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rom a Hasidic rabbi in Prospect Heights who sion among Smith Street skeptics, to the Santeros reputation as “the borough of churches” was where even some non-believing “Faitheists” go to teaches Torah over beer (far right, above), to practicing an Afro-Caribbean mysticism in Pros- forged centuries ago, thanks to firebrand preach- church every week (page 3). A guide to the ad- F the Buddhist monks of Vinegar Hill who hold pect Park (second from left), to the gospel singers ers (and abolitionists) like Henry Ward Beecher dresses and phone numbers of the many religious fire ceremonies every Friday (second from right), at Boerum Hill’s House of the Lord Church (far left), (center) of Plymouth Church on Orange Street in institutions featured in this special issue can be to uprooted Mormons pitching their religious vi- Brooklyn is a wondrous borough of faith. Brooklyn’s Brooklyn Heights. Faith remains a rock in this burg, found online at www.BrooklynPapers.com.

tually asked to see my horns. So I took them to a soccer game and shared a few drinks. After they got to know me, they apologized for hating something they did- n’t understand.” A ‘Witness’ to The brainstorm of having beer-soaked He-brews Bible study came to Tali as a spin off to his Friday night beginner’s minion class. One of the students who could not read Hebrew Rabbi, students bond over beer confessed that he was too embarrassed to ask anyone except the less-intimidating the congregation break down the walls between Believers By Hollie Rosenberg Tali. and non-Believers, Jews and non-Jews, and “I befriend everyone I meet because for The Brooklyn Papers even Jews and anti-Semites, is to get reli- there is always something I can learn,” By Dana Rubinstein Watchtower tour guide. gion out of the congregations to the places ARabbi, a Catholic, five Orthodox said Tali. The Brooklyn Papers Not only does the Watchtower have everything, it’s also Jews and two non-practicing Semites where people actually congregate. “Tuesdays with Tali” is open to anyone a great place to acquire new job skills. Hemmelgarn, for walk into a bar; the punch line is they And beer helps. who can hold his own in a theocratic dis- Jehovah’s Witnesses make up 11 percent of the example, is learning public relations, and his wife, who were there to talk about the Torah. “Back in England, I worked with these cussion and also hold his beer. Brooklyn Heights population; their Watchtower had no hair-cutting skills before coming to Brooklyn, now two neo-Nazis,” Tali explained. “They ac- On Underhill Avenue, just up Eastern See HE-BREWS on page 7 turrets define the borough for people making their works in the barbershop. Parkway from Grand Army Plaza, is Bar first trip over the Brooklyn Bridge; their 33 proper- The building at 25 Columbia Heights is the brain — or Sepia, which many customers know for its ties are omnipresent in the Heights and DUMBO. soul — of the Witnesses’ worldwide operations. It sits like When they’re not out preaching or “spreading the good a behemoth across from the Hillside Park dog run. A Mediterranean decor and its wireless In- Borough Houses of worship ternet. news,” as Witnesses call it, they hole up in an enormous bridge connects its two sand-colored buildings. Brooklyn complex — vast in size and function. Given that it’s a world unto itself, it’s not surprising that But at 8:30 most Tuesday nights, the Prayerland Manhattan 1,099 trendy crowd is replaced by a motley crew Brooklyn has long been known as “the bor- Think of anything one might need in modern society — the building feels like another country — the Midwest. ough of churches,” but the nickname actually lawyers, dentists, engineers, architects, painters, plumbers, People are friendly. They greet each other with a smile and of the religious and the a-religious, drawn The Bronx 991 together by curiosity and, of course, beer. goes back to the days when Brooklyn was its electricians, a gym, swimming pool, pharmacy, cafeteria, a hello. Their gentle voices are marked with inflections own city. With real estate values soaring and laundry facility. You name it, they’ve got it. from outside the tri-state area. The rabbi — British-born, 28-year-old Brooklyn 2,873 Tali Frankel of the Chabad of Brownstone churches being converted into luxury housing In fact, 117 Adams Street, where the Witnesses used to The carpeted Watchtower lobby, lit with recessed light- Brooklyn — is the guy doing the pouring. faster than you can say the Lord’s Prayer, is the have their printing presses, now serves as laundry central ing, is tastefully dim. Rob the “official greeter,” stands be- Queeens 1,760 nickname still true? Hallellujah, it is, as this for the whole Brooklyn operation. Easily mistaken — and he has been — chart shows: hind a long counter. Kitschy biblical scenes painted by for a member of ZZ Top, Tali (as he prefers “You have 2,500 hundred people. That’s a lot of dirty Witnesses decorate the walls. The place feels like the ille- — Source: New York City Department of Buildings Staten Island 334 to be called) believes that the best way to laundry to clean each week,” said Bryce Hemmelgarn, a See WITNESSES on page 3 Bruce reamed over Yards ‘concession’ Ratner cuts mega-development by 5 percent; critics cry foul THIS WEEKEND

By Ariella Cohen everyone was looking for.” Now, that Frank Gehry-designed The developer also widened Sixth The Brooklyn Papers Most important among the changes pedestrian mall will be referred to as Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and is Ratner’s decision to scrap the con- the “Urban Room.” Dean Street, a nod to traffic concerns, Developer Bruce Ratner said dos — and trim the project by 475,000 Another modification shrunk a pri- and pushed back the completion date last week that he would shave square feet. Beyond that, revisions ap- vate open space on the rooftop of the for buildings around the arena by one 450 condos from the most-recent pear largely cosmetic. arena from two acres to one, endan- year, from 2009 to 2010. version of the Atlantic Yards For example, the developer re- gering an arena-top wildflower mead- But the 620-foot skyscraper across mega-development — but the named the flashy, glass-sided edifice ow shown in plans presented in No- the street from the “Urban Room” did- project is still one million square that will connect the arena to the At- vember by the project’s landscape n’t change at all — though it is no feet larger than the plan he first lantic terminal mass transit complex. architect Lauri Olin. See RATNER on page 18 unveiled to considerable opposi- tion in 2003.

Ratner called his new plan a “con- den cession to critics” — but those very critics were not mollified by a five- percent cut in the bulk of the larger, Free parking for FCR crew most-recent version. The Brooklyn Papers parking” during construction of the blog broke the story. “You’ll be seeing

“It’s a fraud,” said Atlantic Yards Botanic Gar Brooklyn / Kathryn Kirk opponent Patti Hagan. “It’s like ‘Alice State officials will allow Forest City Atlantic Yards project, according to a parking lot for about a decade.” in Wonderland.’ Ratner says it’s small- Ratner to use land along a two-block new documents released by the pro- The agreement stipulates that the er, but it’s actually bigger.” stretch of Atlantic Avenue for a mas- ject’s lead agency, the Empire State area can be used for parking only until Petal pushers Some saw at least a little good Hall Borough sive above-ground parking lot. Development Corporation. the arena’s 3,800-car indoor lot — news. “It’s a start,” said Sam Cooper, Borough President Markowitz joins Several of the company’s develop- “One little line gives Forest City the near the corner of Sixth and Atlantic From April 8 to May 28, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden a spokesman for Assemblywoman Bruce Ratner in Coney Island on ment parcels east of the proposed Nets ability to park cars wherever there is- avenues — is complete in 2016. celebrates its beloved collection of flowering cherry Joan Millman (D-Brooklyn Heights). Tuesday to promote Ratner’s up- arena, between Sixth and Vanderbilt n’t construction,” said architect Jon- Forest City Ratner did not return trees with “Hanami.” For more about the Japanese- “But [the reduction] is not quite what coming volleyball tournament. avenues, can be used for “interim athan Cohn, whose Brooklynviews calls for comment. — Ariella Cohen themed events, see GO Brooklyn on page 9.

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By Gersh Kuntzman and send their kids to Sunday day, there was even an atheist Martin Luther King Jr. did it.” “You don’t need God to do The Brooklyn Papers school. They even had their folding church newsletters in She said most of her flock those things, but it proved to Gina Duclayan lights son, Milo, circumcised — an the basement. is drawn to the faith after be- me that spiritual hunger is not operation the Torah describes “I may not believe in God, ing bruised by other churches. something I wanted to fully one candle and then anoth- as a covenant with God. but I want to be in a community er and intones a familiar- “The worst things humans extinguish in myself.” Why is this show different from all other shows? Find out at the Seder Surprise! Rock with the that cares about social jus- have done in history have So when Rabbi Ellen Lipp- sounding prayer. tice,” said Katherine Laza- Mitzvah Mice Band! “Baruch ha-or ba-olam (ra- been done in the name of God, mann talks about the Torah, rus of Prospect Heights, church and religion, so people Strimling finds himself inter- Len Levitt, creator of the award-winning “Bubbe’s Boarding House” and “Alef...Bet...Blast- diant is the light within the who has belonged to the world),” she says, closing her sometimes find it easier to say ested, even if he doesn’t be- Off!” television shows will be at Congregation Beth Elohim for one performance only on Unitarian church for they don’t believe in God,” lieve the passages. Sunday, April 9, 2006 at 2:30 PM. Levitt has performed shows for Jewish holidays at eyes and moving her hands 50 of her 85 God- she said. “They don’t want to “Reading the Torah is about synagogues and schools across the country for over 30 years. He has also performed puppets in from the candles to her chest, less years. as if inviting in some higher put their energy and faith into examination,” he said. “It’s a moves like “Men in Black” and “Team America,” “The Flintstones,” and “Muppet-Vision 3D.” The Unitari- a concept that has caused so creative and humanizing pro- power. ans are a Christ- much damage.” cess and I love that. In the Tickets are $10 advance purchase. $12 at the door. “Baruch ha-or-ba-shabbat.” ian faith — and It is Friday night and the Bible is a But religion has inspired the Torah, God is a complicated Duclayan and husband Daniel part of the serv- best in Mankind, too. That’s idea. If I believe in anything, it’s Congregation Beth Elohim Radosh are lighting Shabbos ices. But God is what drives atheist Arthur that humans’ hunger for God is candles and saying a prayer / Roxanna Velandria more of a histor- Strimling to services at Kolot so universal that it can’t be ig- 274 Garfield Place at 8th Ave., Park Slope • (718) 768-3814 over challah and wine (substi- The Brooklyn Papers ical concept, a “fable,” as Chayeinu, a Jewish congrega- nored. It must be in the DNA.” tuting grape juice for wine, so Lazarus put it, than a living su- tion in Park Slope that’s so liber- Or as atheist Lee Pardee, who their children can also par- Radosh dis- per-being watching over — and al that the mission statement attends Unitarian services, put it: take) like many Jewish cou- agreed: “We had Milo circum- passing judgment on — us. says, “Doubt can be an act of “I may be an atheist, but I love ples all over Brooklyn. cised as our covenant with the “The Bible is just one of our faith.” singing in the chorus! But there is one main dif- people who made that sources,” said the Rev. Char- “My grandfather and father “When I first joined this con- ference: Duclayan and Radosh covenant with their God. It’s a lotte Cowtan, the interim minis- were staunch atheists, and so gregation, I was so pleased by don’t believe in God. Call powerful thing, 5,000 years of ter. “God did not speak one am I,” Strimling said. “But I the songs. There’s no God in Don’t Pass Over them “the new fatheists,” a history.” time in one place to one people am of the generation that saw them! It’s just like church, but growing number of Brook- There’s less history at the and never again. The Bible Martin Luther King and other all the words have been fixed,” lynites who are turned off to First Unitarian church in shows us what it means to live ministers defending the best Pardee added. organized religion — there’s Brooklyn Heights — but just up to who we can be. Mother values, with courage and forti- “I can actually sing the just too much “God begat as much faitheism. The other Theresa did it. Gandhi did it. tude, in the name of God. hymns and believe in them.” this” and “God smote that” for PASSOVER them — yet still need spiritu- ality in their lives. Duclayan and Radosh do Join our seders! the normal Jewish rituals at Giving it up: A Lenten poll their Windsor Terrace home Meet new friends as the story of the (although their Shabbos Lent is supposed to be a time of spiritual awareness, but for the vast majority of Brooklyn Catholics, it’s a time to lose prayer, however traditional- some weight. The Brooklyn Papers asked dozens of people what they gave up during the 40 days of Lent and found Exodus unfolds through mystical, sounding, makes no mention that close to 80 percent are giving up a cherished food or drink. Other results in our unscientific survey include: About Kabalistic insights. Enjoy a sumptuous of God) and attend services at 17 percent of Lenten fasters aren’t Catholic; roughly 13 percent said they are honoring the notion that Jesus died for Seder feast with all the traditional the City Congregation in their sins by doing more charity work or improving themselves; a quarter said they aren’t eating meat on Fridays, a long- Manhattan. standing tradition — while 21 percent said they’re refraining from alcohol. — Compiled by Liz Cooper delicacies – and hand-baked “Shmurah” But if one doesn’t believe Matzah and 4 cups of fine wine. in God, why bother with for- mal rituals? NAME NEIGHBORHOOD GIVING UP COMMENT “Our rituals have meaning, FIRST SEDER SECOND SEDER not because a God commands Jessica Carroll Gardens Cheese “It’s hard because I make it everyday!” (She works at a Wed, April 12, 8:15pm Thur, April 13, 8:15pm us to do them, but because pasta shop.) following services at 7:15pm following services at 7:15pm they connect us to thousands Led by Rabbi Aaron Raskin Led by Rabbi Avrohom Chakoff of years of Jewish history and Eric Carroll Gardens Alcohol “It’s brutal. I always forget how hard it is.” Jewish people,” Radosh says. $45 per Seder Seniors $25 Students $18 “Humanistic Judaism” was Ysabel Carroll Gardens Soda and candy “When you can’t have it, it makes it rough. Soda is ($80 for both). ($40). ($36). founded decades ago by Ohio tough because I need the caffeine.” rabbi Sherwin Wine as a way Congregation B’nai Avraham of Brooklyn Heights of divorcing Judaism from 117 Remsen St. between Clinton & Henry streets God, yet keeping the tradi- Ines Brooklyn Heights Meat “You get used to it” tions. Duclayan and Radosh For reservations (or further information) call (718) 596-4840 ext. 11 celebrate all the major holi- Briana Carroll Gardens Cursing and sweets “Giving up sweets has been especially hard. I work in days, hold their own Seders a bakery!”

Supper — which this year falls Witness, has to become a on the evening of April 12. preacher of the ‘Good News,’ WITNESSES... There are 6.6 million Wit- said Hemmelgarn. “You can’t nesses worldwide and 95,000 be a Witness and not go door- Continued from page 1 as a guide for humans. We be- Kingdom Halls. Brooklyn was to-door.” gitimate child of a Marriot hotel lieve Jesus is the Son of God.” chosen as the faith’s home base The Witnesses are aggressive and a hospital for the ill-at-soul. “If it’s not in the Bible, we in 1909 because its active port in that pursuit. A huge, slowly Visitors often pop in, won- won’t practice it. That’s why made it easy to find souls and revolving globe in the lobby un- dering who lives, works and we don’t celebrate holidays or ship literature around the world. derscores their urgency. After takes care of all of life’s little ne- birthdays.” The fundamental duty of all all, time is running short. cessities here. There is one, though. It is Jehovah’s Witnesses is to pros- We believe it [the end of the “We are definitely Chris- called the Memorial of Christ’s elytize. world] is very close,” said tians,” said Hemmelgarn. “We Death, which coincides with the “Every Witness, and every Hemmelgarn. “I hope it comes believe the Bible was provided Passover Seder — Jesus’s Last person who wants to become a within my lifetime.”

Come join us as we celebrate Kane Street these Holy Days! HOLY THURSDAY, Thursday, April 13th SYNAGOGUE 8:00p.m. Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper A dynamic community of Jewish joy, learning and passion GOOD FRIDAY, Friday, April 14th 10:00a.m. Morning Prayer 3:00p.m. Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion ONSERVATIVE GALITARIAN with Veneration of the Cross C /E 7:30p.m. El Vía Crucis en Español HOLY SATURDAY, Saturday, April 15th Friday: 6:00 P.M. 8:00p.m. Solemn Easter Vigil Mass EASTER SUNDAY, Sunday, April 16th 9:30a.m. English Mass and Children’s Liturgy Saturday: 9:30 A.M. 11:00a.m. Misa en Español • 12:15p.m. English Mass and 30 minutes before Sundown St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church Sunday: 9:00 A.M Carroll Street and Sixth Avenue, Park Slope • 638-1880

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(718) 875-9124 • Email: [email protected] By Liz Cooper dark suits and wearing back- bell, and sometimes residents for the Brooklyn Papers packs — Mormon missionar- open the door a crack. HE YNAGOGUE ITH ies starting another day of sell- “Hello, it’s the missionar- T S W It’s a sunny, brisk week- ing religion to busy, and ies, we’re with the Church of SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE day morning and Fulton outspoken, Brooklynites. Jesus Christ of Latter-day The Mount Sinai family wishes you and your family a Zissen Passover Mall is already bustling. “I’ve been watching a lot of Saints, and we were hoping to From clothes to electronics stuff about you guys that I come in and share a special Conservative/Egalitarian Services to books to cleansers, just don’t agree with,” says a message with you,” Lee says. about anything is being young woman to one of the There is an awful echo, so Friday: 6:30 PM & Saturday: 10:00 AM missionaries, Elder Clawson, they have to speak slowly and sold — including religion. 19, from Idaho. Clawson clearly. There is usually a pause Minyan: Thursday: 7:30 AM Breaking from the pack of makes his pitch again, sug- and then the silence comes to pedestrians are two fresh- gesting that she come to an abrupt end as a polite, but ADULT ED. HEBREW SCHOOL PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS faced young men, dressed in church to find out for herself firm “No, thank you!” bounces if the Mormon faith is right between the cement walls in for her and her family. the empty corridor. He hands her some literature, For the next hour, the mis- which she takes before scurry- sionaries are successful in get- Holy Week at Historic ing across the street. Clawson ting just a few people to open could be discouraged, but then their doors, but most politely again, at least she listened. Such decline to hear what they have

a reaction is par for this course / Liz Cooper to say. St. Augustine Catholic Church for the missionaries (who are all One tenant, originally from –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– called “Elders”). the Caribbean, engages in reli- Serving Park Slope, Prospect Heights, and Boerum Hill since 1870 “We get a 90-percent turn- gious chatter, but remains in his –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– down rate in Carroll Gardens doorway, a clear exit strategy. and Cobble Hill when we invite He was raised as a Roman Passion Sunday, April 9 Procession with palms/ St. Mark’s Passion people to church,” Clawson Papers The Brooklyn Catholic — “Which doesn’t Sat. 5:00 pm, 9:00 am, 10:30 Spanish, 12 noon, 1:30 pm Haitian says as he walks up Court Street Elder Kim (r) and Elder Clawson are Mormons on a mission on Brooklyn’s Fulton Mall. mean I’m a good Christian” — with his fellow missionary El- and expresses his frustrations Communal Penance Service, Monday, 7:30 pm der Lee, a native of Korea. “But in small talk, breaking the ice throughout the day. eral attempts to buzz their way with existing religions. The Easter Triduum once we turn the corner at Ful- with a happy “Good morning, By 6 pm, Elder Oborn, 20, into a generic brick apartment “How am I to know which ton, then people start listening.” I’d like to invite you and your from Montana, and Elder Lee, building on Ocean Avenue, is the right one? It becomes Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 8:00 pm He and Kim, 24, cross the family to our church this Sun- from Korea, are at the Mid- they enter behind a tenant on confusing,” he says. Elder Oborn and the tenant Adoration until midnight; sung Tenebrae at 11:30 pm threshold onto the gritty Fulton day.” Most decline or ignore. wood branch of the Church, his way in (how New York). bazaar, and, sure enough, the Non-whites and women tend waiting for a gentleman who The building is dimly lit and, launch into a non-confrontation- Good Friday, The Way of the Cross, 11:00 am, outdoors first man they come across to respond more favorably to has agreed to meet to learn by the sounds of the elevator as al volley of scriptures, spewing questions and answers so quick- Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, 3:00 pm, Veneration of the Cross smiles kindly and takes their lit- the Elders’ pitch — most proud- more about the Mormon reli- it made its way to the top floor, erature. Then, a street vendor ly declaring that they “already gion. After 30 minutes and in need of some fixing-up. ly that it becomes dizzying. Af- ter 10 minutes, it finally comes Holy Saturday, The Great Vigil of Easter, 8:00 pm nearby exclaims, “What you are go to church on Sundays.” To several attempts to reach him The halls are filled with the doing is a beautiful thing, God to an end with the tenant accept- Blessing of new fire/ service of light/ initiation sacraments the missionaries, this isn’t a de- on his cellphone, it seems that sounds of playing children and bless you. I watch you every he has developed cold feet. the smells of various national ing literature, but making no Sunday on BET — Jimmy terrent. Even though many al- promises. But he does give part- Easter Sunday, 9:00 am, 10:30 Spanish, 12 noon, 1:30 pm Haitian ready have a religious loyalty, The missionaries get over it cuisines wafting from behind Swaggart!” Um, Swaggart isn’t quickly and set out for the resi- closed doors. The missionaries ing words of advice and encour- they appear to be up for grabs, affiliated with the Mormons, dential areas. They hit Flatbush — always traveling in pairs for agement to the missionaries: Church Tour, Sunday, April 23, 3:30 pm. A guided look at the “Cathedral of and their services aren’t on as a dozen not only ask for di- and Ditmas Park, and after sev- safety reasons — ring each “Preach, give them the mes- Park Slope”, the 1888 Parfitt Brothers’ masterpiece, a Victorian Gothic wonder; BET, but regardless, this Brook- rections to the church, but also sage, then go to God and He’ll Locke and Tiffany glass, marble and bronze statuary and mosaics by J. Massey lynite makes the Elders’ day. willingly provide their phone guide you.” Rhind, Gorham, Charles Hall, Kilgen pipe organ. 680 angels await you! As noon approaches, the numbers for follow-up. Another tenant, a 26-year-old missionaries work in rapid The missionaries prefer to mother from Guyana, agrees to Located at Sixth Avenue and Sterling Place, Park Slope succession — falling into step patrol busy areas during day- Crackin’ hear them out, but the two male 718-783-3132, www.staugustineparkslope.org All Welcome! with one pedestrian after an- light hours and go door-to- missionaries won’t go into her other, taking the divide-and- door in the evening, with fol- home since there isn’t a male conquer approach, engaging low-up appointments scheduled present. At first they suggest she wise come to the church, but on sec- ond thought, suggest the hall- We asked the Dean of the legendary way; it’s been a long day — the vWc Friar’s Club, Freddie Roman, for his chance of ending it on a positive favorite religious anecdote, and this note is too good to pass up. is what he came up with: Elder Oborn begins the ses- By Freddie Roman sion discussing God, how He Thousands helps us make decisions regard- Hand Baked of years ing family and life, and how He ago, the hasn’t given up on us. While the Jewish peo- missionary speaks of love and ple proved to happiness, the woman’s 2-year- the world how self-de- old daughter fusses in the hall- structive we really are. way, vying for her mother’s at- For 2,000 years, on the Passover hol- tention. Elder Lee then takes iday, we have eaten matzoh. For over and recites the history of Shmurah Matzah 2,000 years, that matzoh went no the Mormon prophet Joseph further in our digestive systems than Smith, and how the Church be- our stomachs. gan. The encounter looks prom- And why did we eat matzoh? That’s ising, as the woman’s phone a marvelous story. Because thousands rings and she ignores the possi- of years ago, when the Jews had to ble escape route. leave Egypt in a hurry, Yul Brynner After 20 minutes, though, it for your Passover Seder was chasing us. They’re always chas- all comes to an anti-climatic ing us, that’s why we wear yarmulkes end when she says she works — we’re ready to go. on Sundays and can’t make it to And when they chased us, the the necessary weekly services Egyptians were in chariots and we that could lead to eventual bap- A Gift from Chabad of Park Slope/Prospect Heights were running. We were running be- tism into the church. They’ve cause we didn’t know that God lost her. could part the sea. If we knew that, At 8:30 pm, the Elders pack we would’ve walked slowly. We like up their Bibles and head Shmurah means watched, and it is an apt description of this Matzah, the ingredients of which (the flour and water) are to sight-see, especially if it’s includ- home. In a long day of hawk- watched from the moment of harvesting and drawing. ed in the package. ing their faith, they made no But they were chasing us! We had major religious breakthroughs Shmurah Matzot are round, kneaded and shaped by hand, and are similar to the Matzot that were baked by the Children no time to wait for bread to rise. So for or “saved” any souls. But fac- eight days in the desert, we ate un- of Israel as they left Egypt. Also in the bakery itself, Shmurah Matzot are under strict supervision to avoid any possibility ing down indifference, hostili- leavened bread or matzoh. Which ty and everything in between of leavening during the baking process. This intensive process and careful guarding gives the Shmurah Matzah an added is why I now understand why is all in a day’s work for a infusion of faith and sanctity--in fact, as the matzah is being hand-made, all those involved constantly repeat "l'shem mat- Moses said, “Let my people go!” Brooklyn missionary. zot mitzvah"--"We are doing this for the sake of the mitzvah of Matzah." It is thus fitting to use Shmurah Matzah on each of the two Seder nights for the Matzot of the Seder plate.

