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Published every Saturday by Brooklyn Paper Publications Inc, 55 Washington Street, Suite 624, Brooklyn NY 11201. Phone 718-834-9350 • www.BrooklynPapers.com • © 2004 Brooklyn Paper Publications • 18 pages including GO BROOKLYN • Vol. 27, No. 7 BRZ • Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004 • FREE RIDGE BANKS: Bandit Dems ‘Golden’ choice Seek candidate to topple Sen. Marty By Jotham Sederstrom mocrats choose to run will be taken seriously. “Republicans haven’t been doing so good longer even lives within the 22nd Senatorial hits for The Brooklyn Papers That said, though, we fully expect the senator to lately,” Mercurio added. “They haven’t been District. be re-elected in November.” able to find a serious candidate against [U.S. But, Gentile added, “There needs to be a With nine months until Marty Golden is Potential candidates have until July to file Sen. Charles] Schumer, they’re down to very race in November and Golden should not go up for re-election in the highly coveted with the state Board of Elections, but political few public officials, and Golden is, I guess without an opponent.” 22nd district, Democratic leaders say they experts say that now’s the time for challengers you’d have to describe him as one of their bet- O’Brien, a vociferous opponent of what was are not sure whether they’ll mount a chal- to throw their hats in the ring. ter legislators. I’m not sure they could keep this then a newly added Brooklyn senate district, lenge to Brooklyn’s only Republican state “There’s going to be a lot of people looking seat if it were term-limited. But as an incum- testified at a public hearing held in Albany, in 6th time senator. at this race,” said Bob Liff, a spokesman for bent, he’ll be very difficult to beat.” March 2002, along with about 100 other citi- By Jotham Sederstrom But that doesn’t mean Democratic leaders Kings County Democratic Committee Chair- In the 2002 general election, Golden unseat- zens who decried the new seat as politically haven’t begun scouting for possible contenders. man Clarence Norman. “He’s the only Republi- ed Vincent Gentile, the three-term Democratic motivated to give Albany Republicans a foot- The Brooklyn Papers Ralph Perfetto, the 60th Assembly District can in the county.” incumbent in a district that many political ex- hold in staunchly Democratic Brooklyn. A brazen bandit marked the two-month anniversary committeeman, said this week that attorney Golden already has at his disposal $100,000 perts, as well as O’Brien, believed was redrawn “I beg of you to take into account the conse- of his southern Brooklyn bank robbery spree on Cody McCone, of Bay Ridge, and Eileen for the upcoming election and a fundraiser is specifically to benefit Golden’s chances. quences of those lines when the end of the day Tuesday by committing his sixth area heist. O’Brien, an activist in Marine Park, have both scheduled to be held on Feb. 29 at the Golden- Gentile, who was elected last year to the comes,” O’Brien testified. “To create a district Police are asking the public to help find the man, whose been approached about challenging Golden in owned Bay Ridge Manor, said O’Reilly. City Council seat Golden vacated, said that he that will give another person a decided advan- image has been captured on bank surveillance video. He is November. McCone turned down the offer, Per- “You could expect the Republicans to make has no plans to try to regain his seat in Albany. tage at the expense of communities that people described as a white male in his 30s to 40s, measuring about fetto said. sure he’s fully funded,” said Joseph Mercurio, a His spokesman pointed out that since district have worked and toiled and labored through to 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-8 and 200 pounds, with black or dark hair. O’Brien, a nurse at Maimonides Medical political consultant. lines have been redrawn, the councilman no struggle to maintain is really, truly an outrage.” The bandit usually wears a gray hooded sweatshirt with dark Center, in Borough Park, and former sunglasses, and in at least one instance a light-colored baseball vice president of Community cap as well. School Board 22, would not rule out Since December, he has stolen more than $20,000, accord- a run against Golden when asked by ing to police. The Bay Ridge Paper this week, but The latest robbery, on Tuesday, Feb. 17, was at an Indepen- declined to comment other than to dence Community Bank branch on Avenue U at McDonald say that she is focusing on becom- Avenue, in Gravesend, marking the third time since the spree ing a delegate for Massachusetts Dyker golf still ‘American’ began on Dec. 17 that he’s hit an Independence branch. After Sen. John Kerry in the presidential passing a note to the teller, at 9:45 am, the crook walked away primary. with an undetermined amount of cash, police said of the latest Spokespersons for both the state crime. and county Democratic Party lead- New restaurant, Up until this week, the bandit had struck only on Mondays ers said they hadn’t been informed and Wednesdays. All the robberies, police said, have taken of possible challengers to Golden. place before 11 am. “Sen. Golden is solely concen- catering hall near The most recent robbery came just six days after the crook trating on doing the best job possi- robbed a Greenpoint Savings Bank branch, on Fifth Avenue at ble for his constituents,” said By Jotham Sederstrom 71st Street, in Bay Ridge. William O’Reilly, a Golden re-elec- The Brooklyn Papers The spree began Dec. 17 when the bandit passed a note to a tion campaign spokesman. The American Golf Corporation was teller at an Independence branch on 86th Street at Bay 35th “The campaign season is still awarded a new, 20-year contract last month See ROBBER on page 2 months away, but whoever the De- to continue managing the Dyker Beach Golf Course, and later this year will begin a $7 million construction project that will expand the clubhouse and build a new restaurant. The contract for the 200-acre public course, which American Golf has managed since 1983, was one of six that the group was awarded in Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens and the Bronx, handing the nationwide company a majority of Sister act the city’s golf courses. They now control eight of the city’s 13. Last chance to see Heights Players’ The largest operator of golf facilities in the country, California-based American Golf man- THIS WEEKEND ages 300 courses nationwide and has 16,000 em- powerful ‘The Sisters Rosensweig’ ployees. This week, the course’s regional and general managers flew out to Santa Monica to meet with the group. Several telephone calls to American Golf were not returned. The city Department of Parks and Recreation received 40 proposals last summer from vendors interested in taking over seven courses whose

contracts had expired. American Golf had win- Callan / Tom ning bids for all but one of those courses. Douglaston Golf, which is based in New York, successfully bid on the Douglaston Golf Course, in Queens.

A contract for Brooklyn’s only other golf Papers The Brooklyn See GOLF on page 6 A golfer tees off at Dyker Beach Golf Course last Saturday. PACKED HOUSE Overflow crowd weighs in on D’town Plan Goode time: Michael Janove as Mervyn Kant and Susan Faye Groberg as Sara Goode in this weekend’s Heights Players production of “The Sisters Rosensweig.” By Deborah Kolben a portion of which would be used to build an are- The Brooklyn Papers NOT JUST NETS na for the New Jersey Nets basketball team, which By Paulanne Simmons “The Sisters Rosensweig” for their February pro- Ratner is acquiring. for The Brooklyn Papers duction, which closes this weekend. Several hundred Brooklynites packed THE NEW BROOKLYN The Atlantic Yards and downtown plans over- Directed by Steve Velardi (“Jake’s Women,” Borough Hall Wednesday night to tell lap at the intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic av- “The Sisters Rosensweig” — staged this More coverage on pages 16-17 “The Fantasticks”) the show features Christina Borough President Marty Markowitz enues. Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday at 2 pm by the Cass (most recently, Terry in “Side Man”) as Heights Players — takes place on a weekend just what they think about a city plan to The city says the downtown plan is intended to Pfeni Rosensweig, Ana Jacome as Gorgeous cidedly split view. attract businesses here that might otherwise lease in late August 1991 as the Soviet Union is (Rosensweig) Teitelbaum and Susan Faye convert Downtown Brooklyn into a toppling, AIDS is devastating the gay com- In one corner, critics raised concerns about space in New Jersey or elsewhere. Groberg, who played Gorgeous in the Gallery mega-blocked, high-rise metropolis. traffic and transportation, preserving the character Darnell Canada, leader of Brooklyn United for munity and, the breach between rich and poor Players’ production, now taking the role of Sara. While most such public hearings draw Innovative Development (BUILD), a supporter of in America is becoming greater every day. of the surrounding neighborhoods, and the The performances of these talented actresses are just a handful of concerned citizens, on seizure of private property for private develop- the plan, quipped, “How high this building is isn’t But as the Rosensweigs gather in the elegant so convincing that I found myself calling my own Wednesday night more than 100 people ments under the state’s power of eminent domain. important to people who don’t have a job and are London home of Sara (Rosensweig) Goode to sister when I returned home after the play. Others rallied behind the plan, saying that it out there dodging bullets.” celebrate her 54th birthday, their concerns are These three feisty daughters of Rita Rosen- were turned away from the main room and Noting that the unemployment rate among resi- forced to watch the hearing on a television would create much-needed jobs for Brooklyn res- much more personal: growing old, finding love sweig (who single-handedly defeated the idents. dents of the nearby Walt Whitman and Farragut and keeping one’s identity — in this case Cossacks with her beauty and wisdom) screen in a room downstairs. Nearly 100 As part of the Downtown Brooklyn Plan, the housing projects was well over 65 percent, he Jewish and Brooklyn. each have their own way of dealing people spoke. government would condemn seven acres of pri- said, “There are a lot of people who need jobs.” It was playwright Wendy Wasserstein’s genius with life’s vicissitudes. “I got a hunch that I’m gonna hear plenty,” vate land including 130 residential units, 100 Residents opposed to construction of Ratner’s to blend worldwide and personal crises in a play Sara is a successful managing Markowitz said before settling in for what turned businesses and a college. $2.5 billion Nets arena, office and apartment com- that is both touching and tremendously funny, director of the Shanghai Bank out to be a five-hour hearing. Developer Bruce Ratner’s plan for the adjacent plex in neighboring Prospect Heights were promi- and happily, the Heights Players have chosen See SISTERS on page 11 Armed with placards, signs and plenty to say, Atlantic Yards would have the state seize more nent in their attendance Wednesday, urging There’s more to INSIDE those who took the microphone expressed a de- than three square blocks of privately owned land, See PACKED HOUSE on page 16

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repose yoga Neighbors: Kids found body in trunk of abandoned car Offering By Jotham Sederstrom popped the trunk, which had been kept that it took until Sunday for police to Police would not comment on why The Brooklyn Papers shut with only brown masking or pack- tow the vehicle, despite the dozens of there was no investigation in response to ing tape, hours earlier, creating a grue- calls and the rapidly growing collection the neighbors’ phone calls, despite the multi-level yoga A decomposing body was found some, peepshow-like atmosphere be- of tickets, which had been placed on mound of tickets the car had accumulated. inside the trunk of a car parked on fore police arrived. the inside and outside of the car, as one Mamar Toson, who lives nearby, 100th Street at Fourth Avenue this The gender of the corpse wasn’t im- of the windows was open a crack. said kids as young as 10 had been play- week. mediately identifiable, due to the Because the car wasn’t parked at a ing around the vehicle when they dis- in hatha and But more troubling to residents was amount of decomposition, police said. meter, which is enforced by parking covered the body. She said that the the fact that police had issued at least On Thursday, police said they were in- control officers of the city Department trunk was held shut with three or four 10 parking tickets to the car over the vestigating a lead. of Transportation, the tickets were is- layers of brown tape. vinyasa styles course of three weeks without becom- “We’re investigating it as a missing,” sued by police traffic agents. The “Always we find stolen cars in the ing suspicious. said a police spokesman. NYPD is responsible for towing illegal- street and always we call police,” said Neighbors say that after weeks of Neighbors say the car was parked ille- ly parked cars. By law they can tow af- Toson. “But this is a first.” calls to police about the apparently gally along a yellow-lined curb on the ter just one infraction. The woman said that “a lot of po- Mommy & baby abandoned maroon Mazda, officers south side of 100th Street, near Fourth Av- A DOT spokesman said the agency’s lice” were parked in front of her house from the 68th Precinct finally respond- enue, since late January. Parked just steps enforcement agents would not issue sometime around 3 am on Monday. ed, on Feb. 15, to calls that there was a from a health clinic and a coffee shop, the summonses to illegally parked cars, “The people are just shocked and body in the trunk. Police discovered the car created an eyesore with its dents and other than those at expired meters. disgusted that so many tickets were and beginner classes badly decomposed corpse in a large, rust. Neighbors also said the street is too Capt. William Aubry, commanding of- there, but nothing happened,” said an- black trash bag at 10:48 pm. narrow for parking on both sides. ficer of the 68th Precinct, declined to other neighbor who spoke on condition now available But neighbors say that area children Residents along the block are irate comment on the case. of anonymity. Call for schedule 2 try to extort Ridge family man 718 238 0174 By Jotham Sederstrom family man in front of his black men, ages 17 and 18; a The Brooklyn Papers home on 73rd Street at Fort 19-year-old Asian man; and a Hamilton Parkway. Flashing a 62/68 BLOTTER 17-year-old black woman. In A man was arrested after gun, they motioned for him to the other report, they were de- 8325 5th Ave, 2nd Floor he and a partner brazenly scribed as four black men be- get in the car. if he didn’t pay an undisclosed Ridge, stealing $50 worth of threatened the lives of a He followed orders and tween the ages of 15 and 17. amount of money, but he shampoo, face wash, face Bay Ridge father and his then asked the men, “Who are jumped from the car and cream and eyeliner erasers Slasher family in an extortion you?” Bay Ridge called 911. from a drugstore on Fourth Police say an argument be- attempt, say police. “In two days you will Cosmetic job Avenue at 87th Street. tween two 14-year-old girls At around 1 pm, on Feb. 11, know,” one answered. Police say that when an ended with one arrest and a a car with New York plates While in the car, police say A cosmopolitan crook com- employee tried to stop the slashed left arm. pulled up to the 20-year-old the men threatened his family mitted a fashion felony in Bay man (yes, it was a man), he The Feb. 9 incident hap- was met with injuries to the pened at 3:20 pm, shortly after right hand and index finger, school let out at Lafayette HS, which were grabbed, then 2630 Benson Ave. twisted. Police declined to say what The theft happened at 9:30 spurred the argument, but they am on Feb. 12. said one of the girls bran- Teen gangsters dished a yellow razor and be- At least four teenagers went gan slashing the other girl’s on an after-school crime spree arm. last week, police say, ripping Gun, cash, etc. off two people in Bensonhurst A .380-caliber handgun within blocks of one another was stolen from a home on on Feb. 16. Bay 14th Street near Cropsey The bandits first struck a Avenue. 20-year-old man waiting for Along with the gun, the an N train at 3 pm at a station burglar allegedly stole $7,000 platform on 25th Avenue at in cash and jewelry after 86th Street, say police. When breaking into the home the man refused to give them through a rear door on Feb. 13 anything, police say the at 1 pm. crooks reached into his pock- Police did not say whether et and found an ATM card. the gun was licensed or After threats, the man di- loaded. vulged his PIN number, at which point the gang boarded Tarpaper caper the train. Know your tarpaper sales- Police say the teens struck man. again 40 minutes later, on the That’s what one employee corner of 25th and Bath av- of a Dyker Heights construc- enues. This time, the victim tion company learned the hard was a 14-year-old boy on his way last week when he agreed way home from school. One to buy $1,500 worth of the of the men put a knife to his material used for waterproof- throat while the others rum- ing roofs from a man who maged through his pockets, claimed to have reams of the snatching $75 and a chain stuff, for cheap. with a crucifix. The too-good-to-be true In the first police report, the business transaction happened group was described as two See POLICE on page 6 NO COMMITMENT Women NO REGISTRATION FEE also rob area banks NO EXCUSES By Jotham Sederstrom The Brooklyn Papers Police say the same woman committed two bank rob- beries within three blocks in Bensonhurst last Friday. The robberies were the second and third perpetrated by women in Bensonhurst over the past three weeks, although po- lice believe a different bandit committed the first robbery. The woman is described as around 40 years old. Her image was captured by bank surveillance videos in which she appears at the teller’s window wearing a winter hat, scarf tied in the front and short, dark winter jacket. Police say she walked into an Independence Bank branch on • Yoga • Pilates • Kick-boxing • Free Child Care 18th Avenue at 64th Street at 12:30 pm on Friday, Feb. 13. When the thief demanded money, however, the 23-year-old teller re- fused. • Free Nutritional Counseling • Strength Training • Parking But she wasn’t finished there, police say. Instead, the same woman walked three blocks south, to an Ap- ple Bank branch on 18th Avenue at 67th Street at 12:50 pm and • Cardiovascular & Aerobics • Free Personal Training passed a note to a teller that read: “Give me money. I don’t want to hurt anybody.” Police say she walked away with $2,000. In an episode that police do not believe is connected to last Friday’s robberies, a woman described as being between the ages of 30 and 50 made off with $2,200 Jan. 22 after passing a note at a North Fork bank branch on New Utrecht Avenue at 71st Street around 2:30 pm. JOIN ONE CLUB AND HAVE ACCESS TO BOTH Police said the woman’s description in that robbery did not match descriptions of the bandit in the two recent robberies.

