Nancy Tong – Being Used as a Revenge Candidate – Bay Ridge

May 2017 Update – Nancy Tong is Clueless about Bay Ridge

Today, the Brooklyn Reporter came out with an article stating that Nancy Tong was running for City Council in Bay Ridge. If you are in Bay Ridge and wondering, “Who the heck is Nancy Tong?” because you never heard of the name – you aren’t alone.  Nancy Tong doesn’t live in our area. She actually lives in Mark Treyger’s area so she should be running to represent those people.

The United Progressive Democratic Club, which is supporting Tong, should have been backing Kevin Peter Carroll.  You see this past Fall, Kevin Peter Carroll backed Mark Treyger and Pam Harris when they were running for office (even though Bay Ridge voted against both of these candidates!)  When I asked Carroll about his support for these candidates, Carroll told me he backs who his club supports. Treyger wasn’t the right candidate to support because Treyger stood by as an elderly woman who owned property in Coney Island was intimidated with eminent domain to sell her property.   I thought Treyger and Harris’ club were going to throw their support around Carroll in return. I was surprised to see the club supporting Nancy Tong as an opponent to Carroll, but now Kevin Peter Carroll can see how Treyger operates. 

I distinctly remembered an article in The Brooklyn Daily Courier Life where Charlie Ragusa spitefully said that they (Treyger, Colton and Ragusa’s Club) would put up a candidate to go against Justin Brannan because it’s “tit for tat” with Ragusa (yes, a man really is quoted as saying that).

The United Progressive Democratic Club has a problem with other Democrats in our neighborhood. Politics here is just ugly. Mark Treyger should be leading the support for Bay Ridge’s strong Democratic candidate – Justin Brannan, but instead Treyger is putting an unknown Democrat up against a well supported Democrat. Why? Because Treyger knows how popular Justin Brannan is in Bay Ridge. Brannan’s popularity comes from his ability to easily help so many people. All Treyger did was confirm that he is a Bad Democrat.  This is nothing new with Treyger – he has been called out for this publically. 

Treyger doesn’t understand that the government is about the people and not him.   I’m surprised Nancy Tong would participate in this – women are usually intuitive about what’s going on.  Nancy probably doesn’t realize in this situation, she is just a pawn to the men at her club.  The same club backed Pam Harris even though Harris wasn’t widely supported in Bay Ridge. August 2017 – Nancy is stepping on an Asian NYS Assemblywoman to get ahead – see here.

If  Nancy Tong was a real candidate, she would have a bilingual website announcing her candidacy  (there’s no website at all) and there’s not even a Nancy Tong for City Council page (or even a personal page for her). The only mention of Tong is a link to the newspaper article on Bill Colton’s Facebook page and this bit he wrote about her.

On Facebook there’s only one page for Nancy Tong and it’s an empty page.  Nancy Tong.716

Everyone is on to Bill Colton. Bill Colton is the type of politician who likes to have his picture taken where he is throwing up his hands and yelling in a microphone. He loves to send off  press releases so everyone thinks that he is “fighting” hard, but really nothing is happening. I’ve watched Colton for two years.  Colton was ineffective at getting a waste station removed from his area. Colton’s only remedy was to take names for a neighborhood watch of the waste station (I am not kidding – see last line on this article). The only other things I have seen Colton do is give out turkeys to families on Thanksgiving and collect Toys for Tots near Christmas. I remember Colton and Abbate being mentioned in the news for his bill. The Asian community has come out against Colton before.  If you want to see Colton’s press release politics in action – check this video (check his hands are up)

If Nancy Tong wanted to be our City Council member, she would have done something (really anything) in Bay Ridge.  Tong would know Justin Brannan has been giving Bay Ridge everything he’s got and she can’t start now with press releases now because Justin has already been a leader here for years.   Ms. Tong should realize she running in a gerrymandered district where people can’t get help and EVERYONE goes to Justin Brannan (even Republicans go to him).  

FYI Ms. Tong, Bay Ridge Cares is having a Pancake Breakfast on February 11th – maybe you should go and feel the pulse of Bay Ridge. Bay Ridge Cares is an organization that Brannan helped to establish years ago to help people outside of Bay Ridge during Hurricane Sandy. 

How do I know Nancy Tong wouldn’t be a good city council representative of Bay Ridge? Nancy Tong works as Assemblyman Bill Colton’s constituent liaison. I reached out to Bill Colton two years ago and never heard back. I called him several times and e-mailed him and I didn’t receive any response – not even a polite form letter saying that Colton received my message. Tong hasn’t done anything on her own to show she is even interested in being a leader (outside of her job as community liason).

A newspaper states that Nancy Tong lives in Bensonhurst. So why is she running to be my councilwoman and not running against Mark Treyger? Gentile’s council seat covers all of Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights. 

