still failing to end massive overtime abuses” Despite service reductions amid the lockdowns, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s overtime bill barely dropped last year, with a whopping $1.1 billion, down just 17 percent from 2018’s record $1.38 billion. The Empire Center, which first exposed the MTA’s suspiciously vast OT payouts two years ago, reports…

Read More
#End the corrupt NYC homeless-services madness

#End the corrupt NYC homeless-services madness

“#End the corrupt NYC homeless-services madness” Last week’s arrest of the founder of the city’s largest shelter operator is a reminder that New York’s vast outlays on the homeless are rife with corruption. The feds charged Victor Rivera in an alleged bribery and kickback scheme involving the Bronx Parent Housing Network, the month after his…

Read More