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BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260–2500 • Brooklyn, NY • ©2011 BROOKLYN HEIGHTS–DOWNTOWN EDITION AWP/12 pages • Vol. 34, No. 4 • January 28–February 3, 2011 • FREE INCLUDING DUMBO HELL–ICOPTERS Red Hook fi ghts choppers diverted from Heights By Gary Buiso plan, the city’s Economic Devel- areas, but did not provide a flight The Brooklyn Paper opment Corporation, which over- path at press time. Not in my big sky! sees helicopter traffic, negotiated “We are actively working to Red Hook residents are furious a deal with sightseeing companies minimize the impact of helicop- at increased helicopter traffic over last April to reduce about 30 per- ter noise on Brooklyn residents the long-put-upon neighborhood cent of flights from that Lower by making sure that helicopters — a result of the choppers being Manhattan helipad. stay within the route,” said Julie diverted from tonier Brooklyn But the city is now allowing Wood, a development corpora- Heights and DUMBO. choppers to fly along the coast of tion spokeswoman. “They look at our neighbor- Red Hook so they can avoid flying That’s not good enough for hood and say, ‘What can we do over Governors Island — which is residents such as Peebles, who here next?’ ” said Sue Peebles, a uninhabited but has a school and said the waterfront neighbor- Beard Street resident. other cultural attractions. hood is once again getting the The noisy situation is collat- Residents say they’re observ- shaft, as it has been besieged by eral damage from the 2009 clo- ing up to five more chopper passes land (in the form of truck traf- sure of a heliport on Manhat- each day, double previous obser- fic and hazardous roadways), sea Photo Callan by Tom tan’s West Side. That shutdown vations. ( thanks to toxic fumes belched forced more air traffic to a Lower “It disturbs our baby during out by cruise ships), and now air Snow worries Manhattan location, filling the nap time, and our dogs go nuts from helicopters.

skies over Brooklyn Heights and Photo by Stefano Giovannini with the noise,” said Coffey Street “At first, I thought the cops were The heavy snowfall this winter has caused some adult headaches, but Bay Ridgites An- DUMBO with choppers. Red Hook resident Sue resident Gordon Terry. looking for someone who commit- drew Udov, 7 and Daniel Hanin, 10, enjoyed the white stuff on Sunday in Owl’s Head After critics in those neighbor- Peebles says that helicopter The city contends the route ted a crime,” she said. “But these Park. But look out, lads, there’s danger ahead. See page 2. hoods demand an amended flight noise is making her crazy. does not include any residential are much more ubiquitous.” Lofty ambitions Backman out Tenants seek city protection, get ‘harassed’ instead Cyclones skipper promoted By Gersh Kuntzman By Aaron Short the state’s loft law, tenants say. countermotion, which will be heard The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn Paper The law allows residents to remain on Feb. 9 A Williamsburg landlord is pressur- in the building, even though it was il- “[My neighbor] has no water,” said Wally Backman, who became the ing her tenants into leaving the con- legally converted to apartments — if David Opdyke, a tenant in one of 16 most-popular manager in Brook- verted former factory so she can turn the landlord agrees, which Gora-Fried- units in the building. “We don’t know lyn Cyclones history even though

the building into a luxury residence, man did not. what to do about that. They’re start- Photo by Stefano Giovannini he fell short in last year’s playoffs, tenants say. Instead, she went to court demand- ing to play hardball.” David Opdyke and Kimberlae will not get a chance to finish the

Mona Gora-Friedman started harass- ing their eviction and cut off one ten- The seven-story former noodle fac- Saul, with their kids Zoe, 2, and job, as the Mets organization has Photo by George Napolitano ing residents of her building at 338 Berry ant’s water. tory is emerging as the latest test of the Quinn, 7, say they are being ha- See BACKMAN on page 2 He will be missed. St. after they filed for protection under The tenants have since filed a See LOFT on page 9 rassed by their landlord.

Police officers arrived and collared the man, whom they identified as Jade Uribe. One cop called it a “petty lar- ceny gone wrong.” The art of the steal The two felonies charges could put art-loving Uribe in a rather dour prison Thief swipes drawing off Greenpoint gallery wall for four years, according to the District Attorney’s office. That said, Nederpelt By Aaron Short Nederpelt said he had noticed that a It was a scene that resembled HBO’s said he would not press charges since he The Brooklyn Paper 36-year-old man had been admiring the “The Wire,” artist Chuck Webster told got the drawing back that night. This piece of artwork was beatiful drawing a little too closely at around Art and Auction. “I’m over it,” said Nederpelt. “The enough to steal — and someone did. 8:55 pm, just as the Freeman Avenue “A bunch of people ran out of the drawing is back up, there was no dam- gallery was about to close. gallery, and there was shouting and age. These things happen. We’re liv- A thief swiped a Ridley Howard Suddenly, the man ripped the $1,200 a real sense of urgency,” said Web- ing in New York City.” drawing right off the wall of Green- drawing off the wall and bolted. Other art ster. “They surrounded the car. [The “Rules of Engagement” at Allan point’s Allan Nederpelt gallery on Jan. lovers gave chase and cornered the sus- suspect] got out of the car after a few Nederpelt Gallery, [60 Freeman St.

Photo by Stefano Giovannini 14 just as an opening night party was pect near a taco truck at Franklin Street. minutes and was immediately grabbed at Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint, Corky Lamm reflects upon the Ridley Howard drawing that was sto- winding down, gallery Director Mar- Howard personally recovered the draw- and pushed up against the fence. It was (718) 928-4999]. Open week ends len from Greenpoint’s Allan Nederpelt Gallery last week. tin Nederpelt said this week. ing and returned it to the gallery. quite surreal.” through Feb. 13. Forgotten hero SAFETY FIRST Vince Lombardi — football legend and boro City: PPW bike lane is working great By Gary Buiso native son — kept on ice in Sheepshead Bay The Brooklyn Paper Accidents have plummeted By Laura Gottesdiener apparently forgotten hero. dramatically since the installa- for The Brooklyn Paper Watch our “I’ve never seen the plaque. tion of the controversial Pros- The Jets are out of the running, podcast at I’ve never even heard about it,” pect Park West bike lane in the but Brooklynites could still enjoy BrooklynPaper.com said Brian Feldman, 34, a res- spring, new city data reveals. a piece of Super Bowl glory — ident and mailman in Sheep- The statistics, part of a study that is, if they weren’t too busy shead Bay. released by the Department of

stepping on it. to fame — was hidden under a The now-defunct Sheepshead Community Newspaper Group / Laura Gottesdiener Transportation last week, com- A tribute to Brooklyn native layer of snow in an unmarked Bay Chamber of Commerce in- John Russo points out long- pares post-lane data to police Vince Lombardi — inarguably the Sheepshead Bay traffic triangle stalled the plaque near the cor- forgotten tribute to Brook- accident data for the average of Iris Weinshall Norman Steisel borough’s greatest football claim on Monday, a forgotten spot to an See LOMBARDI on page 9 lyn’s own Vince Lombardi. three prior years (2007–2009) between July 1 and Dec. 31. It found: • Crashes are down from an LANE PAINS average of 30 in six months to 25, or 16 percent. Hipster cigs? • Crashes that cause inju- Former offi cials say city ries are down from 5.3 in six months to two, a whopping Our columnist hates the new 63-percent drop. is lying about bike lane • Before the project, a crash By Natalie O’Neill to Mayor Bloomberg’s con- ‘Williamsburg’-style Camels was twice as likely to include The Brooklyn Paper troversial Prospect Park West an injury. bike lane. same as normal Camels. • Injuries to all street users Two former top city offi- cials — including an ex–Trans- One day after the Depart- CNG / Andy Campbell And I know — I’ve long dropped 21 percent. Campbell’s portation Commissioner who ment of Transportation an- PS 9 student Joaquin Nevares really doesn’t want a been loyal, though now be- The data also found that since emphasized car travel over nounced last week that the charter school to move into his elementary space. Soup grudgingly, to the Camel the lane was installed last June, brand. there have been no reported pe- bikes during her tenure — lane has improved safety By Andy Campbell As a Brooklynite, I’m destrian injuries and no pedes- have emerged as the princi- for drivers and cyclists, two repulsed that some mar- trian or cyclist injuries from pe- pal leaders of the opposition See LANE on page 2 .J. Reynolds keting guy in Raleigh destrian-bike crashes. SCHOOL PAIN just started thinks that Williams- The agency cheered its latest R selling the burg is “about last call, findings, which could be the The city said it would be add- MS 571 parents fi ght closure “Williamsburg” ver- a sloppy kiss goodbye and final push needed to make the ing more safety measures to the sion of its Camel cig- a solo saunter to a rock pilot program permanent. MEAN protected two-way bike lane, in- By Andy Campbell elite charter school from out- arettes — and I don’t show in an abandoned “Projects don’t get much cluding raised, tinted, landscaped The Brooklyn Paper side the neighborhood. know whether to be building. It’s where a better than this — speeding is Streets pedestrian islands, “rumble strip” Prospect Heights parents PS 9 parents have all but offended as a smoker, tree grows.” down, crashes are down, inju- The battle for Brooklyn’s byways bike markings at intersections, slammed the city on Mon- given up their fight to save a Williamsburger or a That’s just cringe-wor- ries are down and bike ridership and a narrowing of the buffer be- day night for moving to close MS 571 — a struggling mid- human being. thy, as if Camel market- has doubled on weekdays and has clearly delivered the benefits tween Union Street and Mont- a poorly performing middle dle school that shares their As a smoker, I’m an- ers went to the Wikipe- increased even more on week- sought by the community.” gomery Place. school to make room for an See SCHOOL on page 9 noyed that the “Williams- dia, looked up “hipster,” and then ends,” said agency spokesman Others disagree (see sidebar The latest data bolster two previ- burg” cigarettes are exactly the See CIGS on page 9 Seth Solomonow. “The project above). ous studies released by the city.

