As chair of the Senate Health Committee, I have made it my mission to fight for New Yorkers who are forced to navigate a broken health care system that has shamelessly become a profit making enterprise. As I prepare to return to Albany in a few days, I am focused on practical, ambitious solutions that will transform our system into one where care decisions are between providers and their patients. more

To the Editor: In the last two months, we have seen in this paper what can be explained as the abuse of collective suffering for political gain. Jeffery Dinowitz and his club, the BFRDC, have made their position clear: Anything less than total acceptance of Israel’s actions is antisemitism. more

To the Editor: Three years ago, we all witnessed a violent mob descend on the Capitol, costing people their lives, because one man — Donald Trump — spread lies about a “stolen” election.  more

To the Editor: As we mark the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, it’s important to remember how we got to that moment and who was responsible for it. Donald Trump and his allies engaged in a months-long criminal conspiracy after the 2020 election. more

(Re: “Early morning fire destroys five businesses,” Dec. 21) To the Editor: Whatever sad adjectives accompany this story of loss, it is heartening to know that the Kingsbridge/231st Street shopping district will likely rebuild and renew itself. Why? Because it happened before — at the same location. more

Of all the stories that have come out of the Israel-Hamas war, one in particular epitomizes the atrocity, hatred and sadness of such a conflict. That is the story of Yossi Hershkovitz, a former SAR Academy teacher, father of five and husband to Hadas, also a former SAR teacher. more

(Re: “Time to retire, Mr. Dinowitz,” Dec. 21) To the Editor: Adam Stoler’s letter, published in the Dec. 21 issue of The Riverdale Press says, in my opinion, more about Adam Stoler than it does about Assemblyman Dinowitz’s laudatory support of Israel’s right to defend itself against the savage assaults of Hamas, evil beings bent on terror. Hamas’ butchery and rape of infants, women and the elderly on Oct. 7 is indefensible; their slaughter of some 1400 innocent civilians, including the beheading of babies and the proud videotaping by Hamas of their barbarism, marks them as the descendants of Amalek, the Biblical embodiment of evil. And, as called for in the Bible (or Torah), such evil must be eradicated. more

(Re: “Time For Honest Redistricting,” Dec. 21). To the Editor: If Mr. Larry Penner were to engage in “research” (a word foreign to his vocabulary) as opposed to “speaking off the top of his head” (words very familiar to him), he would discover the League of Women Voters has a 256-page policy paper. He would also discover LWV espouses such very liberal issues as gun control and reproductive rights (abortion). more

(Re: “Time to retire, Mr. Dinowitz,” Dec. 21) To the Editor: The Riverdale Press recently ran yet another vitriolic letter from Adam Stoler attacking Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club (“BFRDC”).  Almost all Mr. Stoler’s letters mention either Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, Council Member Eric Dinowitz, or the BFRDC. more

To the Editor: “All I want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780 votes.” more