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By Matthew Perlman The Brooklyn Paper Junior’s is off the block. 14 7 The iconic, original Junior’s Res- JOHNSON ST taurant is Downtown to stay after a
GOLD ST six-month-long flirtation with devel- PRINCE ST opers eager to take a bite out of the MetroTech prime real estate it sits on at Flatbush Center 1
Avenue Extension and DeKalb Ave- FLATBUSH AVE EXTENSION nue, owner Alan Rosen said this week. MYRTLE AVE 6 Rosen put the 64-year-old family res- 9 11 10 8 taurant and bakery up for sale in Feb- ruary but announced this week that he 13 simply could not part ways with the place, even for $45 million.
“Junior’s is part of Brooklyn’s his- WILLOUGHBY ST NAVY ST
tory,” Rosen said just before receiv- BRIDGE ST 2
LAWRENCE STLAWRENCE DUFFIELD ST 5 ing a high-five from a customer show- 12 ing her appreciation for his decision to stay put. “Junior’s and Brooklyn go 4 Long Island together.” University ALBEE ST Rosen, a third-generation owner of FULTON MALL the building and establishment, was angling to secure the business a spot 3 J in whatever tower got built on the site. DEKALB AVE Offers reached as high as $45 million but the top bids did not include room for a new Junior’s and the two years Junior’s (shown at red J above), has new neighbors Downtown. Light the others would have shuttered it for blue circles mark new arrivals, while dark blues show buildings now were too long to bear, Rosen said. under construction. Heights in stories follow project names below. “When push came to shove, I just 1. Avalon Fort Greene, 42 8. The Andrea., 37 couldn’t do it,” he said. Peter Tyson, who has worked at Ju- 2. Avalon Willoughby West, 57 9. The Giovanni, 15 nior’s for 30 years, said he breathed 3. City Point Phase I, 4 10. 180 Myrtle Ave., 15 a sigh of relief when he heard the 4. City Point Phase II, 19 and 30 11. 86 Fleet Pl., unknown news. 5. City Point Phase III, unknown 12. 388 Bridge St., 53 “I was disappointed that we could 6. Toren, 37 13. The Brooklyner, 51 have been losing our home,” he 7. Bklyn Air, 40 14. Oro, 40 said. “Now my shoulders are much lighter.” Rosen over to thank him. “I bleed orange and white,” Rosen Robin and Butch Young booked it “Hey Mr. Junior’s,” said Ingrid Lock- said, referring to the eatery’s iconic to Junior’s from Crown Heights when hart. “Today’s my birthday! This is a logo. “Or maybe cheesecake.” they heard the news. great present.” Landmarking Junior’s would make “This is like an icon in Brooklyn,” Harry Rosen opened a restaurant it very difficult to tear down and build said Robin, who remembers coming called Enduro at the corner back in over, but Rosen said he has no interest to Junior’s after her high school grad- 1929. After a renovation, he reopened in pursuing the designation. uation in 1982. “We didn’t want to see as Junior’s on Election Day in 1950. “I’m not interested at all in land- it go.” His sons ran the place starting in the marking the building,” he said. “Then Photo by Elizabeth Graham Another group sitting in a booth next 1970s, and Alan, Harry’s grandson, every time I changed a lightbulb I’d Junior’s Restaurant owner Alan Rosen says he is no longer interested in selling the Downtown icon — to the windows lining Flatbush called took over in the 1990s. have to get it approved.” but he’s not trying to get it landmarked either. Mod squad walks off job at Atlantic Yards By Matthew Perlman thorized, forced furlough that you, of details about a contractor and low-market rates. When ground The Brooklyn Paper as managing member, have im- an owner, in many ways, point- broke on the building in Decem- Work on the first building in posed on them,” Forest City head ing fingers at each other.” ber 2012, Forest City said it would the development formerly known MaryAnne Gilmartin wrote in a Local pols took Forest City’s be finished by this August. The as Atlantic Yards has stalled amid letter to Skanska. side in the dispute, saying Skanska building currently stands 10 sto- controversy. A Skanska honcho griped that should let the company take over ries tall. The Swedish construction com- the takeover offer was a “propa- the operation to keep the affordable The quarrel could also affect pany Skanska halted construction ganda exercise” meant to divert housing in the project rising and the timeline of the larger 16-tower last week on the high-rise build- discussion of “commercial and keep the workers working. mega-development, which Forest ing B2 at the corner of Flatbush design issues.” Skanska has so “It is unacceptable that a finan- City and its Chinese-government- Avenue and Dean Street, citing far not elaborated on those issues cial dispute has left more than 150 owned partner Greenland have problems with the tower’s touted beyond a description in the law- workers unemployed, jeopardiz- said will be completed by 2035. modular design. But Forest City suit saying that “numerous de- ing the economic stability of their The latest projected deadline is Ratner claims Skanska is to blame sign errors and omissions exist in families and further delaying the nearly two decades later than For- for schedule and cost overruns and the B2 design, including but not construction of affordable housing est City’s original claim that it sued the builder two weeks ago to limited to, errors and omissions units in Fort Greene,” said Bor- would be done by 2016. try forcing it to restart construc- affecting the modules, the steel ough President Adams, Council- The two companies agreed in tion as it furloughed workers on frames of the modules, the ver- woman Laurie Cumbo (D–Fort June to finish all the promised be- the site and in the Navy Yard fac- tical alignment of modules in the Greene), and Councilman Brad low-market dwellings by 2025 or tory where the units were being field, the facade panels and their Lander (D–Park Slope) in a state- face fines from the state . assembled. The situation is now alignment, and/or the process of ment. “The completion of the mod- A Greenland spokesman broke a standoff with no end in sight, handling and assembling modules ular apartment tower is vital to the company’s silence on Mon- as Skanska has lodged a coun- and other components.” the working families who have day to deny that the feud will af- tersuit demanding $50 million for In its lawsuit, Skanska accuses waited years for promises to be- fect the rest of the project. what it claims are the developer’s Forest City of “providing a de- Photo by Elizabeth Graham come a reality. Forest City Ratner Another building is on track faulty plans. sign for the B2 project which con- The first apartment building in the massive Atlantic Yards project is being built using has proposed reopening the fac- for a December ground-break- Forest City now claims it wants tained errors and omissions.” The modular construction, but because of a dispute between the developer and the contrac- tory immediately and assuming re- ing, he said. to take over the factory that it suit also claims the developer did tor it has stalled out 20 stories shy of completion. sponsibility to resume operations, Greenland owns a 70-percent has shared with Skanska and put not properly set up the modular to keep this job on track and indi- stake in the un-built portion of the out-of-work employees back component factory and has not assigned to this project lacked the The developer’s suit also states A Forest City spokeswoman viduals employed while the courts the project, but does not have a in action. proven that it can pay Skanska skill, experience and diligence that Skanska agreed to the B2 addressing a community meet- hear the broader issue.” say in what goes on with the Bar- “We strongly believe as a joint for building. to complete the project in accor- plans when it took the job and ing on Thursday summed up the The dispute means there is clays Center or B2. venture, we have an obligation to The developer pointed the fin- dance with the promised sched- that it is responsible the build- feud this way: no end in sight to work on the Forest City and Greenland have the 157 workers who have lost ger back at Skanska. ule and price,” says Forest City’s ing’s delays and the higher costs “You can read about it,” rep 32-story, 363-apartment B2, half asked the public to refer to the de- their jobs because of the unau- “Skanska and the personnel it complaint. they caused. Ashley Cotton said. “But it’s lots of which is supposed to rent at be- velopment as “Pacific Park .”
of a cohesive geographical mu- sic scene. “I’m hoping to find more Throwing her voice of my niche here,” she said. “I thought I’d enter a big city and see where it brings me.” SoundCloud, Kickstarter enable W’burg Techno Files Raspberry Pi is no deli- electronic musician’s European tour cious pastry — it is a credit-card sized computer. The pocket- By Matthew Perlman 18 and is set to include shows “I’m immersed in a social net- sized device runs an operat- The Brooklyn Paper in England, the Netherlands, work of support.” ing system, usually some vari- This musician’s active on- Slovakia, and elsewhere. Each Once she finds someone to ety of Linux, and can turn out line presence is about to trans- stop is home to an artist she has make music with, Press said high-definition video and con- late into some serious frequent- traded tracks with online. She she typically exchanges e- trol electronics projects — such flyer miles. plans to not only meet and per- mails hammering out a shared as light-emitting diode arrays Williamsburg electronic-mu- form with her far-flung peers, vision. Then the producer will Eye on technology and or robots. Reverse, a multi- sic artist Abigail Press has been but to team up on some new send her a beat, and she will innovation in Brooklyn disciplinary workspace in Wil- using the internet music platform tracks in person. record some vocals over it and liamsburg, is holding a work- SoundCloud to put out her mu- Press didn’t arrive at this send it back. She and her col- She kept working and, as her shop to get artists, developers, sic and find collaborators for the point overnight, but she did get laborator will then clean things network of distant collaborators and teachers started using the past four years. Now, thanks to a here faster than most pre-inter- up on either end, trading notes continued to grow, she began tiny machines on Sept. 20. successful Kickstarter fund-rais- net artists’ wildest dreams. until the track is done. compiling a list of people she • • • ing campaign, she is prepping for Press is a singer whose mu- Her first brush with transat- hoped she could one day meet. A Downtown team has been her first tour — across Europe. sic layers her atmospheric vo- lantic fame came when a Slo- She wasn’t sure if it would ever named a finalist in the Big Apps There she plans to meet and per- cals over other people’s dreamy vakian record label picked up happen, but she threw a Hail NYC contest. Emrals is an on- form with some of the far-f lung instrumentation. She finds cre- her song “Drifting Dawn” for Mary pass on Kickstarter and, line system aimed at making us- instrumentalists she has worked ative partners through the net- an online compilation album. to her surprise, scored big. ers care more about their city. closely with but never met face- work of more-and-less profes- The song took off, garnering “I put my faith into the inter- The system allows users to report to-face. The whirlwind itinerary sional musicians and producers 35,000 downloads, she said. net, and my friends and family,” problems on their block such as shows how her online exchanges who populate SoundCloud. Peo- That planted the seed for the Press said. “Before the Kick- graffiti or dog poop. Users who laid the groundwork for playing ple either reach out to her, or tour she is about to begin. starter it was a dream.” address the issues get rewards distant stages, Press said. she seeks them out. She has “Getting that amount of sup- Press moved from her na- in an online currency specific “The internet is a real place, worked with British dream pop port from a different country tive Portland, Ore. to Williams- to the project. The app is one of
Photo by Jason Speakman a place you can explore and band Yusif, German producer was amazing,” she said. “It gave burg earlier this year. Despite 20 finalists in the competition, Musician Abigail Press records music in her Williamsburg apartment, where you can meet people,” Peekaboo, and Dutch producer me the inkling of an idea — her blossoming online work life which is run by the city’s Eco- but her reach stretches across the Atlantic through collaborations she said. Tev Woods, among others. like, ‘Will I ever meet these and her upcoming international nomic Development Corpora- with European artists. The tour kicks off on Sept. “It’s really organic,” she said. people?’ ” escapades, she came in search tion. Top prize is $20,000. 2 AWP The Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 September 12–18, 2014
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By Noah Hurowitz “He went pretty utilitar- The Brooklyn Paper ian this time, but next year It was a race to the bot- we might go with more f lair,” tom. Emily Spilko said. The annual Park Slope A panel of judges scored soapbox derby took over 17th the racers from one to five in Street between Fifth and Sixth three categories — design, avenues on Sept. 6, with doz- originality, and engineering ens of fearless kids hurtling — and, along with a fourth down the hill in rattletrap ve- category — speed — each hicles of their own design and had a winner. And, of course, construction. The goal was whoever got to the bottom of simple, one speed racer ex- the hill first won the race. plained. The derby was the culmi- “I just wanted to get down nation of a series of week-long the hill as fast as I could,” workshops over the summer Photos by Elizabeth Graham said Park Sloper Nathan that gave kids the chance to Onderko, 7. design and build their vehi- (Above) Peter Baldwin About 30 kids showed up cles. In the workshops, the accelerates toward vic- on Saturday to race their cars, children drew up blueprints tory on his soapbox which they built in workshops derby motorcycle on with Open Source Gallery, an for their cars and got to pick from a “junkyard,” a pile of Sept. 6. Baldwin took art space on the same block as first in the race that had the big race. The contraptions recycled materials and wheels. A crew of teenagers oversaw kids zoom down Park came in all shapes and sizes, Slope’s 17th Street on including a two-wheeled mo- production of the cars, but the bulk of the work fell to the stu- handbuilt contraptions. torcycle and a rig outfitted (Left) Jolene Lower, with a sail and rudder. dents, an organizer said. Compared to some of the “Obviously some of them left, and Maya Eng- race cars at the derby, Onderko need help, but we try to make strom cruise down 17th kept it simple with a low- sure that they have their hand Street dressed as the slung, four-wheeled contrap- on every screw that goes in,” Wicked Witch and Dor- tion, but the competition was gallery co-founder Monika othy from “The Wizard inspiring, his mom said. Wuhrer said. of Oz.” Parks big: Sorry for fence snafu Red Hookers incensed about overnight surprise at Valentino Park By Noah Hurowitz Would-be park-goers were al- said at the meeting that the The Brooklyn Paper ready smarting from the ongo- repairs would cost just less GALAXY GLASS The parks department is ing closure, begun this spring, than $100,000, but a spokes- playing defense after it cor- of nearby Coffey Park to allow woman for the department doned off the waterfront sec- for a $2.3 million facelift. could not confirm the exact 191 WINDSOR PLACE, BROOKLYN, NY 11215 tion of a Red Hook Park in the The appearance of the lat- cost on Friday. dog days of summer without est set of barricades set the Despite his contrition, advance notice. phones at the office of Coun- the neighbors who showed Shower Doors The Department of Parks cilman Carlos Menchaca (D – up Thursday weren’t ready Red Hook) ringing off the to forgive just yet, and spent Store Fronts and Recreation’s Kings hook, he said. more than an hour lambast- County head showed up to “We got a lot of frantic ing the commissioner. Mirrors a community meeting on Sept. calls,” said Menchaca, who set “It is embarrassing that 4 to apologize for the fencing- Safety Glass
Photo by Stefano Giovannini up the meeting with Jeffrey. “I Parks would not notify any off of the harbor side of Louis want to make it very clear that community leaders or even Tabletops Valentino, Jr. Park, which hap- Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Kevin Jeffrey listens to neighbors’ concerns about Valentino Park. we’re going to make sure this the community board,” said pened without even area pols doesn’t happen again.” Victoria Hagman, a member CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE and community board mem- The fences in Valentino of Community Board 6 and a bers getting a heads up. dozen or so park lovers gath- les up the week prior when the Park are part of an upgrade neighborhood activist. “You Offi ce: 718-232-9231 “My grandfather told me ered at the Red Hook library. mysterious fences appeared, that will rehab a sea-battered need to be more accountable never to mess up a good apol- “I take full responsibility for blocking access to the wa- retaining wall, replace derelict to the community.” Cell: 917-903-0355 ogy with an excuse, so I’m not having better communi- terfront section of the park crushed-stone pathways with The project could take as [email protected] not going to make excuses,” cation, and I promise to do a while still allowing access asphalt, and improve drain- little as a month to complete, said Brooklyn Parks Com- better job in the future.” to the park’s pier, which juts age in the park, according to but won’t start till fall sets in, Fax: 718-837-2819 missioner Kevin Jeffrey to a Red Hookers got their hack- out into the New York Harbor. the parks department. Jeffrey Jeffrey said.