HARBOR FITNESS BAY RIDGE HARBOR FITNESS PARK SLOPE ROBBER… OPEN 24 HOURS OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT Continued from page 1 Street, in Bensonhurst, around 10:30 am. That was followed five days later with a robbery of the Commerce Bank on Avenue U at 9215 - 4th avenue 191 - 15th street East 16th Street, in Sheepshead Bay. On Jan. 5, he struck his second Bensonhurst Independence Bank branch, this time on Bay Parkway at 65th Street. Cops say Brooklyn NY 11209 Brooklyn NY 11215 he fled with about $6,000 after passing a note to a teller that read, “Give me all your money or I’ll hurt you.” Seven days later, the bandit hit his first Bay Ridge bank, an In- 718 238-9400 718 965-6200 terbank branch on Fourth Avenue at 87th Street. The Jan. 12 rob- bery happened around 9:45 am. Police are asking anyone with information to call their CRIMESTOPPERS hotline at (800) 577-TIPS. February 21, 2004 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM AWP 3 Subway routes change Sunday By Jotham Sederstrom ization efforts, Q and W trains “The express service on the Street-Herald Square in Man- It will run express between running from Bay Parkway to The Brooklyn Papers were routinely rerouted, raising N was a pleasure and con- hattan weekdays. It will not 36th Street in Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan and China- Beginning Sunday, trains the ire of thousands of passen- tributed to the attractiveness stop at DeKalb Avenue except 145th Street in Manhattan. It town and then looping back into gers who depended on them. for people to live and stay late at night. The line will will cross the Manhattan Brooklyn at Williamsburg, but reaching the southern edg- Seven train lines, carrying here,” he added. “And, obvi- make the local stop at 49th Bridge, making its first stop at midday the train will bypass es of Brooklyn will be re- 600,000 riders daily through ously, additional R-train serv- Street and Broadway to acco- the Grand Street station and Ninth Avenue in Brooklyn. shuffled by the Metropol- all but Staten Island, will be ice is a plus because it’s the madate commuters going to run along Sixth Avenue to The easiest way to remem- itan Transportation Au- affected by the shuffle. Start- lifeblood for Bay Ridge.” the Rockefeller Center area. Rockefeller Center before ber the biggest changes, ac- thority as more lines begin ing Feb. 22, the B, D, N and Q Here’s what to expect: On weekends will make local heading cross-town and then cording to an MTA pamphlet crossing the Manhattan trains will cross the bridge. •During rush hours, the R stops between Canal Street up Central Park West. released two weeks ago, is Bridge for the first time in “It’s confusing to people will have more trains running and Queens. Late nights the N •The B will replace the ex- this: “In Brooklyn, the B re- two decades. now, because the five-year between Brooklyn and Man- will not use the Manhattan press Q-diamond train, which places the Q (express) and the The changes follow the com- plan in the ’80s became a 16- hattan. Late nights, however, Bridge and will make all local will be discontinued. The B D replaces the W. The N runs pletion of construction on the year plan, so people forgot the train will run only between stops in lower Manhattan via will now run express from express and travels over the bridge, which spent the last 18 what lines served the area,” 95th Street in Bay Ridge and Whitehall Street. Service will Brighton Beach to the Bronx, bridge.” years with only two sets of train said Councilman Vincent Gen- 36th Street in Sunset Park. terminate at 86th Street in crossing the Manhattan tracks operating at any given tile, whose Bay Ridge, Dyker •The N, returning to service Brooklyn until 2005. Bridge and following he same time to make way for work Heights and Bensonhurst con- over the Manhattan Bridge, •The D will replace the W, route as the D in Manhattan. crews revamping the 95-year- stituents are among those to be will run express between 59th running from Coney Island- •The M will experience no old expanse. During the revital- affected by the changes. Street in Sunset Park and 34th Stillwell Avenue to the Bronx. change in rush-hour service,

Better Scores. Better Schools. City flips over Slope building With By Deborah Kolben filed applications for the work the three 60-foot buildings. Braun brought them to his at- pied by Urban Organic gro- The Brooklyn Papers in January 2003. As the bulldozers and jack- tention. cers, was assigned 230A ClassSize-8 “The plans were reviewed Smith St. A developer broke ground But last April, the city ap- hammers that started up on proved a neighborhood-wide Tuesday came to a halt on recently and determined to be Scala said he requested 230 you’ll this week on three six- rezoning plan for Park Slope Thursday, Enid Braun, an artist code compliant,” Buildings A, B and C for the new con- story apartment buildings allowing for 12-story buildings who lives with her family next Department Spokeswoman Il- structions, but that request was in Park Slope but was in on Fourth Avenue while keep- door in a converted putty facto- yse Fink told The Brooklyn denied and instead he was as- never for a rude awakening when ing heights low on the residen- ry said she was relieved the Papers on Wednesday. signed numbers that already the Department of Build- tial side streets. rules were being enforced. But by the next day things belong to his neighbors. have ings revoked his permits Under the new zoning, the “I just want the developer to changed. “I was born in this house,” two days later. buildings going up on the 200- have to follow the rules and I Acting Deputy Buildings said Rose Compitello, who more That move came as surprise block of Seventh Street, with want the agency to enforce Commissioner for Technical has lived at 228 Seventh St. to Ed Scala, who owns the lot its 100-year-old brick town- their own regulations. I’m glad Affairs Fatma Amer reviewed for more than 70 years and than GRE* GMAT* LSAT* the job and “determined that can’t understand why her ad- on Seventh Street between houses and commercial ware- that in the end that it worked Classroom, Online, Tutoring Third and Fourth avenues. Scala houses, would have to be out,” said Braun. the approval should be re- dress has been given away. eight said that just last month the capped at 50 feet. Park Slope Councilman Bill voked and the work should be Just next door, her sister- agency reviewed the same plans In November, Scala razed DeBlasio, who actively push- stopped,” Fink said. and-law has already received students in a and gave them a thumbs up. the one-story warehouse on his ed for the rezoning, asked the Fink said it was not clear several violations in the mail “Everything conforms to lot, which was built by his Buildings Department to take why the plans had been ap- intended for the developers. the zoning,” said Scala, who grandfather, to make way for a closer look at the plans after proved in the first place and on Now she is worried about what class. what grounds they were now will happen with utility bills. being rejected. “I just want my number The The developer has 10 days back,” said Compitello. to appeal the decision, accord- Elizabeth Vazquez, who ultimate in ing to Fink. lives a 230 Seventh St., echo- “One of the purposes of the ed that sentiment. personal rezoning of Park Slope was “They’re saying we don’t precisely to protect our resi- exist,” said Vazquez, whose dential side streets from over- husband’s family has owned attention. development and we plan to the three-story building for 32 make sure those protections years. are enforced,” said DeBlasio. The authority to grant building But height isn’t the only numbers is one of the few pow- problem facing this project. ers vested to the borough presi- When builders submitted dent. Asked about the mix up, a plans to construct three new spokeswoman for Marty Mar- / Tom Callan / Tom buildings, they were assigned kowitz said the borough presi- Seats are limited. Call now to enroll. the addresses 226, 228 and dent was aware of the problem. 230 Seventh St. The problem “The borough president does RAISE YOUR SCORE WITH PROVEN TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES. is, those addresses already ex- assign numbers for the bor- ist. ough,” said Sharon Toomer. “This www.PrincetonReview.com • 800-2Review *GMAT is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). LSAT is a registered trademark of the Law School Admission Council, Inc. (LSAC).

