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Published every Saturday — online all the time — by Brooklyn Paper Publications Inc, 55 Washington St, Suite 624, Brooklyn NY 11201. Phone 718-834-9350 • www.BrooklynPapers.com • © 2005 Brooklyn Paper Publications • 18pBWN, 16pBRZ •Vol. 28, No. 38 •Saturday, September 24, 2005 • FREE MAKE IT SMALLER Marty downsizes his support for Ratner

By Jess Wisloski homeowners with the use of eminent do- The Brooklyn Papers main for private gain. Reform Party and Libertarian Party candidate Gary Popkin Borough President Marty Marko- charged collusion between elected officials witz has urged that developer Bruce and private-party interests in the project. Ratner downsize his Atlantic Yards Attorney Theodore Alatsas, running on mega-development, a project vigorous- the Republican and Conservative ballots, ly supported by Markowitz since 2003. supports the project. “We do have to scale down this project,” Awave of applause followed Marko- Markowtiz said during a debate Monday witz’s call for the downscaling. among Markowitz and three challengers The borough president has long been an seeking his job in the November election. outspoken advocate of bringing a pro- “There is no question, in terms of the sports team to Brooklyn and has not fal- project, in terms of the housing, and in tered in his support for Ratner’s larger terms of the buildings, it is time for all of project, would be built east of the intersec-

Thor Equities us to join together to work cooperatively tion of Atlantic and Flatbush avenues. and downscale the project and to make it “I was as surprised as probably every- more reflective of the needs and aspira- body in the room; I don’t think I’d ever tions of those of the environment it’s in.” heard those words uttered by him,” said His comments came after two of Fort Greene Association Chairman Phillip Markowitz’s rivals voiced their opposition Kellogg following Markowitz’s com- to the way in which Ratner’s bid to erect ments. “I’m not sure how much credibility skyscrapers, high-rise housing and a sports it has at this point in the process. VEGAS BY THE SEA arena was being handled. “I’d be very curious to know what Markowitz is the Democratic Party specifics he has in mind, if he’s going to nominee. He did not face a challenge in follow through, and what demands he’s Developer shows new vision of Coney the September primary. going to make as borough president at this The debate, sponsored by the Fort point in the process,” Kellogg said. Greene Association, was held at Lafayette Markowtiz declined to elaborate on his By Ariella Cohen Avenue Presbyterian Church, a few blocks statement when asked to do so by The Brook- The Brooklyn Papers from the Atlantic Yards site. lyn Papers immediately after the debate. Green Party candidate Gloria Mattera, “Here’s what I’m saying: I’m calling on Over the next few weeks, said she didn’t approve of threatening the city Department of Parks See SMALLER on page 5 and Recreation will decide who gets to operate Brook- lyn’s favorite rickety ride — the Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster. But while the Cyclone is obvi- Slope ice cream ously an icon of Coney Island, it may soon become a remnant of its past. Joseph Sitt, owner of Thor Eq- shop owner guilty uities, the development company that operates the Gallery at Fulton Mall in Downtown Brooklyn and owns over 12 acres of seaside in terror funding property in the faded amusement mecca, has visions of a glitzy By Michael Weissenstein Elfgeeh was not charged, however, with boardwalk entertainment strip that Associated Press any terrorism-related crime. looks more Vegas than Astroland. After less than a day of deliberations, In digital renderings sent to The AYemeni immigrant was found guilty the jury convicted Elfgeeh of conspiring to Brooklyn Papers this week, a Wednesday of illegally funneling $21.9 run an illegal money-transmitting busi- Nike-sponsored climbing wall million overseas through an ice cream ness, running an illegal money business takes up one region of a sweeping shop that he owned in Park Slope. and structuring bank deposits to avoid re- indoor amusement zone. A fiber- Abad Elfgeeh, 50, was convicted of porting laws. glass elephant gleams upon a dou- transmitting money around the world Elfgeeh, who could face 15 years in ble-tiered carousel. without a license from a dozen bank ac- prison, looked stricken but did not move The House of Blues plays counts linked to the tiny storefront he op- or speak as the verdict was read. ground-floor anchor to another erated on Fifth Avenue near 11th Street. Prosecutors portrayed Elfgeeh as the glassy, indoor-entertainment zone, Prosecutors said his business was used by mastermind of a complicated arrangement

Thor Equities much like the national chain does a Yemeni cleric convicted earlier this year of “feeder accounts” and international Two artist renderings of an indoor mall envisioned by developer Joseph Sitt, of Thor Equities, for constuction along the at its boardwalk location on the of a scheme to fund al-Qaeda and the transfers designed to hide the massive out- Coney Island boardwalk. The plan could transform Coney Island into a year-round destination. See CONEY on page 12 Palestinian militant group Hamas. See TERROR on page 12 Beep: Take me to Doctor!

