Bosom Buddies Gentile and Golden Change Tune, Say SHE’S They’Ll Attend Each Other’S 9-11 Events by Heather J
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THIS WEEK IN TRASH MAN PULLS SHOTGUN: P.2 GOLDEN/GENTILE PACT: P.4 COME ABOARD Gowanus Yacht Club’s retro BBQ WWW Our neighborhood’s independent voice .BROOKLYN INSIDE Published weekly by PAPERS Brooklyn Paper Publications Inc, .COM 26 Court St., Brooklyn 11242 Phone 718-834-9350 AD fax 718-834-1713 • N EWS fax 718-834-9278 © 2002 Brooklyn Paper Publications • 12 pages including 4 pages GO BROOKLYN • Vol. 25, No. 33 Uzi-toting bandits rob Key FoodBRG • August 26, 2002 • FREE By Heather J. Wilson The Brooklyn Papers hand over their own money and the Two armed men, one carrying an store’s before forcing them into the Uzi submachine gun, used an open to opening to the public, at 7:30 am. delivery door to gain entry to a Key basement. Two clerks were escorted to the Food supermarket on New Utrecht Police said the men — one carry- taken to the store’s basement and ing a handgun and the other carry- back office by the bandits, both Avenue at 70th Street Wednesday warned to remain there, while the morning, forcing two store clerks to ing an Uzi — pulled off the daylight described as wearing ski masks. Once behind closed doors, the men perpetrators fled the scene. According to police, the two rob- robbery as the grocery store was bers were described by the clerks as were told to empty all they had in The men allegedly robbed one receiving its daily deliveries, prior black, with one described as about store petty cash and in their wallets clerk of $400 and the other of $180. 5-foot-9 and 165 pounds, and the into a bag. The clerks were then They took $1,416 in petty cash. The other 5-foot-7 and 145 pounds. Taryn Scala, with awards she received for grocery store had no surveillance cameras. The New Utrecht Avenue Key saving drowning baby. Food would not comment on the The Brooklyn Papers robbery. / Callan Bosom buddies SHE’S Gentile and Golden change tune, say they’ll attend each other By Heather J. Wilson The Brooklyn Papers ’s 9-11 events THE Last week they were waiting for an invitation; this week you couldn the World Trade Center tragedy. tear them away. ’t All invites aside, and with another A week after both said they required in- week to think about it, both Gentile and vites to attend Bay Ridge 9-11 memorial Golden this week told The Papers that events hosted by their political rivals, Re- politics would not dictate their Sept. 11 HERO publican Councilman Marty Golden and agendas. Democratic state Sen. Vincent Gentile “I am not looking for an invitation [to By Heather J. Wilson told The Brooklyn Papers they would in- Golden deed attend Sept. 11 events hosted by the ’s Sept. 11 event], The Brooklyn Papers “It is a community event ”and Gentile I may said. be other. Nine-year-old Bay Ridgite Taryn Scala there. Maybe not for the whole event be- In the midst of a heated race in the new cause there is a lot going on that day, but has heard a lot about heroes over the past state Senate district that includes Bay year. This summer, she became one. I am assuming I am going to be there. Ridge and Dyker Heights as well as Gentile added that while it would be With her mother, Meg, and father, John, by Gerittsen Beach and Marine Park, Golden easy for a candidate to use the highly” her side Tuesday, Taryn was awarded two cita- and Gentile last week declined to commit publicized, heavily attended events to get tions for bravery and heroism for saving a tod- to attend public events organized by their dler from drowning at the bottom of a pool. his face and name out during a crucial rival, stating that they had not been explic- Vincent Gentile time in a race, any candidate using Sept. According to Meg Scala, the shy fourth- itly invited. grade Visitation Academy student sat in a chair BP / FIle photo 11 events in that manner should be In reponse to a question by The Brook- after her heroic effort at a birthday party and ashamed. lyn Papers, Gentile said on Aug. 13 that “If they do that they have a misplaced simply said, ‘Thank you,’ while the parent of a while he was not opposed to attending 2-year-old girl, rescued in the knick-of-time approach to 9-11, Golden-organized events at the 69th Street think people have to” Gentiletake a step said. back. This from the bottom of a pool by Taryn, praised the Pier on Sept. 11, “I really young girl for her courage. is something we do as a community and ceived an invitation.