By Colin Campbell 2/22/12 4:41pm

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This is the sort of thing Councilman Gentile objects to. (Photo: Oxygen)

Brooklyn Councilman to the Oxygen Network: ‘Take This Show Off the Air!’

Bay Ridge Councilman Vinnie Gentile is calling for the Oxygen network to take off the air a new program called, “Brooklyn 11223,” a show that has been called “as trashy as “Jersey Shore.”

Oxygen’s announcement of “Brooklyn 11223″ said the series will offer “a voyeuristic look into the lives of a group of twentysomething friends whose once rock-solid friendships have been torn apart by betrayal.”

The exact nature of the betrayal isn’t completely clear, but Oxygen teases that it will involve “one friend [who] may have betrayed another by seducing a boyfriend.” Read More

By David Freedlander 10/31/11 4:38pm

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Vinnie Gentile Has ‘Challenging Conversation’ With DCCC

Brooklyn City Councilman Vincent Gentile is forging ahead with plans to challenge incumbent Congressman Michael Grimm.

Mr. Gentile  told The Politicker that he had a long conversation with officials from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee last week.

“They set the parameters for me,” he said. “It was a challenging conversation.” Read More