To the editor: May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time set aside for further reflection on mental illness and the things that might be done to improve the lives of those so afflicted.  more

To the editor: This June 27, Bronx Democrats will nominate their candidate for district attorney in the November general election. Our choice will be between the incumbent, Darcel Clark — … more

To the editor: Back in 2021, Mayor Eric Adams ran on a campaign promise to increase the city’s parks department budget to 1 percent of the city’s overall budget. But here we are in 2023, and the parks department continues to run on fumes at 0.6 percent.  more

To the editor: As I write this letter, it is not clear if Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state legislature will do the decent and honorable thing for tipped restaurant workers when they finally complete the new state budget. more

To the editor: Scientific research conducted at the Wuhan Institute of Virology was partially funded by the Anthony Fauci-led National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which funneled the money via the New York-based EcoHealth Alliance. more

To the editor: Reports that nearly 20 wildfires have already burned more than 400 acres across the state are a reminder that it’s not just humans’ lives and homes that are threatened. Deer, bears, birds, fish, reptiles and other animals are killed or displaced by wildfires, too. more

To the editor: I mourn the passing of 102-year-old Mad magazine cartoonist Al Jaffe.  more

The Press has received many responses to the Dec. 8 article and editorial about towing.  more

I would like to take issue with Peter Wolf’s Point of View. Seldom have I read so many ideas in one essay that need to be challenged. more