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Downtown bag as he played basketball Find more online every Wednesday at parking sign between Hoyt between Clinton Street and the billfold was gone some- • A quiet culprit stole a Reflux in Brooklyn Bridge Park on BrooklynPaper.com/blotter and Smith streets at 8:30 pm, Cadman Plaza West at 3:30 one had charged $1,009 to cellphone and an electronic Aug. 27, officers reported. and when she returned at 7 pm, and put the bag down a credit card it contained, tablet from an apartment on A trio of thieves raided an The 21-year-old player re- am the next day, the bike next to her. She started send- cops said. Cambridge Place between Atlantic Avenue drug store counted that he was on the photos near the corner of Wa- Spool stolen was gone. ing text messages from her Time taker gates and Greene avenues for antacid on Aug. 31, the ter and New Dock streets, phone, and five minutes later court near the corner of Fur- Someone stole a spool of Tool crime A guy grabbed a man’s on Sept. 7, the authorities authorities said. and when she was finished she noticed the bag was gone, said. man and Joralemon streets wire from an Atlantic Ave- A car burglar stole an electronic device as he was A 25-year-old employee at 10 pm, and left his bag she noticed the bag had gone NYPD officials said. The 48-year-old resident of the store between Third nue construction site over- electric hammer from a checking the time for him alone for 10 minutes. When for a walk. It contained a said she heard her dog bark- and Fourth avenues said night on Aug. 25, law en- car parked on the corner of Lush worker on Fulton Street on Aug. he went to check on the sack, debit card, cops said. ing at 2:45 am, and when her the band of shifty charac- forcement officials said. Atlantic Avenue and Bond Cops collared a teen 30, law enforcement offi- it was gone, cops said. The • Later the same day at husband got up to check it ters came in at 11:40 am, A 55-year-old worker said Street on Aug. 26, officers who they say tried to steal cials said. bag contained a cellphone, Columbus Park, on Ad- out he found the front win- grabbed the pills, and took the site on Atlantic between stated. a woman’s purse while she The 21-year-old victim debit, and credit cards, po- ams Street between Fulton dow and door wide open. off. Hoyt and Smith streets was The 37-year-old owner of lay passed out on a 2 train said he was standing be- lice reported. and Johnson streets, an op- The next day they noticed They got 100 boxes of acid secured at 5:30 pm on Aug. the 2008 Chevy work van on Aug. 30. tween Gallatin Place and • Also in Brooklyn Bridge portunist snatched a wom- the electronics were gone, reflux medicine, which in- 25. told the authorities he parked A police officer saw Smith Street at 9:38 pm when Park, a sneak stole a wom- an’s unattended wallet. The cops said. cluded Prilosec, Prevacid, When he returned at 7 am at noon and returned three the 18-year-old taking the the degenerate approached an’s purse as she took pic- 27-year-old victim told cops and Zegerid, according to the next day, a lock was bro- hours later to find his driv- 25-year-old woman’s purse and asked for the time. The In and out tures at 12:30 am on Aug. she was in the park at 2 pm, a police report. The store ken and a spool holding 150 er’s-side lock damaged, and at 2:30 am near the Clark victim told the schemer his A fast-moving fiend 30, according to law enforce- and left her billfold behind. values the merchandise at feet of electrical wire was the tool taken. Street station and slapped phone was dead, but then smashed the window of a ment officials. When she returned at 3:45 nowhere to be found, accord- took out his electronic tab- $2,132, the report says. pm, the wallet containing Push and grab cuffs on the kid, according parked car near the corner The 18-year-old victim ing to a police report. to a police report. let to check, according to a of Fulton Street and Clin- $60 in cash, a debit card, A pushy punk took a Park problems said she left her bag on a Bad taste Punch and run police report. ton Avenue on Sept. 1 and Police reported three bench as she was shooting and a MetroCard, was gone, woman’s purse while she That’s when the sticky- A sneak stole a wom- absconded with a woman’s cops said. was waiting for the bus on A goon punched a man fingered fellow grabbed it an’s purse while she ate at purse, police reported. In the cloud the corner of Jay and Fulton in the face and stole his and ran down Gallatin to- an Adams Street restaurant The 30-year-old victim Affordable Family Dentistry streets on Aug. 27, and then phone on the corner of Ful- wards Livingston Street, the A thief stole a bunch of on Aug. 26, the authorities said she parked her car at shoved her to the ground, ton Street and Gallatin Place report says. in modern pleasant surroundings computers from an Atlan- said. 4:30 am and ran into the tic Avenue office sometime the authorities said. on Aug. 30, the authorities The 58-year-old victim The 54-year-old victim reported. deli, leaving her purse on State of the Art Sterilization (autoclave) during the weekend begin- 88TH PRECINCT the front passenger-side seat. Emergencies treated promptly said she was eating dinner said she was just standing The 59-year-old victim ning on Aug. 22, police re- at 6 pm in the restaurant be- When she came out 15 min- ported. near the bus stop at 11:40 said he was standing near the Fort Greene–Clinton Hill Special care for children & anxious patients tween Willoughby and John- am when the bully came intersection at 6:30 am when utes later, the window was Employees working in Hack attack WE NOW ACCEPT OXFORD son streets and placed her over, took her purse, and the guy came over, bashed busted and the bag was gone, the office between Third Authorities arrested a man • Tooth Bleaching (whitening) bag on the floor. She fin- knocked her over. The bag him in the nose, grabbed the she said. • Cosmetic Dentistry, Porcelain Facings & Inlays, Bonding and Fourth avenues told who they say attacked a cab- ished eating an hour later, contained $60 in cash, debit device, and ran. The bag contained a debit Crowns & Bridges (Capping) cops they locked the doors bie from the back seat of a card, a physician’s badge, • Painless, Non-Surgical Gum Treatment and the bag was gone, cops cards, credit cards, and Met- when leaving on Aug. 22 Picked off taxi on Sept. 7 at the inter- • Root Canal • Extractions • Dentures • Cleanings said. The bag contained roCards, cops said. and prescription pads from • Implant Dentistry • Fillings (tooth colored) at 6 pm, and when they re- A pickpocket filched a section of Clifton and Saint Brooklyn Hospital Center, • Stereo headphones • Analgesia (Sweet air) $35,000 in checks from an Stoop sale turned at 9:30 am on Aug. insurance company, $500 in man’s wallet as he walked James places. according to a police re- The 61-year-old driver Dr. Jeffrey M. Kramer 25, the door was open and cash, keys, and four credit A sneak thief stole a bag on Schermerhorn Street at port. the computers had vanished. told cops he had stopped at 544 Court Street, Carroll Gardens cards, police stated. containing a sleep apnea 2 pm on Aug. 25, officers Motor mayhem 624-5554 U 624-7055 The crooks made off with monitor right out from un- recounted. the corner at 7:40 am when six laptops, four electronic Bike swipe der a woman who was sitting The 39-year-old vic- his passenger started threat- People reported two ve- Convenient Office Hours & Ample Parking hicle thefts in the precinct and insurance plans accommodated tablets, and a cellphone, po- A bicycle thief struck on the steps of a Montague tim said he was in front ening to beat him and take lice said. on Wyckoff Street some- Street building on Aug. 28, of a courthouse between his belongings. Then the last week. Here’s how they 28-year-old suspect started went down. punching the driver in the • A 41-year-old man said back of the head and trying he saw his motorcycle in his to break down the cab’s par- driveway on Clermont Ave- tition by punching and pull- nue between Park and Myr- ing on it, according to a po- tle avenues at 10:30 pm on lice report. Sept. 2. The driver panicked and But when he returned at started to drive away but 7 am the next day it had dis- crashed into the car in front appeared, he said. of him, the report says. Po- • A 54-year-old man re- lice arrived and the accused ported that his son parked resisted arrest before officers his 2000 Pontiac Grand Am finally restrained him, cops at 8:30 am on Sept. 3 near the said. corner of Lafayette Avenue and Saint James Place be- Helter shelter fore he went to school. There were two attacks When his son returned at inside a women’s shelter on 3:30 pm the car was gone, Tillary Street this week. cops said. • Cops cuffed a 25-year- — Matthew Perlman old woman on Sept. 2 for Lower School (N–4th Grade) allegedly assaulting an- other woman of the same 76TH PRECINCT age with the metal end of Carroll Gardens- a hair pick. Cobble Hill–Red Hook The two women were in But he can hide an argument in the shelter A 30-year-old man wanted Visit Poly Prep! between Prince and Navy for an outstanding warrant streets at 11:27 pm, when added another charge to the one pulled out a hair pick list but eluded capture when and stabbed the other, ac- he was stopped for riding cording to a police report. his bike on the platform at Learn How Your Child Will Grow in Mind, Body, and Character. The victim suffered cuts to the Carroll Street stop on her face, ear, and left arm, the F and G lines on Sept. officers stated. 6, cops said. • Three days later, po- A transit cop stopped the lice arrested a 42-year-old biker at midnight, and when woman who they say beat he ran the guy’s identifica- a fellow boarder with a wet tion, he found he was wanted floor sign. on an outstanding warrant, The 52-year-old victim according to a report. told officers she was sit- The man, who apparently ting in her room at 11 pm also knew about the war- when the suspect came in rant, took off running, jetti- and started hitting her with soning his bike and hopping the sign in the head, shoul- down onto the Church Ave- der, and arm. The suspect then switched nue-bound tracks, where he to scratching and punching managed to evade his pursu- her, cops said. ers, police reported. Outbreak-in Dicey promise Burglars struck four Cops busted a knife- homes in the precinct this wielding woman just min- week, making off with a va- utes after she threatened a riety of property, according lady on Columbia Street on to the authorities. Here’s the Sept. 2, according to a po- rundown: lice report. • Someone broke into a The victim was between Carlton Avenue apartment Baltic and Kane streets at sometime overnight on Sept. 6:20 pm when the 43-year- 1 and stole a contractor’s old woman approached tools, cops said. waving a knife at her, po- The 38-year-old handy- lice stated. man said he left the tools “I’m gonna cut you up,” and some plumbing compo- the suspect supposedly nents in the apartment be- said. tween DeKalb and Lafayette The victim promptly no- avenues at 5 pm, and when tified police, who found her 1PMZT-PXFS4DIPPMt1SPTQFDU1BSL8FTUt#SPPLMZO /: he returned at 9 the next alleged tormentor less than a morning, they were gone. block away and charged her The thief got in by clipping a with menacing and crimi- chain that secured the door, nal possession of a weapon, cops said. The burglar made a report says. Attend an Open House on our Park Slope campus: off with a miter saw, a screw- Teen arrested driver, some copper pipe, Cops arrested a 15-year- and a shower assembly, po- old boy on Sept. 2 in connec- lice said. tion to a robbery in Carroll NURSERY & PRE-K K & 1st GRADE • Cops arrested a man who Park on Aug. 13, according they say broke into a Steu- to a police report. ben Street home on Sept. 2 The victim, a 15-year-old TOURS AT 9:00 AM TOURS AT 9:00 AM and stole a 46-inch televi- boy, was standing in the park sion set. at the corner of Smith and A video showed the sus- Carroll streets at 5:45 pm t8FEOFTEBZ t'SJEBZ pect sneak into the residence when a group of about 20 between Park and Myrtle av- teens swarmed him, punch- t5VFTEBZ t8FEOFTEBZ enues by prying open the ing him multiple times in front door and removing the the face and snatching his tube at 12:15 am, cops said. basketball before scattering, t8FEOFTEBZ t'SJEBZ Police collared the 42-year- NYPD officials said. old suspect at 8:45 pm on The victim was able to t'SJEBZ t5VFTEBZ Sept. 7 inside a building on identify one of his attack- Tompkins Avenue between ers on Sept. 2 at the precinct, t5VFTEBZ Greene and Lexington av- and cops collared him and Note: 2nd-4th grade enues, according to a po- charged him in connec- lice report. tion to the robbery, a re- t'SJEBZ • A burglar struck a Saint port states. tours in late Oct./Nov. James Place apartment on Sept. 4, making off with a Bike burg bicycle and some electron- A burglar slipped into ics, police reported. a house on Clinton Street Reserve your space online and learn more about The 25-year-old resident sometime overnight on Sept. of the apartment between 6, according to the author- Lafayette and Greene ave- ities. Poly Prep at www.polyprep.org/admissions nues said that she left her The prowler left the abode home at 8:30 am and re- between Atlantic Avenue turned at 11:45 that night and State Street with a red to find the items vanished. Sirrus bike valued at $650 There was no damage to the that had been parked in a Or, call Admissions at (718) 663-6003 door, and police suspect the second floor hallway some- guy got out through the base- time between 9 pm on Sept. ment or front lobby, accord- 6 and 7 am the next day, a ing to law enforcement of- report said. ficials. 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Approaching 100 years of Academic Excellence BROOKLYN PRIMARY RECAP SAINT SAVIOUR HIGH SCHOOL in Park Slope, Brooklyn Dem machine holds Visit Saint Saviour during our Open Houses: Thursday, October 9 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM strong in B’Heights Sunday, October 26 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM Simon wins Assembly seat over upstart
