{"id":34792,"date":"2026-08-09T17:04:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T12:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34792"},"modified":"2026-08-09T17:04:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T12:04:45","slug":"mt-vernon-lunacy-and-more-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34792","title":{"rendered":"Mt. Vernon lunacy and more: Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2FJKA05834.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mt. Vernon lunacy<\/h3>\n<p>Just when you think you have lived long enough to have seen and heard it all, you read that a Mount Vernon deputy police commissioner drove a getaway car for her son\u2019s gang shooting \u2014 with the help from her ex-con husband, no less (<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/04\/us-news\/ny-police-bigwig-was-getaway-driver-for-goon-son-in-gangland-shooting-sources\/\">\u201cPolice brass \u2018crime\u2019 family,\u201d<\/a> Aug. 5).<\/p>\n<p>To say it\u2019s getting crazier and crazier out there is the understatement of the year. Has everyone in Mount Vernon gone totally out of their minds?<\/p>\n<p><em>J. Staskewicz<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Southampton, NJ<\/em><\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sticker shock<\/h3>\n<p>Here we are again: warning stickers on cars redux (<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/04\/us-news\/ny-police-bigwig-was-getaway-driver-for-goon-son-in-gangland-shooting-sources\/\">\u201c\u200a\u2018Sticking\u2019 it to cars,\u201d <\/a>Aug. 5).<\/p>\n<p>Under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the City Council rightly halted the practice as unnecessary public shaming and property vandalism. Now, Mayor Mamdani has let it resume.<\/p>\n<p>This practice needs to be stopped again. Let\u2019s hope that other failed practices don\u2019t resume under this mayor.<\/p>\n<p><em>Phil Serpico<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Queens<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Galliano?<\/h3>\n<p>The announcement that John Galliano will be the theme of the 2027 Met Gala is appalling, insulting and hurtful (<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/08\/02\/style\/met-gala-2027-to-honor-controversial-fashion-designer-john-galliano\/?_gl=1*f0xkzr*_gcl_au*MTgzOTg5MTQ1My4xNzg1OTU5NzM3*_ga*MTU2NjUwNTU0Ni4xNzc2NDQzMTE5*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*czE3ODYwNDkyMjYkbzEzMyRnMSR0MTc4NjA0OTMxMyRqNjAkbDAkaDA.\">\u201cBack in fashion,\u201d<\/a> Aug. 3).<\/p>\n<p>Why would anyone celebrate a designer that was canceled because of his antisemitic rant in 2011? If this were any other minority group, there would be an outrage of discrimination. But because the current environment in New York City favors anti-Jewish discrimination and hate, it\u2019s acceptable.<\/p>\n<p>Anna Wintour and our mayor should look long and hard at the damage caused by their gross insensitivity and the unwarranted hate thrust upon Jews in New York.<\/p>\n<p><em>Susan Warner<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Manhattan<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Post Opinion\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet opinions and commentary from our columnists\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubscribe to our daily Post Opinion newsletter!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pirro\u2019s peril<\/h3>\n<p>President Trump once bragged that his new Reflecting Pool liner would \u201clast for at least 50 years\u201d and \u201cyou can\u2019t even cut it\u201d with a knife. That was before he falsely accused vandals of using knives or box-cutters to carve a 350-foot gash through this supposedly impervious material (<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/03\/us-news\/trump-says-jeanine-pirro-choked-by-tossing-out-reflecting-pool-vandalism-case-against-olympian\/\">\u201cTrump: Pirro \u2018choked,\u2019\u200a\u201d<\/a> Aug. 4).<\/p>\n<p>And now that US Attorney Jeanine Pirro has turned on him, it\u2019s likely she will be the next of the women he has turned against, following in the footsteps of Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem and many others.<\/p>\n<p><em>Richard Siegelman<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Plainview<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fraud-loving Dems<\/h3>\n<p>After uncovering over $230 billion in fraudulent funds, Vice President JD Vance\u2019s anti-fraud task force is calling on Congress to codify more anti-fraud protections in upcoming bills because as he doesn\u2019t want a possible future Democratic administration to \u201cundo all the incredible work\u201d his task force is doing (<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/05\/us-news\/jd-vance-pushes-lawmakers-to-codify-anti-fraud-measures-and-avoid-a-president-el-sayed-undoing-task-force-efforts\/\">\u201cJD pushes new anti-fraud laws,\u201d<\/a> Aug. 6).<\/p>\n<p>Who would vote for a party that thwarts our government\u2019s efforts to stop taxpayer money from being wasted and used for nefarious purposes? Shouldn\u2019t every politician and government official be anti-fraud?<\/p>\n<p><em>Eugene Dunn<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Glenn Burnie, Md<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stop stalling, Don<\/h3>\n<p>President Trump is doing an excellent job, but enough is enough (<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/05\/us-news\/us-nears-temporary-deal-with-iran-to-open-strait-of-hormuz-and-it-doesnt-include-tolls-report\/\">\u201cNew 60-day strait pact \u2018nearly reached,\u2019\u200a\u201d<\/a> Aug. 6).<\/p>\n<p>He has given Iran\u2019s leaders chances over and over again. Iran doesn\u2019t care about us or Israel, our biggest ally in the Middle East. Trump is starting to look weak. Finish the job and get it over with. How many chances do you want to give them? Tehran is stalling in every aspect \u2014 it\u2019s time to flex our power once and for all.<\/p>\n<p><em>Robert Caprio<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Nutley, NJ<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to weigh in on today\u2019s stories? 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