{"id":444118,"date":"2022-05-09T01:03:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T22:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-may-9-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-05-09T01:03:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T22:03:02","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-may-9-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-may-9-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 May 9, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a287e7a277fa\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a287e7a277fa\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-may-9-2022\/#%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_May_9_2022%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 May 9, 2022&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_May_9_2022%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 May 9, 2022&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Eric-Adams-Guns-Crime.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>The Issue: Dropping <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roval for Mayor Adams in the midst of ongoing criticism over his handling of crime.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mayor Adams is clearly failing in his first months in office (\u201cApple is souring on Adams,\u201d May 6).<\/p>\n<p>Yes, he\u2019s trying, but he\u2019s fighting a blue-state political system totally in the control of soft-on-crime \u2014 some might say pro-criminal \u2014 Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>To change the direction of the crime epidemic that\u2019s taken over the city, you must change the state\u2019s deranged bail laws, start prosecuting younger gang\u00adbangers, remove soft-on-crime judges and make it obvious to the criminal class that there are consequences to their illegal actions.<\/p>\n<p>Voting out Democrats in the state Senate and Assembly would help, along with sending the weak and useless Gov. Hochul packing.<\/p>\n<p>This is what Mayor Adams needs to turn the corner on crime. You can\u2019t cure the problems with the same people who caused them in the first place. <\/p>\n<p><em>Steve Heitner<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Middle Island<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The majority of people feel that the bail system is screwed up.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Adams can talk all he wants about bringing crime down, but nothing will change, except for maybe the worst of it, if we don\u2019t get some saner bail system in place.<\/p>\n<p>If he can\u2019t get the Assembly, with Speaker Carl Heastie, and the Senate, with Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins, to change, then we have to vote them out.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone who voted for this bail system now has to go. While we are at it, let\u2019s vote out all of the City Council members who voted to defund the police. <\/p>\n<p><em>Phil MacDonald<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Marine Park<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Even while touting his former police experience, our mayor has fallen short of his promise to reduce crime, which won him the election.<\/p>\n<p>The gap between his rhetoric and results is wide, to say the least. He\u2019s trying to thread the needle between what Democratic progressives deem heavy-handed policing versus the use of policing tools that have proven to work in the past under other mayors and police commissioners.<\/p>\n<p>There is nothing vile about the phrase \u201cproactive\u201d or the use of tactical tools like stop, question and frisk, which is apparently a political bridge too far for him. Until that mindset changes, we can expect more of the same.<\/p>\n<p><em>Phil Serpico<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Queens<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The latest polls show that Adams is sinking, with only 43% of New Yorkers saying he is doing a good job.<\/p>\n<p>Crime continues to rise with no end in sight. Subways continue to remain unsafe, despite the efforts of the NYPD.<\/p>\n<p>Companies continue to operate remotely from home, with thousands of employees still not returning to their office buildings because of the threat of the wretched COVID virus.<\/p>\n<p>In office for nearly five months, the mayor needs to get on the ball and move to bring this pandemic-ravaged city and its economy back to life.<\/p>\n<p>The Big Apple is in big trouble. What is the City Council doing to help our city revitalize?<\/p>\n<p><em>John Amato, Queens<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mayor Adams, as of right now you\u2019re doing a good job of following in the footsteps of your predecessor. Crime and violence keeps going up.<\/p>\n<p>In Queens, a deliveryman, Zhiwen Yan, was shot dead and there was a brutal stabbing murder of Orsolya Gaal. This has got to stop.<\/p>\n<p>Adams pledged when he was campaigning for mayor that his first priority was to rid the city of all this crime and violence. It\u2019s been five months now, and nothing has changed.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it\u2019s time you take off your fancy clothes and do your job \u2014 protect the people of New York City.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rob Johann<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Queens<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Somebody needs to tell the mayor that actions speak louder than words.<\/p>\n<p>He misled the people of New York in the worst possible way. He presented himself as motivated, knowledgeable and capable.<\/p>\n<p>Now, dining with Naomi Campbell and doing showtime with Dave Chappelle, he appears more interested in the Hollywood vibe.<\/p>\n<p>Wearing a bespoke tuxedo with stupid pictures and meaningless phrases ain\u2019t gonna get it done.<\/p>\n<p><em>P. Moran, Wall, NJ<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Want to weigh in on today\u2019s stories? Send your thoughts (along with your full name and city of residence) to letters@nypost.com. Letters are subject to editing for clarity, length, accuracy and style.<\/strong><\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Mayor Adams is clearly failing in his first months in office (\u201cApple is souring on Adams,\u201d May 6). 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