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the branches are at the perfect trees are not a danger to height to injure tots. sledders. GRAND “They’re right at the level “These trees were specif- OPENING of kids’ eyes,” said Ahl. “New ically clustered with other trees are the worst thing for trees and a corridor was left LOOK OUT, BELOW! this hill.” open to accommodate sled- But not everyone agrees ding,” Jeffrey said. “In ad- City plants trees at the bottom of sledding spot with Ahl. dition, the opposite side of ANIMAL HOSPITAL “We are in desperate the hill is open for visitors By Helen Klein need of trees,” said Berna- to enjoy sledding.” The Brooklyn Paper dette Hoban, the president of Both Hoban and Ahl agree Now, it’s really “Dead the Friends and Neighbors that there’s an easy fix — sta- Man’s Hill”! of Owl’s Head Park. “My tioning a row of hay bales in The city has planted trees plan is to have more trees, front of the trees to protect at the bottom of a popular Bay not less.” sledders as they hurtle down- Ridge sledding, turning the Hoban added that her ward. A couple of bales were slope from a place for a fun group asked for the trees deployed on the day that Ahl day in the snow into an acci- to replace older trees that was there with his nieces, but dent waiting to happen. are dying, and to discour- not enough to protect sledders, The trees were planted on age adults who play soccer he said. And this weekend, the the so-called Dead Man’s Hill on the lawn. bales were gone. in Owl’s Head Park, at Co- The city seems to be on Parks officials clearly lonial Road and Wakeman Photo by Bess Adler The city has planted new trees at the bottom of “Dead Man’s Hill” in Owl’s board with her plan, as seven know the value of the oasis’s Place, said Greg Ahl, a mem- Head Park — and locals are complaining that sledding and trees are a dan- new trees near the bottom of steep hill, and even promote ber of Community Board 10, gerous combination. the hill are part of a group of sledding there on the agency’s who found out about them 40 planted in the park as part website: “Do you like long when he took his nieces to of the city’s Million Trees ini- walks by the water? Sledding Emergencies & Walk-Ins Welcome the park for sledding. end about one teen who was thought they would put new tective fencing around the ju- tiative, said the Parks Depart- in the winter? We have the “I was surprised to see paralyzed decades ago after ones in over there. They are venile trees have already been ment’s Brooklyn Commis- perfect match for you! No, Dr. Kenneth Humphreys the new trees,” Ahl said, crashing into a tree on the in a bad spot.” crushed by sledders. And be- sioner Kevin Jeffrey. this isn’t a personal ad; it’s Dr. Eliza Lischin recalling a bit of local leg- famed suicide hill. “I never How bad? The plastic pro- cause the trees are still young, Jeffrey added that the Owl’s Head Park.” Dr. Susan Ryan

317 Atlantic Avenue Indeed, over the summer, inspec- tors ticketed three homeowners fol- 718-532-7410 lowing a stunning report in this www.OneLoveVet.com A lot of problems newspaper that many residents of Fourth Place between Smith and Court streets had turned their front City rejects paved-over Carroll Gardens garden yards into parking lots. Garden guardians were relieved By Gary Buiso serves the gardens along First, door seating. following the city’s intervention. The Brooklyn Paper Second, Third, and Fourth places “As it is now, [paved] as an open “I’m generally opposed to the Got a project The city has mowed down a to be used “for courtyards only.” space, it is compliant,” he claimed. notion that people are using public plan by a Carroll Gardens man The gardens are actually consid- “Whether it can be used as an out- space for private commercial use,” to complete? who paved his front yard to turn ered part of the street and not the door eating area, that remains to said John Hathaway, co-chair of the into an outdoor seating space for homeowner’s lot, giving the city be seen. He’s trying to do the right Land Use Committee of the Carroll New Era Development his new cafe — the latest effort to oversight about what is permissi- thing.” Gardens Neighborhood Associa- protect the expansive gardens that ble there. It is unclear why the city cracked tion. “That’s just not right.” Group can help! give the neighborhood its name and “We put him on notice that he down on Cumbo. The deli across But some seem willing to com- needs to bring the garden into com- the street from Cumbo’s site uses New Era Development Group provides a much of its character. promise. pliance with the area’s regulation, its First Place space as a parking vast array of services spanning all facets of The Buildings Department did “If he wants to use it in a way Photo Callan by Tom and if he does not, we will revoke the lot. And a nearby Dunkin Do- the construction and design areas of your approve Vincenzo Cumbo’s plan that’s not ugly, then I don’t have a for a restaurant at the corner of site’s permits,” said agency spokes- nuts uses its “garden” as a seat- problem with it,” said longtime area home and/or workplace. Carroll Gardens activist Bud- Court Street and First Place, but the woman Ryan Fitzgibbon. ing area — though it is covered activist Salvatore “Buddy” Scotto. The best, most highly dy Scotto shows a building agency never gave him the authority Cumbo did not respond to a re- with foliage. “We should be reasonable with it trained contractors avail- on the corner of First Place to pave over the garden on the First quest for comment. His architect, The city said its enforcement and understand it. After all, the able. Services include: and Court Street that paved Place side of the building. Felix Tambasco, said he would still of front yard garden law is com- most important thing in our neigh- brownstone renovations, over his “garden” for a cafe. Decades-old zoning law pre- try to win approval for the out- plaint-driven. borhood is our people.” additions, extensions, kitchens, bathrooms, interiors and exterior Slope, where the agency took look” of the elegant thor- the bike lane. He said the study “is en- finish work. Fully licensed, bonded and insured. something of a victory lap oughfare. Most Park Slopers ap- couraging” and the fact that “The quality, workmanship, and attention to over its Prospect Park West Markowitz added this plauded the study findings fewer sidewalk cyclists ex- LANE... “traffic calming” project, week that he questions the when they were presented ist “is very significant.” It detail are outstanding. Best Condo Builders Continued from page 1 the way they’ve used their which cut the roadway down city stats because “the De- to lane-friendly Commu- matches the data taken from in Carroll Gardens” — Nelson St. Condo Assoc. members of the city’s old numbers.” from three lanes to two to ac- partment of Transportation nity Board 6 last Thursday, surveys his office has con- guard — former Sanitation Steisel said that current commodate a two-way bike has to justify the Prospect where transportation offi- ducted, he said. Commissioner Norman Stei- Transportation Commis- lane protected by a lane of Park West bike lane.” cials were received more Neighbors for Better Bike sel and former Transporta- sioner Janette Sadik-Khan parked cars. “I question the validity of like heroes than a bunch of Lanes claims that its videos tion boss Iris Weinshall is so driven by her passion Weinshall’s seven-year any data coming from the bureaucrats. of the bike lane show that it is — struck back, claiming that for bicycles that she may be leadership of the Department very agency that installed When the department fin- used far fewer cyclists. the agency fudged numbers “pushing facts so hard that of Transportation from 2000 the lane,” he said. ished its presentation, there “You’ll have to excuse to make the lane appear more they don’t paint a proper pic- to 2007 was characterized by And that agency is cer- was even applause from the me, but what they said was successful than it is. ture of the truth.” efforts to improve car traf- tainly pleased with the re- crowd of about 100 — a re- bull—t,” said Lois Car- Call for estimate: 917-682-3533 “We’re skeptical,” said Steisel’s statement echoed fic flow rather than encour- sults of its work on Prospect action that’s about as rare as swell, a spokeswoman for Steisel, whose group is private comments made by age bicycling, which has been Park West. a clean-shaven hipster. the group. “I disagree with www.NewEraDGLLC.com called Neighbors for Bet- Weinshall at last Thursday’s one of Sadik-Khan’s signa- According to the city re- “That bike lane saves my their logic.” Lic. #1375981 ter Bike Lanes. “They’ve presentation at the Old First ture initiatives. port, fewer drivers are now ass every single day,” said She added that seniors feel been opportunistic about Reformed Church in Park Weinshall didn’t return treating Prospect Park West Marina Bekkerman, who less safe crossing the road- calls to The Brooklyn Pa- like a speedway. Before the said she needs it to get to way now. per by press time, but an- lane was built, 75 percent work. “I’m glad the data Ryan Russo, a direc- other member of the bor- of cars would exceed the supports it.” tor with the Department of ough’s old guard, Borough speed limit; now only 20 Speaker after speaker at Transportation, countered President Markowitz, has percent do. the meeting heralded the that American Traffic In- been outspoken on the topic, Researchers also found agency for helming “a proj- formation — the “indepen- calling Sadik-Khan an “anti- that fewer bicyclists are us- ect that is obviously work- dent” firm that conducted the car zealot,” who does not care ing the sidewalk — which ing” — and for sticking it out study — is credible, and that about the needs of Brook- is dangerous to both riders even as the borough presi- the firm logged more bike lyn drivers. and pedestrians — and that dent and others demanded riders because they were set Markowitz, a former res- fewer cyclists are getting its dismantling. up at several points along the 12 - 4PM ident of Prospect Park West, into accidents, even as the Councilman Brad Lander route to avoid undercounting VISITSunday, OUR OPEN January HOUSE: 30th has also complained that the number of cyclists soars be- (D–Park Slope) was im- riders who only used a small bike lane has cheapened “the cause of the convenience of pressed by the numbers. portion of the lane.

