Plainview, L.I.: Congestion pricing is just another money grab from many residents who will not benefit. The government has no idea of the repercussions from congestion pricing. Your neighboring residents will abandon the idea of coming into Manhattan and spending money. Your restaurants, shops and theaters will definitely suffer. Your local people pay a fortune to have a car in New York, pay a toll to cross the East River to enter Manhattan, pay for parking ($25-plus) and next April will need to pay an additional $9-$23.
Western Springs, Ill.: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife received hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of free vacations and valuable gifts from billionaire Harlan Crow. Thomas said he and his wife were “dearest friends” of the billionaire and his wife for more than 25 years. How long would they have been dearest friends if Thomas was not a Supreme Court justice?
Readers have a wide range of views on the indictment of former president Donald Trump and what it means for the two parties and the country as a whole.