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# Gentile Hits Up Mayor For A Job
- URL: https://bklyner.com/gentile-turns-to-mayor-for-a-job-bensonhurst/
- Published: 2016-02-12T21:05:13.000Z
- Updated: 2016-02-12T21:56:35.000Z
- Author: Rachel Silberstein
- Tags: Bensonhurst, Nonsponsored, Politics, Western Brooklyn, bill de blasio, City Council, daniel donovan, Justin Brannan, term limits, travis lamprecht, Vincent Gentile, #wp

![Courtesy of Councilman Vincent Gentile/Facebook](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Vincent-gentile.jpg)

Courtesy of Councilman Vincent Gentile/Facebook

Councilman Vincent Gentile, a rare [third-term politician](/editorial-having-won-third-term-councilman-gentile-must-bring-home-the-bacon/) representing Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, and Bensonhurst, has been hitting up Mayor Bill de Blasio for a job before the end of his final stint in office, [reports the New York Post](http://nypost.com/2016/02/12/three-term-councilman-begging-de-blasio-for-a-new-job/?ref=bklyner.com):

> Democratic City Councilman Vincent Gentile of Bay Ridge — who voted with the rest of his colleagues last week to boost their salaries by $36,000 yearly to $148,500 — is lobbying hard for a golden parachute before his third four-year term expires at the end of 2017.

> The sources said Gentile is trying to cash in on his repeated endorsements of de Blasio — including in the 2013 mayoral Democratic primary.

> “It’s gotten so bad that he’s begun recommending some staffers look for new jobs,” said a City Hall source. “I don’t get why he’s telling anyone who’ll listen he wants out.

Last year, Gentile [ran for congress](/gentile-donovan-lane-trade-barbs-bay-ridge-debate/) against former Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan for the 11th District seat — left vacant by disgraced former Representative Michael Grimm — [and lost](/donovan-wins-congressional-seat-in-special-election/#.Vr5CUpMrKT8).

It’s worth noting that Gentile’s former spokesperson and right-hand man Justin Brannan recently left his post to accept a position at the city’s Department of Education.

“It is not uncommon for people in his position to see what the next steps \[potentially\] are for their careers,” Gentile spokesman Travis Lamprecht told the Post, adding that the councilman remains committed to serving his constituents.

For God’s sake, will someone give the man a job?