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By Jotham Sederstrom unsuccessfully for the Park selves. We wanted to make last week about the new club, port of Seminara and decided The Brooklyn Papers Slope council seat in 2001, sure that we would help to he told The Bay Ridge Paper, not to back a candidate. A Bay Ridge committee- rounded out the membership shape or influence local poli- “Very nice,” and later added, Seminara countered that district roles of the decidedly younger tics.” “Unfortunately, this happens she and Perfetto had agreed woman, who broke ranks crowd. Until the late 1960s, ac- in certain areas.” that she could circulate the with her male counterpart “It’s rare these days in any cording to Bensonhurst As- Once allies, Seminara and Vallone petitions outside of By Jotham Sederstrom three years ago, is forming political club to have a semblyman Peter Abbate, Perfetto parted ways in 2001, the district. She said that only The Brooklyn Papers a new Democratic club, younger membership,” said most districts had one club for following what Perfetto called 39 signatures in support of drawing a fresh line in the Brian Honan, a member of the each of the major parties. As a a pre-petitioning period agree- Vallone came from the dis- One may have been the first pilot hired by the U.S. sand between new- and old- Mango / Greg new club who also managed reform movement caught on, ment gone awry. The Ameri- trict. Postal Service to deliver airmail. Another was a co- school party followers in Seminara’s campaigns for City more clubs began to sprout, can Heritage club backed Seminara declined to com- founder of the National Association for the Ad- the 60th Assembly District. Council in 2001 and the 2003 created by “those who were in Seminara’s campaign, first in ment on the American Her- vancement of Colored People. And one, according to Joanne Seminara, who special election. “Our club will power and those who wanted a primary against attorney Ur- itage club this week. Green-Wood Cemetery records, simply worked with since 1997 has three times be less gray,” he said. the power.” sula Gangemi and School “That club is not open,” house shingles. failed in bids for the neighbor- Grimaldi said the club But Honan said the forma- Board 20 Vice President Carlo Grimaldi said of the American But it was a local activist with the same last name as those hood’s City Council seat, last Papers File The Brooklyn would be more issues-oriented tion of the new club wasn’t a Scissura, and then in the gen- Heritage organization. “We three who led a successful campaign in 1908 to change the Friday announced the forma- Joanne Seminara than others in the area, which reaction to the American Her- eral election, against incum- wanted a club that was open. names of some 200 duplicated street signs in Brooklyn. And tion of Brooklyn Democrats she said tend to stick closer to itage club — which has seen bent Republican Marty Gold- This isn’t a Joanne club, it’s a when he was done, Charles Ovington named one of those for Change, which she said “A lot of people mentioned endorsements. its membership roles rise and en, under an agreement that meeting of many different streets after his family. will focus on both national to me they’d be interested in Those are there, too, of fall from 186 dues-paying she would endorse then-Pub- minds.” Now, 108 years later, a Bay Ridge activist who lives in a and local politics. The club starting a new club,” said course. members in 2001 to 126 this lic Advocate Mark Green, for Perfetto said, however, that brownstone on that street, Ovington Avenue, is trying to get a will add to a collection of po- Seminara, a longtime member In the Feb. 8 session, the year — simply a new avenue whom Perfetto was ombuds- in January he extended an section between Ridge Boulevard and Third Avenue included litical organizations in the region of Community Board 10. group voted to support Massa- for future Democratic candi- man and a local campaign co- olive branch to Seminara, on the national register of historic places. After Senator Street that includes the 48-year-old “Everybody will be invited to chusetts Sen. John Kerry for dates in the region. ordinator, in the mayoral race. sending a letter to her offering between Third and Fourth avenues, it would be only the sec- Stars and Stripes Democratic join, and we’re just trying to president. The American Her- “You look at election results When she petitioned for his club’s support for a civil ond historical district in Bay Ridge. Club in Bensonhurst, and the get people involved.” itage Political Organization, over the last five, 10 years and Council Speaker Peter Vallone court position. He said she But first she wants to figure out if the pilot, human-rights American Heritage Political The first informal meeting, meanwhile, has backed North there have been a lot of strong for mayor, however, Perfetto never responded. activist and shingle worker, all of whom share the Ovington Organization, which counts on Feb. 8, drew about 10 peo- Carolina Sen. John Edwards. Democratic candidates in Bay sent a letter to members of the “All she has to do is pick name, are related. Ralph Perfetto, her 60th AD ple, including fellow CB10 “We’re trying to come to Ridge who could have won club stating that Seminara had up the phone and call,” said “They’re looking for reasons why we think we’re histori- counterpart, among its mem- members Judie Grimaldi, some unity of opinion,” said elections if they had a stronger deceived them. “Basically, we Perfetto. “My goal is to unite, cal,” said Jeanette Correa, who, along with other members of bers. Jeannie May and Brian Kier- Grimaldi. “What we came to organization behind them,” were blindsided,” he told The but apparently Joanne has no the Ovington Avenue 200 Block Association, is preparing to That club dropped its sup- an. Kevin Carroll, 17, of Bay was that the word activist was Honan said. Paper. thought of uniting Democ- submit an application to the National Register. “Were looking port for Seminara in 2001. Ridge, whose father, Jack, ran very serious in describing our- When Perfetto was asked The club withdrew its sup- rats.” for more information — about the family, the buildings, the Greek-revival architecture. Everything.” Correa, who has lived in one of the block’s four brown- stones for 15 years, became interested in the Ovington legacy last April after Victoria Hofmo, a local activist and founder of the Bay Ridge Conservancy, approached her. Hofmo had al- ready been actively involved in the fight to include Senator Street on the National Register, and after that block was LIU’s student-run newspaper deemed historical last May, she set her sites on the street four blocks south. Eric Rouda, president of the Senator Street Block Associa- tion, believes the same architect, Fred Eisenla, may have de- signed buildings on both streets. “We’re pretty sure it’s the same,” he said. “But we don’t have proof yet.” shut down by administration Correa, who is originally from New Orleans, said that her research, which has taken her from Green-Wood Cemetery By Neil Sloane say that once he decided he wanted to celebrity on campus. If he suddenly and the Bay Ridge Historical Society to archives of the old Brooklyn Eagle newspaper, has turned up a wealth of infor- The Brooklyn Papers run for office he became a public fig- quit everyone’s gong to say, ‘Why?’ ure.” And if it was his grades then we should mation about nearly two dozen Ovingtons. But she doesn’t The administration of Long Spector said that both he and the say it was because of his poor grades. know whether similarities go past the name. Island University’s Downtown curator for the Polk Awards had draft- “Clearly, when someone is in the According to the Bay Ridge Historical Society’s Susan Pu- Brooklyn campus came under fire ed letters sent to the school provost, spotlight, then they are subject to a laski, Ovington Avenue was named after the family of this week after school officials took condemning Dean Walker’s actions greater degree of scrutiny.” William Ovington, who owned farmland in Bay Ridge that control of the student-run campus and calling for the reinstatement of That point was affirmed by the ex- was purchased in 1842. Charles Ovington was his son. newspaper, Seawanhaka, firing the Bush and Grant. ecutive director of the Student Press But the Ovingtons never actually lived on Ovington Av- weekly’s faculty adviser and sus- In a scathing letter advising Bush Law Center, based in Arlington, Va., enue. They were scattered across other parts of Brooklyn and pending its editor in chief for print- of his firing as adviser, Walker who told Newsday that grades can be possibly even other sections of Bay Ridge. charged him with “blatant disregard disclosed if the student in question is a Instead, an artist colony was established there in 1852 and ing the grades of a student leader anchored between Third and Seventh Avenues. who had resigned. for the rules and regulations that The logo of the LIU newspaper shut down by the school’s administration. public figure like a student leader or guide and protect the university com- athlete. One of the settlers, Pulaski said, was Otto Heimigke, a The decision by Dean of Students stained-glass designer whose work graced some of the Bernadette Walker came two weeks munity.” She further stated that in his ed, the other in support of Justin, de- [grades],” said Grant, noting that the “My guess is if they censor in this role as “faculty/administrator/advi- case, this will probably not be the last churches in the area. She did not know whether any of his after the paper’s editor, Justin Grant, manding that his suspension be lifted grades came entirely from “confiden- work could still bee seen in the neighborhood. wrote a front-page article about the sor” he is “ethically bound to uphold retroactively,” Bush said. tial student sources.” time they censor,” Mark Goodman the individual student’s right to priva- told Newsday. Correa’s most revealing findings concern William’s sons sudden resignation of the Student Grant, who wrote a column in the “One of our reporters was doing — Edward, Theodore and Charles — who owned a chain of Government Association president. cy.” next week’s edition apologizing for any the legwork and they were able to Fellow LIU journalism professor, She went on to accuse Bush of e- Dr. Ralph Engelman, blasted the ad- stores, fittingly named Ovington Brothers, which sold fine The SGA leader had cited “personal “hurt and embarrassment” his decision corroborate that [the grades] were ac- china, glassware and silver. With stores on Fulton Street and mailing the student’s grades to Grant ministration’s handling of the matter. problems I have to take care of” as to run the grades may have caused the curate,” he said, noting that they at 38 Flatbush Ave., the brothers extended their small empire and compelling the editor to “print “I think that there’s been a huge over- his reason for stepping down. former SGA president and his family, were not verified through any faculty to Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, and eventually Boston and the grades without [the former SGA reaction,” he told The Papers. “I think But in the Jan. 21 article, Grant al- nevertheless defended his decision to sources. Chicago. president’s] permission.” there could be an honest debate about leged that “academic struggles” the pre- run them. The only thing he regrets, Grant Correa found that at least 15 Ovingtons are buried in vious semester were the impetus for the Bush this week defended his deci- “I did not apologize for doing it, I said, was not calling the SGA presi- the legal and ethical aspects of print- ing grades of a student in a campus Green-Wood Cemetery, interred between 1788 and 1931. resignation and reported the student’s sion to advise Grant to print the just apologized if it hurt anybody,” dent to let him know they were going Next to many of those names are small descriptions, such as grades as “a B-, an incomplete, two Fs, grades and explained how the story Grant told The Papers. “I stuck by to print his grades and give him a newspaper, but … the firing of the adviser, the docking of the editor and “Wife of Theodore — keeping house,” and “carpenter trade.” a D and a P.” broke. my work.” chance to comment. The block association expects to complete an application Walker, who suspended Grant “We found out about it on the He said he felt the dean was trying “That’s my only regret about the the sort of very vituperative letter, it’s all — it seems excessive. And espe- to be sent to the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic from his newspaper job until Feb. 28, Monday before the paper came out. to break his spirit during the meeting story. That was a mistake,” he said, a Preservation by this summer. If approved, the block associa- accused the newspaper’s faculty ad- One of our reporters, and I’m not go- with Walker. “I was totally demo- sentiment that was echoed by Bush. cially the lockout, to shut down the paper, to lock the students out, to not tion would then apply for the national registry. viser, Dr. G. Michael Bush, a journal- ing to tell you his name because the nized in that meeting,” Grant said. “I do regret not telling Justin to Rouda, who helped draft similar applications for Senator even appoint another faculty adviser, ism professor, of providing the grades university is trying to force me to di- “She told me my actions were repre- give [the student president] another Street, said that the Ovington group needs first to apply for seems to be excessive.” to Grant and urging their publication. vulge that information, but one of our hensible, and that I was probably go- call and tell him that, you know, state recognition before qualifying for the National Register. He said the faculty union, the LIU The dean fired Bush from his advi- reporters found out that the student ing to get sued, and just totally — I we’ve got your grades and were go- If both are approved, he said, publicly funded construction Faculty Federation, was drafting a sory position, changed the newspaper body president had resigned, unex- was beaten down in that meeting.” ing to use them and do you have any would have to be approved by the state Parks Department. resolution condemning Bush’s firing, office locks and appointed a non- pectedly,” Bush told The Papers. Dean Walker declined to comment comment on that?” Bush said. To complete the lengthy application, which asks for archi- which he expected to be filed this journalism department administrator “Justin said, ‘Wow that’s a good sto- for this article, but the school admin- But the professor, a veteran jour- tectural and historical significance, in essay form, Correa said to oversee the 76-year-old campus ry. I’ll write it.’ And then later, the istration released a statement defend- nalist — who has not been fired from week. she needs to further distinguish one Ovington from another. newspaper, which did not publish last same reporter who had found out the ing the decision to fire Bush and sus- his teaching job, which he had al- “The union passed a resolution, a Asked how she’d do so, Correa said she’d manage. week after remaining Seawanhaka initial information came in, and I was pend Grant, and indicating that ready planned to leave at year’s end very strong resolution … in support “I found a woman in Chicago who designs jewelry who’s staffers decided to shut down opera- in the newsroom, Justin had left, but further restrictions on how the cam- before his firing as faculty adviser — of Bush,” said Engelman, who sits on still alive,” she said of yet another Ovington. “Maybe she can tions until Grant is allowed to return. he said to me, ‘I found out why he pus is newspaper is run could be in staunchly affirmed that the SGA the union’s executive board. tell me something.” The newspaper shutdown has also quit, it’s because he failed two classes the offing. president should have been consid- The LIU union is affiliated with disrupted the school’s journalism pro- and got a D in another one,’ or some- “[LIU’s] Downtown Brooklyn ered a public figure. the American Federation of Teachers. gram, which, faculty explained, uses thing like that. Campus took swift action in response “He’s an elected public official,” Grant said the suspension also affect- Seaeanhaka as a laboratory for class Asked about the veracity of the to concerns about the Jan. 21, 2004, is- said Bush. “He was not any old stu- ed his scholarship, which is based on his assignments, on the campus at Flat- grading information, which ran with- sue of Seawanhaka. Senior administra- dent, he was the president of the stu- work at the newspaper, devaluing it bush Avenue Extension and DeKalb out attribution in Grant’s article, Bush tors at the campus and University Cen- dent body — 11,000 students and slightly. ter [in Brookville, Long Island] have there is only one president. He thrust He said he plans on returning to POLICE… Avenue. said, “The grades we published in the initiated a full investigation of the mat- himself into the public spotlight and the newsroom on Feb. 29 and work- The moves set off a firestorm of de- newspaper were accurate.” He denied Continued from page 2 he was the source of the grades and ter in an effort to … review current edi- the students deserve to know why he ing “all angles” in covering the bate regarding freedom of the press on Feb. 11, shortly after a man calling himself “Bobby” so- and student privacy among faculty, also denied verifying them through torial procedures and policies for stu- quit.” takeover of the newspaper. Grant also his capacity as a professor. dent publications to ensure that they Bush said that the public figure rule expressed gratitude to his fellow licited his product by phone to the company on 70th Street at alumni and students of the school, 13th Avenue. When the crook came by at around 4 pm, the which is home to the annual George “[The student source] went out and safeguard our students’ confidential in- applies to other students as well, citing staffers for deciding not to publish 36-year-old employee gladly paid for the paper. Polk Awards, one of the nation’s most checked that with other students. Ap- formation,” the statement read. “people on the basketball team, or even without him. Money in hand, the “salesman” ran out and never looked prestigious journalism honors. parently everyone in the student gov- “I think that their whole thing is someone like Justin, as the editor in “I can’t express in words how At issue is whether the president of ernment knew it and other people did they want to know how we got the chief of the campus newspaper he’s a much I appreciate it,” he said. back. the student government is considered as well,” Bush said of the grades. “It He was described as white, about 5-foot-9 and 160 pounds, a public figure, the cause of whose was a wide-open secret. But anyway, I with black hair and “black” eyes. actions the student body has a “right got the grades from this student and Auto battery to know.” Justin was gone. I knew he was writ- this month said they want to be included in the review It was the day before Presidents’ Day, but police arrested a process after designs are submitted later this year for the Dr. Robert Spector, chairman of ing this story, so I sent him an e-mail man after he allegedly struck an 18-year-old with his Lincoln catering hall and restaurant. They are concerned about the Polk Awards, who heads LIU’s saying, ‘Here are the grades.’ The next GOLF… following an argument between the two on 71st Street be- increased traffic near a parking lot on 86th Street, which Communications and Humanities di- morning I saw Justin and he said, tween 18th and 19th avenues. visions, which include the journalism ‘Should we use these in the story?’ and Continued from page 1 they fear is too small to sustain large crowds visiting the new restaurant. The man arrested was driving the white sedan near his department, this week expressed out- I said, ‘Definitely, absolutely.” course, the Marine Park Golf Course, expires in December home, on Feb. 15, at 10:20 pm. He also struck the other rage at Dean Walker’s actions. “I told Justin, ‘They’re not going 2005. “I know that once American Golf gets their act to- gether they’ll be coming to the full board to give a pres- man’s 1993 Lexus with the Lincoln, say police. The men “Seawanhaka is treated by the ad- to be very happy about this so expect Among the renovations to the Dyker course, according to a knew each other. ministration as though it were a club. some heat, some fallout, but I didn’t Parks Department spokesman, will be a public restaurant that entation on the design,” said Vella-Marrone. What has happened is that the student expect this over-reaction.” could be completed by 2006, and a facelift for the 18-hole Eleanor Petty, chairwoman of Community Board Collected works body, the students on the paper, and the Indeed, the day after the newspaper course’s fairways, tees and cart paths, which could be ready 10’s parks committee, said that on Jan. 21, the commit- Sony PlayStation: $179. faculty adviser have approached it as was published Walker called Grant and by next year. tee met to discuss the new contract and the same con- Stack of cash: $200 though it were a legitimate newspaper. Bush into her office for a meeting that Page Ayres Cowley, an architectural firm specializing in cerns were voiced, namely that the new restaurant and Decades worth of baseball cards and postage stamps: It should not be under the control of the included the student activities director, historical preservation, will design the additions to the 107- catering hall would attract weddings, which, in turn, Priceless dean of students, which is what it is un- Karlene Thompson. year-old course. would create traffic problems. But she said that until de- Those items and a treasure trove of electronics were among der right now,” Spector told The Brook- “It was a very vitriolic meeting “This is a big win for Brooklyn and golf in Brooklyn,” said signs are released, the committee likely will not revisit the booty stolen from a 58-year-old woman after a burglar lyn Papers. from start to finish,” recalled Bush. “I Ron Lieberman, director of the Parks Department’s revenue the issue. broke into her home on 18th Avenue at 78th Street. Police say “Nobody spoke to me about it,” he tried to talk initially but I realized division. “We’re very excited.” “We haven’t heard from them,” said Petty. “We have the crook broke in through the front door sometime after 1:30 said of the decision to fire Bush and they weren’t listening to a word I was Some residents who live next to the course, on Seventh Av- no idea whatsoever what this is going to be like, and pm on Feb. 11. suspend Grant. “I think [the adminis- saying so I just shut up. And they enue at 86th Street, say the contract renewal initially raised that’s our concern.” Besides the collectibles, the burglar managed to collect a tration] has acted very hastily and with- heaped their venom on Justin non- some eyebrows. Problems arose three years ago when Ameri- John Quaglione, a spokesman for state Sen. Marty DVD player, a Sony Walkman, a camcorder and a necklace. out consideration of all of the circum- stop. Every now and then they would can Golf failed to respond to rodent and garbage problems, Golden, said the legislator spoke with city Parks Com- stances involved, particularly the glance across the room to me and roll which had begun to flourish in shrubs lining the southeast missioner Adrian Benepe before the new contract was An acheiver relationship of that newspaper to our their eyes, but basically he was the fences. finalized “just to highlight to them the need to maintain A career criminal who police say has racked up at least 13 journalism program. Our journalism brunt of their attacks. Fran Vella-Marrone, president of the Dyker Heights Civic the perimeter of the golf course.” years in prison was arrested on Monday and charged with students, in many instances, are taking “It didn’t matter what I said, their Association, said that back then, American Golf had been un- “He goes to events there, he has a good relationship breaking into a video rental store in Bensonhurst. courses that relate specifically to this minds were made up, it was clear.” responsive to community concerns, which reached a climax with American Golf, but for the sake of the community, The 35-year-old man broke into the Blockbuster Video, on paper. There is now no guidance for Bush said he and Grant have re- after then-Bay Ridge Councilman Marty Golden and Benson- there needs to be a little better upkeep,” said Quaglione. 86th Street at Bay 40th Street, through a front window some- those courses.” ceived support from both faculty and hurst Councilman James Oddo intervened by writing letters “We were all kind of surprised that Parks wanted a time between 3:40 am and 4:20 am, hours after the store had Of Grant and Bush’s decision to students. “The students are circulat- to the heads of the company. restaurant,” said Petty. “Not that it bothered us, it could closed, police said. treat the former SGA president as a ing … two petitions, one supporting She said that since then, problems have subsided. probably be very lovely, but that’s the type of thing the Instead of movies, the crook grabbed about 40 gift cards, pubic figure, Spector said, “I would me and demanding that I be reinstat- But residents attending a civic association meeting earlier community wants to be a part of.” valued at $320 but police nabbed him inside the store. 6 BWN THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM February 21, 2004

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CINEMA Richard Termine Richard Rialto Films ‘Charm’ school Last February, BAMCinematek presented a Luis Bunuel mini-series. This year (is it turning into an Shakespeare & Co. annual event?) their Bunuel series includes a holdover from 2003 and two other films from the final phase in the great Spanish director’s career, who died in 1983 at age 83. BAM presents epic play, ‘Pericles,’ a mixed measure of the Bard “Bunuel’s Back!” (March 4-7) includes his 1972 winner of the Best Foreign Film Oscar, “The Dis- By Paulanne Simmons (Julyana Soelistyo) to Tharsus and leaves creet Charm of the Bourgeoisie” (pictured, top). for The Brooklyn Papers her with Cleon and Dionyza. Hailed as a masterpiece by critics and his most Fourteen years pass, and for the sake of popular success, “Discreet Charm” is admittedly hile “Pericles, Prince of Tyre” has brevity, suffice it to say that the situation is full of slight charms, but its surrealistic rug-pulling many Shakespearean elements, the satisfactorily clarified and concluded. — dreams and reality intermingle incessantly but Wplay was clearly not penned by the Bartlett Sher, who has already directed incoherently — is ultimately tiresome. Bard alone. As for the definitive collection Theatre for a New Audience’s “Don Juan” Bunuel’s previous film used the same surrealis- of Shakespeare’s work, this romance was (2003) and the company’s American pre- tic techniques more successfully. “The Milky Way” only added to his other plays in the second miere of Harley Granville Parker’s “Waste” (1969) — shown at BAM in a newly restored print edition of the Third Folio (along with six (2000), directs “Pericles” with humor and — is as baldly sacri- other plays, none of which were written by imagination. legious a film as Shakespeare). Sher uses a minimalist setting. He creates Bunuel, an atheist, If much of “Pericles” owes more to the space through screens, curtains and an ever- ever made; it’s Jacobean taste for the bizarre and melodra- present horizontal blue neon light that casts tempting to view matic than the measured hand of Shake- an eerie glow over the stage; he creates this jaundiced view speare, most scholars have no doubt that mood with live music played on strings and of heretical church Shakespeare’s language does indeed take percussion. history as the flip over in the latter half of the play. So, despite Stormy seas are conveyed both by omi- side of Mel Gib- its questionable parentage, “Pericles” has be- nous sound effects and the swaying and son’s pious “The come part of the Shakespearean canon, surging of actors armed with long poles. Passion of the which makes it perfect for a company look- And character and class are effectively por- Christ,” which opens ing to make its mark with a Shakespearean trayed by Elizabeth Caitlin Ward’s lavish, this week. play not weighted down by centuries of tra- sometimes libidinous, costumes. Rounding out this ditional productions. But Sher’s most important innovation too-brief glimpse at “Pericles,” Theatre for a New Audience’s may be his decision to cast two actors as Bunuel’s work is his BAM debut, opened at the BAM Harvey Pericles: Tim Hopper, as the young Prince, 1964 adaptation of

