A Year After Winning the Coney Island Council Seat, Justin Brannan Opens an Office in Coney

Councilman Brannan wanted the Coney Island NYC Council seat, so when he ran for office, he told the residents he would set up an office there.

But then he forgot to do it. Recently, the residents in Coney called called him out on Facebook for not following through.

The new office is at 1915 Mermaid Avenue. (See Street view)

Brannan is only in office for one more year (actually 54 weeks left), so there was no reason to waste money on a hand-painted sign.

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Tree Lighting on 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge at 5:00

See more events happening in Bay Ridge This Weekend

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Ride the Rolling Homeless Shelter R Train in Bay Ridge or Pay Congestion Pricing

This man is wearing a garbage bag because he is cold. He isn’t asking for help because he isn’t well.

The families of these people have no idea they are riding on the train.

Every day the R train rolls into 95th Street and no one helps these people.

Andrew Gounardes and Justin Brannan love to campaign at train stations, but they don’t want to help any of these people.

The people aren’t hiding. This man was laying on the steps at the 95th Street station and no came to assist him.

This has been going on for years.

We have the wrong people in government – they dance for lobbyists. These people have no lobbyists, but need the most help.

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Christmas Lights in Bay Ridge – 82nd Street

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Luigi Mangione is Spending Christmas & New Years in a Sunset Park Jail…Same One As Diddy

Luigi Mangione was accuse of fatally shooting Brian Thompson, the CEO of United Healthcare. He was arrested in Pennsylvania and brought back to New York today.

There was a large group of officers and Mayor Adams walking with Luigi.

Now the 26-year-old will be spending Christmas and New Years at the Metropolitan Detention Center on 29th Street and 3rd Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. This is the same location that P. Diddy is being held.

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The Contract for the SHSAT Test Was Approved

The Panel for Education Policy (PEP) voted in favor of keeping the SHSAT(Specialized High School Exam). A five year contract with Pearson was made for the high school entrance exam.

Parents, students and local leaders spoke out including newly elected Senator Steve Chan. (See here)

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Itty Bitty Kitty Needs Fosters and Adopters

If you are interested in fostering or adopting, fill out Itty Bitty Kitty’s form here: www.ittybittykittyny.org

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Peekaboo is Open on 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge

Peekaboo – Kid’s Bounce and Bubble Cafe is open at 8912 – 3rd Avenue. The cafe with the coffee and tea for parents/caregivers is not open yet.

They have a slide and a small bouncing area. This is a nice place is for little children 2-6 years old.

They do birthday parties:

Photo: Kin L

Photo: Kin L

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Blue Honda Stolen From 85th Street – Bay Ridge

A blue Honda Accord was stolen from 85th Street in Bay Ridge. The owner tracked the car and saw it went to the Bronx last night.

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Below Ridge Blvd Was Saved From the City of Yes

Councilman Justin Brannan excluded homes West of Ridge Blvd and Southwest from Marine Avenue in Bay Ridge from the City of Yes. (Shown in pink on the map below)

That includes Justin’s home of course. #Typical Justin Brannan.

City and State’s article says Brannan was the only politician in Southern Brooklyn and one of the few outer borough politicians who supported the City of Yes. (See article)

Justin Brannan knows he is a lousy councilman. He is also a cowardly man. He begins speaking at 21:40 on this video and says, “We landed at a decent place on the City of Yes thanks mostly to your feedback so have a great holiday.”

At this point in the meeting, Josephine Beckman, the manager of Community Board 10 should have shared the truth about what happened with the City of Yes. But she sat there and clapped.

From Video 22:27 (See here)

And smiled.

From Video 22:46 – see here

Half of the community was left out and no one on Community Board 10 said the truth at the meeting. Are they that callous?

Josephine and the CB 10 members that knew should resign! We can see they no longer represent this community.

It’s sad that our neighbors on Community Board 10 didn’t fight for the community of Bay Ridge. They were only fighting for their block not to be included.

Regular people in the community – please think about running for the city council office because we need a real representative that can advocate for the whole community, not just themselves.

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NYC Retirees Won In the Court of Appeals Today

A huge victory in court for all NYC Retirees. The Court of Appeals said NYC can not push retirees on Medicare Advantage. Marianne Pizzitola (the woman in the black and white coat) relentlessly fought for the NYC retirees.

And those politicians who claim that they are pro union – they weren’t supporting the retirees. As you know Bay Ridge residents had to get Justin Brannan on board. Senator Andrew Gounardes never spoke out for the NYC retirees.

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Great Deal at Charmed on 3rd Ave. in Bay Ridge

Charmed By JLM is at 8311 3rd Avenue. This is a great shop for gifts for women.

If you don’t know what to get someone – the owner is very helpful. Ten percent off $50 and 20% off $100 this week from December 17th – 20th.

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