Dear Editor:

Several years ago, while walking to the Ditmars Blvd. subway stop in Astoria, I observed a young man standing in front of the Vallone law office near the subway entrance. He appeared to be a political person and was attempting to engage passersby regarding his political philosophy. I walked up to him and had a brief chat of a minute or two. He focused on rent. I do not recall if he wanted to freeze rents or reduce them. He made a good impression on me as a very sincere, idealistic person, if perhaps overly optimistic.

Never in my wildest dreams could I have guessed that he would be elected to the mayoralty. I have a few suggestions that he and his staff might consider.

First, he ought to establish a liaison with the Manhattan Institute and seek its input. It has a reputatio

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