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But as the city’s Panel for Education “They should give us the funding Policy unanimously voted on Wednes- we never got,” said Helena Ortiz, who day night to put the new Millennium teaches history at the John Jay cam- 1,000 POSTCARDS Brooklyn HS inside the troubled Sev- pus. “And they should make an effort enth Avenue building, the principal of to integrate.” Lights, camera the new school said she would “abso- The teachers have an ally in Council- $ .00 lutely not support” a separate entrance man Brad Lander (D–Park Slope). 185 plus tax for her elite students that would sepa- “[The department] should invest re- Film school inside Yard rate them from the mostly minority stu- sources equally,” he said. “There are Full Color dent body that passes through a metal deep grievances about equality in our Full Bleed By Thomas Tracy detector to get to the building’s exist- education system.” 16 pt. Cardstock The Brooklyn Paper ing three high schools. In Manhattan, Millennium students Enquire About All of Our Other 2 sided Coming soon to the Brooklyn Navy Yard: “The Grad- “I plan to recruit and maintain a di- receive higher per-student expenditure Great Printing Deals. UV or Matte uate (Program).” verse population [so] I would absolutely rates than kids at John Jay HS. At the Steiner Studios, the film and television production cen- not support [a separate entrance],” said Photo Callan by Tom Secondary School of Law, students get ter where “Spider-Man,” Disney’s “The Sorcerer’s Appren- Principal Lisa Gioe. At a recent public hearing, Lisa $16,973 annually while Millennium stu- tice” and HBO’s “Bored to Death” were lensed, will in- Millennium Brooklyn, modeled on a Giore, principal of the Millenium dents receive $18,103. clude a graduate-level “school of cinema” in its massive, successful elite public school in Man- HS, listened to opponents. For years, John Jay HS has been the 305 Atlantic Ave. (@ Smith St.) Open Monday-Saturday state-subsidized $90-million expansion. hattan, will share space with three ex- epicenter of a strange neighborhood phe- 718.858.0313 [email protected] The program, which will be run by Brooklyn College, isting small, largely minority schools, nomenon: The school is an island of will be “the first graduate-level film school of its kind” in whose parents and teachers opposed checking e-mails for over an hour dur- color in largely white Park Slope, where the city, Mayor Bloomberg said in touting the program in the new high school, which will ben- ing the public hearing.) mostly minority students must commute his State of the City address this week. efit from increased funding and start- “It’s an outrage,” said Assembly- from outside the neighborhood. Studio head Douglas Steiner went further, saying the up money not available to the exist- man Jim Brennan (D–Park Slope). That history — and the ensuing ten- school would not only “contribute to the further diversifi- ing schools. “The whole decision-making process sion — played a part in the protest in The Mac cation of the industry [and] contribute to a better product,” “The city didn’t listen to a thing we is a sham.” front of the building last week , when but also help aspiring auteurs get jobs in the industry. said,” said Maria Braga, a teacher inside Fear about racism and segregation fu- teachers and kids chanted, “Hey, ho! “Getting your foot in the door is really important in what the John Jay HS building. “The hear- eled a protest in front of the beleaguered Racism has got to go!” Support Store is essentially a freelance business,” he told Variety. “You ing was just a rubber stamp.” Seventh Avenue campus last week — Six percent of students at John Jay need to make connections, and we will facilitate those.” Other foes waved signs reading “Sep- but the larger issue, namely unequal HS are white; 36 percent are black; 50 A seven-story building inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard arate is not equal!” and shouted, “Shame funding, remains a subtext. percent are Hispanic and seven per- at the corner of Washington and Flushing avenues will be on you!” as Department of Education The new school will get about $35,000 cent are Asian. By contrast, 35 percent Brooklyn’s First at the heart of the expansion, which is set to be completed officials tried to speak. Officials had more per year than the three existing of Millennium students in Manhattan in time for the fall semester of 2013. to pause frequently to ask for quiet and schools in the building. That money are white. Apple Authorized The project calls to gut the building and replace its in- for people to sit down. is slated for computers, desks, black- The Department of Education says Repair Shop! nards with soundstages, photo and post-production studios Mostly, protesters said that the De- boards and other goodies for the first five it expects the demographic of Millen- and the graduate school, which will take up two floors. partment of Education did a poor job years — cash that the current schools nium Brooklyn to be diverse and that all Once completed, Steiner Studios will have a total of 16 connecting with, and listening to, them never saw. schools will “collaborate successfully.” • Mac and iPod Repair sound stages, up from 11 today. during the entire debate over the Mil- An Education Department spokes- More than half of the city’s schools share Private investors will pitch in $65 million, Steiner said. lennium siting. (And it didn’t help that man said last week that Millennium buildings with other schools and “start- • Brand New Macs in Stock The studio will pay for the remainder with the help of gov- one member of the voting panel was is simply benefiting from a policy a up” money goes to all new schools. ernment programs and $420 million in state tax-credits. • Mac Rentals and Loaners Once the school is constructed, the studio will rent the space to Brooklyn College. CONEY ISLAND • No Fee Mac Data Recovery The school’s president, Karen Gould, said that the pro- gram is expected to hold 275 students enrolled in nine de- • Memory & Hard Drive Upgrades gree programs. At $35,000, the tuition will be much more affordable • On-site Calls than its privately run film school competitors, which can New look for old Cyclone? cost $150,000. No Appointment Necessary “It will be the only public school on the Eastern Sea- board providing an affordable graduate education in all as- Operator pledges rehab 168 7th Street and 3rd Avenue pects of mainstream cinema production and post-produc- Brooklyn, NY 11215 tion,” Gould said in a statement. “There is a critical need By Alex Rush has just been named to oper- for a broadly based graduate school focusing on the de- The Brooklyn Paper ate one of the oldest attrac- 718-312-8341 velopment of intellectual and professional resources for The company charged tions left: the Cyclone. mainstream cinema.” with recreating Coney Island Central Amusement, 9–6 weekdays, 10–4 Saturday which also owns Luna Park across the street, has been [email protected] WILLIAMSBURG picked by the city to run the www.macsupportstore.com aging roller-coaster this year. The company says it invest hundreds of thousands of dol- lars to renovate it. 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By Aaron Short grain. At Pan Y Rosas, bak- repair, but once we will do File photo by Gregory Mango P. th The Brooklyn Paper ers will grind their own flour tests, we will figure it out.” The famed Cyclone has a new operator — the rt One of the visionaries be- from organic spelt, kamut and The city says it will still con- same company that the city is trusting to create an Supplies hind one of Manhattan’s best other whole grains from New sider other bids for a long- entirely new look for Coney Island. 7A Italian restaurants now wants England in a stone mill. term operator, but is giving The specialty shop will Central Amusement con- to change the way you think a new amusement zone this Wheel because it was con- about bread forever. also feature cured sausage trol so that the coaster can 376 CNG / Aaron Short April called Scream Zone, cerned that the new developer Alberto Avalle, who was from heritage pork from Ver- open on time for the season Supplies for Felipe Avalos and Al- on April 16. complete with a roller coaster would not renew its lease . 7th Ave. one of the founders of the revo- mont, olive oil imported from (bet. 11th & 12th Sts) Italy and pressed just for the berto Availle want to The city did not respond to modeled after the classic The museum’s Execu- the Fine Artist, lutionary Il Buco 16 years ago, Graphic Artist, will open a bakery, restaurant, store’s specialty shop, and a bring a purist’s ap- a request for comment about Steeplechase ride, accord- tive Director Charles Den- proach to a new bakery ing to park officials. son declined to comment Student and specialty foods complex, well-curated cheese display. how much Central Amuse- and Children 369-4969 Pan Y Rosas, on Kent Ave- Unlike a traditional from- and restaurant. ment will pay to run the Cy- But the Cyclone’s tempo- on this latest development. nue in April. His new part- age shop, you won’t see 20 clone. rary operator has also been But not all Coney Island ner is Felipe Avalos. varieties of Pecorino Ro- cuisine from Umbria in It- The Parks Department a source of Coney contro- preservationists fear Central “Someone needs to make mano, but one variety: the aly and Galicia in Spain, and announced last year that it versy. The company is cur- Amusement’s conquest of the DENTISTS the best damn bread in New best Pecorino. include a roof deck with strik- would replace Carol Albert, rently locked in an eviction legendary thrill ride, which York and our goal is to be “If I’m going to sell you ing views of the Empire State whose family has operated battle with longtime Board- cannot be torn down because that person,” said Avalos. “I Pecorino, I’m going to sell you Building and the Williams- the iconic wooden coaster walk businesses including of its landmarked status. don’t think people have seen the best Pecorino known to burg Bridge. since 1976, with a new op- Ruby’s Bar and Grill. Cen- “They’re the right people Affordable Family Dentistry a bakery the way we’re do- man made by two sisters, fifth Avalle stresses that the res- erator who would upgrade tral Amusement’s workers to run it because they oper- in modern pleasant surroundings ing our bakery.” generation, from the hills of taurant will focus on the “pu- the 83-year-old coaster into even illegally bulldozed ate Luna Park right across The partners hired a mas- Umbria, that’s totally biody- rity” of Mediterranean ingre- a year-long attraction. the Shoot the Freak conces- the street,” said Dick Zi- State of the Art Sterilization (autoclave) ter baker with experience at namic,” said Avalos. “They dients cooked in a classical, Central Amusement sion, one of the evicted es- gun, who operates the Co- Emergencies treated promptly Bouley and Balthazar, two of make the most fabulous artisanal manner. 