Markowitz Taking on the Important Issues in Brooklyn
I am all for a powerful local government. One that takes care of the people and the place they live in. So when I see local news reporting on the Brooklyn Borough President, Marty Markowitz taking on the issue of Brooklynites drinking on their front stoops, I can only ask WHY? Surely there must be a more important topic that our Borough President could be handling?
Last summer Brooklyn resident, Kimber VanRy was given a sumons for drinking outside his home. Instead of admitting he broke the law, Kimber was in the local papers &even the NYT first saying he was unaware of the law and then complaining about it. People do drink out alcoholic beverages out of bags and plenty drink on their front stoop, but don’t get caught. If you do get caught, just admit it. It’s a $25 fine and we all know the law.
Now do we really need to change the law so that every lowlife in Brooklyn sitting on their front stoop can lower the property values of my new house? We invest our money in Brooklyn because we we desire the Brooklyn life we’ve known all of these years.
Do we really need Brooklyn hipsters walking around with glasses of wine because “it’s cool” to be a hippie on your street? Noooo. Marty – Do you think this is going to make your reputation with the younger crowd more credible? Nooo. You know what we think of you already. Say Markowitz to someone and no one says anything favorable. It’s a joke really.
You want a real issue? Look at the are of 6th Avenue between 50th and 58th Street. It’s covered in graffiti, but of course your offices would know that because that is someone’s job!
Hugs,
marlene
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