EDITORIAL
READERS WRITE
On bicyclists deaths and the Child Victims Act
While the overall traffic
safety in New York City remains
relatively good, the death count
among bicyclists is rising.
In 2018, only 10 bicyclists died
on the streets of New York City.
But, as of Aug. 13, 19 bicyclists lost
their lives.
I do not know what are the
major causes of all these deaths
but common sense dictates that
wearing a helmet can considerably
increase your chances to survive
in a traffic accident. Nevertheless,
only about two-fifths of cyclists
wear helmets.
Almost 22 years ago, I was
injured in a hit-and-run accident
while riding a bicycle on 108th
Street in Queens. I got a serious
head trauma because I was not
wearing a helmet.
After that accident, I contacted
my elected officials asking them to
write a proposal making wearing
a helmet mandatory for the
bicyclists of all ages (currently,
only children 14 years old and
younger have to wear helmets).
Unfortunately, nobody responded
to my request.
Victor Maltsev, Rego Park
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Now that the state has lifted
the statute of limitation laws
regarding the amount of time
those who were victims of sexual
abuse and molestation will
have to file a claim in court, the
floodgates have finally been
opened, and thousands of people
who were either sexually abused
or molested will finally get their
day in court.
Every organization, ranging
from the boy scouts to the religious
dioceses and every other one in
between throughout New York
state are now going to be inundated
with lawsuits, and hopefully every
single person who files one will be
able to attain justice through the
court system.
It is high time that the type
of statute was passed. There has
been so much emotional pain
and suffering that thousands
of people have had to go
through, and many are still
experiencing today.
Bring these pedophiles
to justice.
John Amato, Fresh Meadows
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THIS MUST NOT STAND
The Trump administration released the final
version of its ‘public charge” rule that will punish legal
immigrants for using government aid such as food
stamps, housing assistance and Medicaid for their
families, including children who are U.S. citizens.
It gives the Department of Homeland Security the
authority to deny them green cards, visas or entry to
the United States.
This new policy threatens to harm thousands
of immigrants in our borough — the most diverse
place in America — through a denial of economic
advancement which will impact all of us, regardless of
our citizenship status.
In making the announcement, Ken Cuccinelli, the
acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services said the new rule would encourage “selfreliance
and self-sufficiency for those seeking to come
to or stay in the United States.”
The Jackson Heights-based immigrant rights
group Make the Road New York saw the new rule far
more nefariously.
“This inhumane policy change is a direct threat
to undercut legal migration of people of color by the
Trump administration, in their quest to only allow the
white and wealthy into the United States,” MTR Co-
Executive Director Javier H. Valdés said.
The National Immigration Law Center called the
public charge rule a cornerstone of the administration’s
attempts to redefine our legal system in order to
disenfranchise communities of color.
According to a report released by the Mayor’s Office
of Immigrant Affairs last year, Queens is home to nearly
1.1 million immigrants among its 2.3 million residents.
Queens is home to the most naturalized immigrant
population, the most undocumented immigrants
and the most green card holders and individuals of
other status.
The public change rule won’t be implemented
until Oct. 15 but it has already affected low-income
communities, particularly communities of color,
forcing families to make the difficult decision to
leave medical, food or housing supports for fear of
exacerbating immigration consequences, according to
Council Speaker Corey Johnson..
New York City and State will fight this public
charge rule change — and we believe the city and state
must do so with more vigor and determination than it
has fought any other Trump policy to date.
The public charge rule change is an affront to
America’s traditional place in the world as the “land
of opportunity,” and lays bare the key motivation of
Trump’s regime.
They’re not really about stopping illegal immigration
— they want to stop immigration altogether.
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