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June 23: Queens casino, political primaries and Albany's failures
Not a chance
(JULIE JACOBSON/AP)
A rigged casino game
Flushing: Resorts World Casino in Queens is a multibillion-dollar operation, yet has no email address nor any readily available contact number on its website. The contempt the Genting Group has for its customers makes it extremely difficult to contact this Malaysian-owned business that somehow, after Gov. Eliot Spitzer was forced to resign, got a second chance to bid on its casino permit.
Things are so bad now that management removed all the napkins from the food court, which on Monday night had only two restaurants open. The buffet restaurant long ago closed, shut down a month after the restaurant workers voted to unionize. Then again, Malaysia is roiled by the 1Malaysian Development Berhad scandal, in which the prime minister somehow suddenly has over $700 million in a bank account he controls. How Resorts World got its casino gaming license, complete with permission to operate Class II slot machines — ripoff slots without a random number generator — is a scandal far worse than a few police commanders getting some freebies from a real estate developer.
Gerry Reiss
Thumbs-down vote
Baltimore: I was staying in New York City with my daughter and son-in-law during April’s presidential primary election, and I was shocked to learn that New York State holds not one but three separate primary elections. There is one in April for President, one in June for other federal offices and yet another in September for state and local offices. This is not only a colossal waste of money, but also amounts to voter suppression. Taking time off from work and getting to the polls can be a tremendous burden for working people, the elderly, those with disabilities and parents of young children. I’m guessing the only benefit of this system is that it helps keep incumbents in office due to the waning interest by voters in those down-ballot primaries. Shelley Morhaim
What’s going on?
Brooklyn: As I was singing about America the beautiful, I suddenly thought, “What’s going on?” We have greedy, ignorant politicians who care more about protecting pedophiles than innocent children. We have a President who lied to us about a deal with a country that says, “Death to the U.S.A. and Israel.” A mayor who may go to jail. And two untrustworthy people running for President! Jay Sonners
Noise complaint
Ozone Park: Want to know why southern Queens is party city? Easy: Because the 106th Precinct hardly responds to complaints of loud parties. Summer means that neither you nor your kids will get much sleep, and not just on weekends. Loud parties, weddings lasting for days, blasting music and partygoers drinking alcohol on stoops and sidewalks are just some of what you will get. All of these offenses should be ticketed — but that never happens and the revelers know it. Call 311 at midnight and a squad car gets dispatched at 5 a.m., after the party is done. Call the 106 and be prepared to hang on for at least 20 rings before someone picks up — and tells you to call 911 and report a fight if you want cops to show. People will continue to engage in illegal behavior when they know cops do nothing about it, and decent, peaceful citizens will get the shaft, as usual. Irene Rychlenski
ISIS’ origins
Jackson, N.J.: To Voicer Elisa Scarazzini: Yes, the President pulled the troops out of Iraq as he promised in his campaign. Did this make the situation worse? Arguably so. But let us put the blame for enabling ISIS where it truly belongs: On his predecessor George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and all the members of Congress (Democrat and Republican) who allowed the Iraq War to start. Charles Monk
Party pooper
Ridgefield, Conn.: I have been a card-carrying Republican since the presidential election of 1972. Voted Republican every time! But now I am embarrassed over my party’s vetoing very sensible gun control amendments. A few dollars and reelection threats have made Republicans toe the NRA line. Shame! Will I, and other Republicans, cast our votes in November for leaders who will put the welfare of our citizens above the interests of the profit-making NRA and gun companies? We will find out on Nov. 8. By the way, I do support the Second Amendment. Michael Pickering
Party booster
West Islip, L.I.: I am an 83-year-old Republican disgusted by the renegade Donald Trump delegates who are trying to deny him the nomination by changing party rules. These delegates were voted in by we, the people, so listen up: We have chosen. We do not want your opinion. We were sold out by GOP leaders. They are the ones who wrecked this party. We need someone in there to clean house. Unite and elect a Republican President: That’s what we should be doing. Carmel Harrigan
Ali’s inspiration
Margate, Fla.: Re “Two heroes, one stark contrast” (June 21): It is curious how Richard Cohen is able to write about Muhammad Ali’s beliefs but ignores the beliefs of his mentor, Elijah Muhammad. Elijah Muhammad celebrated the slaughter of 2,400 Americans at Pearl Harbor and supported Auschwitz, Treblinka and every other atrocity committed by the Axis powers. Richard Sherman
Keep kids safe
Brooklyn: Re “They fail us again”(June 19): The New York State Legislature also failed children this session by refusing to advance bills that would help protect kids from those who would harm or exploit them. Sponsored by Sen. Carl L. Marcellino and Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan, they would prohibit the unauthorized release of students’ personally identifiable information, giving parents peace of mind that their children’s contact information is not being shared and sold. Greed may be at the heart of the bill’s demise: It would disrupt a profitable market for student contact information. Lawmakers should be proactive now to protect students and not wait until a child is harmed. Sheila Kaplan
New York’s winners
New Paltz, N.Y.: Great job, Gov. More booze on Sundays. More drunken hit-and-runs, more drunken drivers and wife-beaters or worse yet . Pot is still a crime. What lobbyists are paying Cuomo? Restaurant owners? Pharmaceutical reps? Prison guards? It sure isn’t folks suffering and dying who need truly accessible legal medical marijuana. Butch Dener
Misfire on guns
Chicago: My city is on pace for yet another record year for murders. Not coincidentally, this city has been controlled by liberals for decades. And every year for decades it has been experiencing 400 to 500 murders. Chicago already has the toughest gun laws in the nation. It’s not the fault of the NRA or law-abiding citizens who own guns that liberals willfully choose not to control crime. Mike Davitt
Standing up for dissent
Brooklyn: Your rebuke of Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s critical and pertinent dissent in Utah vs. Strieff misses an important point about the reality of criminal justice in the U.S. (“A dissent too stinging,” June 21). Just because Strieff is white does not mean that the court’s decision will bear no racial ramifications. Sotomayor’s invocation of prominent black intellectuals and references to police misconduct do not mean that “she sees the court as a weapon for righting social wrongs far beyond its cases and controversies.” Rather, the justice is making plain the real-world consequences of further Fourth Amendment infringement on black and Hispanic men, who are disproportionately stopped without cause or suspicion. Kudos to Sotomayor for articulating the theoretical and practical grounds for dissent. Andrew Aprile
Minnesota’s winners
Eagan, Minn.: Please acknowledge that Minnesota does have a winning professional sports franchise that has brought three championships home in the last five years (“Minny now land of the lost,” June 21). Don’t discredit their success just because they are women. It’s 2016 and still women athletes, and women in general, have to fight for respect. We are very proud of our Lynx. Kari Brolsma
The other America
Manhattan: Voicer Judith Durah has got it all wrong. Since the Jones Act of 1917, American law dictates that Puerto Ricans born on the island are American citizens; they’re issued U.S. passports. I could be wrong, but I believe they don’t have the full protection and rights granted by the U.S. Constitution until they move to one of the 50 states. Vanessa Enger
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