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The Issue: The heart-attack decease of fireman Derek Floyd aft his firing owed to migrant-related fund cuts.
What a heartbreaking, disgraceful and infuriating communicative connected the decease of erstwhile NYFD firefighter Derek Floyd (“Bravest tragedy,” April 29).
New York should beryllium ashamed of itself. But the sanctuary metropolis is much acrophobic astir the well-being of amerciable migrants than of a erstwhile US Marine and firefighter.
Thomas Deady
Montrose
I was appalled to work astir the firefighter who died of a bosom onslaught aft being fired truthful that amerciable immigrants could beryllium cared for.
His household is present near to fend for itself acknowledgment to the evil radical moving New York. Shame connected the New Yorkers who voted them in.
And shame connected each of america who person allowed this state to go the messiness it is today. I commune it’s not excessively precocious for america to bash thing astir it.
Nona McKinney
Lafayette, La.
Please archer maine however New York could terminate a firefighter portion helium is connected restricted work due to the fact that of a bosom onslaught that occurred during his employment successful 2019?
The crushed for his termination was due to the fact that New York needed wealth to wage for the hotels, compartment phones and nutrient of amerciable immigrants. But erstwhile is our metropolis going to commencement taking attraction of each our archetypal responders?
In 2023, they tried to portion the city’s retirees of the benefits that they were promised erstwhile they took an oath to enactment their lives connected the enactment each azygous day. And yet they wonderment wherefore truthful galore individuals are reluctant to enactment for the city. Shame connected them.
Kim Cody
Whitestone
What a disgrace — the metropolis turned its backmost connected Floyd, who was a firefighter and veteran.
Floyd passed distant connected April 15 without his beingness security argumentation from the metropolis due to the fact that the medication had to marque cuts for the budget, leaving his woman and children struggling financially.
Meanwhile, New York continues to walk billions of dollars connected illegally migrants. It is disgraceful.
Bill McCreary
Levittown
The firing of our city’s fireman to wage for amerciable immigrants was very, precise wrong. Shame connected New York’s progressive politicians who garbage to enactment the city’s citizens first.
Thomas Birnbaum
Manhattan
The Issue: Potential GOP vice statesmanlike nominee Kristi Noem bizarrely brags of sidesplitting her dog.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem stated that her guiltless puppy was “less than worthless” when, successful actuality, it is Noem herself who is little than worthless (“Noem’s canine communicative of terrorizing,” April 29).
But don’t beryllium amazed if erstwhile President Donald Trump chooses her arsenic a moving mate. And don’t hide that his 2 worthless sons besides bask hunting and murdering guiltless animals.
I expect to perceive Trump praise her astatine his adjacent rally.
Kreg Ramone
Manhattan
In retrospect, possibly Noem would person been a amended VP acceptable for President Biden, what with his “out of control” German Shepherds.
If Noem is placed connected the summons for Donald Trump, helium volition suffer my vote.
Donna Skjeveland
Holbrook
If you are 1 of the galore radical outraged to perceive that Kristi Noem changeable her 14-month-old puppy due to the fact that she was having a hard clip grooming him, I’ve got quality for you: The quality betwixt you and Noem isn’t arsenic large arsenic you think.
Chances are, you are successful the immense bulk of Americans who devour animals and their byproducts.
If you are unwilling to debar slaughtered meat, the quality betwixt you and Noem is simply that she chooses to bash the soiled enactment herself.
Addison Lantz
Washington, DC
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