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©The Brooklyn Papers. Established 1978. Phone 718-834-9350. Celia Weintrob, Publisher (ext 104) • Neil Sloane, Editor (ext 119) • Lisa J. Curtis, GO Brooklyn Editor (ext 131) • Vince DiMiceli, Senior Editor (ext 125) • Ed Weintrob, President (ext 105) 2 DTZ, FGZ THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM September 24, 2005 New York’s largest lighting store is not in Manhattan; It’s right here in Brooklyn. Thief grabs cash, drops ID By Lilo H. Stainton caught nearby, with the missing The Brooklyn Papers items in their possession. Police nabbed a suspected 84/76 PRECINCT In and out mugger who grabbed some AWyckoff Street resident cash, but dropped a clue. lost nearly $1,500 in cash and The victim, 19, told police clothes worth more than $1,000 was secure when she last saw it, jewelry to a thief who moved she was just emerging from the that belonged to the security at 11:30 pm, on Sept. 13. swiftly and fled through a win- F train subway station at Carroll guard on duty, police said. But by 8:30 am, the wheel- dow, police said. and Smith streets, at 11 pm on Police said it was 6:05 pm on chair had disappeared. Police The victim, 56, told police Sept. 15. Suddenly, a stranger Sept. 14 when a security camera said a thief broke through the she left her home, near Nevins grabbed her from behind and caught the thief carrying the glass on the building’s front Street, at 1 pm, and when she snatched the $100 bill she held shopping bag out of the build- door and cut the chain with the returned, at 1:35 pm, her cash in her hand. The thug fled the ing, near Clinton Street in padlock, removing the chair and valuables were gone. Police scene, but not before he dropped Brooklyn Heights. Police be- from its spot in the hallway. believe the burglar fled through his own ID card on the sidewalk. lieve he came in through the Snoozer loses a window, but are unsure how That allowed police to track same door and snatched the bag Thieves snatched $100 in cash he got inside. him down. Within an hour, po- while the security guard had left and a cell phone from a man The stolen items included lice arrested a suspect, 42, on his post to check on the front of snoozing on the subway on the $550 in cash, two pairs of hoop felony robbery charges. They the building. morning of Sept. 17, police said. earrings, worth $80 together; a did not recover the cash. The security guard, 21, who The victim, 27, a Bronx resi- bracelet and necklace set valued Police said the victim, a at $200; a half dozen rings, The Victoria Collection lives in the building, told police dent, said he awoke at the Hoyt- Baltic Street resident, was treat- the bag contained $50 in cash, Schermerhorn station around 7 worth $300 together; and a high ed by EMS for minor scratches several credit cards, his Social am and discovered his property school ring, worth $350. and swelling. Security card, medical insur- was missing and his pants pock- Mac attack Bible snatchers ance information, a jeweled ets had been sliced open. The Athief stole an iMac com- Tuscany Police arrested two boys — pendant worth $500, an $80 man was riding a southbound A puter, iPod, $750 worth of jew- one age 12 — after they al- knapsack and college text books train, police said, but wasn’t elry and nearly two-dozen legedly snatched a Brooklyn valued at $200. clear as to exactly where the video games from a fourth- Heights woman’s purse that The thief also got a pair of robbery took place. floor apartment on St. Mark’s contained her Bible and other $100 Armani Exchange jeans, a Place, police said. $30 baseball cap and a pair of Nab burglars personal items. Police caught two men who The victim, 32, told police he The young thugs attacked at fresh Puma sneakers, worth left home at 10 pm on Sept. 16. $120, police said. they said stole a knapsack and a 9:17 pm, on Sept. 14, police set of keys from a building un- When he returned to the build- said. The victim, 30, told police Wheelchair thief der construction. ing, at Fourth Avenue, at 12:15 she was at the corner of Jorale- Awoman lost her padlocked The men, ages 39 and 42, am, on Sept. 17, he discovered mon and Court streets, when power chair — worth $6,200 — face burglary charges in the the glass broken on the terrace they grabbed her bag and fled to a burglar who broke into her crime, which police said was re- door and his valuables gone. towards Jay Street. Smith Street building, police ported at 12:30 pm on Sept. 9. Police believe the thief pried The victim called police, who said. The victim, 40, told police the the glass from the terrace door to broadcast the boys’ descriptions. The victim, 62, said she had two suspects came into the Bond get inside; the deck is connected High The youngsters were arrested to a terrace next door. The miss- Rating in locked the motorized wheelchair Street building, near Union shortly after at the Jay Street- to the stair railing on the first Street, and snatched the bag and ing items included a $2,000 iMac Borough Hall A, C and F sub- floor of her apartment building, keys, which serve locks to sever- computer, an iPod valued at Zagat 2005 way station, near Fulton Mall. NYC Shopping on Smith Street near Fourth al rooms under construction at $500, 20 separate pieces of jew- The purse contained the vic- elry, worth a total of $750, and 20 Guide Place. The woman said the chair the site. The suspects were Normandy Victoria tim’s keys, her journal, an ap- video games, valued at $200. pointment book, the Bible and a cell phone. Police were able to Lock, stock & … floor lamps • table lamps • lampshades • repairs recover the cell phone and col- AQueens resident told po- lected evidence from the boys. lice he left a briefcase that con- ceiling fans • low voltage lighting Transit Police Officer Robert Man nabbed for rape tained a Colt pistol, $40,000 in Williams made the arrest. cash and other items at a pizze- ria on Willoughby Street. MIRRORS • TABLES • DECORATIVE ACCESSORIES Sneak attack The man, 43, told police he A purse-snatcher struck a attempt on Water St. stopped for a slice around mid- woman on Fourth Place just after night on Sept. 14, after leaving The Brooklyn Papers woman on the breast, exposed midnight on Sept. 14, police said. work at a check cashing shop The victim, 30, said she was Police arrested a man who himself and tried to rape her be- just down the block, near Pearl returning to her car, between allegedly followed a young fore the victim was able to push Street. When he arrived home Henry and Clinton streets, at woman into her Water Street him away. an hour later, he realized he did 12:50 am, to lock the steering apartment building in Vinegar The thug fled the lobby, but not have the briefcase. wheel with a Club. Then a Hill and tried to rape her in the continued lurking in the area, Police said the man searched Everything in lighting… Discounted! stranger appeared. lobby, police said. returning to the building several his car, and then returned to the The man pushed her and times, police said. When he re- 24-hour pizza place. The brief- grabbed her pocketbook, then The victim, 20, told police 1073 39th Street (718) 436-2207 she was attacked by the ac- turned to the building a third case was not in either spot, he fled along Fourth Place towards time, around 6 pm, he rang the said. The man was unable to con- (CORNER FT. HAMILTON PKWY) Clinton Street. Police found the quaintance shortly after 7 am on Sept. 12. victim’s doorbell. Fearing for tact city and state officials to re- purse — emptied of its valu- her life, she called police. port the missing gun that night. Mon. & Tues. 9-5:30; Wed. CLOSED; Thurs. 9-8; Fri. 9-5:30; Sat. & Sun. 10-5 ables — nearby. The man tracked her as she returned to the building, on Wa- Cops, who were familiar In addition to the cash and Monty apt. rob ter Street near Gold Street, fol- with the suspect, arrested him the Colt Python pistol, valued at Athief snuck in a side en- lowed her inside, grabbed her on felony rape charges the next $1,000, the briefcase contained trance of a Montague Street and forced her up against the day. Police Officer Timothy a Sony camera valued at $500, – Family Owned & Operated for over 30 years – apartment building and stole a wall. Dellomo, of the 84th Precinct, a day planner and a pouch with bag stuffed with cash and Police said the man bit the made the arrest. — Stainton keys, police said. Grand Opening. 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Ca- torneys for the other two sus- pened, where the institution female accomplice for macho and her alleged accom- pects could not be located. All was, or if Weber was a patient allegedly robbing and plice, John DeJesus, 35, of three were due back in court or on staff. killing a New Jersey man, Bensonhurst, were arraigned on Sept. 23. New Jersey police arrested whose lifeless body was that day and held without bail Camacho’s first criminal ar- Camacho in April after she discovered face-up in a on murder and robbery rest, on assault and robbery gave a false name during a Sunset Park lot. charges, according to the dis- charges in 1989, resulted in a traffic stop — the car she was Yolanda Camacho, 40, al- trict attorney’s office. jail sentence of up to nine driving belonged to Weber. legedly told police she wanted The third man, Luis Acosta, years, according to the district When police contacted him at The Victoria Collection the two Brooklyn men “to 35, of Sunset Park, was attorney. home, he did not know the ve- rough him up, not kill” Earl charged with possessing stolen Since then she has been in- hicle had been moved from his Weber Jr. Weber, 63, and Ca- property, tampering with evi- dicted on nine other occasions driveway. macho, who police said has a dence and hindering prosecu- on charges that range from Weber refused to press tion. His bail was set at drug possession to loitering as charges and, according to pub- Tuscany criminal record dating to 1989, lived together as a cou- $150,000, with a $100,000 de- a prostitute. lic records, was himself indict- ple in southern New Jersey’s posit required for his release. After one conviction, Ca- ed two weeks later for resist- rural Cumberland County. Po- Michael V. Cibella, a former macho was sentenced to a ing arrest. lice there say the couple met at a mental hospital. New York City police dis- covered Weber’s body behind a truck in a parking lot on First Avenue, between 42nd Council OKs DUMBO BID and 43rd streets, at 8:15 am on The Brooklyn Papers flags, logos and plaques, security detail, infor- Sept. 16. Paramedics were mation boards, lighting improvements, public called to the scene and pro- The City Council on Sept. 15 approved a plan to create a business improvement district in art and sidewalk repair. nounced him dead five min- The budget for the DUMBO BID’s first year of utes later. the rapidly rising DUMBO neighborhood. operation is $400,000, according to the agreement. High The victim had no identifi- Councilman David Yassky sponsored the “While the burgeoning neighborhood of Rating in cation; police say they later DUMBO BID, which is roughly bounded by DUMBO has developed quickly in many ways, Zagat 2005 found Weber’s wallet in the the East River to the north, York Street to the its level of services still reflect its history as a pocket of one of the male sus- south, Gold, Plymouth, and Bridge streets to the partially abandoned manufacturing district,” NYC Shopping pects. east and Old Fulton Street to the west. said Yassky at the hearing. 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◆ in Park Slope diner ◆ ◆ By Lilo H. Stainton the window of a Second Av- ◆ Custom Framing The Brooklyn Papers enue office, police said. At 6 pm on Sept. 7 they dis- ◆ Ready-Made Frames Police arrested a woman 78/72 PRECINCTS covered a stranger inside the 374 7th Avenue ◆ Posters & Prints who allegedly used her office, at the end of Seventh (bet. 11th & 12th Sts) walking cane to beat a ◆ Friendly Service building, at Union and Nevins Ticket to ride Street. Police believe the bur- 718-832-0655 woman who was eating at streets, was secure at 9 pm on glar came in through a window a Fourth Avenue diner, Awoman dining at a restau- in back, grabbed the cash, and Sept. 11, when she left it. rant on Seventh Avenue lost her police said. When she returned, at 10 am fled through the same window The victim, 33, told police purse to a thief who then used when he was seen. the next day, she discovered her credit cards to purchase a that around 5 pm, on Sept. 18, the robbery. Police do not when she was enjoying a meal ferry pass, police said. know how the thief got inside. The victim, 39, of Sunset at the restaurant near Lincoln The stolen items include a Place, a woman suddenly ap- Park, told police that at 7:30 Makita circular saw, valued at pm, on Sept. 17, she was en- peared with a cane and began $80, a Makita wireless drill flailing the metal device, joying a meal at the restaurant, worth $220, a $75 Makita jig- near Eighth Street. But five Featuring Silhouette, Christian Dior, Armani, Prada, Gucci, La Font, smacking the victim about the saw, a router table worth $75 arms and hands. minutes later she noticed her LA Eyeworks, Modo, Saki, 2.5, Swissflex, Kimiko and more. and several hand tools. The rob- purse had been removed from Police were called to the bers also got an $80 tool bag scene and canvassed the area. the back of her chair, where and a rolling camera bag valued she had left it hanging. They found the alleged attack- at $250, according to police. er a few blocks away, on the Police said the pocketbook corner of Sackett and Nevins Barber burglar contained a wallet with $40 in streets. The woman, 31, faces Astyle-conscious thief cash, four credit cards, a Costco MCS felony assault charges. The stole more than $2,500 in hair card and several pieces of criti- Specialized victim suffered swelling and care equipment and electron- cal identification: her driver’s li- cuts on her hand and arms. ics from a Dean Street barber cense, Social Security Card and Private Fitness shop after it closed on Sept. school and voter IDs. Her keys Milk money 12, police said. were also in the bag. [email protected] Thieves stole more than Employees at the shop, lo- When she called her credit • Looking to improve your health? $1,000 from workers making a cated near Flatbush Avenue, card company, they told the dairy delivery to a Fourth Av- told police they closed that victim the card had been used • Lose Weight? Tone muscle? enue store midday on Sept. 16. night at 11 pm. When stylists to purchase a ferry pass. It • We can help you attain your fitness goals! Adairy employee told po- reported for work the next was not clear how much the lice he and two other workers morning, Sept. 13, at 9:30 am, fraudulent charge cost her. were unloading the truck at they discovered property miss- noon for a delivery to a store Risky business ing from eight workstations. The thieves had it easy. ONE-on-ONE near Bergen Street. Suddenly, Police believe the burglar two strangers appeared and Police said $2,600 in cash without the crowd! came in through a window in was snatched from the offices one jumped the victim from back of the shop and broke the GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE! behind, grabbing his arms and of a bus company on Seventh locks at several styling sta- Avenue after the money was holding them behind his back. tions, grabbed the items and The second robber grabbed a left in envelopes in drawers most likely fled through the that were unlocked — in an wad of cash — $1,037 — basement door out back. The from a pocket on the victim’s office that was left open. robber or robbers may have The money disappeared cargo pants, police said. scurried through a hole in a The thugs did not show any from the building, located be- fence in the backyard and fled tween First and Second weapons and neither the vic- on Fifth Avenue, police said. th tim nor his co-workers were streets, sometime between 1 409A - 16 St. (718) 768-8986 The stolen items included a am and 4:45 am on Sept. 17. SAMPLE SALE! injured, according to police. half-dozen electric clippers, (bet. 8th Ave. & Prospect Park West) Workers said cash is col- Up to 85% off on Scout’s dishonor worth $390 all together, an- lected from the drivers daily Thieves stole computer and other electronic trimmer worth and left inside the drawers, sunglasses & eyewear. camping equipment from a $150, a $35 curling iron, two which are never locked. The President Street apartment be- flat irons worth $155, and an office was also unlocked, but Lenses are 20% off In-home Dog Training tween Seventh and Eighth av- $80 blow dryer. The thief also employees at the bus compa- during September. enues overnight on Sept. 15, snatched a portable credit card ny said only the cleaning staff Dedicated to educating your dog and you! police said. machine, valued at $1,800, had access to the area. Detec- The resident, 36, told police and a Sony digital camera, tives collected evidence at the he locked his door at 7 pm. 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Tool time When he returned, at 7 am, on Burglars snatched nearly Sept. 12, a pair of entry doors $1,000 worth of tools from a that police said were off their Union Street construction site hinges, had disappeared. this week, police said. The super told police the The victim, 36, who lives pair of doors was worth on Third Street, told police the $2,000. At Confident K-9 Education, you and your companion will receive the best guidance and education available in Brooklyn. Certified Dog Trainer Kimberly Dillon will become your dog’s teacher, mentor and friend through positive reinforcement training. Rats invade Ridge Confident K-9 Education 718-704-6821 from waterfront www.confidentk9education.com The Brooklyn Papers let loose a flurry of vermin The rats are moving east and left Shore Road residents Your dog’s behavioral success depends on you... in Bay Ridge. to contend with a migration of Train them now / don’t blame them later! the fur-footed pests. Repair of the seawall that In a typewritten letter post- runs along Shore Parkway has ed on a window near the mail- boxes at the Shore Road House Cooperative, at 7119 Shore Road, an anonymous 86 STREET BAY RIDGE resident warned neighbors: “The work being done on the seawall has caused the park All Senior Living across the street to be flooded ® with displaced rats. Sooner or later, they will come into our building. Is Not Created Equal “People up the block are From TiVo complaining that they see [rats] all over,” the letter reads before ending in a command- At Sunrise Senior Living our vision is Since no two seniors are alike, we offer ment that neighbors use the city’s 311 hotline and “de- to champion quality of life for all seniors. a variety of lifestyle options, personalized to turtlenecks mand they rectify the problem Our homelike living environments are amenities and services. Here residents immediately before it gets completely out of control.” beautiful beyond compare. Cozy commu- enjoy supportive health care by a After a complaint from Community Board 10, the city nity areas, like the Bistro, invite residents licensed home care service agency. Department of Health and to share lively chats with friends…maybe to tulips. Mental Hygiene placed rat poison at 27 locations along even with Sinatra playing on the juke- Visit or call Sunrise Senior Living to see Shore Parkway. box. Group outings are scheduled every what unique things we do that make Fast-forward to 86th Street Bay Ridge The poison was laid Sept. 16, when you're looking for the latest in three days before the letter was day, but relaxing quietly with a favorite each of our communities a place seniors posted at 7119 Shore Road. If hi-tech and fashion, the best in trouble persists, “follow-up bait- novel before a bright, sunny window is can call home. bedding and bouquets, or anything ing may also be planned,” said always an option. else you need. Eric Riley, a spokesman for the Health Department. You'll love the Pest-killing doses of a deadly anticoagulant was also • international selections last week put down rat holes Join us for an Open House at both of our communities! • favorite national stores in Cadman Plaza Park near Saturday, October 15th and Sunday, October 16th from 12pm-3pm • unique local shops Borough Hall in Downtown Brooklyn. Signs posted there Door prizes, giveaways, tours, refreshments • more than 20 places to eat FREE warn to watch children at play SH and keep dogs on leash. 86th Street Bay Ridge: all the choices OPPING GUIDE! If rat poison is swallowed, of a mall — all the convenience of a neigh- ww Visit call a poison control center w.86bi borhood. For more information, or to get d.org immediately, the signs warn. In Fiscal Year 2005, the city our free shopping guide, visit: fielded 31,600 rat-related www.86bid.org • 718 491-1705 complaints, a 40 percent in- crease from the previous year. 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By Ariella Cohen Cancer Society statistics, posed, is the National Breast Strides Against Breast Cancer The Brooklyn Papers breast cancer will affect more and Cervical Cancer Early De- Honorary Pacesetter (be- than 200,000 individuals this tection Program, which offers stowed upon walkers who “Everyone has someone year and cause 40,000 deaths. free mammograms and cervical have raised $2,500 or more). in their heart who they are But thanks to advances in checkups for uninsured women. Markowitz lost her mother to walking for,” said Eye- medicine, the survival rate has The problem, she said, is breast cancer last year. witness News anchor- climbed to 90 percent. that the program is severely A representative of the woman Diana Williams, “More than 90 percent of under-funded. United Federation of Teachers this year’s host of the breast cancer patients sur- In addition to breast cancer and a cancer patient, JoAnne American Cancer Society vive,” said Sally Cooper, the survivors, among the speakers at Berry, said: “My doctor told “Making Strides Against American Cancer Society’s the kickoff breakfast were me I had ‘bad luck’ cancer. Breast Cancer” kickoff Brooklyn regional vice presi- donors and local representatives But she was so wrong. I have breakfast at the Brooklyn dent. “And we’re working for from flagship sponsors, such as ‘good luck’ cancer. Marriott. it to be what it’s supposed to the Independence Community “Perhaps this cancer was The 2.2-mile walk in Pros- be — 100 percent.” Foundation, Curves, the U.S. sent to me so that I can help pect Park on Oct. 16 is part of a The biggest problem wom- Postal Service, Pathmark, the others,” said Berry, an active nationwide effort to raise funds en face, said Cooper, is lack of United Federation of Teachers, supporter and participant of and awareness. The event starts health insurance, which, in Coney Island Hospital, Long Is- Making Strides. at 9 am at Prospect Park West turn, leads to lack of primary land College Hospital and the “Look for the lady in the pink and Ninth Street. care, lack of mammograms New York City Health and Hos- suede hat,” she said, announcing “This year, I’m walking for and cancers found too late. pitals Corporation. her plan to participate in the Peter,” said Williams, refer- “In Brooklyn, one out of “We celebrate life today,” Prospect Park walk. ring to ABC news anchor Pe- four adults lacks health insur- said Jamie Markowitz, wife of To sign up or for more infor- ter Jennings, who died of lung ance,” said Cooper. Borough President Marty mation log on to www.can- cancer Aug. 7. The solution, Cooper pro- Markowitz, and a Making cer.org or call (800) ACS-2345. “I don’t know if all cancer is related,” Williams, who has been involved with the Man- project,” it was helpful to have hattan walk for 10 years, told Markowitz take in the con- The Brooklyn Papers, “but I cerns his group has been air- have way too many friends SMALLER… ing since its first unofficial who have breast cancer or an- Continued from page 1 ‘downscale,’ right out front, meeting, almost one year ago GRAND OPENING – BROOKLYN HEIGHTS other form of cancer.” the developer, now that the At- you heard me say downscale.” at Borough Hall. ADDITIONAL NEW FACILITIES INCLUDE: 4 TRAINING CENTERS, JUNIOR CLUB, WOMEN'S TRAINING, When asked how many lantic Yards have been sold, Said Kellogg, “I don’t think “We are encouraged by the PILATES, WSF-CERTIFIED SQUASH COURTS, RACQUETBALL COURTS, MARTIAL ARTS, AND BOXING were affected by, related to or now it’s the time to review and anybody should be allowed to borough president’s remark to knew someone with breast can- downscale this project,” said throw out a comment like that the effect that he does under- cer, nearly every one of the Markowitz in a vestibule be- at this stage in the game and stand the project does have roughly 800 men and women hind the church. have it go unchallenged. With- some significant environmental at the breakfast event stood up. out specifics it has the poten- impacts for the surrounding In existence since 1993, “That’s it, that doesn’t mean the arena — all that has to stay, tial to be window dressing.” neighborhoods,” Palazzo said. $655 Making Strides has not only of course,” he said. “But to Still, the decision to come “We urge the borough pres- raised breast cancer awareness, out against the hulking size of ident to make the process as but also more than $130 million downscale it in a way that will FOR 7 MONTHS + SEPTEMBER FREE the project was seen by some transparent as possible. One of collected by two million walk- be a little less dense and that will work better for the community.” audience members as a hope- the ways he can do that is by LAST DAYS! OFFER ENDS SEPTEMBER 30 ers nationwide. Last year alone, ful attempt to address the Asked if he would specify engaging the CBN fully in its 400,000 walkers raised $32 mil- community’s concerns. participation with the Brook- Almost 8 MONTHS of Boxing, Cardio, Dance, Squash, Racquetball, Conditioning, Aquatics, lion, out of which $4 million what should be scaled back, The Committee of Brooklyn Gymnastics, Martial Arts, Billiards, Fencing, Softball, Wallyball, and Junior Sports. Markowitz said, “No, absolute- lyn Borough Board. was contributed by New York- Neighborhoods (CBN), which “We haven’t heard the exact ly not.” This special Membership expires May 1, 2006. ers. More than $500,000 was encompasses roughly 24 com- words form his mouth yet, raised in Brooklyn, where “What I’m saying is, down- munity organizations including which we would appreciate,” he Membership at Prospect Park and LI Clubs is only $655. 10,000 walkers strolled through scale means, less than what is the Fort Greene Association, said. “The neighborhoods that All Clubs Access Membership is only $675. Prospect Park last October. proposed right now,” he said. Boerum Hill Association, At- form the organization — which This year, the walk in He declined to say whether lantic Avenue Betterment Asso- he brought together — would Prospect Park is expected to that applied to the number of ciation, Fifth Avenue Commit- appreciate a formal acknowl- raise $550,000, said Keith buildings, number of apart- tee, New York Preservation edgement and endorsement.” Hudson, a spokesman for the ments or to the height and den- Alliance, and a local chapter of Councilwoman Letitia James, Eastern Division of the Amer- sity of the skyscrapers and the Sierra’s Club, began as an an opponent of the project in ican Cancer society. high-rises Ratner has proposed. attempt by Markowitz to unify whose district it is planned, “The American Cancer So- Pushed further, the borough groups of longstanding neigh- said she was glad Markowitz BROOKLYN HEIGHTS 43 CLARK STREET 718 625-0500 ciety fights to eliminate breast president said of Ratner’s plan: borhood organizations in the was finally speaking for her METROTECH 333 ADAMS STREET 718 330- 0007 cancer in four ways — re- “Whatever he has proposed, state-level review of the project. community. PROSPECT PARK 17 EASTERN PARKWAY 718 789- 4600 search, education, advocacy I’m calling for less than that. Their co-chair, Paul Palaz- “I’m happy that he recog- TRIBECA 80 LEONARD STREET 212 966-5432 and patient services,” Hudson That alone has to be part of the zo, said that while the umbrel- nizes that this project is totally BLUE POINT DIX HILLS MELVILLE told The Papers. environmental negotiations, but la group had “no comment re- out of scale with this brown- THIS OFFER IS NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER OFFER. NOT ALL FACILITIES AT According to American you heard me tonight say garding the pro or cons of the stone community,” she said. ALL LOCATIONS.

BCAT Program Guide – What’s on Brooklyn Community Access Television Ready New York: How New York Would Handle an Emergency Situation

by J.M. Rivera

t’s been a tough year, weather wise. First came last Isummer’s hurricane in Grenada; then the tsunami in South Asia on the day after Christmas; followed by January floods in Guyana; and now the devastating storm surge in New Orleans. And through it all, Brooklyn (l. to r.) Scott Graham, American Red Cross; Michael Community Access Television (BCAT) has been there, Lee and Commissioner Joseph Bruno, NYC Office of assisting local organizations with appeals for monetary Emergency Management; BCAT Moderator Toni donations and goods as well as providing information Williams. vital to the Brooklyn community. This week, BCAT will present a special tions to assist New Yorkers prepare for household: a collection of items you may edition of Reporter Roundtable featuring emergencies of all kinds. need in the event of an evacuation, pre- Commissioner Joseph Bruno of the New In addition, they have been taking part packed in a backpack or small suitcase York City Office of Emergency in National Preparedness Month, a with wheels. Ideally, this should include Management (OEM); Michael Lee, nationwide effort co-sponsored by the copies of your important documents – director of OEM’s Watch Command; U.S. Department of Homeland Security insurance cards, birth certificates, deeds, and Scott Graham, chief response officer and the American Red Cross to encour- photos IDs, etc. – packed in a waterproof for the American Red Cross. The three age Americans to take simple steps to bag or container; an extra set of car and joined BCAT Moderator Toni Williams prepare for emergencies in their homes, house keys; cash; bottled water and non- to discuss New York City’s level of businesses, and schools. perishable food; a battery-operated or preparedness in the case of an emergency. OEM, in partnership with many wind-up radio and flashlight; medication “This edition of Reporter Roundtable is corporate and community partners, will for at least one week and a list of your another example of how BCAT program- host a number of events throughout medications; a first aid kid; comfortable ming provides viewers with information September to promote the Ready New shoes; light-weight rain gear; a mylar that can enrich and, in this case, save York preparedness message around the blanket; child care supplies; and, of their lives,“ said BCAT Executive city to encourage New Yorkers to develop course, a copy of your emergency plan. Producer Greg Sutton. a disaster plan, assemble an emergency (The American Red Cross sells full-out- While NYC will probably never see the supply kit, put together a Go Bag, and fitted kits.) likes of a category 5 hurricane, because of learn more about local hazards. Those who live in safer areas are the densely-populated and highly-devel- “It’s no longer good enough for people encouraged to keep an emergency supply opment coastal areas, a category 1 hurri- to say they know they should be kit on-hand at home. cane with sustained winds of between 74 prepared, but aren’t,” remarked Scott Commissioner Bruno is encouraged by and 95 miles per hour could cause severe Graham of the American Red Cross. a recent Marist poll that indicated that damage. These powerful winds can top- Graham had just returned from Alabama, 50% of New Yorkers currently have a ple trees, flatten homes, and turn loose where he was stationed from August 30 plan, a Go Bag, or supplies at home. His objects in deadly projectiles. In addition, to September 6, and was responsible for goal is now to reach the other 50%. storm surge – huge domes of seawater overseeing the response of resident For a free copy of “Ready New York: A pushed forward by the oncoming storm – Alabama chapters and all of the volun- Household Preparedness Guide” or is among the hurricane’s most hazardous teers coming from across the country. “Hurricanes and New York City,” or to features. In a major hurricane, storm “The most important thing you should find out the location of your nearest surge could reach more than 30 feet in have is a plan.” reception center, call 311 or download some parts of New York City, leaving That plan should outline what your PDF versions of their publications by residents of Coney Island, Brighton household would do in case of an emer- visiting the NYC Office of Emergency Beach, and Sheepshead Bay most vulnerable. gency, natural or otherwise. Where Management’s website at “We make plans in New York City would you go? How will you find each www.nyc.gov/emols. based on all kinds of hazards,” noted other? Who will you contact? OEM’s Michael Lee. “In this country, Should you need to evacuate, the city ––––––––––––––––––––––––– after September 11, a lot of focus may recommends staying with friends or This episode of BCAT’s Reporter have turned towards security and terror- family who live outside the evacuation Roundtable premieres on BCAT on ism-related issues, but that doesn’t mean zones, if possible. For those who have no Saturday, September 24 at 9pm; that the natural hazards we face went alternative shelter, the city has identified and will be repeated, through away. New York City has continued to evacuation shelters throughout the five work with partner agencies on such natu- boroughs. Evacuees would first need to October 14, on Mondays at 10:30am; ral hazards – including snow storms and report to evacuation reception centers, Wednesdays at 10:30am and 6:30pm; blizzards; heat waves; and coastal easily reached by car or public transporta- Thursdays noon and 8pm; and storms.” tion. Once at the reception center, they Saturdays at 9pm on Time Warner Most notably, New York City’s OEM will be assigned to an evacuation shelter has developed an emergency prepared- and transported there by bus or van. Cable channel 56, Cablevision ness program called Ready New York. The next step is to put together a channel 69, and streaming live The agency offers several free publica- “Go Bag” for each member of your online at www.bcat.tv/bcat.

