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Vote To Stop The Danger

Dear Editor:

This coming Tuesday, June 24, is a very important election for New York City. It is the primary for the mayoral election. I strongly urge everyone to vote for Cuomo, at least in the primary. I am well aware many of us are angry at him for shutting down our shuls during COVID and for the nursing homes. However, this is not the time to bring that up.

The Two-Doll Policy

Dear Editor:

Do you consider yourself a good parent? If so, how would you punish the young tot from the Netherlands who scratched a Rothko painting worth almost $60 million? I think the bigger crime is that a modern painting with three different colored blocks could cost that much. $6.00 might be a better figure. Can you blame the kid, who probably thought it was an Etch-A-Sketch pad? Should the parents give him a time-out (maybe a couple of years) or make him visit various museums instead of ballparks for the rest of his life?

Goldilocks

Dear Editor:

Jet lag is a dirty six-letter, two-syllable term. What to do about it? There are a variety of suggestions from well-meaning relatives and friends. Here are a few for you to ponder: Stay in Israel and never return to the U.S. Take melatonin a) as you board the plane, b) after you watch a boring movie like Barbie or Wicked, c) three hours into the flight, or d) three hours before landing.

Corrections To Queens Bus Redesign Article

Dear Editor:

I read a very interesting article in your paper about the upcoming Queens Bus Redesign. It was well-written, but unfortunately, I found a few mistakes:

Stop Treating Us Like An ATM

Dear Editor:

There is a growing sense among Queens residents that we are being abandoned by the very leaders who are supposed to represent us. Sadly, recent developments have only deepened that feeling.

Thoughts As a New Olah in Israel for Pesach: ‘You Came Home!’

Dear Editor:

We just finished celebrating Chag HaPesach and I wanted to share some thoughts on my experience as a new olah in Israel. It was not easy to become an Israeli citizen. It took the better part of a year to get all my documents in order. My husband Gershon was very instrumental in accomplishing this awesome task. He reassured me that the bureaucracy was normal, with the exception of getting fingerprinted which was a disaster.