Theater on Feb. 12. Termine Richard and McCann, as the old man. This under- the novel “Diary of This Manhattan-based company founded Double trouble: (Top) The cast of Theatre for a New Audience’s production of “Per- scores the difference between Pericles and a Chambermaid” and headed by Jeffrey Horowitz, adds “Peri- icles,” now playing at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. (Above) Christopher Mc- his daughter, and the King of Antioch and (pictured at right), a cles” to its repertoire already brimming with Cann, who performs the roles of Pericles and King of Antioch and Julyana Soelistyo, his daughter, whose relationships appear like remake of Jean Shakespearean and classical drama (other who performs Marina and the daughter of Antiochus. two bookends on a neatly arranged book- Renoir’s much more productions include “Julius Caesar” in 2003, shelf. genteel 1946 ver- Rialto Films “Cymbeline” in 2002 and “Troilus and Cres- However, Hopper also plays Lysimachus, sion. Bunuel cast sida” in 2001). King Simonides’ (Andrew Weems) daughter Governor of Mytilene, and McCann also French star Jeanne Moreau in the lead — the only “Pericles” is presented as a fable narrated THEATER Thaisa (Linda Powell), whom he marries. plays both the King of Antioch and a poor time she and Bunuel worked together — using her by an old man named Gower (Brenda But when Pericles hears that the king of An- man. Although this ensemble-style casting subtle sensuality in a way even Francois Truffaut Wehle). Its title hero is a young prince who Theatre for a New Audience’s production tioch and his daughter are dead, he sets sail does streamline the production, and the ac- only hinted at in “Jules and Jim.” of “Pericles” plays Feb. 21 and Feb. 24-28 at discovers the incestuous relationship be- 7:30 pm, and Feb. 22 at 3 pm at the BAM back to Tyre with his wife, who is expecting tors deliver consistently excellent perform- “Chambermaid” isn’t very fondly remembered, tween the King of Antioch (Christopher Mc- Harvey Theater, 651 Fulton St. between Ash- a baby. ances in all roles, it makes an already com- but it’s another memorable etching of perverse hu- Cann) and his daughter, while seeking the land and Rockwell places in Fort Greene. Tick- Again his ship is beset by a storm. Thaisa plicated plot even more difficult to follow man behavior by an artist whose cackling glee at ets are $25, $40 and $60. For tickets, call (718) daughter’s hand. 636-4100 or visit www.bam.org. gives birth to a daughter whom Pericles for those who are not familiar with the play. exposing our foibles is evident in every frame. Persuaded that the king means to harm names Marina, and Thaisa seemingly dies. This Theatre for a New Audience produc- The “Bunuel’s Back!” film series is at the him, Pericles takes the advice of his trusted She is put in a chest, thrown overboard and tion is exceedingly long, even for Shake- BAMCinematek (30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland advisor Helicanus (Philip Goodwin) and be- (Robert LuPone), and his wife, Dionyza later washes ashore at Ephesus, where she is speare; it clocks in at well over three hours Place in Fort Greene) March 4-7. Daily show- gins the journey that will take him through (Kristine Nielsen), save their land from revived by a doctor named Cerimon and be- with only one intermission. Yet, until the times are 2, 4:30, 6:50 and 9:10 pm. Tickets are stormy seas to foreign lands and new adven- famine. In Pentapolis, where he has been comes a priestess in the service of the god- very end, which would have been much im- $10, $6 seniors and students with a valid ID. For tures. shipwrecked and rescued by kindly fisher- dess Diana. proved if speeded up, the play never seems more information call (718) 636-4100 or visit the In Tarsus, he helps the governor, Cleon men, he wins a tournament and the heart of In the meantime, Pericles takes Marina to drag. Web site at www.bam.org. — Kevin Filipski

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187 Columbia St. at Degraw Street, (718) 643- Papers The Brooklyn 5400, www.almarestaurant.com (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $11-$18. Rouget stuffed with carrots and garlic While the authentic, “non-Americanized” Mexican blossoms at 360. Still cookin’ food by Alma Chef Gary Jacobson is amazing, it is the setting that will take your breath away. Dine in the fried calamari with hot cherry peppers and preserved rooftop garden, which seats 40, and you’ll have lemons, or potato pierogies with homemade apple After 17 years, 200 Fifth is as Manhattan’s skyline at your tabletop. Indoor seating is sauce, onions and sour cream, are enough to make a also available, and the comfortable, rustic dining light meal. Now open daily for lunch and dinner. room with its handmade chairs and hand-blown glass lamps also help make Alma a popular destination. much a Park Slope mainstay The tamales have been called the finest in the city, Kotobuki handmade daily in a dazzling variety. Poblano relleno, 192 Columbia St. at Sackett Street, (718) 246- a large poblano pepper stuffed with shredded beef, 7980, www.kotobukibistro.com. (AmEx, MC, golden raisins, olives, and peppers atop roasted Visa) Entrees: $9-$18. as it is a Fifth Avenue pioneer tomato sauce is a classic. Open daily for dinner and brunch on Saturdays and Sundays. Although Kotobuki mainly serves straightforward Japanese cuisine, they can mix in a little Thai, too. By Tina Barry beyond the meat dishes, they would Together Chef Kim and Chef Rudi serve a delicious for The Brooklyn Papers discover that the fish is also nicely pre- Bluestone Grill blend of spices and sauces in a variety of dishes. pared, salads are fine, and desserts are Mango / Greg 117 Columbia St. at Kane Street, (718) 403-7450, Some of Kotobuki customers’ favorites include: tuna earing “you look good for your the kind of traditional cheesecake and www.bluestonebarngrill.com (AmEx, Disc, MC, tofu, slices of tuna atop six lightly fried bean cubes; Visa) Entrees: $9-$16. guronasu, an appetizer of tuna sauteed with eggplant age” on my birthday didn’t give chocolate cake you’d expect. Forty and slices of mango; or mango rolls, eel and cucum- me much of a thrill. I remember beers on tap and in the bottle are still a A new addition to the Waterfront District, Bluestone ber surrounded by pieces of mango. On Monday and H Grill opened last September serving comfort food like hearing those words without the “for big draw.

Tuesday, Kotobuki offers an “All You Can Eat Sushi Papers The Brooklyn lamb chops, burgers and grilled Angus steak in big Special” (dining in only) for $20 per person. Lunch your age” qualifier, and, of course, I There’s nothing wrong with a repu- portions with a French twist, thanks to the South-of- served daily from 11:30 am to 3 pm. Dinner served Slices of heaven: (Left) At 200 Fifth, Chef Mendy Mpathe’s pan-seared France training of Chef Christoff Gest. prefer the shortened version. Saying it tation for fine, if not exciting, fare, es- daily starting at 5 pm. about a restaurant, however, is high pecially if you’re filling tables and salmon steak with potato croquette and sauteed spinach. (Above) Dry- “I did have to teach him how to cook English fish and aged T-bone steak is served with potato and creamed spinach. chips,” notes owner Vanessa Whalen, a Briton who Lillie’s praise. keeping a bar crowd humming as 200 came to New York two years ago via San Francisco. I’ll bestow the compliment on 200 Fifth has done. But, if your intentions Bluestone is a slate-like blue rock that was once 46 Beard St. at Dwight Street, (718) 858-9822. mined in this neck of Brooklyn, which Whalen says is (Cash only) Barbecue with a donation. Fifth, a restaurant and bar in Park Slope are a little loftier, then good enough appearance of the scallops sat on the Schwartz said it would be — crusty on a tribute to the waterfront’s roots. She says the neigh- During the week, Lillie’s is a full-service bar with live that recently celebrated its 17th birth- may not be. plate. They did not add flavor and were the outside, rare, and as good as the borhood also reminds her of her native Newcastle. music Wednesday through Sunday. Also on Sundays, the day. Opened when Park Slope was still Two years ago, Gerbush hired chef annoying — I kept spearing them on my steaks I remember eating as a child. The restaurant’s tranquil environs are home to live DJs retro chic bar rolls out a big barbecue, from 8 pm to mid- on Fridays and bluegrass music on Sundays. Open night, in the backyard garden, rain or shine. Lillie’s cooks up-and-coming, and Fifth Avenue was Mendy Mpathe to invigorate the menu. fork thinking they were scallops. Mashed potatoes, served on the side, Tuesday through Sunday for lunch and dinner. up ribs, chicken, hot dogs, hamburgers, pasta salads, a desolate strip Mpathe’s experience And I just don’t understand dishes were simple and creamy and creamed and rice and beans. All you have to do is kick in a couple with a few dingy includes the Knick- like the steamed mussel stew. It’s a spinach was more cream than spinach, of bucks to keep the coals burning. There are even veg- C.C. Cafe etarian options like veggie burgers and a Lillie’s special- diners and shut- DINING erbocker Grill, in tomato-based mix with lots of celery just the way some people love it. 52 Lorraine St. at Columbia Street, (718) 852- ty — “Whiskey Corn” — corn grilled in their special tered storefronts Manhattan, and the and not enough salt that obscured the Mpathe also serves as the restau- 3900 (Cash only) Entrees: $6-$9.95. 200 Fifth (200 Fifth Ave. between whiskey sauce. Open daily from 4 pm until 4 am. 200 Fifth wasn’t a Union and Berkley streets in Park Slope) Zagat Survey’s pet taste of the mussels. I did like the moist rant’s pastry chef. If his wild blueberry This Spanish-American restaurant has a large dining place someone accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Ex- Brooklyn cafe, The risotto cake that covered the dish, but cobbler is an indication of his talent room that’s also used for parties and weekend danc- Schnäck press and Discover. Entrees: $6.50- ing. Chef Justino and Chef Jacqueline serve up tradi- would look at Grocery, on Smith not enough to order it on a return visit. then he’s as capable with the sweet side 122 Union St. at Columbia Street, (718) 855- $20.95. The restaurant serves dinner tional Spanish cuisine with lots of chicken, rice and and think, “per- seven days a week and lunch on Fridays, Street. While the I would gladly order the soul-nour- of the meal as he is with the savory. seafood dishes including shrimp in hot sauce, garlic 2879. www.schnackdog.com. (Cash only) Snacks: from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm. Brunch is $1.50 - $7.50. fect for a good menu choices are ishing short ribs on any cold evening. The cobbler’s filling was tart and tasted chicken or shrimp, and chicken with rice. Specialty restaurant.” Yet served on Saturdays and Sundays, 11 laden with obliga- They’re served in a rich, winy sauce of cinnamon; the berries were firm and items include pig feet and on Sunday, Sancocho, a American classics such as hot dogs and hamburgers am-4 pm. For information, call (718) heavy meat soup of chicken or pork. Light meals such (“sliders,” little White Castle-like burgers in singles, that’s exactly what 638-0023 or (718) 638-2925. tory beer partners with big chunks of carrots, celery and tasted freshly picked. The best part of as chicken sandwiches and Cuban sandwiches are doubles and triples) are served amid Schnack’s eclectic owner Mark Ger- — zucchini sticks, soft strands of onions. Mpathe cooks the dessert, however, was the bottom always tasty as well. C.C. Cafe also serves $4 lunch decor featuring cheerfully painted walls, a framed specials daily from 11 am to 3 pm. Open Monday poster of Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Johnny Podres and bush, achieved. Buffalo wings and the meat long and slow until it falls crust, which was as crisp as a sugar through Thursday, from 7:30 am to 10 pm, and Friday vinyl music. Chef Alan Harding offers fish and chips and In the years that followed, the area grilled chicken sandwiches — Mpathe’s from the bones and adds richness to the cookie, chunky and brittle. A big scoop through Sunday, from 8 am to 4 am. veggie plates for those who don’t eat meat. And to gentrified and Fifth Avenue became a specials and a few menu staples are as sauce. On the side is an oval dish of of smooth vanilla ice cream melted warm the hearts of all true Brooklynites, Schnack serves veritable Smith Street East, with bou- personal as anything you’d find in a garlicky polenta that, if you’ve only over the cobbler’s crumbly top. Ameri- Helen’s the borough’s own Orange Julius and chocolate egg cream. For adults Schnack offers their delicious (and tiques and small, eclectic eateries. Ger- smaller, televisionless bistro. (This had it in its dry, crumbly state, will be a can desserts may appear humble, but 126 Union St. at Columbia Street, (718) 722-7691. infamous) beer shake, a combination of vanilla or bush’s restaurant became a sentimental restaurant has 25 TVs, with most in the revelation. The garlic complements the I’d take a well-made cobbler over this (Cash only) Light meals and brunch: $6.50 - $9.50. chocolate ice cream with Stout (dark) beer. Schnack favorite — a workhorse delivering next-door bar. None are turned on in the meat, and the cornmeal is creamy, al- fussy tasting plate any day. At Helen’s, a few bistro tables and chairs between an offers two imported and two domestic draft beers, as exposed brick wall and a wall reserved for the work of well as bottled beer. The kitchen is open daily from 11 good, dependable American cooking in dining room during dinner hours.) most a pudding. The slightly pebbly Gerbush’s 200 Fifth keeps doing local artists create an upscale European atmosphere. am until 1 am. On top of the regular menu, Schnack a comfortable setting. Start with a special of plump sea scal- texture pairs beautifully with the meat’s what it does best — serving traditional Helen’s offers salads (tuna, chicken and egg), home- also offers a prix fixe brunch menu for $8.45 on The restaurant was known for smok- lops and mussels. One side of each scal- smooth sauce. favorites and more sophisticated fare made soups, and a Sunday brunch (eggs Benedict, Saturday and Sunday afternoons and evenings. French toast and omelettes made with organic eggs). ing chicken, ribs and brisket over Hick- lop is seared until crusty, and the mussels Arthur Schwartz, who mentioned the for an increasingly demanding clien- From chicken and rice to grilled vegetables and red 360 ory wood. Anything out of 200 Fifth’s are sweet and fresh. Garlic added punch T-bone steak on his WOR-AM radio tele, an esoteric selection of beer, rice, from turkey lasagna to a steaming variety of 360 Van Brunt St. at Sullivan Street, (718) 246-0360. smoker was — and still is — delicious. to a luxurious, buttery, spinach sauce that show “Food Talk” prompted my visit to served in an attractive, comfortable meat and vegetable chili, Helen’s is always changing Cash only. Prix fixe dinner: $20. Entrees: $11-$13. The brisket, with its intense, smoky contrasted with the clean-tasting seafood. the restaurant after an absence of 10 room. So happy birthday, 200 Fifth. their menu. But the most popular dishes are still their homemade quiches, scones, and cheesecake, where This restaurant offers bistro dining at affordable prices. aroma is sublime. If a diner could look Little rounds of potatoes that mimic the years. The steak was everything You look good for your age. it all began in 2001. Chef Pascal Leseach’s menu changes daily. Dishes cur- rently in season include: frisee greens with endives, “From our stock to our rice pudding, we make every- walnuts, poached pear, red wine, and Stilton cheese; thing from scratch,” boasts Helen. Helen’s also offers live Maine shrimp poached in a ginger and fresh scal- outdoor dining in a lovely garden, weather permit- lion broth; and Cod fish bouillabaisse with saffron pota- ting. Open daily. toes and leeks. Desserts are lush: try the organic MacIntosh apple tart, rice pudding in blood orange A ‘Star’ is born Hope and Anchor sauce, or the molten chocolate cake. The decor is min- imalist: a small, comfortable room with ’60s-style 347 Van Brunt St. at Wolcott Street, (718) 237-0276 Whim, the little seafood place on the bar for “The Mermaid Parade,” a leather chairs and plush, maroon, velvet banquettes. (AmEx, DC, Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: $10-$14. Open for dinner from Wednesday through Sunday. DeGraw Street in Carroll Gardens, has tower of raw oysters and steamed crab All-day breakfast, hefty portions and homey desserts closed, but put away your handker- legs, clams and shrimp with a variety like banana cream pie, strawberry shortcake and chiefs. of dipping sauces. The list of meat chocolate icebox cake mean this Red Hook eatery has 2 Fifteen Cucina the makings of a neighborhood classic. Napolitan Chef-owner Marc Elliot has taken dishes has a southwestern theme: Chef and co-owner Dianna Munz, formerly of Smith 215 Columbia St. at Union Street, (718) 858- down his wall-mounted shark, and pulled pork sandwiches, Angus prime Street’s Panino’teca 275, serves up comfort food with 2960, www.2fifteen.com (Amex, Carte Blanche, wheeled his raw bar around the corner rib steak and roast pork carnitas an updated flair in a “comfortably upscale” room, DC, Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: $10.50-$17.95. to Court Street, where his new restau- (shredded pork burritos). Every says GO Brooklyn dining critic Tina Barry. Paired with The ivy green and powder blue motif of 2 Fifteen a drink, snacks such as Rhode Island style clam cakes, rant, Blue Star, opened in the former Wednesday, starting Feb. 25, says El- Cucina starts with the walls, is picked up in the table Latin Grill space on Feb. 8. The new liot, he’s hiring “one of those guys linen, and makes a beautiful crescendo in the large painting of the Bay of Naples. restaurant is named in honor of the with a Karaoke machine” for evenings = Full review available at Family-style, classic Italian cooking is what partners Grateful Dead song “Stella Blue.” of square dancing. Mike Denaro of Cobble Hill, and Janet Caccioppoli, a “The song is about Jerry Garcia Blue Star (254 Court St. between life-long resident of Carroll Gardens, serve. In addi- cleaning up his act and focusing on his Kane and DeGraw streets) accepts cash tion to creative dinner specials, Chef Tony makes a homemade fettuccini, with grilled shrimp and sun- music,” says Elliot, a self-proclaimed only until April 1. Entrees: $12-$19. The