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DINING / Greg Mango / Greg The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn Antic ‘Crawl’ Why walk along this Sunday’s Atlantic Antic street fair when you can crawl? The “Sixpoint Craft Ales Atlantic Antic Pubcrawl” will take place during the annual Atlantic Avenue fes- tival on Sept. 25, from noon until 6 pm between Hicks Street and Third Avenue. The new Red Hook brewery produced its first keg last February. (718) 834-9350 The Brooklyn Papers’ essential guide to the Borough of Kings September 24, 2005 The beer crawl will be anchored by the Brazen Head bar (south side between Court Street and Boerum Place), which will exclusively pour three Sixpoint beers. A total of nine different Sixpoint beers — including the Sweet Action golden ale, Brownstone Ale, Belgian IPA, Righteous Rye, Diesel Stout, Bengali Tiger IPA — will be poured along the crawl. Other crawl venues are Magnetic Field (north side of Atlantic Avenue between Hicks and Henry streets), Floyd (north side of the avenue between Henry and Clinton streets), Last Exit y y (south side between Henry and Clinton streets),Wa- Lured b histor terfront Ale House (north side between Henry and Clinton streets), Atlantic ChipShop (north side of the avenue between Henry and Clinton streets) and Hank’s Saloon (north side between Nevins Street ‘Squid & the Whale’ recalls director’s Slope memories,circa 1986 and Third Avenue). The brewers will stop by each location and visitors By Karen Butler will get a punch card so that if they visit each estab- for The Brooklyn Papers lishment and have a pint of Sixpoint Craft Ale, they get a free Sixpoint when they return to any participat- eturning to the neighborhood where he ing establishment during the month of October. grew up to make “The Squid and the The Sixpoint Craft Ales brewery is at 40 Van R Whale,” his most personal movie to Dyke St., next to the Liberty Heights Tap Room. date, Park Slope native Noah Baumbach For more information, visit their Web site at says he not only relived powerful childhood www.sixpointcraftales.com. For more information emotions, but also uncovered valuable clues on the Atlantic Antic, call (718) 875-8993 or visit regarding the direction he wants to take his the Web site www.atlanticave.org. work. “In a way, ‘The Squid and the Whale’ feels like my first film,” the 35-year-old filmmaker told GO Brooklyn. “It technical- ly is my third film, but it feels like the first CINEMA one. From the script stage, all the way to making the movie, I kind of feel like I dis- covered the kind of writer-director that I am and want to be.” Best-known for his 1997 relationship comedy, “Mr. Jealousy,” featuring Annabel- la Sciorra and Eric Stoltz, the Midwood High School and Vassar graduate made his debut with the 1995 ensemble comedy “Kicking and Screaming” and most recently co-wrote the script for last year’s quirky sea adventure, “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou,” with that movie’s director, Wes An- derson. Starring Laura Linney, Jeff Daniels, William Baldwin and Anna Paquin, Baum- bach’s latest film is based on his own expe- riences as one of two brothers caught in the Soldiers’story throes of their parents’ divorce in 1986 Park Slope. A hit at this year’s Sundance Film Unlike a documentary about an historical event Festival, the film garnered screenwriting dusty with age, 36-year-old Bushwick filmmaker and directing awards for its young auteur. Garrett Scott’s “Operation: Dreamland” was shot as Just as his first film, “Kicking and the events unfolded. Screaming,” was included in the New York Along with co-director Ian Olds, Scott trekked to Film Festival in 1995, “The Squid and the Iraq in August 2003 to film American soldiers’ ex- Whale” will be screened as part of this periences during the occupation of Fallujah. year’s festival on Sept. 26 and Sept. 28. The Scott and Olds ate, drank and slept with a platoon film opens in New York City on Oct. 5. for six weeks. “It was great to see the film get laughs They bunked at a bungalow in the former

and then the audience get quiet at certain Courtesy James Hamilton Baathist resort called “Dreamland” with a group of points,” Baumbach said of watching “The U.S. Army airborne infantrymen, documenting the Squid and the Whale” with various festival Knockout: Jesse Eisenberg (top) and Owen Kline (bottom) in Noah Baumbach’s new film young men’s full range of emotions: their heroic crowds. “It also played, I thought, similarly CINEMA “The Squid and the Whale.” acts, boredom, doubt, vanity and camaraderie. each screening, which was nice. Positively, Traveling without an interpreter, the filmmakers but, also, it wasn’t like there were strange “The Squid and the Whale,” directed by every stage, there is what you have in your directing the film you have so many things on didn’t even know what Arabic-speaking Iraqis were Noah Baumbach, opens in New York City on laughs in places I didn’t expect them.” Oct. 5 following its screenings at the New head and what ends up on the screen and, for your mind, you don’t really have time to get saying into their camera until they returned to the The filmmaker went on to credit his com- York Film Festival on Sept. 26 at 6 pm and me, this is the closest the two have ever too emotional about anything. I think in the United States to have the footage translated for subti- fort level with the material for allowing him Sept. 28 at 9 pm at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tul- been.” editing stage, certain scenes as you’re putting tles, Scott told GO Brooklyn in an interview Tuesday. ly Hall, 65th Street and Broadway in Manhat- to create a funny, poignant fiction that rings tan. Tickets are $16 and $20. A discussion Baumbach said that in an effort to keep them together, I kind of connected back to the And those subtitles chillingly predict the carnage true with audiences. with the filmmaker and reception will take things authentic while shooting the film, he mindset of when I was writing. to come. “I think I was able very much to write place Oct. 2 at 7 pm at the Stanley H. Kaplan dressed Daniels in his father’s clothes and “It’s a loaded thing. It’s very much in- The directors went on night missions, when the penthouse in Lincoln Center’s Rose building. from a very personal place without a filter,” Tickets are $20. For more information, call decorated the sets with spired by my childhood, so soldiers broke into and searched Iraqi homes while noted the son of film critics Georgia Brown (212) 875-5050 or visit www.filmlinc.com. some of his mother’s books I was obviously getting the rounded-up family members huddled together in and Jonathan Baumbach. “Without worrying and furniture. stuff out. I’d lived with this the darkness. The footage, which Scott said was about what people would think — like, ‘Is “It’s not like I wanted it story for 20 years before I shot through a night-vision telescope taped to a con- this commercial?’ — stuff that screenwriters able to write more clearly and more effec- to be like: ‘That’s my dad- “Because I was started writing it,” he con- sumer-grade camera, colors the events with an espe- can distract themselves with. Because I was tively than I have before. The script is very dy! That’s my mommy!’” tinued. “So, to get it down cially eerie, surreal glow. drawing on very personal experience, I was fictionalized, as well, but I felt like [that at] the filmmaker assured with drawing on very on paper and actually “It was really disturbing going in there,” recalled a laugh. “By having an make it into a movie that Scott, who said he and Olds were concerned about emotional connection to works at all was a big deal, the ethics of filming the families. “We knew we these things, it just put me personal experience, but then at the same time, I were adding to these people’s humiliation — quite more into the head space of think I also was discover- clearly by sticking a camera in their faces. The lieu- the material and I think it I was able to write ing that even if this movie tenant would say, ‘Go easy with the camera, they just fuels me in a way.” was about cops or science have enough to deal with,’ and I’d say, ‘Alright.’” Although the movie is more clearly and fiction, I was also just dis- Still, Scott knew he had to use the footage in order often hilarious, it does fo- covering on even a techni- to give a complete picture of the soldiers’ experience. cus on one of the most cal and visceral level the “I hoped we could use it without making it look painful trials in Baum- more effectively kind of filmmaker that I al- like a ‘Cops’ episode,” he said. bach’s life, not surprisingly ways knew I could be, but “Operation: Dreamland” is not a series of dry, talk- making it one of the most than I have before.” I don’t think I quite ever ing head interviews. Scott and Olds’ footage puts the emotional writing process- tapped into.” viewer in the thick of the action, conveying the sol- es the filmmaker has ever — filmmaker Baumbach’s still not diers’ fear and trepidation when bullets and shells are experienced. Noah Baumbach quite sure how “The Squid exploding; the tears over a fellow soldier’s burning “I found myself getting and the Whale” fits into the body; and the laughter among friends. The filmmak- angry or anxious writing history of films made and ers’ balanced, human portrait of these soldiers leaves certain scenes,” he confid- set in Brooklyn. it up to the viewer to decide whether their sacrifices ed. “I had a much more visceral response. I “For me, it was more about telling this sto- could ever produce peace — or just more bloodshed. think by the time it gets cast and you’re ry and the Brooklyn that I knew, so it wasn’t Filmmakers Scott and Olds will be available for shooting it [that goes away]. Occasionally, I like I was thinking, ‘Boy, I’m going to show Q&As at 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm, on Saturday, would have like a Proustian jolt to my child- Brooklyn in a way no one’s seen before,’” he Sept. 24, and at 3:30 pm and 5:30 pm, on Sept. hood, like, ‘God, this really does feel like my said. “But, I was pleased when I heard peo- 25 at Cinema Village, 22 E. 12th St. in Manhat- Courtesy James Hamilton living room.’ ple tell me they think it’s a great Brooklyn tan. For admission prices and additional screen- On the set: Baumbach (right) directs actress Laura Linney in the movie, which is “We were shooting in Park Slope, where I movie. So, it’s nice to know I backed into ing times, call Cinema Village at (212) 924-3363. based on his childhood memories of growing up in Park Slope. grew up, but at that point, for me, once you’re that somehow.” —Lisa J. Curtis HELP SAVE Sacred Hearts and St. Stephen School!

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Bristens Cafe Mango / Greg 525 DeKalb Ave. at Bedford Avenue, (718) 935- Good & loud 0218, (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $6-$9. Opened in January 2005, this comfortable, unas- suming diner, according to owner-chef Carleen Bay Ridge’s Dish restaurant Haughton, aims to “feed the neighborhood and

offer my favorite meal — breakfast — all day.” Sit Papers file The Brooklyn beside the floor-to-ceiling front window as you dine The oxtail stew at I-Shebeen Madiba. is the place for miso soup, on breakfast favorites like french toast, pancakes, huevos rancheros or grits with melted cheddar cheese. Salads and sandwiches are available, too, toes. A three-course, $19 prix fixe menu is offered yellowtail and earplugs as is a selection of wine and beer. Bristens offers Mondays through Thursdays. On 2-for-1 Thursdays, wireless internet, and live music accompanies your get two entrees for the price of one, and Mondays Mango / Greg meal one Saturday and every Sunday of each are corkage-fee free. Open for dinner daily, brunch By Tina Barry waiter was accommodating when I asked month. Open daily from 10 am to 8 pm. on the weekends from 11 am to 3:30 pm. for The Brooklyn Papers that the sound be turned down.) If you want to avoid an aneurysm, iCi Mo-Bay Restaurant ntering the Japanese-French fusion don’t pair the music with the lava lamp-

