Mayor Eric Adams DC trip and more: Letters to the Editor Feb. 9, 2025

Adams’ disgraceIt’s obvious why Mayor Adams continues to grovel to President Trump: He wants a pardon (“Adams makes another last-minute trip to DC to attend prayer breakfast where Trump will deliver remarks,” Feb.5).The latest: He went to Washington to attend Wednesday’s prayer breakfast with the president — despite not being a member of Congress, but the mayor of New York.It’s clear that Eric Adams cannot effectively run New York City, and voters should keep that in mind this November.Gene O’Brien, WhitestoneMTA madnessThe MTA’s consistently poor record on subway safety and security has long kept New Yorkers on edge (“New video shows masked hooligans taking NYC subway train for reckless joyride,” Jan.

31).While the agency touts falling crime statistics, commuters have yet to see any tangible improvements in safety.Adding to the growing woes are reports of thieves stealing trains from storage tracks for dangerous joyrides.Their audacity and blatant disregard for the law only heighten fears among already wary riders.The prospect of emboldened criminals hijacking a train is a nightmare no New Yorker wants to face.Atul M.

Karnik, WoodsideClimate disastersI’m writing in response to the editorial “Facing ‘Climate’ Reality” (Feb.2).Democrats are hardly unified against the fossil-fuel industry, and not every Republican is a climate denier.

The catastrophic results of climate change are clear: Toddlers dying from extreme heat in Phoenix, food insecurity and destructive winds.Those who haven’t felt the effects soon will.Still, like Republicans, plenty of Democrats bow down to fossil fuels, although there’s no sensible economic argument for “drill, baby, drill” beyond enriching a few billionaires.The flood is at our door, and our house is bobbing off downriver.

We share the same air and water.Stop sowing discord and acknowledge that we’re all in this together.Noy Holland, Heath, Mass.Noem in the fieldHow exactly did Homeland Secu...