{"id":458100,"date":"2022-06-04T02:08:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T23:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-june-4-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-06-04T02:08:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T23:08:58","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-june-4-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-june-4-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 June 4, 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-6a2eb2d069635\" 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-6a2eb2d069635\" 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-june-4-2022\/#%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_June_4_2022%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 June 4, 2022&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_June_4_2022%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 June 4, 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\/06\/GettyImages-Goodbye-Mickey-Mouse-Hello-NYC.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>The Issue: Steve Cuozzo\u2019s column arguing that New Yorkers who move to Florida will regret it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In response to Steve Cuozzo\u2019s \u201cOrange dubious\u201d (June 2): I left Long Island in 2016 at the age of 52 after living my entire life in New York. Now, I live in northern Florida. Mr. Cuozzo: I\u2019m never going back.<\/p>\n<p>Oh sure, we have storms. We have some incredible wildlife, too, and, yes, life here is very different \u2014 thank God!<\/p>\n<p>Here in Florida, I can go into town and not worry about being shot, stabbed or attacked. I also have the reassurance that should something of that nature occur, the perpetrator or perpetrators will be held to account to the fullest extent of the law. No catch-and-release down here.<\/p>\n<p>All this, and my taxes are a quarter what they were in New York.<\/p>\n<p>So as I lie on my hammock in my backyard under this gorgeous palm tree, with the sound of the river flowing behind me, I tell you, Mr. Cuozzo, you can keep your filthy, overpriced, broken-down collection of a greater time. I\u2019m staying in Florida.<\/p>\n<p><em>Martin Palagonia<\/em><br \/><em>Jacksonville, Fla.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cuozzo\u2019s bashing of South Florida in comparison to New York left out some glaring differences. The biggest is crime. It\u2019s rampant in New York City with people being shot and stabbed indiscriminately anywhere and anytime.<\/p>\n<p>All the beautiful museums and Broadway shows Cuozzo speaks of are under-attended because people are too afraid to walk the streets.<\/p>\n<p>Add in four to six months of gray weather with snow, sleet, ice and often below-freezing temperatures, and it\u2019s hard to believe anyone would move back to New York. Winters are beautiful in South Florida.<\/p>\n<p>As for hurricanes: An 80-foot oak tree fell on my house during Hurricane Sandy when I lived in New Jersey. I was displaced for six months.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hindy Kierman<\/em><br \/><em>Boynton Beach, Fla.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A message to Cuozzo: Don\u2019t hold your breath waiting for those people to come back.<\/p>\n<p>In Florida, our governor takes no prisoners. Yours lets them out. Our predators are four-legged and roam the lakes; yours are two-legged and roam the subways. Florida protects its senior citizens. New York doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve lived here six years and haven\u2019t met one person who wanted to go back. We like spending our pension dollars down here. They go much further. <\/p>\n<p><em>John Fleming<\/em><br \/><em>Punta Gorda, Fla.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As a New Yorker who moved to Florida seven months ago, I feel compelled to respond to Cuoz\u00adzo\u2019s article.<\/p>\n<p>I have been able to survive in the most glorious sun-filled weather, negligible crime, spotless streets, absence of potholes, accessible and functional government agencies and reduced prices on everything.<\/p>\n<p>Steve, take off your blinders and see the relic of a once-great city that has crumbled. No, I will not be back in five years. Stay safe. Buy a Kevlar vest before it\u2019s outlawed.<\/p>\n<p><em>Alan Teitelbaum<\/em><br \/><em>Port St. Lucie, Fla.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Cuozzo for trying to set New Yorkers straight about the hell it is to live in Florida. But he didn\u2019t go far enough.<\/p>\n<p>As a former New Yorker and a 17-year, full-time resident of South Florida, I could tell you stories that would more than reassure Big <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>le residents that living with the likes of Gov. \u201cKiss Me\u201d Andrew Cuomo, Mayor \u201cDon\u2019t Blame Me\u201d Bill de Blasio, Sen. \u201cChuck You\u201d Schumer and the always charming and insightful Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez cannot be beat.<\/p>\n<p>Not to mention exorbitant taxes and rents, pointless lockdowns and COVID mandates, killer nursing homes and killers in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Stay put, New Yorkers. A move to the Sunshine State will only have you pining for your urban Paradise Lost. Trust me.<\/p>\n<p><em>Raymond Goydon<\/em><br \/><em>Delray Beach, Fla.<\/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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In response to Steve Cuozzo\u2019s \u201cOrange dubious\u201d (June 2): I left Long Island in 2016 at the age of 52 after living my entire life in New York. 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