246 DeKalb Ave. at Vanderbilt Avenue, (718) 112 DeKalb Ave. at Ashland Place, (718) 246- restaurant Dish, in Bay Ridge, I green apple martini — a toxic mix of Papers The Brooklyn 789-2778, www.icirestaurant.com (AmEx, MC, 2800, www.mobayrestaurant.com (AmEx, DC, was struck by two things: the apple vodka, apple schnapps and melon Trickle down effect: At Dish, chef Jack Woo’s “Crazy Avocado” appetizer Visa) Entrees: $12-$20. Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: $9.75-$18.75. E beauty of the place and the intensity of liqueur that smells like gasoline and Laurent and Catherine Saillard’s self-proclaimed If Caribbean, soul and vegetarian food are what (above left) features spicy tuna topped with avocado and flying-fish roe “modern Brooklyn bistro” serves up French cuisine you fancy, then Mo-Bay restaurant is the place to the music. tastes like runoff from Chernobyl. A del- (“tobiko”). This Bay Ridge restaurant also offers the option of dining in its with primarily organic ingredients. Devour your be. Mo-Bay’s beach hut interior, fresh-cut flowers Visually, the wide corridor of the icately flavored, golden-colored mango lush garden which features a stone waterfall. meal in their 40-seat dining room on the ground and reggae music give the place a cool, island vibe. space, lined with a row of tables and il- martini is a better choice. Before diving floor of a brownstone or the rear garden, weather Owner Sheron Barnes’ popular dishes include the permitting. To start, indulge in the wilted dandelion curry coconut salmon, brown-stewed chicken and luminated with serene, recessed light- into the Bible-weight menu, we traded salad with bacon, anchovy cream and poached egg oxtail stew. For vegetarians, there’s the brown- ing, invites diners to relax. It’s a setting the apple concoction for an equally lurid Another dish I appreciated for its salty Woo’s, with its pronounced, nutty barley or the pan-roasted cockles flavored with lime and stewed “veggie” chicken, curry “veggie” chicken, in which to be left alone with one’s but easier to swallow “Saketini.” Made sweetness was the retro throwback of flavor and silken cubes of tofu, was as cilantro. Entrees include “garganelli” (ribbed, barbecued “veggie” chicken and “veggie” salmon quiet thoughts while sipping sake and with sake and gin, it was another drink huge sea scallops wrapped in bacon and soothing as a bowl of mother’s chicken rolled squares of pasta made of flour, water and (made from soy protein). The dessert menu offers Parmesan) with roasted, spiced eggplant; hanger Mo-Bay’s famous “rummy rum cake,” vanilla cake consume sushi, or gather with friends that glowed — this time with an un- served on skewers — a luau favorite cir- noodle soup. steak with pan-roasted potatoes and green beans soaked in three types of rum and served warm with and chat com- earthly sapphire ca 1965. It’s a clever idea: the bacon Too bad that winner was followed by a with pesto sauce; and skate with brown butter, vanilla ice cream — a slice of heaven. Daily lunch- panionably. haze. crisps while it’s on the grill and helps flop. Dish’s rectangles of rib-eye steak, lemon and cauliflower. For dessert, try the honey eon specials. Open Monday through Saturday for yogurt panna cotta or the chocolate cake with lunch and dinner, and Sundays from 3 pm to 10 pm. However all of DINING Our waiter protect the fish from drying out over the which is a forgiving cut due to its high fat creme fraiche gelato. Open Tuesday through that is rendered Calvin, who has heat. Like the shrimp, it’s not a dish content, should have sauteed up nice and Sunday for breakfast, lunch and dinner. A special Ruthie’s impossible when Dish (9208 Third Ave. between been with the you’d want if you craved something tender, but instead this version arrived brunch menu is also offered from 10 am to 4 pm on 92nd and 93rd streets in Bay Ridge) ac- restaurant since its light and clean-tasting. stringy and inedibly tough. The red wine weekends. Closed Mondays. 96 DeKalb Ave. at Ashland Place, (718) 246-5189 music is piped cepts American Express, MasterCard (Cash only) Entrees: $6-$16. into the room at a and Visa. Entrees: $10-$25. The restau- opening in Decem- And Japanese? No. sauce (there’s the French touch) was re- This tiny soul food joint only seats about 20, but its deafening vol- rant serves dinner daily. For reservations ber, is a fan of chef I wouldn’t use the word “crazy” to duced to a mineral rich meatiness — cer- I-Shebeen Madiba call (718) 238-2323. cuisine is hefty enough to feed big appetites — and ume. I’ve com- Jack Woo and his describe my reaction to the “Crazy Avo- tainly worthy of carefully cooked beef. 195 DeKalb Ave. at Carlton Avenue, (718) 855- relatively inexpensively. Boasting a clientele of both 9190, www.i-shebeen.com (AmEx, Disc, DC, MC, new converts and “customers that have been with plained about the Japanese fusion cado,” but I liked it well enough. Tiny We fared better with “chicken yaki Visa) Entrees: $12-$24. us since the very beginning,” says the owner’s level of sound in cooking. (Before beads of salty red caviar saved little rolls udon” an oily, yet appealing, platter of Stepping into Madiba is like bursting into the daughter, Yanya West, this eight-year-old business eateries in this column before, and I’m Dish, Woo worked for the Sushi Den in of raw, velvety salmon, covered in pan-fried noodles mixed with slices of Kasbah. Billowy interior canopies, wooden bar and serves up reliable “southern-American cuisine” like aware that my opinion may sound like a Colorado and Migita Sushi in Brooklyn creamy slices of ripe avocado, from be- moist chicken breast and a garden-full of pillow-topped benches transport you to a fantastic fried chicken with “special seasoning”; turkey getaway. Madiba has a South African menu with wings smothered in fresh gravy; baked salmon mar- rant. But, I have to ask Michael Izzo and Heights.) He steered us away from stan- ing cloying. crisply sauteed peppers and greens. exotic dishes and a state-of-the-art wine list. Chef- inated in garlic and butter; and oxtails. A variety of Henry Arena, the owners of these high- dard sushi, sashimi and tempura — The one blooper: Buttery slices of Woo doesn’t skimp on the dessert owner Mark Henegan’s unique South African cakes and pies complete the meal. Open Monday decibel digs: can’t a restaurant just be a “Tempura is tempura where ever you yellowtail in a delicate soy marinade round-up: a choice of five ice creams in recipes include the Durban samosas (lightly curried through Saturday from noon to 11 pm. Closed vegetables in a pastry triangle served with mango Sundays. Delivery available. restaurant? Do you think diners will run have it,” said Calvin — to more esoteric scattered with rings of hot jalapeno pep- flavors such as green tea and red bean; “archaar,” spicy pickled mango), “potjie bredie” (a screaming from your place, complaining dishes that showcased the chef’s experi- pers; the heat obscured the delicate chocolate mousse; pineapple cheese- slow-cooked stew served in a three-legged, cast- Sugarhill Supper Club that the atmosphere isn’t hip enough, if mental nature. sweetness of the fish. Without the fiery cake; the lychee and passion fruit iron pot) and ostrich carpaccio with marinated the music serves as background ambi- Of the four appetizers he suggested, distraction, the dish was perfection. mousse; and tiramisu. sweet peppers. Desserts include the Klipdrift 615 DeKalb Ave. at Nostrand Avenue, (718) 797- brandy tart and Jenny’s malva pudding (a classic 1727, (AmEx, DC, Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees $8.95- ence and the food takes center stage? three were enjoyable (if excessively rich, We didn’t leave behind a single drop Someone at another table tried the South African dessert served with custard sauce 24.95. Behind Dish is a garden that, had I a flaw that cropped up several times dur- of our miso soup. Miso is as ubiquitous fried ice cream ball jazzed up with a side and vanilla ice cream). Terrace seats available, Sugarhill Supper Club has been serving up been wearing earplugs, could be de- ing dinner); one didn’t work at all. in Japanese restaurants as the iceberg let- of shooting flames. Blazing fried ice weather permitting. Open daily. Continental Southern cuisine and Cajun food since scribed as tranquil. Its two rows of can- Apile of crunchy, tiny fried shrimp tuce salad is to their American counter- cream? There’s something Mel Brooks 1993. If you’re hungry late on a weekend night, it’s open 24 hours on Fridays and Saturdays. With a dlelit tables face a cascading wall of wa- were mixed with spicy, peppery mayon- parts, so you’d imagine it would be a would appreciate. June nightclub downstairs and three full bars, things are ter that ends in an elegant, rectangular naise. They made great eating if you no-brainer for a kitchen to master. Not Dish reminds me of “The Nanny” ac- 229 DeKalb Ave. at Clermont Avenue, (718) 222- kept lively. Manager Akesha Freeman recommends pool. But again, a throbbing instrumental kept your intake down to five or six; so. I’ve tasted countless over-salted, too tor Fran Drescher. She’s gorgeous to 1510 (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $10-$13. the popular crab cakes. Live entertainment per- Owner Charles McMickens’ newly refurbished forms four nights a week. Open Mondays and piped from speakers over the waterfall re- more than that would be like spooning thick versions and sipped just as many look at and, and even enjoyable to watch menu offers new American cuisine, served up by Thursdays from 8 am to 10:30 pm, Tuesdays and peated itself in a nightmarish loop. (The up an entire souffle. that were as thin and tasteless as gruel. for short periods — but that voice! executive chef Kristiaan Kosloff by way of a variety Wednesdays from 8 am to 7 pm, and continuously of grilled meats and seafood, salads and vegetables. from Friday at 8 am until Sunday at 7 pm. The menu categorizes dishes by source. From the land, try the balsamic orange pork tenderloin, accompanied by rosemary white beans. From the Two Steps Down time and products for the evening. sea, there’s grilled Atlantic salmon, served with a soy 240 DeKalb Ave. at Vanderbilt Avenue, (718) While diners graze on small plates of kaffir lime glaze, watercress mango salsa and jasmine 399-2020, (MC, Visa) Entrees $11.95-$25.95. rice. From the earth, try the roasted vegetable Opened in 1969, owner Yvette Mayo’s exquisite Dining for dollars international delicacies, they’ll be sere- strudel, with Swiss chard, shiitake mushrooms, car- seafood restaurant may very well be why other fine naded by a string quartet of local musi- rots, red pepper coulis and pesto. Open for dinner restaurants have flocked to Fort Greene. This cozy, On Wednesday, the Brooklyn Restau- Brooklyn Diocese. Parents of students, cians. Authors Tony DiDio, of the “Re- Tuesday through Sunday. Closed Mondays. bi-level eatery can seat up to 75, between the rant Association and the New York Wine church parishioners and concerned naissance Guide to Wine & Food ground floor and the upstairs. Inside, you’ll find exposed brick walls adorned with lots of artwork and Grape Foundation will present “New neighbors banded together and wrote a Pairing”; Carlo DeVito of “East Coast Lou Lou and a renovated upstairs lounge with a full bar and York Wines & Dines in Brooklyn,” an creative business plan that persuaded Wineries: AComplete Guide From 222 DeKalb Ave. at Clermont Avenue, (718) 246- fireplace. And the food! The Louisiana gumbo’s evening of wine and food-tasting at the Bishop of Brooklyn Nicholas DiMarzio Maine to Virginia”; and Keith Young of 0633 (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $14-$18. roux base contains mussels, clams, shrimps, scal- Sacred Hearts/St. Stephen Catholic to grant a reprieve. Now the school needs “Cooking with the Firehouse Chef,” Lou Lou has a cozy French countryside atmosphere lops and oysters along with corn and okra, and it is with rustic tables, exposed brick walls and a lovely served with yellow rice and a garden salad. The school in Carroll Gardens. contributions to keep its doors open. will be on hand to autograph copies of garden. A signature dish from chef William Snell’s blackened medley is spiced and seared salmon, As of this date, eight members of the The event is the brainchild of Joe their books. French menu is his seafood bouillabaisse in a coconut catfish and tuna, topped with a black bean and Brooklyn Restaurant Association, in- Chirico (pictured), owner of Marco “When you have a wonderful school curry broth. Other seafood specialties include the corn salsa. Meatlovers can try the steak stuffed with pan-seared rainbow trout served whole in a fresh lan- snapper. Sweet endings include sweet potato cake cluding DUMBO’s River Cafe and Bay Polo Ristorante on Court Street. He like Sacred Hearts, whose teachers have goustine sauce or the monkfish served with roasted with cinnamon gelato, and the “signature dessert,” Ridge’s Pearl Room and Paneantico wouldn’t divulge the dishes his chef, done such a great job educating so tomato creme fraiche sauce and Yukon gold pota- according to manager Renee Mayo, is the bread Bakery Cafe will be participating. Francesco Insingo, plans on serving that many of Brooklyn’s students, you just pudding with bourbon sauce. Happy hour with Callan / Tom martini specials every Thursday from 5 pm to 7 pm. Great food needs great wine, so An- night, but Chirico said, “The food and have to try to help them out,” said Open Thursday though Sunday for dinner, and thony Road Wine Cellars, Bedell Cel- wine will be great. No one will leave Chirico. “I hope we get a huge turnout.” = Full review available at from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm for Sunday brunch. lars and Castello di Borghese, just a few unhappy. “New York Wines & Dines in Closed Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. of the 15 participating New York State “In Carroll Gardens we all stick to- Brooklyn” will be held at Sacred wineries associated with the foundation, gether. So when I heard that the school Hearts/St. Stephen School (135 Sum- Editor’s note: These are a sampling of restaurants will be on hand to offer sips from their needed money, I knew I had to do mit St. at Hicks Street) on Sept. 28, in the neighborhood. The list rotates, and it is not Papers file The Brooklyn comprehensive. For more restaurants, go to latest bottles. something to help them.” from 7 pm to 10 pm. Tickets can be Abbreviation Key: AmEx= American www.brooklynpapers.com on the Web. If your Proceeds from the tasting will benefit kindergarten through eighth grade insti- Chirico, president of the Brooklyn reserved for $50 by calling (800) 442- Express, DC= Diner’s Club, Disc= Discover restaurant is not listed and you would like it to be, the Sacred Hearts/St. Stephen School, tution was deemed one of 26 struggling Restaurant Association, convinced sev- 5959 or pay $65 at the door. For Card, MC= MasterCard, Visa= Visa Card please contact GO Brooklyn Editor Lisa Curtis via e-mail at [email protected]. which has been in operation in Carroll Catholic schools in the borough that eral of the association’s members, and more information, call (718) 625- Gardens since 1866. In February, the pre- could no longer be supported by the those of the foundation, to donate their 2267. — Tina Barry