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By Louise Crawford for The Brooklyn Papers How do Brooklynites find a church or a syna- God has 1,000 faces gogue? They shop around. “You wouldn’t buy a dress without trying it on Belief in a God or gods is practically as old as humanity itself. But the notion of what “God” is varies dramatically. The Brooklyn Papers asked to see if it fits,” says Bob- religious leaders and their congregants (and at least an atheist or two, just for fun) what “God” is to them. bie Finkelstein, executive — Compiled by Steve Lastoe, Gersh Kuntzman, Amanda Kludt, Ariella Cohen, Liz Cooper and Dana Rubinstein director of Congregation Beth Elohim, a Reform Jew- PERSON FAITH WHAT GOD IS TO HIM/HER ish temple in Park Slope. “Why would you pick a reli- Rev. Charlotte Cowtan First Unitarian “When I use the word ‘God,’ I am talking about the ultimate powers of the uni- gious community without Congregational Society, verse. Some may call that the spirit of life, the creative power, the energy from the making sure it is a good fit?” Brooklyn Heights Big Bang. I don’t care what terminology you use. ‘God’ is shorthand for the reali- But what is a good fit? It depends how you take your ties that are beyond my understanding.” religion. Do you want spiritu- ality, community, intellectual Minister Renaldo Watkis House of the Lord “God means life; all other theories don’t measure up to nothing.” stimulation, social action, so- Pentecostal Church cializing, religious education for the kids, or all of the Bishop Jared Thompson Church of Jesus Christ of “God is my Heavenly Father.” (Thompson repeated the answer when asked to above? Latter-day Saints, Park clarify) Selecting a place to worship Slope Ward is as personal and subjective as / Roxanna Velandria shopping for a condo, or finding Dennis Middlebrooks Atheist “God is a cultural phenomenon. I don’t ridicule it. I don’t put it down. But we the right pre-school for your should all basically accept reason, science and use a rational approach to life.” child. So it helps to do your homework. The Brooklyn Papers Meisee Yuen Member, Dorje Ling “Buddha is the greatest teacher we have ever known. He knows more about the Spiritual Buddhist Center human mind than any psychiatrist or psychologist. He is the supreme enlightened connection being.” People seeking to join a Connecticut Muffin, deeper church to church, some new congregation often say than birthday parties for the Catholics have very specific Bryce Hemmelgarn Tour Guide and Jehovah’s “God is love...and that’s why He created man. He is the sovereign [and] there’s no they want a personal relation- kids, says Pastor Daniel criteria and do shop around. Witness one higher. He has the right to rule, and He plans to have his original purposes re- ship to God. But one man’s Meeter of Old First Reformed Pat Preblick, a television pub- alized soon in the future. His original purpose was to have this planet inhabited by personal relationship to God is Church in Park Slope. “They licist, wanted a church that perfect humans, the way he originally created them [but] Adam and Eve intro- another man’s supernatural are looking for a community was pro-choice and pro-gay. duced sin into humans.” nonsense. that can accept failure, loss, “As a liberal Democrat, I Thankfully, there is a lot of and grief.” wanted a community where I Rabbi Ellen Lippmann Kolot Chayeinu, Park Slope “I believe there is a force in the universe that, yeah, got the ball rolling and contin- middle ground — congrega- They are also looking for so- would feel comfortable,” says ues to sort of provide the lifeforce in the universe. The truth is I also behave as if, tions that borrow from varied cial connections. “This is the Preblick. When she moved to in some instances, I also believe in a very personal God who interacts with us indi- traditions and mix things up generation that invented going Windsor Terrace, she found it vidually. I pray like that.” with meditation, African to the prom in groups,” adds at St. Francis Xavier on Sixth drumming, folk music, litera- Pastor David Fisher, of Ply- Avenue in Park Slope, even Anthony Stevens-Arroyo Director, Religion in “I conceive of God as the all-absorbing, invisible force of all things. God for me is ture, and even Eastern philos- mouth Church in Brooklyn though it was more traditional Society and Culture, Trinitarian: father, son and Holy Spirit. As in the prayer of St. Patrick, I feel God on ophy. than her previous churches. Heights. “They want to go Brooklyn College my right side and on my left, behind and forward, above and below me.” “We recharge everyone’s through life with friends — “The music and the archi- batteries,” says Lay Associate people who share their interests, tecture touched my heart,” she Beth Waltemath of First Pres- their neighborhood, their val- says. “I met people who didn’t Chief Dayo Ologon Santeria priest “God is supreme energy.” byterian Church in Brooklyn ues.” necessarily share my exact Heights. “We put lots of effort Catholics don’t have it so point of view, but that’s okay.” John Lennon Late Beatle “God is a concept by which we measure our pain. I’ll say it again. God is a con- into the music and look at dif- easy. cept by which we measure our pain.” ferent traditions.” “A lot of people who grow What I grew Community up Catholic just go to their up with A sense of community — a parish,” says a Park Slope If comfort and continuity is music I grew up with,” says a Brain candy be a deal-maker or breaker. hives at church or temple can Kensington, unconventional Pas- connection to, and support mother of two, who was on your wish list, you may be Prospect Heights mom, who is a For some, it’s all about the Some families have been also check out a Quaker Meet- tor Tom Martinez shows movie from, others — is the prime raised Catholic and received a looking for what you had as a member of Union Temple, a sermon. You need a rabbi, forced to choose between their ing at the Friends Meeting clips on Sunday (and he has reason people religion-shop. religious education. child. Reform synagogue on Eastern minister, or priest who is intel- church and their kids because House — right around the cor- great taste, having shown “People are looking for a While Catholic rituals and “What I really want is a pro- Parkway. “I miss the old Eastern lectually stimulating — some- so few congregations offer ner from the Brooklyn House “Whale Rider,” “Waking Ned community that is deeper than Mass are often similar from gressive congregation and the European chants I heard as a one who will shed light on the day care during services. of Detention. Meetings begin in Devine,” “Grand Canyon,” and kid.” Big Questions: life, death, and There’s no way to concentrate silence and there’s no minister. “The Mission”). But what if you have terri- the existence of God, as well on a sermon with a toddler It’s all very direct: if you feel “With the movies, I am ask- ble memories of boring Satur- as the state of the world. whining, “I’m bored!” moved to speak, go ahead. ing: where do these religious URBAN VIEW REALTY days at synagogue or endless In the eight months since First Presbyterian Church in How about a movie? At All teachings about justice and love “Serving Brooklyn’s Brownstone and Waterfront Communities” Sunday mornings at church? A Rabbi Micah Kelber took over Brooklyn Heights prides itself on Souls Baptist Church, a Unitari- intersect with the 21st centu- Park Slope graphic designer the Bay Ridge Jewish Center, its child-friendly atmosphere. an ecumenical congregation in ry?” he asks. with one child discovered that a Conservative congregation, “Babies cry. Parents walk back Let our courteous and her husband, a lawyer, hated he has created a serious envi- and forth on the side aisle,” says synagogue as a child and had ronment for learning. Mem- Waltemath. “That might ruffle knowledgeable agents no intention passing on the bers are invited to study Torah someone’s feathers in other “torture” to his daughter. with him on Tuesday nights. churches, but we welcome chil- help you “He has an adverse physical “We read every single word in dren and we trust that the parents Tips for finding reaction when he has to go to English. And we don’t move will know when to step in.” temple,” his wife says. on until everyone has thought Education • Sell your home But last Rosh Hashanah, about it,” he says. Even some atheists join she convinced him to attend Rabbi Tali Frankel, of the congregations — if only to get the right pew • Buy your home the children’s service at the Chabad of Brownstone Brook- their kids into top nursery • Find a rental Park Slope Jewish Center, a lyn, also conducts his Torah schools, several churches and The Brooklyn Papers Conservative congregation study classes on Tuesdays — synagogues said. EXPLORE: Ask your friends, look on the Inter- but his group meets over beer at Beyond that, at Kolot LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED that is lively, low-key, unpre- net, see what’s within walking distance of where tentious, and child-friendly. a Prospect Heights bar. Chayeinu, a (very) Reform you live. www.urbanviewrealty.com “He was pleasantly sur- Child friendly congregation in Park Slope, WINDOW SHOP: Attend services at different prised,” she reports. “He said, This being Brooklyn — the kids meet once a week for churches or synagogues. Compare the sermons, ‘This isn’t anything like what I home of the “Stroller Mani- lessons in Hebrew, Jewish his- the music, the style of worship, and the sense of 164 Fifth Avenue at Lincoln Place (718) 398-2900 grew up with.’” festo” — child friendliness can tory, and social action — community. which culminates in an annual interfaith peace march over TAKE A MEETING: Meet with the clergy in the Brooklyn Bridge. charge. Do you feel a connection with the person Some churches, like Old who is in the pulpit every week? Is this someone First Reformed Church and you could turn to in a crisis? First Pilgrim in Brooklyn TALK TO PEOPLE: Get coffee with a member of Heights, offer children’s servic- a congregation to find out if you would feel com- es that include arts and crafts, fortable as a member of this community? videos and music. They, like DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE: Mission state- many local congregations, are ments and Web sites are just advertising. Compare in the process of setting up day the reality to the reputation by asking questions. care for younger children. DON’T FEEL PRESSURED: Most clergy expect Philosophy people to attend services as non-members for Philosophy Social action You say you want a revolu- three to five years before they actually feel com- tion? Social action seems to fortable enough to join. be a high priority at most GO WITH YOUR GUT: Choosing a place to wor- houses of worship. In addition ship is as personal as you are. When you find the place to working to improve the that’s right for you, you’ll know it. — Crawford works lives of the elderly and home- works less in their community, the Kane Street Synagogue and WHO AM I? WHAT AM I DOING HERE? the Old First Reformed Church have been outspoken Muslims focus WHAT AM I MEANT TO BE DOING? HOW CAN I BE HAPPY? about the situation in Darfur (Nicholas Kristof would be so proud). This 10-week course offers an effective and novel approach to the great questions of life. It takes the A concern for humanitarian on mosques issues is key at First Presby- master philosophies of East and West and examines how they can be put to immediate practical use. terian Church in Brooklyn Through discussion, practice, and observation, the course shows how these questions are not just Heights, too. The Brooklyn Papers theoretical, but are an effective guide to life and how it may be lived to the fullest.The result is happiness “We connect faith to what’s How do the many Muslims in Brooklyn find a going in the world,” says Wal- place to worship? and freedom from the small and binding circles of habitual existence. temath. “For us, it’s about “When they move here, they reach out to the mosque in your whole view of the world the area and stay connected,” says John Abu-Habib, a Bay and how we respond.” Ridge community leader who is originally from Lebanon. St. Gabriel’s Episcopal In addition to being a religious center, the mosque is the Church, an Afro-Caribbean center of community life. “When someone from the Mid- congregation in Prospect Lef- dle East settles in Brooklyn, one of the first things he does 10 -Week Course ferts Gardens, is a member is find a mosque,” says Habib. Community Action Project, an But there’s very little shopping around for a house of Starts the week of April 17, 2006 interfaith group that recently worship among Muslims. Immigrants from the Middle Fee $175 (Full time students $85) sponsored a forum on immi- East tend to gravitate, by word of mouth, to a mosque gration and marched in Wash- made up of other people from their home country. ington. The Islamic Society of Bay Ridge, a thriving mosque In Manhattan In Brooklyn The Outsiders where several thousand Muslims worship, has a nursery Monday–Friday (7:00 – 9:30PM) Thursday (7:00 – 9:30PM) People who’d rather read school, a bookstore, classes in the Koran and daily lec- THE SCHOOL tures. Most of its members are Palestinian. Saturday (10:00AM – 12:30PM) 25 Eighth Avenue Nietzsche than the Bible still OF PRACTICAL The Montauk Club have some choices. The Farouk Mosque on Atlantic Avenue used to be pri- 12 East 79th Street New York,NY 10021 ® (In Park Slope marily Palestinian, Lebanese, and Syrian. But now many (between 5th and Madison Ave 4 blks from 77 St. on #6 train) A year ago, Pastor Joe Hays PHILOSOPHY #2 or 3 train to Grand Army Plaza) Registration online, by phone or established Christ Church for of its members are from Yemen. Registration online only Brooklyn, a small congregation Sheik Rata Shata, the iman of the Islamic Society, is not 15 minutes before class. just a religious figure. He is involved in every way with You may vary your day of attendance for people who’ve been turned off by institutional religion that the lives of his congregants. “He helps with social issues. meets on Sunday evenings at Divorce. Fights between a husband and wife. Immigration the Third Avenue YWCA. problems,” says Habib. He is called upon to help immi- www.practicalphilosophy.org “I think New Yorkers want grants adjust to their strange, new lives in the U.S. three things: authenticity, a Second-generation Muslim-Americans, those born 212 744-4848 place to experience sacred here, still stay close to the mosque. 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The beer hadn’t even kicked in, but the incident prompted the first “debate” of the evening. “When can a man touch a woman who is not his wife?” asked one of the non-practicing females. Tali responded after a chug of beer and gave an answer that most rabbis are too insecure to give, “It’s very complicated,” he said. “I’ll ask another rabbi. I may not always have the answer. That’s also why we have group discussions. Someone else may know.” An Orthodox female made her case — “If the woman extends her hand, then the man should shake it” — and Tali agreed. Two hours and two rounds of beer later, Chandi and the other Orthodox women headed home. “Dude, I have to relieve our baby-sitter,” she told Tali (dude? — in a keepah?). The men and the skeptical women continued with fresh pitchers. “Maybe this is stupid, but what if a woman doesn’t get mar- ried. Is that against anything?” asked a non-believing female. Instead of giving the old “be fruitful and multiply” speech which would alienate her, Tali tried to meet the questioner in her world, not his. “The reason we get married is to pass tradition to the next gen- eration,” he said. “I came back to religion after a brief escape be- cause I had a son. I want him to have the education he needs so he can decide, when he is older, to continue being religious or go AWOL like I did.” Tali explained how he dropped out of the yeshiva and ended up working in a slaughterhouse. By 12:30 am, he was passing around a picture of himself, taken eight years ago, with his hair in a mess of braids, to prove he was once wild. This inspired one of the non-religious women to explain why she fell out of Judaism: “I was born Jewish, but I never got involved be- cause I feel it’s all too sexist. Women can’t pray with the men.” After a moment, Tali responded with all the vote-getting ap- peal of a smiling political candidate: “The truth is, women don’t have to pray as much because they are on a higher spiritual level than the men.” By 1 am, it was time to call it a night. One of the non-believ- ing women admitted that she’ll probably take Tali up on his invi- tation to a Shabbos dinner or for more drink-inspired discussion. “Let’s face it, even God looks good with beer-goggles on,” she said. 5th Avenue Cat Clinic • Laser Surgery cater • Boarding We with a View • No Barking to Cats • Stress Free only

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OUR OPINION ALL DRAWN OUT Fatapalypse now

E HATE TO SAY we told them so, but Snapple — 240 calories and 27 grams of sugar home are invited to chow down — and many we did. A horrific report issued this per 16-ounce bottle — fatten our kids like do. Wweek by the city Health Department re- cows to slaughter. The lesson? Eating is part of being sociable, vealed that 40 percent of low-income kids, In releasing its report this week, the Health even if you’re not hungry. ages 2-3, are obese. Department reminded parents that children un- And those who are hungry, end up poorly Overall, one-in-four kids citywide are obese. der 6 should only be drinking milk, water and, nourished, their bellies filled with fat, sugar The villain? Diets filled with empty calories at most, six ounces of pure fruit juice a day. Six and juice. and sugary fruit juices. ounces? That’s half a sippy-cup — far less than City officials predictably reminded parents Fruit juices? Like the ones made by Snap- most kids drink in our supersized age. that the responsibility for raising healthy kids ple, the city’s official beverage. Which is sold Though parents bear the largest responsibili- starts with them. We agree — but we also see where, remind us? In schools! ty for balancing their kids’ diets, the school the city itself as an enabler of the growing obe- The city has long been criticized for the eco- system earns some blame, too. Even in suppos- sity epidemic. nomics of its arranged marriage with Snapple edly enlightened Brownstone Brooklyn, pre- Officials should take a lesson from the folks (the juice deal didn’t bear as much fruit for the kindergarten students enter classrooms and at Brooklyn’s own Slow Food USA, which is city as expected — what a surprise). find a heart-attack buffet of sugar- and fat- trying to work with the school system to pro- But now the city needs to confront the wider filled muffins, carbo-loaded bagels and plenty vide alternatives to calorie-heavy, nutrition- problem with the Snapple deal: fruit juice like of juice. Even tykes who just had breakfast at poor foods.

