Readers sound off on City Council inaction, Iran’s retaliation and Sonny Rollins

The City Council can act fast when it wants to Manhattan: It’s not surprising that the New York City Council acted in warp speed to approve the construction of an $800 million soccer stadium in Willets Point, Queens. When there is big money available for City Council politicians to sustain themselves in office through private sector lobbyists supplying them with campaign donations, they act with breathtaking alacrity! Not so much for City Council legislation — Bill 1099 — that would simply guarantee the right of 250,000 retired city workers to...