Bay Ridge council race already heating up
The race for Bay Ridge’s City Council seat began in earnest as incumbent Democrat Vincent Gentile and his two Republican challengers, John Quaglione and Andy Sullivan, held fundraisers and began campaigning for votes.
The contest is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched in the city, since Gentile, who has been in office for a decade, is one of the few council veterans eligible to run for another term. He first won the seat in the 43rd Council District in a special election in February of 2003. The district also includes Dyker Heights and parts of Bensonhurst.
Quaglione, deputy chief of staff to state Sen. Marty Golden (R-C-Bay Ridge-southern Brooklyn), and Sullivan, a construction supervisor, are both vying for the Republican Party’s nomination to run against Gentile in November.