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Including The Downtown News, Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill Paper and Fort Greene-Clinton Hill Paper Celebrate Brooklyn’s 25th anniversary Published weekly by Brooklyn Paper Publications Inc, 26 Court St., Brooklyn 11242 Phone 718-834-9350 AD fax 718-834-1713 • NEWS fax 718-834-9278 © 2003 Brooklyn Paper Publications • 16 pages including GO BROOKLYN • Vol.26, No. 20 BWN • May 19, 2003 • FREE Cops arrest boasting D’town bank robber… By Patrick Gallahue homeless man, began his robbery spree in Bed- tween Court and Clinton streets, at around 12:30 The Brooklyn Papers ford-Stuyvesant in February, eventually making pm, police said. The teller complied and handed his way to Downtown Brooklyn on March 1. over $950 in denominations of $50, $20 and $10 A homeless bank robber, who may have According to police sources cited by the New bills before the suspect fled on Joralemon Street. boasted of his crimes to the wrong person, York Post, Brown boasted to the anonymous tip- Four weeks later, Brown returned to Down- was arrested April 29 and confessed to 14 ster about a robbery he pulled off at the HSBC town Brooklyn, police said, to hold up a Banco bank robberies, including two in Down- Bank right across the street from City Hall. Popular on Livingston Street, between Smith and town Brooklyn. He was apprehended on Nostrand Avenue be- Hoyt streets, on March 28 at around 9:15 am. The arrest came as police stepped up the pres- tween Hancock and Halsey streets in Crown Brown passed a note that said, “Don’t move, sure to curb a wave of bank robberies citywide. Heights. me and my partner will kill everybody. Don’t Police were led to Bryant Brown, 37, by an On March 1, Brown passed a note demanding [mess] with me. Just put 20s and 100s on the anonymous tip. According to police, Brown, a cash at a North Fork Bank on Joralemon Street, be- See NABBED on page 6 …but how safe are banks? / Brad Horrigan

The Brooklyn Papers It’s a sad story that’s become all too familiar. A woman entered a Chase Bank on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Ninth Street in Park Slope to withdraw mon- ey from an ATM vestibule. It was mid-afternoon on Jan. Papers The Brooklyn 20, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a bank holiday. Suddenly she was attacked by a mugger. He tried to grab $600 from her hands. Endangered habitat As a man in the vestibule stood idly by, a woman with a child in a stroller happened in and seeing what was go- Annalicia Massiah, 11, holds a sign at the Prospect Park Zoo Friday protesting its possible closure due to ing on held the mugger at bay so the woman could escape budget cuts. Monica Franklin, 10 (far right), joins the impassioned plea. All pictured are students at PS with her money and call the police. 269 on Nostrand Avenue. Rally also drew elected officials and actors John Turturro and Steve Buscemi. The mugger was eventually captured by police from the 78th Precinct, but a few months later the victim saw the bank was handing out flowers as part of a Mother’s Day promotion. Thinking back to being stranded in the vestibule in broad daylight, with no security guard in sight, she wondered why a blatantly commercial promo- / Brad Horrigan tion was more important to the bank managers than the Cops: Bomber planned security of their customers. “They’re spending money on a lot of stupid [public re- lations] things,” the woman told The Brooklyn Papers, speaking on condition of anonymity. “They should really

The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn be putting it towards a security guard.” attack from behind bars Chase Bank ATM vestibule on Ninth Street at Fifth Avenue in Park Slope was And while security at ATMs and the lack of a security scene of a Martin Luther King Day mugging. See SAFETY on page 6 By Patrick Gallahue after a former prison buddy of Al- The Brooklyn Papers EXCLUSIVE ster’s was charged with planting five pipe bombs and two guns in A man imprisoned for the the first degree, two counts of the sport utility vehicle, which 2001 bombing of a Brooklyn was parked outside the officer’s Heights police officer’s home criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, five counts of Montague Street home, where she is facing charges that he lives with her husband and two orchestrated a March plot to criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and tampering children. Cash-strapped Museum plant more pipe bombs in her A spokesman for District Attor- with physical evidence, a source family car to make it look like close to the investigation told the ney Charles Hynes declined to the bomber was still on the Brooklyn Papers. comment. Alster attorney Carl loose. A grand jury is hearing the Spector said, “Until I see the indict- Convicted Montague Street charges and will decide whether to ment, there’s really no comment.” to close for two weeks bomber Stephen Alster faces new indict. The source told The Papers the charges of placing a false bomb in The charges come two weeks See BOMBER on page 6 By Patrick Gallahue tion in the museum’s endowment The Brooklyn Papers income caused by the economic downturn — now demands that we The doors of the Brooklyn take this step, among others.” Museum of Art will be closed The museum is facing a $2.4 to the public for two weeks in million decrease in city support in Beep’s B’klyn Bridge bash mid-August as a cost-saving fiscal year 2004. Its overall budget measure. is $28 million. Other institutions are also facing The closing is emblematic of the By Patrick Gallahue drastic cuts and have once again fiscal shortfalls facing cultural insti- The Brooklyn Papers warned that everything is on the tutions, and telling of how those It’s been more than a year in table, from furloughs to eliminating groups will face them. the making and now Borough the beluga whale exhibit at the New The Brooklyn Academy of Music President Marty Markowitz York Aquarium in Coney Island. already furloughed its employees last will have his grand party to Brooklyn Museum officials an- year, costing them three days of vaca- nounced this week that from Aug. 4 tion time. To trim about $1 million celebrate both the Brooklyn through Aug. 19, the museum will be from its $27 million budget next year, Bridge and his hometown. closed and the entire 300-person staff BAM will cut its opera season from Flanked by women dressed as / Tom Callan / Tom of union and non-union employees three performances to one, cancel its / Brad Horrigan the Statue of Liberty and as Emily furloughed for one of the two weeks. gospel brunches and eliminate its Roebling — who served as a The museum’s director, Arnold magazine, said Karen Brooks Hop- deputy to her infirm husband, the Lehman, said in a statement, “The kins, the institution’s president. master builder of the bridge, Wash- seriousness of our fiscal situation But there’s still more to be done, ington Roebling — Markowitz de- The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn — primarily due to diminished sup- she said. Papers The Brooklyn lineated the May 24 celebrations port from the city as well as from “Now we’re looking at person- Students visiting Brooklyn Museum Wednesday view its expanded for the 120th birthday of Brook- Fireworks light up the Brooklyn Bridge in 1992 during quincen- the private sector and from a reduc- See MUSEUM on page 5 Egyptian art exhibit. The Museum will close for two weeks this summer. See BASH on page 5 tennial celebration of Columbus’ discovery of America. Police pitch in to help survivors of the shield

By Neil Sloane as a woman, on the Staten Is- O’Neill’s, the bar that is part The Brooklyn Papers land Ferry. of the exterior Keyspan Park One thing about cops, Andrews was the father of complex. two boys, while Nemorin left Cipullo, along with Detec- when one of their own is in behind three children, aged 20 tive William LaVasseur and need just try to stop them months to 7 years old. former police officer Chris from helping. That concern At Keyspan Park, home of Scigliano organized the event extends to their families. the Brooklyn Cyclones minor and the softball tournament, No greater example of that league baseball team, several which began on April 26 in need be provided than a chari- hundred detectives and offi- Van Cortlandt Park in the ty softball tournament held at cers, their families and the Bronx with 40 teams. Keyspan Park in Coney Island Nemorin and Andrews fami- At least it was supposed to. Saturday. lies gathered to raise money See SOFTBALL on page 5 The event, organized by a but also to share a lighter mo- trio of NYPD detectives, raised ment on the occasionally sun- scholarship money for the sons and daughters of two detectives ny Saturday afternoon. gunned down in a Staten Island “It’s easy to put an ad in the buy-and-bust operation that paper and ask for donations,” went horribly wrong. said Vic Cipullo, treasurer of Detectives Rodney An- the Detectives Endowment drews, 34, and James Ne- Association, who was one of / Greg Mango / Greg / Greg Mango / Greg morin, 36, were shot to death the day’s organizers. / Greg Mango / Greg during an undercover gun-buy- “This is a way to show fam- ing operation on March 10. Po- ily. That the job doesn’t end lice acted swiftly in nabbing when you go home.” the six suspects who have Those who attended the The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn been indicted in the murders, game were charged $10 a Papers The Brooklyn The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn catching two in the Red Hook head, and given wristbands Sarah Nemorin, left, daughter of slain detective James Nemorin. (Above right) De- A player from the Brooklyn North Narcotics Squad team fires a pitch during Saturday’s Houses apartment complex that also entitled them to at- tective Nemorin’s sons, Rudolphe and Stephan, surround their cousin, Jean-Marc charity event at Keyspan Park. and another, who was dressed tend an after-party at Peggy Etienne, at the ballpark on Saturday. 2 BWN THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM May 19, 2003 Ed Weintrob / In the news biz, this was the week that was It’s hard to escape the incredible sive report in Sunday’s edition de- was telling Am- fluff in much of the newspaper. sponsibility they’ve failed to honor. Marty Markowitz and luncheon Downtown edition, you’ll find 16 story of Jayson Blair, a Brook- tailing Blair’s lies. For all the erica that Uncle The Times has the right to do • • • co-chairman Dr. Daniel Ricciardi. stories by Patrick Gallahue; in Bay lynite who, as a reporter for the specifics cited in the Times ac- Joe Stalin was a what it wants, and if people are I was privileged this week to ac- I sometimes compare production Ridge, Deborah Kolben’s byline New York Times, invented ac- count, however, many questions great guy, and willing to spend a-buck-a-day on company Celia, my wife and The of our newspaper to the assembly of appears 16 times. Behind every counts of major news events that went unanswered. in the early ’40s their fix — well, it’s arguably Brooklyn Papers publisher, to the a jigsaw puzzle — so many pieces, story, there’s Editor Neil Sloane — were then passed along as fact by While the Blair disaster is cer- it deliberately safer, and certainly cheaper, than Brooklyn Leaders Award Luncheon just so much space. The work that prodding, fine-tuning, listening. his editors at the Times. tainly, as the Times put it, “a low buried news of drugs or drink. of the Arthritis Foundation NY leads to the final step, when pages GO Brooklyn, our entertainment We need not give the Times a fail- point” in the 152-year history of the Holocaust. But the Times sets the news Chapter, where she was the commu- are laid out, belies its simplicity. section (accurately described as the ing grade for offering a young man a that newspaper, it’s not necessarily I’m more agenda for the American media. nity service honoree. The Times referred to Jayson “essential guide to the Borough of chance. But Blair long ago blew that the lowest. While many still cling concerned with Nonsense that would be enjoyable Particularly in a week when the Blair as a “prolific” reporter who Kings,”) is not a clipboard of press chance, and his editors appear to to the notion that the Times is the present — the superficiality of in the New York Post is potentially news media is under such heavy filed nearly 600 stories over four releases assembled on automatic pi- have gone out of their way to cover America’s “newspaper of record,” much of the Times’ coverage, the dangerous in the Times. criticsm in the wake of the Times- years — by my count, that’s about lot — it’s edited by Lisa Curtis, a pro- up the young man’s assault on truth. it’s long been a warped one. outright bias on issues where its Am I arguing that The Brooklyn Blair affair, it was a delight to hear three stories a week, assignments aid- fessional who vets every story idea. The Times moved to “get ahead Journalism critics this week re- editors have a special interest, the Paper is more honest, more compe- so many nice words spoken pub- ed by the Times’ vast support staff. Celia accepted her community of the problem” (to use public rela- minded us of some of the Times’ preponderance of advertiser-boost- tent than the Times? Hardly. But with licly about Celia and our newspa- Look at today’s Brooklyn Paper. service honor — on behalf of her tions vernacular), publishing a mas- historic blunders — in the 1930s, it ing and focus-group satisfying their resources and reach comes a re- pers — by Borough President If you’re reading a Park Slope or dedicated staff.

