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Jan. 17, 2016 Your Neighborhood — Your News® MonthA CNG xx–xx,Publication 2016 UPDATED EVERY DAY AT BROOKLYNDAILY.COM Cadman high-rise WHAT THE HULL! divides Debris clogging Shell Bank Creek B’Heights BY COLIN MIXSON They’re really up a creek. BY LAUREN GILL Last Sunday’s unusually A developer’s lucrative proposal high tide, strong wind, and tor- to build a high-rise between two rential rains sent junk spewing Brooklyn Heights co-op buildings into Shell Bank Creek, trapping is threatening to tear the close- boats and leaving locals shak- knit community of neighbors ing their heads at the sorry state apart. of Jamaica Bay. Denizens of the 33-story build- “Besides it being an eyesore, ing at 75 Henry St. have the op- it’s a shame to anyone who lives portunity to score big bucks by on the water to have to witness selling a slice of their land along something of this proportion,” Pineapple Walk to an unknown said Charles Martinez, a retired real-estate fi rm so it can erect a sanitation worker and captain 40-story residential tower there. of the Sea Boot, which he docks But the residents of a 31-story at Shell Bank Yacht Club. “It’s co-op on the other side of the a load of garbage, and we try to tropically-named lane say the keep our waters clean.” deal would literally and fi gura- Much of the junk was left over tively build a wall between the from Hurricane Sandy, lodged two groups who have lived as one on the bank near Plumb Beach happy hamlet for decades. Bridge and the mouth of Shell “We’re not kids, but I think it Bank Creek, until the weekend’s would change things between us,” raucous seas loosened it, accord- said Shelly Holtzberg, who lives ing to John Douglas, president in Cadman Towers, which hosted of local community group Ger- a packed public forum about the ritsen Beach Cares. sale last Wednesday. “Right now WE’VE GOT A FLOATER: Charles Martinez, captain of the Sea Boot, which is docked at Shell Bank Yacht Club, said he’s “It had been deposited during there’s really an open door and disgusted with the state of Jamaica Bay, which spewed massive amounts of junk into Shell Bank Creek amidst heavy Sandy and hadn’t been cleaned Continued on page 8 rains and high tide last Sunday. Photo by Steve Schnibbe Continued on page 8 Sunset goes Nova Get street naming ‘Dunn’ BY LAUREN GILL that a bright new perspec- BY DENNIS LYNCH say. The board typically “I wanted to honor This local art scene is a tive is representative of the They’ve gotta get it Dunn waits two years after a him because he deserves hotspot! area’s fl ourishing creative quick! notable dies before en- it, and I wanted her to A Sunset Park gallery community. Community Board 10 tertaining a co-naming, be alive to enjoy it,” said is putting a spotlight on “We’re a little bit out of must fast-track a street but Dunn’s daughter said daughter Geraldine Mar- the work of local artists in the way but not anymore,” Photo by Georgine Benvenuto co-naming for a Bay she wants the sign up as tinez. “Ars Nova,” an exhibit of said Audrey Anastasi, also GET IT DONE: Widow Mae Ridge do-gooder who died soon as possible so her The daughter made an focused on fresh, forward- the director of the Tabla Dunn and daughter Geral- in September so that his 88-year-old mother can emotional presentation thinking art. The curator Rasa Gallery. “People are dine Martinez want to name aging widow can enjoy a see her husband immor- to the board’s Traffic and of the show, whose title sim- kind of discovering Sunset a Ridge corner after neigh- walk down the memorial talized before she joins Transportation Commit- ply means “New Art,” says Continued on page 6 borhood icon Howard Dunn. lane, family members him. Continued on page 6
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The them facelifts, officials it gives while few years next over the months two loved Rtrain —for up to along be- Ridge’s Bay Avenue Prospect stations and Avenue, Street, 53rd Ridge Bay the — including borough the across tions shut eight subway sta- will Authority Transit kidding? R they hammer time!hammer The transit authority authority transit The the takes husband “My The Metropolitan BY ALLEGRA HOBBS BY ALLEGRA Can’t stop, Metropolitan Transportation Authority will close the Rtrain’s the Ridge willclose Bay Authority Transportation Metropolitan tions across the borough, borough, the across tions ticketing to subway sta- mobile and services phone roll out more wifi ously announced plans simultane- body transit to station. they will take place at each when and entail will ments improve- what the exactly specify to unable was rep but navigate,” to a “easier and “cleaner, brighter” them leaving stations, the the work will “modernize” defi vaguely only still are ments list hit the . on also are Williamsburg Avenue in Flushing and Avenueson Hill Clinton in at Clas- Gstops two — and Bedford-Stuyvesant in nues ave- Kingston-Throop and Greene avenues Fort ton in cluding Clinton-Washing- said. arep stations, closed the from and to buses run it will whether decided spokesman. authority atransit to ing accord- weeks, eight and six between ranging time of for stretches entirely stations individual close says agency —the ned Gov. Cuomo and the Gov. the and Cuomo The planned improve- —in- Cstations Three notyet has agency The cell- and afew pounds.” lose lazy. Icould I’m it because myride but bike, Idon’t do to faster “It’s actually stop. train’s Clinton-Washington C the who off lives iddi, Car- lot