by Paul King | Apr 10, 2015 | Letters, National Politics, Race
Eric Garner Lessons To Be Learned Dear Editor: I appreciate Ilyassha Shivers’ frustration with the grand jury’s decision in the Eric Garner case. Unlike Ferguson, where rumors outnumbered facts, we had clear video from Staten Island of an unarmed man dying...
by Paul King | Feb 7, 2015 | Letters, Rockaway/NYC
Automated Taxation Dear Editor: The new speed trap camera, installed just yards from our doomed ferry port, is the perfect manifestation of the de Blasio administration’s attitude toward Rockaway. They cannot be bothered to find a way to save our vital link to...
by Paul King | Nov 8, 2013 | American Ideals, Letters, Race, Rockaway/NYC
Stop & Frisk: It’s About Our Rights Dear Editor: A few months ago, my friend Jimmy was walking at night in an area of Rockaway “close to” where drug deals have been known to happen. He took a shortcut through an alley and found the police waiting for...
by Paul King | Nov 1, 2013 | Letters, Rockaway/NYC
Dear Editor: Sandy: One Year Later Do you remember where you were one year ago, the third day after Sandy? Most of us were hard at work digging out. We were also banding together to get supplies, share the workload, organize nighttime watches and...
by Paul King | Aug 2, 2013 | Letters, National Politics, Race
Justice for Trayvon To The Editor: Over the last few weeks, there have been more than 100 “Justice for Trayvon” rallies. What should justice look like in this case? On the surface, it seems straightforward from his parent’s perspective. They...