By Matthew Perlman Among those names was The Brooklyn Paper Frank Seddio, the party’s So much for that insur- Brooklyn chairman who Call 718-768-4406 to schedule a Buddy Day! gency. replaced disgraced former The race to replace As- Assemblyman Vito Lopez What you need to know about Saint Saviour High School: semblywoman Joan Millman when he resigned amid sex- ü (D–Brooklyn Heights) ended ual harassment allegations Individualized Honors Program with a win for her successor last year. “He knows Brooklyn is ü Average class size is 16 of choice Jo Anne Simon. It was also a victory for the changing,” said Simon about Seddio. “He is taking the ü Over 20 ac vi es/clubs and 8 Varsity Sports Brooklyn Democratic ma- Photos by Jason Speakman chine as Working Families Democratic Party in a dif- ferent direction.” (Above) Jo Anne Simon is all smiles at her victory ü 10 Advanced Placement courses Party pick Pete Sikora fell Seddio was not so con- party. (Left) Pete Sikora fell short of the seat. 1,300 votes short of Simon’s ü cerned about the appearance College Advantage (credit) Program with 5,482 on primary night, with of propriety on primary day was not enough. brary branch — with both in office, Sen. Kirsten Gilli- 97 percent of polls tallied. St. John’s University that he avoided stumping for “We ran a really good expressing opposition to brand (D–New York), and Sikora, a union lobbyist, ü High Speed Wi-fi access with BYOD program, Canarsie state Senator John race,” Sikora said after con- the existing plans. Bivi- Congresswomen Nydia Ve- brought a sophisticated cam- Sampson, who ran and won ceding. “We raised the issues ano, meanwhile, focused on lazquez (D–Bushwick). Ve- Google Apps for Ed, Windows and MAC based Computer paign infrastructure to the despite having been indicted we wanted to raise, but just condemning connections be- lazquez was on hand for the lab, Programming and Robo cs. race as well as the support of on corruption charges. came up short.” tween politics and the real victory party as was Comp- some pols it helped win big Simon has served as fe- Simon, Sikora, and a third estate industry. troller Scott Stringer, who ü Educa ng girls in the tradi on of the School Sisters of last year, including Mayor male district leader to Brook- candidate, building superin- Simon and Biviano found opined that the right per- Notre Dame DeBlasio, but Simon said the lyn Heights, an unpaid but tendant Doug Biviano, par- common ground in attack- son won. old guard of the Democratic influential party position, ticipated in a flurry of de- ing Sikora’s fund-raising “This race was not easy,” ü 100% Gradua on and 100% College Admission rates Party is changing shape to for a decade, and this was bates in the week running and campaign spending, Stringer said. “Powerful spe- adapt to the new political her second run at elected of- up to the primary. saying his support came cial interests were aligned landscape. fice. She lost a race against The discussion revealed largely from unions and against us,” refering to the SPIRITUAL “It’s going to be a differ- Greenpoint Councilman only minor differences in po- that by transferring a lump of Sikora’s union support. “But ü Ac ve Campus Ministry, 4-year religious studies and ent game,” Simon said, at her Steve Levin in 2009. sition between Simon and money to the Working Fam- at the end of the day the per- victory party in the sports As for her foe Sikora, Sikora on the district’s big- ilies Party he obscured what son that won this race was retreat program bar 200 Fifth in Park Slope, this was his first shot at of- gest issues — the closing of it was used for. a person who brought a real amid clinking glasses of beer fice and it came with the Long Island College Hospi- Simon’s backing came record of reform. Someone and plates of wings, and be- formidable backing of the tal, development in Brook- from more established Dem- who was a liberal reformer Watch our new video! www.stsaviour.org tween the five pages worth union-run Working Fami- lyn Bridge Park, and the sale ocrats, including Millman, before they invented the word of names she thanked. lies Party. But the big push of the Brooklyn Heights Li- who is retiring after 17 years ‘progressive.’ ” Flatbush shakeup ends a dynasty Bichotte triumphs over retiring Assemblywoman’s pick for her seat
By Max Jaeger lyn this go-round. Bichotte The Brooklyn Paper explained her win by saying The upstart has it. her time has come. Rodneyse Bichotte “This was the year for Brooklyn. clinched the Democratic victory. This was the year nomination for Flatbush’s for change. And I’m just ex- Enhance your culture. 42nd Assembly District in cited and overwhelmed,” Bi- Improve your bottom line. Tuesday night’s primary with chotte said immediately af- 2,669 votes to foe L. Rickie ter announcing her victory Tulloch’s 1,592, with 96 per- to supporters at Tonel Bar cent of the votes counted. and Lounge on Rogers Av- Move your business Tulloch was the pick of outgo- enue in Flatbush. to DUMBO, Brooklyn. ing Assemblywoman Rhoda Bichotte will go on to Find out how by visiting, Jacobs who is retiring after face Republican Matthew TwoTreesNY.com 35 years in office and his de- Williams and Conservative feat at the hands of Bichotte Party candidate Brian Kelly is a notch in the belt of the in the November general elec- Two Trees Management Co, LLC ascendant Working Families tion, but her victory over the 45 Main Street, Suite 602, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY 11201 relative unknowns is likely Commercial and Residential Property Management Party, which struggled to gain ground elsewhere in Brook- imminent in a district that has elevated a Democrat to office for decades. 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Dilan right at home in neighborhood scene Both candidates ran on an double-blind, randomized, multi-site, anti-gentrification message, By Danielle Furfaro sembly to take Dilan’s just- a prudent tactic in the neigh- and placebo controlled study in which The Brooklyn Paper vacated Council seat. borhood with the second- patients average loss of 3.64 inches, Machine Bushwick As- Council’s loss marks a most rapidly rising rent in sembly candidate Erik Di- second straight defeat for Brooklyn, according to real and some lost as much as 9 inches lan bested his challenger the Working Families Party- estate industry data. compared to the placebo group that from the faltering left wing backed candidate, who lost The union-backed Work- of Brooklyn liberal politics alongside Dilan to incum- ing Families Party made big lost only half an inch. in Tuesday night’s low-turn- bent Congresswoman Ny- gains in 2013’s election with out primary election. dia Velazquez (D–Bush- upset wins by many of its Dilan took 1,903 of the wick) last year. 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Dilan “He is not interested in boss Vito Lopez, who en- guard Democratic machine. said his name recognition in taking credit for things he couraged him to run against In addition to the 54th As- the district helped carry him does not do,” said Cypress Velazaquez. And his roots in sembly District, the party to victory. Hills resident Bill Leon- borough politics go deeper suffered setbacks in Canar- “I have a strong track re- ardi. still to his father, state Sen. sie’s 19th state Senate Dis- cord, and I think that helped,” Councilman Rafael Espi- Martin Dilan, who secured trict, where its Dell Smi- Laser he said at his victory party at nal (D–Bushwick) is a one- the Democratic nomination therman lost to incumbent of New York Macorix, a Dominican res- time Dilan staffer whose for a third term represent- John Sampson despite Samp- taurant in Cypress Hills. just-vacated Assembly seat ing Bushwick in Tuesday’s son’s looming corruption in- Dilan said his first or- Dilan will now occupy. 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BKLYN PRIMARY RECAP Succession in the Slope Beep Adams crowns himself ‘kingmaker in Brooklyn’ By Noah Hurowitz mic to congratulate Hamil- A/D3C>B= The Brooklyn Paper ton first paid respects to Ad- 3/@:G4/:: Borough President Adams’ ams and congratulated him handpicked successor to his on the victory. Park Slope state Senate seat In addition to Jeffries, crushed his opponent in the Dorancy had the backing of Democratic primary on Tues- Mayor DeBlasio, Reps. Nydia Velazquez (D–Bushwick) and $ day night in a breakaway win that surprised observers. Yvette Clarke (D–Flatbush), 3D3@G2/G Jesse Hamilton garnered and Councilman Jumaane Williams (D–Flatbush). On AC7BA/:3 9,090 votes in the race for the 20th state Senate District, top of Adams, Hamilton more than double that of his was backed by more than rival Rubain Dorancy, with 20 unions, as well as Coun- 95 percent of the votes tal- cilman Brad Lander (D–Park 7<1:C23AB63:/B3AB23A75<3@A lied. And boy was Hamilton Slope) and Councilman Steve excited as he assessed his rise Levin (D–Greenpoint). De- and rattled off his goals. spite Dorancy’s years spent “We kicked ass and we are working as a teacher and taking numbers now,” said Photo by Elizabeth Graham involved in education advo- 9LP(JL@K Hamilton at his victory party Borough President Adams hails the victory of his cacy, Hamilton received the 8KK?<M8CL<GI@:< at the Park Slope restaurant handpicked successor to the 20th state Senate backing of teachers unions Woodland. “I’m going to be seat — and himself as a “kingmaker.” thanks to his strident anti- the senator for unions. I’m charter school stance. going to be the senator for Hamilton has a long re- > While supplies last. Product prices and availability are subject to change without K?<C8I> Travertine, Slate, Limestone Limestone Tiles J?F By Nathan Tempey witnesses said. tually Mendez broke free and West offered some part- The Brooklyn Paper Debra West, another gym- hopped in the nearest po- ing advice. Police arrested a woman goer, was headed to the fit- lice car as West followed the “See you tomorrow,” she who witnesses say attacked a ness center when the attack suspect on foot, according said to Mendez. “But bring fitness buff with a cellphone occurred and called 911, she to the two. a bat.” charger at random as the gym said. Mendez fought back Police zeroed in on the Cuffed in the back of a pa- suspect on Willoughby trol car, the suspect lashed OUS OUS OUS rat was leaving her Down- and the suspect was yell- "" "! "& town health club on Monday ing nonsensically as the two Street at Duffield Street out at officers with school- morning around 9 am. duked it out, West said. and arrested her as a crowd yard insults. 