Nassau road safety, $20 pizza, serving all Americans, clocks
Traffic on Hempstead Turnpike in Farmingdale in September 2025. Credit: Barry Sloan
Nassau lags in policing motorists
Suffolk County has reported that more tickets were issued for dangerous driving violations in 2025 than the pre-COVID year of 2019 “Enforcement surge in Suffolk; fewer tickets in Nassau,” News, June 8].
Meanwhile, Nassau, which flaunts a designation as the safest county in America by U. S. News & World Report, which takes into account the number of hospitals, funds spent on health, etc., still has not returned to the 2019 level of enforcement.
Do Nassau drivers and pedestrians think our roads are safe and that increased enforcement is not necessary?
— John Minogue, Manhasset
Where can you get pizza for $20?
In reference to Richard Grubel’s letter “Government checks don’t help in the end” [Letters, June 3], I empathize with him 110%! However, I’d like to know where he can get a pizza for $20!
Senior citizen on a fixed income.
— Joseph Boccio, East Patchogue
Imagine, if they did something for us all
Just imagine what good government could do; if the president didn’t always go to Florida; if all congressmen and senators didn’t take fancy junkets; if they decided to, instead, for argument’s sake, help fund Shriners Children’s Philadelphia, a hospital in that city that spends millions on fundraising. And just maybe our politicians might feel good about doing something for all Americans.
— Ron Baron, Cold Spring Harbor
Time to realize value of clocks
I was amazed to see the rendering of the proposed redevelopment of the train hall inside Penn Station. One of the most noticeable features in the image is the very large clock. It’s encouraging to see that clocks have not fallen out of favor and remain an important part of a railroad terminal’s design.
— David Morrison, Plainview
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