Justin Brannan Helps Girl Scouts Get Connected to the Press

Girl Scouts today are more outspoken than they were years ago!

The Gotham Gazzette featured a story about Councilman Justin Brannan helping Girl Scouts. Some members of  Troop 2653 met with Brannan to discuss how some NYC schools weren’t complying with the law in providing girls with pads or tampons.  

Brannan helped connect the Girl Scouts with journalists.

Brannan said, “When New York City passed the historic law to ensure all public school students had access to free tampons and pads two years ago, we celebrated. But what’s the point of fighting to pass laws if they ultimately aren’t being implemented or enforced?” said Brannan, a first-term Democrat who represents souther Brooklyn’s 43rd Council District, in an emailed statement. “I applaud the Girl Scouts for doing this important investigative work which will force the DOE to finally comply with the law. We adults can all learn a lesson from their example.”

Applause for Brannan for taking the time to speak to these young women.

See story here.

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Open House in Bay Ridge 12/29

Open house on Saturday, December 29th from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

The house is in great shape. See listing with pictures

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GreenSpa Instagram Giveaway

If you live in Bay Ridge and have Instagram, go enter the Greenspa Giveaway.

If you are a man and don’t want any of those spa treatments, go enter for a woman you love. 

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Saint A’s – December 30th – Live Animals

Saint Athanasius Church

2154 61st Street Brooklyn

10:00 am – 2:00 pm – in the parking lot

Head over to Bensonhurst to see the Live Animals!

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Grimm Celebrating the Holidays with SI Rep.

Michael Grimm celebrated with the Staten Island Republicans who refer to themselves as “patriots.”

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Ian Brambani Has Been Found

Ian Brambani is missing. 

Ian Brambani has been found. He’s fine – that’s all that is important.  Thank God.

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Green Lights Seen in Brooklyn Sky

If you saw the glowing green light from outside, it’s said to be from a transformer exploding/fire at Con Edison’s plant in Astoria,  Queens, rather than a Martian invasion.

Seen here, here, here, here, here and here in Queens

In Queens, the light looked more blue – see here. LaGuardia airport was closed for a very short time. 

If there really is an alien invasion, we are in trouble because people were just taking pictures/videos and no one was doing anything. Update 12/28: This morning City Councilman tweeted this so some someone must have realized there was no plan….if ET visits.

Interesting -> when copper burns, it is green.

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Free Tinkergarten Class in Bay Ridge

Free Tinkergarten class at Owl’s Head Park Thursday, January 10, 2019. 

Tinkergarten’s  classes are for little children 18 months to 5 or 6 years old (see pictures here)

Tinkergarten allows children to have fun and learn more about nature and their world  by exploring Owl’s Head Park in Bay Ridge!

More info and register for the free class here

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Senator Gounardes’ Inauguration – January 27th

Senator-Elect Andrew Gounardes invited everyone to his Inauguration Ceremony on January 27th at Fort Hamilton High School – see here   

Congressman Max Rose’s inauguration is on January 3rd – see here. 

Assemblywoman Mathylde Frontus’ inauguration is on January 6th – see here

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Carlos Menchaca Should Not Run for Public Advocate – Fired Staff Before Xmas

The Daily News reported that Sunset Park Councilman, Carlos Menchaca fired three staff members right before before Christmas. On Menchaca’s website, he lists seven employees – so almost half his office was fired. 

But wait there’s more….. at the end of the article: “At the start of 2018, Menchaca lost a staffer a month in January, February, March and April, according to public records.”   WOW!  That’s a lot of people fired in a year.

The article goes on to talk about Menchaca has a life coach. I guess that’s needed when people have a stressful job. He pays for that himself, so that’s his business.

BUT HERE’S WHERE IT IS NOT:

Carlos Menchaca took his staff on a “one-day staff retreat”  organized by his life coach. The Daily News stated that  Menchaca’s office paid $4,450 for the retreat. The news wrote: “Kaye charged $1,200 for facilitating the one-day retreat, and $250 an hour for planning it, according to the contract.”

Do you know what $4450 would have done for Sunset Park?  Children and community programs in Sunset Park could have done a lot with that amount of money.

Ughhh this guy wants to be NYC’s Public Advocate!

It doesn’t take a life coach to tell someone they shouldn’t run for Public Advocate. Menchaca failed to lead when there was a problem in Sunset Park. When de Blasio moved homeless into Sunset Park hotels, Menchaca was silent as the neighborhood protested (and were joined by residents in Queens).  

If there is a photo-op or you need a Public Advocate to do some grandstanding, Menchaca is your man.

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Vita Be Well Herbal Shop Opened in Bay Ridge

Vita Be Well Herbal Shop opened where the old tailor’s store used to be at 8503  3rd Avenue.

The place just setup, but the owner is making tea for everyone who visits.

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Assemblywoman Frontus and Kings County Politics….What’s Up With KCP?

When we elected Assemblywoman Mathylde Frontus to be our representative, we chose her to represent our community’s best interest.

Sometimes national issues hit city or state legislatures – but really they shouldn’t because NY has enough issues to deal with in our state.

 The BDS movement wants the US to boycott products from Israel until Palestine’s control over the land is restored. BDS was an issue that NYC Council voted on in 2016.  It was a heated and televised debate as their were a several Jewish Councilmen who were terse towards a very passionate audience who just wanted to be heard.

Israel is an ally of the United States and unless that has change, all elected representatives should be supporting that. I can’t stand when NY representatives want to push national/international issues when we have so many problems here to deal with. Dr. Frontus said she Supports  the NYS Assembly’s Anti-BDS Legislation….and we agree with that.

Kings County Politics Blog must be having a slow day and are looking for clicks. They love to write about Mathylde Frontus, but it’s always in a questioning light.  WHY KCP?

Mathylde Frontus was elected by the people and we know she will always be doing  what is right and fair. 

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