Small but vocal crowd gathers outside Golden’s office to protest ‘ghetto drug’ remark
In the modern era of social media, when an off-hand comment can turn into a major political gaffe, one veteran Republican politician from Bay Ridge is catching heat.
The remark, made by state Sen. Marty Golden (R-Bay Ridge-Southwest Brooklyn) to the Brooklyn Eagle in an article published on Jan. 23, has since angered a portion of his constituency.
“It’s not a ghetto drug,” Golden said of opioids. “It’s happening to doctors’ kids.”