When Brooklyn Politicians Don’t Vote For Brooklyn
Here’s who voted for NYC to close Rikers Island:
Sad to see Justin Brannan vote yes.
We’re sad to see this because Brannan represents Bay Ridge Brooklyn. Are many families from Bay Ridge calling for Riker’s to be closed?
If it was about the black and brown people as they claim, the vote would have been to move those people immediately.
The politicians just voted to use a developer to build more prisons. Mayor de Blasio wanted it and his minions voted with him. See here.
James O’Neil, the NYPD Commission is concerned because the four jails will only have 3,300 beds, while Rikers has 7,200 beds.
Realize many politicians will be out of a job because of term limits so they don’t care.
Boerum Hill, Brooklyn will receive the new jail. Did home owners there deserve a jail in their neighborhood? Brannan’s vote wasn’t available on his social media. One reason people loved Vinnie Gentile is he was transparent – he easily shared why he voted for something. No one even asks Brannan anymore because he cries when you don’t agree with him.
Update: Brannan tweeted this and then deleted his tweet. See here
Brannan posted an explanation of his vote on 10/19. Do you think he saw this post? Residents respond back – most are against his vote. See here
When he started being a councilman he was a lot more open.
Four boroughs will receive jails. Staten Island won’t receive a jail…..so you know where they will be sending all the criminals in Staten Island – to Brooklyn.
This had very little to do with the prisoners and more to do with the developers who will build the four jails and take over Riker’s Island.
The people who voted to close Riker’s Island are the same people who let Mayor de Blasio do whatever he wants.
I always check Chaim Deutsch’s vote and he never disappoints.
Eric Ulrich was out of town, so he wasn’t able to vote. He shared online that although Riker’s Island need to be closed, he would vote no.
Hugs,
marlene
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