Liberal ladies withhold sex over Trump victory and more: Letters to the Editor Nov. 17, 2024

Lefty LysistratasWe knew President-elect Donald Trump’s victory would change the Biden administration’s failed policies, but it’s hard to imagine Americans’ sex lives would be included (“Yes to Don? No to sex!” Nov.9).Writer Georgia Worrell points out that women who voted for Vice President Kamala Harris are now withholding sex from their partners because she lost.

Conversely, Trump supporters may be enjoying a renaissance in the bedroom.Robert Feuerstein, Staten IslandGun violence“NYC teen magazines” describes the 42% increase in kids arrested with guns in New York (Nov.11).The city has the most stringent gun laws in the nation.

So it’s clear gun-control laws do nothing to stop bad actors.Since recently arrived migrants comprise 60-75% of NYPD’s arrests in midtown, it’s not much of a leap to see where the problem lies.

I call on Gov.Hochul and Mayor Adams to work with President-elect Donald Trump to restore law and order by removing those who come to this country seeking to steal the American dream instead of earning it.Peter Goldring, Freehold, NJFerry millionairesDemocratic mayoral hopeful Brad Lander demonstrated why New York City is ferrying towards bankruptcy by awarding outrageous retroactive pay packages to Staten Island ferry workers to pick up the endorsement of their union (“Ferry Tales,” Nov.

10).Ridership on the ferries is around 20 million a year, but operating costs have ballooned thanks to inflated employee salaries, with some employees making seven figures.No wonder taxpayers are fleeing the city in droves as Lander’s “open checkbook” campaigning style will further drain the municipal trough.On Wall Street there used to be a saying: “You can be a bull or a bear, but never a pig.” This idea seems to have been drowned out by the newly-minted millionaire ferry workers and clueless Democratic politicians.Ron Spurga, Manhattan Morning Report and Evening Update: Your source for today's top stories ...