Vincent J. Gentile
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Vincent J. Gentile is a member of the New York City Council representing District 43, which comprises portions of Dyker Heights, as well as the Southwest Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bensonhurst, Bay Ridge, and Dyker Heights.
He was elected to the City Council in a special election held in 2003 to fill the seat vacated by former City Councilman Martin J. Golden.
Gentile chairs the Libraries Committee on the Council, and serves on the Aging, Cultural Affairs, Finance, and Public Safety committees.
Gentile first won public office in 1998, when he was able to capitalize upon internal divisions within the Republican Party and win a three-way race for the 22nd District in the New York State Senate. He would go on to serve three terms before being defeated by then City Councilman Martin J. "Marty" Golden in 2002.
In 2004, John Martin-a member of Councilman Gentile's staff-filed a complaint with the City Council alleging that he had been subjected to unwanted sexual advances while working for Gentile. Gentile strenuously denied the allegations, referring to them as "frivolous and absurd claims."
Prior to his involvement in electoral politics Gentile was a prosecutor in the District Attorney's office for eight years.
He has a B.A. from Fordham University and a J.D. from Cornell University.
