• Show your support for Ferry service by signing the Sunset-Ridge Waterfront Alliance petetion at www.srwalliance.org.

• Visit our District Office at 8703 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209 to pick up the 2008 Alternate Side Parking Calendar. 

• Heavy fines placed on VFW Post, Gentile proposes law for City DOH to provide warnings to certain organizations

Entered City Council: 02/01/2003
Current Term Expires: 12/31/2009

Represents: Bay Ridge; parts of Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, and Bath Beach

Committees: Libraries (Chair), Aging, Cultural Affairs, Finance, Fire & Criminal Justice Services, Public Safety, Waterfronts.

During his tenure as a New York State Senator (1997-2002) and now as a NYC Councilmember, Vincent Gentile has been a consistent and persistent advocate for children and working families, the labor movement, senior citizens, and law enforcement in the City and State.  As senator, he championed the repeal of the sales tax on clothing and shoes, led the effort to establish Universal Pre-K in our schools and was the impetus in expanding the NYS prescription drug program for seniors. 

In the City Council, Gentile has brought millions of dollars of resources into his district for new capital programs for schools, parks, and libraries. As a former assistant district attorney (1985-1996), Mr. Gentile has a strong law enforcement record and last year led the drive to add $12 million to the City budget to purchase upgraded bulletproof vests for NYC police officers. In addition, he has been a leader in the Council on contextual zoning of neighborhoods, thereby preserving the residential character of communities. Gentile has engineered the largest to-date rezoning in Brooklyn, 249 blocks in Bay Ridge and last year added an additional 159 blocks in Dyker Heights.  He has also led the City Council in advocating for comprehensive commuter ferry service in all five boroughs of New York City.

Councilmember Gentile heads a new subcommittee on libraries and in this role has led the way in baselining library funding and adding $42.7 million to the new budget to fund six-day library service in every library branch in every community throughout New York City.  Under current law, Councilmember Gentile may stand for reelection to the City Council and serve through the year 2013.

Feb. 27, 2008-Councilman Gentile Honored Ft. Hamilton Commander for Black History Month

Feb. 21, 2008 Councilman Gentile is joined by Sen. Golden and Rep. Fossella to Reveal State DOH Used Flawed Data In Decision to Close Victory Memorial Hospital

Feb. 12, 2008- Gentile Lauds Speaker Quinn’s Innovative Plan to Develop Five-Borough, Year-Round NYC Ferry System

Feb. 6, 2008-Councilman Gentile and New Yorker Residents Come Together to Pay Elderly Couple’s Unfair Parking Ticket

Jan. 31, 2008-Gentile Rallies to Increase Ferry Service as Part of Congestion Pricing Proposal, Hours Before Commission Votes on Controversial Plan

Jan. 22, 2008-Councilman Gentile Demands City Intervene to Help Struggling Ferry Operators

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Intros (2008)

Int 0690-2008 Requiring the New York city department of education to provide voter registration forms to all eighteen year old students.

Int 0679-2008 Requiring agency budgets and service statements to be published and filed electronically.

Int 0683-2008 Regulating construction operations occurring near landmarks.

Int 0681-2008 Requiring an annual report from the department of citywide administrative services detailing the status of unused city-owned real property.

Int 0680-2008 Repaving Streets

Resolutions