New York Citys mad mayoral candidates: Letters to the Editor April 22, 2025
New York’s mayoral race features the Dems putting forth antisemitic extremist Zohran Mamdani and sexual predator and COVID killer Andrew Cuomo (“Dems on pace for 2-horse NYC race,” April 21).In the meantime, Mayor Adams is flashing signs of political maturity as he moves to the Independent Party.If the man is guilty of anything, it was his naivety in trusting his former Bed-Stuy clique with high-level cabinet positions.It strikes me that he has learned from that faulty decision-making.
Give me Adams all day long.Ken KarcinellHewlettThe eight-year reign of hapless ex-Mayor Bill de Blasio that coincided with left-wing Andrew Cuomo’s reign as governor was a tag team that left the city in shambles.De Blasio’s influence on the city has mercifully ended.But as in a game of whack-a-mole, former Cuomo has resurfaced and is in the lead for the Democratic nomination in the mayoral election.In a field of left-wing socialists, he is the lesser of the evils.
But handing him the keys to the city would be asking for more of the same policies that led to the deterioration of New Yorkers’ quality of life.Thomas UrbanWantaghAnyone who would vote for Cuomo needs a check-up from the neck up.You Democrats keep putting these phonies in office who do very stupid things, like getting seniors killed and appointing bad people to free cop-killers.Why not give a Republican like Curtis Sliwa a chance?He would make living in New York much better.Donald ColesBoynton Beach, Fla.The disintegration of the Big Apple continues with the upcoming mayoral race and the questionable caliber of the candidates.Are we to believe that our tried and true New Yorkers would actually vote for radical Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani?Mamdani wants to systematically tear apart all the workings of New York and just turn it into a “socialist nirvana.” His antisemitic beliefs alone are a reason to totally disqualify his candidacy.New Yorkers need to stand strong and save their city; say no to Zohran...