LETTERS Cristian Fleming Reaction to The Papers PS 58 report To the editor: One point of information: Saly did not the arts in schools, but at the same time not beyond the walls of their own child’s the developer — as studied in the EIS and Many thanks to Ariella Cohen for her re- establish the music program at PS 58. The discriminate against the children who are school by, for instance, partnering with a embodied in the final design documents — port on PS 58 in Carroll Gardens (“Who innovative strings program mentioned in having a hard time. school in a poorer neighborhood to write a that will determine the magnitude of com- should public schools serve first: rich kids your story was established during the Lisamarie Librera, Carroll Gardens grant that would benefit both. bined sewer impacts of this development. Published weekly by Brooklyn Paper Publications Inc. or poor,” March 25). tenure of my predecessor, Phyllis Seehof, I would hope that our schools would ea- The Atlantic Yards project would be lo- Established 1978. Copyright 2006. It was the first honest reporting about the who incorporated the program into the To the editor: gerly serve children of all races, languages, cated on 22 acres in Downtown Brooklyn. 55 Washington St, Ste 624, Brooklyn, insensitive and prejudiced treatment of school’s educational plan. Both she and Thank you for the thoughtful article and income levels. As parents, we must Approximately 26.7 million gallons of rain- NY 11201 • Phone (718) 834-9350 poorer students and parents. Very overdue. myself acquired funding from public and about PS 58. constantly ask ourselves how we can en- water will fall on the site during an average Ed Weintrob, President (ext 105). Lee Pearlman, Providence R.I. private sources throughout the years to sus- Our schools cannot afford to play one sure that this is in fact happening, and how year. Currently, the vast majority of this vol- tain the program and increase student par- group against the other. We rightly scoff at we can help make our schools a welcoming ume drains entirely to the combined sewer PUBLISHER Celia Weintrob (ext 104) To the editor: ticipation. Linda B. Leff, Manhattan politicians who praise public schools while place for all. system. EDITOR Gersh Kuntzman (ext 119) I was the principal of PS 58 before Joyce sending their own children to private Mary-Powel Thomas, Boerum Hill If the developer choses to capture and SENIOR EDITOR /PRODUCTION MGR Vince DiMiceli (ext 125) Saly. To the editor: schools. The writer is president of the District 15 use all of this rainwater on site, the project Your article asks whether a public school GO BROOKLYN/BROOKLYN BRIDE EDITOR I am a lifetime resident of Carroll Gar- Our city schools are only improved Community Education Council could actually result in a net reduction in should be reflective of an entire community dens; so are my parents; their parents and when families from all income levels send stormwater to the combined sewer system. Lisa J. Curtis (ext 131) or a selective segment. History shows that so on. I attended PS 58 from 1970 to 1976. their children there. In the best-case sce- As for what an innovative design would ART DIRECTOR Leah Mitch (ext 127) free public education began when society We are not the rich or the poor of this nario, middle-class parents are able to at- Better waterworks do with the captured rainwater, consider that OFFICE MANAGER Charna Brown (ext 101) realized the value of education for those COMPOSITION OWNERSHIP: Copyright 2006 Brooklyn neighborhood. We are the heart of it. tract programs and funding that improve To the editor: the 600,000 gallons generated during each who would not or could not receive private Paper Publications Inc. All content prepared by our staff, I have a 9-year-old boy who has attend- the level of education for all children in the On March 2, the potential combined one-inch storm is enough water to flush all including ARTWORK, DESIGN and COPY, remain the sole schooling. ed PS 58 since pre-K. He does struggle school. Rather than criticize them for being the toilets in all of the 7,300 proposed resi- property of The Brooklyn Papers and may not be repro- sewer impacts impact of the proposed At- duced without the Publisher’s written permission. Not one school, whether public or pri- with his reading and now, after many years demanding, we should welcome their in- dential units four times a day for two weeks! vate, should exist only to provide a “basic” lantic Yards were discussed before the bor- EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS: The Brooklyn Papers as- of fighting the system, he is receiving help. volvement. ough board. Comments I made were taken Historically, urbanization has been syn- sumes no responsibility for unsolicited materials. Articles, education. The mission of a school should But I did pay out of pocket for private tu- We should also encourage them to look onymous with environmental degradation. story ideas, letters, photography, and all other materials out of context, suggesting that the basis of delivered to The Brooklyn Papers, whether or not solicit- state that the goals are to provide a safe en- toring for two years because, according to A project of the scale of the proposed At- vironment in which a meaningful educa- my testimony was that more development ed by Publisher or Publisher’s agent and whether or not the school, they didn’t have the funding, or would overwhelm the sewage treatment lantic Yards has the potential to set a new they contain or are otherwise accompanied by restric- tional experience is the right of all students, tions on publication or use, will be treated as uncondi- the personnel, to help my son. plant in Red Hook (“City: Yard feces to precedent for urban form in our city. A tru- tionally assigned to The Brooklyn Papers for publication to create life-long learners, to be reflective ly creative design will combine the laud- of society, to expose students to a variety of But at the time, he did get to see many Send us a letter canal,” March 4). and copyright purposes, unless otherwise agreed in writ- able goals of job creation, affordable hous- ing by the Publisher prior to publication. All submitted educational activities, and to prepare them plays in the school which were brought in It is true that the Forest City Ratner by [principal] Joyce Saly. I thank her for By mail: Letters Editor, Brooklyn Papers, ing, and public open space development, material becomes the property of The Brooklyn Papers to become intelligent, articulate and in- 55 Washington St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 Company could propose an unimaginative which may edit, publish and assign the material for use in with a set of building systems that are truly any medium now known or later developed. Submissions volved citizens. everything she did for our school. I saw joy development that does indeed overwhelm in my son’s face when he would tell me By fax: (718) 834-9278. the local treatment plant and result in an in- integrated into the urban environment sur- will not be returned and may not be acknowledged. WHAT WE PUBLISH: We publish newspapers in the fol- about a play he saw, but I also saw sadness By email: [email protected] crease of raw sewage in the Gowanus rounding it. A failure to do so will result in lowing Brooklyn zones — Downtown Zone, Park Slope in his eyes because he knew he wasn’t All letters must be signed and include the Canal and East River. increased costs — both economic and en- Zone, Kensington Zone, Bay Ridge Zone. Coming soon reading as well as the other students in his However, also possible is an alternative vironmental — faced by taxpayers like you — Williamsburg-Greenpoint Zone. Correction writer’s home address and phone number ADVERTISING: Subject to Terms Governing Acceptance A letter from David Hawkins in last class. (only the writer’s name and neighborhood and innovative design — one that captures and me, for a problem that didn’t need to of Advertising published in our latest rate card. week’s Paper suggested that he used a the- I believe in the arts and I believe they are published with the letter). stormwater and conserves water and actu- be created in the first place. CIRCULATION: Net figures, based on period norms. saurus to find synonyms for the word “in- are important to all children. I also believe Letters may be edited and will not be ally has a net zero or even a positive impact Franco Montalto, West New York, N.J. NATIONAL AFFILIATIONS: The Brooklyn Papers are members of Independent Free Papers of America (IFPA), famous.” In fact, Hawkins used a diction- education is the key, and my son deserves returned. The earlier in the week you on the number of sewer overflows. The writer is a board member at the Gowanus Suburban Newspapers of America (SNA), National News- ary. We regret the error. one key to that door. I hope we can keep send your letter, the better. Ultimately, it is the design intention of Canal Community Development Corporation. paper Association (NNA). Lisited in SRDS.

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BOOKS Taste for crime Bay Ridge native Joseph Gannascoli (pictured), who plays mafia soldier Vito Spatafore on HBO’s “The Sopranos,” gave a reading from his new book, “A Meal to Die For” at A Novel Idea bookstore on March 30. Fans of Gannascoli’s now-defunct Third Av- enue restaurant, Soup As Art, will be pleased to know the enterprising author was also packing jars of “A Sauce to Die For,” his new line of gravy. His novel is the story of heavyset cook Benny Lacoco, who is prepar- (718) 834-9350 The Brooklyn Papers’ essential guide to the Borough of Kings April 8, 2006 ing a meal in Bay Ridge for some old friends — one of whom is ru- mored to be eating his last meal. “A Meal to Die For” also includes informal recipes for the 10-course meals Lacoco prepares. / Tom Callan / Tom “A Meal to Die For” (Forge Books, $22.95), Cherry co-authored with Allen C. Kupfer, is available at A Novel Idea [8415 The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn Third Ave., at 84th Street, in Bay Ridge, (718) 833-5115]. For more in- formation about “A Sauce to Die For,” visit on top www.joesoup.com. — Lisa J. Curtis TV Two-month-long blossom Set your Tivo celebration begins at BBG Brooklyn artists and administrators — as well as other culture mavens — are interviewed by chan- nel Thirteen President William Baker for a two- By Lisa J. Curtis hour-long exploration of the New York area arts GO Brooklyn Editor scene, “Setting The Stage.” Hosted by actress Cherry Jones, the episode will his year, in addition to celebrating a air April 13 at 8 pm, as part of the channel’s month- quarter-century of its cherry blossom long “New York Arts Tfestival, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Festival.” presents “Hanami,” a two-month-long call to The show includes cherish each stage of the cherry tree’s flow- conversations with chil- ering. The Japanese tradition of “Hanami” dren’s book author includes appreciation of the cherry trees’ Maurice Sendak (“Where buds, their glorious blossoming, and even the the Wild Things Are”), fluttering away of the last petals. pictured. The Brooklyn Normally, the flowers last just three days, native discusses the im- but BBG can celebrate their “Hanami” from pact of the Holocaust on April 8 to May 28 because the garden has 42 his life’s work. varieties that blossom at different times. Also interviewed is Artist Mizue Sawano has not only reflect- Brooklyn Academy of ed on the BBG’s collection of cherry blos- Music President Karen James Nicoloro som trees herself, but she has preserved them Brooks Hopkins, who explains that BAM’s ever- in her exquisite, expressionist paintings. widening scope of offerings is part of a vision of the

“Mizue captures different varieties of / Barbara Alper Botanic Garden Brooklyn institution as “a forum for ideas.” cherries, which have different feelings,” said “Setting the Stage” also offers a glimpse of artist Anita Jacobs, BBG’s director of public pro- William Wegman — whose works are being shown grams. Jacobs explains that the misty, weep- in his “Funney/Strange” retrospective at the Brook- ing (“Higan”) cherries, which bend over the lyn Museum now through May 28 — chatting in his Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, have a very studio. different mood than the upright “Kanzan” The Brooklyn Museum is located at 200 Eastern cherries, with showy double blossoms, that Pkwy. at Washington Avenue in Prospect Heights. line the allee in the Cherry Esplanade. For more information, call (718) 638-5000. — LJC An exhibit of these expressive paintings, “cherry blossom festival,” slated for April “Mizue Sawano: The Art of the Cherry Tree,” 29-30. Under a tent, in their buildings and opens on April 8 in the Steinhardt Conservato- throughout the grounds, the garden will pres-

ry. The show features her original, “quite large” ent Japanese arts and culture: live music, Mango / Greg works that have been reproduced on “Sakura dance and theater; workshops for adults and CINEMA Matsuri” posters since 1992, said Jacobs. children; exhibits; demonstrations; and of “When she first moved to New York from course, the spectacular flowering of those Japan, Mizue started coming here regularly cherry trees. and really connected to our collection,” she In addition to traditional and classical forms

said. “[Mizue] has very site-specific paint- of Japanese art and culture (“People from Papers file The Brooklyn ings and has a huge collection based on our Japan tell us that some of these art forms are Think pink: The paintings of Mizue Sawano (far left) are on view in the Steinhardt water lilies, too.” dying out, so it’s so special to them that we do Conservatory, April 8-May 28. Performing at this year’s “Sakura Matsuri,” on April it here,” said Jacobs), this year’s festival will 29 and 30, are (clockwise from top) Sachiyo Ito and Company and Samurai Sword Blossom updates also include the utterly contemporary CosPlay Soul. For the first time, students from the JHC Foundation Schools and the Wakaya- This weekend, the “Okame” and “Higan” costumes — handmade attire inspired by gi Japanese Classical Dance Group will present the “Sakura, Sakura” kimono fash- trees are blossoming, according to Patrick Japanese animation — and a rock concert by Cullina, BBG’s vice Brooklyn band Gaijin ion show on April 29 at 5 pm. president of horticul- a Go-Go. ture, adding that FESTIVAL “I love that some will also give “a presentation about his life Inside the Steinhardt Conservatory, the bloom predictions visitors come to see and journey from Brooklyn to Inuyama,” dwarf potted trees — some of which are

are dependent on “Hanami,” the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Gaijin a Go-Go, and said Jacobs. several hundred years old — are now dis- 20th Century-Fox / Photofest celebration of the cherry blossom life cycle, Mother Nature. runs April 8-May 28, beginning with the open- leave after having “We felt that the BBG ‘Sakura Matsuri’ played on wooden tables, above a paving “A significant ing of the art exhibit “Mizue Sawano: The Art done a bonsai work- would be a good place to introduce some as- pattern of bluestone and blue-green rocks of the Cherry Tree” in the Steinhardt Conser- cold snap can harm vatory on Saturday. Also, some varieties of shop,” said Jacobs of pects of Japanese culture,” he told GO meant to evoke land or water. blossoms or slow cherry blossoms will be in bloom this week- the wide-ranging list Brooklyn via e-mail. While Bianchi is said The garden’s tree peonies, a gift from Made in Bklyn things down,” he ex- end. Check www.bbg.org/cherrywatch for the of events that is ex- to be the first person born in North America Japan’s Yatsuka-Cho prefecture to commem- latest report. plained — but added The “Sakura Matsuri” festival will take pected to draw record to be elected to public office in Japan, his orate 9-11, will have blooms as large as sal- This month, BAMcinematek presents an “It Hap- that Wednesday’s place, rain or shine, throughout the Brooklyn crowds this year. open-minded city does hold other traditions ad plates at the beginning of May, predicted pened in Brooklyn!” film series, with three movies snowstorm “did lit- Botanic Garden, from 10 am to 6 pm on April Because of the quite dear: its own cultural festival is 372- Cullina. set in the borough — “It Happened in Flatbush” 29 and 30. Brooklyn Botanic Garden is located tle, if any, damage.” at 900 Washington Ave., at Eastern Parkway, popularity of “Sakura years-old. “They’re absolutely jaw-dropping,” said (April 10), “It Happened in Brooklyn” (April 17) Throughout the in Prospect Heights. All activities are free with Matsuri,” Jacobs ad- Among the dozens of visitors Bianchi is Jacobs, of the peonies that were planted near and “The French Connection” (April 24) — with next two months, garden admission: $5 adults, $3 seniors and vises coming in the bringing from Inuyama will be artisans who the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden in 2002. commentary by Brooklyn Papers alum and borough students with ID, free for children under age cherry blossom buffs 16. For a schedule, call the hotline at (718) morning to enjoy the create Japanese shoes (“geta”), favored tofu, “The blooms are really dramatic, in rich historian John Manbeck. can keep abreast of 623-7333 or visit the Web site. blossoms, so the rest Japanese calligraphy (“shodo”), and works dark colors. It’s worth a trip just to see William Friedkin’s film, “The French Connec- the activity of the of the day can be tak- wrought from antique roof tiles. Inuyama them.” tion” (pictured), is included for its celebrated garden’s 220 trees, en up with activities. sculptor Junkro will create a site-specific Indeed, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s footage of a car chasing an elevated train along 86th as well as read up on the history, cultivation In anticipation of a big crowd, BBG will work from flowering cherry branches, ac- entire “Hanami” celebration is really a two- Street and New Utrecht Avenue in Bensonhurst. and care of the cherries, on the garden’s have additional gates open, but Brooklyn cording to Jacobs. month-long invitation to take a moment to This movie, which stars Gene Hackman and Roy “Cherry Watch” Web site, Botanic Garden members can skip lines alto- enjoy beauty. Scheider, will unspool at 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and www.bbg.org/cherrywatch. gether by flashing their membership card. New home for bonsai “The Japanese appreciate the [flowering 9:30 pm, with a Q&A with authors Manbeck (“The During this garden-wide celebration, even Guided tours of BBG’s Japanese Hill- cherry tree’s] bud, the peak of bloom and the Brooklyn Film”) and Pete Hamill (“A Drinking the gift shop and cafe are offering Japanese- Out of Inuyama and-Pond Garden and the newly remodeled decline of blooming and dropping of petals Life”) following the 6:50 pm screening. themed gifts and foods, said Jacobs. This year, Bensonhurst native Anthony C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum — which has — the process,” said Cullina about these Tickets to the “It Happened in Brooklyn!” films Bianchi, who is a city councilman in the more than 100 specimens on display, ac- blossoms that have inspired everything from are $10; BAMcinematek is located at 30 ‘Sakura Matsuri’ Japanese city of Inuyama, will bring several cording to bonsai collection curator Robert poetry to kimono patterns. “It’s an annual re- Lafayette Ave., at Ashland Place, in Fort Greene. The pinnacle of BBG’s “Hanami” celebra- artisans from his adopted hometown to show Mahler — will also be offered during minder that life is fleeting, and that you need For information, call (718) 636-4100 or visit the tion is the two-day “Sakura Matsuri” or their works at “Sakura Matsuri.” Bianchi “Sakura Matsuri.” to stop and enjoy the show while you can.” Web site www.bam.org. — LJC

