Not a crime to dine
It amazes me that dine-and-dash diva Pei Chung, whose crimes are all nonviolent and pertain to her skipping out on the dinner bill, sits in a cell on Rikers Island (“Dine dasher ducks court,” Feb. 5).
Meanwhile, I read stories about subway slashers and violent repeat offenders who are somehow still out on the streets. What’s going on in this city that it’s tough to tell which criminals are really dangerous? Let Chung out of prison to make room for the people that really deserve to be there.
Jack Jacobs
Vero Beach, Fla.
Renters in crisis
Your article on New York City’s rental market says a rent freeze would “further discourage rent stabilized tenants from moving . . . making it more difficult for incoming New Yorkers to find a home” (“Rental health crisis,” Feb. 5).
So, rent-stabilized tenants should move — but where? The tacit implication here is, who cares as long as they move, so someone else can move in? That’s the greedy philosophy of someone in the hotel business, not a housing business.
Diane Moriarty
Manhattan
Step aside, Powell
For the greater good of the country, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell needs to step down as chairman and let Kevin Warsh take over as soon as possible to lower interest rates now (“Don’s Fed pick jest,” Feb. 2).
President Trump has signaled to the American people that he’s eager to take full ownership of and responsibility for the US economy. Powell should step aside and let Trump — for better or worse — own it.
Luana Dunn
Glen Burnie, Md.
Protect the Blue
I want to commend The Post for writing about the murder of Officer Pradeep Tamang in Georgia after an unprovoked attack. (“Officer killed in Ga. hotel,” Feb. 3).
Articles like these show just how badly we need to support police officers.
John Francis Fox
Sunnyside
We want ICE out
Corey DeAngelis displays an extreme callousness toward the teachers and schoolchildren he professes to want to help (“ ‘Union’ of teachers and Dems,” PostOpinion, Feb. 4).
Educators in Minneapolis are protecting our students. They, their students and their families are terrified by what Homeland Security is doing.
It’s not just what happened to 5-year-old Liam Ramos or nurse Alex Pretti or mom Renee Good. Tear gas and flash-bangs are routine; the nation has seen the footage across TV and social media.
We want ICE out of Minnesota because it’s ICE that’s doing the weaponizing. We are trying to protect young people from this abuse of power. It’s very hard to focus on reading or math when you are in mortal fear that your parent will be disappeared.
If Corey really cared about kids’ futures, he’d join us in reining in ICE so educators can get back to teaching, rather than having to help kids cope with the trauma and chaos that ICE creates every day.
Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers president
Manhattan
Taiwan’s dilemma
The United States should encourage Taiwan to accept China, and be one country with two different systems, like Hong Kong (“Don’s diplomatic phone call with Xi,” Feb. 5).
Why should a tiny island that’s recognized by most of the world as part of China generate so many problems?
Bob Barrett
Clark, NJ
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