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GNAZIO’S Atlantic malls crime wave I (In - YAT - zio) iPhone out of her hands as was stolen on a bus on the She handed over 50 cents, 88TH PRECINCT she boarded a 4 train at Jo- same street four days later. but the dissatisfied brute sud- Fort Greene–Clinton Hill POLICE BLOTTER ralemon and Court streets on Locker grab denly jumped on her back and Not a week goes by with- Jan. 20. grabbed two envelopes con- The woman said that the Two quick-moving crooks taining $200. Cops later ar- out a purse snatching in the Find more online every Wednesday at snatched credit cards at a Ninth Atlantic Center and Atlantic BrooklynPaper.com/blotter doors were closing on the train rested the creep. at about 10 pm when the thief Street gym on Jan. 19. — Gary Buiso Terminal malls. Here’s this The victim told cops that week’s bad news: struck. Hanson Place on Jan. 19, but the victim to retrieve it. she left her stuff inside a locker • A thief snagged a purse Cell giveaway 68TH PRECINCT scrambled away when his vic- iTheft at the YMCA, which is be- from a woman’s shopping cart tim started yelling for help. A thief took advantage of tween Fifth and Sixth avenues, Bay Ridge–Dyker Heights A thief obsessed with as she shopped at the Flatbush The woman was nearing a kind soul by asking to use a at around 5:45 pm before be- Steve Jobs broke into a Carl- Craigslist caper Avenue Target on Jan. 18. The the corner at 1:30 am when woman’s Blackberry then tak- ginning a 45-minute workout. ton Avenue apartment on Jan. Some jerk stole a Mac- 36-year-old shopper remem- the suspect grabbed her from ing the fancy device on Court When she returned, she dis- 18, taking an assortment of i- Book from a Bay Ridge Av- bered seeing her bag in her behind and tried to rip off her Street on Jan. 21. covered two credit cards were devices. enue home on Jan. 23, right af- shopping cart at 3:15 pm. clothes. The victim told cops that missing. The 41-year-old tenant said ter telling the pricey laptop’s The • Someone plucked a hand- But the cowardly thug ran she was near Livingston Street The thieves later used the bag from a 62-year-old wom- he was asleep when the thief at about 7:45 pm when the cre- credit cards for a shopping owner that he wanted to buy off once his victim cried out the Apple product. an’s cart inside Marshalls on sneaked into his apartment be- tin asked to use her phone. She spree at a video store. — leaving the woman un- The victim told cops that he Pizza Jan. 22. The woman turned tween Willoughby and DeKalb was hesitant, but when he of- harmed. No car is safe posted an ad for his MacBook her head away from her cart avenues at 12:30 am, taking fered to give her $20 in collat- Hot potato two iMac computer notebooks, eral, she obliged without taking At least five cars were bro- on Craigslist. The would-be for a “couple of minutes,” be- ken into in the same 12-block perp contacted him and went 4 Water Street ginning at 2:36 pm, when the A thief snagged an iPhone an iPhone and a PlayStation 3 the money. Then the perp fled from a straphanger at the At- game console. with her phone. Ouch. radius last week. Here’s a to his apartment, which is be- Under the Brooklyn Bridge bag was taken. roundup: tween Fifth and Sixth avenues, • A crook slipped a purse off lantic Avenue train station, but Thief thwart — Andy Campbell ended up dropping it during the • On Jan. 17, a crafty crim- at about 2:30 pm. But the deal a baby stroller that a 28-year-old Two sticky-fingered goons inal stole a car that had been negotiations went awry, so the woman was guiding through fierce exchange on Jan. 20. 78TH PRECINCT (718) 522-2100 The 33-year-old was texting tried to rob a 32-year-old man parked near Eighth Avenue perp grabbed the Macbook and Target on Jan. 22. The woman on Adelphi Street on Jan. 20, Park Slope and Union Street at 4 pm. The ran out of the house. didn’t notice that the bag was on his smart phone as he en- 11:30am–10pm Weekdays Deliver to DUMBO but ended up with nothing. victim returned two hours missing until 3:10 pm. tered a Crown Heights-bound Take thee Cash grab 12pm–10pm Weekends & Brooklyn Heights 4 train at 10:20 pm, giving the The victim was talking on later to find the 2005 Honda his cellphone as he neared A crook snatched a ring A thief made off with Nearly raped thief a chance to grab the phone Civic gone. $17,500 and jewelry from a Greene Avenue at 1:15 pm from a bride-to-be at a Sev- • A thief snatched a wallet www.ignaziospizza.com A sex fiend tried to rape a from his hand. enth Avenue restaurant on 79th Street apartment over- 25-year-old woman near the The phone slipped from when the thieves crept up from a car on Union Street near behind him, trying to snake Jan. 22. night on Jan. 19. corner of St. Felix Street and the thieve’s grasp, allowing Third Avenue between Jan. 17 Cops say that there were the wallet out of his victim’s The 33-year-old lady told and 20. The 41-year-old vic- cops that was inside Fonda, no signs of forced entry, but back pocket. tim told cops that he left his which is between 13th and 14th the burglar managed to take When the victim turned purple Ford van at around 7 around to brush the thieves streets, at around 8:50 pm when the cash, a necklace and ear- pm and returned three days rings from the home, which away, one of them tried to take she took off her $5,000 engage- later to find his wallet was is between Sixth Avenue and his phone — but botched that ment ring and briefly set it on missing. The joke was on the Gatling Place. attempt as well. the bar counter. She then walked outside crook: It was empty. Not so super — Thomas Tracy for one minute, which was • A crook broke into a car on Sixth Street near Pros- Two thugs stole a purse Clinton Hill Animal Clinic long enough for the thief to from a woman after she fin- 84TH PRECINCT strike. pect Park West overnight on Jan. 18. The 38-year-old ished shopping at Three Guys Brooklyn Heights– Bang up victim told cops he left his From Brooklyn on Fort Ham- DUMBO–Boerum Hill– A group of ruffians beat white Dodge at around 10 ilton Parkway on Jan. 17. Downtown up a teenager then snatched pm, but by the next morn- The victim told cops that Bump-n-run his fancy cellphone on Third ing, the steering wheel had she was in front of the grocery A quick-handed punk Avenue on Jan. 17. been broken and his registra- store, which is between 65th bumped a woman on Court The victim told cops that tion card was taken. and 66th streets around noon Street and stole her purse on he was near Baltic Street at • A crook tried to hotwire when two dudes came up be- Jan. 17. around 10:30 pm when three a car near Fourth Street and hind her, grabbed her purse The woman said that she men approached. Eighth Avenue on Jan. 19, and ran away. The bag con- “Supafly” was near Schermerhorn Street “What’d you put in your but couldn’t steal it. tained cash and cards. “Seattle” at about 5:30 pm when she felt pocket!?” said one of the thugs • A thief stole a car from Century city the bump — and before she before the trio punched and Fifth Street sometime after A sticky-fingered bandit Caring for Brooklyn’s Pets for over 30 years knew what happened, her kicked the victim in the face 2:30 pm on Jan. 22. The vic- stole a handbag at the Cen- purse and $400 were in the and grabbed his wallet and tim told cops that she left her tury 21 on 86th Street on cellphone. black Nissan near Eighth Av- We specialize in personalized and compassionate pet care. Your questions are always perp’s hands. Jan. 22. The violent jerks left the enue and returned the next af- The victim told cops that welcome and your pet’s needs are thoroughly addressed. Learn how Dr. Dendtler and Chokehold kid with a fat lip and a black ternoon to find it gone. 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Metropolitan Avenue between Manhat- Workers from the American Society they’re not monsters,” said Herb Brick- tan and Graham avenues that they used for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ner, who works next door. “They just for their silk-screening business. found a disgusting scene: a stifling, gar- wanted to take care of the neighborhood Their couple’s alleged hoarding was bage- and feces-covered loft filled with cats, but things got way out of hand be- discovered last July when five of the cats suffering from malnutrition and a cause the cats kept having kittens. This A cat fi ght! cats — two of which were blind — host of other ailments. wasn’t done on purpose.” fell through the urine-soaked and rot- Many of the cats were blind from A law enforcement source said that ting floorboards into the Camel Arts eye infections, while others were de- Michael Fiore has admitted that he did Couple facing jail for creating a Space below. hydrated, emaciated and had respira- not properly care for the cats. He was “I came in one morning and found a tory problems. charged with aggravated cruelty to an- fetid feline prison on Metropolitan cat right here in the middle of the hall- Those were the lucky ones; several de- imals, while his wife was charged with way,” artist Rob Deoude told New York caying cat carcasses were found through- a misdemeanor count of torturing and