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pened at DUMBO’s The Plant, inside Callan / Tom daily. The white bean soup with spinach is popular with customers, says manager Yasmin Gur; while chef Matthew Kenney’s Blue/Green Papers The Brooklyn the carrot cake, banana bread and chocolate chip 9 pm; and Sundays, from 11 am to 8 pm. Free Organic Juice Cafe. The meal took Communal dining: On Friday nights, raw foodists come together at chef delivery in the neighborhood. cookies are “famous.” The chicken curry sandwich place in the 4,000 square foot factory- Matthew Kenney’s Blue/Green Organic Juice Cafe (left), where they sample is a big favorite, says Gur, as are panini like the turned-kitchen, that houses a 20-seat “California” (avocado, cheese, bacon, lettuce and Jhinuk Restaurant uncooked, organic, vegetarian fare such as the jicama Pad Thai (above). tomato). Wednesday through Friday, the cafe fea- cafe, cooking school, and — as of Papers The Brooklyn tures “Toddler Sing”: a live music and puppet 478 McDonald Ave. at Church Avenue, (718) March 5 when a five-course, prix fixe 871-5355 (Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: $7-$15. show starting at 10:30 am; every Tuesday evening, menu was inaugurated — a place to meaning no animal products of any busy plating the first course, a large and the bright citrus note that came there’s live jazz; and on Sundays, folk music. This home-style Indian and Pakistani restaurant Crossroads Cafe also has a takeout window serv- serves its dishes Bangladeshi style: hot, spicy and stop for Friday evening dinner and kind. To create palatable meals, a host “dumpling” with sweet chili-lime from pieces of that fruit. ing breakfast to on-the-go commuters. Open daily. with a dab of yogurt and dash of herbs. The menu sample Kenney and company’s take of labor-intensive appliances are uti- sauce, while diners sipped a bracing, Just thinking of the work that went offers an eclectic selection of familiar Indian dishes on raw food. lized, including sprouters, blenders, organic Sauvignon Blanc (Kir Yianni, into the “ravioli” makes me tired. The and those that will leave you scratching your head. Da Vincenzo Owner Mahabub Khan suggests the “kacchi My husband and I joined a group of juicers and, filling in for stoves and 2004) that paired well with all the of- meat of young coconuts are sliced and 256 Prospect Park West at Prospect Avenue, biriyani,” a fried Basmati rice dish topped with about 20 diners at one of two huge, ovens, there’s the dehydrator. Nothing ferings. The dumpling is faux, of slowly dehydrated until they’re still (718) 369-3590 (AmEx, DC, Disc, MC, Visa) meat and spices, or a “boti kabab” with marinated marble-topped tables ringed with in the food’s preparation is heated course. Anything on a raw food’s moist and noodle-like. They don’t Entrees: $12.95-$21.95. mutton. Adjust the flavors of each dish by adding painfully hard, above 116 de- menu labeled “flatbread,” “polenta,” taste much like the fruit, or, unfortu- Brooklynites in search of traditional Italian fare seat additional spices, herbs and nuts offered at the high wooden grees, so essential “ravioli,” “cream” and “latte” would nately the pasta they’re trying to emu- themselves in Da Vincenzo’s dining room or in the counter and give it a minty kick by topping it off sidewalk cafe. Offering, in owner Nat Natale’s with pan (beetle leaf), an ingredient native to stools. The tables, DINING enzymes — which involve taboo cooking procedures or late. Filling the wrappers are pieces of Bangladesh. Lassi, a yogurt drink with mango pulp, I discovered mid- raw foodists be- products. This “dumpling” was made dense, woodsy shiitake mushrooms words, a menu that’s “two-thirds northern Italian Blue/Green Organic Juice Cafe at and a third southern Italian,” chef Thomas Musarra is available only in the summer, and fresh-water lob- course, are used as lieve are needed of pureed coconut, spread thin and de- and baby bok choy, splashed with gin- ster dishes are seasonally available. The menu also The Plant (25 Jay St. at John Street in whips up appetizers like lobster and shrimp cakes, food-prepping ar- DUMBO) accepts American Express, to aid digestion hydrated until it became as pliable as ger cream. Cashew nuts — ground, served with mesclun greens and red pepper aioli. contains vegetarian dishes. If you decide to eat in, feel free to toss your silverware; eating with your MasterCard and Visa. Blue/Green is Natale also recommends the halibut baked in eas for the cafe, as — stay intact. the real thing. It’s filling, a mix of juiced and God knows what else — hands is the Bangladeshi way. Specials served on open daily from 10 am to 5 pm. On Fri- slices of potato, and the “tilapia Da Vincenzo,” well as work sur- For raw food sesame and cashew nuts, was surpris- form the base for the sauce, and in this Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Open daily for day evenings, a four to five course, $40 sauteed with tomatoes, capers, onions and olives. lunch and dinner. faces for class prix fixe dinner is offered. Times are to be enjoyable, it ingly meaty. case, the creamy, lemony blend is A favorite dish, says Natale, is the “gnocchi quat- demonstrations. subject to change. Classes take place needs to be pre- The “flatbread” that served as the worth the labor. tro formaggi,” dumplings in a medley of brie, gor- The stools, Wednesday evenings, from 6 pm to 9 pared by a chef base for the next course, consisted of a The meal ended with a thud. Marzi- gonzola, fontina and Parmesan cheeses. For Laura’s Gourmet pm, and are $65 each. For an event dessert, Natale suggests the chocolate lava cake, which have oddly schedule, log onto www.theplantindum- who is as con- blend of zucchini and rosemary lightly pan cream cake featured three layers a round torte filled with a flood of chocolate Kitchen configured foot- bo.com or call (718) 722-7541. cerned with its sweetened with the “nectar” of agave of ground almonds flavored with ganache, and served with mixed wild berries and a 1235 Prospect Ave. at Reeve Place, (718) 436- rests, made for flavor and ap- (a slightly sweet succulent), then vanilla bean and agave then dehydrat- scoop of hazelnut gelato. Open for dinner, 3715 (AmEx, Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: $9-$23. awkward eating: pearance as they “cooked” in a dehydrator that removes ed into moist yet gummy, overly large Tuesday through Sunday, Da Vincenzo also serves “Everything on our menu is carefully prepared brunch on Sundays, starting at 11:30 am. Closed from old family recipes and simply the freshest one of my knees was pressed hard are with creating healthy alternatives to the moisture and solidifies the mix. If “cookies.” Chocolate “ganache” fill- Mondays. food we can find,” says owner Laura Leone, about against my husband’s; the other mainstream cooking. The raw foods I hadn’t been aware of the preparation, ing that iced the “cookies” was close everything from the brick-oven pizza to the fresh bumped my neighbor, causing an movement is relatively new to Kenney, I’d guess I was nibbling on a thin slice enough to the real thing, but together, pasta, made by her mother Rosetta Forconi. Elora’s Restaurant “We’ve been making authentic Italian dishes on evening of mumbled “excuse me’s.” 41, who discovered and became a con- of chewy pumpernickel. Slivers of the frozen dessert was heavy going. 272 Prospect Park West at 17th Street, (718) this corner for [over] 25 years.” After a few minutes of forced intima- vert to the cuisine in 2002. The chef re- fennel and ripe avocado topped the With the last course, Kenney served 788-6190 (AmEx, Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: $5 - cy, the diner introduced herself. cently opened Heirloom, a vegetarian “bread,” while a drizzle of sprightly a cold drink made with hazelnut $37.95. Laura’s is a true family restaurant: Leone’s husband Sal is joined in the kitchen by chef Giorgio, who “I’m a colon therapist,” she said, restaurant in Manhattan, and previous- basil pesto lent the summery tang of “milk,” maple syrup and cinnamon Spanish-speaking locals gather at this sit-down has been with the restaurant for over 15 years; in restaurant to feast on over-stuffed Cuban sand- wisely suggesting that we wait until ly owned Mediterranean restaurants in anise. that was pleasant, but I was dying for addition to the mushroom ravioli, Forconi makes the conclusion of our meal to discuss New York, Atlanta and Portland. He’s Truffled carrot “polenta” suffered a cup of hot coffee. wiches and sizzling fajitas amid the romantic pluck- the “torta de la nonna” dessert. This grandma’s ing of music hispanica. The stark decor, adorned torte is a refreshing lemony custard with pinenuts. the specifics of her vocation. authored “Matthew Kenney’s Cook- from its comparison to the original. As I was about to leave, the “colon with several beaded sombreros and dark-wood To my husband’s left was an ing,” “Matthew Kenney’s Big City This version was mealy, and even with therapist” handed me her card. She paneling, recalls the austere furnishings of a Leone is currently at work on special menus for Western saloon. But don’t let its simplicity fool Easter and Mother’s Day, and reservations are wel- avowed vegan who eats “raw” in the Cooking,” and co-written “Raw the addition of truffle oil, not particu- made pleasant company during the you. The menu offers a selection of biblical pro- come. Laura’s is available for private parties, offers warmer months only. In the winter, Food/Real World: 100 Recipes to Get larly interesting after a few bites. I did dinner (we never discussed her profes- portions — representing a litany of Latin American takeout, delivery (to Park Slope, Kensington and she can’t live without a bowl of hot the Glow,” with Sarma Melngailis. enjoy the rich slices of portobello sion), but after that meal, I won’t be countries, as well as offering Iberian seafood dish- Windsor Terrace) and catering. Laura’s is open pasta. A raw foods kitchen is vegan — Kenney and his associates were mushrooms in a blood orange glaze needing her services. es — prepared by chef Jose Nunez. Margarita Tuesday through Sunday for dinner, and for brunch happy hour is from 4 pm to 6 pm, Monday through on Sundays, from 11 am to 3 pm. An $18.50 prix Thursday; or get really happy on Fridays, starting fixe dinner menu is offered daily and includes a at noon. Open daily for lunch and dinner. choice of appetizer, soup, entree and dessert. Hot Diggity Dog Sushi Yu 263 Prospect Park West at Prospect Avenue, (718) 214 Prospect Park West at 16th Street, (718) The burger king 499-0008 (Cash only) Entrees: $1.50 - $6.75. 832-8688 (AmEx, Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: $9.95- $59.95 (for the “Love Boat” — the chef’s combo Hot Diggity Dog specializes in serving the perfect platter of sushi, sashimi maki and hand roll). “I am the king of hamburgers!” de- food,” says Tzamos, who opened He- frankfurter. Owner Billy Grillas uses only Boars Head all-natural beef dogs and personally makes “There are moments of genius in Jimmy Liu’s cook- clares Aristos Tzamos, the chef and lios (Greek for sun) in July with part- all the toppings. Popular dogs include the ing,” writes GO Brooklyn dining critic Tiny Barry co-owner of Helios in Park Slope. ner Pete Lekkas (of Bay Ridge’s “Brooklyn” (mustard, sauerkraut and house-made about the chef of this elegant and unassuming sushi bar. The restaurant, owned by the chef’s He’s bragging about the certified Elias). onions) and the “Windsor Weenie” (a dog Black Angus beef he employs for his The casual, 40-seat, “diner that’s wrapped in pastrami and topped with sauerkraut, brother Michael Liu, specializes in sushi rolls and Swiss cheese and mustard). Or try the “Chicago,” offers an assortment of noodle and teriyaki dishes. juicy patties and the brioche rolls he not really a diner,” according to a spicy sausage with lettuce, tomato, relish and In the winter, try the “Christmas Roll,” with tuna, bakes every morning. He’s just as Tzamos, serves Greek specialties like celery salt served with a pickle spear. Other dishes yellow tail, salmon, cucumber, avocado, and “masago” (fish roe). Daily specials include dishes proud of the roasted Bell & Evans spinach pie, “avgolemono” (lemony include “Billy” cheese steaks, chicken cheese chicken and traditional Greek salad. chicken soup with rice), grilled octo- steaks and house-made veggie, turkey and chick- like “Tokyoto,” a roll filled with tuna, salmon and en burgers. Limited seating available. Open week- yellow tail, topped with eel, spicy “kame” (crab “We use good tomatoes, not the pus and eggplant salad. days, from 7 am to 9 pm; Saturdays, from 11 am to stick) and “masago,” garnished with crunchy tem- pale kind, and our feta comes from There’s a small beer and wine list pura flakes and served with a choice of eel sauce, spicy chili sauce or mayo. Lunch specials served Greece. We keep it simple — just the and “People love the coffee here,” from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm. Open Monday through vegetables, cheese, extra virgin olive says Tzamos. “It’s organic. Not like = Full review available at Thursday, from 11:30 am to 10:30 pm; Fridays and oil and calamata olives. Simple is best diner coffee at all.” Come spring, the Saturdays, from 11:30 am to 11:30 pm; and Sundays, from noon to 10:30 pm. you know,” he says. seating expands to 70 with several No argument here. outdoor tables that ring the restaurant. It took the Bay Ridge resident a Helios (82 Sixth Ave. at St. Editor’s note: These are a sampling of restaurants in the neighborhood. The list rotates, and it is not Mango / Greg year to scout the location before set- Marks Place in Park Slope) accepts tling on the corner spot on Sixth Av- cash only. Entrees: $13-$15. Abbreviation Key: AmEx= American comprehensive. For more restaurants, go to Express, DC= Diner’s Club, Disc= Discover www.brooklynpapers.com on the Web. If your enue. 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THEATER To Stem or Not to Stem?

“Peer Gynt,” directed by Robert By Darrin Siegfried The rim. Your wine will taste better if the Wilson, will be performed at the BAM rim of the glass is thin. A thick rimmed glass Howard Gilman Opera House, 30 Glasses can often do much more than sim- may be more chip resistant, but your wine Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort ply serve as the vessels we use to enjoy our won’t taste as good from it. Greene, on April 11, 13-15 at 7:30 pm The stem. In ancient times, glass was and April 16 at 2 pm. Tickets are $80, wine. A clear glass shows off the color of the Without ‘Peer’ $65, $45 and $25. For more informa- wine served in it. Years of experimentation expensive, and most people could not afford tion, visit www.bam.org. have shown us that different wines do taste a glass to drink from. Wood, earthenware better when drunk from differently sized and and metal were used by almost everybody. Director Robert Wilson talks about bringing his shaped glasses. One of the world’s most wide- Having glassware on the table was a sign of first, adding the text only at a later ly known glassmakers put on a demonstra- wealth. This changed during the Eighteenth stage,” said Wilson of his production, tion for us during the international Century, when mass produced glassware acclaimed production of Ibsen’s work to BAM which is performed in Norwegian with Sommelier competition in Tokyo: we each became affordable. The shapes made mim- English titles. “But once they got used had his Red Bordeaux, Red icked the glasses already in use in Burgundy and White Burgundy noble households, where the idea By Kevin Filipski to it and realized the freedom formal- of a stemmed glass was consid- for The Brooklyn Papers ism can provide, there were incredible glasses in front of us. A waiter came to the table, presented a ered proper. performances.” bottle of Bordeaux, opened it and The stem serves several purpos- enrik Ibsen’s play “Peer Gynt” is Wilson’s credo for staging works can poured about an ounce into each es: when you hold a glass by the one of those canonical stage works be summed up succinctly: “I do not glass. The difference was stem, the glass stays clean of fin- Hthat feels fresh and new no matter like to either do period pieces or bela- astounding! I have repeated this gerprints. The heat from your what the interpretation of its director. bored modernizations,” he says. “Good exercise dozens of times, and hands does not warm the wine Ibsen’s verse drama, which follows works have a universal appeal that everyone, even the most skeptical, when you use the stem. (Cognac the exploits of an Everyman named makes these different approaches agrees that the difference that glasses are designed so that your Peer Gynt — a character whose exu- equally inadequate.” glassware makes can be amazing. hand wraps around them, the bet- No one, other than an insufferable ter to warm the brandy.) Young berance, arrogance, inventiveness, cru- How will this “Peer Gynt” travel ladies and gentlemen are taught from dity and charm paint him as undeniably across the Atlantic, since the design of wine snob, will tell you that you need a full set of glasses for every wine, and an early age that it is “proper” to hold a human — was most recently seen at the the BAM Opera house is different than common sense as well as budget should glass by the stem, and this training is hard Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1994 those Norwegian theaters? rule over your purchases. You can find to break. in the great Swedish director Ingmar “This was originally a co-production wine glasses in the size, shape and style that So... what’s going on with stemless wine Bergman’s problematic staging. between theaters in Oslo and Bergen, you like, and are “right” for the wines that glasses? The stem is often the weakest part Bergman found the play as an absurdist Norway, which have different stages,” you drink, at any price point. An ‘all pur- of the glass: I’ve lost dozens of glasses over work, perhaps the first of its kind; cer- Wilson explains. “Some adaptability was pose” wine glass is right for most of us. the years from breaking stems. This, obvi- tainly a valid reading, although the built into the production, but of course What makes a wine glass good? ously, isn’t a problem with stemless glasses. Clarity. You should be able to see the Some people with limited cabinet space four-hour trip through the startling in- we had to make some further adaptations like the compact size of the stemless ventiveness that’s Bergman hallmark to stage it at BAM, since the stage here is color of the wine you’re drinking, not only for sensual enjoyment, but to determine tumblers, too... and they do lend a casual was marked by several bumpy detours. less deep than in either of the Norwegian the condition of the wine. An off-color air to your wine drinking. I’ve been in From April 11-15, a completely dif- theaters, which makes some of the back wine is often a spoiled wine. little trattorias and bistros in the ferent (but also four-hour-long) “Peer lighting I use difficult. And when you Shape. Round, so that you countryside where the local Gynt” will play BAM’s Opera House: change the depth, all other dimensions can swirl the wine, coating the wines were served in small tum- it’s a stylized view of Ibsen’s drama, by have to be adapted, too, to keep a sense inside of the glass to better enjoy the blers, and it was part of the charm American director Robert Wilson, of proportion.” aromas and bouquet. A bowl that is wider of the experience. I don’t recommend them which played to acclaim in Ibsen’s na- Leslie Lesley-Spinks While his “Peer Gynt” is unveiled in than the opening at the top is ideal for con- for a formal dining table, but for everyday tive Norway. Norwegian import: Beginning April 11, the Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn, a revival of Wilson’s produc- centrating the bouquet, too. meals, snacks or just relaxed sipping, the presents “Peer Gynt,” starring (from left to right) Torgeir Fonnlid as the Size. Large enough that four or five ounces stemless glasses are affordable, fun and fine. Wilson, who is no stranger to land- tion of Richard Wagner’s opera “Lohen- P.S. I use the smaller sized Chardonnay one mark theatrical and opera productions pig, Henrik Rafaelsen as Gynt and Gjertrud Jynge as the Woman in Green. grin” returns to the stage of the Metro- fills the glass less than halfway. This also allows you to better enjoy the aromas of the for my brandy. It works great! (he collaborated with composer Philip politan Opera House in Manhattan on wine. Pick a size that you are comfortable Glass on such visionary musical-theater mediately recognizable. their national literary treasures, espe- April 17. Wilson remains as committed with. There are some mouth-blown glasses Red White & Bubbly: fine wines, works as “Einstein on the Beach” and Wilson sees Peer as “a universal man, cially in the context of the centennials to making sure his stagings “work” years on the market that seem just too big to drink great spirits, no attitude! “The CIVIL warS”) has put his singu- a traveler, a searcher, even though it is of Ibsen’s death and the celebrations for after they are first premiered. from. They also look like someone’s idea of lar stamp on Ibsen’s plays for awhile, not quite clear what he is searching for. 100 years of Norwegian independence “I always oversee revivals, especial- a joke to play on a wine lover who takes it all as he admitted in an exclusive e-mail Because he is so open to experiences, he as a national state [in 2006]. When the ly if some time has passed since the a bit too seriously. These expensive behe- Find all of our columns online at interview with GO Brooklyn. can be part of our unconscious minds, play opened, I was overwhelmed by the original performance,” the director ex- moths also tend to break quite easily. BrooklynPapers.com “I have been interested in Ibsen for a not necessarily because we identify with warmth of the audience’s response.” plains. “Light is important for me. long time,” Wilson says. “I did produc- him, but because in some way he is al- Obviously, part of that warm re- Technologies change all the time, and tions of his ‘When We Dead Awaken’ ready part of us,” he notes. sponse was due to familiar Norwegian there are so many possibilities today 211 Fifth Avenue and ‘The Lady From the Sea’ in the Wilson’s chance to direct “Peer actors. that light designers did not have five or (bet. Union & President) PARK SLOPE 1990s, and I’ve always been fascinated Gynt” in Norway came as a complete “Some of the actors had been in Ibsen 10 years ago. by his particular brand of modernism, but happy surprise. productions before, of course — this “Productions can quickly look dat- Open: Mon-Sat, 10am-10pm, Sun, 12-10pm which can be psychological and very “I had never worked [there], so was Norway, after all,” he notes. “I think ed,” admits Wilson. “I always have to www.redwhiteandbubbly.com • 636-9463 stylized at the same time.” when I was asked to do ‘Peer Gynt’ in it was a bit strange for them at first, es- keep myself from turning a revival into That stylization is perfect for Wilson, Ibsen’s home country, I felt honored pecially as there is a strong naturalist, a new production, which theaters are whose famous — some might call and challenged at the same time,” he psychological tradition of staging Ibsen always reluctant to do. But I still like to them infamous — visual stylings, like says. “It seemed like such an extraordi- that is quite far from my approach. spend as much time as I can making minimalist actors’ gestures and move- nary gesture for the Norwegians to ask “They had a hard time understanding adjustments. Most often, I wish I had ments and innovative lighting, are im- an American director to produce one of why I would start with movements more time.”

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Ella Fitzgerald and a horn soloist sion],” Miller says. “Although I’ve that the entire notion of ‘staging’ for BAM, but you never know ‘Jenufa’ in 1930s Nebraska.” doing a jazz number.” done it in churches, I prefer to use a something in the United States is when things may come to an end,” MUSIC Miller sees no problem doing MILLER... Along for the ride with Miller for secular space, and the inspired shab- associated with scenery and cos- he admits. “My production of this. this third BAM go-round is conduc- biness of the Harvey is a miracle.” tumes, so I’m glad that the BAM ‘Rigoletto’ at the English National “St. Matthew Passion,” directed “As long as you read widely and Continued from page 11 by Jonathan Miller, will be performed tor Paul Goodwin. The director also scoffs at that audience can read without moving Opera has been presented for 27 at the BAM Harvey Theater, 651 Ful- travel widely, you start seeing “They asked, ‘What are we go- “Paul and I get on very well,” misleading term “semi-staged,” its lips.” years, and I keep being told it’s the ton St. at Rockwell Place in Fort things that previously weren’t asso- ing to wear?’ and I said, ‘You’re Miller says with uncharacteristic which is so often affixed to his Miller will also partake in a last time.” Greene on April 8, 11, 12, 14 and 15 ciated together,” he explains. “It at 7:30 pm and April 9 at 3 pm. Tick- wearing it,’” he admits. “I wanted understatement. “It’s been a very “Passion.” BAMdialogue on April 11 at the Through the years, Miller al- ets are $90, $80, $55 and $35. A doesn’t always work, but some- to informalize, but at the same time, productive relationship from the “It’s not semi-staged!” he barks. BAM Rose Cinemas. ways associates freely in develop- BAMdialogue with Miller is April 11 times it does. But you can’t do it dramatize the story. If you have start: he’s quite unlike other con- “It’s fully staged but without cos- “I enjoy doing it, and I am very ing the concepts for his produc- at 6 pm at the BAM Rose Cinemas, routinely, or by doing what I call 30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in rows of people in front of an or- ductors, who would be outraged by tumes and scenery. There are all happy to talk about my work,” he tions. For example, he’s staging Fort Greene; tickets are $8. For more theater-schlepping: picking up an chestra and looking at scores, it having to be part of something as sorts of ways to fully stage some- says about sitting in front of an au- Leos Janacek’s “Jenufa” at Cooper- information, visit www.bam.org. opera, driving it 250 years up the doesn’t work.” unusual as this [staging].” thing without costumes and dience. “I’ve spent a lot of time stown’s Glimmerglass Opera this freeway and dumping it into last “There was one really new idea,” Along with everyone else who scenery. lecturing, and I’m used to shooting summer, which is a work steeped Thursday afternoon.” the director continues. “Whenever works there, Miller has nothing but “The worst thing ever in the the- my mouth off.” in Czech traditions and folk music. and I were reading Willa Cather’s Miller’s conclusion, which also there was a solo voice, we had the effusive praise for the intimate ater is audiences applauding the Is this the final BAM appearance “I have a really good idea,” he novels, which are about the Czech goes for his BAM “Passion”: obbligato instrumentalists perform- BAM Harvey Theater space. scenery or the first appearance of of Miller’s and Bach’s “Passion”? admits. “I was doing an opera many communities who live up and down “There has to be a reason and point ing right next to them, just like, say, “It’s absolutely perfect for [the Pas- an actor,” he continues. “It seems “They’re saying it’s the final run years ago in Omaha, and my wife the Missouri River. So I’m setting to doing it.”

