{"id":370228,"date":"2026-10-11T07:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T07:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/370228\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T07:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T07:44:07","slug":"readers-sound-off-on-road-noise-ices-nyc-shooting-and-tps-for-ukrainians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/370228\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers sound off on road noise, ICE’s NYC shooting and TPS for Ukrainians"},"content":{"rendered":"

Creative interventions for unruly roads<\/p>\n

Brooklyn: Voicer Patricia Nuzzo\u2019s suggestion that police use drones to identify and ticket \u201cbackfiring muscle cars and engine-roaring motorcycles\u201d is only practical if the offending vehicles have legible license plates \u2014 if they have plates at all \u2014 and if they\u2019d even bother to respond. These idiots tear through traffic, often trying stunts and popping wheelies as if they\u2019re on some private racecourse.<\/p>\n

If Nuzzo lives on a main drag, as I do, she also knows that speeding is only part of the problem these idiots present. I\u2019ve had to stop countless conversations while one or more of these jerks roared by, or missed dialogue on a TV show, or been woken in the middle of the night by them roaring through the streets.<\/p>\n

I know that chasing them down is dangerous, but drones aren\u2019t the answer. Maybe fining the mechanics\/manufacturers who adapt the mufflers would help solve the noise problem. I don\u2019t know how you stop these jerks from speeding, since they know damn well that it\u2019s illegal but they also know nobody\u2019s going to stop them. My hope is that someday they have a colicky baby, and when they finally fall asleep after hours of crying, a jackass just like them comes roaring past their house and wakes the child again. Karma.<\/p>\n

Ilsa Ruthen<\/p>\n

Mayoral power<\/p>\n

Manhattan: The rifles were out uptown Thursday, making a warzone of a residential neighborhood (\u201cICE agents shoot man in NYC as 5-year-old sits in backseat of car<\/a>,\u201d Oct. 9). Parents were walking their children home from school and people were shopping when seven shots rang out. Long guns on a city street, shooting into a car, putting a child and bystanders at risk. ICE is known for these practices, and the neighborhood reacted with outrage. Their community is no longer safe. Much as I think ICE should be abolished, it ain\u2019t happening soon. I want Mayor Mamdani to do something more than making strident speeches. Amazingly, ICE still parks in city lots. Mayor Michelle Wu forbade that in Boston. It must be forbidden in NYC. That\u2019s a start. Yes, the man had nonviolent convictions and was here illegally, a civil offense. Does that mean he deserved to be shot?<\/p>\n

Danette Lipten<\/p>\n

Symptoms of a system<\/p>\n

Brooklyn: Another shooting by an ICE agent has resulted in protests. There are clearly too many shootings by ICE since Donald Trump became president the second time. Of course, criminals must be arrested. However, in America, police do not shoot when arresting a suspect unless absolutely necessary. In communist countries, police have authorization to shoot anybody they want without punishment. Under Trump, we\u2019re heading that way. So it\u2019s clear which party actually follows the communist playbook. It\u2019s not the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n

Alan Podhaizer<\/p>\n

Answer honestly<\/p>\n

Kings Park, L.I.: When running against Jimmy Carter for president, Ronald Reagan asked if you were better off than you were since Carter became president. The answer was obvious. To my Republican friends and extreme followers of this president, I ask: Are you (and the country) better off than you were since this president took office?<\/p>\n

John Karahalis<\/p>\n

False-flag fear<\/p>\n

North Bergen, N.J.: Trump may be stupid and he may be crazy, and with the 2026 elections fast approaching, he\u2019s definitely getting desperate. Since he\u2019ll most likely be unable to either steal or cancel the upcoming elections, I fear he will resort to attacks on the two major cities in California that he\u2019s mentioned as the enemy\u2019s targets. This would be the final move of a madman trying to stay in power. History taught us that Hitler may have burned down the Reichstag in order to create the chaos and fear he needed to give him the power to unite and \u201cprotect\u201d the people against a common foe presumed to be responsible for the event. Why else would Trump single out two major cities in a blue state? I hope I\u2019m wrong, but we better prepare for the madman\u2019s next move.<\/p>\n

Irving A. Gelb<\/p>\n

Sanction sanctimony<\/p>\n

Toronto: Didn\u2019t the orange idiot threaten the EU with tariffs if they imported Russian crude? How will Humpty impose tariffs on himself? After all, diesel prices are only up a little bit, aren\u2019t they?<\/p>\n

Peter Earle<\/p>\n

Gulf of understanding<\/p>\n

Largo, Fla.: Re \u201cHurricane Isaias may upset president\u2019s Alabama trip<\/a>\u201d (Oct. 9): You write that the president seemed unaware of the storm churning off the coast. He probably thought the trip was still OK as long as the storm was in the Gulf of Mexico and not the Gulf of America.<\/p>\n

Michael Ferrara<\/p>\n

Deserving of protection<\/p>\n

Brooklyn: As the Oct. 19 deadline for Temporary Protected Status for Ukrainians approaches, I want New Yorkers to understand what ending it really means. A Ukrainian home health aide provides daily care for my 92-year-old grandfather in Brooklyn. The trust, consistency and attentiveness she brings can\u2019t be replaced by just anyone \u2014 it is the result of a relationship built over time with someone deeply vulnerable. If her work authorization lapses, we lose her, and the impact on his health would be severe. Her story isn\u2019t unique. Thousands of Ukrainian TPS holders care for our elderly, staff nursing homes and fill essential roles across this city, all while the war in Ukraine makes safe return impossible. I have written to my representatives, the White House, the governor and the Department of Homeland Security urging an extension. The human cost of this deadline deserves to be seen.<\/p>\n

Mariya Kofman<\/p>\n

Public death threat<\/p>\n

Kew Gardens: The U.S. military has never broadcast a live execution to the general public. Moreover, a current military regulation states that \u201cno person under of the age of 18 shall witness the execution.\u201d If carried out, this would be unprecedented. And there is no question it would end up on all social media platforms. Better minds need to prevail before we do such a thing.<\/p>\n

Phil Serpico<\/p>\n

Pre-Hochul plan<\/p>\n

Hyde Park, N.Y.: To Voicer David DiBello: It seems that you wanted to complain about congestion pricing, but like a true MAGA, you had to start with a bald-faced lie: \u201cShe (Gov. Hochul) gave $4 billion to illegal immigrants.\u201d I know where he gets his \u201cnews.\u201d Hochul did give $4 billion to NYC. It\u2019s to help close the budget gap there, not for immigrants! That is a lot of money! Five percent of that is being used to help immigrants \u201cgain legal work status,\u201d which is a good thing, if you ask me. By the way, David, the whole congestion pricing idea has been floating around for at least a decade. Hochul may have \u201cunleashed\u201d it, but it all started way before she became governor. You and your ilk have gotten so used to throwing these random lies around \u2014 and believing them \u2014 that you can\u2019t stop doing it.<\/p>\n

Jack Cregan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Creative interventions for unruly roads Brooklyn: Voicer Patricia Nuzzo\u2019s suggestion that police use drones to identify and ticket…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":370229,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,24,264,56,63,65,64,299],"class_list":["post-370228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-county","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-opinion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370228","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=370228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370228\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/370229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}