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NY Times to sue DUMBO biz over logo By Andy Campbell The logo in question is that The Brooklyn Paper EXCLUSIVE of the newspaper that folded in The Old Gray Lady sure is 1966 — a logo-turned-cult-classic cranky! when it was featured on a totally we’re not going to take this shirt down,” hot T-shirt worn by equally hot Jean Lawyers at The New York Times said Elissa Shevinsky, co-owner of the Seberg in Jean-Luc Godard’s French are threatening to sue a DUMBO shirt- three-employee shirt shop at Jay and New Wave classic, “Breathless.” Neigh- printing business, claiming that the Plymouth streets, which received a borhoodies has been remaking and sell- clothing manufacturers have ille- “cease-and-desist” letter from the (sec- ing the hip yellow top for at least two Community Newspaper Group / Andy Campbell gally appropriated the trademarked ond) most recognized news source in years, but now the Times lawyers say The folks from Neighbor hoodies, New York Herald Tribune logo — but the country earlier this month. that their “pending trademark appli- including co-owner Michael De- the owners of Neighborhoodies are “[The Times] doesn’t sell the shirt cation” gives them the ability to sue Zayas, are being threatened by the standing their ground. and they’ve never shown interest in for the rights. New York Times for making “New “We’re tired of being bullied, so the logo.” See TIMES on page 11 York Herald Tribune” T-shirts. Photo by Bess Adler Pier 1’s danger zone With his arrow out, Target is now starting to get back into the swing of things, though he still has a sizeable pucker in his neck. Route into new Brooklyn Bridge Park is full of risk By Andy Campbell The Brooklyn Paper You’re taking your life in your MEAN GOLDEN GOOSE own hands when trying to enter Pier 1 of Brooklyn Bridge Park Streets — and developers say it’ll be at The battle for Brooklyn’s byways Arrow falls out of Target’s least one more week before it’s safe. to the pier — we’ve documented Construction and upgrades at semi-truck drivers slamming on neck — but bird looks fi ne the entrance of the brand new their brakes in front of groups of By Stephen Brown Pier 1 public park at the foot of tourists, elderly women and stroller- pushers dodging SUVs, and even The Brooklyn Paper Old Fulton Street in Brooklyn Heights have cut off the main en- pedestrians who have given up and Target, the Prospect Park goose trance to the greenspace, forc- left the area because they were un- whose arrow-punctured neck wrenched ing pedestrians onto Furman able to find the park’s entrance. animal lovers’ hearts for four days this Street along with semi-trucks, Some of the work in the past week, is on the mend after a harrowing tour buses, and cars. few weeks has been part of an un- rescue operation that galvanized park- “This is terrible,” said Brook- related Department of Transpor- goers pulling for the battered bird. lyn Heights resident Teresa War- tation project on Furman Street, The shocking violence in Brooklyn’s ren, who walked alongside (and and Brooklyn Bridge Park offi- green soul was first reported on June eventually dodged) a tour bus. “It’s cials told us that they had to wait 17, when parkgoers noticed a six-inch absolutely unsafe here.” until after that project to begin arrow protruding from the neck of one Officials at the Empire State their work. of the geese that call the lake home. Development Corporation didn’t Meanwhile, people heading to Within hours, a cadre of Urban Park have an answer to the game of the big new Pier 6 play area at the Rangers were dispatched to wrangle the “Furman Street Frogger,” noting foot of Atlantic Avenue are com- wounded creature — a task that turned only that the work is “expected to plaining of too many near misses out to be quite challenging. Photo by Garey Lewis be finished within two weeks.” with cars entering or exiting the This bird is part goose, part Raspu- Parkgoers were stunned on During the construction — Photo by Paul Martinka Brooklyn–Queens Expressway at tin, it turned out. Wednesday to find a goose with which will apparently yield new GETTING THERE IS NONE OF THE FUN: Construction work around Pier 1 both Congress Street and Atlantic See GOOSE on page 11 an arrow though its neck. benches and an improved entrance in Brooklyn