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The victim said he got up Supplies7 for The victim, 27, told police In addition to the truck, briefly and when he returned 7th Ave. that at 1 am, on May 6, a man which was estimated to be to his seat his jacket, contain- the Fine Artist, (bet. 11th & 12th Sts) jumped into the bed and worth $40,000, the cargo was ing his wallet and cell phone, Graphic Artist, punched her in the face and valued at another $12,200, and was gone. Student beat her with a candlestick included seven washing ma- Side-view swiped and Children 369-4969 chines, two full-size refrigera- holder. A 38-year-old traffic cop As the woman tried to fight tors, four mini refrigerators, was struck by a driver’s side- off the attacker, her roommate one treadmill and seven gas view mirror as he sped off af- heard the noise and screamed, ranges. ter the officer attempted to pull scaring away the assailant, po- Blues traveler him over for making an illegal All for Paws lice said. Before he fled A seemingly wayward thug left turn at Livingston Street through the window the bur- stopped a woman with a and Flatbush Avenue on May ITS FLEA & TICK SEASON glar grabbed the victim’s stroller at the corner of Baltic watch and earrings from her 8. We carry a complete and Henry streets around 11 The officer tried to stop the nightstand. am on May 6. He was holding line of SPOT-ON for The suspect is described as offending motorist at around a map and claiming to be lost. noon but the driver took off, Dogs & Cats a Hispanic male, about 35, But he was not really lost HATHA with a beard and short brown striking the cop in the process. Natural Herbal Animal Products Focus on the physical body through and when she was close Police caught up to the 2001 Premium Herbal Holistic Cat & Dog Foods hair, standing about 6 feet tall enough he demanded her postures and breath, staying in poses and weighing 175 pounds. 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May 19, 2003 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM BWN 3 Carroll Park shrubs stolen By Patrick Gallahue tween 1 am and 6 am, based Precinct, said patrols are being Lau said volunteers, who vandalism, Lau said that at The Brooklyn Papers on neighbors’ accounts of stepped up to regularly check also trim, water, plant and main- least there might be stronger having last seen the shrubs in on the park and enforce its 10 tain the green space, spent more enforcement of the park rules Police are on the look- the park, which is bounded by pm curfew. than $1,000 on foliage for the now. out for a posse of shrub Carroll, Court, Smith and “There is a curfew on the park the day the shrubs were “It’s not a good thing at muggers who ripped off President streets. park and we will enforce it,” he stolen. The thieves stole about all,” she said, “but it came to a (and out) a dogwood tree Capt. Thomas Harris, com- said. Kids in the park after 10 $200 worth. head because there’s been and eastern red bud tree, manding officer of the 76th pm, he said, “will be arrested.” While discouraged by the nonsense going on.” as well as several bushes, and plants from Carroll Park on May 4. Pearl Lau, president of the Committee to Improve Carroll / Greg Mango / Greg Park, said volunteers had just planted the shrubs earlier in the day when they were up- rooted by what is suspected to have been a pack of maraud- The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn ing teens. Committee to Improve Carroll Park President Pearl Lau (right) and Treasurer Glenn Kelly She believes the plants at area of park where shrubs were stolen by vandals. were stolen sometime be- Driver mows down 7 at Mall By Patrick Gallahue jured but a Fire Department van turned from Adams Street of control towards the pedes- The Brooklyn Papers spokesman said four people towards Fulton Street while trians, Usman said. were taken to city hospitals the cab was passing through “He used his common A cab driver drove his liv- and three were treated on the the intersection. To avoid a sense,” Usman said of the liv- ery cab onto the curb at the scene. 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STORE HOURS: SUN: 12-5PM MON-THURS: 12-7PM CLOSED: FRI & SAT 4 BWN THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM May 19, 2003 Report: Grand jury calls for Dem checkbooks By Patrick Gallahue The charges — he is the Otherwise what kind of inves- outcome of his divorce case; meetings with a Brooklyn De- relative, made charges in an in a 2001 settlement, which de- announced this week. The Brooklyn Papers second Supreme Court judge tigation would it be?” court officer Louis Salerno, mocratic leader to discuss ele- affidavit that they took more nied any wrongdoing on the “He’s a judge with an out- in Brooklyn to be charged Hynes’ office declined to who allegedly routed cases to vating friends to judgeships than $500,000 from an elderly part of the jurists but removed standing reputation and he is The investigation into with a felony in less than 18 comment. Garson; and Rabbi Ezra for a fee. That leader neither aunt’s bank account after tak- the Garsons from managing from outside the county in the Brooklyn Democratic months — ignited an investi- Reformers within the party Zafrani who with his daugh- encouraged nor discouraged ing control of her estate in Gershenoff’s financial holdings. which the crime is alleged to Party heated up this week gation by District Attorney have called for an accounting ter, Esther Weitzner, allegedly the suggestion, according to 1997. She even indicated that Gerald Garson is currently have occurred,” said David with reports of grand jury Charles Hynes into the judi- of the county party’s finances planned to bribe the judge to reports. the signature, which granted free on $15,000 bail and an in- Bookstaver, a spokesman for subpoenas of the financial cial selection process in since last year, when the chair- secure custody for Weitzner of Garson’s cousin Michael is them power of attorney over dictment is still pending. Dur- the state Office of Court Ad- records of top party offi- Brooklyn, which he called “a man of the organization, As- her child. also a Brooklyn Supreme the aunt, Sarah Gershenoff’s ing the bail hearing Garson ministration. cials and of the campaign sham.” semblyman Clarence Norman, Hynes opened the investi- Court judge and his wife, estate, was forged. waived the court’s require- When Supreme Court finance disclosures of 21 On Saturday, the New York failed to report to the state gation into Garson after re- Robin, is a jurist in the Civil Tannen charged that they ment to hand down an indict- Judge Victor Barron was in- judges. Post reported that Hynes sub- Board of Elections a portion ceiving a tip from a woman Court. “obliterated Sarah’s [Ger- ment within six days of being dicted for bribery last year, In addition, a Queens poenaed campaign finance of a $115,000 loan from the who was suspicious about All three found the details shenoff] lifetime of achieve- charged. Judge Nicholas Colabella was judge, state Supreme Court records of 21 judges, appar- county party to his own re- Garson’s alimony and custody of a past legal tussle opened to ment in their greed.” If an indictment is handed brought in from Westchester Justice Steven Fisher, was ently as part of the grand jury election committee. ruling in her case. the press this week when a After Gershenoff sought to down, Fisher, a graduate of to ensure impartiality. named to preside over the probe. Those records are pub- Hynes’ investigation into After being confronted with judge unsealed a civil suit have the Garsons removed as Brooklyn Law School, will Barron copped a plea and case against suspended Judge lic information. the Kings County Democratic the evidence against him, Gar- brought against the Garsons. guardians, Robin Garson preside over the case, the Of- received three to nine years in Gerald Garson, who has yet to Lee Daghlian, a spokesman Committee began after Gar- son reportedly wore a wire to Janice Tannen, a Garson brought a proceeding that ended fice of Court Administration an upstate prison. be indicted. for the state Board of Elec- son, a former treasurer of the Garson’s attorneys on May tions, told The Brooklyn Pa- county party, was charged 10 protested the judge’s sus- pers on Tuesday that his office with two counts of receiving a pension without pay and peti- did receive a subpoena but de- reward for official miscon- tioned the state Court of Ap- clined to discuss what infor- duct, a Class E felony. peals in Albany to have him mation was being sought. According to Hynes, Gar- reinstated to the bench. If that Then on Tuesday, the Daily son fixed divorce cases with Flushing tunnel could be shut for motion is denied, the lawyers News reported that sources six alleged accomplices in- argued, he should at least be said Hynes had subpoenaed cluding court clerks who im- allowed to collect his internal financial records of properly routed cases to his $136,700 annual salary. the Kings County Democratic courtroom, a lawyer who months due to propeller erosion “A loss of his salary will Committee, the county party. bought off the judge on behalf impose a substantial hardship Jeffrey Feldman, the execu- of clients, and litigants who on Justice Garson,” his attor- tive director of the party, said paid for a desired outcome. By Patrick Gallahue Development Corporation, spokeswoman for the city De- from Buttermilk Channel at its it jumped ashore at the mouth of ney, Ron Fischetti, wrote to he was unaware of documents Also charged in the case The Brooklyn Papers said the propeller has eroded partment of Environmental Douglass Street end. The chan- the canal. the court. being subpoenaed by Hynes were: Nissim Elmann, who and may be sporadically shut Protection, said any closure nel is comparatively oxygen Scotto said that shutting the The Gowanus Canal’s down sometime during the would be a little further on up rich compared to the sluggish, tunnel down in the winter A spokesman for the Court but added, “From what I read prosecutors say brokered Gar- flushing tunnel will have of Appeals said Wednesday in the newspaper I would son’s verdicts; Paul Simi- coming winter. the road. polluted canal and allows could mitigate any noxious that a determination had not think that it’s likely to happen. novsky, an attorney who al- to be shut down for an The cold weather, it is “If a closure takes place it everything from algae and crus- fumes that might result from it yet been made. Because the district attorney legedly bribed the judge on overhaul due to a deterio- hoped, will mitigate the pun- could be as long as a year taceans to fish to survive. being out of service for any Garson turned himself in on has indicated that he’s con- behalf of clients; Avraham rating propeller. gent smell associated with the from now,” she said. Since 1999, aquatic life such extended period. April 23 on charges that he ac- ducting an investigation of the Levi, a litigant who allegedly Salvator “Buddy” Scotto, canal in its pre-flushing tunnel “There are some problems as ducks and oysters have been Asked if there could be some cepted gifts to fix divorce cas- party so it seems reasonably agreed to pay over $10,000 to chairman emeritus of the days, he said. with the propellers,” Millner cultivated in the canal. Even a olfactory discomfort during the es. likely that the day will come. Elmann to secure the desired Gowanus Canal Community But Natalie Millner, a added, “and one of them is seal was recently discovered in work, Millner said, “Our goal is corrosion. We’re looking at the Gowanus Bay by local busi- to make the tunnel and the oper- design and planning to reme- nessman John Quadrozzi, when ation as efficient as possible.” diate the problem.” RELIGIOUS SERVICES She was unable to say how long the tunnel would be out Congregation Congregation of operation. The DEP has is- After B’nai Jacob Kol Israel sued a contract for design and Before After Park Slope Synagogue Located in Prospect Heights engineering but a contractor since 1924 has not been selected. 401 9th St. bet. 6/7 Aves 603 St. Johns Place 832-1266 bet. Classon & Franklin The canal began function- 965-9836 638-6583 ing as a major hub of industry Rabbi Elkanah Schwartz in the 19th century. 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LEGAL AND PUBLIC NOTICES Free Pre-Natal Care Available Notice is hereby given that an Order entered NOTICE OF SALE. SUPREME COURT OF THE by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 28th STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF KINGS. Lutheran Family Health Centers is offering free pre-natal care through day of April, 2003, bearing the Index Number BANKERS TRUST COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, N00217/2003, a copy of which may be exam- N.A., AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING New York State’s Prenatal Care Assistance Program (PCAP) to those who meet ined at the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVIL AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF eligibility requirements. COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, SEPTEMBER 26, 1997, DELTA FUNDING HOME Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grants EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1997-3, Plaintiff, v. EDNA me rights to: Assume the name of: Evelyn M. FULTON, et al., Defendants. Index No. All pregnant women and teens who have little or Vanessa Gonzaga. My present name is: Evelyn 17619/98. Pursuant to a Judgment of Vanessa Gonzaga-Alvarez. My present address Foreclosure and Sale granted herein on April no income and have limited or no insurance cov- Shore Road is: 1729 Caton Ave., #9A, Brooklyn, NY 11226. 11, 2001, I the undersigned, the Referee in said erage are eligible. There is no age or citizenship 9000 Shore Road My place of birth is: Brooklyn, NY. My date of Judgment named, will sell at public auction at birth is: 01/06/00. the “foot” of the Courthouse steps, facing Brooklyn, NY 11209 BP20 requirement. Adams Street, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY (718) 491-1122 Helping You Notice is hereby given that an Order entered 11201, County of KINGS, State of New York on PCAP covers all clinical visits, sonograms, lab by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 28th June 18, 2003 at 10:00 A.M. of that day, the day of April, 2003, bearing the Index Number premises directed by said Judgment to be sold tests, health education, prenatal vitamins, HIV Bay Ridge N00216/2003, a copy of which may be exam- and therein described as follows: Said premises ined at the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVIL being known as and by street address 125 counseling, testing and nutritional counseling. 9711 3rd Avenue COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, MacDonough Street, Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn, NY 11209 Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grants 11216. Block 1852 Lot 52. Said premises are To participate in this program or to find out more, Live a Healthier Life me rights to: Assume the name of: Daniel Ivan sold subject to the terms and conditions of the (718) 759-9126 Gonzaga. My present name is: Ivan Eliseo filed Judgment and the Terms of Sale. call the main site at (718) 630-7136. Gonzaga-Alvarez. My present address is: 1729 Approximate amount of Judgment Caton Ave., #9A, Brooklyn, NY 11226. My place $164,362.55. Dated: Westbury, New York, May of birth is: Brooklyn, NY. My date of birth is: 1, 2003. Steven Cohn, Esq., Referee. Adam E. 09/26/01. Mikolay, P.C. Attorney for Plaintiff. 900 Sunset Park Brooklyn Chinese Park Slope B ergen BP20 Merchants Concourse, Suite 208, Westbury, New York 11590. 516-222-2050. 150 55th Street, Station #8 812 54th Street 220 13th Street Notice is hereby given that an Order entered BP20-23 by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 23rd Brooklyn, NY 11220 Brooklyn, NY 11220 Brooklyn, NY 11215 Family Health day of April, 2003, bearing the Index Number Notice is hereby given that a license, number (718) 630-7136 (718) 686-2680 (718) 832-5980 N00205/2003, a copy of which may be exam- 1137896 for liquor/beer/wine has been applied ined at the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVIL for by El Piccolino Restaurante, Corp. to sell Center COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, liquor/beer/wine at retail in a restaurant under Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grants the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 511 40th Family Physician Park Ridge Caribbean American me rights to: Assume the name of: Adam Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232 for on-premise con- 5616 6th Avenue 6317 4th Avenue 3414 Church Avenue Xiquan Howell. My present name is: Adam sumption. BP19-20 Clayton Howell. My present address is: 663 Brooklyn, NY 11220 Brooklyn, NY 11220 Brooklyn, NY 11203 New Jersey Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11207. My place SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF KINGS. (718) 439-5440 (718) 492-8233 (718) 940-9425 of birth is: Brooklyn, NY. My date of birth is: ACCREDITED HOME LENDERS, INC., Plaintiff • Family Care • Support Services/ 09/07/77. BP20 against PERRY BUCKNER, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Case Management NOTICE OF SALE. NOTICE OF PROPOSED entered on April 14, 2003. I, the undersigned • Pediatric/Adolescent SALE OF: 148 Seeley Street, Brooklyn, New Referee will sell at public auction in Room 261 York 11218. MAUREEN P. FONTI, ESQ., the of the Kings County Courthouse, 360 Adams 150 55th Street • And Many More Court Appointed Guardian of GERTRUDE RELI- Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. on the 12th day of June, Brooklyn, NY 11220 •GYN Care HAN, the Incapacitated Person, is procuring 2003 at 3:00 p.m. premises Beginning at a point bids by her (MLS) Real Estate Broker, George L. on the Northerly side of MacDonough Street Services to Fit Your Clark Realty, for the following parcel(s) of real distant 75 feet Easterly from the corner formed • Nutrition property: 148 Seeley Street, Brooklyn, New by the intersection of the Northerly side of Health Care Needs York 11218. This property is offered subject to a MacDonough Street with the Easterly side of Life Estate Interest to be retained by the Howard Avenue; being a plot of 100 feet by 25 • Outpatient Mental Incapacitated Person, who will continue to feet by 100 feet by 25 feet. 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Continued from page 1 nel decisions that we’ll need to make in terms of furloughing New PS 8 chief welcomes parents or laying off,” she added. Carol Enseki, president of the Brooklyn Children’s Muse- um, said she is in discussion with her museum’s board over By Patrick Gallahue District 15 to be developed in how to deal with a proposed $1.4 million reduction in its an- The Brooklyn Papers September will be a special ticipated $5.9 million in city support for fiscal year 2004, education collaboration that Promises have been which starts July 1. will mix 10 special education “For all of us, everything has to be on the table,” said Enseki. made in recent months to students with 15 general edu- revamp the curriculum at “I think the art museum’s announcement reflects what all the in- cation students. There will be stitutions are going through. It’s not belt tightening any longer.” PS 8 in Brooklyn Heights. two teachers per mixed class. Furloughs, she added, would be an option to be explored This week, the doors were “Having the second [teach- among the actions already taken, such as the elimination of 25 swung open for the com- er] see something the first percent of the children’s museum’s public performances and munity to see for them- might have missed is a benefit workshops, and the loss of 18 positions. selves. to everyone,” Phillips said. Among the living exhibitions, at the Brooklyn Botanic In only his ninth day as Phillips stressed that read- Garden, New York Aquarium and Prospect Park Zoo, fur- principal, Seth Phillips held ing and writing, as per the loughs are not an option. his first open house at the new uniform citywide school “These animals depend on highly filtered water that we long-troubled school to show curriculum, would be an over- treat daily,” said the aquarium’s director, Dr. Paul Boyle. “In parents the fledgling program whelming part of next year’s that instance when I’m faced with budget cuts I can’t cut the at work. agenda. While book reports monies from that function.” The first changes are slight already decorate the walls, he Over the last year and a half, the aquarium has lost 18 per- — children organized into said he would like to see the cent of its city funding and in the next fiscal year Bloomberg groups instead of working in student’s work “be deeper.” has proposed cutting 35 percent from the $3.1 million in the rows and a coursework with a “We’re looking at the things city money the aquarium receives. strong emphasis on reading — that can be put in right away, Among the host of painful options — including layoffs and but the promise of a new and things that will take some a truncation in services and external education programs — school of choice in a neigh- time,” Phillips told the parents. one of the most agonizing cuts being looked at, Boyle said, borhood where most parents Unlike most city public was a cancellation of the beluga whale exhibit. send their kids to private schools PS 8 remains under- “We might have to say we can’t have beluga whales here,” schools attracted about 50 utilized. It has a capacity of he said. adults on Tuesday. 450 students but an enroll- For the first aquarium in North America to host beluga / Greg Mango / Greg Despite the upscale image ment of just 250, and only 16 whales — and the first museum anywhere to have a beluga of the Heights, its only public of its 23 classrooms are cur- give birth in captivity — to lose that exhibit would be devas- school is one of the poorest rently used. Still, parents are tating to say the least, Boyle said. performing in Brownstone optimistic that the new leader- Previous cuts have already forced an across-the-board wage Brooklyn. That is largely at- ship and vision will steer the freeze, and increased admission prices and membership fees. tributed to a lack of enroll- Papers The Brooklyn program in a new direction. For the Prospect Park Zoo, the outlook is even grimmer. In ment within the neighbor- New Public School 8 Principal Seth Phillips meets with parents during open house Tuesday at the long-troubled Brook- “I’m very interested,” said the latest round of budget cuts, presented on April 15, hood. lyn Heights school. Mark Sidgwick, a Heights fa- Bloomberg proposed locking the gates of the Prospect Park “I think there’s a huge need ther of a 3-year-old boy. Sidg- and Queens zoos, which would save the city approximately for an excellent public wick is eyeing the 2004-05 $8 million, less than 1 percent of the needed $1 billion. school,” said Erika Worth, a question is how quickly it can to purchasing $20,000 worth of 321 and PS 29. tablished “sister school,” PS school year for his son. The 12-acre Prospect Park Zoo attracts nearly 250,000 vis- Heights resident and mother be turned around.” books, he’s refreshed the build- Olivia Ellis, a second-grade 29 in Cobble Hill. “I think the key is getting itors each year. of two nursery school-age Parents heard Phillips de- ing’s walls with more recent art- teacher at Park Slope’s PS [PS 29’s PTA will be hon- local parents to send their chil- “This is not a budgetary exercise — this is the lives of 211 children. “There just isn’t scribe his efforts to build li- work and has attempted to train 321, is currently leading staff ored by Schools Chancellor dren here,” he said. “If that people, the displacement of thousands of animals, and the dis- enough space in private braries in every classroom and staff using paradigms that have development. Teachers are Joel Klein May 29 as the best happens I think it will be as mantling of the world’s largest and most distinguished net- schools and I think people be- focus children’s curriculum on succeeded at schools in neigh- also looking at educational in the city.] good a school as its counter- work of urban wildlife parks,” Dr. Steven Sanderson said of lieve in public school. The reading and writing. In addition boring District 15, such as PS practices at PS 8’s recently es- Among the exports from parts in Cobble Hill.” the cuts. Sanderson is president and chief executive officer of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), the parent organi- zation to they city’s four zoos and the aquarium. The WCS has mounted a petition drive and they are asking New Yorkers to visit the city’s zoos in a show of support. At the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, city funding is set to be slashed by $1.2 million in the next fiscal year. Since 2001, the Botanic Garden’s city allocation has declined from $4 million Burke to head Downtown Council to the $2.4 million proposed for the next fiscal year. “We will not be closing as the museum did because for us By Patrick Gallahue expansion in addition to the housing. ments over seven to 10 years. partnership formed to push for the Downtown rezoning we need our gardening staff,” said Judith Zuk, the president The Brooklyn Papers creation of two parks settled Deputy Mayor Dan Docto- Shortly after the administra- forward Bloomberg’s vision plan will take place on May of the Botanic Garden. “Our plants continue to grow, budget beneath towering office build- roff estimated as many as tion announced its contribution for a new Jets Stadium, an ex- 20, at 6 pm, in Borough Hall’s cuts or not.” Borough President Marty ings. 18,500 office jobs would be to the plan, the Downtown tension of the number 7 sub- ceremonial courtroom to dis- A high school apprenticeship program has been discontin- Markowitz’s chief of staff, The plan anticipates the de- created as a result of the plan. Brooklyn Council’s director, way line and the expansion of cuss the scope of what will be ued as has been a summer junior botanists program. Staff va- Michael Burke, has been velopment of 5.4 million Mayor Michael Bloomberg James Whelan, stepped down the Jacob Javits Center on considered in the environmen- cancies have gone unfilled and the garden is considering tapped to head the Down- square feet of office space and will allocate $100 million in to lead the Hudson Yards Manhattan’s west side. tal impact statement for the opening at 10 am rather than 8 am on weekdays. town Brooklyn Council. more than 1,000 units of new subsidies and capital improve- Coalition, a public-private The next scoping session plan. In March, the Botanic Garden raised its admission fees Burke, of Park Slope, is a from $3 to $5, on top of an across-the-board wage freeze. Borough Hall veteran who In addition to closing, the Brooklyn Museum of Art will served under former Borough cancel several exhibitions, cut back on programming and President Howard Golden as maintain a hiring freeze. the director of government op- erations and director of devel- opment and budget. OEM plan for Cadman Plaza passes “Michael Burke has played a very important role in every- By Patrick Gallahue ject the proposal were Bill DeBlasio of kicked back to the City Planning Com- were legitimate candidates — were thing that has gone on here at The Brooklyn Papers Park Slope, Lew Fidler of Marine Park, mission, which came up with a com- Central Park, the Cloisters and Rikers BASH... Borough Hall,” Markowitz James Davis of Fort Greene and the promise of 8,000 gallons of stored fuel, Island. said. “He was a pleasure to A contentious plan to build a new, plan’s most vocal opponent, David enough to power the facility for five CB2 unanimously rejected the pro- $110 million headquarters for the Continued from page 1 work with and a superb man- Yassky of Brooklyn Heights-Down- days. posal, but it was approved by the City lyn’s chief landmark, the Brooklyn Bridge. ager of staff.” Office of Emergency Management town Brooklyn. Additional suggestions by the sub- Planning Commission and Borough in Downtown Brooklyn was passed “If we do it in Brooklyn, we do it big,” Markowitz said on Markowitz has not yet an- “I give a lot of credit to the 10 of my committee included not encroaching on President Marty Markowitz. the steps of Borough Hall Wednesday. “We’re going to have nounced Burke’s replacement. by the City Council this week, clear- colleagues who made the effort to look city parkland and OEM employees only In February 1999, Mayor Rudy Giu- a huge celebration.” “Downtown Brooklyn is al- ing the way for the project to begin. at the merits of this issue and realize parking onsite. Both of those were up- liani opened the $13 million Office of In an event that seeks to condense all things Brooklyn into ready one of the three largest The plan for an emergency com- that a site next to the Brooklyn Bridge held by the full council. Emergency command center, often re- a single day, Markowitz announced a massive schedule of business hubs in New York, and mand center at 165 Cadman Plaza East and the federal courthouse is not a The approval caps a furious battle ferred to as the “command bunker” in 7 events that will include music, poetry and food in multiple lo- it has an incredibly bright future passed the council Wednesday by a smart place for the Office of Emer- between the city and the community World Trade Center. cations, for his “Brooklyn Bridge to the World” party. full of opportunity,” Burke said. vote of 38 to 11 despite sharp objec- gency Management’s command cen- surrounding the site, waged since the The state-of-the-art bunker served as a At Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, on Water Street be- Last month, the city an- tions from residents and elected offi- ter,” Yassky said. proposal was first presented to Com- coordinating command post between dif- tween Main and New Dock streets, there will be hourly lec- nounced the details of a $100 cials who complained that the emer- The plan had been held up by the munity Board 2 in December. ferent emergency agencies, such as the tures about the Brooklyn Bridge; performances by Brooklyn million rezoning plan for gency bunker, sited right next to the council’s subcommittee on Landmarks, OEM officials claimed the site was police, fire and sanitation departments, in artists between noon and 5 pm; a performance by the U.S. Downtown Brooklyn, spear- Brooklyn Bridge and the federal court- Public Siting and Maritime Uses, the only suitable location because it is the case of a large-scale disaster, natural Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corp; a marionette show of headed by the Downtown house, and above East River subway which ruled it should not contain the city owned, stand alone and outside of or otherwise. An independent generator, Sleeping Beauty at 2 and 5 pm; an ode to the Brooklyn Brooklyn Council, that includ- tunnels, made the neighborhood a ter- 20,000 gallons of fuel OEM main- a storm surge area. Among the loca- water supply and air filters serviced the Bridge by Brooklyn Poets at 6:30 pm; a Brooklyn Philhar- ed zoning changes to allow rorist’s dream. tained it needed as an independent en- tions that OEM claimed to have consid- facility, which was also designed to serve monic sunset concert, conducted by Edward Outwater, at 7 for residential and commercial Among the council members to re- ergy source. The application was ered — which critics strongly doubted as a refuge for the mayor. pm; and a laser-light show against a six-story screen to usher in a birthday cake for the Brooklyn Bridge, from 8:30 to 9 pm. Starting at 9 pm, the pop groove band, BeatRoot and other The event was expected to provided a concessionaire to and Reina, and DJ Big Dave tougher gun laws. On May 9, performers will close the show at Empire-Fulton Ferry. raise $15,000 to $20,000, ac- sell hotdogs, beer and soda dur- kept the party going. The TV they were joined by Sen. Events will also extend to Brooklyn’s cultural attractions SOFTBALL… cording to Scigliano, between ing the games. show “Third Watch” donated Charles Schumer in calling for a with free shuttle buses and tours of Green-Wood Cemetery, the ticket sales, the sale of spe- After the game, the police merchandise for a raffle, which ban on assault weapons. Detec- the Old Stone House, the Wyckoff Houses, Little Odessa in Continued from page 1 game on Saturday, the Man- cial NYPD T-shirts and polo and civilians in attendance took also included Mets and Yankees tives Andrews and Nemorin had Brighton Beach and a Brooklyn historic house tour led by Because of heavy rain that hattan Warrants Squad team shirts commemorating the the party to Peggy O’Neill’s, tickets. been attempting to purchase Borough Historian Ron Schweiger, Saturday, all 45 five-inning beat out the Brooklyn North slain detectives, the sale of po- whose owners donated their in- All the funds raised by the TEC-9 assault weapons the Shuttle loops from Cadman Plaza West and Middagh games had to be played on Sun- Narcotics Squad team for the lice department merchandise at door and outdoor bar for the event and collected subse- night they were murdered. Street, between 11 am and 5 pm, will run to the Brooklyn day, and played they were. The Division B title. Police Com- the park and after-party and event. They also set up a barbe- quently will go to five scholar- Those interested in donating Academy of Music; Coney Island’s Surf Avenue, between the detectives set up five makeshift missioner Raymond Kelly the sale of donated Budweiser cue grill and Anheuser Busch ship funds for the slain offi- to the scholarship fund can amusement parks and the New York Aquarium; Brooklyn fields so that games could be handed out their trophy. and sodas at Peggy O’Neill’s. had a beer stand outsidet. The cers’ children. send their donation to: DEA Working Artists Coalition’s Arts Exhibition on the Red Hook played simultaneously and the In the Division A game the The Brooklyn Baseball Club, party-fundraiser went on till Detective Andrews’ wife, Widows and Children’s Fund, Piers; Grand Army Plaza’s ARCH Gallery; and Prospect scheduled championship games Detectives Endowment Asso- which owns the Cyclones, do- about 1 am. Maryann Andrews, and Detec- 26 Thomas St., New York, NY, Park, which will have its own “Heart of Brooklyn” shuttle could still be held for the ciation team bested the Nassau nated use of their ballpark for The evening featured per- tive Nemorin’s wife, Rose Nem- 10007. Write “March 10 Un- connection to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Chil- Keyspan benefit. County Police Benovolent As- the roughly three-hour tourney formances by local bands, Soul orin, have been active since their dercover Fund” in the memo dren’s Museum, Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Prospect In the first championship sociation. and parking was free. They also Shake, Judy Tores, Coro, Suave husbands’ deaths in calling for line. Park Zoo. Arthritis Foundation honors Paper publisher for community service

