Brooklynite may be candidate in election to replace Grimm
Another Brooklynite may be the Democrats’ candidate in the race to replace disgraced former Congressmember Michael Grimm.
With Staten Island Assemblymember Michael Cusick making the decision not to run for the bi-borough seat in the 11th C.D. vacated by Grimm after the latter’s guilty plea on a charge of tax evasion, Democrats may be forced to look to this side of the Narrows to find a candidate, choosing between Councilmember Vincent Gentile and Assemblymember Bill Colton.
Gentile, who is in his last term in the City Council, declined to speak with this newspaper about the subject. However, his spokesperson, Justin Brannan, contended that Gentile – despite the fact that Brooklyn represents only about 30 percent of the district – would make a strong candidate should he get the nod.