Compiled SAT, APRIL 15 by Susan OUTDOORS AND TOURS BIRDWATCHING CRUISE: Prospect Park Rosenthal Jay Audubon Center takes a guided tour aboard the electric boat Independence. Where to $10, $6 kids. Noon to 12:45 pm. Enter Park at Lincoln Road at Ocean Avenue. (718) PUPPETWORKS: presents a marionette per- Native offers an introduction to the Williams- SAT, APRIL 8 287-3400. formance of “The Wizard of Oz.” $8, $7 burg neighborhood. $16 includes gallery WALKING TOUR: Mauricio Lorence hosts the children. Recommended for ages 4 and donation. 2:30 pm to 5 pm. Call for meeting Metro Tour Service, taking a walk through OUTDOORS AND TOURS older. 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. 338 Sixth place and reservations. (718) 393-7537. Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Brooklyn BROOKLYN 101: New York Like a Native Ave. at Fourth Street. (718) 965-3391. ASTROLAND: 79th season begins. Free rides Heights. $25. 2 pm to 5 pm. Meet at Mar- offers a tour of Park Slope, Prospect Park ALL ABOARD: NY Transit Museum hosts a to first 100 attendees. 1000 Surf Ave. (718) riott Hotel Brooklyn, 333 Adams St. (718) and Brooklyn Heights. $15. 1:30 pm to 4 workshop “Brooklyn and the Evolution of 265-2100. www.astroland.com. 789-0430. pm. Call for meeting place and reservations. Light Rail Transit.” Learn about current PERFORMANCE URBAN RANGER WALK: Learn about the his- (718) 393-7537. issues in modern light rail transit. $5, $3 chil- tory of Fort Greene Park. Ranger-led walk GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Lecture on “The dren. ages 17 and younger. 1 pm. Boerum BCBC: Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts discusses 148-foot fort’s role in the Revolu- Genius of Louis Comfort Tiffany.” 1:30 pm. Place and Schermerhorn Street. (718) 694- presents composer and performer David tionary War and the prisoners of war who Call for reservations and additional informa- 1600. Amram and a group of 10 musicians. $25. 2 are entombed in a vault. 1 pm. Meet at tion. (718) 768-7300. Free. MUSICAL: Fort Hamilton High School presents pm. Walt Whitman Theater at Brooklyn Col- Visitor’s Center, Myrtle Avenue at Washing- “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown.” $10, lege, one block from the intersection of Flat- WALKING TOUR: Mauricio Lorence hosts his ton Park. Call 311. Free. $5 seniors and children ages 10 and younger. bush and Nostrand avenues. (718) 951-4500. Metro Tour Service, taking a walk through GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Big Onion 2 pm and 7:30 pm. Shore Road between Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Brooklyn BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of Walking Tours takes a walk in Brooklyn’s 83rd and 85th streets. (718) 748-1537. Heights. $25. 2 pm to 5 pm. Meet at Beethoven, Mozart and Brahms. $35, $30 Victorian “City of the Dead.” $15, $12 sen- Marriott Hotel Brooklyn, 333 Adams St. OTHER seniors, $25 students. 4 pm. Fulton Ferry iors, $10 students. 1 pm. Meet at main (718) 789-0430. Landing, Old Fulton Street at the East River. entrance, Fifth Avenue at 25th Street. (212) TASTING: Brides and grooms to-be are invited (718) 624-2083. 439-1090. PERFORMANCE to taste crowd-pleasing, modestly-priced wines. Noon to 3 pm. Hors d’oeuvres pro- GALLERY PLAYERS: “Take Me Out.” 3 pm. PERFORMANCE NEXT WAVE: Brooklyn Academy of Music vided by Luscious Brooklyn. The Greene See Sat., April 8. presents “St. Matthew Passion,” with music NEXT WAVE: “St. Matthew Passion.” 3 pm. NEXT WAVE: Brooklyn Academy of Music Grape, 765 Fulton St. (718) 797-WINE. Free. presents “St. Matthew Passion,” with music by Johann Sebastian Bach. $30 to $90. 7:30 See Sat., April 8. pm. BAM Harvey Theater, 651 Fulton St. PIER SHOW: Brooklyn Waterfront Artists by Johann Sebastian Bach. $30 to $90. 7:30 (718) 636-4100. Coalition presents a preview of its upcom- CHILDREN pm. BAM Harvey Theater, 651 Fulton St. ing show “Transformation,” which will be Also, “Peer Gynt,” by Henrik Ibsen. In Nor- BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of held in Red Hook from May 13 to June 18. PUPPETWORKS: “The Wizard of Oz.” 12:30 wegian with English titles. $25 to $80. 7 pm. Beethoven, Mozart and Brahms. $35, $30 1 pm to 5 pm. The Land Gallery, 67 Front pm and 2:30 pm. See Sat., April 8. BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, 30 seniors, $25 students. 7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry St. (718) 596-2506. Free. MUSICAL: “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown.” Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. Landing, Old Fulton Street at the East River. 2 pm and 7:30 pm. See Sat., April 8. (718) 624-2083. BAMCINEMATEK: presents “The Intruder” BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of (2004). $10. 2 pm, 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and OTHER Khandoshkin, Shubert, Haydn and Shosta- GALLERY PLAYERS: presents “Take Me Out.” 9:15 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 777-FILM. kovich. $35, $30 seniors, $25 students. 7:30 $15, $12 children and seniors. 8 pm. 199 14th www.bam.org. MONSTER GALLERY: Movie Marathon “Sun- pm. Fulton Ferry Landing, Old Fulton Street St. (212) 352-3101. www.galleryplayers.com. OPEN HOUSE: NYC Expressive Arts Studio days in the City.” Screening of shorts, fea- at the East River. (718) 624-2083. FIRST WEEKEND: Brooklyn Arts Exchange hosts an open house featuring art-making tures and documentaries. 2 pm to 10 pm. LATIN JAZZ: Afro-Caribbean jazz musicians hosts a performance and discussion series. and performance. Workshops in poetry, 234 Fourth Ave. Call for ticket info. (914) perform. $55 to $100. 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Performances by Jessica Gaynor Dance crafts and music. 11 am to 8 pm. 120 Pio- 318-4280. Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts at Company, a reading by K Johansen and neer St., Red Hook. (646) 522-1550. Free. BAMCINEMATEK: presents series “The Village Long Island University, Flatbush Avenue Ex- Muse and “Mending Wall,” by Christopher CHERRY WATCH: Cherry blossom season Voice: Best of 2005.” Today: “The Sun” tension and DeKalb Avenue. (718) 488-1624. Morgan. $15, $10 members, $8 low-income. (2005). $10. 4:30 pm and 7 pm. 30 Lafa- 8 pm. 421 Fifth Ave. (718) 832-0018. begins at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Track GALLERY PLAYERS: presents “Take Me Out.” the blossoming of over 200 cherry trees and yette Ave. (718) 777-FILM. www.bam.org. $15, $12 children and seniors. 8 pm. 199 14th HEIGHTS PLAYERS: presents the drama “Wait read a detailed guide to the Garden’s col- SHORTS: Brooklyn Lyceum presents “An St. (212) 352-3101. www.galleryplayers.com. Until Dark.” $12, $10 seniors, students and lection. Visit: www.bbg.org/cherrywatch. Evening of the World’s Best Short Films.” Universoul Circus, starring ringmaster Tony Tone, will perform April 12-30 in HEIGHTS PLAYERS: presents the drama “Wait children. 8 pm. 26 Willow Place. (718) 237- $10. 7 pm. 227 Fourth Ave. www.brooklyn- 2752. Until Dark.” $12, $10 seniors, students and lyceum.com. (718) 857-4816. Prospect Park. children. 8 pm. 26 Willow Place. (718) 237- CHILDREN SUN, APRIL 9 2752. RUN AROUND: Brooklyn Lyceum opens its MON, APRIL 10 BAMCINEMATEK: presents “It Happened in UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS: Black circus performers CHILDREN theater stage for a “Kid Runaround.” Bring OUTDOORS AND TOURS Brooklyn” series. Today: “It Happened in in “Hip Hop Under the Big Top.” $19.50 to your kid in to burn off some energy. 10 am RUN AROUND: Brooklyn Lyceum opens its URBAN RANGER WALK: Learn about the his- EMPOWERMENT TALK: Long Island University Flatbush” (1942). $10. 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm $30. 7:30 pm. Wollman Rink Lot, Prospect Park. theater stage for a “Kid Runaround.” Bring to 2 pm. Food is available. 227 Fourth Ave. tory of Fort Greene Park. Ranger-led walk hosts a panel topic “Empowerment and the and 9:15 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 777- Check for info at www.universoulcircus.com. (718) 857-4816. your kid in to burn off some energy. 10 am discusses 148-foot fort’s role in the Revolu- Refugee Experience.” Hear about the strug- FILM. www.bam.org. (800) 316-7439. to 2 pm. Food is available. 227 Fourth Ave. BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: presents tionary War and the prisoners of war who gles of refugees from Afghanistan, Albania, LAW COURSE: Brooklyn Bar Association hosts NEXT WAVE: “St. Matthew Passion.” 7:30 pm. (718) 857-4816. “Exceptional Eggs,” a workshop on how birds are entombed in a vault. 1 pm. Meet at Bosnia and Sierra Leone. 2 pm to 4 pm. a talk, “Really Neat Stuff Hidden in the See Sat., April 8. build their homes. Toddlers, 18 months to 2 Visitor’s Center, Myrtle Avenue and Washing- WEEKSVILLE HANDS-ON: Teens are invited to Health Science Building, room 119, DeKalb General Business Law.” Hon. Philip Straniere learn about historic preservation and con- years, invited. $4, free for members. 11 am ton Park. Call 311. Free. Avenue and Flatbush Avenue Extension. is guest speaker. $70. 6 pm to 8 pm. to noon. 145 Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. servation at a workshop given at Hunterfly WILLIAMSBURG WALK: New York Like a (718) 488-3372. Free. Brooklyn Bar Association Meeting Hall, 123 THURS, APRIL 13 Road Houses. Activities include hands-on Remsen St. (718) 624-0675. experience in preservation arts with work- ROSEMALING: Mid-Atlantic Rosemaling Second Passover Seder tonight shops in stained glass, glass blowing, car- Society meets for a painting session. 7 pm. SEDERS: Several Brooklyn synagogues host pentry, traditional woodworking and more. 59th Street Church, 749 59th St. (718) 853- communal seders. Call for locations, times 10 am to 2 pm. 1698 Bergen St. Call for fee 1734. Free. and prices. In Bay Ridge, call Bay Ridge info. (718) 756-5250. PETE’S CANDY STORE: presents “After School Jewish Center, 405 81st St., (718) 836-3103. EGG HUNT: Brooklyn Heights Playground Com- Comedy Show.” 7:30 pm. 709 Lorimer St. In Brooklyn Heights, call Congregation B’nai mittee hosts its annual spring event. 10 am Call for ticket info. (718) 302-3770. Avraham, 117 Remsen St., (718) 596-4840 sharp. Pierrepont Playground, Brooklyn Heights JEWISH TALK: Kabbalistic discussion led by ext. 11. In Park Slope and Prospect Heights, Promenade at Pierrepont Street and Columbia Verba’s Take call Chabad, (718) 965-9836. Heights. www.bhplaygrounds.org. Free. Rabbi Aaron Raskin at Congregation B’nai Avraham of Brooklyn Heights. 8 pm. 117 EGG-O-RAMA: Prospect Park Audubon Center PUPPETWORKS: presents a marionette per- Remsen St. (718) 596-4840 ext. 11. Free. hosts egg crafts, eggsperiments, egg formance of “The Wizard of Oz.” $8, $7 games and eggexhibits on display. Noon to children. Recommended for kids, ages 4 5 pm. Enter Park at Lincoln Road at Ocean and older. 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. 338 Sixth on Brooklyn TUES, APRIL 11 Avenue. (718) 287-3400. Free. Ave. at Fourth Street. (718) 965-3391. BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Land of the Dead” BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: hosts BUSINESS WORKSHOP: Church Avenue (2005). $10. 6 pm and 9 pm. 30 Lafayette “Eggstravaganza.” Kids, ages 6 and older, by Margarida Correia Merchants Block Association hosts a talk on Ave. (718) 777-FILM. www.bam.org. are invited to look at Ukrainian eggs and credit repair and money management. 10 RECEPTION: Exhibit “Speculative Ruins,” by hear springtime stories. Egg–painting craft am to 3 pm. 884 Flatbush Ave. (718) 282- activity included. $4, free for members. 3 2500, ext. 242. Free. Maddy Rosenberg at Safe-T-Gallery. Also, erba Castro has a question she almost always “La Salle des Peaux Perdues” by Stephane pm to 4:30 pm. 145 Brooklyn Ave. (718) ARTIST LECTURE SERIES: Artist Do-Ho Suh Dumas. 6 pm to 8 pm. 111 Front St. (718) 735-4400. Vposes on her weekly talk show, Verba Lynnette speaks at Pratt Institute. 12:30 pm to 1:30 782-5920. Free. UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS: Black circus performers pm. Engineering Building, room 371, 200 in “Hip Hop Under the Big Top.” $20.50 to Presents, which is cablecast each Tuesday evening on Willoughby Ave. (718) 636-3554. Free. BARNES AND NOBLE: reading with Rev Run, author of “Words of Wisdom: Daily Affirma- $35. 4:30 pm and 8 pm. Wollman Rink Lot, Brooklyn Community Access Television (BCAT) as LINE DANCING: Jubilee Senior Center invites tions of Faith.” 7 pm. 106 Court St. (718) Prospect Park. Check for info at Verba Castro, host of Verba Lynnette dancers of all levels for fun. 1 pm. 55 246-4996. Free. www.universoulcircus.com. (800) 316-7439. part of BCAT’s Brooklyn Free Speech TV lineup. Pierrepont St. (718) 680-2142. Free. NEXT WAVE: Brooklyn Academy of Music OTHER SENIOR EVENT: Bay Ridge Center for Older “Can any good thing,” she asks her guests, “come out Presents, a weekly show on BCAT. presents “Peer Gynt,” by Henrik Ibsen. In CURATOR TALK: Kentler International Drawing Adults hosts an Easter and Passover cele- Norwegian with English titles. $25 to $80. 7 of Brooklyn?” bration featuring music, dancing and an Space hosts a reception for its exhibit “Criti- pm. BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, 30 cal Mass.” 4 pm. 353 Van Brunt St. (718) Easter bonnet contest. $3. 1 pm. 6935 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. Fourth Ave. (718) 748-0650. 875-2098. Free. The answer, of course, is yes. relaxed, almost celestial – that guides That thought, along with a lull in BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of Tchai- Each week Castro talks to Brooklyn the conversation. She makes sure to her life, led her to BCAT. Castro JAZZ CLINIC: Faculty concert at Long Island kovsky, Scriabin, Shostakovich and Rachmani- University. 4 pm. DeKalb Avenue and Flat- nov. $35, $30 seniors, $25 students. 7:30 pm. SUN, APRIL 16 residents who love their work or serv- keep the talk always on point, enrolled in BCAT’s television studio bush Avenue Extension. (718) 488-1668. Free. Fulton Ferry Landing, Old Fulton Street at ice their community. Since her show whether she’s interviewing a single production workshop, learning all the SCREENING: Pratt Institute presents Andy the East River. (718) 624-2083. Easter started in August 2004, Castro has individual or a group of people. basics from audio and lighting to Warhol’s rarely shown “Screen Tests.” FILM: The Brooklyn Lyceum and Flicker Films Discussion and book signing follows with present little formats on the big screen. $8. PERFORMANCE interviewed pastors, performers, The guests on Verba Lynnette directing and floor managing. She Whitney Museum film curator Callie Angell. 7 pm. 227 Fourth Ave. (718) 857-4816. BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of 5:30 pm. Higgins Hall, 200 Willoughby Ave. Khandoshkin, Shubert, Haydn and Shosta- artists, entrepreneurs, nutritionists, Presents fall into five categories: busi- also volunteered on other producers’ (718) 636-3473. Free. UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS: “Hip Hop Under the Big Top.” Call for time. See Wed., April 12. kovich. $35, $30 seniors, $25 students. 4 hairdressers, personal trainers, and ness entrepreneurs, artists and per- shows. One night, while volunteering DESIGN TALK: Pratt Institute presents guest pm. Also, additional program featuring scores of everyday, hard-working formers, community heroes, health for a show, Castro was put to the test. speaker Richard Carlson, as part of a series works by Beethoven, Adams and Messiaen. that features figures in the interior design FRI, APRIL 14 7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry Landing, Old Fulton people living in Brooklyn. and fitness practitioners, and religious The guest host didn’t show up, and field. 6 pm. Memorial Hall, 200 Willoughby Street at the East River. (718) 624-2083. “I never run out of show material leaders. Castro was asked to fill in. Ave. (718) 636-3473. Free. Good Friday GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: presents “Point because of all the people I meet every- “I like to talk, interact with people, “I was so nervous,” she recalls of her MEETING: of Community Board 7. 6 pm. 4201 Break Live!,” the stage adaptation of the Fourth Ave. (718) 854-0003. MUSIC FOR AARDVARKS: Music for toddlers 1992 Keanu Reeves extreme-sports movie. at 10:30 am; for babies at 11:30 am. Bay day,” she says while sitting in a and get people together,” says Castro, impromptu performance. The show DESIGNER ART SHOW: View samples from Starring role will be selected at random Ridge Jewish Center, Fourth Avenue and from the audience. $12. 8 pm. 70 N. Sixth conference room at BCAT’s studio in a self-professed Type-A personality went over astoundingly well, and several of Brooklyn’s own invitation design 81st Street. (347) 581-5740. Free. Fort Greene. She caresses tapes and who has worked in city government Castro was encouraged to do her own studios. Designers will be on hand to St. (718) 782-5188. answer questions and discuss ideas for cus- BAMCINEMATEK: presents the film “Mutual HEIGHTS PLAYERS: “Wait Until Dark.” 2 pm. DVDs of old shows, recalling memo- for 11 years. The skills that Castro show. tom invitation designs. 6 pm to 8:30 pm. Appreciation” (2005). $10. 7 pm. Q & A See Sat., April 15. with director Andrew Bujalski follows rable episodes with guests. She employs on the show are the very “It’s a down-time fun thing to do,” Lion in the Sun, 463 Fourth St. at Seventh NEXT WAVE: “Peer Gynt.” 2 pm. See Sat., Avenue. (718) 369-4006. Free. screening. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 777-FILM. www.bam.org. April 15. remembers the owner of a natural- skills she employs off camera in her she says of her experience hosting POET’S COFFEEHOUSE: Brooklyn Public BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of Tchai- GALLERY PLAYERS: “Take Me Out.” 3 pm. products business who demonstrated professional career. As program direc- Verba Lynnette Presents. “It’s great Library’s Central branch hosts a poetry read- See Sat., April 15. the properties of a special bath soap; tor of Youth Development and getting to meet all these wonderful ing by several authors including Valzhyna kovsky, Scriabin, Shostakovich and Rach- Mort, author of “I’m as Thin as Your maninov. $35, $30 seniors, $25 students. CHILDREN Eyelashes.” Others. 7 pm. Grand Army 7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry Landing, Old Fulton the actress in the movie Fame; and Family Services for Church Avenue people.” FAMILY FUN SERIES: Brooklyn Center for the Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. Street at the East River. (718) 624-2083. yes, the enterprising hairdresser who Merchants Block Association, a non- Castro now is ready to take the Performing Arts presents “Lazer Vaudeville.” FISH TALK: Brooklyn Aquarium Society pres- owns a popular salon called Kinky profit organization, Castro develops show to the next level. She wants to NEXT WAVE: Brooklyn Academy of Music $8 to $15. 1 pm. Brooklyn College, Walt Whit- presents “St. Matthew Passion,” with music ents Martin Moe, marine fish breeder, man Hall, one block from junction of Flatbush Krowns. and manages programs for children start interviewing people on the street by Johann Sebastian Bach. $30 to $90. 7:30 author and lecturer. He talks on the subject: and Nostrand avenues. (718) 951-4500. “My Life in the Tanks, With All My Eurkeas!” pm. BAM Harvey Theater, 651 Fulton St. SHARK-A-RAMA: NY Aquarium invites kids, For Castro, though, it’s not enough from grade through high school, or in their workplaces rather than in Also, “Peer Gynt,” by Henrik Ibsen. In Nor- $5. 7:30 pm. West Eighth Street and Surf Avenue. (718) 837-4455. ages 5 to 8, to a behind-the-scenes look at to show that good things come out of again doing what she likes best – talk- the studio, where she says she can wegian with English titles. $25 to $80. 7 pm. its resident sharks. $30, $23 members. 2 pm Brooklyn. Her goal in bringing peo- ing and bringing people together. “show people in their element.” She BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, 30 GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: “Rip Me Open” by to 4 pm. West Eighth Street and Surf Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. Desiree Burch, Michael Cyril Creighton, Kyle Avenue. (718) 265-FISH. ple together on the show is to inspire Castro got her first taste of TV would also like to make the show MUSICAL DRAMA: American Females for Jarrow and others. $12. 8 pm. Also, “Jack and the Beanstalk,” a musical with puppets. $10. BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: hosts others. She talks about the impor- hosting 20 years ago, when she more interactive by having people call Righteousness, Abasement, Ignorance and “Symbols of Spring and the Seder.” $4, free Docility (A.F.R.A.I.D.) presents a musical 10 pm in the front room. Also, Bindlestiff tance of getting people to share their worked for Community Board 3 in in live with their questions. Lastly, she Family Cirkus Winter Cabaret. $15, $5 dis- for members. 3 pm to 4:30 pm. 145 drama in two acts. $20. 7:30 pm. Brooklyn Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. experiences and probing for how they Manhattan’s Lower East Side. She was would like to have an audience and Lyceum, 227 Fourth Ave. (718) 857-4816. count for clowns in make-up. 10 pm in the got to where they are. tapped to do a show for Manhattan interact with them as well as with her back room. 70 N. Sixth Street. (212) 868-4444. PUPPETWORKS: “The Wizard of Oz.” 12:30 BROOKLYN LYCEUM: presents “Die You pm and 2:30 pm. See Sat., April 15. “What did you do exactly to launch Network, Manhattan’s public access guests. WEDS, APRIL 12 Zombie Bastards,” a rock ‘n’ roll zombie UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS: “Hip Hop Under the road movie. $6. 10 pm. 227 Fourth Ave. Big Top.” 4 pm and 7 pm. See Sat., April 15. your business?” she says she asks the television network, as part of a pro- “I’d like to do roving interviews,” First Passover Seder tonight entrepreneurs she invites on the show. gram on the borough’s 12 communi- she says. “And, of course, I’d like to (718) 857-4816. OTHER SEDERS: Several Brooklyn synagogues will NEXT WAVE: “St. Matthew Passion.” 7:30 pm. “Did you set up an L.L.C.? Did you ty boards. While nervous and inexpe- get syndicated.” host communal seders tonight and tomor- Also, “Peer Gynt.” 7 pm. See Sat., April 15. EASTER SERVICE: Bethlehem Lutheran Church row. Call for locations, times and prices. In hosts a service and breakfast. 8:45 am. incorporate?” The key is moving the rienced, she managed to pull off four UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS: “Hip Hop Under the Fourth and Ovington avenues. Call for info. Brooklyn Heights, call Congregation B’nai Big Top.” 7:30 pm. See Sat., April 15. discussion to “something practical” to five shows. –––––––––––––––––––––––– Avraham, 117 Remsen St., (718) 596-4840 (718) 748-9502. that viewers can “hang onto,” she says. Castro never again thought about Verba Lynnette Presents can be ext. 11. In Park Slope and Prospect Heights, GALLERY PLAYERS: “Take Me Out.” 8 pm. SHORTS: Brooklyn Lyceum presents “An call Chabad, (718) 965-9836. In Kensington, See Sat., April 15. Evening of the World’s Best Short Films.” Castro sees the show as having one her TV foray until 2003, when a man seen on BCAT in Brooklyn on call Ocean Parkway Jewish Center, 550 HEIGHTS PLAYERS: “Wait Until Dark.” 8 pm. $10. 7 pm. 227 Fourth Ave. overarching mission. “The purpose of on the street recognized her from the Tuesdays at 9pm on Time Ocean Parkway, (718) 436-4900. See Sat., April 15. www.brooklynlyceum.com. (718) 857-4816. the show,” she says, “is to give people show. “You’re the lady from the com- Warner Cable channel 35 and MEETING: of Bay Ridge AARP. 2 pm. Our Lady a voice who you otherwise wouldn’t munity board on TV,” the man said. of Angels School, 337 74th St. (718) 788- Cablevision channel 68 and 7372. have heard from.” She was stunned. Maybe, just maybe, BAMCINEMATEK: presents the film “The Far However many the voices on the she found herself thinking, she “still streaming live online at Side of the Moon” (2005). $10. 4:30 pm, LIST YOUR EVENT… 6:50 pm and 9:30 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. show, it’s Castro – soft, gentle, had it.” www.bcat.tv/bcat. (718) 777-FILM. www.bam.org. To list your event in Where to GO, please give us two weeks notice or more. Send your listing by mail: GO Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Papers, 55 Washington St., Suite 624, Brooklyn, NY 11201; or by REIKI FOR CAREGIVERS: Learn relaxation –––––––––– FIND THE COMPLETE BCAT PROGRAMMING GUIDE IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE –––––––––– techniques. 6 pm to 7:30 pm. Park Slope fax: (718) 834-9278. Listings are free and printed on a space available basis. We regret we cannot Geriatric Day Center, 199 14th St. Call. (718) take listings over the phone. 499-7701. April 8, 2006 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM AWP 13 Get answers to questions that you’ve been too Uma was here Brooklynites came out in droves he was happy to share his space for to celebrate the 25th anniversary of BAM’s benefit. tired to ask. the Mark Morris Dance Group at “BAM is the pre-eminent arts in- the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s stitution in New York City and Spring Gala on March 23. Among they’re great neighbors as well,” the VIPs who attended the said Steiner, whose studios were Q: Why do I snore so loudly? fundraiser were Borough President used by director Ivan Reitman for Markowitz, composer Philip Glass, his new movie, “My Super Ex-Girl- Q: Why am I tired even after a full night’s sleep? performance artist Laurie Ander- friend,” starring Uma Thurman. son, musician Lou Reed and movie Gala chairs Alan and Judith Q: Why do I wake up feeling that I can’t catch my breath? studio chairman Douglas Steiner. Fishman, as well as BAM Presi- Following a triumphant per- dent Karen Brooks Hopkins and formance by the Fort Greene-based Executive Producer Joseph Melillo, Q: Why do I have diffi culty falling asleep? troupe at the BAM Howard gave their remarks from atop a Gilman Opera House — which in- prop from Julie Taymor’s upcom- Q: Why do I often feel as if I’m in a daze? cluded the New York premieres of ing film “Across the Universe” — “Cargo” and “Candleflowerdance” an enormous reproduction of the Q: Why do I fi ght to stay awake while I’m driving? — gala ticket holders enjoyed a top of the torch of the Statue of dinner at Steiner’s Soundstage 4 in Liberty. the Brooklyn Navy Yard, catered MMDG’s season continues by Abigail Kirsch. Spring was with a world premiere at Lincoln A: THE INSTITUTE FOR SLEEP clearly the theme of The Experien- Center’s Mostly Mozart festival, tial Agency’s soiree decor where Aug. 17-19. Tickets go on sale Elena Olivo AND BREATHING DISORDERS. blades of grass were projected on June 7. Visit the Web site Clamoring for Morris: At the BAM 2006 Spring Gala dinner in Steiner Studios the stage’s 45-foot high walls. www.LincolnCenter.org for infor- were Studios Chairman Douglas Steiner, his date Corinne Takasaki, choreogra- At the Institute for Sleep & Breathing Disorders, you can fi nally Steiner told GO Brooklyn that mation. — Lisa J. Curtis pher Mark Morris and gala co-chair Judith Fishman. fi nd the answer to these questions and begin to live a fuller, more productive life. The center is open seven days a week and has all the amenities of a four-star hotel. So, you can have your sleep $15 day of the show. Pete’s Candy Store study any day and leave the next morning ready for work. Good Hope and Anchor 709 Lorimer St. at Richardson Street in Williams- sleep could be just a few days away. Please call to arrange for burg, (718) 302-3770, www.petescandystore.com. BROOKLYN 347 Van Brunt St. at Wolcott Street in Red Hook, an appointment. (718) 237-0276. Sundays: Open mic, 5 pm-8 pm, FREE; April 8: Matt Curreri, 8 pm, Kelley McRae, 9 pm, Welcome Saturdays, Thursdays and Fridays: Karaoke host- Wagon, 10 pm, Andy Friedman, 11 pm, FREE; ed by drag queen Kay Sera, 9 pm, FREE. April 9: Jule Brown, 8:30 pm, The Strungout String- 718-283-2920 band, 9:30 pm, Jan Bell & the Cheap Dates, 10:30 Jazz 966 pm, FREE; April 10: Little Mountain, 9:30 pm, In 966 Fulton St. at Cambridge Place in Clinton Hill, the Trees, 10:30 pm, FREE; April 11: Bingo, 7 pm, (718) 639-6910, www.jazz966.com. Meredith Bragg and the Terminals, 8 pm, Mascott, Nightlife Fridays: Live jazz, 8 pm, $5 and $15 donation. 9 pm, JP05, 10 pm, Sad Little Stars, 11 pm, FREE; The Institute for Sleep and Breathing Disorders Compiled by Chiara V. Cowan April 12: Quizz-Off, 7:30 pm, American String Con- The Jazz spiracy, 10 pm, Christian Keifer, 11 pm, FREE; April At Maimonides Medical Center 13: The Navigators, 9 pm, Essie Jain, 10 pm, The Amarachi Lounge Spot Jolly Bankers, 11 pm, FREE; April 14: Skirt, 9 pm, 6405 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11220 325 Franklin Ave. at Clifton Place in Bedford-Stuy- 179 Marcus Garvey Blvd. at Chad King Record Release, 10 pm, Will Scott, 11 vesant, (646) 641-4510, www.amarachilounge.com. Kosciuszko Street in Bedford- pm, FREE. Saturdays: The Weekend Workout, 10 pm, $5; Stuyvesant, (718) 453-7825, Tuesdays: Open Mic Artist Showcase, 8 pm, $5; www.thejazz.8m.com. Rbar Thursdays: Fashun4ward, live fashion show featur- Mondays: Jam session, 8 pm, $5; 451 Meeker Ave. at Graham Avenue in Green- ing Brooklyn designers and models, 8 pm, $7. April 8: Fleet-Colley Quartet, 9 pm, point, (718) 486-6116. 10:30 pm, midnight, $10; April 15: Mondays: Guest bartender nights, 9 pm, FREE; Danny Mixon Trio, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, Tuesdays: “Mikey’s Big Gay Pajama Party,” 11 pm, Anyway Cafe midnight, $15. 1602 Gravesend Neck Road at East 16th Street FREE; Wednesdays: Karaoke, 9 pm, FREE; Thurs- in Sheepshead Bay, (718) 934-5988, days: Comedy Night, 8 pm, FREE. www.anywaycafe.com. Jolie Tuesdays: Jazzy funk with Karin Okada and guests, Restaurant Southpaw 9 pm, FREE. 320 Atlantic Ave. at Hoyt Street in 125 Fifth Ave. at St. John’s Place in Park Slope, Boerum Hill, (718) 488-0777, (718) 230-0236, www.spsounds.com. www.jolierestaurant.com. April 8: The Formula presents Live 06 Concert fea- BAM Cafe 2005-2006 SEASON 30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort Tuesdays: Bonne Ambiance Mardi turing Live Wire, Kharma Kazi, Matrax, Minnesota Greene, (718) 636-4100, www.bam.org. Night featuring live music with Peter Phatts, Neighborhood, Saturday Night, and ap- April 8: “Culture Complex” with Anthony Cole- Davenport, 9 pm, FREE. pearances by The Fugees Drummer “Don 1,” Crise P., Tanisha, Hip Hop Project, Lochanan, TMS, Roc man’s Selfhaters, 9 pm, $10 food/drink minimum. Kili Bar-Cafe Lo, 7 pm, $20; April 11: Art Brut with The Rogers Sisters, Favourite Sons, 8 pm, $15; April 14: 81 Hoyt St. at State Street in Bar 4 Swerve, 9:30 pm, $10; April 15: Pesach Rock fea- Boerum Hill, (718) 855-5574. 444 Seventh Ave. at 15th Street in Park Slope, turing Tricrotic, The Shondes, Pharaoh’s Daughter, (718) 832-9800. Tuesdays: Open acoustics, 10 pm, and Jason Trachternburg’s Proverbial Fourth Wall, April 9: Harris Eisenstadt, 8 pm, 10 pm, $5 FREE; Fridays: DJ Chappy plays Time TBD, $10. rock, hip-hop and funk, 10:30 pm, (includes both sets). Singer Essie Jain performs at Pete’s Candy FREE. Store on April 13. Stain Barbes Laila Lounge 766 Grand St. at Humboldt Street in Williams- 376 Ninth St. at Sixth Avenue in Park Slope, burg, (718) 387-7840, www.stainbar.com. 113 N. Seventh St. at Wythe (718) 965-9177, www.barbesbrooklyn.com. Mondays: Paint Stain, 5 pm (often accompanied by Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 486-6791, Tuesdays: Slavic Soul Party, 9 pm, $8; Wednes- Crossroads Cafe www.lailalounge.com. the jazz guitar of Noboru, 8 pm), FREE; Wednes- days: JAMstain, an informal open mic hosted by days: “Night of the Ravished Limbs,” 9 pm, $8; 1241A Prospect Ave. at Reeve Place in Windsor Mondays: Karaoke with the Corn-Fed Sisters, 10 singer-songwriters, 9 pm, FREE; April 8: Cuomo, April 8: The 4th St. Niteowls, 10 pm, $8 suggest- Terrace, (718) 972-1852, www.cafe-crossroads.com. pm, FREE; Tuesdays: APA League, 7 pm, FREE; Darren Deicide, Johnny Hobo & the Freight Trains, ed donation; April 9: Deirdre Rodman & the Tuesdays: Jazz series with Todd Neufeld and Wednesdays: Jezebel Music Showcase with an Brook Pridemore, 9 pm, FREE; April 11: John Alphabet Lounge Big Band with Roy Nathanson, 6 friends, 8 pm, $5 donation suggested. open mic, 7:30 pm, Live music, 8:30 pm, FREE; Fri- Wriggle, 8 pm, Matthew Carrigan, 10 pm, FREE; pm, $8 suggested donation, Stephane Wrembel, 9 days: All Night Cookin’, 9 pm, OHM, 11 pm, FREE; April 13: Jazz Aspirin, 8 pm, FREE; April 14: James pm, $8 suggested donation; April 10: Phaedon April 8: DJ Friend, 10 pm, FREE; April 15: DJ Crossroads Saloon Bradford, 7 pm, Freaky Funky Family Day, 9 pm, $3 Sinis & Mavrothis Kontanis, 9:30 pm, $8 suggested Spanky, 10 pm, FREE. donation; April 11: Jenny Scheinman, 7 pm, $8 2079 Coney Island Ave. at Kings Highway in suggested donation. Lazer Vaudeville Sheepshead Bay, (718) 339-9393. suggested donation; April 12: Jonathan Finlay- son’s “Common Thread,” 8 pm, $8, Steve Lehman Saturdays and Fridays: Karaoke, 9 pm, FREE. Les Babouches Tea Lounge Sat., April 15, 2006 at 1 PM Quartet, 10 pm, $8; April 13: Will Holshouser Trio, 7803 Third Ave. at 78th Street in Bay Ridge, (718) 833-1700. 837 Union St. at Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, Tickets start at just $8! 8 pm, $8 suggested donation, Las Rubias del Le Dakar Cafe (718) 789-2762, www.tealoungeny.com. Saturdays, Thursdays, Fridays: Belly dancer Norte, 10 pm, $8 suggested donation; April 14: 285 Grand Ave. at Lafayette Avenue in Clinton April 12: Tyft, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, FREE; April 13: Shahrazad, 8 pm, FREE. Gondwanaland, 7 pm, $8 suggested donation, Hill, (718) 398-8900, www.dakarcafe.net. Mr. Vivo, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, FREE; April 14: Dan Russian/Americans Kids The Beat Circus, 8 pm, $8 suggested donation, Mondays: Keswa, a “Lion King” castmember sings Brantigan Quartet, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, FREE. The Roulette Sisters, 10 pm, $8 suggested dona- live, 8 pm, $5; Wednesdays: Soul Session with DJ The Lucky Cat Circus on Stage tion; April 15: Michael Leviton, 8 pm, $8 suggest- Op, 8 pm, FREE; Thursdays: DJ Moh, 8 pm, FREE. 245 Grand St. at Roebling Street in Williamsburg, Tommy’s Tavern ed donation, Brook’s Qawwali Party, 10 pm, $8 (718) 782-0437, www.theluckycat.com. 1041 Manhattan Ave. at Freeman Street in suggested donation. Mondays: Joe McGinty’s Piano Parlor and key- Sat., April 22, 2006 at 1 PM Europa Night Club Greenpoint, (718) 383-9699. 98 Meserole Ave. at Manhattan Avenue in Green- board karaoke, 11 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Jezebel Music Open Mic Night hosted by Dave Cuomo, 7 April 8: Face Fashe 4, Chuck Bettis, Caution Tickets start at just $10! Bembe point, (718) 383-5723, www.europaclub.com. Curves, Mikroknytes, Accelera Deck, 8 pm, $TBD; 81 S. Sixth St. at Berry Street in Williamsburg, Saturdays: VIP Dance Party, 10 pm, FREE before pm, FREE, Fear of a Whack Planet, 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Hex! with DJ Jeremy, 10 pm, FREE; April 12: La Otracina, Enos Slaughter, Bezoar, (718) 387-5389, www.bembe.us. 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 pm; Fridays: Sexy Pro- Nausea, 8 pm, $TBD. Saturdays: Rhum, live DJs alongside live Latin per- gressive/Dance party, 10 pm, FREE before 10:30 Fridays: Finger on the Pulse with live DJs, 11 pm, Yiddishe Cup Klezmer Band FREE; April 8: Afropunk Party, 9 pm, $TBD; April cussion flavors, 9 pm, FREE; Sundays: No Se- pm, $15 after 10:30 pm; April 8: Agnieszka 11: Teenanderthal, 10 pm, FREE; April 12: LYE, 9 Trash Bar lectors with live DJs, 9 pm, FREE; Mondays: Unin- Skrzypek and band, 7:30 pm, $10 (students free Sun., April 23, 2006 at 2 PM pm, FREE; April 13: Art4YourEar, 11:30 pm, FREE; tripited, 9 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Natural Selections before 8 pm with valid student ID). 256 Grand St. at Driggs Avenue in Williamsburg, April 15: Pony, 9 pm, $TBD, The Saturday Night (718) 599-1000, www.thetrashbar.com. Tickets start at just $25! with DJ Jon Bless and guests, 9 pm, FREE; Wed- Stomp with The Devil Spades, The Crimson nesdays: Convalescence with DJ Stefan Ande- April 8: Adira Amram, 8 pm, Red Knife Lottery, 9 Five Spot Ghosts, 10 pm, $5. pm, One Last Shot, 10 pm, Sin Destroyers, 11 pm, micael, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Toque with DJs 459 Myrtle Ave. at Washington Avenue in Clinton Busquelo and Captain Planet with live rumba by Legionnaire, midnight, $7; April 9: Grubstake, 8 Hill, (718) 852-0202, www.fivespotsoulfood.com. Magnetic Field pm, National Carpet, 9 pm, 76 Trombones, 10 pm, Call or Go Online Today! Romain Diaz and Pupi and the Oriki Omi Oddra Mondays: Open turntables hosted by DJ Copa, 8 97 Atlantic Ave. at Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights, JBV, 11 pm, Mendicant Friends, midnight, $6; April Rumba Ensemble, 10 pm, FREE; Fridays: World pm, FREE; Tuesdays: DJ Handspin Dinero, 6 pm, (718) 951-4500 (718) 834-0069, www.magneticbrooklyn.com. 10: The Station Myth, 8 pm, Sgt. Dunbar & the Beat Flavors, 9 pm, FREE. FREE, DJ Tommy Talkz, 8 pm, FREE, Hot Damn April 8: The Yams, The Plungers, 8 pm, $6; April 9: Hobo Banned, 9 pm, Farewell Flight, 10 pm, First BrooklynCenterOnline.org Tuesdaze (comedy night) with Dave Lester, 10 pm, Ave., 11 pm, Bad Medicine at the Campfire, mid- Black Betty FREE; Wednesdays: DJ Copa, 6 pm, FREE, Soul A Tribute to Phil Ochs featuring Shaw ‘Nuff, 8 pm, $8; April 13: Live band karaoke, 8 pm, FREE; April night, $6; April 11: Dot Dash presents The Others Walt Whitman Theatre, one block from the junction of Flatbush & Nostrand Avenues 366 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer Street in F’Real, an R&B open mic for Soul Singers, 9 pm, Ran, 9 pm, Roxy Pain, 10 pm, Birthday Suits, 11 pm, FREE, back-up band Da Feel, 10 pm, FREE; 14: The Metric Mile, Iron Hero, 8 pm, $TBD; April Williamsburg, (718) 599-0243, www.blackbetty.net. 15: Mondo Topless, The Black Hollies, 8 pm, $TBD. Crimson Sweet, midnight, $7; April 12: JD Crane, Support provided by Saturdays: DJs Yah Supreme and Concerned, 11 Thursdays: Large Professor presents “Timbuktu,” 8 pm, Lovewhip, 9 pm, The Shames, 10 pm, Fer- pm, FREE; Sundays: Brazilian Beat with DJ Sean 10 pm, FREE; Fridays: PF Cuttin, midnight, $5. mata, 11 pm, Cyanide Valentine, midnight, $6; Marquand and DJ Greg Caz, 10 pm, FREE; Mon- National April 13: Mystical Children, 8 pm, Maybe the Wel- days: Rev. Vince Anderson and his Love Choir, 10:30 Frank’s Lounge Restaurant ders, 8:30 pm, Smut, 9 pm, Persnickety, 10 pm, pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Hot Rocks, 10 pm, FREE; 660 Fulton St. at South Elliott Place in Fort Greene, 273 Brighton Beach Ave. at Brighton Second Teedo, 11 pm, Tobi Joi, midnight, $8; April 14: Wednesdays: Yah Supreme & Brohemia with DJ (718) 625-9339, www.frankscocktaillounge.com. Street in Brighton Beach, (718) 646-1225, Della Volley, 8 pm, Peter & the Pansexuals, 9 pm, Concerned, 9:30 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Brian J and Saturdays: Sinful Saturdays with DJs Tyrone and www.come2national.com. The Will Hanza Set, 10 pm, Retrospectro, 11 pm, the Pimps of Joytime, 10 pm, FREE; Fridays: The Infinite, 9 pm, $5; Tuesdays: Tuesday Night Live Saturdays: Live Russian music and dance show, 9 pm, Gold & Gunmetal, midnight, $7; April 15: The Greenhouse with DJ MonkOne, 11 pm, FREE. featuring KoKo H, 9 pm, 2-drink minimum; Wed- FREE (with $65 prix fixe dinner); Fridays: Live Russian Impulse, 9 pm, Billy Filo & the Ringers, 10 pm, True nesdays: Karaoke with Davey B, 9 pm, FREE; music and dance show, 9 pm, FREE (with $50 prix fixe Love, 11 pm, Year of the Bull, midnight, $6. The Brooklyn Fridays: (Downstairs) Ffun Dance Party with DJs dinner); Sundays: Live Russian music and dance Tyrone, Julian and Infinite, 8 pm, $5. show, 7 pm, FREE (with $50 prix fixe dinner). Two Boots Brooklyn Lyceum 514 Second St. at Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, 227 Fourth Ave. at President Street in Park Galapagos (718) 499-3253, www.twobootsbrooklyn.com. Slope, (718) 398-7301, www.gowanus.com. Night and Day 70 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, April 13: Defibulators, 9 pm, FREE; April 14: Russ April 14: The Common Ground Collective Benefit (718) 782-5188, www.galapagosartspace.com. Restaurant Nolan Jazz Trio, 10 pm, FREE; April 15: Mike Brick Show with Diane Cluck, 7:45 pm, The Read Coats are Fridays: VJ/DJ Friday Nights, 10 pm, FREE; April 230 Fifth Ave. at President Street in Park Slope, & the Music Grinders, 10 pm, FREE. Coming!, 8:45 pm, Miguel Mendez, 9:45 pm, $10. 8: (Backroom) Tarapith appearing with Blue (718) 399-2161, www.nightanddayrestaurant.com. Matter, 8 pm, $7, (Frontroom) Dagmar with special Sundays: John McNeil and Bill McHenry, 8 pm, $6 Vox Po p Cafe Steinhof guest The Signal Corps hosted by Kristen Schall, 8 and 1-drink minimum; Mondays: Artist’s Salon, 7 1022 Cortelyou Road at Stratford Road in 422 Seventh Ave. at 14th Street in Park Slope, pm, $7, FreeNYC.net 2-Year Anniversary Party, pm, FREE, Debra and Mary’s Night on the Town, 9 Flatbush, (718) 940-2084, www.voxpopnet.net. pm, $10 and 1-drink minimum ($5 for students); (718) 369-7776, www.cafesteinhof.com. 10:30 pm, FREE; April 11: (Backroom) Rash Be- Sundays: Open mic, 7:30 pm, FREE with 2- Tuesdays: Songwriters Showcase with Kevin Ray, 7 April 12: The Jack Grace Band, 10:30 pm, FREE. haviour, 8 pm, $8, (Frontroom) MCC (finally) Has drink/snack minimum; April 8: Joseph Blaise with pm, FREE with 1-drink minimum, Live jazz jam host- His Way (with Women), 8 pm, FREE; April 12: Trevor Exter, 8 pm, $5 suggested donation; April ed by the Dan McCarthy Trio, 9 pm, FREE with 1- (Backroom) Bombed Out Ball, 10 pm, $8; April 13: 13: Holley GoAnarchy CD release party, 7 pm, Cattyshack drink minimum; April 8: Tom Lellis Quartet, 9 pm, (Frontroom) Wicked Awesome featuring The FREE; April 14: Cary Aria with Moedell, 8 pm, $5 249 Fourth Ave. at Carroll Street in Park Slope, $10 and $7 food/drink minimum; April 12: Poetry/ Czars, DJ TK and DJ KG, 10 pm, FREE; April 14: suggested donation; April 15: A’tris with Ionia, 8 (718) 230-5740, www.cattyshackbklyn.com. Open mic hosted by Les Lopes, FREE with $7 food/ (Frontroom) Urban Tribal Alchemy, 8 pm, $12; pm, $5 suggested donation. Saturdays: DJs Daryl Raymond & BK Brewster, 10 April 15: (Backroom) Terry Dame’s Electric Junk- drink minimum, Davy Mooney Quintet featuring pm, $5; Sundays: PJ’s Tea Party featuring rotating yard Gamelan appearing with Blarvuster, 8 pm, $7, John Ellis, 9 pm, $5 and $7 food/drink minimum; DJs and the latest “L-Word” viewings, 9 pm, FREE; (Frontroom) Hotels, 8 pm, $7. April 13: Jon Sobel’s Soul of Blues with Jacob Waterfront Ale Tuesdays: (Downstairs) Trivia Night with Sancho, 7 Callis, Little Toby Walker, 9 pm, $10 and $7 House pm, FREE, (Upstairs) After work party with rotating food/drink minimum; April 14: “All the Standards” DJs, 5 pm, $5, FREE after midnight; Wednesdays: Glass House Gallery with Nathanael Chura, 7:30 pm, FREE with $7 155 Atlantic Ave. at Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 522-3794, (Downstairs) “I’m Okay, You’re Okay - Kara-Okay,” 38 S. First St. at Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, food/drink minimum, George Garzone Quartet, 9 www.waterfrontalehouse.com. 9 pm, FREE to watch, $5 all you can sing, (Upstairs) (718) 387-4942. pm, $10 and $7 food/ drink minimum; April 15: April 8: Reut Regev Quartet, 11 pm, FREE; April “Oink!” with DJ Floyd for dirty boys hosted by PJ, April 13: Vaz, Crystal Cock Over Canada/Life Tanya Kalmanovitch Hut Five, 9 pm, $7 and $7 14: The Dave Gross Band, 11 pm, FREE; April 15: 9 pm, $3; Thursdays: Schoolhouse with DJ ’Lina & Partners, Hundred Eyes, 8 pm, $TBD. food/drink minimum. Gerald Brasil Trio, 11 pm, FREE. Daryl Raymond, 9 pm, $TBD; Fridays: All-request after-work party with DJ Lugnut, Cirrah with DJ Hank’s Saloon Night of the Mark James, and rotating go-go with Maine & 46 Third Ave. at Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill, The Wicked Monk Sarah and Cinnamon & Keisha, 10 pm, $5; April 8: (718) 625-8003, www.hankssaloon.com. Cookers 8415 Fifth Ave. at 84th Street in Bay Ridge, (718) (Main floor) Aries Party with DJs Daryl Raymond Sundays: Shotgun Shack, 6 pm, Sean Kershaw and 767 Fulton St. at South Portland Avenue in Fort 921-0601, www.wickedmonk.com. and BK Brewster, 10 pm, $5 before 11 pm, $7 after the New Jack Ramblers, 10 pm, FREE; Wednes- Greene, (718) 797-1197. April 8: D.W.I., 8 pm, Rum Rats, 11 pm, $5; April 11 pm; April 13: Shitkickers!, Cattyshack’s month- days: Mobscenity, 10 pm, FREE; April 8: Eisen- Saturdays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE; Sundays: Live 14: Trooper, 8 pm, Pimped, 11 pm, $5; April 15: ly country dance party, 8 pm, FREE before 9 pm, hower, 9 pm, Company Picnic, 10 pm, Chuck and music, noon, FREE; Thursdays: Live jazz, 8 pm, Steel Horse, 8 pm, 24-Seven, 11 pm, $5. $5 after 9 pm, Jen Urban and Jessica Rose present the Otters, 10 pm, FREE; April 13: Respect Sextet, FREE; Fridays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE. “Crush,” 10 pm, $5; April 15: Lipstick Optional 10 pm, FREE; April 14: The Never, Rats with Zebulon with DJs Rekha and Naughty Nisha, 10 pm, $10. Wings, 10 pm, FREE. Northsix 258 Wythe Ave. at Metropolitan Avenue in 66 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, Williamsburg, (718) 218-6934, Center for The Hook (718) 599-5103, www.northsix.com. www.zebuloncafeconcert.com. Improvisational 18 Commerce St. at Columbia Street in Red April 8: Oneida, Parts and Labor, Ex Models, Kyp April 8: Akoya Afrobeat, 10 pm, FREE; April 9: Hook, (718) 797-3007, www.thehookmusic.com. 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The Brooklyn Papers Wheel (86 years and going strong) and kid- Everything is ready at Coney Island die park that surrounds it. BRIEFS “How do they do this to me? This should — the paintballs are on the shelves at have been finished a month ago.” the Shoot the Freak booth, the rides AParks Department spokesman said that have all been inspected by the the project had always been expected to be Department of Buildings, the Cyclone completed by mid-May, so, at most, it is has been refitted with new wood, and only a week or so behind schedule. there’s even toilet paper (for now) in The big hole was the bad news for Vour- Our man the public bathroom — so why is there deris. But the good news is that Buildings in- a big hole in the famous Boardwalk? spectors signed off on the safety of his rides last Just as the good weather has kicked in, week, a beginning-of-the-season rite of passage the Parks Department is still fixing a block- for all of Coney’s amusement operators. / Julie Rosenberg long rift in the Boardwalk right in front of Inspectors Bill Hurley and Warren Smith / Julie Rosenberg Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park. marked the end of their two-week inspection in Nigeria “They said they’d have this fixed in time by allowing a few fortunate kids — and for the opening weekend [April 8-9], but their parents in the press — to ride the rides The Brooklyn Papers now they say Memorial Day,” said Dennis a week early. Somebody had to test them, — Gersh Kuntzman

