The following is a press release from the office of City Councilman Vincent Gentile:
CITY HALL – At yesterday’s Stated Meeting, Councilman Vincent J. Gentile joined his colleagues led by Council Speaker Christine Quinn to authorize a study into the feasibility of burying overhead power lines underground in order to keep New Yorkers safe during severe weather emergencies. Continue reading »
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The following is a press release from the office of Councilman Vincent Gentile:
BAY RIDGE – Do you have questions about your property taxes? Want to know how you can appeal them?
Councilman Vincent J. Gentile invites you to a presentation and Q&A on “How To Appeal Your Property Taxes”.
Have your questions about your property taxes answered by the Honorable Kirk P. Tzanides, Commissioner of the New York City Tax Commission.
Monday, February 11th at 7:30 PM at Our Lady of Angels Auditorium (7320 4th Avenue). Parking will be available in the OLA lot – you can enter the parking lot via 74th Street.
For more information, call Councilman Gentile’s office (718) 748-5200, extension 203.
City Councilman Vincent Gentile represents Council District 43, which includes Bay Ridge, as well as parts of Dyker Heights, Bath Beach, and Bensonhurst.
From Huffington Post:
In a current job posting on The People Place, a job recruiting website for the telecommunications, aerospace/defense and engineering industries, an anonymous electronics company in Angleton, Texas, advertises for a “Quality Engineer.” Qualifications for the job are the usual: computer skills, oral and written communication skills, light to moderate lifting. But red print at the bottom of the ad says, “Client will not consider/review anyone NOT currently employed regardless of the reason.”
The following is a press release from the office of City Councilman Vincent Gentile:
CITY HALL – Tomorrow the New York City Council will pass legislation providing a private cause of action for those unlawfully discriminated against on the basis of being unemployed – the first law of its kind in the nation.
Intro 814-A will prohibit employers from using a person’s employment status in a hiring decision and from posting job advertisements that require applicants to be currently employed. The bill has the strong support of City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer as well as the National Employment Law Project, which is a national advocacy organization for employment rights of lower-wage workers. Continue reading »
At a public hearing yesterday on Staten Island, City Councilman Vincent Gentile spoke out against a proposed Verrazano Bridge toll hike, and called on MTA officials to waive tolls for Hurricane Sandy relief workers driving in from Brooklyn.
At the meeting, which took place at the College of Staten Island [2800 Victory Boulevard], Gentile expanded on the argument that the so-called Staten Island discount should apply to Bay Ridge residents. Continue reading »
Image source: Joe Shlabotnik via Flickr.
There are at least two reasons why, whether you’re registered as a Democrat or Republican, it’s probably a good idea to get to the polls today.
The first reason is a three way Democratic judicial primary for Brooklyn Civil Court judge between Charles Finkelstein, Theresa M. Ciccotto, and Steven Z. Mostofsky.
While Mostofsky’s website announced his endorsement by City Councilman David Greenfield, Ciccotto has racked up endorsements from several local polls, including Assemblyman Peter Abbate, Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny, and Councilman Vincent Gentile, as well as the informal endorsement of several members of the Bay Ridge Democrats.
On the GOP side of things, there is an exciting primary contest for New York State’s 46th Assembly District between Republicans Tom McCarthy and Lucretia Regina-Potter. The winner will go on to debate, and eventually face, incumbent Democrat Alec Brook-Krasny in November.
You can confirm your polling site by either visiting vote.nyc.ny.us, or by calling 1-(866)-VOTE-NYC.
The polls close a 9 p.m. which should give most people plenty of time, so get out there and vote today!
The last time we checked in on the 5th Avenue food cart battle, elected officials including Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and City Councilman Vincent Gentile had begun to weigh in. Then Brooklyn Paper’s Will Bredderman reported the news that Sammy Kassen – who doesn’t actually have a vendor permit, was renting his Middle Eastern Halal Cart from the permit holder which, according to city law, is illegal.
But that didn’t stop the Vendy Awards – an annual rundown of the best mobile food vendors in NYC, from naming Kassen the “Most Heroic Vendor” of 2012 for defending his turf from an alliance of brick and mortar businesses organized by Lone Star Bar owner Tony Gentile [no relation to Councilman Gentile] called Save Our Streets. Continue reading »
Image source: wayne’s eye view via Flickr.
The following is a press release from the office of City Councilman Vincent Gentile:
BAY RIDGE – Councilman Vincent J. Gentile applauded Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today for setting aside $3 million in funding through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to assist low-income New Yorkers whose health issues pose a medical emergency during the hot months of summer.
“Last winter I was proud to team up with Governor Cuomo and the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to make my Bay Ridge office an official HEAP Headquarters,” Councilman Gentile said. “We were able to provide assistance to many people – helping them pay their electricity, propane, natural gas, wood, oil, kerosene, coal, or any other heating fuel during the cold winter months. It only makes sense that we would team up again in the summer to keep these same low-income New Yorkers cool and safe.” Continue reading »
Image Source: Joe Shlabotnik via Flickr
With the MTA’s financial picture looking rosier – and with service restoration finally on this year’s budget agenda – local pols, as well as Bay Ridge drivers, are requesting a slice of the proverbial pie.
State Senator Marty Golden put out a press release yesterday calling on MTA officials to consider extending a version of the so-called Staten Island discount on Verrazano Bridge tolls to Brooklyn commuters. Continue reading »
Filthy lucre (Image source: 401(K) 2012 via Flickr).
Could 250 grand stand in the way of an end to the ConEd lockout?
Last night the Wall Street Journal’s Jacob Gershman and Anjali Athavaley reported that Consolidated Edison has gifted $250,000 to The Committee To Save New York, a pro-Governor Andrew Cuomo lobbying group that’s come under recent scrutiny regarding a $2 million donation it received from gambling interests. Continue reading »
Image of Con Edison building courtesy of Stig Nygaard.
The following is a press release from the office of City Councilman Vincent Gentile:
COUNCILMAN GENTILE STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH UWUA LOCAL 1-2; COMMENDS SPEAKER QUINN FOR DEMANDING CONED FIND SOLUTION TO LABOR DISPUTE
BAY RIDGE– Struggling with its first work stoppage in nearly three decades, while desperately trying to keep the electricity grid running during a July heat wave, ConEd has deployed 5,000 of its managers to stand in for the nearly 8,500 unionized workers who were dismissed on July 1 after contract talks broke down.
At least three managers have already been seriously injured trying to do the work of regular field workers while services such as meter readings and customer service walk-in centers have almost all been completely shut down.
Earlier today, Speaker Christine C. Quinn released a letter calling on ConEd to resume negotiations with UWUA Local 1-2 without the lockout. The letter urges ConEd to place the protection of New Yorkers as its highest priority and resolve the dispute without further delay.
“Let me be clear. Your actions do not have my support,” Speaker Quinn writes Continue reading »