There are approximately 280,000 New York notaries counting on our state legislators to push S.B. 4166 to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office so that the notary fee can be raised to $5 in the current legislative session. more

In all the verbiage eulogizing Joe Lieberman, a reader would never know what a selfish and fundamentally dishonest man he was, tacking to whatever direction would most benefit him personally. more

To the editor: The celebration of Juneteenth was a pivotal marker of freedom for the enslaved Blacks in 1865 and beyond. However, the idea that the slaves were freed two years before, via the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 — the executive order of its day — and the news of freedom took that long to then be announced by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas, were myths.  more

To the editor: (re: “Apartment building could tower over Broadway,” June 8) Applause, please, for the Yaghoubi family and their brass tacks idea to build affordable housing on … more

To the editor: Having lived in the Bronx my whole life, it’s only been the last few years that I’ve realized something called the farm bill is so important to everyday life in a city … more

To the editor: I am writing to express concerns with the city’s transportation department taking over public parking spaces for car share use. more

To the editor: New York has a chance to pass two bills that could significantly reduce the state’s plastic waste and improve its current recycling system: The Packaging Reduction and … more

To the Editor: When I was in 3rd grade, I vividly remember a poster that my teacher in suburban Chicago had of a young Israeli boy embracing a young Palestinian boy in friendship. more

(Re: "Just Who Are You Calling An Antisemite ," Sept. 14.) To the Editor: In the ongoing saga of Peter Wolf and his unremitting animus to the Jewish State, I am reminded that if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck than we can presume that it is a duck and you, Peter Wolf, psychologist and self-described humanist, are indeed the anti-Semite you insist you are not. more

There comes a time when you heed a certain call and can’t sit and be silent anymore. Maybe it’s your heart. Maybe it’s your soul. Maybe it’s your rage about some injustice — and not just yours, but it spreads widely and others feel the same way. more