Gentile backs historic district status for ‘Doctor’s Row’
An effort by Bay Ridge residents to have their street declared a historic district by the de Blasio administration is getting a big assist from Councilmember Vincent Gentile, who has come out in favor of the idea.
In a letter to Meenakshi Srinivasan, chairman of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, Gentile wrote that he fully supports the proposal by the Bay Ridge Parkway 400 Block Association to have the city designate the block as a historic district.
The street of Bay Ridge Parkway between Fourth and Fifth avenues is known throughout the neighborhood as “Doctor’s Row” because of the numerous doctors’ offices located there.