#Letters to the Editor — June 26, 2021

The Issue: Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa’s victory in the Republican primary for mayor.

If Curtis Sliwa does not become the next mayor, this once-thriving city will face possible extinction. Mayor de Blasio has assured us of that (“Curtis romps to GOP win,” June 23).

If Sliwa’s Democratic opponent is elected, the new slogan for New York City will be: “More of the same.” Democrats have proven time and time again that they are incapable of running America’s large cities.

Sliwa will bring his long-recognized philosophies of crime elimination and prevention to a location that is screaming for change.

It is long past time that Democrats realize that the only way to evoke change is to elect a Republican. If not, they will once again reap what they have sown.

Ed Quinlan
New Hyde Park

I was very surprised that The Post endorsed Eric Adams for mayor.

Adams is just another politician who speaks out of both sides of his mouth. It would be nice if you would give equal time to Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate, as he will certainly have an uphill battle going against the well-oiled Democratic machine.

Sliwa tells it like it is. He’s a fighter and a true New Yorker who will bring law and order back to the city. He’s clearly what this city needs to get back on track.

E. Keeffe
Manhattan

Congrats to Sliwa on winning his party’s nomination for mayor.

Here is a man who not only speaks his mind, but also takes the necessary action to correct the problem. He definitely is the right man for the job of our next mayor. If this city has eight more years of Democratic mayors, it certainly will be more of a disastrous mess than it already is.

Sliwa is for adding more police on our streets to make them safe. He will get the job done of cleaning up our city and returning it to its former vibrancy, and the Big Apple will once again shine with pride.

John Amato
Fresh Meadows

I am amazed that The Post and Michael Goodwin both totally ignore the Republican candidate for mayor, Curtis Sliwa. Curtis has shed his blood in New York’s defense his entire life.

You want law and order? Curtis will give it to you. He will truly be the unshakeable boulder that New York needs, given the crazy laws the Democrats have passed, which gave “get out of jail free” tickets to so many dangerous criminals.

Wake up before it’s too late for this once great city.

Donald Morris
Manhattan

The Issue: The FBI’s raid on Joseph Bolanos, who attended President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 speech.

I echo Miranda Devine’s suggestion that the FBI is using excessive methods to track down potential domestic terrorists (“FBI tears NYer’s life into shreds,” June 24).

I believe that swat or military-style raids on the homes of nonviolent people, such as Joseph Bolanos, are tactics intended to intimidate, suppress and punish ­potential political opponents (and there is no ­evidence as of yet that Bolanos did anything wrong).

These are tactics of totalitarian regimes, such as Communist China and the former Soviet Union.

Meanwhile, the thugs who looted and destroyed property in New York City last year were let off scot-free.

Robert Semel
Brooklyn

What our government did to Joseph Bolanos was disgusting, but what his neighbors did to him was far worse.

They scorned and turned their backs on him without any real, concrete information, They should be ashamed of themselves.

Rick Millman
Key West, Fla.

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