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(212) ATLANTIC ANTIC: 31st annual street fair features 479-7800. Free. five live entertainment stages featuring over 50 900 Washington Avenue | Brooklyn BROOKLYN 101: New York Like a Native takes a acts. Also, food, street vendors, entertainment tour of Park Slope, Prospect Park and Brooklyn SAMM S for kids, Middle Eastern music and belly danc- Subway: 2/3 to Eastern Parkway; Q to Prospect Park Heights. $15. 3 pm to 5:30 pm. Call for meet- ing, merchants and more. Music includes per- ’ MAJOR SPONSOR ing place. (718) 393-7537. formances by The Ponys, The Fabulous Soul Paid parking available at 900 Washington Avenue Shakers, The Hong Kong, Detachment Kit, The everyone’s neighborhood favorite PERFORMANCE Dansettes and others. 10 am to 5 pm. Atlantic good times • great food SHAKESPEARE ON THE ROOF: Rooftop per- Avenue, from Hicks Street to Fourth Avenue. formance of “Macbeth.” $15. 3 pm. Office (718) 875-8993. www.atlanticave.org. Ops, 57 Thames St. (718) 418-2509. 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Free. $ 200 ITEMS EVS\XOhh[SSbaaOZaObVS¿SabO OTHER 5.99 $ FAMILY NATURE WALK: Brooklyn Center for the 11 a m - 4 p m DAILY! COOKING DEMO: Chef Julie Farias, of Ici restau- 11.99 bOYSa]\OeV]ZS\SeU`]]dS Urban Environment invites families to take a Includes 1 Free Beer! rant, offers a cooking demonstration at the one-mile walk along the salt marsh of Marine minimum two adults over 21 BVS/T`]:ObW\8Ohh=`QVSab`OQSZSP`ObSa Grand Army Plaza Farmers Market. 9 am to 1 Park. Sharon Seitz leads walk. $11, $9 mem- 6Wa^O\WQ6S`WbOUS;]\bVeWbVaWhhZW\UUcSaba  pm. (718) 789-2778. Free. bers, $8 seniors and students. 3 pm to 5 pm. DEFENSIVE DRIVING: Course sponsored by the Meet at Salt Marsh Nature Center, Avenue U 8]S:]dO\]:SeA]Z]TTO\RbVSU`SOb5`SU=aPg National Safety Council on Driving. 9 am to off East 33rd Street. (718) 788-8500. 3:30 pm. St. Fortunata Church, 2609 Linden Blvd. Call for information and registration. (718) OTHER 647-2632. WALK-A-THON: Dynamite Youth Center, an ado- jgfejfi\[Yp FASHION MARKET: Brooklyn Designers Show- lescent substance abuse treatment program, ALL YOU case features emerging designers of handcraft- hosts its eighth annual event to raise funds. 10 Chinese, American, Italian, Mexican, ed merchandise. 10:30 am to 3 pm. 157 am. Bay Parkway and Shore Road Bike Path. CAN EAT Montague St. (718) 763-7654. (718) 376-7923. Caribbean, & Japanese SYMPOSIUM: Brooklyn Stained Glass Conservation FARMER’S MARKET: Locally grown fruits and ]fik`Zb\kj Center and the American Glass Guild hosts a one- vegetables and handmade food for sale. 11 am eeeXOZQ]`U day symposium focusing on the art of stained to 5 pm. JJ Byrne Park, Fifth Avenue and 1S\bS`1VO`US % $# glass. Lecture presented in the stained-glass Sanc- Fourth Street. (914) 923-4837. tuary of St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church. $10. PARADE LUNCH: Federation of Italian American 0]f=T¿QS 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. Discussion and reception Organizations hosts a pre-Columbus Day 0`]OReOgOb$bVAb`SSb follow. 157 Montague St. Reservations suggested. brunch. Noon. Oriental Manor, 1818 86th St. 5`]c\R4Z]]` [email protected]. (718) 643-9772. Call for ticket info. (718) 259-2828. ;]\³AOb O[&(!^[ HISPANIC HERITAGE: Brooklyn Public Library, FARMERS’ MARKET: at Wyckoff Farmhouse Ac\ O[&(!^[ 4`SRS`WQY>@]aS6OZZ6][S]T8OhhOb:W\Q]Z\1S\bS` Central branch, hosts a 400th anniversary cele- Museum. 1 pm to 4 pm. Also, gardening work- 0`]OReOgOb$bVAb`SSb bration of Cervantes’ classic “Don Quixote.” shop “Permaculture Design.” 2 pm to 4 pm. Readings, art activities, puppet theater, more. 5816 Clarendon Road. www.wyckoffassocia- 10 am to 3:30 pm. Grand Army Plaza. (718) tion.org. (718) 629-5400. 230-2100. Free. BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Notorious Duo: ADOPT-A-THON: Adopt a dog or cat. Small North By Northwest” (1959), directed by EASY DIRECTIONS adoption fee and proof of ID required. Noon Alfred Hitchcock. $10, $7 students. 3 pm, 6 SUBWAY: G train to Flushing Avenue SPONSORED BY to 4 pm. Christ Church, 73rd Street and Ridge pm, 9 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. Boulevard. (718) 836-2600. EXHIBIT: Brooklyn Museum’s Gallery Program cel- BUS: B57 from Downtown; B43 from Prospect Park DRIVING: BQE Exit 30 FALL SHOW: Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition ebrates its 20th year and invites all former and continues its 25th anniversary celebration with current students and instructors, as well as the 1 block from a group art show. Noon to 6 pm. Red Hook public, to a reception and exhibit of student 687-691 Flushing Ave. Broadway Pier, 499 Van Brunt St. (718) 596-2507. Free. art. 3 pm to 5 pm. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 718-388-0983 • www.CitySuperBuffet.com Montague DODGERS DO IT: Brooklyn Historical Society 501-6230. Free. hosts an exhibit about the Dodgers Big Win. FILM: Narrows Botanical Gardens hosts an out- Private Parties & Catering Available Learn how history of baseball connects to the door film: “War of the Worlds” (1953). social history of Brooklyn. Uniforms and equip- Sundown. Shore Road, between 69th and $2.00 off Dinner with this ad ment on display from the 1955 World Series. 72nd streets. www.narrowsbg.org. Free. (Fri, Sat, Sun: $2.00 off. Mon-Thur: $1.00 off) $6, $4 seniors and students, free for members. SHORTS: Brooklyn Lyceum presents “An Evening 1 pm. 128 Pierrepont St. (718) 222-4111. of the World’s Best Short Films.” $10. 7 pm to Street Arts BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Notorious Duo: 9 pm. 225 Fourth Ave. www.brooklyn- North By Northwest” (1959), directed by lyceum.com. (718) 857-4816. Alfred Hitchcock. $10, $7 students. 3 pm, 6 MOVIE MARATHON: Committee to Improve pm, 9 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. Carroll Park screens “Lord of the Rings” BOOK SIGNING: Stitch Therapy, a knitting store, movies. Tonight: “The Return of the King.” Call for hosts a trunk show of handknit items from 7:30 pm. Carroll Park, Carroll and Court designer Teva Durham. Durham signs copies of streets. Not appropriate for very young chil- Bleaching Festival her book “Loop-D-Loop.” 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm. dren. Bring a chair. Free. 176 Lincoln Place. (718) 398-2020. Free. CAFE STEINHOF: Night at the movies with a CARIBBEAN AUTHORS: Brooklyn Public Library, screening of: “The Defiant Ones” (1958). 10:30 Special Central branch, presents writer Myriam J.A. pm. No cover. 422 Seventh Ave. at 14th Street. Chancy. She reads from her book “The (718) 369-7776. Free. Saturday, October 1 Scorpion’s Claw.” 4 pm. Grand Army Plaza. FALL SHOW: hosted by Brooklyn Waterfront (718) 230-2100. Free. Artists Coalition. Noon to 6 pm. Saxophonist SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: Dancers of the Brooklyn Jenny Hill performs at 2 pm and 4 pm. See 12–6pm Dance Center perform. Outside evening of Sat., Sept. 24. dancing, Native American drumming and inspi- ROOFTOP PROGRAM: “The Human Story.” 3 rational songs. 6 pm. Salt Marsh Nature pm. See Sat., Sept. 24. A CULTURAL FEAST FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY: Center, 3302 Ave. U. Call 311. Free. SINGLES SEMINAR: includes an evening of food and a talk “Flying Solo: How to Soar Above MON, SEPT 26 ★ Live Music ★ Stilt Walkers ★ Pumpkin Painting Your Singleness.” The Lighthouse Players, a drama group, presents a five-minute skit enti- LECTURE: Progressive Temple Beth Ahavath ★ Puppet Theater ★ Petting Zoo ★ Moon Bounce tled “Gardening.” $10. First Evangelical Free Sholom offers a talk about similarities and dif- Church, Bay Ridge. www.brooklynfefc.org. ferences between Reform, Conservative and ★ Rock Climbing ★ Pony Rides …and much more! (718) 836-0029. Orthodox Jews. 7:30 pm. 1515 46th St. (718) MOVIE MARATHON: Committee to Improve 436-5082. Free. Carroll Park hosts “Lord of the Rings” movies. BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Party Girls and PARTICIPATING CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS Tonight: “The Two Towers.” 7:30 pm. Carroll Outlaws: Nicholas Ray.” Today: “Hot Blood” Park, Carroll and Court streets. Not appropri- (1956). $10, $7 students. 6:50 pm and 9:15 Brooklyn Arts Council/ Grace Choral Society Brooklyn Heights ate for very young children. Bring a chair. Free. pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. Folk Arts Program Spiritus et Anima Association ROOFTOP PROGRAM: Office Ops hosts a festi- TRAVELING CINEMA: Barbes Bar screens melo- val of film and music featuring “The Human drama “Call Her Savage” (1932). 7 pm. 376 Brooklyn Symphony Heights Players St. Ann and The Holy Story.” Video artists and musicians explore Ninth St. (718) 288-1761. Free. Orchestra Rotunda Gallery/BRIC Trinity Church topic. $6. 8:30 pm. Rooftop, 57 Thames St. The Brooklyn Historical (718) 418-2509. TUES, SEPT 27 Society BUSINESS TALK: Church Avenue Merchants Block Association offers a talk “Restaurant Confidential: Inside the Business.” A veteran Directions: Montague Street, between Clinton and Henry, is in the heart of historic LIST YOUR EVENT… restauranteur offers a talk on how to build and Brooklyn Heights and just over the Brooklyn Bridge. BYSUBWAY: 2,3,4,5,N,R to To list your event in Where to GO, please give run a restaurant. 6 pm to 8:30 pm. Pre-registra- Ronald I. Teichman, D.D.S. Court St./Borough Hall or F,A to Jay St./ Borough Hall. us two weeks notice or more. Send your listing tion required. 884 Flatbush Ave, corner of Church Avenue. (718) 287-2600. Free. by mail: GO Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Papers, 55 Cosmetic And Family Dentistry For more information visit: www.montaguebid.com PARTY: Chopin Chemists celebrates its 10th anni- Washington St., Suite 624, Brooklyn, NY The Montague Street Business Improvement District thanks participating cultural organizations, community versary with a party including music, food and 11201; or by fax: (718) 834-9278. Listings are 357 Seventh Avenue (At 10th St.), Park Slope groups, the Montague Street Merchants, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, NYC Councilman David more. 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. 189 Grand St., Wil- free and printed on a space available basis. We liamsburg. RSVP. (212) 838-0822, ext. 245. Free. Yassky, Community Board 2 and the NYPD 84th Precinct. regret we cannot take listings over the phone. BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Double Dutch.” 718-768-1111 CORPORATE SPONSORS: BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE Continued on page 11... 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Continued from page 10... Parkway and Prospect Park Today: “Go West, Young Man!” West. (212) 868-4444. Free. (2003). $10, $7 students. 7 pm and 9:30 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. CHILDREN (718) 636-4100. ARTY FACTS: The Brooklyn Museum VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: The offers a look at art with a studio Junior League of Brooklyn seeks project. $8, $4 seniors and stu- new members. Opportunities dents, free for members and for include volunteering in the com- children younger than age 12. munity and developing leader- 11 am and 2 pm. Appropriate ship skills. Meeting takes place for ages 4 to 7. 200 Eastern at Long Island University. Parkway. (718) 638-5000. Puppet regime www.brooklynjuniorleague.org. OPEN HOUSE: Dancewave invites (718) 624-3288. kids to try out classes in jazz, bal- let, modern, hip-hop and more. Actors, puppets and marionettes bring World After-school program begins WEDS, SEPT 28 Mon., Oct. 5. Call for program info. 11 am to 1 pm. Berkeley BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Double Carroll School, 181 Lincoln Place. War II fantasy ‘The Bass Saxophone’ to life Dutch.” Today: “Monte Walsh” (718) 522-4696. Free. (1970). $10, $7 students. 6:50 pm PUPPETWORKS: presents French and 9:15 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. fairy tale, “Beauty and the Beast.” By Paulanne Simmons provided by Roman Hladik and the (718) 636-4100. $8, $7 children. Recommended for The Brooklyn Papers Grand Army Plaza arch, a venue with a SCREENING: Noodle Yoga pres- for ages 4 and older. 12:30 pm THEATER ents a screening “The Blood of and 2:30 pm. 338 Sixth Ave. at suitability Horejs says he discovered My Brother: A Story of Death in Fourth Street. (718) 965-3391. he DUMBO-based Czechoslo- The Czechoslovak-American Mari- purely by accident. Iraq.” 7 pm. 31 Washington St. FAMILY WORKSHOP: Brooklyn onette Theatre presents “The Bass Sax- (718) 624-5525. Free. Arts Exchange invites families to vak-American Marionette The- ophone” Sept. 30 through Oct. 30, Fri- “One of our members, [Linnihan], atre brings the age-old Czech tra- helped to establish Puppeteer’s Coop- FOOD TASTING: Brooklyn Res- learn how to create a family T days and Saturdays at 8 pm, Saturday taurant Association and NY Wine song. Song-writing workshop dition of puppet theater to the Grand and Sunday matinees at 3 pm (except erative and its Puppet Library in one and Grape Foundation host a offers basic song structures: cho- Army Plaza Soldiers and Sailors Oct. 1) at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ leg of the arch,” said Horejs. “The oth- New York State wines and food rus, verse, melody and rhythm, Memorial Arch, located at the Grand tasting event. $50. 7 pm to 10 while making up original lyrics. Memorial Arch this fall with “The Army Plaza intersection across from er leg of the arch and the spiral stair- pm. Sacred Hearts and St. $35 (adult/ child) or $20 (individ- Bass Saxophone.” Prospect Park. (Previews are Sept. 30, case are empty. When I saw the inside Stephen School, 125 Summit St. ual). 2 pm to 4 pm. 421 Fifth Oct. 1-2.) All performances are free, but (800) 442-5959 or Marco Polo Ave. (718) 832-0018. Based on the short story by Josef donations are encouraged. Limited seat- of the arch, something clicked. The ho- Skvorecky, “The Bass Saxophone” is tel setting was already there. Also the Ristorante at (718) 852-5015. RAGAMUFFIN PARADE: 38th ing; reservations recommended. Not BOOK SIGNING: Bret Easton Ellis annual parade for children in the adapted and directed by Vit Horejs, an recommended for children younger story is set during a war and the arch reads from his book “Lunar Bay Ridge community. émigré of Prague who in 1990 found- than 14. For reservations, call (212) 868- commemorates a war victory [of the Park.” 8 pm to 9 pm. Book Registration at 67th Street and 4444 or visit www.SmartTix.com. Court, 163 Court St., between Third Avenue in Bay Ridge. Call ed the Czechoslovak-American Mari- Union Army].” Pacific and Court streets. (718) for time. (718) 492-1006. onette Theatre (CAMT). “The Bass Saxophone” begins out- 875-3677. Free. OTHER “I grew up playing with a toy pup- Judeo-negroid music” (a.k.a. jazz). doors, under the arch, and continues in SCREENING: Flat Foot Fete pres- pet theater. It was my mother’s; she One of the young men, an aspiring the arch and up the staircase past ents works under 30 minutes. OUTDOOR SCULPTURE SHOW: Sputnik, 262 Taaffe Place. Call Brooklyn Waterfront Artists had played with it as a child,” Horejs saxophone player and would-be wom- tableaux depicting the atmosphere of for time/ ticket info. (718) 398- Coalition presents “Rapture,” told GO Brooklyn. “Throughout my anizer named Danny, catches a glimpse the time, to the transom where the 6666. the 23rd annual outdoor show.