David more,” said said. one rider ternative transportation, for al- plans making ready train . R audit the of for afull-line Ridge) Bay push ongoing (D– Gentile’s Vincent man Council- joined recently Heights)ron (D–Brooklyn body said. will take until 2020, the but some by 2018, vamped tions will be totally re- periods. over longer of construction stints for shorter or nights onweekends it piecemeal swoop, rather than doing onefell work donein the tors will —contrac- quickly more be able done repairs it get to allow to get will lockdowns lengthy the all station scrub-downs. the to related necessarily not are goals lofty but these “I’ll be riding my bike a Straphangers are al- State Sen. Daniel Squad- sta- the of majority The says agency transit The — with Dennis Lynch — with Dennis Photo by Georgine Benvenuto Georgine by Photo 3 JAN. 17, 2016, BROOKLYN WEEKLY led plans with Ben Herzog Architect x it up or sell . It un-. It or sell up x it But it couldn’t cobble to- cobble couldn’t it But The residential designs are and building precinct The man to about commit a“A rst opened in 1892.What will gether the to off money pay outstanding buildings viola- tions and restore the building per city landmarks guidelines. The structure continued to de- the city threat- teriorate, and ened to sue the Brooklyn Chi- nese-American Association if it didn’t fi loaded the to Streicher site for thebut $6 million last year, developer never returned this . paper’s calls comment for preliminary — the latest ren- an dition depicts a glass-façade have to building located in a strip of appears land behind the existing build- that ings 43rd Street. on Stre-entrance hasicher not fi the Department Buildings, of in and the Landmarks Preserva- tion Commission did im- not fear mediately respond to a request for comment. strike its neighboring horse stable to fi potentially become a commu- originally was center nity designed hearts, criminals’ would-be according to a former Brook- lyn police honcho. Police crime would stand appalled Brooklyn at said the sight of a station house such this,” as Hayden Henry Commissioner unveiling, 1892 building’s the at of issues historic to according . the Brooklyn Daily Eagle build a community center. t nally get a A rendering of what the fourth owner of the former 68th BY DENNIS LYNCH The landmarked, keep-like “The landmarked castle Streicher aims to a put The Landmarks Preserva- ‘Castle’-like S’Park landmark landmark S’Park ‘Castle’-like Keep company! Keep to get glassy condo addition condo glassy get to Precinct building on Fourth Avenue plans to do with the landmarked landmarked the with do to plans Avenue Fourth on building Precinct property. The city sold the building in the ‘80s, and previous owners up keep thefailed keep-like to icon. IS THIS IT?: It could be this castle’s fairy- castle’s this be could It ending. tale 68th Precinct station house in Sunset fi may Park makeover after decades of de- Owner Streicher Yosef cay. dol- of millions sink to plans build- crumbling the into lars ing, has which been vacant since the 1970s, to return to it its former the glory, developer’s spokesman revealed Jan. on 7. on the corner of Fourth Ave- andnue 43rd street in Brook- lyn is a rare architectural and Streicher treasure,” historic spokesman Barry Shisgal said. Streicher “Mr. is plan- ning to invest an additional $5 million in restoring the castle to its original glory.” high-end café and a commu- century- the in center nity stationold house and build 10 glassy, luxury condos on an lot,adjacent Shisgal said. tion Commission designated the structure in 1983 and must changesapprove to the build- ing’s records exterior, show. non-profi a to it sold city The in 1985, stipulating it turn the the turn it stipulating 1985, in intosite a community center, . But the according to the deed group made never good. The property changed hands in 1999 and again in 2012, when Chinese-Amer- Brooklyn the ican Association purchased the property intending to - File photo File cers cers this cers we can po- can we cers cer there.” cer e have assigned on on assigned have e w “The more PEPoffi rs the boardwalk, the more more the boardwalk, the offi NYPD to servesition the resi- dential areas,” Treyger said. shouldn’t “We really NYPD with dealing have Batman and the on Joker the Boardwalk, and that’s a putting of matter a just offiPEP rating with the police on on police the with rating will it where station ad- Enforce- Parks ditional Patrolment offi Treygersummer, said. The rangers should take amusement-areapres- sure off the cops and let of rest the patrol them where Precinct, 60th the clam- year last residents ored the for city to invest outside resources more the amusement district spate of late-sum- amid a , he mer gun violence said. ce cers cers ve ad- ets ap- cialssaid. The 20 extra offi isIt illegal to demand of Department The The Boardwalk is amusement district. brings boost year’s This the total number of ad- to cops summer ditional offi 84, over spread be likely will several shifts and may translate to fi about walk- lawmen ditional ing the Boardwalk at any given time, a police said. source taking for money a pic- ture of someone in a pub- beach-goers lic place, but costumed complained doing pan-handlers were . just that last summer Affairs will Consumer also hand leafl out don’t they tourists prising tohave photos, tipfor said. Treyger park land, and the Parks collabo- is Department - ce ce over cials] who
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