Dogs Can’t Get a Bill for Safety in Bay Ridge
Three weeks ago, some dogs were outside on a cold night in Bay Ridge. Ridgites went to the police and elected officials because they wanted the dogs to be safe.
The dogs were eventually taken inside, but the owner is legally allowed to keep a dog outside if he/she provides shelter for the dog.
Councilman Brannan was made aware of the situation. Brannan has the ability to change the law, but hasn’t submitted a bill to prevent this from happening again.
This week the Brooklyn Paper printed an opt-ed about the situation co-written by Brannan. Why would the Councilman write an article, when a bill hasn’t been submitted to NYC Council? Aren’t we all tired of this type of politics and newspaper articles?
Why would the Brooklyn Paper run the article? Meagan McGoldrick, the editor of the Brooklyn Paper is from Bay Ridge and knows what problems exist.
How do we know?
On December 1st, our neighbors at Bergen Place went to the news to shine a light on the problem on their block. The Brooklyn Paper wrote about it.
Prior to going to the news, Ridgites exhausted all other means. They let us know that politicians did not help them. The police could not help because the law doesn’t protect pets, the way it should!
Since December 1st when the story appeared in the news, no politician has submitted a bill to help animals and prevent these situations from happening again.
Other council members have submitted bills in 2021. Not Justin Brannan:
Here are Justin Brannan’s 2020 bills. There are none for animals.
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We need to make sure that the people who are representing our community are really representing us and not lobbyists.
When Councilman Brannan started his position in NYC Council January 2018, he wasted no time putting in the drone bill that first month. (See here) He has tried pushing the bill several times over the years – even during the pandemic.
Chris McCreight, the Democratic District Leader of Bay Ridge works in Brannan’s office and has not spoken out about this. We have asked Chris to step down from that position.
McCreight, the President of the Bay Ridge Democrats tweeted this a few years ago:
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Hugs,
marlene
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