The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn Vourderis, owner of the fabled Wonder right? Papers The Brooklyn The on-again, off-again, delayed-by-immigration- authorities-again marriage of Coney Island Circus Department of Buildings inspector Bill Hurley certified last week that Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park is safe for kids like this tyke. But the famous Boardwalk (right) is another story. Sideshow creator Dick Zigun and Pat Mukuro, his Nigerian pop-singer fiancée, is back on again. In fact, Zigun — stymied by immigration authorities in Cyprus and France, who twice forced the cancellation of the nuptials — will jet off to Nigeria on Wednesday to be re- united with his bride-to-be. But wait, there’s still plenty of time for these marriage Verrazano Bridge could have toll on election plans to fail. Nigerian law requires Zigun to remain in the country for The Brooklyn Papers bike path. spokesman Craig Donner. 21 days before he can marry Mukuro, so remain in Nigeria In other words, not “con- “It’s easy to promise a bill he will. A Bay Ridge Democrat venient.” to require it to be 75 degrees “This is big news over there,” Zigun told The Brooklyn hoping to unseat four-term “A Bronx district was and sunny every day, but we Papers. “The Times is considering sending its Africa corre- Rep. Vito Fossella (R- linked by the Willis Avenue all know winter isn’t going spondent to cover the wedding.” (Makes sense, given that Staten Island) has found Bridge, but that bridge is anywhere.” an issue that hits Staten short, has pedestrian access Neighboring Rep. Anthony Islanders where they live: and is free, resulting in con- Weiner (D-Sheepshead Bay) he wants to eliminate the venient intra-district travel,” could be excused for wonder- toll on the Verrazano-Nar- said Harrison, a lawyer. ing what all the fiscal fuss was rows Bridge. “But the Verrazano [is] about. After all, he has TWO Community Board 10 the functional equivalent of a toll bridges within his district member Steve Harrison says wall running down the mid- — the Marine Parkway-Gil the $9 one-way toll violates dle of the district. Imagine Hodges Memorial Bridge and a state law requiring con- the outrage if there was a $9 the Cross Bay-Veterans gressional districts to be toll to cross Broadway.” Memorial Bridge. Both cost “compact, contiguous and Harrison said his legisla- $2.25 each way. convenient.” tion would only outlaw intra- “And I have constituents The 13th district, which district tolls from district res- in Broad Channel who have Harrison hopes to win in No- idents. Non-residents would to go over a bridge to mail a vember, includes all of Stat- still have to pay. letter,” Weiner said. en Island and part of Bay The incumbent, who has “We all wish there were Ridge, thanks to a Constitu- fought the Metropolitan no tolls at all, but if there tional requirement that all Transportation Authority aren’t enough voters in Stat- House districts to be equally over the $9 toll, and lost, en Island, what are you go- populated. said Harrison’s idea would ing to do? A long time ago, If development on Staten be congressional road kill. Staten Island used to be at- / File Island continues apace, “The “Steve should be telling tached to a Lower Manhat-