1]a[SbWQAS`dWQSa(0]b]f0SZ]bS`]8cdSRS`[D]Zc[O Sharri Mendez, inset, “She was rambling like gathered. “You doo-doo-eyes b----! @ORWSaaSAQcZ^b`O:OaS`6OW`@S[]dOZ:OaS`DSW\@S[]dOZ was down the street from she was on drugs,” she One bystander said that You doo-doo-faced b----!” the gym on Duffield Street said. the middle-aged Mendez she yelled, repeatedly. ;SRWQOZAS`dWQSa(eSOQQS^b56767> ''/3B:/<6=@7H=<O\R[O\g]bVS`a suspect, walking down the own shirt torn wide open ing down!” said Downtown in a hooded sweatshirt be- sidewalk in the opposite di- down the front in the knock- Community News Group / Nathan Tempey clean-up worker Raheem Mu- fore transferring her to an 8OdWS`HSZOgO;2 1OZZB]ROg hammad. “She said, ‘That’s FDNY ambulance. #">`]a^SQb>O`YESab0YZg\ % & &! !! ! rection, whipped her in the down, drag-out fight that Sharri Mendez says she neck with the charger with- ensued, according to wit- was attacked with a why we go to the gym.’ ” Muhammad said that ran- !$ESab %bVAb`SSb By Matthew Perlman she said. A sneak came by The Brooklyn Paper while she wasn’t looking, Shoppers beware. opened the bag, and fished Four store patrons re- out her wallet, which con- ported having their wallets tained $50 in cash and two or bags stolen while brows- credit cards, according to a ing the aisles in stores along police report. Downtown’s Fulton Mall Further down Fulton in a Kitchen / Living Room 2908 Emmons Ave., #2922 on the same day two weeks different clothing store be- Brooklyn, NY ago. tween Bond Street and Ha- Thieves struck twice in nover Place, a pickpocket re- • 2,151 square feet a clothing store on Fulton lieved a 25-year-old woman Guaranteed to between Bridge and Duff- of her billfold while she was • 2 master bedrooms each ield streets on Aug. 26, cops shopping at 3 pm. with ensuite bathroom Sell at or Above said. The woman said she was First, a 35-year-old woman in the store for an hour and • 1,200 square foot private told officers she was shop- had the wallet in her purse. 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Oh my god, shoes! “Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe,” an exhibition that kicked off Sept. 10 at the Brooklyn Museum, showcases stellar shoes with centuries of cachet — from 16th-century ( ) 718 260–2500 The Brooklyn Paper’s essential guide to the Borough of Kings September 12–18, 2014 platforms to modern designer pieces. The well- heeled collection demonstrates that high-heels have been on point for centuries, according to the show’s curator. “It is kind of like what goes around comes around,” said Lisa Small, who was also the co- ordinating curator for “The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier” at the museum last year. Fanciful footwear in the exhibit includes a pair of Nicholas Kirkwood pumps covered in Swarovski crystals and some bright red, full-leg Roth ’n’ calfskin high-heeled boots by Christian Loubou- tin. Many of the pieces are wearable, but artistic intent and aesthetics are more important than functionality in this exhibit, Small said. For example, one pair of shoes on display is an artistic endeavor inspired by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, designed so that seeds sprinkle out of the bottom as the wearer walks. The idea is that every step leaves life where radiation was, and every footprint helps sow the seeds roller! of the next generation, explained Small. “It really takes the idea of what a high heel is — and what it can do,” she said. Van Halen tribute band The range of kicks on display should sat- isfy the soles of history buffs, art lovers, and shoe connoisseurs alike, said Small. reunites for G’point show “There is something for everyone,” she said. “Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled By Ruth Brown Shoe” at the Brooklyn Museum [200 Eastern The Brooklyn Paper MUSIC Pkwy. between Washington and Flatbush av- enues in Prospect Heights, (718) 638–5000, Van Heusen plays Saint Vitus (1120 www.brooklynmuseum.org]. Sept. 10–Feb. et ready to Roth! Manhattan Ave. between Clay and Box A Greenpoint bar owner is streets in Greenpoint, www.saintvitusbar. 15. $12 ($8 members and students, free for G getting his college Van Halen com). Sept. 13 at 8 pm. $10. Pre-party at children under 12). — Vanessa Ogle tribute band back together for a rare the Diamond [43 Franklin St. between show on Sept. 13. Calyer and Quay streets in Greenpoint, (718) 383–5030, www.thediamondbrook- Dave Pollack, who co-owns the Di- lyn.com]. Sept. 13 from 5–8 pm. Free. amond bar on Franklin Street, formed THEATER the group Van Heusen with friends 18 years ago, while they were at college to Van Halen, so we know this stuff in Harrisonburg, Va. The band mem- backwards and forwards.” bers now all live in different cities, but Pollack will host a pre-show party at Future dream still dust off their spandex pants and the Diamond — which was named for long-haired wigs every few years for David Lee Roth’s moniker “Diamond reunion shows. “Everyone’s married Dave,” and boasts every Roth-era Van and has kids now,” said Pollack, who Halen album on the jukebox. Then it is the band’s frontman and goes by the is on to nearby heavy metal bar Saint stage name David Lee Pollack. “It’s just Vitus for the gig at 8 pm. Pollack said a fun chance to get together.” audiences should expect to laugh — Van Heusen only plays songs from but also to dance the night away. the David Lee Roth era of Van Halen “I don’t think we take it as seri- — 1974 to 1985. But that is still enough ously as some do,” he said of other source material for a 20- to 25-song Van Halen tribute acts. “But we sound Sammy Hagar-free set, said Pollack — really good, we sound like them, and no small feat, given bandmates Edward the show is a lot of fun.” Van Heusen (real name John Caselli), In the meantime, while Pollack Alex Van Heusen (Jason Comfort), waits for the other members of Van and Ward Michael Anthony (Ward Heusen to hit town, he has found an Harrison) will only arrive in Brook- alternative way to rehearse — sing- Tucker Walter lyn the day before the show. ing along to Van Halen songs in the It is a dance-topian future. “They won’t be here until Friday,” car with his two young kids. “Sound Syndrome: SoHo Heartbreaker,” a said Pollack. “We’ll do rehearsal Friday “They think it’s pretty fun,” he said. new dance and music-infused play from Big evening and Saturday morning, then “If I do one song with them in the car, Photo by Jason Speakman Man on Campus Entertainment, explores the the show Saturday night — which is they laugh and think it’s fun. If I do Hair warning: The Diamond bar co-owner and Van Heusen frontman David “Lee” Pollack strange and hallucinatory side effects a woman kind of nuts, but we grew up listening two, they start to cry.” gets into character. experiences after severe emotional trauma. The performance will happen six times be- tween Sept. 12 and Sept. 27 at Brooklyn Arts a given theme. Past shows Exchange in Park Slope. have included “truth or dare,” “It shows what happens when you are an in which comedian Kristen emotional wreck,” said director Walter Tucker. Schaal had to hold a boa “Her boyfriend spends the whole show trying constrictor for as long as it to pull her out.” Idol worshippers took her to name the first The play is set in SoHo in the year 2032, five presidents, and “12-step when a disorder known as Sound Syndrome is drinking game,” where Ira causing victims to fall into comas after trau- Glass got so drunk he threw matic events. The victims then hallucinate var- In Gowanus Idol, Ira Glass up and one contestant had ious sounds, songs, and dances. The tale of the to be taken to the hospital, government and political intrigue is the back- Townley said. drop for the story of one victim. will judge singing comedians In Gowanus Idol, each Tucker is a hip-hop producer who has worked competing comedian will with the likes of Rasheeda Wallace and Berry By Noah Hurowitz terparts to Simon Cowell, introduce themselves in an Boo. He not only directed the play, but he also The Brooklyn Paper COMEDY Ruben, and Paula Abdul,” “America’s Got Talent”-style wrote and produced it, and he wrote and re- said Kevin Townley, who or- biographical video, and then corded all of the music for the production. Gowanus Idol at the Bell He said his goal in creating “Sound Syn- his is not “American House [149 Seventh St. ganized the show along with sing a cover song with accom- Idol.” between Third and Sec- his friend Elna Baker, a sto- paniment from wedding band drome” was to meld a theatrical production T The Eugene Mirman ond avenues in Gowanus, ryteller. “Ira will probably the Engagements. Perform- with modern music genres including hip-hop, Comedy Festival returns to (718) 643–6510, www. be the Paula Abdul equiv- ers will include alt-cabaret R&B, and house, as well as modern dance Brooklyn Sept. 18–22, and the thebellhouseny.com]. alent.” star Bridget Everett, come- styles. festivities will kick off with Sept. 18 at 8 pm. $20. Gowanus Idol, which will dian Giulia Rozzi, and com- “These are types of music that are not usu- a twisted take on the once- take place at the Bell House edy writer and actor Bobby ally seen in plays yet,” said Tucker. popular reality show, in which mous Eugene Mirman, and on Sept. 18, is the latest in- Tisdale. For a group of peo- “Sound Syndrome: SoHo Heartbreaker” comedians will subject them- author and comedian Julie stallment of Townley and ple used to the scrutiny of au- at Brooklyn Arts Exchange (421 Fifth Ave. at Associated Press / Tina Fineberg selves to the scrutiny of celeb- Klausner. Baker’s the Talent Show, a diences, Townley said many Eighth street in Park Slope, www.getsound- Heart of Glass: Ira Glass will be one of the celebrity rity judges Ira Glass of “This “The three celebrity comedy variety show where of the professional funny folk syndrome.com). Sept. 12–13, 19–20, and judges in Gowanus Idol. American Life,” the epony- judges will be like, coun- the night plays out following See IDOL on page 12 26–27 at 8 pm. $20. — Danielle Furfaro FOLLOW at St. Anthony’s US ON EVERY FRIDAY TWITTER SATURDAY & SUNDAY 4`WROgAS^bS[PS` '$ >; 10 am till Dusk AObc`ROgAS^bS[PS` !'>; West Houston Street Between Thompson St. & Macdougal St. ;]\ROgb]Ac\ROg´/ZZ2Og www.themarketplaceatstanthonys.com 4@33/<2=>3<B=>C0:71 (718)332-0026 3 Course $25 DWaWb]dS`& O`bWababcRW]aOb BVS0`]]YZg\/`[gBS`[W\OZ Prix Fixe " #&bVAbPSbeSS\ ab \R/dS 0cWZRW\U/C\Wb!8 0cWZRW\U0C\Wb"7 0`]]YZg\ TIC MASKS: $20. 9 pm. Music Hall Samudre Subodh ANDRE LODEMANN, NIKOLA of Williamsburg [66 N. Sixth St. Love songs: Indie rockers Marco With Love plays Pete’s Candy BAYTALA: $15–$20. 2 pm. Output between Kent and Wythe avenues [74 Wythe Ave. at North 12th Street in Williamsburg, (718) 486–5400], Store in Williamsburg on Sept. 19. in Williamsburg, (917) 333–1000], www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com. outputclub.com. MUSIC, DON BYRON QUARTET: museum.org. MUSIC, BOB MOULD, CYMBALS MUSIC, BRUCK MOLSKY’S FIDDLE Free. 10 pm. BAM Cafe (30 Lafay- COMEDY, LET ME MAKE YOU A EAT GUITARS: $25. 9 pm. Music WORKSHOP: $50. 3 pm. Jalopy ette Ave. between Ashland Place MIXTAPE: With Josh Gondelman, Hall of Williamsburg [66 N. Sixth St. Theatre [315 Columbia St. between and St. Felix Street in Fort Greene), Camp Lo, Damien Lemon, Maeve between Kent and Wythe avenues Hamilton Avenue and Woodhull www.bam.org/programs/bamcafe- Higgins, and the Undone Sweaters. in Williamsburg, (718) 486–5400], Street in Red Hook, (718) 395– live. $15 ($12 advance). 8:30 pm. Union www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com. 3214], www.jalopy.biz. MUSIC, NOBLE HUNTER, JENNIFER Hall [702 Union St. at Fifth Avenue MUSIC, TEEBS, BRAILLE (FRIENDS MUSIC, ALL DAY I DREAM...OF in Park Slope, (718) 638–4400], CASTLE: $8–$10. 8 pm. Cameo OF FRIENDS), DAVE Q (DUB- DRIFTING SUMMERS WITH LEE Gallery [93 N. Sixth St. between www.unionhallny.com. BURRIDGE, MATTHEW DEKAY WAR, TWISUP), FUNAFUJI (STEP AND YOKOO: $40 ($35). 3 pm. Wythe Avenue and Berry Street UP, CAPE TOWN): $12–$15. 11:59 in Williamsburg, (718) 302–1180], The Well [272 Meserole St.; Btwn www.cameony.net. SAT, SEPT. 13 pm. Cameo Gallery [93 N. Sixth St. Waterburt St. and Bushwick Pl. in between Wythe Avenue and Berry MUSIC, HONEY COMPANY, THE Bushwick, (347) 338–3612], www. Apply Online SUNSHINE FACTORY, THE ABYS- PERFORMANCE Street in Williamsburg, (718) 302– thewellbrooklyn.com. MALS: $8–$10. 