Brooklyn Papers Publisher Celia Weintrob was chief of rheumatology at both Victory Memorial utive officer of Quentin Medical Laboratory and Pictured with Weintrob at right are the luncheon Rheumatology, and director of Undergraduate Med- the Community Service Award honoree at the annu- Hospital in Bay Ridge and St. Vincent’s Catholic Micro-Medical Industries. co-chairmen — Paul A. Golinski (left), a partner in ical Education. Honorees pictured in the center pho- al Brooklyn Leaders Award Luncheon of the Arthri- Medical Center in Staten Island; its Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz (pictured the Brooklyn Heights office of the law firm Cullen tos: Dr. Peggy Ann Garjian and Gary J. Perone. tis Foundation’s New York Chapter on Wednesday. Sports Award to Brooklyn Cyclones Community with Weintrob at left) praised the publisher’s work and Dykman Bleakley Platt LLP, and Dr. Daniel D. The luncheon, which raised more than $65,000, The organization presented its Brooklyn Physi- Relations Manager Gary J. Perone; and its John and said that “The Brooklyn Papers really set the Ricciardi, president of the Long Island College was held in the Palm House of the Brooklyn Botan- cian Leadership Award to Dr. Peggy Ann Garjian, Wren Corporate Award to Hal M. Rose, chief exec- standard for a quality newspaper.” Hospital medical staff, chief of the Division of ic Garden. The Brooklyn Paper Photos / Greg Mango

