Why Does Justin Brannan Keep Pushing BIDs? Coney Island Called for BID Modifications
There are 46 days until the end of the year and then Justin Brannan is no longer our councilman. Coney Island is in uproar again because Brannan is pushing a Business Improvement District (BID) in Coney Island.
Why does Justin Brannan keep bothering Coney Island? They need their NYC Council Representative to have the area cleaned up, get rid of the rats and not exclude small business owners on Maiden Avenue from the BID.
Justin Brannan is telling Coney Island that things can be done AFTER the BID is made. The people know that is not a good idea. Stop the nonsense, Justin.
A few years ago, Brannan pushed a BID in Bay Ridge and the 3rd Avenue Merchants didn’t want it.
The Bay Ridge business owners didn’t want a BID because they didn’t want to pay fees for the BID.
ALSO BIDs raise the taxes on everyone in the area (the fees are collected by NYC and appear as a separate charge on the property tax bill, it’s not part of the general property tax rate).
As the graphic above states, Coney Island is calling on Justin Brannan for transparency, diversity and inclusion. Specifically they want Justin Brannan to:
If you want to help Coney Island:
Why hasn’t Kayla Santasuosso stepped up to make sure that small businesses, women, people of color people and Mermaid Avenue shops are not left out of this BID?
Why hasn’t Santosuosso stood up and made a public statement because Coney Island keeps having to fight Justin Brannan because he isn’t providing representation to all the merchants in the area.
Coney Island shared this:
While running for office, Kayla Santosuosso said that she wanted communities of color to be prioritized. So why is Kayla silent now? See video:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/816308394223899
Santosuosso also said that she wants everybody to have a say in their local government, but she has sat back and allowed people to be silenced for years!
Here’s my question: Would a BID help the casino move into Coney Island?
We are all tired of the grift.
Hugs,
marlene
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