Leigh Brannan, Justin Brannan’s Wife Sent Email to Lee….Where Has She Been All These Years?
Leigh Brannan, wife of Councilman Justin Brannan sent an email to my husband telling him that Justin is exactly what NYC needs right now (see the email below).
Do politician’s wives not know what is going on or are their husbands not telling them?
Where was Leigh when Justin Brannan thought it was a good idea to put three schools on one block? I’m not talking about the fiasco on Ovington Avenue in Bay Ridge, I’m talking about 63rd Street between 11th and 12th Avenue. Justin boasted about the deal for an elementary school and a charter school being placed there years ago! (Source) This property was out of Brannan’s district, but was in Andrew Gounardes’ senate, so Brannan thought it was okay to be there.
Maybe Leigh Brannan didn’t know about the Angel Guardian property deal, but she definitely knows that Justin carved their home out of the City of Yes.(Info) Why didn’t Leigh speak out for her neighbors?
Did Leigh Brannan think it was cool that her husband blindsided the community by not sharing NYC’s letter about the homeless shelter with the community? Justin’s failure to communicate what the city shared with him, shows he can’t be trusted. Leigh saw Justin posting his constituents photos and mocking them on Facebook – why didn’t she say something then?
I can understand that Leigh Brannan wouldn’t know about every terrible deal, like the one that went down on New Utrecht and 71st Street. (Info here and here) When Brooklynites questioned what was happening months before, Justin Brannan told them it was too early for him to be involved. When rezoning happened, that property was no longer in Brannan’s district.
Where was Leigh Brannan when Justin and his friend Carlo did the Nathan’s school deal? If a Republican was involved in what a journalist called “secret lobbying,” we might have heard from Leigh. (Info)
How many bad deals for Bay Ridge were needed before Leigh Brannan said something? Justin Brannan stood in the back of the room at 9000 Shore Hill as Jonathan Rose’s staff told the community about housing the homeless there. That was Justin Brannan’s job to do! A developer doesn’t just announce they are housing the homeless, they had to go through the process, so Justin Brannan had to be aware of it. Councilman Brannan did not speak for the community at that meeting or follow-up meetings. (See here)
Years ago, people voted for Justin because we thought he was going to do a good job for our community. Justin has made a mess in Bay Ridge. Why didn’t Leigh Brannan say something?
Justin Brannan is the opposite of what we need. NYC needs a Comptroller with a finance background. And NYC needs a Comptroller who will be transparent with NYC – Justin Brannan has not been transparent.
]NYC doesn’t need a politician like this:
After @JustinBrannan leaves the @NYCCouncil he should launch a podcast called "The average person has no fvcking idea what's going on" with Justin Brannan. pic.twitter.com/SGOK3Pm26m
— SCOOCH ??? (@david_sivella) January 5, 2025
Hugs,
marlene
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