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suit — a policy to protect Pappas has been on the pedestrians from being struck force since 1993 and Martin Duo disobeyed orders, reloaded weapons — but Pappas and Martin since 1995. By Patrick Gallahue The officers, Linda Martin inspection, as is required after Flatbush Avenue and Pacific stayed on the suspect’s tail. After jumping out of the Fahmie eventually crashed car, Fahmie put up a brief The Brooklyn Papers and Kathy Pappas, violated any police shooting. They Street at 9:45 am on May 12 department regulations by failed to mention that they had for traffic infractions that in- into a tow truck on Fourth Av- struggle with police but was A pair of police officers failing to drop their pursuit of reloaded the weapons, police cluded an illegal left turn. The enue at Carroll Street. eventually brought down by from the 78th Precinct were the errant driver after twice officials said. vehicle was also sporting a When he got out of the car, K-9 units, police said. He was suspended on Tuesday after being ordered to do so. They A department spokesman photocopied license plate af- Pappas and Martin fired six taken to Lutheran Medical ignoring an order to call off may have also tried to cover would only say the matter is fixed to cardboard. shots. Center to treat dog bites. a high-speed car chase and up how many times they fired under investigation and added The driver, identified as They then returned to the A crack pipe and “a con- 78th Precinct and reloaded trolled substance” was recov- then reloading their wea- on him. that a ruling had not been Frederick Fahmie, 42, of Sun- Martin and Pappas failed to made as to whether they re- set Park, refused to stop and their guns, without notifying ered from Fahmie’s vehicle, pons after firing at the sus- turn their weapons over to su- loaded to cover up the shoot- took off, striking three patrol supervising officers that they police said. / Greg Mango / Greg pect. pervisors, as department poli- ing or if it was an accidental cars, one occupied civilian ve- had discharged their weapons, Three police officers were The suspect had led cops cy dictates, instead returning violation. hicle and three parked cars, a department spokesman said. treated for minor injuries at on a wild chase through Park to the precinct to reload before Police attempted to pull police said. Police ordered pa- No one was injured in the New York Methodist Hospital Slope. turning over their weapons for over a 1988 Oldsmobile at trol cars to give up their pur- shooting. in Park Slope. The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn The Bank of New York and Atlantic Liberty Savings on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights. Chinese restaurant Continued from page 1 presence in their vestibules has long been a problem, of in- creasing concern to law enforcement and bank customers is the rash of bank robberies that have been perpetrated in the city over the last year. Most of those involve what police call delivering housing “note jobs,” where a robber slips a note to a teller demanding cash, often displays no weapon, and makes off with proceeds By Patrick Gallahue foot-tall building would house remained unclear at press in the $1,000 range. The Brooklyn Papers just seven “luxury loft-style” time. Both Ernst and Vasvani Thirty-two of JP Morgan Chase’s 192 banks have been apartments including two du- said approvals had been grant- robbed in 2003 making it one of the five worst ratios in the A 10- to 12-story luxury plexes. ed, but Sid Dinsay, a city at one robbery for every six branches, according to the condominium apartment He added that each apart- spokesman for the Depart- police department. building is being construct- ment would have at least three ment of Buildings said, “Go- But JP Morgan Chase is not alone. Banks across the city ed at 117-119 Court St., on bedrooms, two-and-a-half bath- ing by what we have in our are being held up at rates that have not been seen since the the corner of State Street in rooms and a balcony. Each system, i.e., our computer sys- 1970s. Downtown Brooklyn. apartment would contain tem, we don’t see any work Banks contacted by The Papers this week were hesitant to The owner of the two lots, roughly 2,400 square feet, Vas- that was approved at this ad- discuss their security procedures, but Mayor Michael Danny Chow, was the propri- vani said, and the duplexes dress.” Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly are etor of Szechuan Empire for would be slightly larger at The expeditor, Scott Schnall, stepping up the pressure to force them to increase security as 2,485 square feet. could not be reached by press / Tom Callan / Tom nearly 30 years, but recently bank heists have skyrocketed since late last year. closed the Court Street main- Vasvani would not say how time. Expeditors generally han- As of May 4, the police department has documented 184 stay to make way for the con- much the condos would sell dle obtaining permits for con- robberies for 2003, compared to 65 this time last year. The dominiums. for on the open market. tractors, greatest jump has been in note jobs. Chow could not be reached The architect is the Man- The building will rise to Kelly said in a press conference last week that in the “crim- for comment. hattan-based firm, Ernst and 120 feet, the limit of the inal element” there’s a “permissive environment” when it The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn Mukesh Vasvani, the broker Associates Architects. Downtown Brooklyn Special comes to banks. The site of the Szechuan Empire Chinese restaurant at the corner of Court and State of the property for Harbor Todd Ernst, a principal in Zoning District, passed in “Word gets out on the streets and in places like Rikers Is- streets, where a 10-storcondominium building will rise. View Realty, said the 120- the firm, said the materials 2001. land,” the commissioner said. would be “brick with brown- The building, according to As Kelly spoke, two Citibanks and a Chase branch were stone cornices.” Vasvani, does not require any robbed in Manhattan. “The intention is to have a public review and they hope to The worst bank, as far as the ratio of robberies to branches, somewhat modern building,” have it finished in about a year. is Commerce Bank, which has had 10 robberies in its 11 Though Scott was transferred from the facility in December he said. “The first floor will be Another major Downtown 2001, he kept in touch with Alster after he was paroled last Sep- branches this year, a ratio of nearly 1-to-1, according to po- commercial with a glass store- Brooklyn project is rising across lice. The bank is making a major push to expand in the city BOMBER… tember, investigators said. front to maintain the commer- the street from the planned de- and is opening more than 15 branches in Brooklyn alone, in- Alster was by then serving time at the Green Haven Correc- cial nature of Court Street and velopment, at the site of the mu- cluding one at the corner of Montague Street and Cadman Continued from page 1 tional Facility upstate. then the apartments are going nicipal parking garage on the lot grand jury was not considering charges against anyone but Alster. Prison records show Scott visited Alster on March 1, March 4, to feature floor-to-ceiling bounded by Atlantic Avenue, Plaza West. On March 31, shortly after 10 am, five PVC pipes filled with March 11, March 23, March 27, April 3, April 9, April 14 and glass panels.” Boerum Place, Court Street and There is a tie for second place on the police department list, gasoline and Sheetrock screws as well as a .38-caliber revolver April 22. Alster also made regular calls to Scott from prison, There will be no onsite State Street. with a ratio of one robbery for every three branches, between and a .380-caliber automatic were discovered in the backseat of which were recorded, according to police. parking provided. Two com- The plans, by DUMBO de- Banco Popular and North Fork Bank. Washington Mutual is Police Officer Yensy Thomas’ 1992 Isuzu SUV. During the conversations Scott warned Alster not to discuss mercial spaces will be devel- veloper David Walentas, cur- next at one robbery for every four branches, beating out JP The door of the car was unlocked and the vehicle was parked specifics about their arrangement because, he said, the state De- oped on the ground floor and rently call for a 12-story build- Morgan Chase, which has had one robbery for every six in a fire zone in front of Thomas’ home between Hicks Street and partment of Correctional Services records calls made by inmates. in the cellar, each about 2,700 ing, with 20,000 square feet of branches. Montague Terrace. An anonymous tipster led officers to the vehi- The two also allegedly negotiated a fee and Scott said he would, square feet, Ernst said. ground-floor retail, about 600 Bank robberies have actually slowed in the 84th Precinct, which covers Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights, cle from pay phones on Court Street. “Keep his word … and do what has to be done.” Exactly what type of busi- underground public parking since 2002. In December of last year, there were at least four The device was planted the day before Yensy Thomas and her Investigators believe Alster orchestrated the planting of the nesses the building is expect- spaces and 250 apartments for banks robbed in the 84th Precinct. Seven bank robberies have pipe bombs to help him appeal his conviction for the May 29, ed to accommodate is not rent on the second through husband, Steven Thomas, were scheduled to make a deposition occurred in the area in 2003, according to the most recent fig- in their $75 million lawsuit against Alster, who set off a bomb 2001 bombing of the Thomases home, where Steven Thomas is clear, Ernst added. 12th floors. A 40,000-square- Though demolition has al- foot YMCA is also included in ures provided by police. during a 2001 party at their home. the building superintendent. A visit by The Papers to “bankers row” on Montague Alster, 66, who prosecutors said was driven to the 2001 bomb- Alster, a law enforcement buff, assumed the role of mentor to ready begun the status of the the proposal with an entrance city approvals for the project on Atlantic Avenue. Street showed three out of six banks had visible security ing by an obsessive crush on Yensy Thomas, was convicted last Yensy Thomas while she was in the police academy. When she guards or greeters at the door during regular banking hours. year and sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. graduated, prosecutors contended, Alster feared he would be- Among those on Montague Street to have someone visibly On April 24, a Queens ex-con named Andrasan Scott, 29, who come an irrelevant figure in her life and decided to attempt some- stationed near the front door were Citibank, Chase and Fleet. served time on Rikers Island with Alster, was arrested for plant- thing dramatic. HSBC, Independence and Atlantic Liberty did not. ing the devices in the Thomases’ SUV, allegedly at Alster’s re- Prosecutors said during Alster’s trial that he brought the bomb, Employing “customer greeters” or security guards is one quest. The two met at Rikers Island while Alster was being held mixed in with a load of gifts, to Yensy Thomas’ graduation party, of a number of recommendations pushed for by the police on $10 million bail and Scott was serving time on weapons but then blew himself up while planting it in a tool room adjacent commissioner with support from the trade group, the New charges. to the Thomases’ apartment. York Bankers Association and the State of New York Bank- ing Department, the primary regulator for state-licensed fi- nancial entities. Other recommendations include installing high-quality, closed-circuit video equipment; floor to ceiling bullet-resist- ant glass in front of the teller’s desks; using dye packs and se- rialized currency; signage to indicate the presence of security equipment; panic alarm buttons at each workstation; and training employees to be able build evidence against robbers. HSBC and Citibank, which have been robbed at a ratio of one in nine, declined to discuss their compliance with the rec- ommendations other than to say the safety and security of their employees and customers was important. Commerce Bank officials said in a statement, “We have systems and people in place to create a safe environment in all our locations. For safety reasons, the bank chooses not to disclose details about our security procedures.” Even banks such as Independence Community Bank, which rated comparatively well with a ratio of one robbery for every 11 branches, was vague when asked about compli- ance with the commissioner’s request for more bank security. “We continually maintain and update our securtiy systems with the latest technology available,” said Terence Mitchel, president of the consumer banking division of Independence. “We also provide initial and subsequent in-service security training for all of our employees.” “The New York Bankers Association, which is not a regu- latory authority, recognizes and respects each individual bank’s decision as to the most appropriate security procedures to ensure the safety of the people in its branches,” said Michael Smith, president of the association. “The list of secu- Gala-who? rity measures in the best practices are not meant to be static Brooklyn Papers reporter Patrick Gallahue addresses stu- and can be changed from time to time to reflect advances in dents at Touro College in Harlem Thursday, where he security technology.” —Patrick Gallahue spoke about media and its relationship to public policy.