As far as being a voice for Asian Americans, Nancy Tong didn’t support Asian activists last Fall. I didn’t see Ms. Tong  throw her support behind two passionate Chinese Americans who wanted to take part in the process:  Warren Chan or Billy Thai.   Actually Tong jumped on him and repeated Colton’s press release politics to try to embarrass him.

Bay Ridge already has a fantastic  leader – Justin Brannan! The man is always working to help people in Bay Ridge. I do not know him personally, but I see how much time he takes to listen and help people.

Mark Treyger stop playing politics in Bay Ridge and act like a leader in the Democratic Party instead of a divider. Treyger go take care of the polluted water in Coney Island.

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Staten Island Family Sues Catholic School in Bay Ridge

Just in time for Catholic Schools Week, Holy Angels Catholic Academy gets slapped with a lawsuit from the Fitzpatrick’s.

See Spectator Story

Last Summer, Danny Fitzpatrick committed suicide just before his 14th birthday. I can’t imagine how awful life is for the Fitzpatrick Family as they must feel like they are living in an alternate universe. Nonetheless, they are also fighting to have Danny’s Law passed in order to change procedures at Catholic and private schools.

The story was also covered here

Prayers for the Fitzpatricks.

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Mark Treyger ‘s Workshop – Get NYC’s Money that No One Will Follow Up On

Democratic District Leader Mark Treyger is having a workshop.  Last year,  Treyger gave money to Assemblywoman Pam Harris to run a not-for-profit from her home and no one could account for the money that was spent.  We knew someone was wrong when we contacted Melissa Mark Vivierto’s office and they wouldn’t return a call, put in a FOIA request through City Comptroller, Scott Stringer office that resulted in nothing and contacted several other NYC offices who failed to account for the money.

Now Treyger is having a workshop to teach people how to have a not-for-profit to get the city’s money.

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Foodtown Has a New App and a Deal

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School Safety Officer Jobs – NYC Has a Shortage – Union Job

If you are interested in being a safety agent in New York City Public Schools. What is that? It’s the security officers in schools (men and women who wear uniforms, check ids and make sure the school grounds are secure. http://nypdschoolsafetyjobs.com  and here

School Safety Recruitment: (718) 730-8614 or (718) 730-8615

Employment Requirements:

Candidates:

• Be at least 21 years of age at time of appointment.
• Have a High School Diploma or GED.
• United States Citizen.
• Reside in one of the five boroughs of New York City.
• Pass a drug screening.
• Pass a character and background investigation.
• Meet certain medical and psychological requirements.
• Candidates must be eligible to obtain NYC Special Patrolman status upon appointment and become certified as a NYC Special Patrolman within three (3) months of appointment. Special Patrolman certification must be maintained for the duration of employment in this title.
• Candidates must pay a $75.00 fee for fingerprinting as part of the investigation process.
•  The paid training consists of assignment to the Police Academy Recruit Training School for a period of seventeen (17) weeks

Starting Salary: $31,259
After one year: $32,112    After two years: $35,323
Uniform allowance of $668 annually
Longevity increase of $536
Supervisor of School Security earns $27.80 per hour and $57,813 per year
Differential increase for special assignments.
Longevity increase of $500 annually after 15 years of service.
A choice of paid medical and dental plans
Paid vacation and sick leave
Paid night shift differential
Retirement after twenty-five (25) years of service
Overtime opportunities
Promotional opportunities
Retirement Benefits:

There are several types of pension plans including a plan which may allow for retirement after 25 years of service as a School Safety Agent at 1/2 pay.

457- This plan is also known as Deferred Compensation. The percentage deducted from the member’s wages is determined by the member and may range anywhere from one (1) % to twenty-five (25) %. Loan option is available with this pension plan. Early withdrawal penalties do apply.
401K – Similar in structure to the “457” plan. A loan option is available with this pension plan
Veteran Benefits:

The Department of Veterans Affairs has qualified the New York State Department of Labor’s Apprenticeship program as eligible for educational benefits as described under the GI Bill. This benefit is relative to the School Safety Agent who was employed after September 2001 and met the following criteria that may qualify member for a monthly monetary benefit administered directly by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs:

The New York City Police Department School Safety Division is a registered participant of the Apprenticeship Training Program with the New York State Department of Labor. In order to qualify for apprenticeship a School Safety Agent must complete the training academy as well as on the job training. If both these qualifications are met, then upon completion of two years of service, the agent will receive a Certificate of Apprenticeship from the New York Department of Labor. For further information you may contact the School Safety Division at (718) 730-8888.

