A Pyrrhic victory against Pepsi, etc. To The Editor: Mayor Bloomberg has announced that he’s trying to pass a law limiting the size of sugared drinks able to be sold in the city in an attempt to “fight obesity.” I wonder if achieving a third term in office has caused him to confuse his job [...]

N.Y.U.’s contradictory growth To The Editor: Re “N.Y.U. flip-flops on what it requires in its ‘core’ ” (talking point, by Andrew Berman, May 24): As usual, Andrew Berman is right on target in his comments on the contradictory and indefensible positions of New York University on its future growth. On the one hand, the N.Y.U. [...]

A park — not a profit center To The Editor: Re “The time to save the park is now; Let’s work together” (talking point, by Madelyn Wils, May 17): As we cram more and more people into New York, especially the neighborhoods along Manhattan’s West Side, there is a real question about the societal, and [...]

Trust wants to ‘milk’ Pier 40  To The Editor: Re “Glick says Trust is using scare tactics on Pier 40” (news article, May 10): As an experienced architect, I believe the $100 million required renovation estimate for the pier is a complete fiction. This seems a scare tactic to force decisions upon our community. Pier [...]

No to housing on Pier 40 To The Editor: Re “Residential could save Pier 40, new study finds” (news article, May 3): That anyone in these neighborhoods — the Village, Tribeca, Soho and the entire Lower West Side — would give their trust to hotel and luxury real estate developers, and expect them to do [...]

Actually, we’re neutral on 2031 To The Editor: Re “Always follow the money” (letter, by Sean Sweeney, April 19); and “N.Y.U. plan is critical for city’s nonprofit sector” (talking point, by Sat Bhattacharya, Arthur Makar, Dr. Cynthia Maurer, Muzzy Rosenblatt, David Garza and Michael Zisser, April 5): While New York University has been a good [...]

So now we’re compromising? To The Editor: Re “N.Y.U. scales back its superblocks plan 17 percent” (news article, April 12): I think that it’s fair to say that there’s a great deal of dissatisfaction with the Stringer compromise among large numbers in the community. As you are well aware, Community Board 2 just last month unanimously [...]

Always follow the money To The Editor: Re “Nonprofits don’t know best” (letter, by Elaine Hudson, April 12): Elaine Hudson’s excellent letter regarding N.Y.U.’s support from the directors of several nonprofit organziations neglects to note that five out of six of these nonprofits are frequent and regular recipients of cash or other financial remuneration from [...]

Nonprofits don’t know best To The Editor: Re “N.Y.U. plan is critical for city’s nonprofit sector” (talking point, by Sat Bhattacharya, Arthur Makar, Dr. Cynthia Maurer, Muzzy Rosenblatt, David Garza and Michael Zisser, April 5): The authors of this editorial are respected people affiliated with some of New York City’s most vibrant nonprofit organizations (Harlem [...]

N.Y.U. needs to negotiate To The Editor: Re “Businesses split on N.Y.U.” (Scoopy’s Notebook, March 29): Tom Gray’s attack on Villagers for a Sustainable Neighborhood in last week’s issue was misguided. Our position is neither “divisive” nor contentious. The reason why more than 50 businesses have joined is because we see many benefits of a significantly [...]