spook and bolt<\/a>, and not putting an end to the madness \u2014 that\u2019s insane.<\/p>\nPhilip Tripp<\/p>\n
Drink responsibly<\/p>\n
Ozone Park: What is the problem with the fuss over the World Cup\u2019s mandatory hydration breaks? Just keep the players separate from the coaching staff so they don\u2019t get coaching info out of the normal procedures. Simple, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n
Ray Hackinson<\/p>\n
The wait is over<\/p>\n
Bronx: Congratulations to my New York Knicks! I remember 1970 and 1973. I was crushed after Game 7 in 1994 and enjoyed making the Finals in 1999. That season was fun. I remember the Rangers\u2019 opposing fans always chanting \u201c1940\u201d because that was the last season the Rangers won the Stanley Cup until 1994, which meant Rangers fans waited 54 years until celebrating a championship. Now, after 53 years, the Knicks did it! They really did it! Not in my wildest dreams did I think that was possible this season. As a 67-year-old, I\u2019ll cherish this achievement. Millennials who never experienced our last championship will echo what Boston Red Sox fans shouted after 2004: \u201cNow I can rest in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eric Cummings Jr.<\/p>\n
Resist the assist<\/p>\n
Suffern, N.Y.: In the future, on every visiting NBA coach\u2019s pregame chalkboard: \u201cBlock out OG Anunoby!\u201d<\/p>\n
Rick Sinclair<\/p>\n
Divine delight<\/p>\n
White Plains, N.Y.: When I was 15, my boyfriend, an avid basketball fan, took me to my first and only Knicks game. I recently learned of his passing. I\u2019m sure he\u2019s looking down now and relishing in the 2026 championship. Enjoy the celebrations, Freddy, and rest in peace.<\/p>\n
Randi Bernstein Feigenbaum<\/p>\n
Foul ballers<\/p>\n
Bayside: By coincidence, I was watching the NBA network and the commentator made a comment that it wasn\u2019t rude that the Spurs didn\u2019t have to shake hands with the winners, the Knicks. He felt that sportsmanship wasn\u2019t necessary and it was alright for the Spurs to walk off the court. That\u2019s BS. The first thing you teach youngsters is to not be sore losers. Victor Wembanyama is the worst sore loser of all of them. He\u2019s probably the one who told his team to walk off like the Pistons in the \u201990s. Knicks repeat champs in 2027!<\/p>\n
Michael Sternbach<\/p>\n
History repeats?<\/p>\n
Brooklyn: President Trump signed the Iran treaty at Versailles. Is an invasion by Cuban exiles at the Bay of Pigs the next move?<\/p>\n
John O\u2019Hara<\/p>\n
Dignified dissent<\/p>\n
Bellerose Village: If JD Vance wants to prove he\u2019s not as stupid as he looks, he\u2019d have refused to sign the Iran deal (American surrender) and then resign with dignity. It was his one and only shot at being the Republican nominee for president in 2028.<\/p>\n
Peter O\u2019Connor<\/p>\n
Nasty accusation<\/p>\n
Brooklyn: To Voicer Barry Koppel: You insinuated that Mayor Mamdani was happy about the Hamas attack on Oct. 7. I don\u2019t know who is more despicable, you or The News for printing your vile letter. Mamdani, myself and many others support our Jewish community, and not the state of Israel or the warmongers Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump! Yes, there is a difference, just as we support our country and fellow Americans yet denounce our country\u2019s current evil administration. To think our mayor would cheer such a tragic event is undeniably inane and incredibly biased. Mr. Koppel, I think you are the one with hate and bigotry in your heart, not our mayor.<\/p>\n
Susan Cassano<\/p>\n
Minority preference<\/p>\n
Hicksville, L.I.: To Voicer Heyward Johnson: Like you, I\u2019ve been writing to the Daily News for more than 50 years. I know our worldview is different, but today\u2019s Democratic Party could care less about the Black community. Gone are the days when Democrats stood up for the working poor and middle-class. The millions of voters who elected President Barack Obama twice have been cast aside by a party more interested in making illegal immigrants\u2019 lives better at the expense of the native-born. Just look at the politicians breaking bread with illegal gangbangers while those in Black and poor white communities suffer. They\u2019re offered benefits that Americans can only dream of. As someone who grew up in a large, union-based family that always voted Democrat, I can say that party is dead.<\/p>\n
John Gelormino<\/p>\n
Personal insult<\/p>\n
Montreal: Evenson Dumerlus, a Quebec officer with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, has been charged with uttering threats against Trump, a criminal offense punishable by up to five years in prison. The alleged incidents occurred during the G7 summit in June 2025 in Alberta, Canada, where Dumerlus was stationed. Dumerlus, who is of Haitian descent, may hold a grudge against Trump for his treatment of Haitian immigrants living in the U.S., particularly during the last presidential campaign when he claimed they eat domestic cats and dogs in Springfield, Ohio. I suspect Trump will follow this case closely. If Dumerlus is sentenced to the maximum penalty (Trump would surely prefer the death penalty, but Canada opposes it), the country with the maple leaf will be viewed favorably by the president. Otherwise, his anger could erupt and cost Prime Minister Mark Carney dearly.<\/p>\n
Sylvio Le Blanc<\/p>\n
D.C. swamp<\/p>\n
Hicksville, L.I.: Could there be a better metaphor for the Trump administration than the green, algae-ridden Reflecting Pool?<\/p>\n
Steven Malinofsky<\/p>\n
Panel from abroad<\/p>\n
Brooklyn: Can anyone explain to me why there aren\u2019t any Americans judging the contestants on the TV show \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d?<\/p>\n
Andrew J. Badamo Sr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NYC\u2019s carriage horses have it pretty good Fannettsburg, Pa. I\u2019m a retired veterinary technician with 56 years of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":272521,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[3472,17671,105016,105015,36610,9,11,1104,10,13282,105017,10221,48735],"class_list":["post-272520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-boston-red-sox","tag-carriage-horses","tag-equine-experience","tag-horse-stables","tag-mayor-mamdani","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-new-york-news","tag-president-barack-obama","tag-veterinary-technician","tag-victor-wembanyama","tag-working-conditions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}