DAVID BERG LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS B’H NABBED… Continued from page 1 Pirkei Avos – counter.” He fled with $3,290, police said. Brown also confessed to three other robberies, in the 79th Ethics of our Fathers Precinct, which covers Bedford-Stuyvesant. Brown’s last heist was the City Hall job on April 22. ********* There were no injuries or weapons displayed in any of the Lectures by Rabbi MONDAY, MAY 19 heists. Brown collected more than $41,000 from the 14 rob- Aaron L. Raskin Self Respect beries, police said, and according to the Post, when police caught him he had nothing left, having blown it all on crack ********* cocaine, clothes and jewelry. All Classes are FREE MONDAY, MAY 26 Police in the city have struggled to curb bank robberies, and are held on Anger Management which have skyrocketed in recent months. Mondays, 8-9pm Many occurred on the “bankers row” along Montague ********* Street in Brooklyn Heights and Downtown Brooklyn where MONDAY, JUNE 2 at least 11 different robberies have taken place in the past six No Knowedge of months, mostly by note-passers. There are seven banks along Hebrew is Required Love vs. Infatuation Montague Street. *********

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How can her teachers ately.” ple, drugs and profane words, and I stop this?” — a mother For information on educa- and supposedly there’s even A: Shouting “shut up” and tional resources published by worse stuff that kids listen to other common mistakes fail to The Master Teacher, including on the bus.” — a mother solve the talking problem. how to deal with misbehavior If you have tips or a ques- Instead of disrupting the in class, call (800) 669-9633. tion, call our toll-free hotline class to silence a chatterbox, Can you help? any time at (800) 827-1092 or help the sociable child re- “The kind of music my e-mail us at [email protected]. channel her behavior into a benefit. “Talking in class is more of a social problem, an interac- tion problem, than a discipline problem,” says Robert De- Summer and Bruyn, author of “You Can Holiday Programs Handle Them All” (The Mas- PARENTter Teacher, 2000) and “You For Children Can Handle Them All for Par- Entering Grades K-8 ents” (2003). “Interrupting the A century later, memories class to reprimand the child won’t solve it.” If you punish or isolate compulsive talkers in class, in • Junior and Middle Camp the lunchroom or at home, By Betsy Flagler • Sports Academy of Luna Park still bright they will be even more needy for attention and relationships often he interrupted class, and • Senior Camp By Larry McShane — part of what gets them into he learned that he had to wait • Traveling Camp Associated Press trouble in the first place, says to be called on. • Extra Long Summer DeBruyn, owner of The Mas- DeBruyn, a former teacher, It promised — and delivered — “a ter Teacher Inc., which pro- used hand signals to help his delirium of something doing.” duces educational resources. students check their chatty be- • Wide Range of Activities There were dog sleds and a monkey “Give them a chance to havior without any interrup- theater, Japanese gardens and Venetian speak out in other ways,” he tion of the class or embarrass- • Exciting Trips and Special Events canals, the world’s largest ballroom and says. “Meet their needs ment of the child. • Transportation a faux trip to the moon. A newspaper ad through productive work in His other tips include: • Mature and Caring Staff promised wondrous acts “gathered from the classroom or doing some- • When the student is talk- • Predominantly Out-of-Doors the universe,” along with “strange people thing for the teacher. These ing, don’t stop class or say a from every clime.” are great kids to make class- word. Walk toward the child’s It was all unveiled on May 16, 1903 room announcements, to help desk. The closer the teacher — opening night at Luna Park, a peerless other kids, to give reports.” moves to a talker, the less she purveyor of fantasy and family fun oppo- Some students are less will talk. NEXT OPEN HOUSE site the ocean in Coney Island. Fifty-two tempted to chatter if they get • Let the student know you years before Disneyland debuted, its to work in groups, get jobs will call on her during class Sunday, May 18, noon - 2pm predecessor was attracting 90,000 daily around the classroom and discussion. If you tell her the visitors. have additional challenging question you will ask, she can “Coney Island is the place where assignments. focus on planning her answer American mass culture was invented, First, make the child aware instead of talking. Park Windsor and then imported around the world,” of her talkative behavior — • Make frequent eye con- Slope 768-4426 Terrace said Michael Immerso, author of “Coney she may not even know she’s tact. www.ParkSlopeDayCamp.com Island: The People’s Playground.” talking, DeBruyn suggests. • Seat the talker near quiet “Luna Park took that process to the Coordinate with the teacher and serious students. highest level.” A 1906 photograph of Luna Park in Coney Island, which would have turned how the problem will be han- Parents can encourage the The trip began 100 years ago, when 100 years old this year. dled at school and at home. child to count “1-2-3,” to be Ohio-born Fred Thompson brought his The goal: Improved self-disci- sure what she has to say Basketball vision of an unprecedented new amuse- Island post office by visitors boasting to down much of the park in August 1944. pline, not punishment. “counts” before she opens her Swimming Join The Bay Ridge ment park to Brooklyn. The park’s name friends about their visits to the sparkling An estimated 750,000 people stood What undermines the man- mouth, DeBruyn suggests. came from his partner’s sister; its reputa- attraction. watching the 10-alarm blaze from the agement of a talker at home or At the dinner table, take Baseball tion was made all on its own. Luna Park “changed the amusement Coney Island beach. in class: Ignoring the behavior turns talking. Ask questions Junior ALL SPORTS Luna Park, four blocks wide on Coney rules,” said renowned New York histori- Buildings and concession stands one day then overreacting the and make eye contact. A child Tennis Island’s Surf Avenue, was spectacular. an Mike Wallace. “They deliberately “burned like matchsticks,” according to the next. learns social skills in a family- Hundreds of thousands of lights illuminat- aimed at expanding audience size — go- New York Times. Mayor Fiorello La One mother gave her son a centered home where he has Soccer Summer Camp ed the facility; the phrase “it’s lit up like ing beyond the largely male working Guardia rushed to the scene from City Hall. note card to jot down each to be courteous, listen and Boys & Girls ages 4 - 14 years Luna Park” soon entered the vernacular. class to include the middle class and en- Twenty rides were destroyed. And so time he wanted to speak in take turns talking, not in a Day Trips In its first year of operation, the park tire families.” was the park, which briefly reopened be- class but didn’t have a chance child-centered family where Instruction in cleared a $600,000 profit (with a 10 cent The park, walled in from the neighbor- fore closing for good. to. That helped him gain con- the kid is king. CAMP RUNS: admission). It drew nearly 5 million peo- hood’s seedier pursuits, was an assem- Today, the only signs of the once- trol without squashing his in- The ability to talk is an as- All Sports ple in the 3 and 1/2 month summer sea- blage of fantasy architecture: 1,211 tow- mighty park hang above buildings that terest, and he proudly brought set, DeBruyn says, as long as Mon-Fri son — about what Disneyland drew per ers, minarets and domes rose up by 1906, bear its name: the Luna Park Houses, home his tallies to mom. The a child learns appropriate be- Transporation STARTING year when it first opened, Immerso said. giving Coney Island its own improbable where master builder Robert Moses tallies added up to small havior — such as not to inter- Available Its daily attendance routinely outdrew skyline. presided over the 1958 groundbreaking; treats. rupt classmates while they are June 30 the city’s baseball teams. An architectural Its glory years covered about a decade, the Luna Park Senior Center; and Luna One reader’s son responded working, to think before critic hailed the park: “Not only can until Thompson left, although Luna Park Park Furniture. to keeping score, so his speaking and to realize they Half Day Coney Island be good, but that goodness endured into the 1940s. It eventually dis- Incredibly, there remains an actual teacher marked on a sticky aren’t learning while they are Located at Our Lady of Angels School pays, and pays handsomely.” appeared as it debuted: in a blaze of glory. Luna Park — a small asphalt playground note on his desk each time he talking. Full Day at 74th St. betw. 3rd & 4th Aves. In 1907, more than a million postcards An electrical fire, which started in a opened in 1962, tucked beneath the ele- spoke out of turn. 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Find a new home or a new job – in The Brooklyn Classifieds PAGES 6-7 FA I R INSIDE Fairly fabulous ART PAGE GO 2 The Fabulous Fifth Avenue Street Fair promises to live Gallery show aids synagogue up to its name again this year. The fair — Sunday, May 18, from 11 am to 7 pm, on Fifth Avenue between St. Johns Place and 12th Street — DINING PAGE GO 3 will feature a wide variety of live music at two locations: at Ozzie’s main stage, on Fifth Avenue between Garfield Place Review of new French eatery, Quercy and Carroll Street, and at Moda Cafe, on Fifth Avenue be- tween First and Second streets. Between Berkeley Place and Second Street, there will be EVENTS CALENDAR: GO 2 BROOKLYN CLASSIFIEDS: GO 6-7 a section of tables offering fine arts and crafts, which attract- ed national media attention last year. Event organizers antic- ipate vendors will again offer purses and pillows, handcraft- ed stationary and greeting cards, jewelry, personalized children’s stories and more. At 718 Gallery, Fifth Avenue at Degraw Street, photogra- The Brooklyn Papers’ essential guide to the Borough of Kings (718) 834-9350 • May 19, 2003 pher Ann Rosen will snap individual and family color por- traits against a variety of backdrops. Twenty-minute ap- pointments are available between 1 pm and 4:40 pm. While you wait, check out “In the Presence of Family,” an exhibit of Rosen’s black-and-white portraits of Brooklyn families, on display at the 718 Gallery through May 31. Brooklyn Papers photographer Greg Mango will also have a table offering signed and numbered single prints and series of prints at Fifth Avenue and Union Street. And of course, Fifth Avenue is teeming with many restaurants where fair-goers can dine al fresco: Blue Ribbon, Long Tan, Press 195, Los Pollitos, Bierkraft, Coco Roco and Mezcals. Kids can enjoy rides all day throughout the fair, and make free paper bag puppets and hats at the Puppetry Arts table, on Fifth Avenue between Second and Third streets. — Lisa J. Curtis

FESTIVAL All for one ‘Spring Fever’ brings artists together at Brooklyn Lyceum By Paulanne Simmons for The Brooklyn Papers

wo innovative Park Slope producers have created a “Spring Fever” that may prove to be contagious among Tfiscally challenged arts groups. Celebrate 25 The difficulty of raising money to create and produce new work in the arts is legendary. Undaunted by the hurdles they faced, Tomi Tsunoda and Sharon Eisman, two New York University graduates, formed their own production Celebrate Brooklyn unveils its 25th season of summer shows company in September 2000. This company, breedingground productions, uses a “time By Lisa J. Curtis Party time: Celebrate Brooklyn Director Jack Walsh (at left) unveils his 2003 share” concept that allows artists to obtain the resources The Brooklyn Papers season including (top left to right) a performance by Dance Brazil, a screen- they need at minimal cost. ing of the 1926 film “The Black Pirate” and a tribute to Leonard Cohen, fea- “Over the years and after many frustrations, we decided or those who enjoy their performing turing Rufus Wainwright. to create a company where poor, smart, passionate artists arts al fresco, the Celebrate Brook- could do the things they wanted to. We set up an office in F lyn summer performance schedule our [Park Slope] apartment and founded a company which has been an annual treat for the last 24 zation that we both esteem and love is some time to be able to afford that, but allows collaborators to trade time for each others’ produc- years. just the best. We’re hoping to perform the result was to attract larger audiences tions,” Eisman told GO Brooklyn. With free admission, and a suggested every year starting next year — into per- and to introduce lesser known but deserv- This means, for example, that if a director works the box contribution of $3, the price is a steal to petuity! ing artists to a larger audience.” office in one show, he see veteran performers. And as for per- “It’s the greatest scene — to have all of In 1996, Walsh said, he introduced the may collect enough time formances by emerging artists, Celebrate those people come to Prospect Park and concept of live musical accompaniment to get someone else to do Brooklyn’s low entrance fee has made it see great performers in a setting that’s to silent films. the lights on his next possible for audience members to take a beautiful, relaxed and exciting. It’s one of This summer, the Alloy Orchestra will show. Their upcoming gamble and discover new faces, because the great things that Brooklyn and New perform the score to “The Black Pirate,” multimedia arts festival, they literally have nothing to lose. York has.” the 1926 film written by and starring “Spring Fever” at the Co-producer Jack Walsh has labored While favorite performers like the Al- Douglas Fairbanks. Brooklyn Lyceum, is a

over Celebrate Brooklyn for the last 21 Mango / Greg loy Orchestra and the Mark Morris Dance This summer’s festival is again com- perfect example of how seasons, and says the summer of 2003, Group return regularly, the festival is al- missioning new dance works (by Keely this system works. the festival’s 25th, promises to contain ways being tweaked. Last year, Walsh Garfield and Jamel Gaines) and will see “We wanted to pro- more heaping helpings of the same recipe even revamped the Friends of Celebrate the return of Jazz at Lincoln Center; the duce our clown show, for success. Brooklyn membership program with ad- Brooklyn Philharmonic, with Tony ‘Blue: A Comedy About

“We were coming off last summer’s in- Papers The Brooklyn ditional perks and added new concession- Award-winning singer Lillias White; the Death and Loss,’ which credibly strong program, with a really aire Two Boots. African Festival, featuring Salif Keita; the we had workshopped at strong lineup,” Walsh told GO Brooklyn. Armatrading’s concert will be preced- “We were able to get through the reno- Boricua Festival; and the Irish rock group the Westbeth Theatre “We had set the bar pretty high for our- ed by a 25th birthday gala, a benefit to vation of the bandshell in 1998-99 with the Saw Doctors. Center several times,” Dance ‘Fever’: Choreogra- selves. We came in saying, if we do not raise funds for Celebrate Brooklyn. Hon- extraordinarily successful seasons,” said Walsh has been able to keep Celebrate Eisman explained. “We pher Josh Walden’s “All is match the level of what we did last year, orees will be Gordon Davis, former chair- Walsh, “resulting in the fabulous facility Brooklyn afloat despite the city’s eco- rented the Lyceum the- Full of Love,” set to music we wanted to exceed it.” man of the city Parks Department, and we have now with nomic highs and ater space for three by Bjork, will open the new The 2002 season attracted more than Fort Greene-based choreographer Mark enhanced produc- lows by creating weeks, and instead of let- “Spring Fever” fest. 200,000 visitors to Prospect Park and in- Morris. tion values and MUSIC corporate sponsor- ting it sit dark for those cluded performances by dozens of artists Walsh credits Davis with the creation comfort level for ships, the Friends times when we weren’t including Dr. John, the Lincoln Center of Celebrate Brooklyn in 1979. the audience and The 25th Birthday Gala on June 12 of Celebrate Brook- running our show, we decided to give other collaborators a to benefit Celebrate Brooklyn will feature Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, “Davis was the Parks commissioner improved sight- cocktails and dinner at 5:30 pm followed lyn membership chance to work on and produce projects they’d wanted to do the Brooklyn Philharmonic, a screening from 1978 to 1983, and he was instru- lines.” by a performance by Joan Armatrading program, the “Keep for some time but couldn’t due to financial limitations. We of the Elvis Presley movie “Jailhouse mental in making Celebrate Brooklyn,” When Walsh be- at 8 pm and post-concert party, at 9:30 it Great give $3 at would provide the space, lights, publicity and staff. They pm, featuring Globesonic DJ Collective. Rock” and new work by choreographers said Walsh. “We’re honoring him for that came director of Tickets are $250 and up for VIP seating the Gate” campaign would provide their brilliance, hard work and dreams.” David Neumann and NicholasLeichter- initiative. Since then he has gone on to be the festival in at the concert, pre-concert dinner and and by offering The project now has 120 collaborators and the financial Dance — commissioned by Celebrate active in New York City’s cultural 1994, he made a post-concert party. benefit concerts. assistance or donated materials from the Brooklyn Academy Admission to the concert is free and Brooklyn. world.” significant change open to the public with a suggested do- “Now I would of Music, off-off-Broadway’s Chashama Theatre and DUM- Held at the Prospect Park Bandshell at The world-renowned Mark Morris in its programming nation of $3. For the complete Celebrate say it’s fair to say BO theater company One Arm Red. Prospect Park West and Ninth Street, this Dance Group made its Celebrate Brook- philosophy. Brooklyn schedule, log on to www.brook- that we’re feeling “Spring Fever” opens May 21 with an evening of free year’s festival will kick off on June 12 lyn debut in 1985, and has performed “Rachel Char- lynx.org/celebrate. the pinch along with drinks, free food and a free performance of choreographer with a performance by singer Joan Arma- there two additional times. Morris opened noff, my co-pro- everyone else,” said Josh Walden’s “All Is Full of Love” and continues until June trading. The British vocalist has been per- the Mark Morris Dance Center in Fort ducer, and I made Walsh. “We fear 7 with two free art installations, five theatrical performanc- forming her blend of rock, reggae, blues Greene in 2001. it our mandate at that point to focus on a what the future holds if the economy con- es, three dance pieces and two film events — all ongoing and jazz for 30 years. After an eight-year “We love it, truly love it,” said Barry slightly different program model,” ex- tinues to drag along. That said, we’re in throughout the festival — as well as two live music events. hiatus, she returned this year with her Alterman, general director of the Mark plained Walsh. “We paired a local emerg- pretty good shape going into this year, Walden has based “All Is Full of Love” on the musical “On March release “Lover’s Speak” (Denon, Morris Dance Group. “Mark gets a lot of ing artist of highest quality … with a na- and we have as full a season as we had the Town.” Only instead of using the music of Leonard Bern- $16.98). honors, but to be honored by an organi- tionally oriented recognized artist. It took last year.” See SPRING on page GO 6