/ Julie Rosenberg Rock” will someday com- residents that Congress has tan district, which I would prise its own district — but no jurisdiction over bridge argue is worse.” until then, it is linked to Bay tolls and that his legal prem- Worse for whom? The

Ridge by a lengthy, expen- ise is too weak to stand up in congressman did not say. Papers The Brooklyn sive span with no foot or the courts,” said Fossella — Kuntzman A Bay Ridge candidate hopes to eliminate the toll on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn

Mukuro is not only a famous singer, but an Urhobo princess.) Zigun met Mukuro at the Mermaid Parade in 1997, but her career kept them apart. After 9-11, she was deported “on a technicality,” he said. Attempts to get married abroad were More living, less working in Red Hook’s future? also tied up in international red tape. After the couple weds (we mean “if,” of course), Zigun said he will begin tackling mounds of paperwork to get The Brooklyn Papers proposed dividing 120-acres of in- across from the port, set designers and development that is happening across erates the Red Hook Container Port, Mukuro cleared to live in this country, whereupon she will City officials are touting a dustrial pier land between Degraw other creative professionals, plus cafes the street?” EDC vice president Kate when its lease expires next year. take her rightful place among the “freaks, geeks and won- plan that could result in more Street and Atlantic Avenue into three and bars to service them, have been Collignon asked Community Board 6’s Yates is the company’s director of ders of human curiosity” at the sideshow. development parcels — the first time sprouting up for the past few years — an Waterfront Committee this week. commercial operations. housing along a prime stretch of the city has considered opening up indication that the future of the strip is But despite all the wiggle room And as if there wasn’t enough con- Zigun has said he sees his bride as a perfect “Madame the Red Hook waterfront — Twisto.” — Kuntzman that land for residential development. more Smith Street than Cannery Row. Collignon left in her presentation, troversy, another speaker suggested us- bringing up long-simmering ten- The preliminary proposal won’t be EDC said the proposal could ce- longtime committee member Matt ing Brooklyn Bridge Park — which is sions between would-be devel- finalized until 2007, when the city takes ment the area’s maritime identity or Yates left in a huff. under fire for relying on luxury housing opers and the people who toil at over the Port Authority-owned piers. hasten its demise. Yates was not only enraged at Col- to subsidize publicly funded green Brooklyn’s last working port. Inside the Port Authority’s fences “The question is: Do we keep this lignon. City officials have long said space — as a model. Officials with the city Economic now sit a few low-slung buildings and a area maritime or put lighter [industrial] they will not renew the lease Ameri- That idea was greeted with silence. New Yorkers should Development Corporation this week lumberyard. But on Columbia Street uses there or do we mirror the kind of can Stevedoring, which currently op- — Ariella Cohen be ‘free’ to honor fallen WTC heroes B’klyn brew out at Freddy’s Queen is

The Brooklyn Papers By Ariella Cohen right to do this. If Brooklyn Brewery is Freedom isn’t free, but one Bay Ridge lawmaker The Brooklyn Papers contributing to his bar’s demise, this is coming what he has to do.” wants to make sure that at least the World Trade Center Woe, Canada — Freddy’s Bar Memorial museum is. But that’s a big “if,” Griswold ad- has joined the boycott of mitted. Lousy Labatt The Brooklyn Papers One week after Mayor Bloomberg hinted that there would Brooklyn Brewery beer and has probably be an admission fee at the 9-11 museum being built “I’m not sure if Brooklyn Brewery The city is so intent on properly at Ground Zero, state Sen. Marty Golden (R-Bay Ridge) an- replaced the hometown suds with is really what is driving Freddy’s out, Labatt Blue. welcoming the Queen — the nounced legislation that would prevent such a thing. but Hindy’s public support for Ratner is new Bud Queen Mary 2, that is — that the “No one … should be forced The Prospect Heights bar pulled out does contribute to that eventuality, so its Brooklyn Lager tap at 8:30 on yes, the boycott is important.” Red Hook piers where she’ll dock to pay an admission fee to next week will end up costing near- pay tribute to those lost Monday night after selling its last pint But like so many important things, Full disclosure: I drank the first pint of La- and to remember the of Brooklyn lager, citing brewery it hurt O’Finn’s customers more than it batt’s at Freddy’s this week. ly twice as much as planned. horrifying attacks which owner Steve Hindy’s support of Bruce hurt him. At around 7:30, O’Finn start- Fuller disclosure: It tasted lousy. Last-minute preparations are still being took place on our Ratner’s Atlantic Yards mega-develop- ed the extrication process, first taping Fullest disclosure: That’s not a comment on Freddy’s made at Piers 11 and 12, which are being homeland against our ment. a red circle and slash over the Brook- boycott of Brooklyn Lager; Labatt’s really is lousy. converted into a terminal in time for the democracy,” Golden Ratner owns the building occupied lyn Lager neon sign in his window. Reasonable people can Queen’s maiden arrival on April 15. said in a statement. by Freddy’s — which will be torn Next, at 8:30, he covered the “Brook- disagree on whether THE BROOKLYN The terminal, which was originally down to make room for a proposed lyn Lager” sign above the bar with a Freddy’s Bar is justified slated to cost $30 million, will end up Golden’s legislation By Gersh would amend the section arena for Ratner’s Brooklyn-bound “Labatt” sign. Only one customer in boycotting Brooklyn ANGLE Kuntzman costing $52 million, city officials admit- of the state finance law New Jersey Nets. clapped — though more applauded Lager because brewery ted. that governs the World Hindy, already facing a Web-based when O’Finn covered over Brooklyn owner Steve Hindy sup- They also admitted that projections of Trade Center memorial boycott of his beer because he sup- Lager’s $4 price with the new $3.50 ports Bruce Ratner’s At- the number of jobs the expensive ship fund so that if an admission ports the team’s relocation, earned fur- price for a pint of Labatt. (Clearly, lantic Yards project — a terminal would create were a little off — fee is imposed, “all monies ther wrath last month when he told beer price trumps beer politics.) project that will result in by 50 percent. provided [by the state] shall The Brooklyn Papers that he supports Finally, O’Finn opened up the the demise of the 100- “We’re [now] saying the terminal will be immediately forfeit, and the entire $3.5-billion project — the Brooklyn Lager tap and let the honey- plus-year-old Freddy’s. create 300 direct jobs,” said Janel Pater-

