Markwayne Mullin splutters about the worst of the worst<\/a>, his out-of-control ICE agents shot Oscar Belgal for a crime of property. Belgal had no history of violence. He was a thief. Are we in the world of \u201cLes Miz,\u201d where Jean Valjean serves 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread? Even Valjean wasn\u2019t shot for his crime. The worst of the worst are ICE agents who shoot into moving vehicles, regardless of children in the back seat, and on crowded streets. No legitimate law enforcement agency does these things. Commissioner Tisch must start arresting these violent ICE criminals so the district attorneys can prosecute them. Appealing to Trump is useless. Deny ICE access to all city and state property. Sticker their illegally parked vehicles. Elected officials can help make life for ICE agents as miserable as possible in New York.<\/p>\nLaurie Aron<\/p>\n
Killer agents<\/p>\n
Scarsdale, N.Y.: Mullin says he\u2019s going after the worst of the worst. I think he might wanna start in his own backyard.<\/p>\n
John Kern<\/p>\n
Municipal power<\/p>\n
Kitchener, Ontario: Masked, gun-happy thugs from ICE shot yet another unarmed civilian driver, this time with his 5-year-old in the back seat of his car. That\u2019s at least 21 people shot at by federal agents since early 2025, including seven who died of their wounds. The NYPD cleared the path for an ICE motorcade leaving the hospital where the shooting victim was being treated, and rescued ICE agents who felt threatened by the protesting crowd. Mamdani condemned the shooting strongly, but he needs to do more. He should forbid the NYPD from cooperating with ICE in any such ways, and forbid ICE agents from parking in municipally owned parking lots. New Yorkers who want to feel safe in their streets should call the mayor\u2019s office and demand that he take these actions.<\/p>\n
Al Daigen<\/p>\n
Bound to happen<\/p>\n
Manhattan: The reprehensible shooting of Oscar Belgal by ICE agents on a crowded street, with a 5-year-old in the car that took seven bullets, is both unacceptable and totally predictable. It doesn\u2019t matter whether Belgal had a criminal record or if ICE knew a child was in the car. You don\u2019t fire shots where innocent people can get hit. This is what happens when ICE prioritizes deportation quotas over public safety. ICE has been quietly abducting thousands of New Yorkers while repeated calls by Mamdani and others to get ICE off our streets have fallen on deaf ears in Washington. It\u2019s time for action. The mayor should prohibit ICE from using city property as staging areas. Tisch should order the NYPD to stop clearing streets to let ICE vehicles through as if they were ambulances or firetrucks. The city\u2019s district attorneys must prosecute violent ICE agents. New York has to protect its residents because Washington won\u2019t.<\/p>\n
Chris Jones<\/p>\n
Imperfect victim<\/p>\n
Syosset, L.I.: So the Democrats are now going to elevate the guy shot by ICE in New York to hero status? He\u2019ll join a rogues\u2019 gallery of prior Democrat heroes like Michael Avenatti, Lev Parnas, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, Kilmar \u00c1brego Garcia and Omarosa \u2014 anyone to denigrate Trump. Maybe do a little due diligence before conferring hero status. Maybe it\u2019s time to find a better class of hero?<\/p>\n
Drew Oringer<\/p>\n
Unjust bloodlust<\/p>\n
Long Beach, L.I.: Due to the sheer number of mass shootings, it\u2019s possible that many people forgot about the one in Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009. Thirteen people were killed and 32 injured. I won\u2019t mention the killer\u2019s name. Now Pete Hegseth wants an execution by firing squad, maybe even pay-per-view. This will potentially glorify the shooter and turn him into a martyr and legend. Misguided people will copy the crime in a sick bid for fame. The only purpose is to satisfy Hegseth\u2019s endless bloodlust.<\/p>\n
Ann Rita D\u2019Arcy<\/p>\n
5 easy steps<\/p>\n
Las Vegas: The Yankees lose again, but same old story. Then the sports pundits come out of the woodwork saying they need to trade for such-and-such or sign such-and-such. The answer is quite simple, though, in five easy steps: 1) Let the kids play. 2) Stop swinging for the fences every time. 3) Stop being in love with the hard-hit statistics. The hardest-hit ball doesn\u2019t win games. Teams win games. 4) Focus on situational hitting and placing the ball, hitting it where there\u2019s a hole or moving guys on bases. Every guy on the team should also practice bunting. 5) Have a manager who manages a game with strategy and gut. Anyone can write names on a paper and sit and watch the game.<\/p>\n
Dennis Buckley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reignite the free American spirit of 1776 Manhattan: On the horizon is a most appropriate, albeit unofficial, celebration…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":370823,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,24,55,54,264,56,299],"class_list":["post-370822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-headlines","tag-new-york-city-news","tag-new-york-county","tag-ny","tag-opinion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370822","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=370822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370822\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/370823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}