The city still needs to keep its promiseManhattan: Last week, Councilman Christopher Marte introduced Intro 1008, proposed legislation that protects the healthcare coverage for Medicare-eligible retirees and their Medicare-eligible dependents. I hope the Council gives as much consideration to these great contributors to the quality of life of our city as it has given to teachers’ aides and other active employees. For the past five years, 250,000 retired city employees, including aging and former police, fire, EMTs, teachers and other essential workers have been struggling to keep their basic retirement healthcare that the city promised them, then tried to diminish...