Professor Jason Ardays death and more: Letters to the Editor Aug. 23, 2026

I am beyond challenged that in this day and age of AI methods to vet people, we repeatedly allow individuals to amp up their résumes and outright tell falsehoods about their lives (“Plagued UK prof, 41, dead,” Aug.15).Is no one vetting work the old-fashioned way anymore? Jason Arday needed mental help, not the celebratory acceptance that resulted in apparent untenable humiliation.

We need to learn from this while mourning an unnecessary loss of life.Amy HendelTarzana, Calif.The left-leaning Upper East Side voted overwhelmingly for this mayor, so why not just enjoy the garbage bins that you pass by while looking for a nonexistent parking space (“Toss ugly trash-can plan, says UES big,” Aug.16)?Better yet, give up your expensive car and take a ride on the “free” bus he promised you.

You reap what you sow.Steven MendelsohnWhitestoneI was touched with Michele Anenberg-Poma’s steadfast pride in her Jewish identity and appalled at the Central Synagogue attack, which is a painful reminder of the antisemitic milieu that continues to saturate our wonderful city, particularly under Mayor Mamdani (“Jews’ spirit unbroken,” Aug.17).The almost cliched characterization that the perpetrator has mental issues doesn’t have the credibility it once had, before the unabated hate for the Jewish population sadly pervaded our once-friendly culture.Ron GoldmanBrooklynIt’s pitiful that The Post is now blaming animals and calling them the downfall of the affordable housing market (“Greens Halt Housing,” Robert Verbruggen, PostOpinion, Aug.

15).Animals aren’t the enemy and shame on you for inciting needless hatred toward them.Not everyone is jumping for joy over affordable housing, which brings with it its own problems (which you also know about).There are hundreds of Superfund sites all over the country.

How about cleaning them up for human use? Or maybe tighten up rental laws.Why do we have to demolish the environment so that developers can get rich?Kiley B...