Reverend Floyd Flake’s involvement in the [Aqueduct] Racino project greatly strengthens its prospects for local job development.
Reverend Flake warrants his well-earned stature in local economic development, his exemplary leadership and commitment in promoting and facilitating jobs – several thousand in federal facilities he sponsored and achieved for Jamaica – and support for thousands more in airport and aviation related activities, which AirTrain represents.
His motivations for taking on these challenging projects were public purposes and economic development at critical times.
I am confused by the innuendo and implausible inferences in the press as they relate to Reverend Flake’s role in the Racino. He is a man of high standards and substance; he does not trifle with actions such as those implicitly attributed to him in the press.
He is an ethical entrepreneur, a housing expert, educational professional, and intellect – a community developer par excellence.
He is a longtime director of the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation (GJDC), before and after his congressional tour; I have served as President of GJDC for some 40 years.
Carlisle Towery,
President, Greater Jamaica Development Corporation
Monserrate fooled the voters
Long-suffering New Yorkers finally caught a glimpse of how our State government is an egotistical and self-serving bloc of pretend third-tier politicians who somehow finagled their way into King Solomon’s mine financed by taxpayers like you and me.
We, the voters currently fooled, deprived and insulted, foster a new awareness of how not to vote. Levers in the voting booth can lie, as does the conniving political representative it represents whose major interest is his/hers rather than ours.
The ouster of the infamous, despicable Hiram Monserrate woman beater, is but one. Was he thrown to the wolves in a vote of 53 to 8 to satisfy growing public discontent or to obfuscate the trespasses of 53 who live in fear of disclosure? Should that prove the case, by all means, unseat them.
Perhaps it is time to not only vote “Party” or “Name” but also facts and qualifications.
John J. McGuire, Sr.
Rego Park
Cabin fever is rampant
The unrelenting snow and cold have forced people across a wide swath of the nation indoors. Cabin fever is rampant associated with a sickening depression. At times, it seems too much.
The government has been shut down for days. Many consider this the bright side to a dismal winter. The never-ceasing backbiting that today defines America politics at least is momentarily silenced.
This past year Congress has achieved nothing other than the alienation of millions of Americans. The poll numbers reflect a citizenry appalled by representatives seemingly detached from the plight of their constituents. Clearly the current game in Washington is to war on the opposition for political advantage.
The Tea Party has affected several statewide elections. Their voice is nothing more than a disjointed cacophony of rage rejecting any compromise of their elusive demands. The right as a result has become more reactionary.
The Democrats who believed they were anointed with the power to change succumbed to the divergent agendas of their diverse members. Failing to find a unified voice, they will pay the price in the upcoming mid-term elections. The president bears responsibility for failing to lead seeking a collegial approach when he had the power to force the changes he was elected to make.
It is a shame that the future holds little hope for the nation and its people.
Edward Horn
Baldwin
Blizzard restores his faith
The well-forecast “blizzard” did strike our area. I must tip my hat to all of the weather forecasters, including AccuWeather and the Weather Channel, as well as all of the local radio and television meteorologists.
They all concurred that we would be hit with this massive storm.
Of course, every channel and radio station had different storm accumulation totals, ranging from eight to 18 inches over the metropolitan area.
You have restored my faith in weather forecasting.
John Amato
Fresh Meadows
Buried but happy
The Blizzard of 2010 was some challenge for most of us here in Queens – not to mention back breaking with all the shoveling. Nevertheless, we here in Queens are a brave and tough lot and do what needs to be done, including helping our handicapped and elderly neighbors.
I would also like to thank the employers who let their workers go home early and safely.
Let me also thank our mayor for keeping us informed and the crews of the Sanitation Department who got out early and cleared our streets through the storm and afterward too
To all let me give you all a high-five and a Kudos for a job well done.
Frederick R. Bedell Jr.
Glen Oaks Village