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(betw 6th and 7th ave) TEL 718.399.9876 / Greg Mango / Greg Polaniecki, the founders of the Brook- worry was that the art wouldn’t be Mango / Greg park slope, brooklyn FAX 718.399.9432 lyn Jewish Arts Gallery. Proceeds from modest enough for the modern Ortho- this gallery, which dox synagogue. is located in the But Novack and synagogue, will ART Polaniecki as- The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn go towards the sured board mem- Papers The Brooklyn The Brooklyn Jewish Arts Gallery restoration of the is located inside Congregation B’nai bers that the art Restorative art: (Top) Preparing for the Brooklyn Jewish Arts Gallery’s May 15 opening, gallery co-founder Elegantly Casual – Not Stuffy 102-year-old Jacob, 401 Ninth St. at Sixth Avenue. wouldn’t affect Fred Polaniecki (left) and curator Betzalel Cadena hang Cadena’s painting, “The Masks for Purim.” Pro- Serving your Family & Friends since 1964. building. The next group show runs May 15- the synagogue ceeds from gallery sales will help restore Congregation B’nai Jacob (bottom right) which needs substantial The synagogue, June 15. An artist’s reception will be negatively. held May 15, from 6 to 10 pm. For repairs of its frescoes, stained glass and cupola. Rabbi Shimon Hecht (bottom left) is the spiritual leader of located at 401 more information, call (718) 832-1266 “People eventu- Ninth St., between or visit the Web site at bjag.org. ally got behind the Congregation B’nai Jacob, located at 401 Ninth St. in Park Slope. Sixth and Seventh gallery,” Polaniec- avenues in Park ki said. by clarinetist Margot Leverett, played “The art is very spiritual,” he said. original gallery space, on the other Slope, was bought by Congregation Another problem was that there March 8. Novack estimated that the first show hand, requires improvement because B’nai Jacob in 1996. (The Joseph J. Di- was a limited amount of money to The show attracted about 400 atten- raised a few thousand dollars. (The the synagogue is trying to encourage Parties for up to 200 amond American Legion Post and Con- work with. dees, said Novack, who came from all gallery committee’s ultimate goal is to more people to rent it out. This is espe------gregation B’nai Shalom were the previ- “We set a reasonable budget and we over Brooklyn — and beyond — to raise $770,000.) The money raised cially important, as those rentals help Enjoy piano music nightly ous occupants.) were able to stay well within it,” he see the 52 works on display. from the show is currently in the raise money for the restoration. ----- Before the Brooklyn Jewish Arts said. That was partly due to the fact that “People enjoyed the art,” Novack restoration fund. While it’s encouraging that work Park in our private lot Gallery was created, the synagogue had they did not spend a lot on promotion. said. As for the future, some improve- continues to be done on the synagogue, ----- raised some money, but needed more to Press coverage and word of mouth That response, he said, “made us ments to the gallery space and the main some things — like the frescoes and the Pastry & Espresso? make all the improvements it required. helped attract attention. realize we could take this to another sanctuary will be made shortly. The cupola — simply cost too much for a In April 2001, Polaniecki’s friend, “We really didn’t have too many hur- level. Not only could we fundraise, main sanctuary, in particular, needs to full restoration right now. Visit our curator Betzalel Cadena, had just fin- dles to overcome,” Polaniecki said. but we could also create an apprecia- be improved as soon as possible. The upcoming art exhibit, featuring Pastry Shoppe ished assembling a show at the Syna- The first show, curated by Cadena, tion of Jewish art and connect people “The longer we leave it in this condi- works by Cadena, Alex Zwartenstein, gogue for the Arts in Manhattan and took place March 8-9. The gallery, an to our synagogue.” tion, the more hazardous it will be- Ewa Harabasz, Richard McBee and was looking for another synagogue to approximately 60-foot by 70-foot, well- The gallery had another effect as come,” said Novack. Another reason Shoshana Golin, opens May 15. The host an exhibit. Polaniecki casually lit room, exhibited works by a trio of well. the main sanctuary needs to be im- gallery will host two more shows later mentioned this to Novack. Both men Jewish artists: Ivo Perelman, Rebecca “People told us the art inspired them proved is so the gallery can expand to a in the year: one in September and one RESTAURANT soon realized that a gallery might help Schweiger and Shoshannah Brombach- during prayer services. We’re very small area there before the upcoming in November. Further details will be Michael’s raise the needed funds for B’nai Jacob. er-Miller. The Klezmer Mountain Boys, pleased by that,” said Novack, adding show. (The space is capable of exhibit- posted on the gallery’s Web site, 2929 Avenue R (at Nostrand Ave.) • (718) 998-7851 “We saw that this was a feasible idea a klezmer and bluegrass ensemble led that they were not completely surprised. ing around 25 additional works.) The bjag.org, as they become available. www.michaelsofbrooklyn.com • compiled by Susan Rosenthal excursion to Brighton Beach. WHERE TO $25, $20 members. 10 am. Reservations and pre-payment necessary. (718) 694-5139. 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By Tina Barry for The Brooklyn Papers

atrons may be boycotting French bistros outside of Brooklyn, but Pin our borough, Gallic dining is tres chic. On a recent weeknight, Quercy, a French bistro that opened on Court Street in January, was packed with customers gobbling escargot and rab- bit stew. Apparently, for unpatriotic hedonists (and I count myself as one of them) when the pleasure of a good meal beckons, we leave our politics at home. Chef Jean-Francois Fraysse and his wife, Melva Max, who also own

Manhattan’s La Luncheonette, Mango / Greg named their eatery after his home- town, located “halfway between Toulouse and Bordeaux in Southwest France.”

The two revamped the space, Papers The Brooklyn which formerly housed Harvest Mar- Where’s the boeuf?: (At right) Quercy Chef Jean-Francois Fraysse ket, and added their own spin to the with his impossibly tender boeuf bourguignon and cassoulets. ubiquitous “bistro in a box” decor (Above) Waitress Mumtaj Ismail offers service with a smile at the seen so often in our neighborhoods. Court Street restaurant.

The room sports persimmon-colored Mango / Greg walls that cast a flattering glow on patrons; black-and-white photo- awash in oil and overwhelmed by shouldn’t pass on the special boeuf graphs and carefully appointed tables garlic. bourguignon. The stew is more hom- that are close, but not too near other A better choice would be the arti- ey than exciting, yet Fraysse’s ver-

diners. It’s an inviting room heady choke vinaigrette. Women at a near- sion provides some drama. Served in Papers The Brooklyn with the aroma of garlic. by table were breaking the leaves off a large, oval gratin dish, it arrived Fraysse’s menu is classic, Old a huge artichoke, dipping it into the with its thick, wine-laced sauce bub- sconced in cream and tangy cheese varieties of berries — it’s a pleasure SmallTownBrooklyn.com World French light dressing bling. Meaty, winey and perfumed then baked until the top is crisp and (and the appropriate way to end a bistro fare. No and sighing. with garlic, each cube of beef was brown. rich meal) to have an unadorned tart, surprises await DINING The lacklus- cooked to optimal tenderness and If some justification for indul- without infusions of herbs or you. No fusion ter first course every carrot and onion caramelized gence is needed, Fraysse thoughtfully essences. anything. No Quercy (242 Court St. at Baltic was redeemed to sweet perfection. Knives are op- adds to the plate crisp haricots verts The flourless, bitter chocolate tart Street) accepts cash only. Entrees: Asian touches. $12-$24. For reservations, call (718) by an uncompli- tional. (thin string beans), sauteed with was less successful. Sitting in a pool Much of our 243-2151. cated endive and Another no-big-deal dish (until mushrooms. of thin, slightly sweetened chocolate Wander the meal, like the Roquefort salad. you try it yourself) is Fraysse’s fault- Desserts at Quercy are well-made sauce, the pastry promised a hit of special boeuf Sweet roasted less roasted chicken. The skin of his bistro classics. The pear tarte Tatin is strong chocolate but didn’t deliver. neighborhood, schmooze bourguignon and the rustic pear tarte beets sat atop the bitter endive leaves, bronzed bird is as brittle as the top of a triumph: it’s crust as crisp as a “It tastes like a candle,” someone Tatin (a crust is placed over the fruit a wedge of the sharp cheese perched a properly made creme brulee, and cracker, and the large wedges of pear at my table said. They weren’t far with the neighbors ... in a saute pan, then baked and flipped at the edge of the plate. Health-con- the moist meat oozes juice. Liberally caramelized until deep brown. After off. for serving) were delectable. science customers can use a little coated with an assertive mustard the pears are baked, they assume a We’ve all experienced the same and get PAID for it?!? However, a few dishes didn’t daz- pitcher to drizzle their own greens sauce, the chicken, and its side of po- wine-like taste that is nicely comple- traumatic couple of years. This long, zle. with the tart, creamy dressing. This tato and Gruyere cheese gratin, are mented by a dollop of tart creme dismal winter has left us pining for Yup! Be a part-time sales rep for The evening’s soup du jour, a salad, with its pleasing harmony of the dishes upon which bistros base fraiche, which sits on the side of the warm escapes, and our fear of flying, SmallTown Brooklyn (no experience necessary) creamy potage of cauliflower and strong and subtle flavors and crunchy their reputations. An Atkins Diet pastry. coupled by diminishing paychecks roast chestnuts, was like velvet in the and smooth textures, will become a devotee may want to give the spuds a After being fed so many over- (for those lucky enough to be em- mouth, yet tasted like an under-sea- destination dish when the warm pass, but the experience of eating that wrought desserts at other places — a ployed), has kept us homebound. So [email protected] soned pea soup. Delicate, nutty-fla- weather finally kicks in. dish is worth every artery-clogging souffle on top of a cookie, served why be spiteful if saying “oui” af- (718) 222-8209 vored chanterelle mushrooms were Regardless of the weather, patrons bite. The tender vegetable is en- with two sauces, ice cream and five fords us some small gratification? 4 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM May 19, 2003

St. (718) 782-5188. DRAMA: One Arm Red presents “I’m Gonna Kill the President.” WHERE TO GO... 8 pm. Other pieces follow. 45 Main St. Call for ticket info. (718) 797-0046. Continued from page GO 2... Exchange hosts a dance with a the Brooklyn Brandenburgers. DJ. $20. 9 pm to 1 am. Old WED, MAY 21 1 to 5 pm. JJ Byrne Park. (718) American Can Factory, 230 768-3195. Free. Third St. (718) 832-0018. BOOK LAUNCH: Brooklyn Public DANCE: Straight to the Helicop- JAZZ: Robert Glasper Trio per- Library, Central branch, pres- ter presents excerpts from “Av- form. $15 plus minimum cover ents “Storied City,” a children’s oidances.” 2 pm. Sunset Park, per set. 9 and 11 pm and 12:30 book and walking tour guide enter on Fifth Avenue at 41st am. Up Over Jazz Cafe, 351 to New York City. 8:30 am. Street. (718) 812-6418. Free. Flatbush Ave. (718) 398-5413. Grand Army Plaza. RSVP. (718) YOUNG COMPOSERS: Perfor- NOT BENEFIT PARTY: Nest, an 369-9385. Free. mance by members of the St. interdisciplinary non-profit arts FILM: The Watch Club hosts Luke’s Young Composers organization dedicated to acti- Callan / Tom “Howard’s End” (1992). 2 pm. Development Program. Four vating idle real-estate for artis- 157 Montague St. (718) 875- composers between the ages tic purposes, hosts an opening 6960. Free. of 12 and 26 perform. 2 pm. party. Performers include alter- SPRING FEVER: Brooklyn Lyceum Brooklyn School of Music, 126 native-country trio Kantoree presents “All is Full of Love.” St. Felix St. (718) 855-7101. Bando. $5 if you are well- $12. 8 pm. 227 Fourth Ave. dressed, $6 otherwise. 68