David Michael Firend 8:30 am to 8:30 pm. Empire- childhood, I saw puppet theater.” of a bass saxophone being unloaded for Wehrmacht musicians congregate on a The Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre presents “The Bass Fulton Ferry State Park and the “The Bass Saxophone” is just one of a traveling German dance orchestra in canopy bed that transforms into various THURS, SEPT 29 Main Street section of Brooklyn more than a dozen works written by front of a decrepit hotel and is drafted story locations. Saxophone” starting Sept. 30 at Grand Army Plaza. Bridge Park. Enter at Water, Dock PADDLE TOUR: Red Hook Estuary and Main streets at the East River. Skvorecky that deal with the fear and into carrying the instrument inside. In The action is accompanied by live Discovery Paddle Tour takes a (718) 596-2507. Free. disdain for music shared by oppressive the labyrinthine hotel, he meets a music performed by Charles Waters’ — sometimes to a village scandal or them,” says Horejs. cruise on the East River. 6 pm to COOKING DEMO: Chef Julie rulers throughout the world. After the bizarre Wehrmacht band of crippled band; Waters is the musical director. local events and sometimes to the ac- Skvorecky devoted most of his 8 pm. Valentino Pier, foot of Farias, of Ici restaurant, offers a Coffey Street, west of Van Brundt. cooking demonstration at Fort Soviet Army overtook the Prague and deformed musicians who ask him The score includes international swing tivities of the current monarch. And writings to his favorite topic, jazz. www.gowanuscanal.org. (718) Greene Farmers Market. 9 am Spring of 1968, Skvorecky fled to to jam with them — blending kitschy standards from the period, improvised during the days when Czechoslovakia (Horejs considers Danny to be 243-0849. Free. to 1 pm. DeKalb Avenue and Toronto, where he later became a pro- musical trash with Danny’s forbidden music layered over the puppets’ and was behind the Iron Curtain created by Skvorecky’s alter-ego.) But having BAMCINEMATEK: presents Washington Park. (718) 789- “Double Dutch.” Today: “Lyrical 2778. Free. fessor of literature at Toronto Universi- swing tunes. puppeteers’ actions and music written the Soviets, marionette theater was lived under two oppressive regimes Nitrate” (1990). $10, $7 stu- SHORELINE TROLLEY MUSEUM: ty. His books include “The Cowards” “It’s like he’s in a dream,” says for the play. suppressed or co-opted, said Horejs. (Nazi and Communist), he came to dents. 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. 30 NY Transit Museum hosts a trip and “The Miracle Game”; his novel Horejs. “It’s like a Bruegel or Bosch Although Horejs says he didn’t In “The Bass Saxophone,” the pup- love music not only as entertainment Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. to this museum in East Haven, POETRY OUTREACH: Brooklyn Connecticut. View the collection “Tank Battalion” was adapted for Vit painting.” want to connect his story of German pets symbolize the state of humanity in but also as a liberator of the human Poet Laureate Ken Siegelman of vintage train cars and NYC Olmer’s 1991 film of the same name. The characters in the play will be Nazis with any current war, he con- wartime, when people are not masters spirit. It is entirely appropriate that reads from his work. Open mic transit vehicles. Take a trip on a Skvorecky’s “Bass Saxophone” tells portrayed by live actors, eight-inch cedes that when “talking about the of their own fate and music provides Skvorecky’s play be produced under sign-up at 6 pm. Barnes and fully-restored vintage trolley car Noble, 267 Seventh Ave. (917) for a 3-mile round-trip ride on the story of a group of young jazz en- marionettes (created by Prague design- horrors of war there are connections the antidote. the shadow of a monument commem- 559-1576. Free. original tracks. $35, $30 members. thusiasts in 1944 German-occupied er Milos Kasal) and four-foot papier- that pop up.” In fact, Czech puppet “The little puppets sometimes orating the victory not only of the RECEPTION: Wessel and O’Connor 9 am. Call for reservations and Czechoslovakia who risk their lives by mâché direct-control musician puppets theater, which traveled from village to serve as the soul of the characters, North over the South, but also of free- Fine Art Gallery presents “Bill- pre-payment. (718) 694-1867. boards, NY” by Wouter FLEA MARKET: at Holy Spirit playing what Goebels called “decadent created by Theresa Linnihan. The set is village, often made political references who have inner monologues with dom over slavery. Deruytter. 6 pm to 8 pm. 111 Church. 9 am to 4 pm. 8117 Bay Front St. (718) 596-1700. Free. Parkway at 82nd Street. (718) FILM: The Harbor Defense 837-0412. Museum of Ft. Hamilton hosts a SALE: St. Ann and the Holy Trinity monthly discussion series on Church hosts a sale of gently & Revolving House of Watusi, 9:30 pm, $25. how war is depicted on film. used items and collectibles. 10 Nalani’s Cafe and Tonight: “Hamburger Hill” am to 6 pm. 157 Montague St. BROOKLYN Lounge Sputnik (1987). 7 pm. Fort Hamilton (718) 875-6960. 565 Vanderbilt Ave. at Pacific Street in Prospect 262 Taaffe Pl. at DeKalb Avenue in Bedford- Army Base, 101st Street and ITALIAN LESSONS: Federation of Heights, (347) 645-0507, www.nalanicafe.com. Stuyvesant, (718) 398-6666, Fort Hamilton Parkway. (718) Italian-American Organizations Saturdays: Krush Groove, 9 pm, FREE; Sundays: www.barsputnik.com. 630-4349. Free. offers Italian language and cul- Live music featuring Jasme Kelly, 8 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: The Music of Thelonious Monk by live READING: Brooklyn Reading Works ture lessons. Registration from Fridays: Karaoke, 9 pm, FREE. performers, 9 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Unity presents novelist Regina McBride, 10 am to noon. Classes begin Wednesdays, 10 pm, $5. author of “The Nature of Water Oct. 15. IS 96 Seth Low, 99 Ave. National and Air.” Also, short story writer P. Participants are responsible Stain Nancy Graham reads from her for the purchase of text books. Nightlife Restaurant works. 8 pm. Old Stone House, (718) 259-2828. Free. 766 Grand St. at Humboldt Street in 273 Brighton Beach Ave. at Brighton Second Williamsburg, (718) 387-7840, JJ Byrne Park, Fifth Avenue FASHION MARKET: Brooklyn The Backroom Europa Night Club Street in Brighton Beach, (718) 646-1225, www.stainbar.com. between Third and Fourth Designers Showcase features www.come2national.com. Mondays: “Paint Stain,” 5 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: streets. (718) 288-4290. Free. emerging designers of hand- (Inside Freddy’s Bar) 485 Dean St. at Sixth 98 Meserole Ave. at Manhattan Avenue in Green- Saturdays: Live Russian music and dance show, crafted merchandise. 10:30 am Avenue in Prospect Heights, (718) 622-7035, point, (718) 383-5723, www.europaclub.com. Sean Nowell Quartet, 8 pm, FREE; Wednes- 9 pm, FREE (with $65 prix fixe dinner); Fridays: days: JAMstain, an informal open mic hosted by to 3 pm. 157 Montague St. www.freddysbackroom.com. Saturdays: “VIP Dance Party,” 10 pm, FREE before Live Russian music and dance show, 9 pm, FREE singers/songwriters, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: FRI, SEPT 30 (718) 763-7654. Sept. 24: Will Scott, 9 pm, The Malarkies, 10 pm, 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 pm; Fridays: Sexy (with $50 prix fixe dinner); Sundays: Live Russian Benecio and the Del Toros, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. REUNION: Bay Ridge High School M Shanghai String Band, 11 pm, FREE; Sept. 26: Progressive/Dance party, 10 pm, FREE before music and dance show, 7 pm, FREE (with $50 24: Thirsty Turtle Fundraiser with DJ Ibouti, 9 ARTS ON THE COMMONS: Alumnae Association hosts a get- Joel Newton Situation, 9 pm, FREE; Sept. 28: 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 pm; Sept. 25: Paula prix fixe dinner). pm, $10; Sept. 26: Joe Songwriter and Friends, Metrotech hosts a lunchtime together luncheon. $55. Noon to Spelling Bee, 8 pm, FREE; Sept. 29: My Pocket Jeanine & American Ghazal, 7:30 pm, $10 (FREE 8 pm, FREE; Sept. 29: Rad Unicorn, 8 pm, FREE; concert series. Today: The 4:30 pm. Oriental Manor, 1818 Zoo, 9 pm, Wells, 10 pm, Shirt, 11 pm, FREE; Sept. before 8 pm with student ID). Night of the Sept. 30: Matt Logan, 10 pm, FREE. James Spaulding Expressions 86th St. (800) 244-7397. 30: Al Duval, 9 pm, Scott Alexander, 11 pm, FREE. play jazz. Noon to 2 pm. BROOKLYN STICKBALL: Play stick- Five Spot Cookers Tea Lounge Metrotech, Jay Street at Pearl ball with Brooklyn’s Old Timers Barbes 459 Myrtle Ave. at Washington Avenue in Clinton 767 Fulton St. at South Portland Avenue in Street. (718) 467-1527. Free. 837 Union St. at Seventh Avenue in Park Club. 1 pm. 80th Street Hill, (718) 852-0202, www.fivespotsoulfood.com. Fort Greene, (718) 797-1197. 376 Ninth St. at Sixth Avenue in Park Slope, Slope, (718) 789-2762, www.tealoungeny.com. BAMCINEMATEK: presents its between Third and Fourth (718) 965-9177, www.barbesbrooklyn.com. Saturdays: Riddim Nation, midnight, $5; Mondays: Saturdays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE; Sundays: Live “Favorites” series. Today: Sept. 29: Logan Richardson Quartet, 9 pm, avenues. (718) 680-4746. Free. Tuesdays: Slavic Soul Party, 9 pm, $8; Wednes- Open turntables hosted by Elijah, 8 pm, FREE; music, noon, FREE; Thursdays: Live jazz, 8 pm, “Stardust Memories” (1980). 10:30 pm, FREE; Sept. 30: Barbarian Horde, 9 BAMCINEMATEK: presents Brook- days: “Night of the Ravished Limbs,” 9 pm, $8; Tuesdays: DJ Handspin Dinero, 6 pm, FREE, Hot FREE; Fridays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE. pm, 10:30 pm, FREE. $10, $7 students. 4:30 pm, 6:50 lyn Digifest shorts program. $10, Sundays: Stephane Wrembel’s Hot Club of New Damn Comedy, 10 pm, $10; Wednesdays: DJ pm and 9:15 pm. 30 Lafayette $7 students. Films at 2 pm, 4:40 York, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 24: Kidd Jordan/William Copa, 6 pm, FREE, Soul F’Real, an R&B open mic Paula Jeanine and American Northsix Trash Bar Ave. (718) 636-4100. pm, 6:50 pm and 9:30 pm. Visit Parker/Hamid Drake, 7 pm, $10, Chicha Libre!, 8 for Soul Singers, 10 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Large Ghazal will perform at Europa 66 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williams- FILM SCREENING: Brooklyn Public bam.org for program info. 30 pm, FREE, The Roulette Sisters, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. Professor presents “Timbuktu,” 10 pm, FREE; burg, (718) 599-5103, www.northsix.com. 256 Grand St. at Driggs Avenue in Williams- Library, Central branch, hosts a Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. on Sept. 25. burg, (718) 599-1000, www.thetrashbar.com. 25: Michael Gomez, 6 pm, Roy Nathanson Quartet Sept. 24: Chicken Scratch (Brazilian soul), 9 pm, Sept. 24: The Ponys, Vietnam, Favourite Sons, 9 screening of “The Natural.” 6 BROOKLYN DODGERS: Brooklyn with special guest Napoleon Maddox, 8 pm, $TBD; Sept. 30: Sweet Potato featuring Ayanda & pm, $10; Sept. 28: Deerhoof, Flying, Lavender Sept. 24: Comandante Zero, 9 pm, The Jungle pm. Grand Army Plaza. (718) Public Library, Central branch, Stephane Wrembel’s Hot Club of New York, 10 pm, FL Jones and the FBB, 8 pm, $7. Diamond, Stars Like Fleas, 9 pm, $12; Sept. 29: Junkies, 10 pm, Eve to Adam, 11 pm, White Owl, 230-2100. Free. hosts a talk “Covering the FREE; Sept. 26: Beth Bahia Cohen’s Merakli, 9 pm, Mondays: Jam session, 8 pm, $5; Sept. 24: Ben midnight, and more TBD, $6; Sept. 25: Badtown James Ensemble, 9 pm, $10; Sept. 30: Aziza Medications, Gospel, Monofog, 8 pm, $10. AQUA NIGHTS: Concert series at Dodgers,” given by Dave Ander- FREE; Sept. 27: Jenny Scheinman with special Frank’s Lounge presents Federation X, Caistoga Kid, Bang Bang, the New York Aquarium with son, sports columnist for the New Miller Trio, 9 pm, $10. Shark Shark, 9 pm, $6; Sept. 26: The Bloody guest Marta Topferova, 7 pm, FREE; Sept. 28: 660 Fulton St. at South Elliott Place in Fort Greene, Twin Gold and Kenny Vance and York Times. 2 pm. Also, docu- Peggy O’Neill’s Hollies, 8 pm, Ground, 9 pm, The Handsome Rodrigo Amado, 8 pm, $8, Ohad Talmor’s News- (718) 625-9339, www.frankscocktaillounge.com. The Planotones. $15, $8 kids, mentary film “The Dodgers reel, 10 pm, $8; Sept. 29: A Tribute to Roy Smeck Kili Bar-Cafe 8123 Fifth Ave. at 81st Street in Bay Ridge, Public, 10 pm, Nights, 11 pm, Occasional Saturdays: Sinful Saturdays with DJs Tyrone and ages 2 to 12, and seniors. 7 pm. Symphony.” 4 pm. Grand Army featuring Matt Munisteri and guests, 7 pm, FREE; (718) 748-1400, www.peggyoneillsbr.com. Rascuedos, midnight, Mad Science Fair, 1 am, $6; Infinite, 9 pm, $5; Tuesdays: Tuesday Night Live, 9 81 Hoyt St. at State Street in Boerum Hill, West Eighth Street and Surf Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. Sept. 30: Ethnoeccentric String Trio, 7 pm, Jay Saturdays: DJ Rob and love music, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 27: Food Will Win the War, 8 pm, Machines pm, 2-drink minimum; Wednesdays: Karaoke with (718) 855-5574. Avenue. (718) 265-FISH. Vilnai’s Vampire Suit, 8 pm, Hazmat Modine, 10 pm, Mondays: Karaoke with Rod, 9 pm, FREE; Wed- Aren’t Loud, 9 pm, Fire Flies, 10 pm, The READING: The Book Mark Shoppe Davey B, 9 pm, FREE; Fridays: Ffun Dance Party, 10 Tuesdays: Open acoustics, 10 pm, FREE; Fri- FREE; Oct. 1: Les Chauds Lapins, 8 pm, River nesdays: Trivia Night, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Animators, 11 pm, Broadband, midnight, Low ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: presents Steve Schirripa, star of pm, $5; Sept. 30: (Upstairs) Resident DJ Donna days: DJ Chappy plays rock, hip-hop and funk, Gowanus Arts celebrates its HBO’s “The Sopranos.” He Alexander & his Mad Jazz Hatters, 10 pm, FREE. 10:30 pm, FREE. Karaoke with DJ Rob, 9 pm, FREE; Fridays: DJ Water, 1 am, $6; Sept. 28: Balthus, 9 pm, Drag Edwards, 9 pm, $TBD. Richie, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 24: Anthem, 10 pm, Citizen, 10 pm, Aireoke!, 11 pm, $6; Sept. 29: 20th anniversary with a weekend signs copies of his children’s Bembe FREE Dearly Beloved, 9 pm, Johnny Casino’s Easy of events. Tonight: “Outback book: “Nicky Deuce: Welcome Galapagos Laila Lounge Action, 10 pm, Heideroosjes, 10:30 pm, Violater, Performance Series.” $15, $5 to the Family.” 4 pm. 6906 11th 81 S. Sixth St. at Berry Street in Williamsburg, 70 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, 113 N. Seventh St. at Wythe Avenue in Pete’s Candy Store 11 pm, The Break-up, 11:30 pm, Pretty Flowers, kids. 7:30 pm. 295 Douglass St. Ave. (718) 680-3680. Free. (718) 387-5389, www.bembe.us. (718) 782-5188, www.galapagosartspace.com. Williamsburg, (718) 486-6791, www.laila- midnight, $8; Sept. 30: Arizona, 8 pm, Jessie (718) 596-5250. DANCE: Spoke the Hub Dance cel- Saturdays: “Rhum,” live DJs alongside live Latin lounge.com. 709 Lorimer St. at Richardson Street in Sundays: Sid and Buddy Karaoke, 10 pm, FREE; Williamsburg, (718) 302-3770, www.petes- Diamond and The Thousand, 9 pm, Modena Vox, DISCO NIGHT: St. Bernadette ebrates its 20th anniversary of percussion flavors, 9 pm, FREE; Sundays: “The Fridays: VJ/DJ Friday Nights, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. Mondays: Karaoke Madness with the Corn-Fed 10 pm, Dayglow, 11 pm, Checkbook Biography, School hosts a night of ’70s, ’80s art-making. “Happy Hour” events New Music Initiative” with Selectors Trevor GoOd- Sisters, 10 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Hot Buttered candystore.com. 24: Dirty Lenin vs. The Feeling Foundation, 8 pm, Sundays: Open mic, 5 pm-8 pm, FREE; Sept. midnight, $8 (Colin’s Karaoke to follow); Oct. 1: and ’90s music. Live entertain- include ballroom dance instruc- chiLde and DJ Kofi Obafemi, 9 pm, FREE; Mon- $5; Sept. 26: (Front room) SMUT hosted by Desiree Mess, 7 pm, Whiskey Breath with Rick Royale, Welcome Home Records presents a record ment, dinner. $100. 8 pm. El tion, cash bar, open dancing to days: “Cold Hands” with DJ DiGilog and special Alexander Lowry, and guests, 9:30 pm, FREE; 24: Rebecca Schiffman, 8 pm, Seth Faegolzia, 9 Burch, 8 pm, FREE, (Back room) “Character,” pm, Babs and Friends, 10 pm, The Wowz, 11 release party for “What Matters Most” with Ryan Caribe, 5945 Strickland Ave. live music by Art Lillard and His guest vocalists, 9 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: “Natural People You Wouldn’t Invite to Dinner, 8 pm, FREE, Wednesdays: Jezebel Music Showcase with an Stratton, 8 pm, Snakes & Music, 9 pm, Attractive, (718) 236-9553. Heavenly Big Band. 295 Douglass Selections” with DJ Jon Bless (JB) and guests, 9 open mic, 7:30 pm, live music, 8:30 pm, FREE; pm, FREE; Sept. 25: The Left-Handed Devil, Burlesque hosted by World Famous Bob, 10 pm, 8:30 pm, You Aren’t my Mother, 9:30 pm, FREE; 10 pm, The Natural History, 11 pm, Kevin Devine CONCERT: One World Symphony St., between Third and Fourth pm, FREE; Wednesdays: “Convalescence” with DJ FREE; Sept. 27: (Front room) Becky Poole Presents, Sept. 24: DJ Yanacat, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 29: and his Goddamn Band, midnight, $7. presents a Katrina benefit concert avenues. (718) 408-3234. Free. Stefan Andemicael, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: “Toque” Kill Surf City, 9 pm, FREE; Sept. 30: Roboto, 9 Sept. 26: Comedy Show and Tell, 7:30 pm, 8 pm, FREE, (Back room) Punch Puppetry, 8 pm, Mandi LeBlanc, 9:30 pm, David Hoffman, 10:30 with “Il Trovatore.” $30, $20 stu- with DJ Nat and live percussion sets, 9 pm, FREE; FREE, Brooklyn Comedy Company, 10 pm, FREE; pm, DJ Friend, 10:30 pm, FREE. dents and seniors. 8 pm. St. Ann Fridays: “World Beat Flavors, 9 pm, FREE. pm, FREE; Sept. 27: Bingo, 7 pm, Alec K. Two Boots Sept. 28: The Last Car, with The Dollies, Jed Parish, Last Exit Redfearn, 9 pm, Ken Beasley, 10 pm, Micah Blue Brooklyn and the Holy Trinity Church, 157 SUN, OCT 2 Black Betty 8 pm, FREE, Terapith with Bradford Reed and the Smaldone, 11 pm, FREE; Sept. 28: Quizz-Off, Montague St. (718) 462-7270. Eternal Buzz Brass Band, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 29: 136 Atlantic Ave. at Clinton Street in Cobble 7:30 pm, Julian Velard, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 29: 514 Second St. at Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, GOOD COFFEEHOUSE: presents OUTDOORS AND TOURS 366 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer Street in Jezebel Music presents Creaky Boards with The Hill, (718) 222-9198, www.lastexitbar.com. Heather and the Barbarians, 9 pm, Guignol, 10 (718) 499-3253, www.twobootsbrooklyn.com. Andy Cohen, singer, guitar play- Williamsburg, (718) 599-0243, www.blackbetty.net. Waylons & Little Mountain, 8 pm, FREE; Sept. 30: Sept. 29: Sugartown with Matilda von Crumb- pm, Arms, 11 pm, FREE; Sept. 30: Andre Sept. 30: Michael Louis, 10 pm, FREE; Oct. 1: er and piano master. $15, $6 CHILI PEPPER FIESTA: Brooklyn Saturdays: DJ Lil’ Shalimar, 11 pm, FREE; Sundays: Dagmar, New York Percussion Quartet, and cake and more, Time TBD, FREE; Sept. 30: Burt Herman Dune, 9 pm, Mikanic, 10 pm, FREE. Memphis Train, 10 pm, FREE. kids. 8 pm. 53 Prospect Park Botanic Garden hosts its annual Brazilian Beat with DJ Sean Marquand and DJ Greg LouderARTS, 7 pm, $TBD; Oct. 1: Catch, 8 pm, $8, Fox, Time TBD, $TBD. West. (718) 965-8490. event featuring all things related Caz, 10 pm, FREE; Mondays: Rev. Vince Anderson The Batterie with the Vanity Set, 10 pm, $8. 200 Fifth CONEY ISLAND MUSEUM: presents to chili peppers. Musical per- Rbar formances, dance workshops, and his Love Choir, 10:30 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Hot Les Babouches 200 Fifth Ave. at Sackett Street in Park Slope, the Coney Island Film Festival 451 Meeker Ave. at Graham Avenue in chile pepper gardening, crafts Rocks, 10 pm, FREE; Thursdays: The Greenhouse Glasshouse Gallery 7803 Third Ave. at 78th Street in Bay Ridge, (718) 638-2925. party. 10 pm. 1208 Surf Ave. Call Greenpoint, (718) 486-6116. for kids, food from around the with DJ MonkOne, 11 pm, FREE; Fridays: DJ 38 S. First St. at Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 833-1700. Saturdays: DJ Blazer spinning reggae and hip- for ticket info. (718) 372-5159. Mihoko, 11 pm, FREE. Saturdays: Live music featuring local artists, 10 world featuring chile peppers. www.brookebaxter.com/glasshousegallery/index.php. Saturdays and Fridays: Belly dancer Shahrazad, pm, FREE; Sundays: Open mic, 9 pm, FREE; hop, 10 pm, ladies $5, men $10; Fridays: Friday WWII FANTASY: “The Bass Saxo- Sept. 29: The Battleship, Telepathe, Pterodactyl, Night Salsa with a live salsa band and DJs Blazer $5, $3 seniors, free for children 8 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Belly dancer Marta, 8 Tuesdays: Mikey’s Big Gay Pajama Party, 11 pm, phone.” 8 pm. See Sat., Oct. 1. ages 16 and younger. Noon to The Brooklyn Necking, 8 pm, $6. pm, FREE. FREE; Wednesdays: Karaoke, 9 pm, FREE; One and Big Will spinning salsa, reggae, hip- hop, 10 pm, ladies $5, men $10. 5:30 pm. 1000 Washington Ave. Lyceum Thursdays: Comedy night, 9 pm, FREE; Fridays: (718) 623-7200. Good Coffeehouse Liberty Heights Open mic, 9 pm, FREE. SAT, OCT 1 227 Fourth Ave. at President Street in Park Vox Po p GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Tour Slope, (718) 398-7301, www.gowanus.com. Music Parlor Tap Room Green-Wood’s Points of Interest Solomon’s Porch 1022 Cortelyou Road at Stratford Road in Flat- Sept. 29: Calla Live, Beggars Banquet CD Release (At the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture) 53 34 Van Dyke St. at Dwight Street in Red OUTDOORS AND TOURS with guide John Cashman. $6. 1 Party, 7 pm, $10; Oct. 1: “The Improv Summit” with 307 Stuyvesant Ave. at Halsey Street in bush, (718) 940-2084, www.voxpopnet.net. pm to 3 pm. Meet inside Ft. Prospect Park West at Second Street in Park Hook, (718) 246-8050, www.libertyheights- Sundays: Open mic, 7:30 pm, FREE; Sept. 24: FLUSHING AVENUE: Brooklyn the Improv Centric Unit and more, 8 pm, $10. Slope, (718) 768-2972, www.bsec.org. Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 919-8001. Hamilton Parkway Gate, off taproom.com. Gregory Lygon and Elisa Korenne, 8 pm, $5. Center for the Urban Environ- Sept. 30: Traveling Troubadour Show with Andy Thursdays: Open mic, 8:30 pm, FREE; Sept. 24: Sundays: Open mic, 6 pm, FREE. ment takes a walk from East Wil- McDonald Avenue. (718) 768- Cafe Steinhof Cohen and special guest Ragtime Jack Radcliffe, 8 Occasional Rascuedos, 9:30 pm, Khammi, 11 liamsburg to Flushing Avenue. 7300. 422 Seventh Ave. at 14th Street in Park Slope, pm, $15 at the door, $6 for children. pm, FREE; Sept. 30: Kitchenrocks Open Jam, Southpaw Water Street Walk explores the Brooklyn- AVON WALK: Annual event to raise (718) 369-7776, www.cafesteinhof.com. 8:30 pm, FREE. 125 Fifth Ave. at St. John’s Place in Park Restaurant & Queens boundary in the vicinity funds for breast cancer. Start at Sept. 28: The Jack Grace Band, 10:30 pm, FREE. Hank’s Saloon Slope, (718) 230-0236, www.spsounds.com. of the historic Onderdonk House. South Street Seaport. Walk Lillie’s Sept. 24: Marshall Crenshaw Power Trio, Katy Lounge $11, $9 members, $8 seniors and includes Empire-Fulton Ferry 46 Third Ave. at Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill, State Park. www.avonwalk.org. Chocolate Monkey (718) 625-8003. 46 Beard St. at Dwight Street in Red Hook, Mae, 7:30 pm, $15, Dujeous, Akir, EQ, Time 66 Water St. at Main Street in DUMBO, (718) students. 1 pm to 3:30 pm. Meet TBD, $TBD; Sept. 25: Second show for the 625-9352, www.brooklynjazzseries.com. at Union Avenue/ Metropolitan 329 Flatbush Ave. at Seventh Avenue in Park Sundays: Sean Kershaw & the New Jack Ramblers (718) 858-9822. Katrina Benefit with The Wrens, Morningwood, Wednesdays: Brooklyn Jazz Series, 8 pm (jam Avenue. (G train to Metropolitan PERFORMANCE Slope, (718) 813-1073. play a set of New Orleans songs, 9 pm, FREE Thursdays: Nadine’s Open Mic, 8 pm, FREE. ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: (donation suggested). Matthew Caws and Ira Elliot, Richard Buckner, session follows performance), $TBD. Avenue). (718) 788-8500. Saturdays: Express a.k.a. open mic poetry talent Sam Champion, Eiffel Tower, Harlem Shakes, 6 Gowanus Arts celebrates its showcase, 8 pm, $7, Sexy Lounge Party with DJ The Lucky Cat pm, $15; Sept. 27: Homeroom, Coppermine, Waterfront Ale PERFORMANCE 20th anniversary with a weekend Ozkar Fuller spinning house, classics and rare The Hook 245 Grand St. at Roebling Street in Williams- Louis, 8 pm, $7; Sept. 28: Defalco presents SHAKESPEARE ON THE ROOF: of events. Today: “Only Now...” grooves, 11 pm, FREE; Sundays: Krazy Nanny Sun- 18 Commerce St. at Columbia Street in Red burg, (718) 782-0437, www.theluckycat.com. Summer Lawns, Unbelievable Luck, Tryst, 8 pm House a variety show by improvisation days and karaoke with Lisa Love, 8 pm, FREE; Rooftop performance of “Mac- Hook, (718) 797-3007, www.thehookmusic.com. Tuesdays: Joe McGuinty’s Piano Parlor and key- $8; Sept. 29: Easy Action, Undersea Explosion, 155 Atlantic Ave. at Clinton Street in Brooklyn artists. $15, $5 kids. 7:30 pm. Tuesdays: Singer/Songwriter Night hosted by Boo beth.” $15. 3 pm. Office Ops, Sept. 24: Audiophile Recordings present “99 Cents” board karaoke, 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Hex! The Shore Birds, 8 pm, $8; Sept. 30: New Model Heights, (718) 522-3794, www.waterfrontale- 57 Thames St. (718) 418-2509. 295 Douglass St. (718) 832-0018. Boo Cousins, 6 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Comedy series, 9 pm, $TBD; Sept. 27: The Assault, 9 pm, Kid with DJ Jeremy, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 24: Panic, Army, 8 pm, $15. house.com. WWII FANTASY: “The Bass Saxo- Showcase hosted by Ray DeJon, 7 pm, $10; ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: Congo and the Pink Monkey Boy, 10 pm, Weird War, Memphis Morticians, Commando, The Crusher, Sept. 24: Jon Sigel Quartet, 11 pm, FREE. phone.” 3 pm. See Sat., Oct. 1. Thursdays: Misbehaving Thursdays with karaoke Gowanus Arts celebrates its 11 pm, $10 in advance, $13 day of the show; Sept. 9 pm, $5; Sept. 25: Dave Hudson, 9 pm, Spoke the Hub 20th anniversary with a weekend hosted by Sandy, Dahlia, and Sherika, 6 pm, FREE; 30: The Scorchers, 10 pm, The Slackers, 11 pm, $10 Jeremiah Lockwood, 10 pm, Night Beat, 11 pm, Gowanus Arts Building, 295 Douglass St. at of events. “Happy Hours” event CHILDREN Fridays: After Work Karaoke with live DJ, 6 pm, in advance, $13 day of the show; Oct. 1: The Rudie FREE; Sept. 27: Kelli Rae Powell, 9 pm, Edward Zebulon Third Avenue in Park Slope, (718) 408-3234, includes ballroom dance instruc- PUPPETWORKS: “Beauty and the FREE, Live music and DJ, 11 pm, $5; Oct. 1: Tiar, Calls Kelli Rae, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 28: Mohawk 258 Wythe Ave. at Metropolitan Avenue in Crew, 10 pm, Regatta 69, 11 pm, $TBD. www.spokethehub.org. tion, refreshments, open dancing Beast.” 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. midnight, $5 with flyer, $7 without flyer. Lightning, 9 pm, FREE; Sept. 29: Night Beat, 10 Williamsburg, (718) 218-6934, www.zebulon- Sept. 24: Brooklyn Sax Quartet, 8 pm, $10 ($5 to Art Lillard’s “Heavenly Big See Sat., Oct. 1. Hope and Anchor pm, FREE; Oct. 1: Bolt Action, 10 pm, FREE. cafeconcert.com. Club Exit with student ID); Sept. 30: Gowanus Arts 20th Sept. 24: Ron Caswell’s “Tubapalooza Part Band.” 5 pm to 7:30 pm. Also, OTHER 347 Van Brunt St. at Wolcott Street in Red Hook, Anniversary Party with Carlo Adinolfi/Concrete Trois” with East River Orchestra, 9:30 pm, Slavic “And then...” a variety show. 147 Greenpoint Ave. at Manhattan Avenue in (718) 237-0276. The LuLu Lounge Temple, Rae Ballard, Frances Becker, Bob Beswick, Soul Party CD Release Blowout, 10:30 pm, FREE; “Monty Carlo’s Dance Palace and FARMER’S MARKET: Locally grown Greenpoint, (718) 349-6969, www.club-exit.com. Saturdays, Thursdays and Fridays: Karaoke hosted (Under TacuTacu) 134 N. Sixth St. at Bedford David Finkelstein/Lake Ivan Performance Group, Sept. 25: Amayo’s Fu-arkist-ra, 10 pm, FREE; Revolving House of Watusi” at fruits and vegetables and hand- Saturdays: DJ dance party, 10 pm, $15 (ladies by drag queen Kay Sera, 9 pm, FREE. Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 218-7889, Elise Long/Spoke the Hub Dancing, Linda Mensch, Sept. 26: Ergo, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 27: CD 9:30 pm. $25 for performance made food for sale. 11 am to 5 FREE until midnight); Fridays: DJ dance party, 10 www.ricerepublic.com. Brynn Eden Rosen, 7:30 pm, $15 adults, $5 for chil- Release Party “This is It!” Live at Zebulon Volume plus pre- and post-dance parties. pm. JJ Byrne Park, Fifth Avenue pm, FREE. iO Restaurant Saturdays, Thursdays and Fridays: Karaoke, 8 dren; Oct. 1: Gowanus Arts 20th Anniversary Party 1 with S.L.A.M., and other Zebulon artists, 10 295 Douglass St. (718) 596-5250. and Fourth Street. (914) 923-4837. pm, FREE. 119 Kent Ave. at North Seventh Street in with “Happy Hours,” 5 pm, David Bindman/ pm, FREE; Sept. 28: Marianne, 10 pm, FREE; www.spokethehub.org. FARMERS’ MARKET: at Wyckoff Cornerstone Bar Williamsburg, (718) 388-3320, www.iorestaurant- Tyrone Henderson, KJ Holmes, Elise Long/ Spoke Sept. 29: Newsreel, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 30: BROOKLYN LYCEUM: presents Farmhouse Museum. 1 pm to 4 1502 Cortelyou Road at Marlborough Road in andlounge.com. Magnetic Field the Hub Dancing, David Parker/Bang Group, Baye Kouyate et les Tougarake, 10 pm, FREE. Swamp King, a series of 10- pm. 5816 Clarendon Road. Barbara Mahler, Jessica Nicoll & Barry Oreck, Jody www.wyckoffassociation.org. Flatbush, (718) 940-9037. Saturdays: DJ spins salsa and house, 10 pm, FREE 97 Atlantic Ave. at Henry Street in Brooklyn — compiled by Chiara V. Cowan minute plays. $12. 8 pm. 227 Tuesdays: Open mic, 8 pm, FREE. ($5 after 11 pm); Fridays: DJ spins salsa and house, Heights, (718) 834-0069, www.magnetic- Oberfelder, 7:30 pm, Monty Carlo’s Dance Palace Fourth Ave. (718) 398-7301. (718) 629-5400. 10 pm, FREE. brooklyn.com. WWII FANTASY: Czechoslovak- BROOKLYN DODGERS: Brooklyn Crossroads Saloon Mondays: Rock ‘n’ Roll DJ Exchange, 9 pm, FREE; American Marionette Theater Public Library, Central branch, 2079 Coney Island Ave. at Kings Highway in Jazz 966 Sept. 24: The Merles, Low Water, 8 pm, $TBD; presents “The Bass Saxo- celebrates the 50th anniversary Sept. 25: Atlantic Antic Rock ‘n’ Soul Fest featur- weekend of the Dodgers win Sheepshead Bay, (718) 339-9393. 966 Fulton St. at Cambridge Place in Clinton Hill, phone,” a fantasy based on a ing The Ponys, The Hong Kong, The Soul Shakers, with “Behind the Boys of Saturdays and Fridays: Karaoke, 9 pm, FREE. (718) 639-6910. TALK TO US… story by Josef Skvorecky. Play is Detachment Kit, The Dansettes, and Mighty Fine, Summer: The Making of a Fridays: Live jazz, 8 pm, $10 donation. set in wartime Czechoslovakia. 11 am, FREE, Atlantic Antic after-party with Les To list your events in Brooklyn Nightlife, please give us as much notice as possible. Include name Jazz lovers risk their lives to per- Literary Icon,” with sportswriter D Vine Artiste Cafe Sans Culottes, following festival, FREE; Sept. 29: of venue, address with cross street, phone number for the public to call, Web site address, dates, form prohibited music. 8 pm. Roger Kahn. 2 pm. Grand Army 492 Nostrand Ave. at Hancock Street in The Jazz Spot Trembling Blue Stars, The Sharp Things, Annie times and admission or ticket prices. Send listings and color photos of performers via e-mail to Not appropriate for children 14 Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 230-0303. 179 Marcus Garvey Blvd. at Kosciuszko Street in Hayden, Kawaii, 8 pm, $10; Sept. 30: Devon’s [email protected] or via fax at (718) 834-9278. Listings are free and printed on a and younger. Preview perform- SUNDAY AT SUNNY’S: Novelist Sundays: Live jazz, 10 am, FREE; Thursdays: Open Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 453-7825, www.the- Monkee Monkey Birthday Bash, 9 pm, FREE; Oct. space available basis. We regret we cannot take listings over the phone. ance takes place at Grand Army Martha Southgate reads from mic, 7 pm, FREE. jazz.8m.com. 1: Cash Carson and more, 8 pm, $TBD. Plaza Memorial Arch, located at her work. Others. $3. 3 pm. 253 the center of Flatbush, Eastern Conover St. (718) 625-8211. 12 AWP THE BROOKLYN PAPERS September 24, 2005 HIGH CONEY… Celebrate Continued from page 1 The Jewish New Year 5766 ground floor of the Showboat Casino in Atlantic City or at Bare- HOLY DAY foot Landing on Myrtle Beach in South Carolina. In describing his vision for the amusement complex to a New York magazine reporter, Sitt also talked about a 100-foot-tall wa- The terslide in an indoor water park and reported that he is currently SCHEDULE in talks with movie theater companies Loews and UA/Regal. So far, Sitt’s vision has generated enthusiasm, albeit that of the Rosh Hashana Oct. 3-5 guarded and slightly ambivalent breed, among those whose prop- New Yom Kippur Oct. 12-13 ––––––––––––––– erties would be affected. “I have spoken with Sitt and other interested developers and I Sukkot Oct. 17-24 Rosh Hashana am sure they know that no matter the grandeur of their designs Simchat Torah Oct. 25-26 ––––––––––––––– they will have to retain the feeling — I don’t know how to de- scribe it — that will allow it to blend to Coney island as it is Year Monday, October 3 8:15pm now,” said Horace Bullard, a Coney Island property owner and founder of the Kansas Fried Chicken chain, who at one time Tuesday, October 4 planned to rebuild Coney’s historic Steeplechase Park. “I’ve read a lot of things, but I guess I am like a lot of people — 5766! Family Service 9:15am I’ll wait and see what happens,” said Cyclone roller coaster manager Adult Service 10:30am Mark Blumenthal, an employee of Astroland for the past 24 years. Bullard sold the former Washington Baths on West 21st Street and 401 9th Street (6th/7th Ave.), Park Slope 274 Garfield Place Surf Avenue, where Sitt plans a condo development, but still owns a Wednesday, October 5 vacant, 4-acre tract where a roller coaster once stood. He agrees with Celebrate Brooklyn, NY Second Day 10am Sitt that all-season attractions like the climbing wall or a giant indoor 718.965.9836 water slide would keep true to the resort’s pleasure-zone heritage and Tashlich in Prospect Park 3:00pm of course, make Coney Island a year-round draw for the city. Sabbath & Daily Services • Holiday Programs (718) 768-3814 “It is an exciting plan, as I am sure many that will be proposed Kabbalah • Classes • Music Café will be,” he told The Brooklyn Papers. The www.congregationbethelohim.org ––––––––––––––– While Sitt did not offer comment on his company’s plans or www.parkslopeshul.org wishes for the Astroland property, he has made no promises to Yom Kippur the current operators. Tickets are required Adding tension to the Cyclone negotiations, a misaligned ––––––––––––––– piece of track on the 85-foot-tall, wood-and-steel roller coaster New for all services. sent four riders to the hospital with whiplash two weeks ago, an Wednesday, October 12 accident attributed by the Astroland operators to old age. The fa- For more information, Kol Nidre Service 8:15pm mous ride was shut down during the Labor Day weekend as a re- sult of the accident. Year please contact our Thursday, October 13 The low-tech attraction, which is 78 years old, is owned by the Parks Department and, as stipulated by law, bid out every 10 Executive Director at Family Service 9:15am years. Two weeks ago, the city closed its bidding period. (718) 768-3814 ext. 204 Adult Service 10:30am The bidding yielded proposals from a number of interested parties — the number of bids and their content are under wraps 5766! or [email protected] Yizkor Service 4:30pm until the city makes its decision — a parks spokesperson said. Neilah Service 5:30pm Aside from Astroland’s owner, the Albert family which cur- rently operates the roller coaster, none of the bidders have pub- licly come forward. Blumenthal said he had not heard of rival bidders. Celebrate “We are getting ready for next year,” he said. “At this time, there is no indication we are not going to be here.” Yet, as change wafts, as sure as the scent of a Nathan’s hot dog, over the boardwalk there are questions about who will take The ✡ over area leases. “Landlords are only giving one-year extensions on leases now,” said Dick Zigun, president of Coney Island USA, the non- profit community arts organization that organizes the annual Mermaid Parade on the boardwalk and Surf Avenue. New This November, the 10-year lease Zigun holds on Coney Is- land USA’s current Surf Avenue location will expire and he wants to move to a derelict bank building at Surf Avenue and We are a dynamic, inclusive Reform Jewish community made up of people West 12th Street that was recently bought up by Thor Equities. Year of all ages who are committed to learning, celebrating and serving. Coney Island USA has already sent a letter of intent to Sitt and is now awaiting a response. High Holy Day Services for 5766 “He appreciates what we do,” said Zigun. “He hasn’t said, yes, TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE but he hasn’t said, no.” EREV ROSH HASHANAH: Monday., October 3 at 6:30pm 5766! ROSH HASHANAH: Tuesday, October 4 at 9:30am & 6:30pm 2ND DAY ROSH HASHANAH: Wednesday, October 5 at 9:30am KOL NIDRE: Wednesday, October 12 at 6:30pm YOM KIPPUR: Thursday, October 13 at 9:30am YOUNG CHILDREN’S SERVICES: October 4 & October 13 at 2pm DOCTOR… TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE Continued from page 1 gars and another munched a pretzel half the size of his skull, Weekly Worship Services Deputy Borough President Yvonne Graham, a registered nurse, Fridays at 6:30pm, Saturday Torah Study at 9:30am rattled off some grim statistics. 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By Jess Wisloski The Brooklyn Papers Amix of complaints and praise were showered upon the planners of Brooklyn Bridge Park Monday night Pols OK waterfront ‘park’… but in the only public hearing scheduled on the effect the development would have on the surrounding area. Members of the Empire Seek to shrink size of towers, apartments State Development Corpora- tion and Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corpora- By Jess Wisloski from existing buildings onsite,” he Street, where walkers battle two- tion (BBPDC) patiently lis- and Ariella Cohen said after the Borough Hall press way traffic entering and exiting the tened to four hours of public The Brooklyn Papers conference, and pointed to existing Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. testimony. buildings that surround the park as While some of the elected offi- And they got an earful. Local elected officials potentially contributing to the cials were adamant about moving While much of the earlier seemed this week to want to park’s expenses. ahead with the project, such as testimony, which seemed to have their cake and eat it, too, Among the approaches ad- Connor — who said, “We can’t have no time limit, was given when it comes to plans for dressed in a joint press release slow down the process. We need to by elected officials — who re- Brooklyn Bridge Park. were the following: provide inter- get the EIS approved and move peated their message of both At a press conference at Borough im park improvements and access forward” — others seemed hesi- urgency and revision [see sto- Hall just hours before a public hear- near the southern end of the park; tant to offer such unconditional ry at right] — and leaders ing on a study of the park’s impacts, reduce the height of the residential support. from related organizations or six of the area’s elected officials buildings near Pier 6 to 20 stories Yassky, who later provided an city agencies, as the night joined to call for both approval of or less (currently, a 30-story tower alternative financing plan that in- wore on the voices of the pub- the plan’s draft environmental state- is proposed there); preserve the cludes cutting the private security, lic became increasingly preva- ment, and for changes to the plan it- Con Edison site, near the northern relying instead on police, and ex- lent, if time constrained. self. end of the park, as green space panding the financial burden to ex- (currently, a condo high-rise is pro- isting buildings near the park, said The purpose of the hearing, The draft environmental impact held in the Dibner Auditorium posed there); develop residential he would favor more exploration statement (DEIS), which was re- projects elsewhere in DUMBO or in financing, but realized time was of Polytechnic University, at 6 leased in July, pertains to a revised