By Thomas Tracy several of whom actually fell through 1. “We didn’t think it was possible that CNG / Thomas Tracy out the loft, officials said. injuring of animals. The Brooklyn Paper holes in the urine-soaked floor. it would be coming from upstairs, but I CAT FIGHT: Cops have indicted Many in the artist cooperative were Both were released on their own re- A Bronx couple is facing two years Bronx residents Michael Fiore, 51, and literally saw one fall through the ceiling. two silkscreen artists for hoard- horrified over what they saw, though cognizance. Calls to their attorney were in jail for turning a Williamsburg loft his wife Hazel Fiore, 57, were indicted for We started putting mattresses down be- ing 100 flea-bitten, malnour- one man who knows the couple said that not returned.tresses down because we and art studio into a fetid feline prison the crime last week for stuffing the cats cause we didn’t want cats falling on the ished cats inside this loft build- the Fiores were good people. didn’t want cats falling on the bare wood that housed close to 100 emaciated cats, and kittens into a third-floor space on bare wood floor 12 feet down.” ing on Metropolitan Avenue. “I’ve known them for over 10 years — floor 12 feet down.”

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Find more online every Wednesday at on Jan. 16. • A perp stole a Nissan way on Jan. 22. “Note metas” — don’t get lock was broken and 11 cases The victim was on the J BrooklynPaper.com/blotter The woman told cops that from Driggs Avenue near The perps approached involved — before the hoo- of Moet Chandon, five cases train at around 11 am when she was near Kingsland Av- N. Sixth Street on Jan. 18. their victims inside Zo- ligans fled. of whiskey, and 17 cases of enue at 2 am, when a thug the perp approached her and “Dinero! Dinero! Give me at Wythe Avenue after 9 pm The owner said he parked at calo Restaurant at 3:45 am Bottle burg vodka were missing. took her phone. approached and flashed a 6 pm and returned to find the and began to punch them Tips about the missing li- my money and I will give on Jan. 22. knife. 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BOOKS Comic gals Jill Kargman is a funny person who wouldn’t call herself a comedian. So Word Bookshop will say it for her. On Feb. 3, Kargman will partici- pate in “Comedienne’s Night” at the Greenpoint store, a night that also includes Rachel Shuk- ert, author of the come- dic memoir “Everything Is Going to Be Great”; and comedian Sarah Be- nincasa. “We’ve got such funny female authors at our disposal, it would be a shame not to take advantage of that,” said Jenn Northington, event manager at Word. Kargman may not consider herself a come- dian, but she is, employing improv as she reads from her new collection of essays, “Sometimes (718) 260-2500 Jan. 28–Feb. 3, 2011 I Feel Like a Nut.” The Brooklyn Paper’s essential guide to the Borough of Kings “I usually tell a story from the book with- out reading. I would rather look at people,” said Kargman. “It’s not so much with a ‘bad- dum-bum’ kind of thing. I like an element of improv with it.” Comedienne’s Night at Word [126 Franklin St. at Milton Street in Greenpoint, (718) 383- 0096], Feb. 3 at 7:30 pm. Free. For info, visit www.wordbrooklyn.com. — Meredith Deliso

THEATER Dr.’s orders Dr. Seuss fans, young and old, lend an ear A musical is coming, of which you’d want to hear. It’s “Seussical,” a musical based on the g tales Findin his roots That your kids are constantly demanding with wails. Graphic novelist explores his family history in ‘Vietnamerica’ The busy Broadway production may have

By Chuck O’Donnell Parts are drawn like propaganda post- bombed Photo by Joan Marcus for The Brooklyn Paper ers, others told in a Sunday comics style. But, rest assure, Scrabble pieces spell out words such as this version has certainly calmed. man without history is a tree with- “threatening” and “culture,” creating a You’ll be laughing and clapping all the out roots.” With just those eight new layer of context. way through. “A words from Confucius, GB Tran The styles may change from page to It’s clever, it’s fun, it’s entertaining — went to Vietnam. page, but “Vietnamerica” is honest through- who knew? The comic book artist was, to follow out, down to the admission that Tran was At Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts the simile, a rootless tree; he had never a clueless teen so divorced from his own The Cat and the Hat will win your hearts been to the birthplace of his parents, never history that he passed up his first chance As he narrates a tale with humor and expressed interest in their history before to travel to Vietnam just so he could stay grace coming to America. But that changed af- home and play video games. But for the That will surely bring a smile to your face. ter he discovered the quote — which his author, this truth was essential, no mat- There’s Horton, foremost, but many parents had inscribed in the front cover ter how much it hurt. more, too, of a book about the Vietnam War — as “Putting myself out there — and more From JoJo to Yertle to the lowliest Who. he moved into his Williamsburg apart- specifically, my family’s personal history They’ll sing and dance to your delight ment about 10 years ago. filtered through me — isn’t any concern,” As your little ones’ imaginations take Tran knew that his parents had es- he said. “I don’t have any say in how read- flight. caped their homeland in the final hours ers will respond, so this book’s most im- So mark your calendars — this Sunday of the fall of Saigon, but Tran soon re- portant goal was to preserve their story draws near alized that his family history was a lot for me.” The day when Seuss’s books become real. more complex, including a grandfather “Vietnamerica” is available at Bergen You won’t want to miss it, not a single who had abandoned his family to fight Street Comics [470[ Bergen St. between second for the Viet Cong; a grandmother who FFlatbushlatbush aand Fifth avenues Because all manners of silliness most had an affair with a French soldier; and in Park Slope, certainly beckon! parents that took one of the last planes (718) 230-5600]; “Seussical” at Brooklyn Center for the out of the country. Desert Island [540 Performing Arts [2900 Campus Rd. and Hillel It’s all heavy stuff, which Tran han- Metropolitan Ave. Place in Flatbush, (718) 951-4500], Jan. 30 at 2 dles remarkably in “Vietnamerica,” out nnear Union Street in pm. Tickets $7. For info, visit www.brooklyn- this month. Tran does more than simply WWilliamsburg, (718) center.com. —Meredith Deliso explore his heritage, but he acknowledges 38388-5087]; St. Mark’s his evolving relationship with it — from CoComics [148 Mon- avoiding it, to confronting it, to finally ttagueag St. between embracing it. HeHenry and Clinton DINING

