Quaglione’s community activism got early start
John Quaglione took his first steps on the path to becoming a civic do-gooder when he was young. He was 12 years old when he started volunteering to clean Bay Ridge parks, sweep litter from sidewalks and paint yellow lines at fire hydrants while other kids his age were playing baseball.
That community-minded spirit never left Quaglione, who later became president of the Board of Directors at Saint Anselm Catholic Academy and president of the Brooklyn Chapter of the March of Dimes.
He is hoping to parlay his community activism and his knowledge of politics into a seat on the City Council. He is the Republican candidate running against Democrat Justin Brannan in the 43rd Council District, a seat that covers Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights and includes parts of Bensonhurst and Bath Beach.