Tong enters crowded field in Bay Ridge council race
The race to succeed Councilmember Vincent Gentile is becoming more crowded by the day. In the latest development, Nancy Tong, the Democratic district leader in the 47th Assembly District (AD), threw her hat into the ring.
Gentile, who has represented the 43rd Council District (Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Bensonhurst) since 2003, cannot run for re-election this year because of New York City’s term limits law.
Tong, who is the first Asian-American to be a Democratic district leader in Brooklyn, is the protégé of William Colton, the Democratic assemblymember who represents the 47th AD. Tong is also a close ally of Councilmember Mark Treyger, who represents the council district next door to Gentile’s. Treyger’s district covers Coney Island and Gravesend and includes parts of Bensonhurst.