Metrotech Center in Down- Callan / Tom glean funds from existing build- precious. plan, announced in December, for ings; provide more indoor and out- “We have the market conditions town Brooklyn, was to review a waterfront development running the draft environmental im- door recreation; develop a middle for a housing deal now,” Yassky from Jay Street to Atlantic Avenue. school for Region 8; and consider told reporters. “We don’t want to pact statement (DEIS) that The plan calls for a dependence on was presented for community using the Purchase Building (an miss the market.” high-rise luxury housing to pay the review in July. art-deco industrial space under- But Judi Francis, an opponent of The deadline for written pub- annual maintenance of the open Papers The Brooklyn neath the Brooklyn Bridge now the current park plans, who lives lic comment to be submitted to space and recreational areas in the Local elected officials urge that development of the Brooklyn Heights waterfront move forward. At Bor- slated for demolition) as part of the on Willow Place, just a block from the BBPDC is 5 pm on Oct. 19. 1.3-mile development. ough Hall Monday (from left): Councilman David Yassky, Rep. Nydia Velazquez, Borough President Marty park. the proposed construction of new It can be submitted to: BBPDC, And despite their call for scaling Markowitz, state Sen. Martin Connor, Councilman Bill DeBlasio and Assemblywoman Joan Millman. Other suggestions by the offi- high-rises, likened the move by the 33rd floor, 633 Third Ave., New back the high-rises, among other cials included developing a ferry elected officials to lip service. York, NY 10017. changes to the plan, Borough Pres- there be park! munity members and fix the plan’s spoke about the need to trim some terminal at a “more inviting park “At the 11th hour they come up Testimony began at 5 pm, ident Marty Markowitz, Council- None of their proposed changes, defects,” said DeBlasio, whose of the park’s anticipated annual ex- entrance” at Atlantic Avenue that with a paltry few crumbs to throw with very positive reviews of men Bill DeBlasio and David they said, would have any impact district includes Carroll Gardens penses to lessen the reliance on in- would feature ancillary commer- at the community in order to get the project, and included rep- Yassky, state Sen. Martin Connor, or render invalid the DEIS. and Park Slope. come generation for the park, cial activity; improving access at the earth-moving equipment onto resentatives from the Port Au- Assemblywoman Joan Millman “First, we need to move forward Yassky, whose Brooklyn which is charged with being self- the northern end of the park in the site,” she said. thority of New York and New and Rep. Nydia Velazquez, all and build the park with all possible Heights and DUMBO district bor- sustainable. Vinegar Hill; and enhancing “They haven’t heard us. And it’s Jersey — which owns most of shared one distinctive message: Let speed, then we must listen to com- ders most of the park, additionally “We should maximize revenue pedestrian access to Old Fulton very disappointing.” the pier property to be ceded to the state for the develop- ment, of Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Dan historic preservation office. with 100 speakers left on the said was not discussed during George Janes, an analyst Doctoroff — the Prospect But as the meeting reached list, critical views emerged on the scoping sessions in 2000. with the Environmental Simu- Park Alliance and the state its midway point, at 7 pm, many of the specifics of the “Nowhere in the EIS can I lation Center, an offshoot of environmental impact study, find any reference to any po- the New School for Social Re- and its omissions. tential revenue that’s being search that seeks to apply Speakers mentioned over- created by this,” said Bastian state-of-the-art technology to sized buildings, including a who pointed out, “My wife community-specific planning, 30-story luxury condo tower and I own a car. We use it for something he said was sorely REDUCE STRESS planned at Pier 6 and a 16-sto- recreational purposes. For us missing in the DEIS. ry tower in DUMBO, as being it’s a luxury. We pay to keep it “The applicant cannot out of scale, and the park’s in storage. We do not expect merely assert that their action major entrances, at Atlantic somebody to provide parking does not cause an impact, as Weekly Avenue and Old Fulton Street, spaces for us. they do in the [draft] EIS, but as being obstructed by build- “I don’t know if the rev- rather must present evidence ings. enue generated by the marina supporting its claims,” said Beauty But other issues, such as a would significantly reduce or Janes. proposed greenway bicycle even eliminate the proposed “For an action of this size, path along the waterfront, need for the proposed com- applicants typically perform view planes and the role a ma- mercial or residential develop- visual simulations as a way of Hint rina would play in revenue ment. However, with the in- demonstrating impact, and generation also came up as formation provided from the most lead agencies write such did the absence of diagrams DEIS, it appears you don’t Vacations are over, and it’s back to requirements into the scoping and financial analyses in the know either.” document. This DEIS is no- school & work. Bach Original Rescue DEIS. Alarge portion of the audi- table for its lack of such simu- Remedy natural flora essences, Howard Gottlieb, a mem- ence of about 300 applauded lations.” effective at reducing stress & anxiety, ber of the Brooklyn Greenway Bastian loudly. Otis Pearsall, a preservation- restoring vital energy, and a sense of Initiative, said, “We think this ist and member of the Brook- is a wonderful park, and has calm and control, are available at lyn Heights Association, point- the opportunity to be the jewel ed out that the 110-foot-tall Body Essentials & More today! but we did not see the Brook- hotel at the base of Old Fulton lyn Greenway in the environ- Street would obscure views of mental impact statement.” RELIGIOUS the arch and cable-work of the He noted that the bike path Brooklyn Bridge from Brook- was planned to connect lyn Heights. Body Essentials & More Greenpoint and Williamsburg “Please remember, there are with the south and central ar- SERVICES views, and then there are Brooklyn’s Best Source for Natural Bath & Body eas of Brooklyn. views. This is one of the Chris Bastian, who owns a world’s classics. Let’s not nib- WE CARRY: Burt’s Bees, Shikai, Alba Organics, home on Sidney Place in ble at it,” said Pearsall. Ecco Bella, Kiss My Face, Avalon Organics, Brooklyn Heights, said that a Union Judi Francis, a member of California Baby & Many More Brands proposed boat marina was all Temple the Willowtown Association but ignored in the draft EIS. Park Slope’s Friendliest Reform Congregation in Brooklyn Heights, and peti- He recited information from a 143 Fifth Ave in Park Slope SHABBAT SERVICES: tioner of a lawsuit against the (between St. John’s & Lincoln Place) (718) 230-3802 state agency’s Web site about First Friday monthly development corporation, tes- what the EIS was supposed to followed by Potluck Dinner 6:30 p.m. tified that the agency was be- contain. All other Friday evenings 8:15 p.m. ing deceptive in its representa- “The purpose of an envi- Saturday mornings 10:30 a.m. tion of the park in the ronmental impact statement is 17 Eastern Parkway at Grand Army Plaza document. to give policy makers a com- “The mayor and governor prehensive review of the im- 638-7600 R44 agreed to the creation of a 67- pacts of their proposed actions acre, 1.3-mile-long Brooklyn and to assist them in making Congregation Bridge Park in 2002,” she an informed decision on how Kol Israel pointed out, saying the same to proceed and to defend that Located in Prospect Heights park was promised as 70 acres decision,” said Bastian. since 1924 603 St. Johns Place in 2003, 80 acres in 2004, and “Agencies must establish a bet. Classon & Franklin “it didn’t stop growing until clear and supportable record 638-6583 last month, when the DEIS set of the agency’s decision mak- Rabbi Elkanah Schwartz Fri. at Sunset • Sat. 10:30am it at 85 acres.” ing. In that regards I believe W34/37/52 Meanwhile, she said, the that this [DEIS] is deficient in actual park’s outline hadn’t providing a clearly support- PARK SLOPE changed, except to include able record of the [develop- JEWISH CENTER more water. 8th Avenue at 14th St. Galleries in DUMBO @ 111 Front Street ment corporation’s] controver- Fri. nights 7:30 pm “This is a flawed number sial proposal to create Sat. mornings 10 am count,” she said, saying that Space Available call Chris Havens 718.222.2505 residential and hotel space,” Adult Ed e Hebrew School by counting only land uses, 32 Two Trees www.dumbo-newyork.com he said, also pointing out the Rabbi Carie Carter Park Slope’s Egalitarian, percent of the park’s footprint addition of a 185-slip marina Conservative Synagogue would go to commercial uses. for sail boats and motor boats, 768-1453 R28-31 The development corpora- with a visitor’s center and off- tion’s figures include acres of 5+5 Gallery | MF Adams Gallery | Howard season boat storage that he space that is underwater. 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To the editor: way, limited entry points, and distribution of parking to the become white elephants. Re- dermines the park’s sustainabil- Boymelgreen. The luxury apartment tow- the distance to subways. Thus upland of piers 5 and 6, fur- ducing the number of condos ity and moves our once world- Have you checked out the ers introduced into the Brook- it is predictable that buyers of LETTERS ther handicapping the viability won’t do much because all class park another step closer to latest snap-together building lyn Bridge Park (BBP) plan to the 1,210 million-dollar con- of the commercial trip-gener- 1,183 spaces are needed for becoming Trump City. in DUMBO (Beacon Tower)? generate financing for its an- dos in BBP will expect to ating activities that are con- genuine park activity and to at- There should simply be no The architecture and building nual maintenance are, in fact, have easy access to a parking spaces, or, in any case, will This pushes up the parking centrated around Pier 1. tract creative commercial activ- housing in the park at all. design is horrible. They de- the principal barrier to the place they can count on. occupy them first. shortfall from the 339 spaces Without adequate conven- ities that can sustain the park. — Carolyn Konheim, stroyed 57 Front St., and be- park’s self-sustainability. The BBP DEIS unrealisti- The damage of resident reported in the DEIS to 615 ient parking, the businesses on The erosion of public parking Community Consulting sides Starbucks, the Front- The main reason is that res- cally assumes that only two- parking to the park’s purpose drivers who would have to which the park depends for ac- by the inevitable parking de- Services Inc. Main streets building is a idential parking will consume thirds (or 808) of the affluent and viability is evident in the find parking elsewhere and tivity as well as revenues will mands of luxury housing un- disgrace. parking needed for commer- households in this relatively DEIS estimates of the peak walk back to the park. Forget Ratner, They don’t seem to finish cial revenue generators. remote location will need parking demand on a Sunday The parking deficit would go after buildings. I look out my win- Rather than serving park parking. afternoon. It assumes resident actually be much greater than Boymelgreen dow every night at a pieced-to- users, residential parking facil- The 2005 Park Plan pro- spaces account for 555, more 615 spaces because auto use Send us a letter gether mess on top of 42 Main itates trips away from and vides 96 percent of them with than a third, of the peak de- to stores, restaurants, a hotel To the editor: St. that is an eyesore. I called By mail: Letters Editor, Brooklyn Papers, back to the park, adding noth- 772 parking spaces in the resi- mand of 1,522 spaces. That and to the park itself at this Your coverage of Bruce them and got no results; in fact, ing to the life of the park it- dential towers at the south end assumes 70 percent of 802 relatively remote site will like- 55 Washington St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 Ratner is very biased and one- they responded very rudely. self. of the park. Since these will resident parking spaces are oc- ly be more than the 20 percent Fax: (718) 834-9278. sided. The tone of your writ- I am very concerned if For the BBP, the sense of not satisfy the inevitable de- cupied. If, more realistically, to 30 percent of trips that is By e-mail: [email protected] ing about anything to do with these folks ever get their remoteness that is part of the mand for at least one secure all 1,210 condo owners park assumed in the DEIS. In addi- All letters must be signed and include the writer’s home address the Arena is tart and negative. hands on the Empire Stores, allure of the waterfront is rein- parking space for each hous- onsite, the 70 percent parking tion to depriving commercial and phone number (only the writer’s name and neighborhood I guess this is your form of they will probably move in forced by the barrier of the ing unit, condo owners will demand by residents in the activities of adequate spaces, are published with the letter). journalism. The developer you Wal-Mart. Brooklyn-Queens Express- make deals to reserve public Sunday peak is 831 spaces. residential parking skews the Letters may be edited and will not be returned. need to be concerned with is — Tracy Tucker, DUMBO MORE PEOPLE USE & PREFER OUR YELLOW PAGES*

