#Letters to the Editor — July 25, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — July 25, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — July 25, 2021” Defender’s vic jabTo public defender Sarah Burleson: The 7-year-old whose scooter was stolen had every right to be on an electric scooter. His parents gave him that right (“Creep’s lawyer mocks kid vic,” July 21). However, your client had no right to steal the scooter for drug…

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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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#Losing battle for NYC streets: Goodwin

#Losing battle for NYC streets: Goodwin

“#Losing battle for NYC streets: Goodwin” It’s an observation that defines an entire misbegotten era in New York. It comes from Marko Majic, head of business development for City Jeans on East Fordham Road in The Bronx.   “It looks like a bazaar in Istanbul,” he told The Post. “The only difference is in Istanbul it’s…

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#Overnight NYC shootings leaves 3 hurt: cops

#Overnight NYC shootings leaves 3 hurt: cops

“#Overnight NYC shootings leaves 3 hurt: cops” Three people were hurt in two separate shootings in the Big Apple overnight — including a victim targeted by two ATV-riding suspects who wanted to steal his motorcycle, cops said Tuesday. A 35-year-old man was riding his motorcycle on the southbound Harlem River Drive near 155th Street in…

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#NY’s Clean Slate bill takes second chances too far

#NY’s Clean Slate bill takes second chances too far

“#NY’s Clean Slate bill takes second chances too far” We’re all for second chances, but there’s a big difference between forgiving the past and pretending like it never happened. A hundred-plus labor unions, civil-rights groups and legal-aid outfits are calling on the Legislature to force businesses and landlords to do the latter, demanding that lawmakers…

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