Councilman Vincent Gentile

Bensonhurst

EXCLUSIVE: $6.5 Million In Renovations Coming To Bensonhurst Park

Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanAfter years of tireless advocacy from neighbors, elected officials [/pols-slam-parks-department-mayors-office-for-neglect-of-bensonhurst-park/#.V64rWJMrKSM] , and this news site [/bensonhurst-park-god-awful-state-disrepair-photos/#.V64xf5MrKSM], the long neglected Bensonhurst Park [https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/bensonhurst-park] on Cropsey Avenue and Bay Parkway is about to get the ambitious overhaul it deserves. Over the

Gentile Calls On MTA To Repair R Line, Claims Agency Has $1 Billion Surplus

The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has money to burn, according to Councilman Vincent Gentile. Citing a $1 billion surplus, the councilman is calling on the MTA to put the money towards the R line, which he says is “suffering from drastic dysfunction and neglect.” “I am glad to know that

Congress

Donovan Wins Congressional Seat In Special Election

Photo by Dan Donovan for Congress ["https://www.facebook.com/DanDonovanSI/photos/pb.584345048364491.-2207520000.1430743885./639312992867696/?type=1&theater</a] The numbers are in. Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan sailed to victory over opponent Councilman Vincent Gentile in last night’s special election. Republican Donovan

Bensonhurst

Gentile Supports Overseas Tax To Fund Highway Trust Fund

Source: NYC.GOVIn the wake of a report [/three-structurally-unsound-belt-parkway-bridges-are-also-most-heavily-travelled/] that found several heavily utilized bridges in our area to be structurally unsound, Councilman Vincent Gentile has declared support for a plan that would tax overseas company profits to fund the at-risk federal Highway Trust Fund (HTF) – which sponsors a large

11th Congressional District

Gentile Seen As Most Likely Democratic Contender For Grimm’s Vacant Seat

Courtesy of CM Vincent Gentile.Councilman Vincent Gentile is widely perceived as being the most likely Democratic contender to face off with Staten Island prosecutor Daniel Donovan for Congressman Michael Grimm’s now vacant congressional seat, reports Will Bredderman [http://observer.com/2015/01/with-cusick-out-of-contention-eyes-turn-to-gentile-to-fill-grimm-seat/] in the New York Oberserver:

clothing bins

City Council Passes Bill Cracking Down On Illegal Clothing Donation Bins

The City Council passed a bill cracking down on illegal clothing donation bins Thursday. The law – proposed by Councilman Vincent Gentile [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/08/gentile-bill-crack-illegal-clothing-donation-bins-wins-support-mayor-council-colleagues/] – penalizes organizations that put drop-off bins on the street with no intention of giving the collected garments to the needy. The bill

7301 fort hamilton pkwy

NYC Taxation Commish To Answer All Your Property Tax Questions

City Councilman Vincent Gentile invites residents who have questions about their property taxes and how to appeal them to a presentation and Q&A on “How To Appeal Your Property Taxes,” this Tuesday, February 25 at 7:30 p.m. inside the auditorium of William McKinley Intermediate School, 7301

7320 4th ave

NYC Taxation Commish Answers Your Property Tax Questions

Have your questions about your property taxes answered by Hon. Kirk P. Tzanides, commissioner of the New York City Tax Commission, during a presentation and Q&A sponsored by City Councilman Vincent J. Gentile. “How To Appeal Your Property Taxes” will be held February 11, at 7:30 p.

Councilman Vincent Gentile

Councilman Gentile Holds Gun Control Press Conference

Source: William AlatristeFrom the offices of Councilman Vincent Gentile: It was the Irish statesman Edmund Burke who so famously said: “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” And in the wake of the massacre in Newtown, Connecticut those words have never been

ballots

Board Of Elections Votes To Increase Font Size On November Ballots Following Insistence From Local Pols

Council Members Jumaane Williams, Vincent Gentile Jumaane Williams and Letitia James. Source: The offices of Vincent GentileThe latest initiative from Council Members Jumaane Williams, Letitia James and Vincent Gentile is a victory for those with bad eyesight. Councilman Gentile called on the Board of Elections to correct a problem he

Bayonne Bridge

E-Z Pass Discount On Bridge Tolls Announced For Brooklyn Residents

Source: davidpb145 via FlickrRecently, Governor Andrew Cuomo gave Staten Island E-Z Pass holders a discount on the Goethels Bridge, Bayonne Bridge, and Outerbridge Crossing. Local politicians like Vincent Gentile and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis responded by asking the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, “What about Brooklyn?” Today, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis is

86th street

Gentile Calls For New Food Cart Rules In Southwest Brooklyn

The following is a press release from the office of City Councilman Vincent Gentile: COUNCILMAN GENTILE CALLS TO REGULATE FOOD VENDORS IN SOUTHWEST BROOKLYN BAY RIDGE – The traditional brick and mortar shops are taking a beating and losing their customers to the restaurants on wheels who do not play by