dried tomatoes, served in a basil cream sauce that is Mango / Greg “Dead Head.” restaurant serves dinner seven days a out of this world. Another crowd-pleaser is the veal “That’s what I’m doing with Blue week. Lunch is served, noon to 3 pm, Abbreviation Key: AmEx= American Champagne, covered in a cream sauce with sliced Express, DC= Diner’s Club, Disc= Discover mushrooms. Enjoy the traditional Italian desserts like Star. I’m expanding on what Whim did Wednesdays through Fridays. Brunch is Card, MC= MasterCard, Visa= Visa Card tartufo and gelato, or finish off with the creamy Italian well — the raw bar and great seafood — served Saturdays and Sundays, from 10 toasted almond cake. Closed Mondays. and giving the customers a lot more.” am to 3 pm. For reservations, call (718)

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Sure, Brooklyn Fami- RISTORANTE ly Theatre’s production used a fixed rooklyn Family Theatre’s pro- set rather than movable pieces, and a 345 Court St. at Union St. in Carroll Gardens duction of Clark Gesner’s synthesizer instead of live music, but Dinner & Lunch Reservations: 718-852-5015 “You’re a Good Man, Charlie these differences did not substantially B www.marcopolorsitorante.com Brown” opened just as the Gallery change the feel of the production. Players’ production closed. But where So why another “Charlie Brown?” the Gallery Players used the original The most obvious answer is poor off-Broadway version, Brooklyn timing. When community theaters are Katy Frame as Sally, Andrew Deichman as Linus, Jennifer Palumbo as Lucy, Andrew Bevan as Schroeder, Family Theatre has chosen to stage planning their season they rarely con- John Kenneth Kelly as Charlie Brown, and Hector Coris as Snoopy in Brooklyn Family Theatre’s production Retail & wholesale the Broadway revival. sult each other. With limited finances of “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown.” Inevitably this calls for compari- and limited choices they have neither son. the incentive nor The Broad- the ability to se- Theatre (BFT). It features John Ken- makes Linus’ blanket fly) and, of sometimes wish for a comforting way version fea- THEATER lect from a wide neth Kelly as the modest and affable course, the sheer talent of the per- blanket like the one Linus holds all tures 23 new vi- range of possibili- title character, Andrew Deichman as formers. the time, and who would give it up if MEATS gnettes written Brooklyn Family Theatre’s produc- ties. Some over- the blanket-toting Linus; Katy Frame This reviewer never tires of hearing he did have one? tion of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie FRESH CUT MEAT & POULTRY DAILY by “Peanuts” Brown” plays through Feb. 29, Fri- lap cannot be as the philosophical Sally; Andrew Coris’ brassy baritone. It was also a We’ve all met “crabby” people like creator Charles days at 8 pm, Saturdays at 4 pm and avoided. Bevan as the piano-playing lover of pleasure to see Palumbo return to Lucy — only most often after they’ve Specialty Cuts Schultz as adapt- 8 pm and Sundays at 5 pm. Tickets But this fortu- Beethoven, Schroeder; Hector Coris BFT’s stage. As for the newcomers, grown up. And surely Snoopy is the Exotic Wild Game & ed by Michael are $12. Brooklyn Family Theatre is lo- itous repetition (Rooster in “Annie” and the Tin Man Kelly, Deichman, Frame and Bevan most human dog who ever inhabited a no problem! cated at The Church of Gethsemane, Fine Dry-Aged Steaks Mayer; and two 1012 Eighth Ave. at 10th Street in can provide a in “The Wiz”) as that indomitable dog all make considerable contributions to doghouse (although one suspects few new numbers, Park Slope. For reservations, call (718) welcome opportu- Snoopy; and Jennifer Palumbo (Ad- the BFT talent pool, and this reviewer ever slept on the roof). 670-7205 or visit www.brooklynfami- Proudly supplying “My New Phi- lytheatre.com. nity for those who daperle in “The Wiz”) as the bossy would very much like to see them So why another “Charlie Brown”? losophy,” sung missed the first Lucy. again on the company’s stage. Because this play, like the characters Brooklyn’s and by Sally (Katy production or, for Brooklyn Family Theatre, which What makes “Charlie Brown” it features, is forever young and for- Manhattan’s Frame) and Schroeder (Andrew Be- those who did get to the Gallery Play- has earned a reputation for making such a perennial favorite? Undoubt- ever fresh. The music touches us. The finest restaurants van), and “Beethoven Day,” per- ers’ production, a chance to take a the most of scarce resources, once edly the gentle and generous music words inspire us. The dance delights formed by Schroeder and company, friend, a child or a grandchild to see a again manages to give a big-theater, of the late Brooklyn Heights com- us. Satisfying customers for 40 years as well as revised jazzy arrangements show they have enjoyed so much. lavish-production feel to a makeshift poser-lyricist Clark Gesner, and If you haven’t seen “You’re a by Andrew Lippa. The latest “You’re a Good Man, stage in a local church. This is Schultz’s insight into the workings Good Man, Charlie Brown” yet, go Imported Cacciatorini But surprisingly, this reviewer, Charlie Brown” is directed by Phill achieved mainly through a clever de- of the human mind have a lot to do see this production. If you’ve already even after seeing the off-Broadway Greenland and Lorraine Stobbe, both ployment of microphones, a total use with it. Who can resist the eager but seen “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Gourmet Sweet version just a few short weeks ago, founders of the Brooklyn Family of the space, ingenious wiring (that timid Charlie Brown? Who doesn’t Brown,” go see it again. cheeses Pork pastas olive oils Sausage spices & with merlot duced four children. seasonings & hazelnuts Pfeni is a globe-trotting writer with no ‘Peter’ principle SISTERS... more baggage than two shopping bags. Her DELIVERY from Carroll Gardens thru Bklyn Hts current boyfriend is director Geoffrey Duncan Composer Sergei Proko- Continued from page 1 (the capable Philip Bartolf), a bisexual she –––––– Los Paisanos Meat Market ––––––– fiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” of Europe. Married twice (“Multiple divorce met while watching “Giselle” (“I know you has been a staple of classical is definitely a good thing; you get so many can’t tell a book by its cover, but Sweetsie 162 Smith St. (bet. Wycoff & Bergen) • (718) 855-2641 music since its premiere in names to choose from”), she is independent, you’re in the wrong library all together,” Gor- NOW OPEN SEVEN DAYS • EBT 1936, because it’s a wonderful cynical and, except for the somewhat per- geous advises). introduction to children (and verted, possibly anti-Semitic, proper and bor- Yet the three sisters are remarkably attuned audiences of all ages) of how ing Nicholas Pym (John Pepi, last seen as the to each other on an emotional level and enor- an orchestra works. first cop in “A View from the Bridge”), un- mously tolerant of each others’ weaknesses. Each character in the in- willing to let another man into her life. Then Though it’s obvious by the end of the play ventive score is represented the New York furrier Merv Kant (the master- that these weaknesses are far fewer than their by a separate instrument and ful Michael Janove, strengths. 200 melodic line, and Prokofiev’s previously seen in If Wasserstein is FIFTH effortless ability to create The Heights Players’ THEATER brilliant in her devel- wondrous music out of the “Moon Over Buffa- opment of unforget- BIGGER & BETTER THAN EVER! simplest of materials is on dis- lo” and “Sweet Bird “The Sisters Rosensweig” plays through table characters, her play throughout this utterly of Youth”) walks Feb. 22, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, and dialogue is equally Sundays at 2 pm. Tickets are $12, $10 seniors charming composition. into Sara’s home (so and students. The Heights Players are located outstanding. Her one- SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS “Peter and the Wolf” also beautifully designed at 26 Willow Place between State and Jorale- liners follow each never wears out its welcome by Gerry Newman mon streets in Brooklyn Heights. For tickets, other as quickly as Thursdays: LIVE JAZZ/RHYTHM & BLUES call (718) 237-2752. because the narrator of the this reviewer would bullets in a battle. Friday Nights: LADIES FREE piece brings his own stamp to happily move in) and And they always the work at every perform- disrupts her comfort- hit their mark. ance; the recent Grammy win- Wolf” will be the main attrac- “Peter and the Wolf” will able but cold world. “The Sisters Rosensweig” made its New OPEN 7 NIGHTS A WEEK FOR DINNER: ner for Best Spoken-Word Al- tion of an afternoon’s worth of be performed at Brooklyn At the same time, Sara is trying to deal with York premiere in 1992 at the Mitzi New- bum for Children was a “Peter music that appeals to the entire Center for the Performing Arts the decision her daughter, Tess (Jennifer house Theater at Lincoln Center. It featured Dinner served: SUN-WED, 4-12pm (Full Menu) HBO THURS,4pm-1am • FRI, 11am-2am • Sat, 4pm-2am and the Wolf” recording with family. This program — part at Brooklyn College on Feb. Arnold) has made to join her Lithuanian Jane Alexander as Sara, Madeline Kahn as Boxing Pkg. an unlikely trio of narrators: of the Brooklyn Center’s Fam- 29 at 2 pm. Tickets are $15. boyfriend, Tom Valiunus (Andy Davis) on a Gorgeous and Frances McDormand as Pfeni. Sat & Sun Brunch: 11am - 4pm Sting, Mikhail Gorbachev and ily Fun Series — also includes The Walt Whitman Theatre is mission to help the freedom fighters in the After rave reviews, the show moved to Sophia Loren. The narrator favorite Broadway tunes and located on the Brooklyn Col- country of his forefathers. Broadway’s Barrymore Theatre, where it We Feature Continental Cuisine, for this performance of “Pe- even a chance for some lucky lege campus, one block from Gorgeous, who has flowered in later life, is earned an Outer Critics Circle Award for prepared by Chef Mendy, 40 Beers on Tap, ter” is actor Joshua Kane. young concertgoers to come the junction of Nostrand and now a radio announcer who goes under the Best Broadway Play and Kahn a Tony for formerly of The Grocery and 23 TVs, 1 Great Place! At the Walt Whitman The- onstage and conduct the or- Flatbush avenues. For more name Dr. Gorgeous (“Have you heard of Dr. Best Actress. Knickerbocker’s Grill atre, on the Brooklyn College chestra themselves. information, call (718) 951- Pepper? So I’m Dr. Gorgeous.”) and is a tour More than 10 years later, “The Sisters campus, on Feb. 29, the For the rest of the concert, 4500 or visit the Web site at guide for her temple sisterhood currently on a Rosensweig” has not tarnished, and in the pol- 200 Fifth Ave Park Slope 638-2925 Brooklyn College Conservato- the conductor is Paul Shelden www.brooklyncenter.com. trip to London. She is a Jewish mother’s ishing hands of the Heights Players, it keeps (between Union & Berkeley) ry Orchestra’s “Peter and the (pictured). — Kevin Filipski dream — having married a lawyer and pro- every bit of its sparkle.

