Posts Tagged ‘Letters to the Editor’

The Bike Threat

Written by admin on June 11, 2009. Posted in Opinion and Column

To the Editor: Bunny Abraham says, “[N]ot only should bikers…have some type of lighting so that they can be seen in the dark…but I also feel they should be licensed as motorcycles so they can be identified” (letter, May 21). Actually, there is already a law that all bikers must have both a working front
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More School Specifics From Mayoral Candidates

Written by admin on May 27, 2009. Posted in Opinion and Column

To the Editor: I applaud the in-depth answers the mayoral candidates gave in Shaydi Raice Sigall’s May 21 article, “The Mayor’s Race: Focus on Education.” There are two issues I want to address. First, the success of charter schools is still in debate and all mayoral candidates, except Tony Avella, support them. I am concerned
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Thoughts on Dewing Column

Written by admin on May 21, 2009. Posted in Opinion and Column

To the Editor: Bette Dewing’s April 30 column (“Lend a Helping Hand”) is her usual mix of badly needed truths and gross mistakes with a generous dose of confusing the issue. A few specifics: 1. Based on what I’ve read, the amount of mercury emitted by a typical power plant to power a compact fluorescent
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Bikes Need Regulation

Written by admin on May 21, 2009. Posted in Opinion and Column

To the Editor: Bette Dewing is to be applauded for the many years she has tried to right wrongs (Dewing Things Better, “The Right Kind of Light,” May 14). I am writing about the bike situation. I agree with Bette that, not only should bikers who go through red lights, against traffic and on the
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BEEKMAN MEMORIES

Written by admin on February 5, 2009. Posted in Opinion and Column

To the Editor: Re: “Top of the Tower, But Not Quite Up to Snuff” (Jan. 22)—an on-target review, and I can relate completely to your experience. My wife and I had our wedding there in 1987 (still the best wedding I ever attended) and we make an annual pilgrimage to Top of the Tower Restaurant
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‘NO’ TO FORDHAM PLAN

Written by admin on February 5, 2009. Posted in Opinion and Column

To the Editor: As an alumnus of Fordham Lincoln Center and a native West Sider, I believe the Spirit misses a citywide concern: the role of universities as real estate developers rather than institutions of learning (Jan. 29 editorial, “Fordham Needs to Grow”). Columbia, NYU and others have chosen to rely on their not-for-profit and
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MALONEY FOR SENATE

Written by admin on January 22, 2009. Posted in Opinion and Column

To the Editor: I was dismayed to read Lorraine Duffy Merkl’s column singing the supposed praises of Caroline Kennedy’s bid to inherit a senate seat (“Caroline: Just Like Us?” Jan. 8). It’s telling that the best Merkl could do was say that Kennedy is famous and that she lives in New York. We can do
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CAROLINE KENNEDY FEEDBACK

Written by admin on January 15, 2009. Posted in Opinion and Column

To the Editor: Funny, even though we were worlds apart, I always in my own way related to Caroline Kennedy (“Caroline: Just Like Us?,” Jan. 8). I was born in October of 1957, she in November of 1957. She grew up without a father, as did I. She lost her mother, she had children, her
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SCHOOL CLOSURE LACKED TRANSPARENCY

Written by admin on January 15, 2009. Posted in Opinion and Column

To the Editor: The lack of Department of Education transparency is extremely frustrating (“‘D’-Grade Middle School to Close,” Dec. 11). Every decision they make this way causes suspicion and bad feelings. They HAD to know this school would be closing when they made their rezoning and school move decisions (if they didn’t, or only some
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BIKE SAFETY

Written by admin on January 15, 2009. Posted in Opinion and Column

To the Editor: Reckless bicycle riding remains the number-one complaint to the police on the Upper West Side. When bike riders comply with the law, they will earn the respect of pedestrians. But until that time comes, some of us will continue to pursue the possibility of licenses and other forms of identification on bikes.
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