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It is the policy of the State of New York and 14, 2005. the State University of New York to encourage BP38 minority and women-owned business enterprise Child Care Workers Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by Acct Exec/Sales participation in this project by contractors, sub- LEGAL NOTICE Non-Secure Detention Group Home the Civil Court, Kings County on the 20th day of contractors and suppliers, and all bidders are Get 400 Active Accounts upon September, 2005, bearing the Index Number expected to cooperate in implementing this pol- Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by We are looking for concerned & capable hire, $75K plus potential first icy. Contracted personnel must meet JCAHO N500875/2005, a copy of which may be exam- Direct Care staff to offer a supportive, Accreditation requirements. The State University ined at the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVIL the Civil Court, Kings County on the 20th day of the Civil Court, Kings County on the 20th day of year. Base plus bonus plus COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, structured environment for teens who of New York reserves the right to reject any or all September, 2005, bearing the Index Number September, 2005, bearing the Index Number Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grants residual income for life. Mr. bids. N500878/2005, a copy of which may be exam- N500879/2005, a copy of which may be exam- require close supervision. You will also BP38 me rights to: Assume the name of: Rosemary Green, 516-403-1096, Ext. ined at the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVIL ined at the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVIL provide guidance, teach skills & values. Notice is hereby given that a license, number Bohoquez. My present name is: Rosemary Arrendando. 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COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, 1709, or email: process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grants process to: 61 Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by [email protected]. EOE. (917) 621-5411 me rights to: Assume the name of: Lashana BH38 11222. Purpose: Any lawful activity. the Civil Court, Kings County on the 19th day of the Civil Court, Kings County, on the 25th day of W40 BP38-43 Sharae Gould. My present name is: Lashana August, 2005, bearing the Index Number Sharae Joyner. My present address is: 905 East September, 2005, bearing the Index Number Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by Maintenance Person 85th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11236. My place N500873/2005, a copy of which may be exam- N500817/05, a copy of which may be examined Spa Opportunities the Civil Court, Kings County on the 16th day of For school facility. Perform gen- September, 2005, bearing the Index Number of birth is: Brooklyn, New York. My date of birth ined at the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVIL at the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVIL Upscale luxury spa in Bedford is: November 14, 1978. COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, eral cleaning & porter duties. N500863, a copy of which may be examined at BP38 Stuyvesant has several positions the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVIL COURT, Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grants Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grants Applicant should be industrious KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, Notice of formation of limited liability company me rights to: Assume the name of: Tommie me rights to: Assume the name of: David available for experienced & NYS & flexible and have the ability to Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grants (LLC). Name: Practical Rabbit, LLC. 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Cobble Hill Bensonhurst Astoria Dyker Heights 244 Court Street 7124 18th Avenue 43-14 Ditmars Blvd. 7020 13th Avenue 718-923-0300 718-621-8480 718-274-5400 718-238-0060 Member FDIC

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