Bklyner is Closing Down.
Bklyner’s site is closing down on September 10th. (See here)
I used to like that site a lot (Kadia Goba used to write for them). I won’t miss the politician’s opinion articles for sure.
In Bklyner today, Councilman Brannan wrote about the storm, which affected Dyker Heights on Sunday. (See here) Most of Dyker Heights doesn’t read Bklyner, so the people who are being addressed won’t see. The article actually doesn’t say what someone should do if they had flooding. You could only get that information from Brannan’s tweet – here.
Today is Thursday – the storm was on Sunday. Anyone who had flooding in Brooklyn probably took care of it with a plumber by now, unless they were on vacation and didn’t know about the storm. The people in Dyker Heights take good care of their homes and are very pristine.
Why didn’t Councilman Brannan and his office go to Dyker Heights on Monday? The Councilman and his staff could have set up a table on 12th Avenue to help people fill out the forms. At the very least, flyers should have been handed out in Dyker Heights, so everyone had the information they need.
When people read something in a newspaper or well known website, they believe that a politician has helped the people. They don’t realize that the article is the help being provided. That’s why journalist need to write articles and ask people if they have received assistance.
Brannan wrote that he is going to write legislation to address the problem. Why didn’t he introduce the legislation and then write the article?
*Assemblywoman Mathylde Frontus is the only politician who does not do “press release politics.” She shares her own information on social media and doesn’t waste time with the newspapers.
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Hugs,
marlene
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