Creating “Vietnamerica” was a journey Photo by Joe Tomcho sstreetstre in Brooklyn in and of itself. In the two years it took Family ties: Williamsburg-based comic book artist GB Tran HeiHeights,g (718) 935- him to write, pencil and ink the book, he explores his Vietnamese heritage in his new graphic novel, 00911].911 For info, visit hit upon myriad ways to tell the story. “Vietnamerica.” wwww.gbtran.com.ww Totally tubular This week, the Loreley Williamsburg bier- garten hosts its first sausage festival, launched pretty much just for the love of bratwurst. Dinner specials between Jan. 26 and 30 For your own banquet feature 12 different types of sausages — nine Chinese New from the famed purveyor Schaller & Weber and Year is a great time three from Meat Hook to enjoy a full res- Rabbit run at Brooklyn Kitchen. taurant banquet. And nothing goes But if you want Time for Chinese New Year better with the beef than to make your own beer, and if you order Year of the Rab- By Meredith Deliso ceries, restaurants, tea shops and seven or more sausages, bit feast, your first for The Brooklyn Paper general stores. But among the you’ll receive a compli- (and only) stop is Photo by Stefano Giovannini wealth of choices, you can’t go mentary round of Koel- the Hong Kong Supermarket on Eighth Av- elebrate New Year’s all over wrong with Pacificana. Photo by Michael Tulipan sch, one of the restau- enue in Sunset Park. again. The lavish 55th Street spot has rant’s 12 imported beers on tap. In addition to The enormous grocery store is stock full of C We’re talking about the long been a favorite of ours for sausage, each platter comes with mashed pota- foods traditionally cooked for the New Year Chinese calendar, of course, its dim sum, and it has just the toes and Loreley’s homemade sauerkraut. — but the supermarket’s real draw is its col- which kicks off the Year of the right attitude for this emblem- For a side of music with your meat, head to orful array of holiday candies, located in a Rabbit on Feb. 3. atic holiday. Photo by Stefano Giovannini the restaurant on Jan. 29, when Bill Carney’s Jug special seasonal section in the front. There, And what better place to take “Chinese New Year is just like New Year’s resolution: Chinese food is all about symbol- Addicts provides some foot-stomping tunes. The you’ll find stacks of dried fruit trays, special in the frenetic sights, sounds and, the American New Year. We get ism, and to guarantee joy this Chinese New Year, make sure only thing missing will be the dirndls. sesame balls and sticky cakes — all tradi- of course, tastes than Brooklyn’s together and try to get rid of all to order the clams in black bean sauce at Pacificana. Sausage festival at Loreley Williamsburg tional sweets for the New Year. own Chinatown? our negative [energy] and bring [64 Frost St. at Meeker Avenue in Williams- Hong Kong Supermarket [6013 Eighth Just hop on the N train to in the positive,” said manager food is loaded with symbolism, Clams in black bean sauce burg, (718) 599-0025], Jan. 26-30. Plates $16- Ave. between 60th and 61st streets in Sun- Eighth Avenue and you’ll step Jimmy Ching. so to make sure you get the de- ($12.95) are said to bring mirth, $38. With Bill Carney’s Jug Addicts on Jan. 29 set Park, (718) 438-2288]. into a vibrant and tightly knit Of course, that all depends sired results, you’ll need to know because when you open the clam, starting at 9 pm. For info, visit www.loreleynyc. community full of Chinese gro- on what you order — Chinese what to get. See CHINESE on page 7 com. —Meredith Deliso