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SHABBAT SERIES: Kabbalat Shabbat service, followed by filmmaker Ardele Lister dis- Compiled cussing the influence of Jewish identity on her art. $25 includes dinner. 6:30 pm. Call by Susan to register. Eighth Avenue and 14th Street. (718) 768-1453. Rosenthal BROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE: Dance ses- Where to sion, geared towards the working dance professional, explores creating community- “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” Lakay. 1:30 pm and 3 pm. 145 Brooklyn based theater work. 7 pm to 9 pm. Call. SAT, FEB 21 Appropriate for ages 4 and up. $12. 4 pm Ave. (718) 735-4400. 421 Fifth Ave. (718) 832-0018. and 8 pm. 1012 Eighth Ave. (718) 670-7205. MUSICAL: “You’re a Good Man, Charlie BARBES BAR: Oscar Noriega and Chris Speed PERFORMANCE OTHER Brown.” 5 pm. See Sat., Feb. 21. in a clarinet duo. 7 pm. Also, release party BARBES BAR: presents The Stephane for CD by Malaby/Sanchez/Rainey. $8. 9 pm. Wrembel Trio playing gypsy swing and BOOK SALE: at Park Slope United Methodist OTHER 376 Ninth St. (718) 965-9177. more. No cover. 7 pm. Also, The Brooklyn Church. 9 am to 4 pm. Sixth Avenue at HOUSEPLANTS: Brooklyn Botanic Garden GOOD COFFEEHOUSE: Songwriter and Corn Dodgers play. 9 pm. No cover. 376 Eighth Street. (718) 788-3306. hosts a talk on houseplant selection and vocalist River Alexander performs. $10, $6 Ninth St. (718) 965-9177. MEET THE WRITERS: NY Transit Museum site evaluation. $28, $25 members. 10 am children. 7:30 pm. Brooklyn Society for BAM: presents Shakespeare’s “Pericles,” presents writer Randy Kennedy in a talk to noon. Also, event continues with Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West. directed by Bartlett Sher. $60, $40, $25. about his subway column in the NY Times. “Houseplant Care 101” offering advice on (718) 768-2972. 7:30 pm. Howard Gilman Opera House, 30 Included in $5 admission charge. 1:30 pm. the basics of plant care. $28, $25 mem- SAILING COURSE: Introductory four-week Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. Corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn bers. 1 pm to 3 pm. Additionally, “Orchids, course hosted by Miramar Yacht Club. $20 Street. (718) 694-1600. Bromeliads and Seasonal Flowers.” $28, BARGEMUSIC: chamber music concert of for course materials. 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. AFTERNOON OF POETRY: Brooklyn Public $25 members. 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. 1000 3050 Emmons Ave. (718) 769-3548. Beethoven, Faure and Dvorak. $35. 7:30 Washington Ave. (718) 623-7220. pm. Fulton Ferry Landing. (718) 624-2083. Library, Central branch, poetry reading with BARGEMUSIC: presents a Rachmaninoff author and actor Bob McNeil. 2 pm. Grand PLATFORM: Brooklyn Ethical Culture presents chamber music concert. $35. 7:30 pm. JAZZ: Brooklyn Conservatory of Music pres- Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. “Unknown Voices” with Cynthia Zakiah. 11 Fulton Ferry Landing. (718) 624-2083. ents a jazz and gospel concert featuring am. 53 Prospect Park West. (718) 768-2972. works by Herbie Hancock, Duke Ellington, ART TALK: Skylight Gallery hosts an artists’ BRIC STUDIO: In honor of the shortest month Oliver Nelson and others. 7:30 pm. 58 talk “Confrontation or Commentary: The MARDI GRAS: Our Lady of Solace hosts a fund- of the year, BRIC presents short, one-act Seventh Ave. (718) 622-3300. Free. Role of Political Art in Society.” 2 pm. 1368 raiser. Dinner, dancing and cocktail hour. $60 Storyteller and musician Linda Humes will take listeners of all ages on a mu- plays. $10, $8 students. 8 pm. 57 Rockwell Fulton St. (718) 636-6949. Free. per person. 6 pm to 11 pm. Gargiulo’s Place. (718) 855-7882. HEIGHTS PLAYERS: presents Wendy Wasser- sical journey from Africa to the Caribbean and the Americas on Feb. 22, PERENNIAL TALK: Brooklyn Botanic Garden Restaurant, Coney Island. (718) 266-1612. GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: presents Forecast stein’s comedy “The Sisters Rosensweig.” from 3 pm to 5 pm, at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. $12, $10 seniors and children. 7:30 pm. 26 hosts a talk on the introduction to perenni- SUPPORT: Obsessive-Compulsive Anonymous Music, an experimental music group. $5. Willow Place. (718) 237-2752. als. $28, $25 members. 2 pm to 4 pm. meeting. 6:30 pm. Father Dempsey Center, 7:30 pm. Also, Floating Vaudeville with 1000 Washington Ave. (718) 623-7220. 61 Park Place, between Fifth and Sixth host Von Von Von. $5. 10 pm to 1 am. 70 GALLERY PLAYERS: presents the drama “Lobby KARAOKE NIGHT: at Bay Ridge United avenues. (718) 832-5624. Free. pm. Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. Successful School and Arts Organization North Sixth St. (718) 782-5188. Free. Hero.” $15, $12 children under 12 and sen- BAM: presents Shakespeare’s “Pericles,” Partnerships.” Workshop open to artists, iors. 8 pm. 199 14th St. (718) 595-0547. Methodist Church. $20, $5 kids under 12. 8 OCULARIS FILM: presents its weekly cinema. SOUTHPAW: Tenderfoot and Sea Ray. $10. 8 pm to midnight. Parish House, Fourth and Call for program. $6. 7 pm. Galapagos Art directed by Bartlett Sher. $60, $40, $25. teachers, arts and school administrators pm. 125 Fifth Ave. (718) 230-0236. THEATER NEXUS: BRIC Studio presents “Brook- Ovington avenues. (718) 238-4517. Space, 70 North Sixth St. (718) 782-5188. 7:30 pm. Opera House, 30 Lafayette Ave. and parent coordinators. 1 pm to 5 pm. lyn Playwrights,” showcasing four new works BAM: presents Shakespeare’s “Pericles.” 7:30 FILM FEST: Brooklyn Heights Jewish Inter- THE NEST: “What’s That on My Head?” 8 Also, BAM Dialogue with Bartlett Sher. $8, BRIC Studio, 647 Fulton St. Reservations pm. See Sat., Feb 21. by emerging writers. $10, $8 students. 8 $4 Friends of BAM. 6 pm. Rose Cinemas, necessary. (718) 875-4047, ext. 19. Free. pm. 57 Rockwell Place. (718) 855-7882. national Film Festival presents “One Day in pm. See Sat., Feb. 21. THE NEST: “What’s That on My Head?” 8 September” (1999). 8 pm to 10 pm. Con- 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. WOMAN TO WOMAN: Seminar for the NY pm. See Sat., Feb. 21. THE NEST: The National Theater of the business woman. Learn to use the Brooklyn gregation B’nai Avraham, 117 Remsen St. BARNES AND NOBLE: presents author Jacob GALLERY PLAYERS: presents “Lobby Hero.” United States of America presents “What’s (718) 596-4840, ext. 15. Free. ON EB Levenson reading from his work “The Business Library’s electronic resources to That on My Head?” Play presents history of M , F 23 8 pm. See Sat., Feb 21. BLOOD DRIVE: at Park Slope Community Secret Epidemic: The Story of AIDS and access business information. 6:30 pm to America through the lens of a trans-tempo- Black America.” 7:30 pm. 267 Seventh Ave. 8:30 pm. 280 Cadman Plaza West. (718) IMPACT THEATER: presents “The Wild Center. 11:30 am to 5 pm. 729 Carroll St. FESTIVAL: Plymouth Church celebrates Black Duck.” 8 pm. See Sat., Feb 21. ral game show. $15. 8 pm. Nest Arts (800) 933-BLOOD. History Month with Abraham Lincoln, (718) 832-9066. Free. 623-7000. Free. Complex, 88 Front St. (212) 615-6607. Martin Luther King, Jr., Frederick Douglass, CARNIVALE CELEBRATION: Edmund G. MUSIC: St. Francis College presents “Lang- DANCE: Rock Ballet Company presents classi- ston Hughes: The Soul of His Words.” A Henry Ward Beecher, Rosa Parks, Sojourner Seergy Republican Club hosts a party. $25. SAT, FEB 28 cal ballet. $15, $10 seniors and students. 8 SUN, FEB 22 Truth, and Brian Dickerson’s Gospel Group. 7:30 pm. Shangri La Lounge, 91st Street five movement suite written for jazz orches- pm. Lutheran Church of the Good Shep- $15, $10 seniors and students. (718) 624- and Fourth Avenue. (718) 836-7955. tra and spoken word. The Next Legacy herd, 7420 Fourth Ave. (718) 853-4805. PERFORMANCE 4743. www.plymouthchurch.org. GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: Evening of rock Orchestra, a 19-piece group, performs. 7 PERFORMANCE THEATER: Under Water Theater presents ARENA MEETING: The Fort Greene music. $6. 8 pm. 70 North Sixth St. (718) pm. 180 Remsen St. (718) 489-5272. Free. BARBES BAR: Life in a Blender’s Blowhole “Lysistrata 100,” featuring 100 actors. $25. BCBC: Brooklyn Center for the Performing Association holds “Atlantic Yards Arena: FILM: Military history cinema night presents Arts presents “The Fantasticks.” $40. 2 pm. 782-5188. Winterlude. Band offers a bizarrely theatri- 8 pm. 66 Water St. (212) 868-4444. What Now?” meeting. 7:30 pm. Lafayette JAZZ: Mardi Gras jazz party with The Strick- “Das Boot” (1982). 7 pm. Harbor Defense cal show. 5 pm to 9 pm. Also, Bill Carney’s IMPACT THEATER: Henrik Ibsen’s “The Wild Walt Whitman Theater, Brooklyn College, Avenue Presbyterian Church, 85 South Museum, Fort Hamilton at 101st Street. one block from intersection of Flatbush and land Brothers. $10 cover plus $5 minimum. Jug Addicts. 9 pm. 376 Ninth St. Call for Duck.” $15, $12 seniors and children. 8 Oxford St. (212) 902-7530. Sets at 8 pm and 10 pm. Up Over Jazz Cafe, (718) 630-4349. Free. cover charge. (718) 965-9177. pm. 190 Underhill Ave. (718) 390-7163. Nostrand avenues. (718) 951-4500. MUSIC: Lithuanian pianist Leva Jokubaviciute MEETING: Community Board 10 meets. 7:15 351 Flatbush Ave. (718) 398-5413. LIBRARY EVENT: Brooklyn Public Library, BARGEMUSIC: presents a chamber music GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: Benefit concert fea- pm. Shore Hill Community Room, 9000 TWO BOOTS: hosts annual Mardi Gras Bash Central branch, presents a reading with concert of all Rachmaninoff. $35. 7:30 pm. tures rebel music with Outernational and DJ performs. $10 donation. 2 pm. Church of the Redeemer, 561 Pacific St. (718) 875-4464. Shore Road. (718) 745-6827. featuring performance by 5-piece jazz band author Brenda Dixon Gottschild. 7 pm. Fulton Ferry Landing. (718) 624-2083. Siraiki and Abu Jorjj. 8 pm. Call for details. Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. CONCERT: Brooklyn Conservatory of Music CONCERT: Union Church of Bay Ridge hosts Come Out Swingin’, food and festivities. BAM: presents Shakespeare’s “Pericles,” Also, DJ Salinger spins. No cover. 11 pm to 4 a concert given by the choir of Alma College. Wear a mask and get a free hurricane. No BARNES AND NOBLE: Historian F. Donnie directed by Bartlett Sher. $60, $40, $25. am. 70 North Sixth St. (718) 782-5188. African-American composers concert. $5. 3 pm. 58 Seventh Ave. (718) 622-3300. Program includes selections by Brahms, Bach cover charge. 9 pm. 514 Second St. (718) Forde traces the immigration of Caribbean 7:30 pm. Howard Gilman Opera House, 30 PETE’S CANDY STORE: Music with Adam MUSIC IN THE GALLERIES: Brooklyn and Dvorak. 7:30 pm. Corner of 80th Street 499-3253. Americans and the growth of ethnic com- Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. Gran Du’Ciel at 9 pm; Like Moving Insects Museum of Art presents “Africa to the and Ridge Boulevard. (718) 745-0438. Free. THEATER: Under Water Theater presents munities in his book “Caribbean Americans GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: Simaku, music with at 10 pm; The Mountain Men at 11 pm. No Americas” with storyteller and musician GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: presents The “Lysistrata 100.” 8 pm. See Mon, Feb 23. in New York City.” 7 pm. 106 Court St. an Albanian twist. 8 pm. Call for ticket info. cover. 709 Lorimer St. (718) 302-3770. 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AUTHOR TALK: Long Island University pres- READING: Wordsmith Spoken Word series JAZZ: Brooklyn Conservatory of Music cele- MUSIC: Liberty Heights Tap Room hosts The 4 pm. Fulton Ferry Landing. (718) 624-2083. BARNES AND NOBLE: presents author ZZ ents author Toure. He reads from his collec- presents “Coloring Book: An Eclectic brates life and work of poets James Damn Loverly with Dave DeCastro. No cover. PETE’S CANDY STORE: Open mic 6 pm to Packer reading from her debut collection tion of short stories “The Portable Promised Anthology of Fiction and Poetry by Multi- Weldon Johnson and Paul Laurence 36 Van Dyke St. Call for time. (718) 246-8050. 8:30 pm. Music with Maya Dorn at 9 pm; of short stories “Drinking Coffee Land.” Noon. Library Learning Center, room cultural Writers.” 7:30 pm. 227 Smith St. Dunbar. Program features “Sketches for CHILDREN The Animators at 10 pm; The Hazzards at Elsewhere.” 7:30 pm. 267 Seventh Ave. 124, Flatbush Avenue Extension and DeKalb (718) 643-2031. Free. 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MUSIC: Alma College Choir, a 48-voice group, Incorporation with Tax-Exempt Status or 858-9193. Free. region. $5 contribution. 8 pm. 421 Fifth Parkway. (718) 638-5000. MUSIC: Jikishinkan Dojo hosts The Lifetime performs at Union Church of Bay Ridge. For-Profit Business: Which Business Model GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: View Nappy, an Ave. (718) 832-0018. FAMILY MOVIE: Brooklyn Public Library, Central Visions Orchestra. $10. 7 pm. 211 Smith St. 7:30 pm. Ridge Boulevard at 80th Street. Is The Best For You?” 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. incubator project of Final Cut A, a subter- GOSPEL MUSIC: Salt and Pepper Mime branch, hosts “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” (718) 488-9511. (718) 745-0438. Free. Pratt Institute, Room E-2, 200 Willoughby ranean music video cooperative. 70 North Theater presents “Songs of Freedom: The (1982). 11 am. Also, kids are invited to “Make HEIGHTS PLAYERS: “The Sisters Rosen- JEWISH LEARNING: The David Berg Lecture Ave. (718) 625-0080. Free. Sixth St. Call for time. (718) 782-5188. Free. Spirit.” Program of spoken word, poetry, and Shake Rattle Workshop.” Make gourd sweig.” 2 pm. See Sat., Feb 21. Series hosts “Jews for Judaism.” Rabbi Aaron MEDITATION: Congregation B’nai Avraham GALLERY PLAYERS: drama “Lobby Hero.” gospel and mime. $20. 8 pm. South instruments and then play music. 1 pm. BAM: presents Shakespeare’s “Pericles.” 3 Raskin leads talk. 8 pm to 9 pm. Congrega- hosts a program: “Meditation: 10 Masters, $15, $12 children under 12 and seniors. 8 Oxford Space, 138 South Oxford St. (718) Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. pm. See Sat., Feb. 21. tion B’nai Avraham, 117 Remsen St. (718) 10 Methods” with Rabbi Dovber Pinson. pm. 199 14th St. (718) 595-0547. 398-3078. FILM FEST: Prospect Park hosts its second GALLERY PLAYERS: “Lobby Hero.” 3 pm. 596-4840. Free. Today: “The Innovator: R. Yitzchak Luria.” 7 IMPACT THEATER: Henrik Ibsen’s “The Wild THE NEST: The National Theater of the annual kids film festival. Shorts at 12:30 See Sat., Feb 21. 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Bring THE NEST: “What’s That on My Head?” 8 JAZZ: Papo Vazquez’s Pirates and Trouba- Church hosts fifth-annual Mardi Gras Kid’s Sixth Avenue. (718) 622-7035. LECTURE: Brooklyn Public Library, Homecrest sheet music and a recent photo. 7:30 pm pm. See Sat., Feb. 21. dours play. Call for cover charge and set Carnival with bead-making, masks, crowns, branch, presents “When Red Meant Hope: to 10:30 pm. American Legion Hall, 345 times. Up Over Jazz Cafe, 351 Flatbush balloon sculpting, face painting, refresh- CHILDREN Soviet Jewish Heroes, 1941 to 1945.” 78th St. (718) 482-3173. Ave. (718) 398-5413. ments and music. Kids ages 2 to 12 and BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: X-plor- Lecturer and singer Sarah Tilevitz leads GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: presents “Wednes- FRI, FEB 27 ROCK: Closenuf hosts several groups. 10:30 their parents welcome. Free parking. ers Club hosts “African Printmaking.” Kids talk. 1:30 pm. 2525 Coney Island Ave. (718) days in Residence” with Julian Velard. $7. 8 pm. 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By Deborah Kolben this week that he would also lyn Plan raise complex issues,” The Brooklyn Papers look into representing the hun- Siegel told The Papers at a Noted civil liberties attor- dreds of residents and busi- five-hour public hearing on the ney Norman Siegel will help nesses in danger of losing their downtown plan at Borough several hundred Prospect property to the city to make Hall Wednesday night. way for the massive plan to Siegel, who plans to chal- THE NEW BROOKLYN Heights residents fight evic- turn Downtown Brooklyn into lenge the constitutionality of tion at the hands of the state a metropolis akin to Midtown the state’s power to invoke to make way for a colossal, Manhattan. eminent domain to make way $2.5 billion arena, office While the Frank Gehry-de- for a privately owned arena the Brooklyn Coalition of the city’s efforts to retain tower and apartment com- signed arena project, including complex, told The Papers he Against Urban Removal — a back office space, would allow plex planned for the inter- soaring office towers and was also interested in repre- new group formed to fight em- for at least 6.7 million square section of Flatbush and 4,500 units of housing has gar- senting displaced residents in inent domain in both Prospect feet of office space, 1 million Atlantic avenues. nered national attention, the far Downtown Brooklyn on the Heights and downtown. square feet of retail space, But Siegel, whose hiring less publicized Downtown same constitutional grounds. Borough President Marty 1,000 units of housing and was first reported by The Brooklyn rezoning plan, “I would like to have Nor- Markowitz is currently re- 2,500 parking spaces. Brooklyn Papers last week and which would change the face man come aboard, he’s an out- viewing the Downtown To make way for the multi- made official at a news confer- of downtown and also require standing person and has a cou- Brooklyn Plan and will make billion-dollar development, the ence Wednesday afternoon, government seizure of private ple of good ideas,” said Lewis a recommendation before plan also calls for the govern- might not stop there. land, is moving through the Greenstein, who owns a three- sending it on to the City Plan- ment seizure of seven acres of The former executive direc- city land use review process. story, clapboard building at ing Commission. After that it land, including 130 residential tor of the New York Civil Lib- “The Atlantic Yards propos- 233 Duffield St. goes before the City Council. units, 100 businesses and a erties Union told The Papers al and the Downtown Brook- Greenstein is a founder of The downtown plan, part college. Freddy’s, threatened by Ratner, hosts ‘Eminent Dom-Aid’ Sunday

