Maloney Has Experience

To the Editor: I"ve watched a lot of campaigns on the Upper East Side, and I really can"t remember one that went so negative so early as the one currently being waged against Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney. There"s no good reason for her opponent to be attacking her with so much terrible, misleading junk mail. Congresswoman Maloney has always been there for us. Among her many other accomplishments over the years, she"s the one who made sure that we had money from the federal government to build the Second Avenue Subway, and her efforts to protect women"s rights have been truly extraordinary. Congresswoman Maloney"s opponent, Reshma Saujani, a former hedge fund employee, must be getting some cash from her old colleagues because all these glossy fliers can"t be cheap! But for all the money in the world, and all the attack ads she wants to stuff in our mailboxes, there"s one thing Ms. Saujani can"t buy: experience. Maloney has it and has used it consistently for the benefit of her constituents. Peter C Neger 900 Block Park Avenue Letters have been edited for clarity, style and brevity.