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This Heights than two people. hattan. Front-runners Museum, history is landia. OK, we’re kid- DRESSEDUPAS'ONDOLIERE That’s because the repeating itself. A ding, but the book Player ditched last for the top prize, year’s Mrs. Doubtfire TH TH husband-and-wife Best In Show, is the new exhibition of did put Russell on the photos by Fort act to direct the far FEBRUARY 12 to the 14 duo of David Gould all-female team New Yorker maga- and Caroline Schultz Greene artist Lorna zine’s “20 Under 40” more serious play, Fake werk, who creates such a lush, Simpson juxtaposes list (and in the com- “Frost/Nixon,” which Marco Polo will offer a special donned sexy snow layered electronic vintage photographs pany of Lethem and opens its run tonight. bunny outfits last Valentine’s Day menu. folk sound featuring with original works Krauss) Her book is The drama, written by year, and Disas ter- Gould on banjo, bass that are often close enchanting, so come Peter Morgan, chroni- piece (pictured) cles the cross-Atlantic and guitar and replicas of their pre- hear her read. Schultz lending a which went with a decessors. The result- showdown between Marco Polo Ristorante 7 pm. Karen Russell at hypnotic, soothing chess motif last year. ing pairs bring the the former president BookCourt [163 Court St. and British talk show Call for reservations (718) 852-5015 voice. After two Details are secret. E-mail past back to life — between Pacific and host David Frost after 345 Court Street at Union Street albums, the Windsor corpxracingdivision@ adding in weighted Dean streets in Cobble Terrace-based couple gmail.com for information. questions about the Hill, (718) 875-3677]. Watergate. The inter- views were must-see in Carroll Gardens is ready to hit it big. unknown. TV. The play is better. www.MarcoPoloRistorante.com 10 pm. The Inner Banks All day. “Lorna Simpson: !LLMAJORCREDITCARDSACCEPTEDs&REEVALETPARKING at Sycamore [1118 Cor- Gathered,” at the Brook- 8 pm. “Frost/Nixon” at telyou Rd. near West- lyn Museum [200 Eastern the Heights Players [26 minster Road in Ditmas Pkwy. at Washington Willow Pl. between Park, (347) 240-5850]. Avenue in Prospect Joralemon and State $10. For info, visit www. Heights, (718) 638-5000], streets in Brooklyn Minutes from Brooklyn ... right over the Verrazano sycamorebrooklyn.com. through Aug. 21. Heights, (718) 237-2752]. One Affair at a Time NINE DAYS IN BROOKLYN FRI, JAN. 28 THEATER, “JOHN GABRIEL BORK- MAN”: Updated version of Henrik Ibsen’s classic. $25 ($35 Sat. night and Sun. matinees). 7:30 pm. BAM Harvey Theater [651 Fulton St. at Find lots more listings online at Rockwell Place in Fort Greene, (718) BrooklynPaper.com/Events 636-4100], www.bam.org. THEATER, “PIPER MCKENZIE’S Wythe Ave. between N. 11th and N. 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Don’t miss the chance to hear him talk MCCARREN PARK GREENMARKET: (includes four-course meal). 8 pm. 8 am–4 pm. [Union Ave. between Marco Polo Ristorante [345 Court St about his illustrious career on Feb. 3 at St. Francis College. Driggs Avenue and N.12th Street in at Union Street in Carroll Gardens, Greenpoint, (212) 788-7476], www. (718) 852-5015], www.alfi omusic.com. grownyc.org. MUSIC, CLASSICAL CONCERT: Selec- MAN”: 2 pm and 7:30 pm. See Fri- THEATER, “THE GINGERBREAD day, Jan. 28. LADY”: Ridge Repertory Company ARTIST, DESIGNER AND VINTAGE tions by Beethoven, Brahms, Ravel, MARKET: 8 am–4 pm. [70 N. Sev- with Mark Peskanov, violin. $35 ($30 THEATER, “WINTER FOLLIES”: 7:30 presents the comedic play about a cabaret singer. Created by Neil enth St. between Wythe and Kent In a atmosphere of gracious hospitality and senior, $15 student). 8 pm. Barge- pm. See Friday, Jan. 28. avenues in Williamsburg, (917) 301- music [Fulton Ferry Landing, Old THEATER, “THE INTERMINABLE SUI- Simon and directed by James Mar- impressive charm, the Island Chateau will meet every tinelli. $18. 8 pm. Bay Ridge Jewish 5765], artistsandfl eas.com. Fulton Street and Furman Street CIDE OF GREGORY CHURCH”: 8 PARK SLOPE GREENMARKET: Brook- in DUMBO, (718) 624-2083], www. pm. See Friday, Jan. 28. Center [8025 Fourth Ave. on the possible need for you and your guests on the most corner of 81st Street in Bay Ridge, lyn’s answer to Union Square. 9 bargemusic.org. MUSIC, ANDY ROURKE: Former guitar- (718) 836-3103], www.bayridge- am–4 pm. Grand Army Plaza [Union important day of your life. MUSIC, THE INNER BANKS: $10. 10 ist of The Smiths DJs. Also with a per- jewishcenter.org. Street at Flatbush Avenue in Park pm. Sycamore [1118 Cortelyou Rd. formance by the band Real Estate. 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OTHER Jan. 29. BORKMAN”: 7:30 pm. See Friday, Jan. 28. READING, “FROM FICTION TALK, E.L. DOCTOROW: TO PHILOSOPHY”: A “Ragtime” author will dis- THEATER, “FROST/NIXON”: 9 DAYS... cuss his writing process. Peter Morgan’s revered discussion panel featuring Free. 11 am–12:30 pm. St. play, based on the series Continued from page 6 Rob Spillman, Pierre Cas- sou-Noguès, Rick Moody, Francis College [180 Rem- of televised interviews Landing, Old Fulton Street Avital Ronell and Benjamin sen St., between Court and between former President and Furman Street in Walker. Free. 1 pm. Green- Clinton streets in Brooklyn Richard Nixon and David DUMBO, (718) 624-2083], light Bookstore [686 Fulton Heights, (718) 489-5200]. Frost. $15, $13 for seniors www.bargemusic.org. St. between South Elliott MUSIC, KAISSA: African, reg- and children under 13. 8 THEATER, “THE DROWSY Place and South Portland gae, jazz and R&B singer. pm. Heights Players [26 CHAPERONE”: 3 pm. See Avenue in Fort Greene, Free. 7 pm. 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Park Slope MUSIC, CHAMBER CON- Eastern Parkway in Grand Photo by Herb Karasik THEATER, “THE DROWSY Jewish Center [1420 Eighth CERT: The Brooklyn Philhar- Army Plaza in Park Slope, My fair ‘Lady’: Alicia Adams and Ryan Vigilant star in CHAPERONE”: 8 pm. See Ave. at 14th Street in Park monic performs. Free. 4 pm. (718) 230-2100]. the Ridge Repertory Company’s production of Neil Saturday, Jan. 29. Slope, (718) 765-1453], Brooklyn Public Library’s READING, BARNET MUSIC, MUSSELS: With The www.psjc.org. Central branch [Flatbush SCHECTER: Author of Simon’s “The Gingerbread Lady,” opening Jan. 22. Brooklyn What, Proud Hu- MUSIC, CENTRAL BROOK- Avenue at Eastern Parkway “George Washington’s mans and Steer. $8. 8 pm. LYN JAZZ ALL-STARS: in Grand Army Plaza in Park America: A Biography Rock Shop [249 Fourth Ave. Free. 9 pm. Brooklyn Acad- Slope, (718) 230-2100]. 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(212) 788-7476], www. PERFORMANCE: 5 pm. liamsburg, (718) 963-3369], [61 Wythe Ave. between See Saturday, Jan. 29. brooklynpubliclibrary.org/ www.brooklynbowl.com. N. 11th and N. 12th streets grownyc.org. business/programs. COMEDY, “PRETTY GOOD MUSIC, DUBBIDET: $10. 8 in Williamsburg, (718) 963- CORTELYOU GREENMAR- FILM, “THE NEW GENERA- SAT, FEB. 5 KET: Year round. 8 am–6 FRIENDS”: Hosted by Eu- pm. Barbes [376 Ninth St. 3369], www.brooklynbowl. gene Mirman. $7. 7:30 pm. TION”: Documentary fi lm at Sixth Avenue in Park com. pm. [Cortelyou Rd. between regarding South Africa. PERFORMANCE Argyle and Rugby roads in Union Hall [702 Union St. at Slope, (718) 965-9177], MUSIC, BENJAMIN GROW: Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, Free. 6:30 pm. Brooklyn www.barbesbrooklyn.com. Trumpet and more. $25 THEATER, “JOHN GABRIEL Flatbush, (212) 788-7476], Public Library’s Central BORKMAN”: 2 pm and www.grownyc.org. (718) 638-4400], www. MUSIC, ROOTS & RUCKUS: ($20 senior, $10 student). unionhallny.com. branch [Flatbush Avenue at Night of folk, old-time and 8 pm. Bargemusic [Fulton 7:30 pm. See Friday, Jan. ARTIST, DESIGNER AND Eastern Parkway in Grand 28. VINTAGE MARKET: 8 am–6 FILM, BROOKLYN ISRAEL blues music. 9 pm. Jalopy Ferry Landing, Old Fulton Army Plaza in Park Slope, [315 Columbia St. between Street and Furman Street in THEATER, “THE DROWSY pm. See Saturday, Jan. 29. FILM FESTIVAL: $12 (718) 230-2100]. per fi lm ($30 for the se- Hamilton Avenue and DUMBO, (718) 624-2083], CHAPERONE”: 8 pm. See 278 FIFTH AVENUE, BROOKLYN BROOKLYN FLEA: See Satur- READING, BROWNSTONE Woodhull Street in Colum- www.bargemusic.org. Saturday, Jan. 29. day, Jan. 29. ries). 8 pm. Kane Street Synagogue [236 Kane POETS: Open mic followed bia Street Waterfront, (718) MUSIC, MISS TESS AND THE THEATER, “FROST/NIXON”: 718.369.9527 BROOKLYN INDIE MARKET: St. between Court and by poets Davidson Garret 395-3214], www.jalopy.biz. BON TON PARADE: Jazz. 8 pm. See Friday, Feb. 4. 11 am–6 pm. See Saturday, Clinton streets in Cobble and Susanna Rich. Free. 7 MUSIC, DISCO DUMBO: $10. 9 pm. Jalopy [315 Co- DANCE, “REGARDING ES- pm. Tillie’s [248 DeKalb Ave. Jan. 29. Hill, (718) 875-1550], www. Dance party. $10 ($5 in disco lumbia St. between Hamil- SENTIAL BODIES “: 8 pm. kanestreet.org/iff. at Vanderbilt Avenue in Fort attire). 10 pm. Galapagos ton Avenue and Woodhull Greene, (718) 783-6140], See Friday, Feb. 4. Art Space [16 Main St. at Street in Columbia Street THEATER, “THE GINGER- www.tilliesofbrooklyn.com. Water Street in DUMBO, Waterfront, (718) 395- MUSIC, MAX JOHNSON: 7 BREAD LADY”: 8 pm. See MON, JAN. 31 (718) 222-8500], www.gala- 3214], www.jalopy.biz. Saturday, Jan. 29. pm. Barbes [376 Ninth St. pagosartspace.com. TALK, ESTATE PLANNING: at Sixth Avenue in Park MUSIC, FLOATING KABA- MUSIC, THE MANDINGO RETTE: 10:30 pm. See Sat- Attorney Marilyn Heller Slope, (718) 965-9177], AMBASSADORS: $10. 10 FRI, FEB. 4 gives tips on wills and trusts. www.barbesbrooklyn.com. urday, Jan. 29. pm. Barbes [376 Ninth St. FILM, BLACK CINEMA FES- Free. 9:30 am–12:15 pm. St. THEATER, “JOHN GABRIEL at Sixth Avenue in Park Francis College [180 Rem- BORKMAN”: 7:30 pm. See TIVAL: ”Heart of Stone” OTHER Slope, (718) 965-9177], “SUS” “Night Catches Us” FILM, BLACK CINEMA FES- sen St. between Court and Friday, Jan. 28. www.barbesbrooklyn.com. Clinton streets in Brooklyn MUSIC, R & B NIGHT: Featur- and Black August”. $12. TIVAL: ”I will follow” and Heights, (718) 489-5361]. ing Michael Angelo & Scott 2–9:30 pm. Brooklyn Acad- “Coming Back for More”. FILM, BROOKLYN ISRAEL Brown. Tips. 8:30 pm–1 THURS, FEB. 3 emy of Music [30 Lafayette $12. 6:50–9:30 pm. Brook- FILM FESTIVAL: 7 pm. See am. Puppet’s Jazz Bar [481 Ave. near St. Felix Street lyn Academy of Music [30 Sunday, Jan. 30. Fifth Ave. at 11th Street in BROOKLYN BOROUGH in Fort Greene, (718) 636- Lafayette Ave. near St. Felix MUSIC, ’80S BOWL WITH Park Slope, (718) 499-2622], HALL GREENMARKET: 8 4100], www.bam.org. Street in Fort Greene, (718) WHITE WEDDING: Free. www.puppetsjazz.com. am–6 pm. See Saturday, THEATER, “JOHN GABRIEL 636-4100], www.bam.org. 8 pm. Brooklyn Bowl [61 NIGHTLIFE, WASABASSCO Wythe Ave. between N. 11th BURLESQUE: $10. 10 pm. Voted Brooklyn’s and N. 12th streets in Wil- Union Hall [702 Union St. at liamsburg, (718) 963-3369], Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, www.brooklynbowl.com. (718) 638-4400], www. unionhallny.com. best meatballs TUES, FEB. 1 GENERAL COSMETIC BROOKLYN BOROUGH WED, FEB. 2 SKIN CARE SPECIALISTS HALL GREENMARKET: 8 JAZZ RECEPTION: Central am–6 pm. See Saturday, Brooklyn Jazz Consor- Botox, Juvederm, Radiesse Jan. 29. tium welcomes Clarence Chemical peels TALK, DEPUTY MAYOR Mosley, Jr as its new chair- … according to ROBERT STEEL: Hosted man; live music and food. 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in the law that allows them to operating on the first floor, partition walls that had been claim that the building has in- even though they have a sep- installed in the past. LOFT… dustrial uses that are danger- arate entrance. “It’s not the first time there ous to residents. Gora-Friedman, who pur- has been some tension since Continued from page 1 tenants protection against “If [this loophole is] so chased the building in 2005 the loft law passed. Loft Law, which extends pro- harassment tactics such as broad that it wipes out half for $12 million, could not be In Bushwick, the owner tection to residents in ille- shutting off water and heat the buildings covered, that’s reached for comment. She of a two-story factory on gally converted buildings as changing locks while their not realizing the intention of is moving forward with an Jefferson Street allegedly long as they can prove their application is being consid- the law, which is to protect expensive renovation, fil- poured cement in her ten- Lutheran HealthCare, a nonprofit residency for 12 consecutive ered by the Loft Board. residential tenants,” said loft ing permits in November ants’ showers and restarted organization, is seeking quotes for months. After the law was extended attorney David Frazier, who to install solar panels and a defunct belt factory on the And this week, Assem- last year, critics predicted that represents the tenants. a new elevator bulkhead on first floor in an attempt to equipment, materials, subcontrac- blyman Vito Lopez (D– landlords would retaliate by Opdyke is concerned be- the roof. She recently sent a prove that the building has Williamsburg) is introduc- either harassing tenants or by cause a woodworking shop letter threatening tenants to hazardous usage. tors services under the Bureau of ing legislation that would give taking advantage of a provision and a photography lab are remove plumbing work and — with Michelle Manetti Justice Funding. We are now accept- legendary moments such as ted that she had never even resurrecting the idea. ing proposals from qualified licensed the Ice Bowl of 1967 to next seen the tribute right in her “A street sign would bring week’s big game. neighborhood. attention to the plaque,” said contractors to perform various se- LOMBARDI “It’s a shame it’s on the It didn’t have to be that Steve Barrison, president of the Continued from page 1 on to achieve lasting fame as floor,” said John Russo, 50, way, of course. The origi- Bay Improvement Group. curity upgrade projects at Lutheran ner of Jerome Avenue and the coach of the Green Bay of Staten Island who grew nal design for the memorial “It’s a plus for the neigh- E. 17th Street in 1974, four Packers dynasty in the 1960s, up in Sheepshead Bay. “No called for a corresponding borhood and for tourism,” he Medical Center located at 150 55th years after the coach’s un- which won five NFL champi- one can see it.” street sign at the triangle, ac- added. “It says, ‘Yes, the Jets timely death at age 57, to onships and two Super Bowls Lynn Stewart, 61, agrees cording to Lou Powsner, 90, lost, but we still have Vince Street in Brooklyn. Specification and link the one-time fishing vil- — and gave Green Bay the that the placement is the is- a Bensonhurst-Sheepshead Lombardi Square.’ ” nickname “Titletown.” sue: “People never look Bay legend who was present Point of information: the bid requirements can be obtained by lage to its native son. Lom- Yet with the Packers gear- down,” she said. at the 1974 unveiling. square is actually not named bardi’s reach in the borough ing up for the Super Bowl Stewart is a big a fan of The street sign was never for Lombardi, but for World contacting Robert Casazza, Director later extended to St. Fran- on Feb. 6, no one seemed to Lombardi — and regularly installed, but now residents, War I veteran and former cis Preparatory, then in Wil- care that a traffic triangle in visits the Vince Lombardi perhaps living up to Vince Sheepshead Bay resident Bill of Security, at 718-630-7080 during liamsburg, where he played Southern Brooklyn provided rest stop on the New Jersey Lombardi’s constant demand Brown, who also has a nearby his high school ball. He went a blast from the past, linking Turnpike — yet she admit- for victory at all costs, are park named for him. normal business hours.