8 pm. Rock Shop MUSIC, SAM KOGON: $8–$10. 7 pm. 1180], www.cameony.net. MUSIC, LUKE BRYAN: $49.50–$89.50. www.bayridgeloans.org [249 Fourth Ave. between Carroll Rock Shop [249 Fourth Ave. be- THEATER, “NEXT TO NORMAL”: 7 pm. Barclays Center [620 Atlantic and President streets in Park Slope, tween Carroll and President streets The Gallery Players present a rock Ave. at Pacifi c Street in Prospect 718-680-2121 (718) 230–5740], www.therocksho- in Park Slope, (718) 230–5740], musical telling the story of a mother Heights, (917) 618– 6100], www.bar- pny.com. www.therockshopny.com. struggling with bipolar disorder, clayscenter.com. THEATER, “THREE SISTERS”: Im- MUSIC, BRAEVES, GREEN OR BLUE, and the effect it has on her family. THEATER, “THE VALLEY OF ASTON- MAIN OFFICE :åöüúõåýûĹĭåĘĹķĪĪĹñåćķĴĴİıľijñåēĞåöö÷öùåtåíüöýîåûýõò÷ö÷ö mersive production of the Anton IDGY DEAN: $8–$10. 8 pm. Cameo $18 ($15 children and seniors). 8 ISHMENT”: U.S. premiere, inspired Chekhov play, in which audience Gallery [93 N. Sixth St. between pm. Gallery Players [199 14th St., by neurological research, true sto- BRANCH :åöûõþåĆĻĪijĺĪåğñåćķĴĴİıľijñåēĞåöö÷øúåtåíüöýîåþøùòûýõþ members choose their own experi- Wythe Avenue and Berry Street between Fourth and Fifth avenues ries, and Farid Attar’s poem “The ence by purchasing tickets at dif- in Williamsburg, (718) 302–1180], in Park Slope, (212) 352–3101], gal- Conference of the Birds.” $60– ferent class levels. $0.99–$99. 7:30 www.cameony.net. leryplayers.com. $100. 7:30 pm. Theatre for a New * Rates are based on 8.45% Annual Percentage Rate with automatic loan payments for a term of 60 months. Rates are based on pm. Highly Impractical Theatre (259 MUSIC, YOSHI WADA AND TASHI Audience, Polonsky Shakespeare credit worthiness. Other rates and terms available. Higher loan amounts available. Credit Union membership eligibility is required. Washington Ave. between Dekalb WADA: Composers perform a mix OTHER Center [262 Ashland Pl. between and Myrtle avenues in Clinton Hill), of acoustic and electronic music. KITE FESTIVAL: Watch your kite soar Fulton Street and Lafayette Avenue www.highlyimpracticaltheatre.org. $15. 8 pm. Issue Project Room [22 above the Manhattan skyline. Kites in Fort Greene, (212) 229–2819], www.tfana.org. THEATER, “ROSMERSHOLM”: Ran- Boerum Pl. at Livingston Street in will be available for purchase or dom Access Theatre presents Downtown, (718) 330–0313], www. issueprojectroom.org. bring your own. Free. 11 am – 3 pm. OTHER a new version of Henrik Ibsen’s Brooklyn Bridge Park (Old Fulton psychologically thrilling love story. MUSIC, SURVIVE, EATERS, AND BADASS BROOKLYN ANIMAL RES- $18. 7:30 pm. The Old Stone House ISN’T OURS: $10. 8 pm. Glasslands St. and Furman Street in Brooklyn CUE FALL FESTIVAL: A block party [336 Third St. between Fourth and (289 Kent Ave. at S. Second Street Heights), www.nycgovparks.org. and fundraiser including vendors, Advertise your Fifth avenues in Park Slope, (718) in Williamsburg), www.glasslands. COLUMBIA WATERFRONT FALL a pit bull kissing booth, “Ask the 768–3195], www.randomaccessthe- com. FESTIVAL: Family friendly event Trainer” sessions, a raffl e, beer, and atre.com. MUSIC, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S featuring rides, animal rescue adop- free Shake Shack “Pooch-inis” and JAZZ: The Sari Schorr Quartet will tion truck, street food fare, live ShackBurger dog biscuits. Free. OTHER present a collection of songs from music, dance performances and 11 am–5 pm. (President Street be- Clinical Studies in READING, MICHELLE KNUDSEN: artists such as Lou Reed and Bob raffl es, lots of raffl es. Free. Noon–5 tween Third Ave. and Nevins Street “Evil Librarian” book launch. Free. Dylan who have drawn from Shake- pm. Street Fare (Columbia St. be- in Gowanus), www.badassbrooklyn- 7 pm. Word Bookstore [126 Frank- speare as an infl uence, and the New tween Degraw and Union streets in animalrescue.com. lin St. between Milton and Noble Place Players will perform a scene Cobble Hill), www.carrollgardensas- streets in Greenpoint, (718) 383– from “A Midsummer Night’s Jazz.” sociation.com. New York’s 0096], www.wordbrooklyn.com. $15. 8:15 pm. ShapeShifter Lab [18 MON, SEPT. 15 TALK, SOUNDS OF THE ETHER: Whitwell Pl. between Carroll and ART, “A CONVERSATION WITH Theremin player Chrysler will re- First streets in Gownaus, (646) 820– CONSEQUENCE” OPENING RE- PERFORMANCE CEPTION: Emanuele Cacciatore count the history of the electronic 9452], www.shapeshifterlab.com. MUSIC, COLORBUK, ULTRABUNNY, instrument, followed by a Ther- MUSIC, DOUG SKINNER: $12. 9 pm. presents an exhibition of paintings. AND SSPS: $7. 8:30. Trash Bar [256 largest group emin concert. $20. 8 pm. Morbid Jalopy Theatre [315 Columbia St. Free. 7–9 pm. Open Source Gallery Grand St. at Driggs Avenue in Wil- Anatomy Museum [424 Third Ave. between Hamilton Avenue and [306 17th St. at Sixth Avenue in Park liamsburg, (718) 599–1000], www. at Seventh Street in Gowanus, (347) Woodhull Street in Red Hook, (718) Slope, (646) 279–3969], www.open- of community 799–1017], www.morbidanatomy- 395–3214], www.jalopy.biz. source-gallery.org. 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Photo project documents the neighborhood’s change By Matthew Perlman low shutterbugs Carl Gun- more storied subjects. the show’s organizers. The Brooklyn Paper PHOTO house and Matthew Schen- “We definitely have a cer- “Everyone starts with ning to the project, which tain affinity for the old hold- the same empty box,” said his work cannot be con- “Photoville” in Brook- they decided to call “An On- outs,” he said. Photoville co-founder Sam lyn Bridge Park, Pier tained! 5 [Joralemon and Fur- going Photographic Survey The Photoville exhibi- Barzilay. “It’s up to the cu- T A group of photog- man streets in Brooklyn of Downtown Brooklyn.” tion, organized by United rators to make what they raphers that has been docu- Heights, (718) 215–9075, The project includes shots Photo Industries, includes will of it.” menting the changing land- www.photoville.com]. of people, objects, and busi- 60 different shipping con- The Downtown photo Sept. 18–19 and 25–26 Photo by Jason Speakman scape of Downtown over the from 4 pm–10 pm; Sept. nesses new and old — a se- tainers each curated as tiny project will get space out- last four years will show a 20 and 27 from noon–10 lection of recent snaps in- separate galleries. There will side, and consists of a 30-foot selection of its work at Pho- pm; Sept. 21 and 28 from cludes a dollar van, “going also be another half-dozen banner that has about 75 dif- toville, the annual shipping noon–8 pm. Free. out of business” signs on Ful- installations in the area ferent images from the mas- container exhibition that ton Mall, boy scouts in uni- around the containers. The sive online archive — offer- runs from Sept. 18–28 at distant island of Manhat- form, and an Atlantic Ave- idea behind the show is that ing a sort of snapshot of the Brooklyn Bridge Park. The tan, said he got the idea for nue church. But in an area of the big metal vessels offer ongoing project. The show project’s founder said he is the project during his daily rapid transformation, Wurm curators a blank canvas to is titled “Works in Progress excited to exhibit the snap- commute down Fulton Mall said they have a soft spot for build on, explained one of on in Progress Work.” shots so close to their source to the subway. The changes in material. the neighborhood caught his “It feels very appropriate eye, and he decided to start to show it here,” said Jason photographing the evolving BAR SCRAWL By Bill Roundy Wurm, whose group has face of the area in 2010. posted some 1,500 images “I had been noticing how of Downtown to its blog. “It’s rapidly the area was chang- good to slow down and distill ing,” Wurm said. “It seemed things. But you still want to like a natural thing to start Photo by Jason John Wurm convey a sense of what the documenting it. Not just the Shoot out: Top, Matthew Schenning, Carl Gunhouse, and Jason John Wurm project is all about.” buildings, but everything in have been shooting Downtown for the past four years. And a photo they took Wurm, who lives in Fort the area.” of a man doing a flip in Albee Square. Greene and works on the In 2013, he recruited fel- for a few minutes to create a pattern and then lays down the paper for a few seconds to transfer to the design. But Len decided to do it Grime a bit differently. He bought a large inflatable swimming pool into his studio, filled it with water, then left it to get filthy. Len let ink sit in the fetid pool for as long as a week to allow it to collect splotters items such as hair, bugs, and dust, before laying pieces of paper on top. The end result looks similar to the ancient Artist mixes ancient marbled papers, but with the added element of grime. “I was doing it so that the printmaking with dirt prints would come out kind of dirty and textured,” he said. By Danielle Furfaro “Walking around the city, I The Brooklyn Paper ART love spills of gas and oil in water and accidental things nd you thought dirty “A--hats for S---heads” like that. They are huge in- opening reception at water was just for hot Booklyn Artists Alliance spirations for me.” A dogs. [37 Greenpoint Ave. be- The name of his show A Williamsburg painter tween West and Franklin might sound juvenile, but who goes by the name of Sto streets in Greenpoint, Len said “A--hats for S-- (718) 383–9621, www. Len is making a practice out booklyn.org]. Sept. 12 -heads” refers to the posi- of combining the seriousness at 7 pm. Free. Show runs tive impact his art practise of ancient Japanese art with through Nov. 9. has on his life. the irreverence of playing “When I am working, it is with dirt and filth. He will Japanese sumi ink and ex- Photo by Stefano Giovannini the only time I feel totally free show off the results in a new perimenting with calligra- Life of grime: Sto Len with his dirty water and ink of all the s------in my life or solo exhibition titled “A--hats phy a few years ago. prints. even free of being a s------for S---heads,” opening Sept. “I started mimicking it,” myself,” he said. “It is about 12 at Booklyn Artists Alli- he said. “I turned it into my inagashi or “floating ink,” a ink swirled on water with pa- putting all that negative stuff Rocka Rolla [486 Metropolitan Ave. at Rodney Street in Williams- ance in Greenpoint. own abstract language.” 12th-century Japanese pro- per. In this style, an artist in its place and being happy burg, no phone]. Open daily, noon–4 am. 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Continued from page 10 thetrashbar.com. MUSIC, SIDE SADDLE, ADRI- ANNE LENKER, CHARLIE SZTYK: $8. 8 pm. Cameo Gallery [93 N. Sixth St. between Wythe Avenue and Berry Street in Wil- liamsburg, (718) 302–1180], www.cameony.net. OTHER READING, REBECCA ALEX- ANDER: “Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found” book launch. Free. 7–9 pm. PowerHouse Arena [37 Main St. at Water Street in Dumbo, (718) 666–3049], www.power- housearena.com. COMEDY, NIGHT TRAIN: Stand-up comedy with Hey nonny nonny: Singer Sari Schorr and her quartet will perform a collection Hari Kondabolu, Kevin Avery, Janelle James, Ross of songs inspired by Shakespeare at ShapeShifter Lab in Park Slope Sept. 13. Parsons, and more. $8 ($5 advance). 8 pm. Littlefi eld [622 Degraw St. between OTHER [DeKalb and Flatbush av- AND OTHER IMAGIN- Fourth and Fifth avenues in enues in Downtown, (718) INGS”: Performance incor- Gowanus, (718) 855–3388], READING, STEVEN HELLER 488–1624], www.brooklyn. porates stilt dancing, aerial www.littlefi eldnyc.com. AND GAIL ANDERSON: liu.edu/kumbletheater. artistry, and dance theater Presenting “The Typo- choreography. $25 ($20 COMEDY, STAND UP COM- graphic Universe.” Free. 7 EDY: Free. 9 pm. Freddy’s OTHER advance). 8 pm. The Muse pm. PowerHouse Arena [37 READING, BRIAN FRANCIS [32D S. First St. between Bar [627 Fifth Ave. between Main St. at Water Street in SLATTERY: Reading and Kent and Wythe avenues 17th and 18th streets in Dumbo, (718) 666–3049], Greenwood Heights, (718) signing his new novel “The in Williamsburg, (929) 400– www.powerhousearena. Family Hightower.” Free. 768–0131], www.freddys- com. 1678], www.themusebrook- bar.com. 7 pm. Word Bookstore lyn.com. READING, DAVID MITCH- [126 Franklin St. between THEATER, “DIGITAL SOUL ELL: Author of “The Bone Milton and Noble streets Clocks,” ticket price in- CYCLE”: Performance art TUES, SEPT. 16 in Greenpoint, (718) 383– collaborative Wild Torus It’s ladies’ night! cludes copy of the book. 0096], www.wordbrooklyn. presents a piece framed $30. 