Southwest Brooklyn continues to fight impending bag fee
Southwest Brooklyn continues to be up in arms over the five cent fee for plastic and paper carryout bags at supermarkets that is slated to be implemented starting Wednesday, February 15.
On Tuesday, January 17, the Senate passed a bill sponsored by Boro Park State Senator Simcha Felder and supported by a bevy of local pols including Assemblymembers Peter Abbate and Nicole Malliotakis and State Senator Marty Golden, to stop the city bag fee law from being implemented 42-18, but the state Assembly has not yet taken up the matter.
To put the pressure on, a press conference was held by the Brooklyn Young Republicans and City Council candidate Bob Capano, on Sunday, January 22 outside Foodtown, 9105-27 Third Avenue, imploring Bay Ridge residents to contact state legislators to put a stop to the fee, and calling out Councilmember Brad Lander — who represents Park Slope and Carroll Gardens — who sponsored the bag fee bill.