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To fix Rikers, invest in comprehensive reforms Bronx: As a former NYC correction officer and past president of the Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association for more than 20 years, it saddens me to see what Rikers Island has become. It is faced with a possible federal takeover, all due to a lack of resources that should have been directed to the Department of Correction years ago. The decay ...

Brooklyn: This is in response to the article by John Massengale, “Traffic flow and status quo,” Jan. 15.: Traffic has always been difficult on this section of the BQE because it isn’t large enough. It is crowded at most times.

Los Altos, Calif.: In Kabul, Afghanistan, young girls are under severe restrictions, denied a secondary education and are constantly monitored by heavily armed, ruthless religious police and are harshly punished for the slightest infractions.

Quincy, Mass.: Linking small, post-industrial cities with larger ones can bring opportunities and convenience to smaller communities while opening up affordable real estate to those who are priced out of places like New York. To do this, a new high-speed ground transportation system is required.

Manhattan: Re “ ‘Triggered’ Oscars host Amy Schumer says she’s ‘traumatized’ by watching Will Smith slap Chris Rock” (March 30): Note to Amy Schumer: Chris Rock is also at fault and he should be banned from the Academy Awards. Yes, he is a comedian — so what? So are you. I watched the program and I didn’t think anything was funny in it. I do not know who wrote the script for this show and how much they got paid for this, but it was horrendous.