shall be returned to the state.” largest development in Brooklyn his- hued libation flow without so much as But reasonable people Greenhood / Aaron son, a spokeswoman for the city Eco- The state is chipping in $80 tory. a glass to catch it before it went down cannot disagree on one nomic Development Corporation. million towards construction of Ratner sells Hindy’s beer at the the drain. thing: Freddy’s owner A press release just over a year ago the memorial. Meadowlands. “Wait, Donald,” yelled one man. Donald O’Finn picked a had proclaimed, “Cruise Facility at Golden (left) jumped into “To [Brooklyn Brewery], it’s an ac- “Can I grab a bucket?” weak substitute for the Brooklyn’s Piers 11-12 to Create 600 the fray after Bloomberg said count, but to us, it’s a home,” said Another customer, Sean Gallahue, beer of Kings. Jobs.” last week, “All museums in Freddy’s owner Donald O’Finn. was more philosophical. I know this because I Papers The Brooklyn Some say the reality will be even less this day and age charge to get Hindy hit back that O’Finn was “Sure, it hurts to watch this great took a silver bullet for Brooklyn is out at Freddy’s. job-filled. in. Somebody’s got to pay the shortchanging his customers with a beer get wasted, but I’m sure the tea you, dear reader, by “In terms of full-time permanent po- maintenance, and we’re not “generic” mainstream Canadian brew. they threw into Boston Harbor was drinking the first pint of Labatt Blue that flowed from sitions, [the terminal] only yields 17 real going to have fewer cops or “I’m very sorry to hear that Freddy’s good tea, too. But that wasn’t about O’Finn’s formerly Brooklyn Lager tap. Here are my jobs,” said Matt Yates, spokesman for fewer teachers or invest thinks that selling a beer owned by the tea. It was about something larger, like tasting notes: American Stevedoring, which previous- less in our cultural institutions just to pick up another ex- biggest beer conglomerate in the world this.” “Crisp, very light, and hoppy; has about as much body ly occupied Pier 11 and is now facing pense. We’ve got to get the money from someplace, and is better for them and their community Gallahue admitted that he once as a cocaine-addled supermodel; tastes like an upscale eviction. Patterson also defended the that’s just the real world.” than Brooklyn Lager,” Hindy said. lived in Vermont, where he had ample Budweiser; it’s not offensive — which is offensive.” cost over-runs. Officials say will cost $40 million per year to run the mu- Many of O’Finn’s customers were opportunity to sample Labatt. Here are my tasting notes for Brooklyn Lager: “Rich “We first … contemplated a plain seum and visitors’ center — which will honor the 2,979 peo- caught between the Scylla of O’Finn’s “It is,” he said, “frat-party piss water.” and thick with notes of honey, malt, cedar wood, fil- vanilla terminal, but then Cunard decid- ple (minus the hijackers) who died in the 9-11 terror attacks. anger and the Charybdis of Hindy’s After a minute or two, the Brooklyn berts and Brooklyn integrity; a superior beer.” ed to bring the Queen Mary 2 and asked Memorial Foundation spokeswoman Lynn Rasic said it was delectable draughts. Lager sputtered to an end at Freddy’s Having consumed O’Finn’s politically correct new for some upgrades,” she said. “premature” to discuss whether there will be an admission “My band just played here the other Bar. Seconds later, O’Finn screwed off beer, I questioned him on his poor choice. And the city obliged. fee, which is being reviewed along with “other types of rev- night and we drank Brooklyn and had the Brooklyn tap and replaced it with “Well, I chose Labatt because I thought Canada had no Queen Mary 2, the largest cruise ship enue-producing” options. a great time,” said Alec Betterley, pi- the Labatt version (it features the mask eminent domain, but upon deeper research, I found out in the world, required royal treatment “We do have to operate in a fiscally responsible way as we anist in the band, My Friend Other. of a hockey goalie). Without fanfare, that they do,” said O’Finn at Monday’s boycott celebra- beyond mere cosmetic improvements, maintain this important symbol for everyone,” she said. “But I also understand the issue, so the Labatt started flowing a few sec- tion. “So now I’m in search of a country that has no emi- such as extra dredging and bigger bol- The museum at the site of the Oklahoma City bombing — I understand what Donald is doing.” onds later (see sidebar). nent domain. I just hope they make a good beer.” lards. where 168 people died in what was then the nation’s worst Virginia Griswold got the last pint. But a day later, Brooklyn Lager was One man immediately yelled out, “What about Rus- Patterson defended the added expens- terror attack — charges $8, but victims’ families are let in for “I didn’t know he was cutting us back at Freddy’s — in the form of a sia?” but his suggestion was immediately tabled. es as minimal compared to the “$200 free. off, or else I would’ve ordered two,” company truck driver showing up to “Russian beer sucks,” someone else screamed. million in port charges” that the cruise The federally subsidized Holocaust museum in Washing- said this Brooklyn beer fan — who reclaim the neon sign. And, lest we forget, eminent domain is alive and ship industry will pay to the city through ton, D.C. does not charge admission. nonetheless supported O’Finn. It’s property of Brooklyn Brewery, very well in that former Soviet republic. 2017. 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Parker described the scene. 18” Large The pair jumped the 41- The Brooklyn Papers “We were just waiting to come into the build- year-old victim as she walked ing,” she told The Brooklyn Papers in a soft Two grandmothers sitting on a bench in voice. “We heard a shot. Next thing I know, I along Willoughby Street, near front of their Vinegar Hill housing project Plain Bridge Street, at 9:20 am. One must have fallen, because my knees were last Friday when a bullet grazed one wom- skinned.” ONLY thief smacked her in the face, while the other grabbed the an’s neck before embedding itself one inch The doctors wouldn’t remove the bullet Pie $ 50 from the other woman’s spine, police said. 10 phone. lodged in her back for fear of damaging her plus Ruthie Richardson, 61, and Mary Parker, 63 spinal cord, only one inch from the bullet. 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Robbers stole a safe ragut Houses. “They were just trying to get some fresh air!” stocked with $350 — a por- The bullet began its journey to the grand- said a man known as Black, who was shopping tion of Sunday’s collection — mothers from a ninth-floor apartment at 177 at York Grocery, across the street from the Bella from the Old First Reformed Sands St., a building down the street, police shooting. Church on Seventh Avenue sources said. “Could have been your mother, your grand- and Carroll Street after servic- An 18-year-old man had shot himself in the mother,” he added. es on March 26, police said. thigh at that address at roughly the same time. While no one died, the neighborhood has suf- “Fortunately, the loss was The teen was also taken to Bellevue in stable fered at least one significant loss: Parker said Pizzeria minimal,” said Pastor Daniel condition. He was later arrested, police said. she will no longer serve on the tenant patrol. 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/Tom Callan /Tom got most of [the collection] to the bank.” The secretary at the land- mark granite-and-limestone plus ediface arrived around 9 am Charge on March 27 to find the door Mailbox Rentals• Internet The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn Access Put a smile to the church office open and $25 per month the safe, normally stashed be- teach • Copies Immigrants rally hind that door, missing. Convenient • Resume on her face! The thieves came in during Court St. location Service Thousands of immigrants waving flags from numerous 3 month min. This week’s special: American countries, including this one, converged on Cad- the Protestant congregation’s • & more! man Plaza Park last Saturday to protest a House bill that normal open hours. The same in hit Tulips direct would make illegal immigration a felony. With signs declar- thing happened in February, Shippers Express • 858-6969 ing “No human being is illegal,” the protestors marched when someone sneaked in The Brooklyn Papers 41 Schermerhorn St. at Court from Holland over the Brooklyn Bridge (squeezing up the stairs onto the during Sunday services and A special-education teach- footpath, above). “It’s important to tell the government, stole the belongings of several er who worked with kids $2 per stem we have families here,” said Leonel Lopez, who works in a parishioners, Meeter said. in Cobble Hill and Red Brooklyn sweater factory and has been here since 1990. “I “When you walk on water, Hook faces charges for have three kids, all born here. They can’t just wake up one your feet can get wet,” the up- assaulting a 10-year-old in the 107 Atlantic Ave. day and call us criminals.” — Dana Rubinstein beat pastor added. lunchroom of a Flatbush World-Class (bet. Henry & Hicks) elementary school, police Reproductive www.floralheights.com LEGAL NOTICES and school officials said. Education officials reas- (718) 625-2066 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF 78 BAY 22 shall mail a copy of any process against the county within this state in which the office of the signed the 47-year-old man to Medicine LLC. Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Limited Liability Company served upon him is c/o limited liability company is to be located is: a district office — where he Company Law. FIRST: The name of the Limited The Limited Liability Company, 1184 60th Street, Kings. THIRD: The Secretary of State is designat- Liability Company is: 78 BAY 22 LLC. SECOND: IN WITNESS WHEREOF I hereunto sign my name ed as agent of the limited liability company upon won’t be working with chil- The county within this state in which the office of and affirm that the statements perjury this 19th whom process against it may be served. The dren — after the alleged inci- In the world the Limited Liability Company is to be located is: day of November, 2002. S/BENNY C. FONG. address within or without this state to which the Kings County. THIRD: The Secretary of State is Benny C. Fong. Organizer. Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any dent on March 29 at PS 109, BP14-19 of high-tech designated as agent of the Limited Liability process against the limited liability company on Snyder and Flatbush av- Loose Company upon whom process against it may be ARTICLE OF ORGANIZATION OF GREAT 8 served upon him or her is: Ray Chen. 4205 8th enues, said Keith Kalb, a De- fertility treatment, served. The address within this state to which the REALTY LLC. Under and Pursuant to Section 203 Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232. BP12-17 Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any of the Limited Liability Company Law of the State partment of Education spokes- understanding all the process against the Limited Liability Company of New York. 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At Genesis, we want you expense which may arise out of or in connection Company upon whom process against the of this Summons, the court may enter a judg- The suspect, who worked Eat what you want! with any act or conduct on the part of the Limited Liability Company may be served, and ment against you without further notice, unless Members or Managers without fraud or willful the address to which the Secretary of State shall prior to that time you have filed a written full-time for the school system to focus on your dreams, Visit Dr. Tony Farha in the morning, misconduct, including, but not limited to, the fail- mail a copy of any process against the Limited response in the proper form, including the case since 1998, allegedly repri- while we focus on the medicine. ure to obtain and/or maintain any insurance pol- Liability Company served upon him is c/o The number, and paid any required filing fee to the manded a child who threw have the “Mini-Implant System” icy or the insufficiency of any coverage thereun- Limited Liability Company: 1184-60th Street, Clerk of the Court at 200 West Front Street, der, or the failure to insure against any particular Brooklyn, New York 11219. IN WITNESS WHERE- Boise, ID 83702-7300, 208-287-6963 and served something at a teacher by placed in less than two hours, If you are trying to have a baby, the solution risk, any unforeseen losses caused by strikes, OF I hereunto sign my name and affirm that the a copy of your response on the plaintiff, whose slamming him up against the then go out and enjoy your labor troubles, riots, fires, power outages, torna- statements perjury this 5th day of September, mailing address and telephone number are: 6413 to your problem may be easier than you imagine. does, floods, acts of a public enemy, insurrec- 2003. S/BENNY C. FONG, Benny C. Fong, Lion Circle, Boise, ID 83709, 208-340-7736. A lunchroom wall and hollering favorite lunch. No more messy adhesive or pastes. tions, acts of God, breakdown or failure of plant Organizer. BP14-19 copy of the Summons and Complaint can be at him, according to a school or machinery, the failure to perform its obliga- obtained by contacting either the Clerk of the Richard V. Grazi MD and David B. Seifer MD F060227000991. New York State, Department of district source. Children had As recently demonstrated by Dr. Tony tions hereunder due to restrictions or prohibi- Court or the plaintiff. If you wish legal assistance, are participating providers of Aetna, Blue Cross, on ABC & Fox News tions imposed by law, rule, regulation or demand State, Division of Corporations, State Records you should immediately retain an attorney to Friday off from school, but of any governmental agency, or from any other And Uniform Commercial Code, 41 State Street, advise you in this matter. Date: March 7, 2006. Cigna, GHI, Oxford, The Empire Plan and United cause beyond the control of the Members or Albany, NY 12231. www.dos.state.ny.us. ARTI- Ada County District Court. By: Maryann Lara, when the youngster failed to Managers. FIFTH: The Limited Liability Company CLES OF ORGANIZATION OF LMTD, LLC. Under Deputy Clerk. BP11-14 return to school on Monday, Health Care. shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless all Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Members, Managers, and former Members and Law. FIRST: The name of the limited liability com- NOTICE OF SALE. SUPREME COURT: KINGS the teacher went to police. • This advanced system is FDA-Approved. Managers of the Limited Liability Company pany is: LMTD, LLC. SECOND: The company COUNTY. Deutsche Bank National Trust A school employee since against expenses (including attorney’s fees, judg- within this state in which the office of the limited Company, et al, Plaintiff(s) vs. Barry Davis, et al, the 1980s, he was a gym 1355 84th Street • It is a one-step, non-surgical procedure. ments, fines, and amounts pain in settlement) liability company is to be located is: Kings Defendant(s). Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSIC- incurred in connection with any claims, causes of County, New York. THIRD: The Secretary of State KI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit teacher at PS 372 in Red Brooklyn, NY 11228 • No sutures, nor the typical months of healing. action, demands, damages, liabilities of the is designated as agent of the limited liability Court, Suite 301, Fishkill NY 12524 (845) 897- Hook and PS 29 in Cobble Limited Liability Company, and any pending or company upon whom process against it may be 1600. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and Tel: 718-283-8600 • No pain or discomfort. threatened action, suit, or proceeding. Such served. The address writing or without this state sale entered herein on or about November 2, Hill, before he was transferred www.genesisfertility.com • Affordable (Payment Plans indemnification shall be made to the fullest to which the Secretary of State mail a copy of any 2005, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest to PS 109. —Stainton extent permitted by the laws of the State of New process against the limited liability company bidder at Room 261 at 360 Adams Street, available and Insurance coverage) York, provided that such acts or omissions which served upon him or her is: Justine Luongo, Esq., Brooklyn, New York 11201. On May 11, 2006 at gave rise to the cause of action or proceedings 349 Van Brunt Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231. Leisah 3:00 PM Premises known as 478 Junius Street, Swenson, Name of Organizer. Dr. Tony is recognized occurred while the Member or Manger was in BP12-17 Brooklyn, New York 11212, ALL that certain plot, performance of his or her duties for the Limited piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and as a Professor of the Mini Dental Implant. Liability Company and was not as a result of his Common-law copyrights, “KEVIN GEORGE©” improvements thereon erected, situate, lying or her fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct and “BASADAR QADAR-SHAR©” now personal and being in the Borough and County of Kings, Call today for your FREE Consultation or a wrongful taking. The indemnification provid- property of Priest Basadar Qadar-shar©, a com- City and State of New York. Block: 3814 Lot: 138 “We’ve Moved” *ONLY $495 ed herein shall inure to the benefit of successors, mon law citizen of New York (Republic). As more particularly described in the judgment assigns, heirs, executors, and the administrators BP12-15 of foreclosure and sale. Sold subject to all of the FOR DENTURE! 718-833-6895 of any such person. SIXTH: The Limited Liability NOTICE OF SALE. SUPREME COURT - COUNTY terms and conditions contained in said judgment Limited Time Offer Company is to have perpetual existence from the OF KINGS. BANKERS TRUST COMPANY OF and terms of sale. Approximate amount of judg- Come check out our beautiful new office across 461 77th Street – Bay Ridge effective date hereof until terminated upon the CALIFORNIA, Plaintiff against JOHN SYKES, et ment $248,573.18 plus interest and costs. INDEX *with a puchase of MDI www.oraldentalcare.com occurrence of any one of several events as set al. Defendant(s). Pursuant to a judgment of fore- NO. 3437/2005. Leon Beerman, Esq., REFEREE. from the Cobble Heights Theater. forth in the Limited Liability Company’s closure and sale duly granted 2/6/2006, I, the BH14-17 Operating Agreement. SEVENTH: The purpose undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at NOTICE OF SALE - LEGAL POSTPONEMENT. for which the Limited Liability Company is organ- 360 Adams St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 in Room 261 SUPREME COURT; COUNTY OF KINGS; MORT- Always committed to providing the best personal service ized is to engage in any lawful act or activity with- on 4/20/2006 at 3:00PM premises known as 398 in the purposes for which Limited Liability GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, you deserve and market knoweldge you expect. Hancock St., Brooklyn, NY. ALL that certain plot, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR SUNTRUST MORT- Companies may be organized pursuant to New piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and York State Law. EIGHTH: The existence of the GAGE, INC., Plaintiff, vs. GUY BAILEY, et al., NEED A RIDE? improvements thereon erected, situate, lying Defendant(s). Pursuant to a judgment of foreclo- Limited Liability Company shall begin upon filing and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of sure and sale duly filed on February 9, 2006, I the of the Articles of Organization with the office of Kings, City and State of New York. Block 1841 BROWNSTONE undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Secretary of State of the State of New York. Lot 17 Approximate amount of lien $474,207.25 We go anywhere Signed on May 20, 2005. /s/ Wai Yam Wong. Wai the Kings County Courthouse, 360 Adams Street, plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold sub- Room 261, Brooklyn, NY, on April 13, 2006 at Real Estate LLC LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER Yam Wong, Organizer. 1184 60th Street, ject to provisions of filed judgment, Index JFK, LGA, NWK 3:00 p.m., premises known as 790 Quincy Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219. #:18543/01. MARK ANTHONY LONGO, Esq., BP14-19 Brooklyn, NY. All that certain plot, piece or par- Referee. Sheldon May & Associates, Attorneys at 268 COURT STREET Luxury cars, minivans, & cel of land, with the buildings and improvements $ ARTICLE OF ORGANIZATION OF 762-59th Law, 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre, New 2 OFF thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the wedding limos available STREET REALTY LLC. Under and Pursuant to York 11570. Dated: 3/7/2006. Our File#: 15822 ANY TRIP Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law County of Kings, City and State of New York, brownstonelistings.com (718) 855-4111 jvl. BP12-15 of $20 or more of the State of New York. FIRST: The name of the Block 1632 and Lot 32. Approximate amount of with this coupon Judgment $595,031.21 plus interest and costs. Court Express Limited Liability Company 762-59th STREET LLC. New York State, Department of State, Division of SECOND: The County within this state in which Corporations, State Records And Uniform Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the office of the Limited Liability Company is to Commercial Code, 41 State Street, Albany, NY filed Judgment Index #19747/05. Sale originally be located is: KINGS. THIRD: The Secretary of 12231. www.dos.state.ny.us. ARTICLES OF scheduled for March 30, 2006. Annalise Cottone, 718-237-8888 Referee. Berkman, Henoch, Peterson & Peddy, State is designated as the agent of the Limited ORGANIZATION OF 713 43rd Street, LLC. Under Liability Company upon whom process against Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, New 24 Hour • 7 Day Dispatch the Limited Liability Company may be served, Law. FIRST: The name of the limited liability com- York 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff. and the address to which the Secretary of State pany is: 713 43rd Street, LLC. SECOND: The FG14 ◆ April 8, 2006 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM • (718) 834-9350 PSZ 17 ◆ ◆ Fare leads to fear on F train ◆ By Lilo H. Stainton This struggle gave authori- Sleepy burg Bag o’ bills ◆ The Brooklyn Papers ties a chance to join the chase. A thief stole a half-dozen Someone snatched a duffel ◆ POLICE BLOTTER Police charged the 51-year-old power tools and a kitchen bag full of cash from a deliv- Athief armed with a man with felony robbery for ◆ Custom Framing knife attacked a woman as faucet from a Degraw Street ery truck parked on Fifth Av- stealing the victim’s wallet, residence — but left behind enue March 28, police said. ◆ Ready-Made Frames she left a Park Slope sub- lice soon caught up with and 4:50 am on April 2, according which held $20, a driver’s li- the kitchen sink. The driver left the late- 374 7th Avenue ◆ way station on April 1, po- arrested the 41-year-old sus- to police. Once at the door, cense and identification for Posters & Prints pect. Cops said they found a the thug forced his way inside, The burglar broke through model GM tractor-trailer (bet. 11th & 12th Sts) lice said. the victim’s work and school. ◆ Friendly Service bag of marijuana and a pair of flashed his weapon and insist- the glass front door at the packed with Mexican prod- The thug tracked the 29- ed, “Take off your clothes.” Killed by train home, near Fourth Avenue, af- ucts near Union Street, around 718-832-0655 year-old from the Fourth Av- Metrocards in his pocket, which bolstered the charges. The surprised victim com- A Manhattan-bound Q train ter 8:30 pm on March 29, but 1:30 pm. When he returned a enue F-train station, at Ninth plied and the thief searched struck and killed a man as it before 9 am the next morning, half-hour later, a blue duffel Street, around 6:20 pm. When Nude run the pockets of the man’s dis- neared the Seventh Avenue police said. While the 38-year- bag with $1,500 — all 20-dol- he got close, he grabbed her That wasn’t a streaker dash- carded jeans, snagging his station on April 1, police said. old resident slumbered away lar bills — had disappeared left arm, said something indis- ing down a Gowanus street wallet. But when the robber The victim, a white man in on the second floor, the robber from the front seat of his rig. cernible about her pocket, and last week — it was the victim bolted from the building, the his late 30s, was clipped by the raided the first-floor construc- The driver told police it flashed a silver knife with a of an armed robbery. victim gave chase — appar- subway cars at 10:36 am and tion site. was common practice to leave yellow handle. The naked drama began ently without taking the time pronounced dead on the tracks The stolen items included the bag with cash inside the Pup “Are you afraid?” the man when a knife-wielding man to re-assemble his outfit — moments later. Police investi- two Sawzalls, a pair of power cab while making deliveries; asked. “Help me out.” tracked the 23-year-old victim following him onto the street, gators are still probing why the saws, two drills — valued at he also conceded he might Instead, the woman scream- to his home, on 11th Street where he tackled the thug to man was on the tracks as the $900 all together — plus the have forgotten to lock the Cakes ed, and the robber bolted. Po- near Third Avenue, around the pavement, police said. train was pulling in. faucet fixture. truck’s door, police said. And other freshly baked all-natural dog treats

PLUS: holistic remedies, holistic pet foods, aromatherapy, canine couture and more… Again, burglars rip church on 7th Ave (718) 399-2228 OPEN M: 1-7, Tu-Sat: 11-7, Sun: 11-6 By Lilo H. Stainton managed to get most of [the Groups that use the church www.buttercupspaw.com • ™ The Brooklyn Papers collection] to the bank.” facilities during the week, like “These burglaries happened a local chapter of Alcoholics For the second time this when the church is vulnera- Anonymous, are always care- year, thieves took advan- GLASSES YOU WILL LOVE TO WEAR, ble,” Pastor Meeter explained. ful to secure the building, he Callan /Tom tage of the open-door poli- “We have to be open.” added. WITH LENSES PERFECTLY PRESCRIBED cy of a historic Park Slope The secretary at the land- But the thieves came in Specialists on Staff: church. mark granite-and-limestone during the Protestant congre- Robbers stole a safe ediface arrived around 9 am gation’s normal open hours. Kevin S. Meyers, M.D., Ophthalmology stocked with $350 — a por- on March 27 to find the door The same thing happened in Eric Colman, O.D., Optometry tion of Sunday’s collection — to the church office open and February, when someone Papers The Brooklyn from the Old First Reformed the safe, normally stashed be- sneaked in during Sunday • Comprehensive Eye Exams Church on Seventh Avenue hind that door, missing. services and stole the belong- • Prescription Filled and Carroll Street after servic- Pastor Meeter said the ings of several parishioners, Benched grandmas shot • Contact Lenses es on March 26, police said. church is usually locked tight Pastor Meeter said. Two grandmothers were shot Friday as building,” Parker said. “We heard a shot. • Glaucoma And Cataract “Fortunately, the loss was during the week to protect the “When you walk on water, they sat on a bench in front of their Vine- Next thing I know, I must have fallen, be- Testing And Treatment minimal,” said Pastor Daniel building, constructed in the your feet can get wet,” the up- gar Hill housing project, a bullet grazing cause my knees were skinned.” • Laser Vision Consultation Meeter, the leader of the his- 1890s, and students at the beat pastor added. one woman’s neck before embedding it- The doctors wouldn’t remove the bullet toric Park Slope church. “We church’s nursery school. The attack — one of at self one inch from the other woman’s lodged in her back for fear of damaging her Most Medical Insurance Accepted • Union Plans least four crimes reported at spine, police said. spinal cord, only one inch from the bullet. Medicaid • Medicare • Discounts For Senior Citizens area churches this year — Ruthie Richardson, 61, and Mary Parker, Parker and Richardson are members of comes just weeks after some- 63, were rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where the tenant patrol. Richardson is also cap- 9th Street Optical one sent a threatening, pow- their injuries were treated, cops added. The tain of her building. She said it still hurts der- and hate-filled letter to St. 2:35 pm shooting occurred in front of too much to talk, but witnesses were able 332 9th Street (between 5th & 6th Ave.) Brooklyn Mary’s Church, an Episcopal Richardson and Parker’s building in Farragut to describe a “crazy” scene during the congregation in Fort Greene. Houses, the bullet beginning its journey shootings. 718-965-2545 In February, someone stole from a ninth-floor apartment in a building “They were just trying to get some fresh from the poor boxes at the Sa- down the street, police sources said. air!” said a man shopping at York Grocery, cred Hearts of Jesus, Mary An 18-year-old man had shot himself in across the street from the shooting. and St. Stephan, in Carroll the thigh at that address at roughly the “Could have been your mother, your Gardens. Police arrested a same time. The teen was also taken to grandmother.” man who raided the purse of Bellevue in stable condition. He was later While no one died, the neighborhood an employee at the First Bap- arrested, police said. By Monday, both has suffered at least one significant loss: It’s here! tist Church on Schermerhorn women were convalescing at home. Parker said she will no longer serve on the Spring/Summer Street the same month. “We were just waiting to come into the tenant patrol. She’s afraid to. — Rubinstein 2006 Big Book

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We do that by dedicating ourselves to is proud to present Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 29th day of March, 2006, bearing the Index Number the relentless pursuit of excellence in the services we provide. N500214/2006, a copy of which may be exam- ined at the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVIL COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grants First Class me rights to: Assume the name of: Melkis Alvarez. My present name is: Merkis Alvarez a/k/a Melkis Alvarez. My present address is: 20 Quest Diagnostics Patient Center Maujer Street, Brooklyn, New York 11206. My place of birth is: Puerto Plata, Dominican Day Care Republic. My date of birth is: June 4, 1984. SP14 348 13th Street, Suite 102 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF KINGS. Index No.: 167 Clermont Avenue 31681/05. 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The thieves pried open a • Roasted Peppers $ 95 Once inside, the thief hauled 49 side window at the house, (Includes Salads & Paper Goods) plus tax away a pair of wooden cabi- near 68th Street, on March 26. nets — valued at $800 — and Around 4:30 pm, a neighbor a $300 tile cutter, while the saw a white man in his early 50-year-old owner slumbered 30s handing items out a win- in a unit upstairs. WILLIE MARTINEZ FREE SHOP AT HOME dow to a helper, who stashed The building’s super never the goods in a van parked out- noticed the robbers, police said. JIM MURPHY COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL side the home. When the neighbor ques- Un-welcome tioned their actions, the first fel- AMaine woman lost low insisted that he was “Salva- $1,500 in electronics to a thief tore, the plumber,” working on who robbed her parked car, CA a legitimate job. But “Sal” cut police said. 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