Life in New York can certainly present many daily challenges for those of us who live and work here.  We have to navigate cracked and broken sidewalks, tree roots uplifting sidewalk flagstones, crosswalks with pot holes, uneven grates and manhole covers that become tripping hazards,

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Release the Israeli Hostages Before Sending Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Dear Editor: President Biden's call to send $100 million of your tax dollars to Gaza for humanitarian relief is naive. Gaza is governed by Hamas. They are the same terrorists responsible for the loss of

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“When a Hat is Not Just a Hat" Dear Editor: I was recently walking near the McDonald’s on Rockaway Parkway and Conklin Avenue when I came across a lonely hat sitting by itself on a sidewalk.  I would have passed it by except that I

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Subject: Renaming of East 105th Street Subway Station Editor’s Note:  The following letter was sent by Ira Kluger of the Canarsie Historical Society to State Senator Roxanne Persaud on September 6, 2023. Dear Senator Persaud: Diana and I were very pleased to see you at

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Canarsie Loses Another Historic House Dear Editor: I recently noted the presence of a newly constructed, two-story commercial building at 9215 Flatlands Avenue. This new building replaced a house that was demolished sometime between October 2019 and July 2022. I recently learned that the house