By Deborah Kolben stretching east from the intersection of The Brooklyn Papers Flatbush and Atlantic avenues. The wrecking ball would also come Move over, Woodstock. down on Freddy’s, a Prohibition-Era Prospect Heights residents fighting a bar that now sponsors free nightly mu- proposed basketball arena in — or make sic. that on — their backyards have put to- “The idea came to me on the way gether a 10-hour music, poetry and gen- back from a gig in Hoboken,” said eral feel-good music jam to raise money Black, lead vocalist for the band Car- / Jori Klein for and awareness of their plight. olynn Black & The Blues who will But unlike its upstate, counter-cul- play a few of their country-blues-rock ture counterpart, this one won’t involve tunes Sunday night. mud, rain, or anything outdoors — let “I was talking to the guitar player alone bad acid. about how awful this whole thing is Papers The Brooklyn Instead, Freddy’s Bar and Back- and it just dawned on me — What can Author and former Yankee Jim Bouton at a rally in Freddy’s Backroom Jan. 14. room, a neighborhood favorite water- I do as a musician? I can play,” she ing hole and cultural hub at 485 Dean said. The group recently retained noted Eminent Dom-Aid bands will also St., is hosting the event on Sunday, So Black wrangled up 13 local civil liberties attorney Norman Siegel include The Deed Deedle Dees, Foster Feb. 22, from 3 pm to 1 am. bands (dozens more offered their serv- to lead their cause. / Tom Callan / Tom Family, The Waylons, The Struck Jazz Organizer Carolynn Black is calling ices) who will play out of the goodness Eminent Dom-Aid should offer a bit Band, John Pinamonti, Jaybird, Eric the event “Eminent Dom-Aid” (get it, of their hearts (and desire not to lose for everybody, musically speaking at Schwartz, Volcano, The Minors, eminent domain/Live Aid?) since her their homes). least, with everything from a string brand new apartment, just next door to Spectators are asked to pony up $10, quartet to rock, country, funk and punk. Afroskull and Spunk Lads. Freddy’s, would also be condemned if all of which will go towards legal fees “It’s terrible that it has come to this, For more information, contact Fred- The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn developer Bruce Ratner is successful in for Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn, but it’s heartwarming that everybody is dy’s Bar & Backroom at (718) 622- Former NYCLU director Norman Siegel, with Prospect Heights activist Patti Hagan outside his bid to build a $2.5 billion arena, of- an umbrella group of residents who are pitching in. It’s good old ’70s ac- 7035 or log on to www.freddysback- 636 Pacific St., which would be demolished to make way for Bruce Ratner’s Nets arena. fice tower and housing complex fighting the arena plan. tivism,” Black said. room.com. PACKED HOUSE: DIVERGENT DOWNTOWN VIEWS Continued from page 1 Councilman David Yassky, Markowitz, a vocal proponent whose district includes Brook- of that plan, to reconsider. lyn Heights, DUMBO, Down- The scope of change and town Brooklyn and Boerum property condemnations envi- Hill, said he supports the plan sioned by the Downtown but has a few traffic-related Brooklyn Plan, together with concerns. Ratner’s Atlantic Yards site, “We have to make sure the would alter the character of surrounding residential neigh- the greater downtown area borhoods are not overrun by and have an impact on the traffic,” said Yassky, who call- neighborhoods that surround it ed on the city to implement a

— Fort Greene, Park Slope, Callan / Tom pilot residential parking pro- Boerum Hill, Clinton Hill, Cob- gram for residents. ble Hill and Brooklyn Heights, Plan supporter Canada, of as well as Prospect Heights. BUILD, said “the last time we Kicking off the meeting, fought the process, the process went forward and we got Councilwoman Letitia James, Papers The Brooklyn a vocal opponent of the arena nothing,” a reference to the plan whose district includes construction of Metrotech, an the neighboring areas of office campus between Adams Prospect Heights, Fort Greene Street and Flatbush Avenue and Clinton Hill, said she Extension from Willoughby to “supported the concept” of the Tillary streets. Downtown Brooklyn Plan but Other supporters of the plan called for major modifications. included officials from Con Edi- Those changes, she said, Callan / Tom son, Keyspan, the New York would include capping build- Marriott Brooklyn hotel, Poly- ing heights at 250 feet, and re- technic University, Long Island moving the section of the plan University, Brooklyn Academy

at Flatbush and Atlantic av- Callan / Tom of Music and Brooklyn Public enues where Ratner wants to Papers The Brooklyn Library, most of whose proper- build a 620-foot office tower While about 100 people spoke at Wednesday’s Borough Hall hearing, opponents of Down- ties are within the plan area. as a gateway to his arena site. town development plans also aired their views through placards (above). Speaking are (clock- “My job is to represent the James also called for 50 wise from top left) St. Marks Avenue resident Susan Comnick, Brooklyn Marriott marketing di- borough of Brooklyn to the percent of the housing to be best of my ability,” Markowitz

rector David Salfas, Brooklyn Vision chairman Philip Truscott and City Councilman David Yassky. Papers The Brooklyn designated for middle- and said after the last speaker fin- low-income tenants, which ished, just before 11 pm. she described as earning less to make the planning process Downtown Brooklyn and are- lyn USA, a three-story clothing The Downtown Brooklyn director of the Institute of De- slated for that location. Markowitz has until March than $40,000 a year. as open as possible. na plan meetings. store at Duffield and Fulton Plan would allow for the con- sign and Construction, a col- City Housing, Preservation 9 to submit his final recom- Civil liberties attorney Nor- Siegel criticized the bor- Residents and business streets, said his 25,000-square- struction of at least 6.7 million lege at 141 Willoughby St., on and Development Commis- mendation, before the plan man Siegel, who signed on this ough president for not listing owners facing eviction under foot business would be seized if square feet of office space, 1 the corner of Flatbush Avenue sioner Daisy Lopez outlined goes for review before the week to represent the residents the public hearing on his Web the Downtown Brooklyn Plan the plan goes through. million square feet of retail Extension, said that under the compensation measures for City Planning Commission in Prospect Heights who would site and asked him to provide also testified, asking Mar- “I have 50 employees that space, 1,000 units of housing plan his 57-year-old college displaced owners and met and then the City Council. be displaced to make way for a full calendar of events with kowitz to help protect them. all have families,” Betesh said and 2,500 parking places. would be knocked down to with some of them individual- “My door is always open,” the arena, called on Markowitz explanations relating to all Joe Betesh, owner of Brook- at the hearing. Vincent Battista, executive “plant grass.” An open space is ly during the meeting. Markowitz added. Next up: Monday hearing Beep discusses development By Deborah Kolben The Downtown Brooklyn to build a $2.5 billion arena, the boundaries of the Down- on The Papers’ Web site The Brooklyn Papers Plan, a complex rezoning proj- office tower and apartment town Plan, would reach 620 ect that paves the way for soar- complex stretching east onto feet, more than 100 feet taller A Department of City The Brooklyn Papers In attendance were Brooklyn Pa- league sports to Brooklyn for the first Planning and Economic ing office towers, is currently Prospect Heights from the in- than the nearby Williamsburgh wending its way through the tersection of Flatbush and At- Bank building, which is cur- Members of The Brooklyn Pa- pers Editor Neil Sloane, Senior Editor time since the Dodgers left after the Vince DiMiceli and reporter Deborah 1957 season. Development Corporation city’s land use review process lantic avenues. rently the tallest structure in pers editorial staff sat down last Kolben. A recording of the meeting will be joint public meeting to dis- and was the subject of a hear- The Ratner plan would in- the borough. week with Borough President Markowitz’s staff included Chief of posted on the newspaper’s Web site at cuss the environmental ing last Wednesday. clude nearly 8 million square The arena plan also calls for Marty Markowitz and members impacts of the Downtown Staff Greg Atkins, Communications www.BrooklynPapers.com. The city announced plans to feet of development — the widening Flatbush Avenue by of his staff at Borough Hall to dis- Director Sharon Toomer and Deputy Additionally available at The Papers Brooklyn Plan assuming amend the environmental im- equivalent of almost four Em- 10 feet between Atlantic Av- cuss his view of Downtown the development of the Director of Communications and Poli- Web site are six months of coverage of pact statement for that plan pire State Buildings — includ- enue and Dean Street. Brooklyn developments — in- cy Michael Kadish. Downtown Brooklyn development (in Atlantic Yards arena plan, following developer Bruce ing 4,500 residential units. The arena plans are expect- cluding Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic is scheduled for Monday, During the half-hour discussion, HTML format) as well as copies of en- Ratner’s purchase of the New The tallest of the 17 build- ed to face a much less rigorous Yards project and the city’s Markowitz staunchly defended the tire newspapers in PDF format, dating Feb. 23, at 6 pm in Jersey Nets last month. In De- ings, proposed for Flatbush state environmental review Downtown Brooklyn Plan. arena plan, which would return major back to June of 2002. Borough Hall. cember, Ratner unveiled plans and Atlantic avenues, within process. February 21, 2004 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM AWP 17 NOT JUST NETS 6 MONTHS OF ‘NOT JUST NETS’ COVERAGE AT WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM Without board OK, CB2 chair sends panel’s views to beep

By Deborah Kolben “The split revolves around The Brooklyn Papers whether the concerns of the community and formulation of When Community Board sufficient mitigations would 2 voted on the Downtown best be accomplished by work- Brooklyn Plan last month it ing with the city during imple- failed to reach a consensus mentation of the zoning amend- THE NEW BROOKLYN on a recommendation — ment or by outright opposition effectively taking a pass on Callan / Tom to the plan,” the letter reads. its chance to forward its Several board members Plan to keep corporate back of- sive set of recommendations in- official analysis to the bor- were also asking this week fice space in New York City,. It cluding voting for the upzoning ough president and City what happened to a survey con- would make way for upwards — allowing for soaring office Planning Commission. ducted by the board’s district of 7 million square feet of office towers. It voted down all con- But faced with explaining manager, who contacted almost space, 1 million square feet of demnation of private land or The Brooklyn Papers File The Brooklyn all of the board’s 50 members retail space, 2,500 parking evictions except for a city- itself to Borough President Councilmen Bill DeBlasio (left) and David Yassky defend Marty Markowitz this week, following the nullified vote. spaces, and 1,000 units of hous- owned site for a Brooklyn Pub- CB2 member Rachel Foster in a letter published at the board chairwoman Shirley The board’s executive com- ing. The plan, which actually lic Library cultural library in McRae and Land Use com- bottom of this page. mittee decided not to use that contains 22 land use actions, Fort Greene that would involve mittee chairman William Vini- report. also allows the city to seize sev- displacing only one business. tioned the propriety of submit- ning Commission, McRae says “We look at many different en acres of private land includ- The Land Use committee combe submitted a letter on ting recommendations that lack of consensus “does not behalf of the board urging avenues how to address a ing 130 housing units, 100 busi- drafted a list of more than 20 had failed to win the full negate the concerns expressed project, we don’t always use nesses, and a college. suggestions, including mass Markowitz to consider the board’s approval. by the committee’s recommen- Land Use committee’s recom- all the avenues we discuss,” The city pledged to invest transit improvements ranging “We did not have any recom- dations.” said McRae. $100 million in streetscape and from reopening the Myrtle Av- mendations anyway. Mango / Greg mendations to put forth to City Instead, the letter explains Those same recommenda- Vinicombe told The Brook- transportation improvements. enue subway station to widen- Planning,” said McRae, adding, that there was general consen- lyn Papers that after discussing But critics have called that in- ing the platform and stairways tions were shot down on Feb. “It’s not uncommon for a board sus among board members 3 when the full board’s vote the survey idea with McRae vestment “chicken feed” and of the Lawrence Street station. chair to write letters attesting to and the vote was over strategy — 19-17 with three absten- and with city officials, they de- asked for much more in-depth Markowitz must render his the work that had been done.” — whether a ‘no’ vote with tions — failed to provide a cided the district manager sur- transportation mitigation efforts. recommendation on the plan by majority decision of the 40 In the letter, submitted to recommendations or ‘yes’ vey was not a good idea. Over the past several March 9. It then goes to the City members present. This week, Papers File The Brooklyn Markowitz, a copy of which vote with recommendations City officials say they’ve cre- months, the community board Planning Commission and City some board members ques- Community Board 2 Chairwoman Shirley McCrae. was also sent to the City Plan- would carry more sway. ated the Downtown Brooklyn worked to draft a comprehen- Council for a final vote. Heartfelt adieu to Downtown’s Gage & Tollner