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Built in the Dance Africa program, a Previn. $50 donation. 8 pm. cover. 10 pm to midnight. 514 reading by teens of their poet- Brooklyn Museum of Art, 200 Second St. (718) 499-3253. tral,” featuring nine 19th- and early 20th- 1892, the church is a blend of Moorish ry. 6:30 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. Eastern Parkway. (718) 771-4341. CHILDREN century homes, on May 18 from noon to design and Romanesque architecture. (718) 636-4100. Free. CONCERT: Brooklyn Philharmonic 5 pm. A highlight of the tour is a look inside FITNESS WORKSHOP: Midwood PUPPETWORKS: presents Chorus performs Gabriel This 44th annual walking tour is a Bed and Breakfast on the Park (above), Development Corporation Faure’s “Requiem” and “Messe “Cinderella.” $6, $7 adults. hosts a workshop conducted Basse Pour Voix de Femmes.” 12:30 and 2:30 pm. 338 Sixth fundraiser for the civic council, which re- an 1896 Neo-Renaissance bed-and- by a chiropractor. 7 to 9 pm. $10. 7:30 pm. St. Augustine’s Ave. (718) 965-3391. turns the funds to the community breakfast with stained-glass windows, Edward R. Murrow High Roman Catholic Church, 116 AQUARIUM: Visit the New York School, 1600 Ave. L. (718) 376- Sixth Ave. (718) 907-0963. Aquarium. $11, $7 seniors and through scholarships to college-bound gas burning fireplaces, canopy beds and 1099. Free. BARGEMUSIC: chamber music children 12 and under. 10 am students and grants to schools, charities, Victorian furnishings. MEETING: Bay Ridge Historical program by Beethoven, to 5 pm. West Eighth Street cultural institutions and other organiza- Tickets are $20. For more information, Society meets to discuss “The and Surf Avenue. (718) 265-SURF. Dvorak, Stravinsky and Bartok. tions benefiting Park Slope. call (718) 832-8227 or visit the Web site Old Resorts of Brooklyn,” a book $35. 7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSE- by Ron Schweiger. 7:30 pm. Ensure Peace of Mind for yourself and your family. Landing. 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(718) 630-8629. 2 to 8 pm. More. Prospect Park. tro-acoustic music and the ($500 Value when applied to a single crypt) (718) 623-7220. BOOK SALE: Rock bottom prices PAPER MOON PLAYERS: “Love DANCE: Brooklyn Arts Exchange www.prospectpark.org (718) at Brooklyn Public Library, electric guitar. $10. 7:30 pm. STUDENT CONCERT: Brooklyn Letters,” by AR Gurney. $8. 8 hosts its first annual Spring 965-8960. Central branch. Noon to 4 pm. South Oxford Space, 138 South Arts Exchange presents Young pm. Emmanuel Episcopal Dance. $20. 9 pm to 1 am. Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230- Oxford St. (718) 398-3078. People Performing Workshop’s Church, 2635 E. 23rd St. (718) American Can Factory, 230 PERFORMANCES 2406. CONCERT: Brooklyn Symphony Interest Free, Tax-Free, Only 10% Down dance program. $8, $5 mem- 848-2837. Third St. (718) 832-0018. BCBC: Brooklyn Center for the SPIRAL THOUGHT: Second annual Orchestra concludes its season bers and low-income. 8 pm. Performing Arts wraps its Broad- with a performance of works Call (718) 278-3240 BROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE: 421 Fifth Ave. (718) 832-0018. ‘Alternative Small Press Etc.” fair. “Dance the Night Away.” $20. way Series with “The Cotton On exhibit are small press publi- by Williams and Beethoven. 8 9 pm to 1 am. American Can OTHER SUN, MAY 18 Club,” featuring music and tap cations, electronic publishing pm. Walt Whitman Hall, Brook- Factory, 230 Third St. (718) SHABBATON: Congregation B’nai dance. $40. 2 pm. Walt Whitman methods, spoken word audio lyn College, one block from the St. Michael’s Cemetery 832-0018. Avraham hosts a service and Theater, Brooklyn College, one recordings and other alternative intersection of Nostrand and OUTDOORS AND TOURS Flatbush avenues. (718) 330- MICRO MUSEUM: “International lunch. Topic of discussion, block from the intersection of publishing methods. Noon to 6 72-02 Astoria Blvd., East Elmhurst, Queens FIFTH AVENUE FAIR: Event fea- 0172. Not Still Art Festival.” Event fea- “How Can Spirituality Enhance Flatbush and Nostrand avenues. pm. The Old Stone House, 336 www.stmichaelscemetery.com tures live music, food, local (718) 951-4500. Third St. (718) 832-2310. GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: One Est. 1852 tures non-narrative and abstract Your Love Life?” $30 non-mem- artists, antiques, apparel, rides electronic motion imaging with bers, $25 members, $15 stu- SPRING FEST: Brooklyn Botanic LECTURE SERIES: Brooklyn Public Ring Zero. $5. 9 pm. Also, and more. Artist Ann Rosen will Garden hosts Mei-Mei Bers- Library hosts a series on Jews bluegrass music with Citigrass. music and sound design and live dents and seniors. 117 Remsen be available to take family or performances, panel discussion St. (718) 596-4840. senbrugge and Molly McQuade and the Media. Today: “Jews in No cover. 8:30 pm. 70 North individual color portraits, start- Sixth St. (718) 782-5188. and networking opportunity. SELF-HYPNOSIS WORKSHOP: in a poetry reading. 2 pm. Also, Television.” 2 pm. Brooklyn ing at $40, at Degraw Street at Dirty Red, Carolina Slim and Public Library, Central branch, LOW BAR: presents a variety of $15, $10 students. 2 and 8 pm. Drs. Lois and George Donnelly Fifth Avenue. 11 am to 7 pm. 123 Smith St. (718) 797-3116. host a self-hypnosis workshop. Norris Concert play Piedmont Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230- guests including dancer Kitty SENECA SMOKES St. Johns Place to 12th Street. blues. $5, $3 seniors and chil- 2100. Free. Diggins and conjurer Russello. HEIGHTS PLAYERS: presents “My $75. 10 am to 6 pm. Touch of Rain or shine. Fair Lady.” $15, $12 seniors Light Chiropractic, 44 Court dren over 16. 3 pm. 1000 Wash- SUNDAYS ON MYRTLE: Lecture No cover. 8 pm. 81 Wash- NORWAY PARADE: 52nd annual ington Ave. (718) 623-7333. and demo on photography. ington St. (718) 222-1LOW. Tax Free Discount Cigarettes and children. 8 pm. 26 Willow St., Suite 907. (347) 262-5803. Norwegian Constitution Day Place. (718) 237-2752. OPEN HOUSE: Sebago Canoe MUSIC: Kingsborough Orchestra Topic is “New Trends in Parade. 1:30 pm. Third Avenue performs with Kingsborough Custom Framing.” $15. 4 to 6 Cartons start at just $11 651 ARTS: “Black Dance: Transition Club offers kayaking, canoeing, north to 69th Street and Bay HURS AY and Transformation” presents sailing, rowing and racing. All Chorus. 2:30 pm. 2001 Oriental pm. Clinton Hill Simply Art and T , M 22 Ridge Avenue. (718) 745-6653. Boulevard. (718) 368-5596. Free. Framing Gallery, 583 Myrtle All major brands plus many value brands. The Dayton Contemporary welcome. 10 am to 5 pm. 1400 ASIAN FESTIVAL: First annual HEALTH TALK: New York Dance Company. $40, $30, Paerdergat Ave. (718) 241-3683. MUSIC: Brooklyn Philharmonic Ave. (718) 624-5041. Asian Pacific Heritage Festival. performs music about and by READING SERIES: Barbes Bar Methodist Hospital offers a talk Full line of chew, cigars, snuff and pipe tobacco. $20. 8 pm. BAM Harvey Theater, STRESS MANAGEMENT: Dance and music performanc- “New Treatments for Back Pain 651 Fulton St. (718) 636-4100. Brooklyn Public Library and women in conjunction with presents fiction writers reading es, food and crafts. 1-5 pm. “Victorian Nude” and “Dinner from their works. 6 pm. No and Arthritis.” People 60 years Call Toll Free 1-877-234-2447 RELEASE PARTY: Release party Project Liberty present a post- Veterans Memorial Pier, 69th of age or older are invited to for Drori Mondlak and Straight 9/11 workshop. 2 pm. New Party,” Brooklyn Museum cover. 376 Ninth St. (718) 965- Street and Shore Road. exhibits. $15, $10 seniors and 9177. attend. Refreshments. 2 pm. Or visit our website at: Circle. $15. 9 to 11:30 pm. Utrecht branch, 86th Street Brooklyn College Student ISLAND CRUISE: Brooklyn Center students. 3 pm. Brooklyn OCULARIS FILM: Cinema Parlor Jazz, 119 Vanderbilt Ave. and Bay 17th Street. (718) 236- for the Urban Environment Center, fifth floor. (718) 677- W20 (718) 855-1981. 4086. Free. Museum of Art, 200 Eastern Williamsburg Style presents www.senecasmokes.com hosts a tour “Cruising the Parkway. (718) 822-5838. 6633. Free. SPRING DANCE: Brooklyn Arts DINNER DANCE: Lutheran Medi- “Risky Business,” a new video Other Islands: Hosts’ Choice, LUTE AND VOICE CONCERT: work by three award-winning PROJECT CHANCE: Workshop Part Two.” Cruise aboard the The Musicians in Ordinary host Mexican media artists. $6. 7 for parents on “Infant Injury Chelsea Screamer and tour the a concert, “Dowland the New pm. 70 North Sixth St. (718) Prevention.” 3 pm. 44-60 guides’ favorite islands includ- Men,” a program that investi- Rockwell Place. (718) 694-6957. 782-5188. Free. ing Governor’s Island, Ellis gates influences of poetry on BARBES BAR: presents the Island, Hoffman and Swinburne musical form. $10, $8 students. FLOWER WORKSHOP: The Academy Award-winning film Horticultural Society of New islands and others. $11, $9 3 pm. Christ Church, 326 “The Panama Deception” members, $8 seniors and stu- Clinton St. (718) 624-0083. York hosts a talk on how to (1992). 8 pm. 376 Ninth St. plant and transform your gar- dents. 9 am to noon. Call for GOSPEL CONCERT: Lafayette (718) 965-9177. Free. reservations and meeting loca- Inspirational Ensemble per- den. Children and adults wel- tion. (718) 788-8500, ext. 208. PIER SHOW 11: Brooklyn come. Gloves and tools provid- forms its 12th annual concert. Working Artists Coalition hosts GANGS OF NEW YORK: Dr. Phil’s $20, $10 children and seniors. 4 ed. 3 to 4:30 pm. Brooklyn its annual art show. Noon to 6 Public Library, Park Slope New York Talks and Walks pm. Lafayette Avenue pm. See Sat. explores the Jewish Connection Presbyterian Church, Lafayette branch, 431 Sixth Ave. (212) of the “The Gangs of New READING: Sotto Voce Lounge 757-0915. Free. Avenue and South Oxford hosts Readings Below the York.” Learn about the underside Street. (718) 625-7515. LAWN CARE: Brooklyn Botanic of Jewish immigrant life. $15. Voice with Jeanann Verlee and Garden offers a talk “Summer- BAROQUE MUSIC: New York WR Coffel. $7 includes one 10:30 am. Meet at First Rou- Baroque presents “Buxtehude time...and the Lawncare is manian American Synagogue, drink. 7:30 pm. 453 Fourth St. Easy.” 5:30 to 7:30 pm. 1000 of Lubeck.” $20, $15 seniors (718) 369-9322. 89 Rivington St, lower Man- and students. First Unitarian Washington Ave. (718) 623- hattan. Also, additional tour of ASTHMA SCREENING: Maimo- 7220. Free. Church, Pierrepont Street and nides Medical Center offers a America’s first media slum: site Monroe Place. (718) 852-4544. PIERS 6-12: Public meeting with of Foley Square Housing State screening. Call for time. 4802 Port Authority over future BARGEMUSIC: chamber music Tenth Ave. (877) 874-2796. Free. and Federal courts. $15. 1:30 program by Beethoven, development of Piers 6-12. pm. Meet at 38 Park Row, lower Dvorak, Stravinsky and Bartok. 6:30 pm. Miccio PAL Center, Manhattan. (888) 377-4455. 110 W. 9th St., Red Hook. Free. $35. 4 pm. Fulton Ferry MON, MAY 19 WILD TOUR: Learn about wild Landing. (718) 624-2083. BASIC JUDAISM: Congregation food and ecology of Prospect LUXX BAR: presents underground B’nai Avraham offers a talk “The STAGED READING: Mission Jewish Home: How is it Differ- Park with “Wildman” Steve rock with Snowsuit. Call for Theater Company presents a Brill. $10, $5 children under 12. time. No cover. (718) 599-1000. ent?” 6:30 to 8 pm. 117 Remsen reading of Robert Chesley’s St. (718) 596-4840. Free. 11:45 am. Call for meeting “Stray Dog Story.” 7:30 pm. location and reservations. (914) HEIGHTS PLAYERS: “My Fair BARGEMUSIC: chamber music Lady.” 3 pm. See Sat. South Oxford Space, 138 S. 835-2153. Oxford St. (718) 638-0384. Free. program by Mozart, von Biber HOUSE TOUR: 44th annual self- GALLERY PLAYERS: “Chess.” 3 and Stravinsky. $35. 7:30 pm. pm. See Sat. LECTURE: Congregation B’nai Fulton Ferry Landing. (718) guided Park Slope House Tour. Avraham hosts a series, “Ethics $20. Noon to 5 pm. Buy tickets PAPER MOON PLAYERS: “Love 624-2083. Letters.” 3:30 pm. See Sat. of Our Fathers.” Today: “Self at Dizzy’s, corner of Eighth Respect.” 8 pm. 117 Remsen DANCEWAVE: Kids Company Avenue and Ninth Street. (718) CHILDREN St. (718) 802-1827. Free. performs works by Mark 832-8227. Morris, Doug Varone, Donald BARBES BAR: presents the GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Big SMALL FINGER COMPETITION: Byrd and more. $16 adults, $12 Brooklyn Arts Council hosts its Academy Award winning film kids 12 and under. 7:30 pm. Onion hosts a tour of this “The Panama Deception” Victorian “City of the Dead.” 30th annual piano competition Picnic House, Prospect Park. for young people. 11 am. (1992). 9 pm. 376 Ninth St. (718) 622-2548. Tour discusses history, architec- (718) 965-9177. Free. ture and people of this Brook- Brooklyn Music School, 126 St. SPRING FEVER: Brooklyn Lyceum lyn landmark. $12, $10 students Felix St. (718) 625-0080. Free. GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: Eve- presents Blum Dance Theater and seniors. 1 pm. Meet at BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSE- ning of burlesque. 9:30 pm. No in “Egg, My Mother’s Eye Ball.” main entrance, Fifth Avenue UM: presents Ritmo Caliente cover. Also, Unlit. $5. 10 pm. 70 $12. 9 pm. Also, The Delphian and 25th Street. (212) 439- Dancers. $4. 2:30 pm. Also, North Sixth St. (718) 782-5188. Orchestra performs Big Band 1090. Also, second tour of the comic book artist and animator WEDDING 101: Learn how to music. $12. 10 pm. Also, cemetery led by John Cashman John Kitses leads a workshop. plan your wedding day during “Random Violence,” a one act and Frank Mescall. Tour and Appropriate for ages 8 and a fair hosted at the New York nightmare. $12. 7:30 pm. 227 talk about Green-Wood’s his- older. 2:30 to 4:30 pm. 145 Marriott Brooklyn. $20. 6 to Fourth Ave. (347) 683-7698. torical, sociological, architectur- Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. 9:30 pm. 333 Adams St. (718) LOW BAR: Babylon Jazz Assault. al, artistic, horticultural and the- MUSIC FOR FAMILIES: The 857-3066. No cover. 10 pm. 81 Wash- atrical appeal. $6. 1 pm. Meet Klezmatics perform. $10, $5 ington St. (718) 222-1LOW. inside Ninth Avenue gate at 20th children. 3 pm. Brooklyn Street. (718) 469-5277. Finally, Conservatory of Music, 58 TUES, MAY 20 third tour led by Jeff Richman, Seventh Ave. (718) 622-3300. FRI, MAY 23 cemetery historian. $10. 1 pm. PUPPETWORKS: “Cinderella.” FAMILIES FIRST: Talk for parents Meet at 25th Street and Fifth 12:30 and 2:30 pm. See Sat. of teens. Learn how to set lim- Memorial Day Weekend Avenue. (631) 549-4891. its and figure out what moti- OTHER vates teens. $10. 5:30 to 7 pm. BRIDGE WALK: Big Onion Tours PLUM BEACH NATURE WALK: 250 Baltic St. Reservations nec- takes a walk over the Brooklyn Brooklyn Center for the Urban DOG TALK: Kings County Kennel Club offers a canine good citi- essary. (718) 237-1862. Bridge and through Brooklyn Environment hosts a tour. $11, Heights. $12, $10 students and $9 members, $8 seniors and zen test. Learn if your dog is FINANCE TALK: Greenpoint Bank socially acceptable. $10. 10 am and Barnes Enterprises present seniors. 1 pm. Meet at south- students. 3:30 to 6:30 pm. east corner of Broadway and Meet at Circular Building in to 12:30 pm. Wollman Rink, “Budgeting and Financing Prospect Park, enter at Ocean Strategies for Mature Busi- Chambers Street, lower Plum Beach parking lot. Plum Manhattan. (212) 439-1090. Beach is off the eastbound Belt and Parkside avenues. (718) nesses.” 5:30 to 8 pm. Green- Parkway. (718) 788-8500. 492-2460. point Bank, 356 Fulton St. BAMCINEMATEK: Dance Africa FLEA MARKET: at Flatbush Jewish Reservations necessary. (718) film program presents “That’s YOU GOTTA HAVE PARK: Annual 852-0539. Free. My Face” (2002). $10. 2 and 7 event to celebrate volunteerism Center. 10 am to 2:30 pm. 500 Church Ave. (718) 871-5200. AGING PARENT TALK: Heights pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) in Prospect Park continues. $1. 595-2150. All day. Events include canine ART GALLERY: Brooklyn Jewish and Hill Community Council good citizen test. 12:30 to 5:30 Arts Gallery presents art for offers a series of workshops. INSTALLATION: New exhibit at pm. Summer reading kickoff sale. Proceeds help restore Today: “Medical Issues.” 6:30 354 Exhibitions entitled “InX- to 8:30 pm. 160 Montague St. teriors.” 4 to 8 pm. 354 De- Registration required. (718) graw St. (718) 625-3839. Free. 596-8789. Free. DANCE AFRICA: Brooklyn READING: Brooklyn poets read Academy of Music hosts its from their works. 6:30 to 8 pm. 26th annual event. Program Brooklyn Public Library, Brook- explores dance, music, film and Diabetes? lyn Heights branch, 280 Cad- culture of the African Diaspora. man Plaza West. (718) 623-7100. $38, $28, $18, children 16 and Are you caught between these two health MEETING: 84th Precinct Com- under: $19, $14, $9. 7:30 pm. munity Council presents Cop- Opera House, 30 Lafayette problems? Then you may qualify for Look AHEAD, of-the-Month award to Capt. Ave. (718) 636-4100. a National Institutes of Health research project Gary Gomula. 7 pm. Brooklyn BARGEMUSIC: chamber music Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon program by Mozart, von Biber studying the long-term benefits of weight loss in St. (718) 875-6850. and Stravinsky. $35. 7:30 pm. people with type 2 diabetes. BARNES AND NOBLE: author Fulton Ferry Landing. (718) David Kushner reading from his 624-2083. book “Masters of Doom: How GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: Gold Physical exams, medical tests, and educational Two Guys Created an Empire Sparkle Trio CD release party. programs are provided at no cost to volunteers and Transformed Pop Culture.” $7. 7:30 pm. Also, Qatsi. $6. 7:30 pm. 267 Seventh Ave. 10:30 pm. 70 North Sixth St. who qualify. (718) 832-9066. Free. (718) 782-5188. CONCERT: Forecast Music hosts a LUXX CAFÉ: Boston music group For more information, call multimedia concert featuring Eyes Like Knives performs. $5. four experimental works creat- 8 pm. 256 Grand St. (718) 599- ed in collaboration with local 1000. St. Luke’s-Roosevelt artists in various disciplines. $5. TWO BOOTS: Night Wigga plays 7:30 pm. 138 South Oxford St. African rhythms. No cover. 10 (212) 523-8037 (718) 389-0761. pm to midnight. 514 Second GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: Phat St. (718) 499-3253. Tuesdays with Todd Reynolds ARTS AT ST. ANN’S: “Labapa- Overweight? and Curtis Eller. $12. 8 pm. looza” festival of new puppet Also, Klezmer Tuesdays. 8:30 theater. Program B. $20. 8 pm. pm. No cover. 70 North Sixth 38 Water St. (718) 858-2424. May 19, 2003 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM 5

