Author Archive
Justin Brannan
represents the 43rd Council District in Brooklyn and is a Lindsay Fellow at the City University of New York.
Nonprofits
Opinion
Opinion: Nonprofits keep New York running, but the city’s pushing them off a cliff
The city’s failure to pay nonprofit contractors on time is harming the social safety net.
- By Justin Brannan and Althea Stevens
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: ‘Project 2025’ would be a disaster for Brooklyn
The far-right campaign platform would roll back decades of progress on issues from health care to education to labor rights, making most New Yorkers worse off.
- By Justin Brannan
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New York City needs help to convert unused offices to housing
State law limits residential buildings' floor area ratio, complicating office conversions.
- By Justin Brannan, Rafael Salamanca Jr. and Kevin Riley
Opinion
Opinion: Being anti-GOP isn’t the answer for Democrats
New York is not the cobalt blue bastion we think it is.
- By Justin Brannan
New York City
Opinion
Pass permanent authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
Congress should help all current and future victims of 9/11 once and for all by passing permanent authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act, write New York City Councilman Justin Brannan and Policeman's Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch.
- By Justin Brannan and Patrick Lynch
Eric Adams
Opinion
How NYC can take a bite out of climate change
New York City can fight climate change by minimizing meat’s carbon footprint.
- By Eric Adams and Justin Brannan
New York City
Opinion
To crack down on illegal hotels, regulate Airbnb
A New York City Council bill would help enforce the law against illegal hotel conversions.
- By Justin Brannan