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Gentile Echoes Call For Verrazano Relief, Says Bridge Toll Reveals “Tale Of Two Boroughs”

The following is a press release from the offices of Councilman Vincent Gentile. Earlier this morning, State Senator Marty Golden issued a similar demand [/golden-calls-for-expansion-of-verrazano-bridge-toll-discount-to-non-si-residents/] . Today Governor Andrew Cuomo announces a long-awaited deal which will give Staten Island E-ZPass holders a big toll break on the Verrazano Bridge – a deal

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Community Board 11’s Meeting: Graffiti And The Law Of The Gavel

Community Board 11 met last night. As no resolutions or proposals were in the agenda, the members of the board discussed various community issues. Chairman of the Community Board Bill Guarinello started the meeting off as he usually does, by hitting his gavel, just like one you might see on

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Gentile Reflects On Superstorm Sandy, One Year Later

Councilman Vincent Gentile, Source: council.nyc.govThe following is an unaltered press release from the offices of Councilman Vincent Gentile: A year ago on October 28, I spent the day visiting senior centers, on calls with the Office of Emergency Management and touring temporary hurricane shelters that were being set

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Qing Chen, Man Who Rescued Baby Who Plunged From 18th Ave Window, Honored By Bensonhurst Officials And Borough President

From left to right, Assemblyman Peter Abbate, honoree Qing Chen, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Councilman Vincent Gentile (Photo by Kathryn Kirk via Stefan Ringel)When baby Ayana was spotted crawling on an awning on 18th Avenue [/baby-who-crawled-out-of-window-rescued/], Qing Chen sprung to action, climbed out onto the awning and

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Gentile Helps Clean The Light Fixtures In P.S. 186

Councilman Vincent Gentile. (Source: nyccouncil.tumblr.com)Councilman Vincent Gentile secured a deal that would make classrooms in P.S. 186 (7601 19th Avenue) safer by removing PCBs from light fixtures before the start of the next school year, according to a press release. PCBs are a carcinogenic chemical used

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Golden Deputy Chief Of Staff Quaglione To Take On Gentile In Council Race

Republic City Council candidate John Quaglione. Source: FacebookRepublican John Quaglione opened his City Council campaign against Democratic incumbent Vincent Gentile with some heated rhetoric, according to a report [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/bay-ridge-council-race-already-heating-2013-03-12-191500] by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. “Our current council member has failed,” the publication reported Quaglione telling

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Southern BK Pols Make Last Ditch Attempt To Stop Verrazano Toll Hikes On Eve Of Vote

Source: wallyg via FlickrTomorrow, the board of the MTA will cast their votes on raising tolls on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to a whopping $15 – and local pols are fuming. State Senator Marty Golden, Congressman Michael Grimm and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis issued a joint statement to the board and its chairman,

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Hero Cops Who Talked Man Off Verrazano Bridge Get Their Due

When a distraught man was threatening to jump from the ledge of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge on July 23, it took the quick thinking and compassion of two police officers, who spoke the man’s native Cantonese, to talk him out of ending his life. Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Officer

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The Arrival Of The Long-Awaited Bensonhurst Greenmarket

Source: Nino Barbieri via Wikimedia CommonsCouncilman Vincent Gentile and GrowNYC [http://www.grownyc.org/] are thrilled to announce the grand opening of the long-awaited Sunday Bensonhurst Greenmarket. The market will be located in Milestone Park on 18th Avenue between 81st and 82nd Streets. It will be open every Sunday from

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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

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Third Avenue Pedestrian Mall Shot Down

by nafmo via flickrCommunity Board 10 voted against closing Third Avenue in Bay Ridge to traffic for 6 nights during the final weeks of summer. At least until the plan’s sponsors can address traffic and parking concerns. According to YourNabe.com, around 200 people showed up at the meeting,

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Kruger's Sexual Orientation Questioned

Gay rights advocates are "outing" Kruger, alleging he is a closeted homosexual. From the Daily News: > After voting “no” on the gay marriage bill yesterday, Sen. Carl Kruger exited the Senate chamber and walked straight into the buzzsaw that was Allen Roskoff and Corey Johnson. > The