“I don’t think I have re- as a role of government officials and not Taryn’s citations were presented by Council- ” man Marty Golden, and, presenting on behalf The next day, Golden spokesman John as candidates for office. We are here to of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, by Ralph Quaglione mirrored Gentile honor the victims not to campaign. Perfetto. Asked if Golden would be attending’s response. any Golden said that while his decision to of Gentile ” Dressed in a flowered summer dress and san- ’s events, Quaglione said Gold- attend any event does not rely on an invi- dals and with her family at her side, Taryn said en was not opposed to attending, but had tation, specifically from his incumbent, it she was not sure where she would hang her not been invited. does rely on his availability. awards, and then noted that they were the first None of the candidates “We will be attending all the events, certificates she had ever received. The young with those of their rival. All’ events are designed coincide Golden said, adding that any candidate hero’s actions were reported by the husband of to allow the community to come together who even attempted to use Sept. 11 as a” a woman who had also attended the party and to grieve and remember those who died in campaign tool would surely be called out witnessed the save. Meg said that after the by the public. woman explained the story, her amazed hus- Marty Golden “People will not be fooled by that, Golden said. band dialed up Golden and recounted the pool BP / FIle photo party rescue. “People know when they are” Heat wave See BUDDIES According to Meg, the birthday party for a on page 4 Rapala Kazimiera, 63, protects herself form the threat of rain as 5-year-old friend of her son’s almost turned Maria Reyes, 15, strolls by at Brighton Beach onAssociated Monday. Pres tragic when a woman turned her back to the Out of focus: Council plays Congress/ Tina Fineberg pool and her 2-year-old, whose flotation appar- el she had just removed, to dress her 5-year-old son. “The baby somehow got in the water,” Meg said. “She probably just walked back to the steps and into the water. There were a lot of By Patrick Gallahue people at this party. Some of us even brought The Brooklyn Papers babysitters and none of us heard any splashing They must be renam- NEWS ANALYSIS or anything.” ing streets in Israel. But Taryn noticed that something unusual the death penalty; a resolu- What other reason tion to free so-called “polit- was lying on the bottom of the pool. could members of the reforms to give members “I was not sure if it was a big kid or a little and committees more au- ical prisoners,” some of New York City Council on broad national issues whom are convicted cop kid,” Taryn said after receiving her award. “So tonomy, effectively de- have for taking time away as it has on local issues killers; and, most recently, I picked her up and I put her on the ledge and centralizing power away from local issues like the city budget, a dozen members took a then her mother came over.” — from the speaker. cluding holding hearings in- school governance and re- trip to Israel to demonstrate Meg said her 3-foot-9 daughter is a strong and voting on proposals The FDC’s initiatives swimmer and retrieved the child from 3-foot- strictions on news boxes. solidarity with the belea- for the renaming of were likened to a more deep water. Since the reforms were guered nation. streets to honor commu- congressional model and passed on Jan. 9, the first “She was crying and choking and at first nity leaders indeed, eight months later, And it’s all on compa- gasping for air,” Meg said about the nearly day in session, the new ny time. junket to —the to Middlego on a the council’s agenda has drowned baby. “My daughter got scared and council has debated repara- East? While experienced mem- she handed the baby off. And my daughter is focused nearly as much tions to the descendants of bers are quick to point out “ very, very shy and she went and sat by herself. Solidarity,” some mem- slaves; a moratorium on that there is nothing bers say. / FIle photo She was embarrassed because she had just got- “Consciousness- See raising, COUNCIL BP ten there and she did not know anybody.” ” say others. While on page 2 still other council members Councilman James Oddo. The experience, however, has opened Taryn call these junkets a waste up to a new sense of self-strength, Meg said, of time.