Justin Brannan and Joe Borelli – All the Times These Two Men Fooled People Into Thinking They Were Doing Something About High Property Taxes

Justin Brannan is home with Covid-19, but the politician continues to write articles pretending to care about the disproportionate property taxes in NYC.
Year after year, Justin Brannan failed to do anything to change the property system because he thinks writing articles in newspapers will fool Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights residents.
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This week….another nonsense Op-Ed from two politicians who failed their communities. (See here) Brannan and Borelli must think Op-Ed means their opportunity to fool you!

August 2020 – Brannan and Borelli put together this word soup in The Daily News. Neither politician took action to get property tax reform before the new bills were released.
July 2020 – Justin Brannan boasted that he and NYC Council lowered our property taxes by $300. Bay Ridge’s property taxes increased AGAIN. (See here)
March 2020 – Brannan published a press release about property taxes, even though he didn’t do anything. (See here)
February 2020 – Brannan and Borelli wrote an article about freezing taxes. They didn’t do anything to freeze the tax besides writing the article. (See here)
January 2020- Brannan praised the property tax commission (See here) EVEN THOUGH THEY RETURNED AN INCOMPLETE REPORT. A new property tax rate was not provides. (Gounardes didn’t do anything when this happened, even though he said he was waiting for de Blasio)

December 2019:
a) The Property Tax Commission didn’t produce a report more than a year and a half after they formed the Property Tax Commission. (See here) Borelli and Brannan did nothing.
b) Brannan and Mayor de Blasio were seen at Tanoreen. By this time Justin Brannan knew property tax reform was not coming. (See here)
c) Brannan and Borelli penned a nonsense article about their dead bill from 2018. The bill went nowhere because it was so flawed. Howard Husock, a policy reform expert wrote an article countering their bill because it would hurt long-time property owners in NYC. (See here) Borelli acknowledged Husock’s article and couldn’t talk his way out of the stupid bill the politicians proposed. (See here) #Pathetic
July 2019 – Borelli fills in for a local radio show host. Brannan appears on the talk show and both talk about The Property Tax Commission that didn’t do anything. (See here)
June 2019 – More than a year after the Property Tax Commission was formed, no one followed up on it. Brannan and Borelli stand outside and have their picture taken. They didn’t invite anyone to this presser. (See here) They also sent out a letter which didn’t receive a reply. (See here)
January 2019 – Brannan told constituents he would help them understand their property tax bill. Nonsense article. (See here)

May 2018 – Justin Brannan recommended the property tax commission.

We believe the commission was formed to buy time instead of reforming the system.

In January 2018, Brannan started work as our Councilman. He put this bill in the first month he was in office. Is that what you elected him to do?
If you want to know who is winning in NYC, go to the NYC Lobbyist Search. (See here) On the left, go to target and type Justin Brannan. Even during Covid-19, Brannan was pushing a drone bill for lobbyists. (See here)
When people in Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights say they NEED A NEW COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE – this is why. People are sick and tired of the same nonsense year after year.

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February 23, 2021Bensonhurst Winter Sunset
Bensonhurst Sunset
— anthony distefano (@antsynth) February 23, 2021
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.#sunset #Brooklyn #NYC #NY1Pic #SonyAlpha #streetphotographer #photography #tuesdayvibe #Tuesday #NewYorkCity #photooftheday pic.twitter.com/e26Rb5HC74
Anthony took this amazing picture in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.
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February 23, 2021Bring on the Robotic Police Dogs!
The Post shared that they are using robotic police dogs in The Bronx. (See here)
While robots can’t replace the police, it might help in areas where we have no patrols and there has been a rise in crime.
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February 23, 2021Apartment Buildings on 100th Street and 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge

Two six story apartment buildings are being built on 3rd Avenue between 99th and 101st Street.
Four homes were demolished for this development.

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February 23, 2021Community Board 10 Meeting 2/22
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February 23, 2021Avoid the Bay Ridge Avenue Station If You Can
A Bay Ridge resident shared on social media that there were a lot of hypodermic needles at the Bay Ridge Avenue Station.
Last Thursday around 3:30 pm, a 68 year old man was attacked. (See police video below)
?WANTED for ROBBERY: On 2/18/21 at approx. 3:30 PM, on the staircase of the Bay Ridge Avenue ‘R’ subway station @NYPD68PCT Brooklyn. A suspect punched a 68-year-old male vic multiple times and took his wallet. Any info call or DM NYPDTips at 800-577-TIPS. Reward up to $2,500. pic.twitter.com/G8J6HwONfk
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) February 23, 2021
The 68-year old man was exiting the Bay Ridge Avenue train station when he was approached by a man who punched him in the face and body and then took his wallet.
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February 23, 2021Silver Rav Stolen on 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge
Right before 11:00 pm tonight, a Silver Rav 4 was stolen from 77th and 5th Avenue (See Citizen App)
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February 22, 2021Christina Holton St. Kits is Missing Girl from Staten Island

Christina Holton St. Kits is missed by her mother.

She placed signs all over Brooklyn!

Christina has been missing from her home in Staten Island since Monday, February 15, 2021 (the signs says February 14th). Very short story here

Christina is 12 years old.

Christina, If you see this – call your mother. Just let her know you are okay.
If you see Christina, please call 911 or 1800-577-TIPS.
Prayers for her fast return.
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February 22, 2021Bay Ridge Attorney Accused of Throwing a Molotov Cocktail is Offered a Plea Deal

Urooj Rahman, an attorney from Bay Ridge was accused of an incident during a George Floyd protest this Summer.
The Post reported that Rahman and the other attorney involved were offered plea deals. (See here)
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February 22, 2021Embrace Winter Festival on 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge 2/27 and 2/28

This weekend is the Embrace Winter Festival on 3rd Avenue from 1:00 – 3:00 pm.
Many businesses are participating and each area on the avenue has some nice activities for children.
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February 22, 202168th Precinct Meeting 2/23

The 68th Precinct is having a meeting on Tuesday, February 23rd.
It’s strange that the NCO’s haven’t taken these meetings online. I guess they don’t want to get too much input.
These would be my NCOs. I couldn’t even tell you what they look like because they aren’t in the area.
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February 22, 2021DA Gonzalez Addresses the “Surge in Gun Violence with a Gun Buy Bay

Tonight during the Community Board 10 Meeting, Nancy Lulu from District Attorney, Eric Gonzalez’ office spoke about the “Surge of Gun Violence.”
Gonzalez’s solution was a gun buy back event. People returned 48 guns during the event.
Nancy Lulu forgot to tell Bay Ridge that these events don’t happen in this area or anywhere close by. People aren’t going to travel miles away to turn in guns, especially during the Winter.
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