Bay Ridge council candidates reach out to progressives
With opposition to President Donald Trump by left-leaning Americans showing no signs of slowing down, the four Democrats running in the party’s primary for the City Council seat representing Bay Ridge are all attempting to tap into this energy by reaching out to progressive voters in the district.
Rev. Khader El-Yateem, Justin Brannan and Kevin Peter Carroll made appearances at Meet the Candidates events sponsored by the organization South Brooklyn Progressive Resistance (SBPR) on successive Tuesdays and Nancy Tong is scheduled to speak at the group’s next meetings.
Brannan spoke at a SBPR gathering at Lobo Loco Mexican Cantina on Third Avenue on April 25 and answered questions from the audience issues like education, transportation, affordable housing and skyrocketing commercial rents.