I should start by saying that never in my 4 years of living in Brooklyn, have I ever attended, or even considered attending, a local debate. Like the majority of Brooklynites, or, let’s be honest, people in general, (only 1 in 5 registered voters turned out in 2009), I have never gotten involved in local politics.

I do care about the community. But I tend to refer to a general “they” when discussing policy, in…

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  1. Initially, hearing about Pierson’s theoretical fierceness about fighting the insane development plans in Greenpoint, I thought okay maybe.

    But learning the guy has never voted in a freaking election?

    I’m sorry. No. F that guy. He’s a sack of crap.

    But I hope it lights a proper fire under Levin.

    1. As I understand it, he voted in national election years (2012, 2010, 2008, etc.) but missed the local-only years (2011, 2009, etc). I mean, yeah, it’s not ideal but honestly, not nearly as big a deal as development policy (where Levin has been sooooooo lazy).

  3. About people not voting in local elections: I hope your outrage will also extend to your friends and neighbors who also don’t vote in local elections, insisting that they’re doing the right thing by staying registered in Where-freaking-ever, Iowa. The Hasidim turn out the vote year after year, and therefore their chosen candidates tend to win while your friends moan into their beers about how nothing ever changes. Set them straight, or keep your hypocritical outrage to yourself.

    1. Well said, Teresa. One of the greatest challenges in trying to organize people on any local issue is how to deal with the fact that the political powers can ignore the needs of those they deem to be non-voters. And the fewer voters there are, the easier it is for local politicians to be owned by the bigger political fish who, in turn, are basically owned by Real Estate developers and other power brokers.

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