7:30 pm. St. Joseph’s com. PERFORMANCE around the fi rst manned College (245 Clinton Ave. SHOCK DOWN UNDER MUSIC, TWO SIDES SOUND- between Willoughby Street orbit fl ight by Yuri Gagarin. ROLLER DERBY FUND- $10. 8 pm. Jack Brooklyn ING: Singing the stories of and Dekalb Avenue in Clin- RAISER: Fundraiser to help Female emcees play free show at BAM everyday heroes fi ghting (505 Waverly Ave. between ton Hill). the New York Shock Ex- the system in New York TALK, MICHAEL ROCK- Fulton Street and Atlantic change men’s roller derby Avenue in Fort Greene), City. $20 ($15 BHS mem- EFELLER — ART’S CAN- team compete in Australia. www.jackny.org. By Vanessa Ogle was released when she was is known for her 1980s sin- bers). 7:30 pm. Brooklyn NIBAL HEADHUNTER With drinks, music, and HIP-HOP Historical Society [128 Pier- The Brooklyn Paper just 14. “It took more than gles “On the Smooth Tip” MYSTERY: David Kenneth food. $10. 7:30 pm. Don OTHER a click, more than a ‘copy and “I Got Da Feelin’,” said repont St. at Clinton Street Zuckerman recounts the Pedro [90 Manhattan Ave. Pass the Mic at BAMca- ART, OPEN STUDIOS: Meet he beat will drop — but and paste’ for you to tell the that the industry is definitely in Brooklyn Heights, (718) story of art dealer Michael at Boerum Street in Wil- fe [30 Lafayette Ave. be- 222–4111], www.brooklyn- Rockefeller, who in 1961 liamsburg, (718) 218–6914], and vist with over 85 art- the pitch will not. story.” tween Ashland Place and more welcoming to women history.org. went missing in the tribal www.donpedrobrooklyn. ists and studios. Free. 6–10 T On Sept. 19, the Shante said that some of St. Felix Street in Fort now — but she hopes her MUSIC, MEGHANN WRIGHT, Asmat head-hunter region com. pm. Brooklyn Army Ter- Brooklyn Academy of Mu- today’s artists don’t appreci- Greene, (718) 636–4100, fellow females persevere if RACHEL TRACHTEN- and was never found again. minal [140 58th St. at First COMEDY, AWKWARD SEX... Avenue in Sunset Park, www.bam.org]. Sept. 19 BURG, KEVIN JACOBY: $8. 8 pm. Morbid Anatomy AND THE CITY: Comedy sic is hosting a free night of ate the true beauty of hip-hop at 10 pm. Free. they get discouraged. $10. 7 pm. The Grand (212) 391–8151], www.cha- “You just have to be per- Museum [424 Third Ave. at and storytelling with Nata- live hip-hop boasting some because they haven’t gone Victory [245 Grand St. Seventh Street in Gowanus, lie Wall, Matt Koff, Brooke shama.org. of the fiercest females in the through the same struggle. sistent in what you’re trying between Driggs Avenue (347) 799–1017], www.mor- Van Poppelen, and Subhah ART, BRIC BIENNIAL OPEN- industry. “Pass the Mic: A “Everything is so easily who has collaborated with to do,” said Jackson. and Roebling Street in Wil- bidanatomymuseum.org. Agarwal. $8–$10. 8 pm. ING: Exhibition featur- Night of Women Emcees” earned,” she said. Jaz-Z, Nas, and Timbaland. “Pass the Mic” is part liamsburg, (347) 529–6610], MOVIE TRIVIA: Six rounds, Littlefi eld [622 Degraw St. ing works focused on www.thegrandvictory.com. including famous movie between Fourth and Fifth Downtown Brooklyn by will feature old-school trail- But Raje Shwari — who “That digital revolution and of a two-day celebration MUSIC, PUBLIC ENEMY: $45. quotes, not so famous avenues in Gowanus, (718) emerging and mid-career blazers Roxanne Shante and describes her style as a fu- social media allowed me of hip-hop at the Brooklyn 8 pm. Brooklyn Bowl [61 movie quotes, and Nicolas 855–3388], www.little- visual artists. Free. 7–9 pm. Toi “Sweet Tee” Jackson, sion of hip-hop and “Indian to bring my audience to- Academy of Music, in col- Wythe Ave. between N. Cage quotes. Free. 8:30 fi eldnyc.com. BRIC Arts Media House alongside young artists Nitty flavor” she calls “Bollyhood” gether.” laboration with the Source 11th and N. 12th streets pm. Videology (308 Bed- COMEDY, A NIGHT OF TOO [647 Fulton St. at Rockwell Scott (pictured top) and Raje — said young artists still have Brooklyn emcee Nitty magazine. On Sept. 20, in Williamsburg, (718) ford Ave. at S. First Street MANY WOMEN: Reduc- Place in Fort Greene, (718) 963–3369], www.brooklyn- in Williamsburg), www.vid- tress magazine presents 683–5621], www.bricarts- Shwari. And while all the per- to work hard to get heard. She Scott also found fame via BAMcafe will host an eve- bowl.com. eology.info. comedy from Ophira media.org. formers are coming together said traditional record labels the internet, first turning ning of global hip-hop act. MUSIC, AEON RINGS, Eisenberg, Jena Friedman, READING, LAURIE PENNY: ANDRE OBIN, TEEEL, Aparna Nancherla, and Discussing her new book to celebrate women in hip- didn’t understand her sound, heads in 2010 with a vi- Meanwhile, BAMcinematek WED, SEPT. 17 hop, both generations are also so she had to promote her- ral video of her freestyling will show hip-hop-related CASEY DESMOND: EP Reformed Whores. $15 ($12 “Unspeakable Things” with release party. $8. 8 pm. advance). 8:30 pm. Union Molly Crabapple. Free. 7 ready to rep their era. self via social media to get over a Kanye West song, be- films all weekend, includ- Cameo Gallery [93 N. Sixth PERFORMANCE Hall [702 Union St. at Fifth pm. PowerHouse Arena [37 “A lot of artists will never her voice out there and find fore scoring a slot perform- ing martial arts flick “The St. between Wythe Avenue MUSIC, COLOR WAR, THE Avenue in Park Slope, (718) Main St. at Water Street in be able to appreciate hip- an audience. ing at the Black Entertain- Man with the Iron Fists,” and Berry Street in Wil- POINT: $8. 8 pm. Cameo 638–4400], www.union- Dumbo, (718) 666–3049], hop like we were able to,” “Now you can have a ment Television awards the directed by Wu-Tang Clan liamsburg, (718) 302–1180], Gallery [93 N. Sixth St. hallny.com. www.powerhousearena. www.cameony.net. said Shante, who is perhaps global and international next year. member RZA, who will between Wythe Avenue com. MUSIC, CHARLEY RAIFF, and Berry Street in Wil- best known for her ’80s hit space because of the digi- Toi “Sweet Tee” Jack- also do a live Q&A after ERIC AND AARON, AND liamsburg, (718) 302–1180], THURS, SEPT. 18 “Roxanne’s Revenge,” which tal revolution,” said Shwari, son, another pioneer who the screening. HAROLD: $7. 8 pm. Trash www.cameony.net. SAT, SEPT. 20 Bar [256 Grand St. at Dri- MUSIC, MARCO WITH LOVE, PERFORMANCE ggs Avenue in Williams- BRANDY ROW, JUSTIN MUSIC, METRONOMY, OUTDOORS AND TOURS burg, (718) 599–1000], and they’re pretty hard to nival originally developed as Mirman describes it on DEAN THOMAS: Free. DAWN GOLDEN: $25. 7 GREENPOINT THE TRANSI- www.thetrashbar.com. 10 pm. Pete’s Candy Store pm. Warsaw [261 Driggs TION BLOCK FESTIVAL: rock,” said Townley. “But from a joke he made about his website. MUSIC, SICK FEELING. TUR- [709 Lorimer St. at Richard- Ave. at Eckford Street in A block party with music, IDOL... something about singing re- having a festival named In addition to the com- BOGEIST, SIMON DOOM: son Street in Williamsburg, Greenpoint, (718) 387– dance, workshops, games, ally brings out their childish after himself, but the idea edy events, the festival will $10. 8:30 pm. Glasslands (718) 302–3770], www.pet- 0505], www.warsawcon- contests, food, and crafts. Continued from page 9 vulnerability. People have stuck. And while much of also include a licensed Cer- (289 Kent Ave. at S. Second escandystore.com. certs.com. Free. 11 am–5 pm. (Leon- Street in Williamsburg), THEATER, “DRAW THE MUSIC, DON CHRISTIAN, ard Street between Nor- have been surprisingly ner- been like ‘But what if they’re the festival is intended to tified Public Accountant in www.glasslands.com. CIRCLE”: Performance MARCUS ALAN WAR, man and Meserole avenues vous about singing in front mean?’ ” poke fun at the orthodoxy clown makeup who will be MUSIC, SLAID CLEAVES: by Mashuq Deen on the RAHEL: $8. 8 pm. Cameo in Greenpoint), www. of a crowd. This is the seventh year of traditional festivals, all the giving financial advice from $20–$25. 9 pm. Hill Coun- struggle of a transgender Gallery [93 N. Sixth St. cultureshock.pl/green- try Barbecue [345 Adams individual and their conser- between Wythe Avenue point-en. “These people do stand- of Mirman has held his fest shows are genuinely funny, a booth, and a real therapist St. at Willoughby Street, vative Muslim family. $20. and Berry Street in Wil- up all over the country to in Brooklyn. The Park Slope with the result being a mix- who will set up office inside (718) 885–4608], www.hill- 7:30 pm. Kumble Theater liamsburg, (718) 302–1180], PERFORMANCE varying degrees of ridicule, comic said the comedy car- ture of “ironic-and-sincere,” a bouncy castle. countrybk.com. at Long Island University www.cameony.net. MUSIC, TINY EYES, TEEN MUSIC, HALF WAIF, PINE- COMMANDMENTS, GROVE, UNA LUX, POOR EVEREST CALE, ERASER: REMY: $10. 8:30 pm. Glass- $8–$10. 7 pm. Cameo lands (289 Kent Ave. at S. Gallery [93 N. Sixth St. Second Street in Williams- between Wythe Avenue burg), www.glasslands. and Berry Street in Wil- com. liamsburg, (718) 302–1180], MUSIC, KASKASI, STEREO www.cameony.net. OFF, AND LETS BE SLAY- MUSIC, SOURCE360: Featru- ERS: $7. 9 pm. Trash Bar ing Wu-Tang Clan, the [256 Grand St. at Driggs Diplomats, Bone-Thugs-N- Avenue in Williamsburg, Harmony, Lil’ Kim, Currensy (718) 599–1000], www.thet- and more. $40-$100. 8 pm. rashbar.com. Barclays Center [620 At- OTHER lantic Ave. at Pacifi c Street READING, THE BROOKLYN in Prospect Heights, (917) POETRY SLAM: A curated 618– 6100], www.barclay- selection of inter-gener- scenter.com. ational Brooklyn poets, MUSIC, HARD SKIN, EEL, hosted by Mahogany L. CRIMSON SCARLET, Browne with music by DJ KICKER, NOMAD: $25 JivePoetic. Free. 7 pm. ($20 advance). 8 pm. The BRIC Arts Media House Wick [260 Meserole St. at [647 Fulton St. at Rockwell Bushwick Place in Bush- Place in Fort Greene, (718) wick, (347) 799–1049], 683–5621], www.bricarts- www.thewicknyc.com. media.org. MUSIC, JON AND THE READING, JOHN SCALZI: JONES: $8–$10. 8 pm. “Lock In” book launch. Rock Shop [249 Fourth Ave. Free. 7 pm. Word Book- between Carroll and Presi- store [126 Franklin St. be- dent streets in Park Slope, tween Milton and Noble (718) 230–5740], www. streets in Greenpoint, (718) therockshopny.com. 383–0096], www.word- MUSIC, SECONDHAND brooklyn.com. SUN, CARDIGAN TER- COMEDY, SASHEER ZA- RACE, COLUMBUS, SHEL- MATA: $10. 7:30 pm. Union TER, AND MADALEINE Hall [702 Union St. at Fifth WOODS: $8. 8 pm. Trash Avenue in Park Slope, (718) Bar [256 Grand St. at Dri- 638–4400], www.union- ggs Avenue in Williams- hallny.com. burg, (718) 599–1000], TALK, STANLEY KUBRICK’S www.thetrashbar.com. BOXES: Author and MUSIC, MC FRONTALOT, documentary maker Jon DR. AWKWARD, CORN Ronson on the thousand MO: $12. 11 pm. Littlefi eld sealed boxes director [622 Degraw St. between Stanley Kubrick left behind Fourth and Fifth avenues in when he died. $15. 8 pm. Gowanus, (718) 855–3388], Morbid Anatomy Museum www.littlefi eldnyc.com. [424 Third Ave. at Seventh Street in Gowanus, (347) OTHER 799–1017], www.morbidan- atomymuseum.org. BLOCKTOBERFEST: Meet brewers from 19 brewer- ies and taste their beers at FRI, SEPT. 19 the New York City Brewers Guild’s annual fundraiser. $10. 1:30–5:30 pm. Kelso PERFORMANCE Beer Company [Waverly MUSIC, HERE WE GO Ave. between Atlantic MAGIC: Free. 7 pm. avenue and Fulton street Brooklyn Night Bazaar in Williamsburg, (718) (165 Banker St. at Norman 963–3369], www.brooklyn- Avenue in Greenpoint), bk- bowl.com. bazaar.com. TALK, WOMEN SPEAK OUT DOWN ON BROADWAY ON MASS INCARCERA- (GENESIS TRIBUTE), TION AND REPRODUC- WOUNDED BUFFALO TIVE JUSTICE: An after- THEORY: $10. 8 pm. Rock noon of conversation and Shop [249 Fourth Ave. spoken word from formerly between Carroll and Presi- dent streets in Park Slope, incarcerated women. Free. (718) 230–5740], www. 2 pm. Brooklyn Museum GBX Gowanus Bay Terminal [200 Eastern Pkwy. at therockshopny.com. Washington Avenue in MUSIC, VISUALS (OTHER Prospect Heights, (718) PEOPLE), TEACHERS OR 638–5000], www.brooklyn- POLICE: $8–$10. 