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A smash hit in the 1950s, blunders, such as Leslie Ross, Share full kit + full bath. No smoking, no “My Fair Lady” came into be- ‘Loverly’ moment: Jamie Copaken as Freddy Eynsford- who neither looks nor acts like 4 rms for rent, move in cond. great pets, prefer long term stay, min. 4 mos. BROKERS Hill and Ellen Copaken as Eliza Doolittle in the Heights area, NO PETS, NO WASHER. Near (718) 230-8555. W20 ing mostly through the persist- a convincing Mrs. Higgins and subway and shopping. 15th Ave. ence of Hungarian film pro- Players’ production of “My Fair Lady.” John Bourne, who is neither a (718) 748-1285 $1,000. . W21 Wanted / Brooklyn ducer Gabriel Pascal, who singer nor a dancer, they are devoted the last two years of has remained steady fare both Nixon.) for the most part an asset to the Bensonhurst Older gentleman (70) looking for a room Not Just Another his life to finding writers who on and off-Broadway. (There Why is “My Fair Lady” play. 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And even those who Eat in Kitchen. All new. Near all. $925 per Coward rejected it. “My Fair Lady” is a fine ex- don’t get in the movement mo. Owner (516) 763-5360, for all 3 apts. The Heights Players’ production of “My W21 Office Space Available Tel (718) 857-5360 Finally, a young Fair Lady” runs through May 18, Friday ample of the “integrated musi- look fine standing still, dressed but talented team, through Saturday at 8 pm, and Sunday at 2 cal,” in which both song and in Walsh’s array of flowing Bklyn Hts/Concord Village Fax (718) 623-3323 Lerner and Loewe, pm, at 26 Willow Place between State and dance are not embellishments, gowns, feathered hats and fine Joralemon streets in Brooklyn Heights. Unfurnished spacious 2 BR/2bath. Downtown Bklyn came up to the but actually serve to advance linen. www.arlenegreendlinger.com R21 Tickets are $15, $13 students and seniors. Spectacular Manhattan views. 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But one style, and its humor does not Carroll Gardens West HOUSES ing 2,717 performances before gins and Audrey Hepburn, who could equally point to the exu- seem out of date. Summit and Columbia Sts, across the high- For Sale / New Jersey way, carpeted 2 BR, one flight up; bdrms closing on Sept. 29, 1962, at replaced Julie Andrews as Eliza berant “Get Me to the Church What a piece of luck that are same size. LR has maroon color carpet, For Sale / Brooklyn the Broadway Theatre. The Doolitte, despite the fact that on Time” and “A Little Bit of the Heights Players are reviv- one BR has orange carpet and other BR has show won nine Tony Awards she was not a singer and need- Luck” sung by Eliza Doolit- ing “My Fair Lady” once green carpet. W/D hookup, 6 blks from F/G train (Carroll St) 10 min to Manh. Quiet Bay Ridge / 80s including Best Musical, and ed the dubbing of Marni tle’s father, Alfred P. Doolittle; again! neighborhood and 2 blks from view of By Owner. Terrific neighborhood. 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Call (732) 282-2701. W18 Festival, presented by Martha Bowers Dance Theatre Etcetera, nance tenant with good credit. Avail. now! Rent $1600. Owner: (917) 733- will offer a full day of performing arts on the renovated Beard 8906. W21 For Sale / New Jersey Street Pier, at the end of Van Brunt Street. The public is invited to wear costumes and march alongside Clinton Hill Montclair, NJ giant puppets crafted by Flying Bridge Community Arts, in the fourth annual Red Hook Earth and Surf Parade, which kicks off One bedroom Apartment located in Unique Quality Home/Two at noon from Coffey Park (Dwight and Wolcott streets) and trav- Brownstone with access to backyard. Living Quarters. Built in 1935 Fire place, large bedroom, and hard- els a mile to the Beard Street Pier. (Wannabe marchers are invit- for lyricist H. Hupfeld (“As Time R22 wood floors, across the street from ed to gather at the park at 11 am.) C train. Cost $1,300, Deposit and 1 Goes By”). 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Pk So., lots of instruments,” he says. “Noah Peepkin is the main 349 Prospect Avenue. Large furnished Ditmas Pk, Midwood “It’s usually optimistic. It has a character in a series of sculp- studio, carpeted, new building, fireplace, includes all utilities, microwave, dish tel- Selling your home? Save com- driving beat. It inspired me to tures I’ve done in the last year evision, small freezer, laundry privileges. mission. Couple pre-qualified want to choreograph this ballet or so,” said Bullis. “He’s rep- References, year lease required. Rent for mortgage looking to based on the music.” resented as a chicken-like $1,100 monthly and one month deposit. purchase directly from owner. Walden, who is currently character. He’s kind of an out- For more information, call (718) 768- (212) 553-9516. Or e-mail: dancing on Broadway in Peep show: “Noah Knew He Liked Cadmium County for sider in the community he 8399, Cell - (718) 496-4293. W19-20 [email protected]. W23 “42nd Street,” uses the term a Reason,” an installation about a 2-inch tall clay character lives in, which is filled with Red Hook “ballet” loosely. named Noah Peepkin and his hometown, by artist Jeremy larger-than-life eccentric char- HOME “It’s really a Gene Kelly, acters. He’s plain-looking and Best block in the neighborhood. Bullins, will be on display at the Brooklyn Lyceum through INSPECTORS MGM ballet,” he said. June 7. quiet. But he shares similar Newly renovated 1 bedroom. Walden has also changed interests with the others, al- Asking $1200. Utilities includ- For Sale / Brooklyn the story considerably. “All Is though he does a lot more ob- ed. Call (718) 852-3764. W21 Full of Love” is not about formed by an ensemble of ac- Or they can walk into Cadmi- serving than participating.” A & M Home three sailors on a one-day tors and musicians who com- um County, the home of Noah Peepkin is based on Stuyvesant Heights Inspectors, Inc. leave trying to find love in bine the styles of vaudeville, Peepkin, a 2-inch-tall charac- thumbprint drawings Bullis Historic District. Spacious DUPLEX in New York City before going cartoon and silent film. ter created by Jeremy Bullins. started doing when he was 7. 1 renov. brnstn. 2BR, 1 /2 bath, den, hi ceil, ASHI CERTIFIED off to war, but rather about Among the music-makers The installation, 3,000 square These characters appeared in parlor flr. New granite counter top kit. Serving all 5 boroughs. Offices in Brooklyn three women who come to the of particular note is The Del- feet of space on the lower lev- greeting cards and last year Exclusive garden access. Near A/C train & Staten Island. 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Doors open 6 Eisman said she chose the New Kitchen w/ granite counter tops. Guardian Property Broadway Cares/Equity Fights that range from the pm to midnight, Tuesday through Friday, and Lyceum to be the home of Pvt. access to Garden in renovated AIDS, deals with difficult jazz of Ellington noon to midnight, Saturday and Sunday. Tick- “Spring Fever” because it is Brownstone. Near A & C, 15 min. to Services, LLC ets are $12 per show, $18 evening pass (3 themes: infidelity, abuse and and Monk to the shows), and $25 weekend pass (6 shows plus in Park Slope where there are Manhattan. No Pets/NoSmoking. Providing the following Professional serv- rape,” said Walden. groundbreaking lunch). Student discounts and group dis- “so many artists traveling out- (Credit/References required). Open ices for all Owners of Residential & counts are available. Ticket schedules and House 10AM-6PM (Sunday). $1,800. 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