lyn East Collegiate, which cluding student performance, Greene Pl. at DeKalb Av- opened last year as only a progress and overall “school enue in Fort Greene, (212) SCHOOL… fifth grade program, is look- environment.” 374-0208], Feb. 3, 6 pm. ing for a new home because Opponents of the closure The public is welcome. Continued from page 1 “If their plan includes a its current space is temporary complain that the city hasn’t Underhill Avenue building new school, our principal and it will now operate with funneled enough resources — and are now focusing should be in charge of the two grade levels. to the middle school, but sta- on blocking the city push curriculum instead of both MS 571 is on the chopping tistics show otherwise. The to bring in Brooklyn East schools competing for space,” block because its students have city spends $18,907 per stu- Collegiate Charter School PS 9 parent Natalie Neva- scored in the bottom 10 per- dent at MS 571 each year, from Crown Heights. res said at a rally on Monday cent on math tests, and the bot- which is more than $4,000 The parents claim that night at the school. tom two percent on English more than it spends on av- Thank you!! the PS 9 building is over- Parents from the charter tests in recent years. erage citywide, according to crowded — and, besides, if school and PS 9 packed the The school earned a D expenditure reports . The International Humanitarian Outreach Ministries INC (IHOM INC.) a new school is coming in, PS school’s auditorium for a De- grade on its city progress The Panel for Educa- 9 administrators should run partment of Education hear- report last year, which gave tional Policy will vote at & The Interfaith Memorial Service Task Force it to avoid infighting. ing on the merger. Brook- it F grades in categories in- Brooklyn Tech HS [29 Fort wish to thank The Brooklyn Borough President, pack heavily in Mr. MARTY MARKOWITZ, Williamsburg. His Deputy, Yvonne Graham And the entire staff of his offi ce CIGS... Bodega workers said that they’re For their support in co-hosting the First Annual Memorial Service for Haiti Continued from page 1 point. “I live in the neigh- running out of at the Brooklyn Borough Hall on January 11, 2011 hired my grandfather to de- borhood, so it’s cool to have. the neighborhood sign a cigarette box. We’re selling out of them.” pack the same Worse, as a resident of One reason, of course, is day that they’re We would also like to extend our gratitude for the endearing support to Planet Earth, I’m just dis- that R.J. Reynolds is selling dropped off. gusted by my fellow citi- its Williamsburg, Seattle and Heck, one Mayor MICHAEL BLOOMBERG, zens, who have been throw- Austin packs at a dollar off woman even ing away good money on the normal price. walks into the N His Deputy, Dennis Walcott And the entire staff of his offi ce Big Tobacco’s latest come- This creates a dilemma 7 Market on Bed-

Community Newspaper Group / Natalie O’Neill on: Bodega owners across right out of the old Jewish ford Avenue and Our smokin’ hot columnist. Williamsburg and Green- joke about free ham. As a N. Seventh Street Finally, we are grateful to Council Members Jumaane D. Williams and point say they’re selling out hipster, I’m aware of how every single day Mathieu Eugene, and all other participants that made the event a success. of the gimmicky smokes as Camel is trying to make to see if any Williamsburg Reynolds is having the last soon as they’re stocked. a buck off my club-going, packs arrived, a cashier said. laugh — to the bank. People who once would cooler-than-cool, lightly gen- When the packs are around, “The pack is stupid, but WE GREATLY APPRECIATE AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SUPPORT. rather fight than switch are trifying ways. But as a hip- she buys every single one. they [R.J. Reynolds] def- grabbing the pack with their ster, I’m also perpetually What better way to get initely know how to sell On behalf of IHOM INC. neighborhood’s name. broke, so I’d smoke shoe people to buy an annoy- smokes,” said Tyler Pear- “I smoke Marlboro, but polish if it would save me ing product than to make son, who coughed up $10.79 Mr. HENRI DESROSIERS whenever I see the Williams- a dollar. them think it’s a limited- for a pack. President & CEO of IHOM INC burg [Camels] I buy it,” said But here’s the kicker — time offer that’s flying off He had a point, so I bought Abdo Hussein, a worker at reps said that they don’t even the shelves? a pack myself. For research 718-864-9266 God Bless Deli in Green- distribute the Williamsburg All it means is that R.J. purposes, of course.

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