A hospital would cure ill will To The Editor: Here is an idea for New York University and its development in our area. It’s one that would make everyone happy with N.Y.U. and make N.Y.U. very comfortable knowing Village residents appreciate what they will do for the neighborhood. The university could consider sponsoring an N.Y.U. [...]

Victory on 75 Morton St.  To The Editor: Re “Quinn wins school and more; Saves Reiss in Rudin deal” (news article, March 15): It is a great victory and was a long-fought battle to obtain 75 Morton St. as a public school. Thanks to Assemblymember Deborah Glick, whose idea it first was, to Community Board 2, [...]

Please, think of the birds! To The Editor: Re “City spins idea for wind rotors atop buildings” (news article, Feb. 23); and “The answer isn’t blowin’ in the wind, not at C.B. 2” (news article, March 1): The possibility of wind turbines being installed anywhere in Manhattan is alarming. While many municipalities are doing what [...]

Pointless passion and noise To The Editor: Re “ ‘Priest of O.W.S.’ says to expect shock and awe” (news article, March 1): I hope they “shock and awe” in parks all over Community Board 1, especially by the homes of the C.B. 1 members who love the movement so much. Notice, he speaks about how [...]

Some serious truth, finally! To The Editor: Re “Phony letters sink expansion plan for Mulberry Mall” (news article, Feb. 23): Thank you for this serious and truthful piece of reporting. Too often the blogs and small presses report frivolous claims and reflect a bias in favor of the food and alcohol businesses. I had almost [...]

Still more bigoted claims?  To The Editor: Re “C.B. 2 O.K.’s full length for Gennaro Feast; Mall on tap” (news article, Feb. 16): As a leader in the Italian-American community, I am once again appalled at the bigoted, unsubstantiated claims by Kim Martin, that those who spoke out against the feast or the mall were being [...]

‘Scale it down’ Downtown  To The Editor: Re “N.Y.U. has a right to build, but must scale back plan” (editorial, Feb. 9), and “This is our Jane Jacobs moment: Stop the N.Y.U. plan!” (talking point, by Deborah Glick, Feb. 9): Obviously, the writer or writers of this editorial do not live in the affected area [...]

Killed over a bag of weed  To The Editor: Isn’t the “War on Drugs” out of control? A teenager just lost his life over a bag of weed! A bag of weed, for chrissake! Weed isn’t even a drug! Our jails are filled with more buyers and users than dealers and pushers. Drug cartels are [...]

Where are the politicians?  To The Editor: Re “N.Y.U. calls out the troops in support of its mega-plan” (news article, Jan. 26): Bringing the construction workers in was really no surprise. We sympathize with their need for employment. But not hearing from elected officials is really disgraceful. Mrs. Chin and Borough President Stringer know that the [...]

Respect zoning agreements  To The Editor: Many proposed rezonings seek to overturn prior community zoning agreements. These requests are done in the name of progress but not all things termed progress are improvements. This is particularly true for the impact on people who live in our neighborhoods and communities. Whether it’s the West Chelsea Special [...]