8 pm. aka “Grain Elevator” in South Red Hook - Brooklyn Cameo Gallery [93 N. Sixth museum.org. St. between Wythe Avenue ART, OPEN STUDIOS: Meet and Berry Street in Wil- and vist with over 85 artists SEPT 17 to 21 & SEPT 24 to 28 at 8:30 PM liamsburg, (718) 302–1180], and studios. Free. 3–9 pm. Brooklyn Army Terminal www.cameony.net. MUSIC, TRIVIAL PURSUIT, A [140 58th St. at First Av- Theatre Banned by the Government of Canada DEER A HORSE, MOBILE enue in Sunset Park, (212) 391–8151], www.chashama. STEAM UNIT, CUMBRE PG 13. TICKET PRICES AT THE GATE: for the 99%: $10; for the 1%: $100. VIEJA, ROYAL HOLLAND: org. $8. 8 pm. Trash Bar [256 ART, FERNANDO CAR- Grand St. at Driggs Av- PANEDA, FRANK RUSSO QuadrozzLocation broughtl STUDIOS,inc. to you by:...we’ll Quadrozz make your scenel STUDIOS,inc. come true! s [email protected] 877-Quadro-s (877-782-3767) s 877-Quadro-s [877-782-3767] enue in Williamsburg, (718) AND MOSES JEAN: Paint- 599–1000], www.thetrash- ing and sculpture show- bar.com. case. Free. 7–10 pm. MF MUSIC, THE WEEKND, Gallery [213 Bond Street in SCHOOLBOY Q, JHENE Gowanus, (917) 446–8681]. AIKO: $39.50–$79.50. 8:30 TASTE OF RED HOOK: pm. Barclays Center [620 Sample food and drink Atlantic Ave. at Pacifi c from more than 40 Red Street in Prospect Heights, Hook restaurants, distill- (917) 618– 6100], www.bar- eries, and wineries to raise clayscenter.com. money for Red Hook Initia- MUSIC, OK GO (DJ SET): tive. $200–$500. 6–9 pm. $10. 11:30 pm. Glasslands Pioneer Works [159 Pioneer (289 Kent Ave. at S. Second St. between Imlay and Con- Street in Williamsburg), over streets in Red Hook, www.glasslands.com. (718) 596–3001], www.rhi- DANCE, “DREAMSCAPES center.org. 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Bike gershed their dogs. tim said he was riding the Dejewelled cording to a report. “F--- you,” the driver sup- When they returned train at 4:30 pm when he got There was no evidence Department account. A bicycle was stolen from A door-busting boor stole posedly said. to their house between into an argument with an- the sneak forced entrance, — Noah Hurowitz the front of a Manhattan Av- $3,700 in jewelry from an Stick-up on The attacker then hit the McGuinness Boulevard other rider. although the victim told cops enue deli on Sept. 7 when apartment on 14th Avenue A bandit held up a woman boss over the head with the and Manhattan Avenue, their Both got off at the Mon- he had locked the door, po- 94TH PRECINCT the victim left it outside un- on Sept. 3, cops said. at knifepoint on the roof a chair and ran away, officers neighbor told them that one trose Avenue stop and the lice said. Greenpoint–Northside locked while he shopped, suspect stabbed him in the The intruder got into a building on Bond Street on reported. day while they were gone, basement apartment be- What a paint Sept. 2, cops said. Bad breakup Ripped off cops said. she came in to find the rear bicep and the chest, accord- The victim said he ing to a police report. tween 63rd and 64th streets A burglar boosted paint The victim was hang- A delivery driver angry The owner of a N. Fifth balcony doors wide open, in Dyker Heights through from a public housing build- ing out on top of the build- stopped at a deli at the cor- law enforcement officials The victim was able to with his employer hit him Street business reported that ner of India Street at 5 am. the front door some time be- ing on Columbia Street ing between Douglass and over the head with a chair on said. The couple checked point out the accused to po- his employee stole $35,000 He was inside for about five lice, who say they recovered tween 6 am and 3 pm, po- sometime overnight on Sept. Butler streets in Gowanus N. Seventh Street on Sept. the house and found their in cash from him in the past minutes, and when he came a knife next to the suspect’s lice said. 3, officers said. at 8:55 pm when a scoun- 2, cops reported. sixth months. Canon camera missing, ac- Then the bandit pried An office manager at the drel she didn’t know came up out, someone had taken off cording to a report they made foot. The owner of the N. Sev- The proprietor of the es- on his ride, according to the open a bedroom door like building between Verona and to her, snatched her iPhone, on Sept. 2. Food truck fight a clam and bagged up the enth Street restaurant be- tablishment between Berry authorities. Delevan streets left work at and tried to get hold of her tween Bedford and Dri- Street and Wythe Avenue A fiend stalked a woman, jewels inside, accord- 4:30 pm on Sept. 3 and re- purse, a report says. ggs avenues said that he stated that he fired his em- Vacation ruined 90TH PRECINCT threw her to the ground, and ing to law enforcement turned the next day at 7 am When she wouldn’t let got into an argument with A burglar struck a Box took her phone and money sources. ployee around midnight on Southside–Williamsburg to find several locks broken go of the bag, the galoot one of his delivery drivers Sept. 3 after he realized that Street apartment between on Bogart Street on Sept. 5, Lily-livered cops said. on the floor, and four buck- knocked the woman to the at 11:50 pm. the employee had pilfered the July 13 and 30 — while the Straph-anger Cowardly crooks are The 22-year-old victim re- ets of paint valued at $480 ground and told her, “Get Then, suddenly, the dis- hefty sum. The victim said couple was on their honey- A 66-year-old man was blindsiding victims and rob- ported that she was walk- taken along with two boxes up and I’ll kill you,” then gruntled grunt threw a the double-dealer admit- moon, officers recounted. arrested and charged with bing them in Bay Ridge and ing at Bogart and Moore of plaster and a roll of duct scrammed, police said. The chair onto the ground, of- ted that he took the money, The lovebirds said that assault after he allegedly Dyker Heights, and police streets at 6:30 am when the believe the incidents may villain started walking be- be related. hind her. • The first fist flew be- He then tried to push tween 11 pm and 11:30 pm the woman into a nearby on Aug. 31, when a craven food truck, and when she creep came up behind a man resisted, threw her to the standing at the corner of 12th ground, grabbed her iP- Avenue and 66th Street in hone and wallet, and fled Dyker Heights, cracked him down Moore Street. over the head, and stole his The woman was drunk bag, which contained $700, at the time and couldn’t a digital camera, credit give officers much infor- cards, and an iPhone, a re- mation about the robbery, port states. they said. • At 10:15 on Sept.1, a Slice of bike pair of punks pounced on Police arrested a man who a man standing at the cor- they say broke into a Lorimer ner of 11th Avenue and 64th Street pizza shop and stole Street, police said. The das- a bicycle on Sept. 6. tardly duo snuck up be- The owner of the piz- hind their mark and began zeria between Powers and punching him in the head, Grand streets called police according to a report. One at 4:15 am to report that a ruffian grabbed the victim man smashed through the by the neck while the other side door of the restaurant took his phone and a wallet and was trying to run off containing $146 and credit with a two-wheeler. Offi- cards, law enforcement of- cers arrived at the scene, ar- ficials said. rested the 22-year-old man, • Later, a lone fiend and charged him with bur- mugged a guy at the cor- glary and grand larceny. ner of Third Avenue and 69th Big Driggs Street at 11:30 pm, police High energy bills said. The scoundrel am- A group of toughs trailed bushed his victim, punch- a woman as she was walk- ing him to the ground and making you uncomfortable? ing on Driggs Avenue on ripping the wallet from his Sept. 6 and stole her cell- pocket before fleeing in phone, law enforcement of- a silver, four-door sedan, ficials stated. cops said. Lower your energy costs with FREE energy upgrades The 24-year-old victim said she was walking be- It’s a stickup Everyone should be comfortable at home. That’s why the EmPower New York tween N. First Street and A heat-packing delin- Metropolitan Avenue at 8:30 quent held up a deli on program provides income-eligible residents* with free energy upgrades—all at no pm when the band of rapscal- Third Avenue on Sept. 9, lions surrounded her. One per the NYPD. The man cost to you. To learn more and see if you’re eligible, visit nyserda.ny.gov/comfort. of the galoots grabbed her walked into the bodega be- phone and they all ran off, tween 97th Street and Ma- according to a report. rine Avenue in Bay Ridge » EmPower New York. A better life begins at home. The woman chased after sometime between 8:25 pm and 8:55 pm, lifted up his RES-EMP-cons14-ad-2-v1-8-14 the thief but couldn’t catch * You may be eligible for EmPower New York if you are eligible for HEAP benefits, shirt to expose a black hand- participate in a utility payment assistance program or have a household income below him, cops recounted. Police 60 percent of the state median (around $50,000 for a family of four). stopped three men in the vi- gun, and demanded cash, cinity, but the victim was un- cop said. able to confirm that they were He fled with $4,600 and involved, police said. a lottery draw, police said. — Danielle Furfaro — Max Jaeger THE SHOW CAN’T GO ON IF THE LIGHTS DON’T. Three months of rehearsals. Two weeks of ticket sales. One performance. Talk about pressure. Not just on the kids, but on the electricity. spends $2 billion a year improving its energy systems. But if you ever do lose power, please report the outage online And, to learn more about our work backstage, follow us on Facebook or Twitter. September 12–18, 2014 The Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 AWP 15 BROUGHT TO YOU BY MUNICIPAL CREDIT UNION THE WORLD’S BEST EYE OF THE STORM CYCLONES COVERAGE Here they are: Your 2014 Clonie Awards! By Brooke Cortese batting average all summer long. yet another fun-packed season, for The Brooklyn Paper He played in 75 games, missing featuring hit theme nights such Entertainment types are big only the Aug. 25 game against the as Seinfeld Night, ’90s Night, and on awards. The music industry hated Staten Island Yankees when “Star Wars” Night, not to men- has the Grammys, Hollywood has he was ejected ahead of the game tion landing MCU Park a minor the Oscars, and teenage consum- for staring down the Baby Bomb- league football team that will ers of pop culture have their Teen ers dugout from the field. keep him — and MCU staffers Choice Awards. But it’s easy to The “You Gotta — busy through the fall. forget all that noise when you’re sitting in the stands at MCU Park, Believe!” Award The Don’t Call it a feeling the sea breeze and watch- And the Clonie goes to Casey Comeback Award ing the Clones miss a shot at the Meisner. The tall, right-handed And the Clonie goes to, you championship by a hair yet again pitcher started the season with guessed it, Clones manager Tom (this was the Mini-Mets’14th con- several no decisions before going Gamboa, who returned to the secutive above-.500 season, and an awful 0–3, including a heart- team after a three-year hiatus, wrenching 18–2 loss on Seinfeld 13th straight without a champi- at the beginning of which he Night. But then, starting with his onship). said he had no interest in going first win on Aug. 4, Meisner did a That is why The Brooklyn Pa- back to baseball. Sure, Gamboa complete 180 and went on to col- led the team through its sec- per has its very own set of an- lect five consecutive wins, earn- nual honors dedicated to all things ond-longest losing streak ever, ing double-digits strikeouts dur- but he approached it with Yoda- Cyclones. So sit back with some ing two games. peanuts and Cracker Jacks as we like serenity, saying he was more Sometimes you just gotta be- interested in the players learning christen the heroes of a nail-biter lieve. of a season. than winning games (it is worth (Insert commercial break The Ringer Award Marcos Molina threw a heck of a season from the mound. mentioning that he brought the here.) And the Clonie goes to Michael team within a single game of a The envelope, please. Conforto. The 10th-top-paid Ma- left field. Pitching was never the Cy- playoff berth). clones problem this season and And as a 40-year-plus veteran jor League Baseball draft pick was The Off to the Races The David Wright Iron a wise purchase for the Mets and having the top pitcher in the of the game, there is no doubt he Man Award a boon for Brooklyn’s home team. Triple Crown Award league sure didn’t hurt. imparted this year’s squad with And the Clonie for endurance And the Clonie goes to Mar- lessons to last a lifetime. The 21-year-old Oregon State Uni- The Steve Cohen goes to third baseman Jhoan versity junior came out swinging to cos Molina. This workhorse Lessons such as: good pitching Urena, one of the youngest mem- break an eight-game losing streak broke out ahead of the pack to Executive of the Year is no help when you can’t score bers of the Clones roster this sea- in July and start his career with a lead, then swept the New York– Award runs; the Staten Island Yankees son, and one of the most con- 10-game hit streak. He went on to Penn League in all three of the He’s done it again! Cyclones will always stink; and don’t get all Photo by Steven Schnibbe sistent. 