Kennedy Center’s Melania rename and more: Letters

Melania rename

Renaming the Kennedy Center’s opera house after First Lady Melania Trump would be a travesty (“Kennedy Center ‘honor,’ ” July 23).

President Trump never attended any of the annual Kennedy Center honors while he was president in 2017-2020. Over the years, he showed no interest and was bored with the Kennedy Center.

Unfortunately, a congressman tucked Melania’s name into an amendment to a funding bill. Hopefully, Melania will correct the oversight.

Pete Sena, Naples Fla.

Anti-car bias

Our local progressive leaders’ pro-bicycle and anti-car policies directly lead to the heightened parking space violence we now see (“No safe space in NY,” July 22).

Self-serving progressive politicians who have their hands deep in the cookie-jar of the anti-­auto industry have, in their “wisdom,” replaced countless legitimate parking spots with the generally unused CitiBike stands that could have easily been placed in safer public spaces, such as parks and wide sidewalks.

Our city planners are making drivers park essentially and dangerously in the middle of the road, so that under-used, if not useless, bike lanes can be placed next to the curb.

Are there any car enthusiasts on our City Council, or do they all have taxpayer-funded chauffeurs? Because few must be taking public transit unless cameras are following.

Meanwhile, regular New Yorkers are forced to claim squatters rights over our ever-shrinking and costly parking spaces.

Demetrius Kalamaras, Staten Island

Rising Israel hate

Thanks for pointing out the vile social-media post by Gineth Nelson (“Anti-Jew hex for LI therapist,” July 20).

What I do not understand is why is there such hate against the Jews and Israel unfolding everywhere?

Why are these people like Nelson not showing equal disdain against the Chinese oppression of the Uyghurs, the continuous attack on Ukraine by Russia and the bad actors in Nigeria who kill, rape and brutalize innocents there?

Martin Garfinkle, Staten Island

Sick of sickos

There is absolutely no reason to believe that true evil has not taken over this world (“Kid-sex abuse horror house,” July 24).

We read each day of more hideous, despicable acts of violence on innocent children. What low-lives would abuse their own children this way?

A father murders his own daughter, a son decapitates his own mother, a husband kills his wife, a mother leaves an infant in the blazing heat to watch the Smurf movie. That block of cement Bryan Kohberger sat emotionless in front of families whose lives he has destroyed.

Each day, the paper is filled with stories of victims of violence from shootings, stabbings, blunt force trauma. First: Put criminals away so that cannot re-offend. Then open more mental hospitals and drug treatment facilities (that don’t offer more drugs). That would help heal this wretched society. Maybe following the Ten Commandments would also help.

Maria Cutro, Tenafly, NJ

RIP, Ozzy Osbourne

So sad to hear Ozzy Osbourne has passed away (“Night for Prince of Darkness,” July 23). He only gave his farewell Black Sabbath concert just weeks ago.

What a force of nature, a fantastic entertainer and a true rock legend. Love and thoughts to his wife, Sharon, and all his family at this very sad time. Ozzy Osbourne, RIP.

Paul Bacon, Hallandale Beach, Fla.

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