The New York City bike-share program charges $9.50 for a 30-minute ride (“City Bikes Made Me Late for Work,” May 29).
The express bus costs $6.
I can just hear Jerry Seinfeld asking George Costanza: “What don’t you like about the express bus: the comfort, convenience, low cost or safety?”
David DiBello, Brooklyn
Cushy top job
God bless Queens Borough President Helen Marshall for barely showing up at work (“A Bargain for the Price,” Editorial, May 28).
I mean it’s not like borough presidents do anything. I have yet to figure out the function of my borough president here in Staten Island.
At least, in her own weird way, Marshall is confirming what many in New York feel — that the position of borough president is useless.
C. Bisignano, Staten Island
PETA hypocrisy
It’s typical of PETA to pull a stunt to distract attention from its shameful and verifiable record of hypocritical animal-killing (“Claws Come Out as PETA Goes After Anonymous Online Commenters for Shelter Kill Claims,” May 24).
According to publicly available state records, PETA has killed nearly 30,000 dogs and cats since 1998.
Last year, PETA killed nearly 90 percent of the animals in its care.
Harassing some internet commenters who got their facts wrong won’t bring Fido and Mittens back to life.
J. Justin Wilson, Senior Research Analyst, Center for Consumer Freedom, Washington, DC
Beach bummed
As a long time resident of Montauk Shores condominiums, I find it offensive to be termed a “Slummer Rental” (May 28).
Ninety-nine percent of our residents consider it our summer oasis and are proud to be members of such a great community — a family.
It is unfortunate that one of our neighbors has a different opinion of our treasured home. They will come and go, but the others will continue to bring their families to a safe and beautiful area of Montauk.
We would rather be here than anywhere else, including East Hampton.
John Scolaro, Montauk
Seeking justice
In “Quattrone PA-y Back,” (May 28) the writer is misinformed about the purpose of the new Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
The Center, established thanks to a generous gift from the Quattrone Foundation, will take a data-driven, objective approach to identifying and analyzing the most crucial problems in the justice system, proposing solutions that improve its fairness for the long-term benefit of society.
To that end, it will convene all players needed to bring about substantial change: academics, defense attorneys and prosecutors, judges, law enforcement, media and many others.
While the Center will address real-world issues, it is an academic institution without an axe to grind.
Even The Post will be invited to join the national conversation and examination of how our justice system can be improved.
Steven Barnes, Associate Dean for Communications, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia