{"id":178428,"date":"2026-03-28T21:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T21:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/178428\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T21:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T21:04:10","slug":"pro-hamas-grads-and-more-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/178428\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Hamas grads and more: Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pro-Hamas grads<\/p>\n<p>New York University is doing the right thing in pre-recording commencement speeches (<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/24\/opinion\/nyu-to-cut-live-student-grad-speeches-apparently-to-prevent-unexpected-political-messaging\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cGrads censored unceremoniously,\u201d<\/a> Rikki Schlott, March 25).<\/p>\n<p>Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. <\/p>\n<p>Pro-Hamas commencement speakers are in the business of making a fool of NYU\u2019s administration, who\u2019ve shown zero ability to exclude Jew-hatred from their speeches.<\/p>\n<p>NYU has courageously decided that commencement audiences are not there to be subjected to Hitlerian rants.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Sherman<\/p>\n<p>Margate, Florida<\/p>\n<p>DA\u2019s arrest bluff<\/p>\n<p>Following Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner\u2019s juvenile stunt for the cameras, where he threatened to arrest ICE agents at airports, evidently no one has informed him that if he violates the law he will be arrested, put into cuffs, brought into court and, if necessary, put into a jail cell (<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/25\/us-news\/soros-backed-philly-da-krasner-slammed-over-disgraceful-threat-to-ice-agents-deployed-to-airports\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cPhilly DA: I\u2019ll cuff ICE,\u201d<\/a> March 26).<\/p>\n<p>And don\u2019t bet on the governor pardoning him.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Johnston<\/p>\n<p>Morton, Pa.<\/p>\n<p>Columbus the hero<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Columbus is one of history\u2019s greatest superheroes (<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/23\/opinion\/why-rescuing-christopher-columbus-redeems-america-too\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cA True Hero Restored,\u201d<\/a> Rich Lowry, PostOpinion, March 24).<\/p>\n<p>His four voyages to a terra incognita forever altered the fate of our planet, sparking a globalization of peoples, plants, microbes and cultures (the Columbian Exchange).<\/p>\n<p>Without the \u201cAdmiral of the Ocean Sea,\u201d America\u2019s more perfect union \u2014 with its tripartite government, Constitution and separation of powers \u2014 might never have emerged.<\/p>\n<p>Rosario Iaconis<\/p>\n<p>Mineola<\/p>\n<p>FARE Act failure<\/p>\n<p>Good on The Post for recognizing the potential correlation between free-market apartments reaching another historic high, and the advent of the FARE Act: a gift from politicians who \u201chelp\u201d residents while having little understanding of markets (<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/21\/us-news\/manhattan-median-rent-soars-to-all-time-high-of-5000-as-experts-warn-it-will-only-get-worse\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cRecord high rents,\u201d<\/a> March 22).<\/p>\n<p>Landlords in a market with a 2% vacancy rate passing on costs that were passed on to them? <\/p>\n<p>Never! <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sure that this also hurt the livelihoods of entrepreneurial and hard-working real-estate brokers and salespeople.<\/p>\n<p>When do politicians ever apologize for or alter the unintended negative consequences of their actions?<\/p>\n<p>Never.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Salzhauer<\/p>\n<p>The Bronx<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet opinions and commentary from our columnists\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\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>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>E-bike nonsense<\/p>\n<p>Nassau County\u2019s new noise about banning e-bikes and scooters is a campaign ad under color of law and should be corrected by our courts as soon as possible (<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/22\/us-news\/nassau-county-touts-crackdown-on-e-bikes-as-nyc-eases-up\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cNassau\u2019s e-bike curb,\u201d<\/a> March 23).<\/p>\n<p>To pretend a statute says what it does not is a fraud, as is a baseless claim to provide \u201csafety\u201d through police harassment of delivery workers. <\/p>\n<p>Such things are unworthy of a candidate for state governor.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Kelly<\/p>\n<p>Rockville Centre<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s strength<\/p>\n<p>Your editorial on Ukraine is right on the money, and I hope President Trump is reading (<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/26\/opinion\/how-ukraines-defense-helps-the-united-states-all-around-the-globe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cUkraine\u2019s Service to Civilization,\u201d<\/a> Editorial, March 26).<\/p>\n<p>The damage Ukraine is inflicting on the Russian military is helping the United States all over the world, from Iran to Cuba. <\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has also offered the United States unparalleled drone tech that our president inexplicably disrespects.<\/p>\n<p>If Trump does not come around to realize that Russia is the enemy, then Ukrainians will need to fight until he\u2019s out of office, and they will.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Kuncio<\/p>\n<p>Tribeca<\/p>\n<p>Want to weigh in on today\u2019s stories? Send your thoughts (along with your full name and city of residence) to letters@nypost.com. 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