Letters

A letter to the editor this past week attacking former Congressman Mondaire Jones on crime was an unfortunate case study in disinformation. Recent data shows that New York crime is certainly not skyrocketing. In fact, current patterns show quite the

As a 17-year-old, I know that my future depends on addressing the climate crisis now. On July 13, NASA certified that June was the hottest on record. Recently, nearly 110 million people, one-third of the U.S. population, were under excessive

The Yorktown Town Board’s first act under the leadership of newly-appointed Supervisor Tom Diana was awarding a multimillion-dollar multiyear garbage contract to Competitive Carting. Competitive Carting had a rocky start and it went downhill from there. Excuses were made and

The Yorktown Town Board, comprised entirely of Republican members, recently granted a huge tax abatement to Unicorn Contracting related to its development at the Soundview property at the intersection of Underhill Road and Route 118. The merits of offering an

I am writing in response to a letter to the editor that claims “we have nothing to fear but fear itself,” dismissing residents of the 17th Congressional District who have real, valid concerns about crime. For most of the year,

In  a letter “Yorktown Officials Failed to Secure a Reliable Garbage Hauler,” (July 18-24) the author, Jann Mirchandani, clearly presents you, the reader, with many accusations without offering any solid proof or any proof at all. The author’s comments also

Tom Abinanti, the Democrat, politicizes the dire circumstances at JCCA with smoke and mirrors. He says, in his July 18 letter to The Examiner, (“Calling for JCCA’s Closure in P’ville is Meant to Instill Fear in Election Year”) “We need

When I need to get to town that is, the King and Greeley node. The quietest way going down: Seven Bridges, onto Quaker Road. Rarely need the speed supplied by the Saw Mill Parkway’s tear. But I gave it now

Republican Rep. Mike Lawler claims to be moderate and bipartisan, but in Congress he often votes with right-wing Republicans. The National Defense Authorization Act narrowly passed the House last week by a 219-210 vote. Mr. Lawler voted for the bill

President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” This came to mind when reading Congressman Mike Lawler’s recent newsletter. He cited a Siena College poll finding that 61 percent of New Yorkers