Going green isn’t punitive building regulations Annapolis, Md.: Kudos to Councilmember Justin Brannan (“Albany must ease the shift to greener buildings,” op-ed, March 19) for suggesting ways to ease the ability of building owners to comply with the ambitious mandates of Local Law 97, which requires billions of dollars of conversions and retrofits of their buildings to meet emission standards .
To fix Rikers, invest in comprehensive reforms Bronx: As a former NYC correction officer and past president of the Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association for more than 20 years, it saddens me to see what Rikers Island has become. It is faced with a possible federal takeover, all due to a lack of resources that should have been directed to the Department of Correction years ago. The decay .