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Belle Harbor: So the mayor’s chief technology officer, Matt Fraser, somehow qualified for the very difficult-to-get NYPD pistol permit (“Adams aide with cop guards also packs a pistol,” Oct. 22). Applicants must prove that their work is dangerous enough to require special protection or have some other extraordinary reason to get the coveted concealed carry permit.

Brooklyn: Re Harry Siegel’s Jan. 30 column, ”The short game, the long game and Eric Adams”: With a new mayor and governor poised to have a better relationship than their predecessors, now is the best chance to address New York’s greatest challenges: a surge in crime, rising homelessness and the desperate need for an inclusive recovery from the pandemic.