Bridge Park has created dangerous conditions. Avenue (see story page 14). Marty: How about ‘Adopt-a-Pool’? By Gersh Kuntzman to take the watering hole off its the budgetary breach. The Brooklyn Paper budgetary hit list — calling in- The Parks Department has said Call it the “Adopt-a-Pool” pro- stead for an outside corporation that it needs to close the Double- gram. to pony up the $200,000 that the D pool as part of a $2.6-million city says it will save. Borough President Markowitz cut in the agency’s $23.2-million “Somewhere in America or be- “recreation services” budget. made good on a promise to show yond [there is a company that] up in swim trunks on Sunday to would look on this pool and say, Several pool lovers among the Photo by Stefano Giovannini support efforts to open the shut- ‘Let’s save the day, let’s spon- 100 or so gathered at the “Save Borough President Markowitz joined sad kids at a rally to tered Double-D Pool in Gowanus, sor it,’ ” Markowitz said, suggest- Our Summer” rally ( see our save the Double-D pool, but the Beep offered no solution but the Beep did not have a silver ing that an athletic equipment or video at BrooklynPaper.com or except finding a corporation to pony up the cash. bullet solution for getting the city swimsuit manufacturer jump into See POOL on page 13 Cyclones open with Yank bash Photo by Stefano Giovannini UNFORGETTABLE: Ringling Bros. “Illuscination” show By Gersh Kuntzman always good to beat the Yankees,” runs now through Sept. 6. The Brooklyn Paper said Darrell Ceciliani, who is all of The Cyclones started the 2010 sea- 20 years old and has already been an son with a bang over the weekend, tak- impact player this season. “The fans ing two of three from their hated rivals, certainly let us know how important Circus is back the Staten Island Yankees, it is to beat them. But the winning the season opener way we look at it, we want on the road and then chris- to win every game against New Ringling Bros show tening their newly named every team.” ballpark in perfect style. That intensity is com- The first win was a con- ing down from the top this entertains kids of all ages vincing 5–3 victory on the year, thanks to a new skip- Rock, followed by a 9–6 per in the form of former ingling Bros. and win at home. Yes, the Met great Wally Backman, Barnum & Bai- Yankees answered back who certainly knows from R ley hails itself as on Sunday, but the back- Yankee-hating. “The Greatest Show on to-back victories have “I don’t want to put Earth,” but the latest in- Cory Vaughn Photo by Stefano Giovannini energized a team seek- more pressure on the kids carnation of the compa- ing its first New York– by bringing in all that ri- ny’s one-ring venture in Penn League championship since its valry stuff,” the Cyclone skipper told the Lou’s perfect day Coney Island is more like By Thurston Dooley III only title in 2001. cream of the Brooklyn press corps after “The Subtlest Circus on The Clones then swept the Aberdeen Monday night’s win over the visiting Earth.” luscination” show is definitely a Ironbirds, but beating the Baby Bomb- Aberdeen Ironbirds at MCU Park. Brooklyn-born Velvet Underground rocker Lou Reed and his wife, perfor- Mixing small-bore animal acts, solid night of entertainment, but ers was even sweeter. “But it does feel good to beat the mance artist Laurie Anderson, take a walk on the wild side as King Nep- quiet acrobatics and magic — yes, one that’s most enjoyed by the peo- “We know about the rivalry, so it’s See CLONES on page 2 tune and his queen at the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island last Saturday. magic in a circus — the new “Il- See CIRCUS on page 9 NOW OPEN COURT STREET UNION STREET SEVENTH AVE 288 COURT STREET 754-756 UNION STREET 402-404 SEVENTH AVE BTW DEGRAW ST & DOUGLASS ST AT 6TH AVE BTW 12TH AND 13TH ST 718 709 5100 718 203 5152 718 499 4026 2 AWP The Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 June 25–July 1, 2010 BROUGHT TO YOU BY MUNICIPAL CREDIT UNION THE WORLD’S BEST EYE OF THE STORM CYCLONES COVERAGE Cory Vaughn, Jeff Flagg kept Vaughn easily. A passed ball the rally going with an RBI allowed another run. single, and Joe Bonfe capped In the sixth, Vaughn Clones kick off season the inning with a two-RBI, showed off his legs again, Backman is magic Continued from page 1 two-out single.