Opinion

Albany: NY’s crime capital? Shirley you don’t jest!

The Issue: State Sen. Shirley Huntley’s funneling $30,000 of taxpayer money into her nonprofit.

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Yet another rogue Democrat has been caught with her hand in the cookie jar (“Huntley Probe Widens,” Aug. 30).

State Sen. Shirley Huntley tried to cover up $30,000 in taxpayer funds she used for her sham of a nonprofit, The Parent Workshop.

Assemblyman Vito Lopez, Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera and Huntley — three bums who should be thrown out of politics.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver should do the right thing and kill three birds with one stone.Tommy DeJulio

New Rochelle

Each day seems to reveal a new crop of government officials like Rivera and Huntley, who are in the game for their own gain, constituents be damned.

Maybe it’s time we give candidates personality and psychological tests to ferret out those with larcenist leanings.

They should be asked simple multiple-choice questions, such as: “If you found a $100 bill on the street, would you try to find the person who lost it, drop it in a local church charity box or use it as seed money to start your own phony nonprofit organization?”

Their arrogance and self-interest would have them selecting the last option every time.

Paul Kastner

Woodstock

Councilman James Sanders Jr. has demanded that his political opponent, Huntley, resign.

Does he believe that voters should not have a choice and that he should be crowned state senator?

This sort of undemocratic arrogance is an affront to the people of southeast Queens.

Howard Birnbach

Great Neck