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Judge what she stands for by where she stands Brooklyn: Re “Councilmember Shahana Hanif ignores Jew-hatred” (op-ed, April 18): What now? I am a constituent of Councilmember Hanif’s and have worked with her on many issues. I know that she practices solidarity every day. Solidarity is not a demand we make; it is built in relationships. Shahana does that work. I know because when I organized a ...

Older buildings definitely need a closer look Staten Island: Re “Bx. bldg. collapse spurs pols’ push for tough regs” (Dec. 22): This is the beginning of the second phase of a disastrous system that has been created in NYC. If free-market rental owners enjoy the pleasure of owning their properties, they can maintain and update them and receive a nice return for their investment. With the ...

Fishkill, N.Y.: It was another bad week for conspiracy theorists, as the much-anticipated Durham report blew up in their faces. The report concluded that the FBI did not generate a politically motivated investigation to “get” Trump over his ties to Russia. In short, Trump’s whining about a “deep state” conspiracy to get him was diversionary nonsense. If only Trump’s conspiracy-loving gang could ever be humbled by facts, the Durham report should have added to their embarrassment.

Staten Island: Republican politicians often say guns in America should be more readily available to the average citizen for them to defend themselves against mass shooters. The GOP and its supporters claim that if a teacher or administrator, a clerk in a supermarket or even a pastor at church had a gun, the shooter may not have succeeded in killing as many people as he or she did. I’m still waiting to see that happen in sufficient numbers.

Douglaston: Here we go again. Just when I thought we were safe, the Sunday Crossword II puzzle is at it again. I didn’t write in on March 12, when a puzzle was very frustrating. I was hoping it was a fluke. Last week, on March 19, after taking great pleasure in being able to decipher all of the answers to a pretty tricky puzzle, I took it as a sign of better things to come. Instead, it was an omen.