Keep cop killer behind bars and more: Letters to the Editor May 10, 2025

Eddie Matos does not deserve parole (“Survivors feel they’re ‘on trial,’ ” May 4).He killed 23-year-old NYPD Officer Andrew Dwyer by kicking him off a roof and down an air shaft and ran away.He was denied parole more than a dozen times and should be denied a dozen more times.His actions were cowardly and deliberate.

He caused the death of a young man, just beginning his life.He says the Parole Board should look at his progress in prison.That is nonsense — because no amount of good behavior will atone for the life of Andrew Dwyer.

I echo the wishes of Marge Dwyer: Matos should die in jail.Gary Acerra, Staten IslandThe Post’s recent article on nicotine pouches (“Parents call it ‘Zyn’ful,” May 2) does a grave disservice to its readers.Getting smokers to abandon cigarettes in favor of smoke-free products like nicotine pouches is an important way to improve public health.The FDA recently authorized the sale of Zyn nicotine pouches in the United States, concluding that they “pose lower risk of cancer and other serious health conditions” than cigarettes.The growing use of nicotine pouches has corresponded with a dramatic decline in adult cigarette smoking, while government data has found that youth tobacco use is now at a 25-year low.It is irresponsible to raise unfounded fears about the popularity of nicotine pouches and then ignore the significant declines in cigarette smoking.

The two are linked, and taken together should be viewed as a positive trend instead of an excuse for baseless fear-mongering.Jon Decker, Senior Fellow, Parkview Institute, Alexandria, Va.Disgraced ex-NYPDers Lt.Quathisha Epps and repulsive Department Chief Jeffrey Maddrey should both be in jail (“NYPD: $200K OT is ours,” May 4).The “ick” factor in the details of their trysts was hard to wash off.

These two, and any others complicit in this tawdry scandal, need to repay all of the money they diverted from New Yorkers and then spend time in a cell searching fo...