By Deborah Kolben At 2 pm, just 10 minutes before the restaurant The Brooklyn Papers opened its doors, the staff at Gage & Tollner sat down for one last meeting. If only they had come sooner. “I know how you feel inside and my heart Sitting at the mahogany bar of Gage & Toll- goes out to you,” said general manager Walter ner Saturday afternoon, owner Joseph Chirico Bichay, who wished the staff well, offered good watched as droves of customers pushed their recommendations and then moved on to the way through the revolving wooden door as the day’s specials. historic restaurant prepared to serve its last Bottles of pinot grigio were down to a mini- meals. mum, Bichay informed them, and tuna steaks Some came looking for boxes of matches, would likely have to be replaced with swordfish others desperately trying to snag a dinnertime as the end of the night neared. And for dessert? reservation, and others still, settled in for one A heart-shaped chocolate-and-raspberry mousse last lunch as one of the city’s oldest restaurants topped with marinated blackberries. prepared to become a piece of history. “You all know what beef Wellington is, “If all these people had come before, we right?” he asked the staff, referring to the night’s wouldn’t have to close,” said Chrico, a native of special, one of Gage & Tollner’s signature dish- Calabria, in southern Italy, who bought the city es. landmark almost a decade ago. “I wish you all luck,” another manager added. While for years, tables at the 125-year-old And that was it. The hostess opened the doors restaurant at 372 Fulton St. sat empty, when the and customers flooded in, filling both the bar gloomy news of the Feb. 14 closing hit local and tables. newspapers this week, lines exploded around the Leslie Silverstein, a Brooklyn native who said block. Mango / Greg he grew up coming to the restaurant, stood at the The usually slow-placed, old-time eatery with bar waiting to place a to-go order for one last gas-lit chandeliers and mirrored walls, went batch of clam bellies. from serving 60 people a night to serving 400 on While she hadn’t been to Gage & Tollner in Valentine’s Day. years, the Park Sloper said she couldn’t resist But while all that business would usually be one last visit. reason to celebrate, the mood was anything but But for Deirdre Galloway, who works nearby merry. Papers File The Brooklyn and lives in Clinton Hill, the place was a regular Placing the elaborate silverware settings and hangout where she knew the name of the maitre adjusting the accordion-folded linen napkins d’ and bartender. just so, waiter Mark Bermuda darted between A place where she met up each week with tables, setting them up, as he had over the past friends and colleagues. And a place where she 26 years. couldn’t even a get a table to bring her nephew Only on this day, the path was a bit tighter on the restaurant’s next to last day. with extra tables added to accommodate the Chirico, who also owns the Marco Polo Ris- large number of reservations. torante, an Italian restaurant and banquet hall in “I’m too sad to talk right now,” said Bermu- / Jori Klein Carroll Gardens, owns the Gage & Tollner name da, who said he had no idea where he would and vowed to reopen the restaurant somewhere work after Saturday. else. Just behind him, Wayne Connolly ignited the But some are skeptical that he’ll be able to re- restaurant’s chandeliers, starting form the back, capture the Fulton Street landmark’s old-world pausing to fix his bow tie in the mirror some- Papers The Brooklyn charm. where in the middle, and continuing all the way Mark Bermudas (left) and Wayne Connell flank owner Joe Chirico during lunchtime at Gage & Tollner, at 372 Fulton St., on its last day of business. “I guess I’ll start going to the Marriott,” said to the front. After dinner on Valentine’s Day, Saturday, Feb.14, the restaurant, a Brooklyn institution, closed its doors after 125 years. Galloway, as she dug into her last bites of salmon. Yassky & DeBlasio chide Paper for CB2 rip To the editor: ence be stated in the minutes. board chair because the collective vote of the We are writing in response to your Most important, we hope that debate Calls for apology individual board members did not concur Feb. 7 editorial criticizing certain mem- over important issues such as the Down- LETTERS To the editor: with your wishes. Your Feb. 7th commen- bers of Community Board 2 (“CB2 town development proposals can remain I am reading your [column and article on] tary was far from The Brooklyn Papers’ blows it bigtime,” by Papers Editor Neil focused on the substance and avoid per- the chairperson of Community Board 2 and finest hour. Indeed, it was irresponsible. You Sloane). sonal attacks. Community board members their community, board members have the which boards have in ample measure. the board vote on the ULURP for the owe an apology to Ms. McRae, Community The editorial contained factual inaccura- devote dozens of hours to their positions. assistance of a 200-page environmental Having consensus-driven community- Downtown Plan (front page, Feb. 7). Where Board 2 and the entire community. cies. In particular, it stated that one commu- They are not paid. If editorialists disagree review, a highly technical document pre- based plans in place would actually in- were you for the last two months and for — John Dew, member, CB2 Traffic and nity board member, Rachel Foster, “ducked” with positions taken by the community pared by professional planning firms who crease efficiency — the city would know whom are you doing this heavy lifting? Transportation committee the vote on the downtown development board, that kind of disagreement should are paid by the city. To make an informed in advance what the community is and is It is quite clear from your commentary plan. In fact, the minutes from the commu- certainly be expressed. evaluation, the board must not only under- not willing to accept and would know that you did not participate in any of the As for DUMBO… community board-sponsored public infor- nity board meeting show that Ms. Foster’s But a personal attack on the character stand the underlying economic assump- which development goals were priorities. To the editor: mation forums leading up to the vote and name was omitted from the roll call, and by of community board members will serve tions of the rezoning, but also the techni- So would developers, who frequently meet I have been reading in your various pa- that you are totally unfamiliar with the la- the time Ms. Foster realized the omission only to discourage good people from un- cal aspects of the measures taken to with community resistance to (not to men- pers (Park Slope edition mostly) about borious review process that was undertak- and attempted to vote, the vote had been dertaking these important but often thank- implement the goals of the plan. tion lawsuits against) large-scale projects. Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards development en to educate the board members and the closed. The minutes further show that Ms. less assignments. It’s hard to imagine that any communi- The fact that Community Board 2 did not plans. I think Vince DiMiceli’s editorial community. Or, you chose to ignore same. Foster asked her vote be recorded; when — Bill DeBlasio, 39th Councilmanic District ty board could perform this review func- make a motion on the Downtown Brooklyn [“Ratner’s suburban nightmare,” Feb. 7] as The Downtown Plan issue was rife with that request was denied, she asked her pres- David Yassky, 33rd Councilmanic District tion without its own professional planning Plan is a symptom of a larger problem. The well as your paper’s reporting and letters to misinformation that was widely disseminat- expertise. For that very reason, New York answer to the problem lies with the city; not the editor have been rather critical of his ed. The understandable reaction from the City’s Charter authorizes community merely the Bloomberg administration and project … and justly so. Critical in the best residents impacted by eminent domain boards, using city funds, to retain the serv- the current City Council, but also a long line way, as I do not feel that a plan of this mag- played a crucial role in how many within ices of a professional planner who serves of preceding New York City governments nitude and impact should be exempt from CB2 perceived this plan. [How can the city at the board’s pleasure. The authors of the who have failed to fund the provisions of the the very closest scrutiny. Community boards justify the removal of residents from their Charter assumed that this planner would Charter for professional planning assistance However, Mr. DiMiceli’s editorial homes for the purported greater good of the assist the board in carrying out the duties to community boards. As long as communi- makes mention, rather glowingly, of DUM- community without first exhausting every assigned to it by the Charter, including re- ty boards are denied the resources for con- BO, which is poignant, as I recently won- possible alternative?] Some elected repre- need money to work view of ULURP applications. Right now, sensus-driven planning, they are denied the dered how your reporting of this area sentatives urged the community board to re- community boards are enabled by the opportunity for democratic participation in would be affected since you moved to ject this plan in its entirety. To the editor: the history of the city and encapsulates the Charter to design their own plans for ac- development decisions. [Developer David] Walentas’ DUMBO. It is insulting to the entire CB2 communi- Brooklyn Papers Editor Neil Sloane, in vision and aspirations of many decision- commodating growth and redevelopment; While Community Board 2 worked I do hope my fears that your newspaper ty that you should call for the removal of the a Feb. 7 editorial headlined “CB2 blows it makers who would like to ensure Brook- in fact one of the responsibilities of com- diligently to accommodate the public’s would direct its focus away from the many bigtime,” implies that Community Board lyn’s resurgence as a key growth area. The munity boards is to prepare comprehen- right to weigh in on the rezoning, it is out challenges this still-burgeoning neighbor- 2 abdicated its Charter-mandated respon- proposal has 22 separate ULURP actions. sive plans for the district. But without of their purview to guarantee public hood faces are unfounded. sibility to the Uniform Land Use Review In order to understand it, each action must matching this responsibility with re- process on Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards There are many tenant-landlord dis- Procedure by not succeeding in carrying a be evaluated on both its own merits and as sources, it’s just an empty sentence in our arena project. The mayor should step in Send us a letter putes, construction safety, area sanitation motion on the Downtown Brooklyn Plan. part of a comprehensive planning proposal. city’s contract with its residents. and call upon the MTA and the governor By mail: Letters Editor, Brooklyn Papers, as well as non-union labor issues your The plan, as Sloane points out, now The plan then must be evaluated in light of The boards also need the resources to to provide a schedule for public review of 55 Washington St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 readership would benefit from knowing moves on to Borough President Marty other local development proposals to deter- increase their capacity to truly represent the Ratner plan. And in order that history Fax: (718) 834-9278. about. Issues I believe you will not disre- Markowitz for his review without benefit mine its cumulative impact on both the the neighborhood’s diverse interests. Even does not repeat itself, the mayor and the By e-mail: [email protected] gard now that you are a tenant. of a mandate from the community, which downtown area and the surrounding neigh- though community boards are also obliged City Council should once and for all fund All letters must be signed and include the In the spirit of your looking up Flat- ordinarily would constitute the board’s rec- borhoods of Boerum Hill, Brooklyn by the Charter to conduct substantial out- the Charter-established provision for com- writer’s home address and phone number bush Avenue to Atlantic Yards, I encour- ommendation. Heights, Fort Greene, and Prospect Heights. reach, in part to enfranchise the entire munity-based planning. (only the writer’s neighborhood and street age your paper’s investigation on what is But there is nothing ordinary about the In order to help them make decisions community’s vision for the district — out- — Eve Baron, Municipal Art name are published with the letter). Letters going on in and around Washington proposal. It is one of the largest rezonings in about whether the proposal is right for reach takes time, labor and money, none of Society Planning Center may be edited and will not be returned. Street. —Jennifer Elsner, DUMBO 18 AWP THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM February 21, 2004 Free Seminar For Outpouring of aid Senior Concerns for Slope ‘Angels’ By Jotham Sederstrom The Brooklyn Papers Presented By The Law Firm of Susan A. Principato Community members have embraced a fundrais- ing initiative to help cover You are cordially invited to a FREE seminar workshop to help you achieve the burial costs of two your health care and financial goals and concerns. The presenter will be fifth-grade pals whose Susan A. Principato, an Elder Law Attorney with experience in all aspects lives were cut short when a truck hit them at a Park of Health Care and Financial planning with regard to Medicaid eligibili- Slope intersection. ty, wealth preservation, and asset protection for seniors and their families. As of press time, $8,670 had been raised for the fami- lies of Victor Flores, 11, and Juan Estrada, 10, who were The topics to be discussed will be as follows: struck by the landscaping truck as they entered the inter- section of Third Avenue and Ninth Street on Feb. 9. $ Protecting & preserving assets Donna Maxil, a parent co- ordinator at PS 124, where the while obtaining Medicaid eligibility boys went to school, set up a fund, Friends of PS 124, to raise the $12,000 in burial $ Strategies to protect your homestead costs. “Hopefully, the community will come through with the

$ Creating a legacy for your family even if you / Jori Klein rest of the money, and I’m sure they will because we live require a Nursing Home or home care assistance in a great community,” said Maxil, who said that people $ Long term care insurance and Medicaid planning throughout the community be-

gan handing her money the Papers The Brooklyn day after the accident. Grieving family members Victoria Flores (left), Ray Flores and Javier Flores listen to the $ Wealth preservation for your health care “New Yorkers are the best,” Rev. Manuel Salgado during a memorial service for their son, Victor Flores, 11, and his she added. friend Juan (Angel) Estrada, 10. and financial needs Maxil said that besides Brooklynites, mourners from as far away as Long Island, fered at the St. Thomas 39, on Sixth Avenue at Eighth the DOT, the results of which New Jersey and even Florida Aquinas Church, next door to Street. were released last year, recom- Special guest speaker will be John A. Calabrese, CLTC, financial services representative from have answered the call for the funeral home, last Friday, Residents plan to bring up mended that extended side- ® help. Feb. 13. Hundreds of mourn- the crossing guard issue this walk corners, or neck-downs, Client Advisory Solutions, an office of MetLife Financial Services . For more information She estimated that more ers attended the dual service. Tuesday, when the precinct be placed at the intersection on Client Advisory Solutions, visit www.clientadvisorysolutions.com than 100 people have donated The tragedy unfolded at holds its monthly community alongside delayed traffic sig- money to help pay for the in- 3:30 pm, on Feb. 9, as the life- council meeting in the station- nals that would give pedestri- terment of the two boys, the long friends were walking house, at 65 Sixth Ave., on the ans a head start against on- cost of which was reduced by home from PS 124, on Fourth fourth floor, at 7:30 pm. coming traffic. Green-Wood Cemetery offi- Avenue at 13th Street. The “What we want to do now A DOT spokesman said, cials from $16,000 to $12,000. boys, who shared the nick- is some kind of assessment of however, that while the agency MetLife Building “We extended the same name “Angel,” lived on oppo- that intersection or anywhere would review the intersection 15 Bay Ridge Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11220 courtesies to them that we did site sides of Ninth Street be- where there’s children or in light of the deadly accident, ONLY 2 DAYS AVAILABLE!! for the families of the trade tween Third Avenue and schools or senior centers,” said most of the recommendations (One Block From the 69th Street Pier) center victims,” said Ken Tay- Nevins Street, just half a block Councilwoman Sara Gonza- could not be revisited until SEATING IS LIMITED, PLEASE CALL lor, vice president of opera- from where they were killed. lez, whose district includes the 2009 because of the city’s Thursday, February 26th tions for Green-Wood Ceme- Although the driver was troubled intersection. “My budget crises. 1:30 & 6:30 Registration tery, in Sunset Park, who said traveling on designated truck feeling is that 10 years ago, the “We’ve been spreading the 1-800-395-5762 service and labor charges routes, the company for which traffic of children was not as word about the fund that PS Saturday, February 28th were waived. he drives received a pair of much as it is today in some of 124 set up to pay the burial REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED “We feel that’s something summonses because the vehi- these areas.” fees,” said Kerci Marcello, di- 11 AM Registration we’ve got to do and we don’t cle was overweight and one Gonzalez, DeBlasio and As- rector of constituent services want publicity,” he added. each for faulty windshield semblywoman Joan Millman for DeBlasio. The Department of Educa- wipers and bald tires. sent a joint letter to Depart- “And the outpouring of sup- tion covered the cost of serv- Following the accident, offi- ment of Transportation Brook- port from our community has The Law Firm of Susan A. Principato is not affiliated with MetLife or any of its affiliates. ices at the Duffy Funeral cers at the 78th Police Precinct lyn Borough Commissioner been incredible.” Home on Ninth Street at began studying whether cross- Lori Ardito last week, asking Donations can be sent and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, One Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010 Fourth Avenue, according to ing guards could be stationed that safety measures be under- checks made out to: L0402FCAF(exp0206)(NJ; NY)MLIC-LD Paul Rose, an Education De- at the intersection. Currently, taken at the intersection. Friends of PS 124 partment spokesman. A funer- crossing guards are stationed A $1.2 million traffic-calm- 515 Fourth Ave. al service for the boys was of- outside PS 124 and nearby PS ing study commissioned by Brooklyn, NY 11215

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