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City Council District 43
Incumbent: Vincent J. Gentile (D, WF)
Challengers: Bob Capano (R, C, I).
Communities: Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bath Beach and Bensonhurst.
Gentile dedicates City Council win to mom
Courier-Life
Council District 43: While southwestern Brooklyn is often a political minefield, the expected battle for the City Council seat in the 43rd district never reached that level, with the Democratic incumbent, Vincent Gentile, scoring an easy victory over his Republican opponent, Bob Capano. Comment.
Gentile beats off Capano
The Brooklyn Paper
Council District 43: It turns out that Republican power in Bay Ridge really is limp. Comment.
Last gasp of the GOP in Bay Ridge?
The Brooklyn Paper
Council District 43: The battle between a Democratic incumbent and a Republican upstart isn’t just a race for Bay Ridge’s Council seat — it’s a litmus test for conservatives in the borough’s longtime right-wing stronghold. Comment.
Gentile, Capano trade barbs in Dyker Heights
Courier-Life
Council District 43: While not exactly Lincoln-Douglass, the recent debate between Democrat incumbent City Councilmember Vincent (The Little Giant) Gentile and Republican Bob (The Grocer) Capano provided entertaining theater and ripe political discourse. Comment.
The calm before the storm: Gentile and Capano chummy in first debate
Courier-Life
Council District 43: With general good humor, 43rd Councilmanic District candidate Bob Capano and City Council incumbent Vincent Gentile conducted their first debate hosted by the Bay Ridge Real Estate Board. Comment.
Borough Park breakfast brings out Brooklyn pols
Courier-Life
Council District 43: Baby kissing, hand shaking, back slapping and good old shmoozing was in the house as several elected officials and citywide candidates woke with the birds to attend a legislative breakfast in Borough Park. Comment.
Rosemarie O’Keefe, GOP stalwart, is dead
The Brooklyn Paper
Council District 43: Rosemarie O’Keefe, the heart and soul of Bay Ridge’s tight-knit Republican community, died of cancer on July 17. She was 65. Comment.
