Gentile kicks off reelection bid
With more than a dash of hilarity, Democratic City Councilmember Vincent Gentile kicked off his final reelection campaign for the post he has held since 2003 during a fundraiser at the Dyker Beach Golf Club on Thursday, March 7.
Highlighted by a customized version of Eight Days a Week, the event featured more than a buffet dinner not only an energized Gentile and supporters gyrating to his campaign song, but also longtime allies Gentile and Borough President Marty Markowitz standing back-to-back, to determine who is actually taller (Markowitz, by a hair or two, to this reporters eye), after Markowitz delivered a spirited endorsement of Gentile.
The reason I want to keep him in office is twofold, noted the borough president. First, hes a superb elected official who serves us well with dignity and honor. The other reason was a mite more personal I dont want to be the shortest male elected official in Brooklyn, Markowitz remarked.