Forget scary movies or the end of the world — what scares almost all of us the most, by far, is getting a voicemail from a family member, telling you to call back right away because “it’s important.” more

To the Editor: I’m incredibly grateful for the way our BID (Kingsbridge Business Improvement District) works hard to keep our community clean. more

No matter where you stand on bringing asylum seekers into vacant buildings in greater Riverdale, if you have a heart you can’t be in favor of the poor living conditions at the Van Cortlandt Motel. more

Thanks South Africa (invoking the genocide convention joined by Israel MK Ofer Cassif) and Yemen (blocking ships to/from Israel) for challenging genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes, and democide in Palestine. We need a ceasefire. USA and Israel have shown contempt; most human rights organizations and UN nations condemn USA and Israel atrocities (backed by UK/EU) against Palestinians for 75 years. The Nakba never ended. more

To the Editor: We are cooperators living in the Amalgamated Houses, a limited equity, affordable housing co-op, at the edge of Van Cortlandt Park. This diverse, vibrant community is on the brink of bankruptcy and foreclosure. more

To the editor: (re: “City made a promise to our workers, and they must keep it,” Aug. 24) City retirees appreciate that Councilman Eric Dinowitz recognizes we were promised the choice of traditional Medicare and a Medigap plan when we retired, and that he agrees the city should not force us into an inferior Medicare Advantage plan. more

(Re: “Manhattan faculty has ‘no confidence’ in prez,” Feb. 1) To the Editor: Beginning in 1958 I served Manhattan College for 50 years, variously as a history professor and chair of the department, speaker of the College Senate and the Promotion & Tenure Committee, founder of its Holocaust Resource Center (renamed the Holocaust, Genocide, and Interfaith Center), chaired the Steering Committee for Middle States accreditation 1999-2001, led the follow up body on the viability of the college’s Graduate Programs, and numerous other appointments, committees, and responsibilities. more

To the editor: On Sept. 11, 2001, New York City police, fire personnel, doctors, nurses, doctors, social workers, and hundreds of civil servants rushed to that scene of devastation and served in … more

To the Editor: I am shocked and disgusted by the slashing of tenured professors and the schools of humanities — and religion and philosophy — from what was once a respected and vital part of the Catholic educational scene at Manhattan College. more

To the editor: (re: “City made a promise to our workers, and they must keep it,” Aug. 24) I welcome Councilman Eric Dinowitz’s staunch opposition to the mayor’s and the municipal labor committee’s attempts to force New York City retirees to switch to a for-profit Medicare Advantage plan.  more