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Golden and Malliotakis Failed to Protect NYPD – DeBlasio Steps in

In December 2014, Senator Golden and Nicole Malliotakis told the papers that they were getting bulletproof windows for the NYPD. (See here) and here

It’s January 2017 and DeBlasio put the bulletproof glass in NYC’s budget yesterday. Today there is  an article about Malliotakis/Golden applauding Mayor DeBlasio. It’s amazing how fast these pols sent out a message to applaud the mayor! These pols love their press releases – Is posting their picture applauding another politicians work suppose to make us think that they were involved?

Here’s Golden’s tweet about it:

But the reality is these elected officials failed to get the job done.

Another failed bill of  Assemblywoman Malliotakis and Senator Golden was the Blue Alert Act (see here).

Other US legislatures and Obama passed that bill after Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos died.(see here)

Don’t worry though……Golden and Malliotakis were there to applaud the pols for doing the job.

Morale of the story: Golden and Malliotakis bills never go through. Golden knows this and he will use a different Assembly member to push his important bills through.  Is the real morale of the story that politicians shouldn’t be loading the newspapers with press releases  when they can’t get the job done?

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Donate Dresses and Suits – For Brooklyn Proms

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This Morning…

After getting out of bed,  I read my mail and saw a strange message (see post below). Then I looked outside and saw a dead Christmas tree outside my gate. Knowing that the city has been lax about picking up trees, I wasn’t thrilled at seeing the discarded fir tree.

When I got home from work tonight, my neighbor yelled over that he made sure the tree was picked up.  Another neighbor brought me a coffee because she wanted the dish on what was going on.  Thank God for great neighbors.

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Dear Chuck Otey

Mr. Otey,

One of the great things about the Internet is that people like me can share the truth in our neighborhood just as easily as writers who want to hide the truth from us. 

To those who view my blog regularly, I woke up to a comment left on my blog from Mr. Chuck Otey. Mr. Otey wanted to tell me that I hide behind anonymity. There’s nothing anonymous about me anymore – every single one of you know who I am, where I live and what I do.  The last time Chuck Otey visited my blog, he said the same thing. I don’t know if he forgot that he wrote to me or if he just likes to bang the pot with the same issue. But I will respond to him the same way. I started this blog over 11 years ago and I just wrote for my family and friends. I am a middle school teacher and I didn’t want my students to be influenced by my religious views, when their family’s views should be more important. Middle schoolers are curious and they search for their teachers online.  Friends recommended I call the blog a nickname they had given to me years before as I am a MCSE: Queen of the Click.

When I moved to Bay Ridge, people asked me about the process of buying a home, so I shared that on my blog in a way that people could easily understand. I started sharing local events because the information isn’t easily available in our community. When I was denied assistance from Senator Marty Golden’s office, I shared that online and found many others had experienced the same. And when our local government failed to represent the community and deliberately represented people outside the community, I couldn’t remain silent WHILE OUR LOCAL REPORTERS & NEWSPAPERS DID. The truth is out there, if you want to read it.

Mr. Otey, there’s a lot more people like me in our neighborhood.  We don’t need fancy words to tell us that our politicians are owned by developers and outsiders. We were raised by people who taught us that integrity is the most valuable thing you own. We value truth and honesty, even if it isn’t as pretty as making politicians look like heroes in local newspapers. We have never forgotten our immigrant roots and we appreciate all the diversity this neighborhood offers because of the residents.

Chuck, let’s face it – I’m not going to link to Paula’s nonsense article about Staten Island Bob.  The time for press release politics is over. How’s that for an idea? We have plenty of men and women in Bay Ridge that can run for city council, we don’t need a man from Staten Island coming over the bridge and pretending that he has been here all these years. Capano doesn’t even know that the Assembly members that represent Bay Ridge are female!  If you think the bag tax is an important issue, you need to open your eyes!  A lot more things are happening in the background and the bag tax is just a facade.  Chuck, you can leave me all the comments you like. I welcome you to come over and say hello to me when you see me. Maybe you will be able to look me in the eyes and tell me it’s okay to print press releases, but I doubt you will. I’ve become used to strangers coming up to me and asking me, “Are you the Queen of the Click?”  When I nod and say that I am, they tell me that they read my blog because the newspapers aren’t telling the whole story. They are the reason I keep writing.

In love with Bay Ridge,

The Queen of the Click

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Anapoli Ice Cream Parlor in Bay Ridge

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Bob Capano Thinks Bay Ridge Has an Assemblyman

Today I noticed this strange tweet from Bob Capano:

Bob Capano wants us to think he is from Bay Ridge, yet Capano and his wife has lived in Staten Island for many years. If he lived here, he would know that Bay Ridge is represented by two FEMALES in the NY Assembly.  Pamela Harris and Nicole Malliotakis are the two NY Assembly Members for Bay Ridge.

What Assemblyman is Bob Capano referring to in his tweet?

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