On batteries, hear those touched by fireWhite Plains, N.Y.: Re “Battery storage is safe in New York” (op-ed, May 3): Former FDNY Commissioner Tom Von Essen seems to present his case well, but he has the pulpit, and he didn’t confront any evidence contrary to his purportedly reliable methodology of reviewing the data and talking to his firefighters on the ground. He significantly and conveniently overlooks the weak link in his chain of reliability. He says he toured the facilities, however, he didn’t say how often and how many he looked at — if any or at all. That job...
Monitoring Antisemitism Intel