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Football coming to MCU Park By Max Jaeger The Brooklyn Paper Score! Brooklyn is get- ting its first football team in 70 years. The Brooklyn Bolts will rumble into Coney Island’s MCU Park for the Fall Ex- perimental Football League’s inaugural season this Octo- ber. The team is slated to play three home games of its six- gernaut. Rules will match the wacky theme nights — though Dodgers from 1936 until 1944. game season at the ballpark. national league, and most of it is not clear yet what they Eventually, through a convo- With New York City’s two Na- the players are NFL training may be, according to Cy- luted series of sales, moves, tional Football League teams camp alums who didn’t make clones vice president Steve and name changes, the foot- playing home games in New the cut this season, he said. Cohen. ball-playing Dodgers be- Photo by Arthur De Gaeta Jersey, the new league’s com- The league is also field- “The challenge is that it’s came the Baltimore Colts Brihana Salazar snuggles close to her mother Liliane before her first day at PS 48 in Bensonhurst. missioner said there is plenty ing teams in Boston, Miami, only three games,” Cohen in 1953. of room for a real New York and Omaha. said. “You have to cram a lot The Bolts’ name is a ref- team. The Cyclones — itself a in a short season, but we want erence to the Thunderbolt “Brooklyn is very attrac- farm team for the New York to do as much as possible to roller coaster and continues tive to us,” said Brian Woods. Mets — will handle market- keep fans entertained.” the tradition of christening Time to go back to school “It’s an under-served and ing, ticket sales, and day-to- The last professional foot- teams for Coney Island thrill- up-and-coming sports mar- day operation, according to ball team to tackle Brook- rides — plus it is fiercer than ket.” Woods. lyn was an early NFL team, other names the team kicked The league is not affiliated “They understand the de- the Brooklyn Dodgers, who around, Cohen said. with the NFL, but Woods said velopmental-league model and also called a baseball sta- “It was a little more intim- he wants it to become a farm local marketing,” he said. dium home, sharing Ebbets idating than ‘The Bridge,’ ” program for the gridiron jug- So of course there will be Field with the more famous he said. Best seats to see the Bolts? By Max Jaeger The Brooklyn Paper It’s like putting a square peg in a round hole. Getting a new minor league franchise off the ground isn’t easy, but the big- gest challenge of bringing a developmental football team to the home of the Cyclones may be fitting a gridiron into the baseball diamond. “The facility isn’t made Photo by Paul Martinka Photo by Elizabeth Graham Photo by Paul Martinka for a football field, and it’s (Left to right) Mayor DeBlasio’s son Dante is just one of the kids as he strolls into Brooklyn Technical something we’re still work- High School in Fort Greene to start his senior year. Dexter Moscarello is excited to start kindergarten ing on to make sure it’s the at PS 10 in Park Slope. Classmates Amaya Franklin and Samantha Waller stroll into their first day of best layout possible,” said second grade at Brooklyn Roots Charter School in Fort Greene. Cyclones vice president Steve Cohen, who is working By Vanessa Ogle enko. “She said, ‘Mom, I’m a little Sara Shapiro was nervous too when to bring the Brooklyn Bolts The Brooklyn Paper nervous, but excited.’ ” dropping off her daughter Sofia Sha- to MCU Park this fall. Time to hit the books! The little tyke she has close friends piro-Cruz to start fourth grade at PS The Cyclones partnered in her class who she hasn’t seen much with the newly formed Fall Brooklyn public schools are back 132, but it wasn’t first-day jitters. She’s ExperimentalFall League Football over the summer vacation, Bugay- dreading the increased pressure her Experimental Football in session, so kids across the borough good sight lines,” Cohen line, a traditionally sought- bleacher section — dubbed enko said. daughter faces this year from high- League to bring the develop- donned their backpacks and new out- mental team to Brooklyn for said. after vantage point. Seats “The Thunder Storm” — “Three of her buddies are in her stakes testing and tougher Common fits and headed off for their first day a six-game season that kicks The gridiron will run in the 14 sections around will face the corner of the class,” she said. “They’re really bored Core standards. of classes on Sept. 4. over the summer.” off in October. But football along the right foul line, the home-plate end zone outfield-side end zone and One Bay Ridge parent said the first For Kristian Hofeller, she was the “I’ve never seen an 8-year-old have fans aren’t going to get their so most fans will sit be- — the so-called “Rumble cost $20. For $100, spe- day at PS 102 made her realize her one feeling anxious as she dropped off a nervous breakdown — I don’t want customary views in the base- hind the home-plate-side Level” — will cost $25, cial “Black and Gold Club” daughter Michelle Partigul is officially her son Krisztian for kindergarten at to go through that again this year,” said ball stadium. end zone, but eight sec- while seats in the “Light- tickets will offer Bolts growing up — meaning the first day PS 132 in Williamsburg. Shapiro. “I’m having really specific “We’re not going to have tions of the stadium will ning Level” near the 50- boosters a seat in the sta- of first grade was exciting and emo- “I was kind of nervous,” said Ho- problems with Common Core in the around-the-field seating like offer seats along the line of yard line will be $35. dium, complimentary eats, tional for both of them. feller. “Go figure too — 26 years in lower grades. Maybe when children you would in the NFL, but scrimmage — and sections For budget-conscious and sideline access near the “She is in first grade — it is not the military and I’m nervous about are in middle school, high school — a majority of park will have 22 and 24 sit at the 50-yard fans, the right-field 10- and 20-yard lines. kindergarten,” said Mariya Bugay- my kid’s first day at school.” but not elementary school.” New York Methodist Hospital provides rehabilitation ! 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One The Brooklyn Paper other advertised amenity An upscale Bushwick could be intended for imagi- apartment building called native former Williamsburg Colony 1209 invites “set- residents yearning to be back tlers” to treat the neighbor- near the East River, claim- hood that it calls “Brooklyn’s ing that as a Bushwick col- new frontier” like urban pi- onist “Manhattan is your oneers. backdrop.” Neighbors say the lan- Realtor aptsandlofts. guage used on the develop- com is renting out units in ment’s website , which in- the place, where a two-bed- vites would-be residents to room can run as costly as try “homesteading, Bush- $3,467 a month, according wick style,” is racist and of- to online listings. The build- fensive, and is the last thing ing’s public relations team did that neighborhood newcom- not return repeated calls for Photo by Stefano Giovannini ers should aspire to. comment. Colony1209 on DeKalb Avenue is not shy about its purpose of colonizing Bushwick — calling it the “new frontier.” “What are they think- The colonialist language ing?” said Madeline True- used in Colony 1209’s pro- man, who moved around the motional materials recall corner from the pricey apart- what famed Brooklyn son ment compound on DeKalb and filmmaker Spike Lee Avenue between Bushwick called “Christopher Colum- and Evergreen avenues last bus Syndrome” in his famed year. “No one with any eth- anti-gentrification tirade this ics or understanding of his- February. tory would live in a place “You can’t discover this. like that.” We’ve been here,” he told a The boxy blue-and-grey packed Pratt Institute audi- complex spans nearly a block. torium back then. Its website promises would- Bushwick has the second- be Bushwick conquistadors most rapidly rising rents of a fertile wilderness with all any Brooklyn neighbor- the comforts of home, in- hood, having seen an 11.3 cluding “an art-filled lobby percent increase in average and attentive doorman,” not rent since last year, according to mention a vibrant social to industry data. The aver- scene consisting exclusively age Bushwick two-bedroom of fellow explorers. now costs $2,372 a month, up “Here in bohemian Bush- from $2,121 last summer, ac- wick, Brooklyn, you’ll find a cording to the MNS Brooklyn group of like-minded settlers, Rental Market Report . mixing the customs of their As far as the racial makeup original homeland with those of the neighborhood goes, of one of NYC’s most historic two of the 25 zip codes with neighborhoods to create art, the fastest growth in white community, and a new life- population from 2000 to 2010 style,” the site says. nationwide include the pre- Also on offer is a gym, a dominately Latino Bushwick, “lush courtyard,” a roof deck according to an analysis . AUTHOR READINGS BOOKSELLERS BOOK SIGNINGS PANEL DISCUSSIONS CHILDREN’S AREA YOUTH PAVILION WORKSHOPS Colony1209 is working dilligently to bring rich people to Bushwick. 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Hotel, artists feud and giant bedbugs come into play wall, which now overlooks hours, according to mem- guests were complaining Not so, said Long, arguing the Fairfield Inn parking lot. bers of Groundswell and the about the noise, according that the artists wanted to push By Noah Hurowitz The organizations initially got Arts Building. Groundswell to the arts maven. Enough the envelope with the piece The Brooklyn Paper the company’s stamp of ap- found a new location for its was enough for Long, and but that there was room for Do not disturb. proval, according to mem- mural, but the Arts Building she decided to ramp up her other interpretations. That is the mutual message bers of Groundswell and the was left high and dry, the two campaign against the hotel “We wanted to come up of a contract reached this week Arts Building. But in order for groups say. with a combative mural to re- with the grittiest, edgiest by the Gowanus Arts Build- Groundswell to get the mu- “All along the way, Marc place the Groundswell piece Gowanus artwork we could,” ing, an artist cooperative, and ral done, Long had to get the Freud was rude and disre- that fell through, she said. The Long said. “But we never sug- management of the Fairfield cracked wall fixed in time, spectful,” said Amy San- design she and her comrades gested they actually had bed- Inn and Suites by Marriott so with Troutbrook’s assur- anman, founder and execu- settled on depicted giant bed- bugs.” chain hotel next door, who ance of reimbursement, she tive director of Groundswell. bugs crawling up the walls of Freud wouldn’t say whether have been feuding for more spent $25,000 on the repairs, “Elise lost the project and was the Arts Building, accompa- Troutbrook will take respon- than two years in a dispute that she said. stuck with the bill for fixing nied by giant text asking, “Got sibility for the wall damage. has prompted a campaign by At the 11th hour however, her wall.” bed bugs?” In response, the — with Carla Sinclair the artists for a boycott of the guest house and a battle over a proposed bedbug-themed mural that the hotel argued Spoke the Hub was aimed at scaring off cus- A rendering shows the proposed mural on the Gowanus Arts Building that tomers. The new agreement Marriott honchos said would have been libelous. will end the boycott in return for a $25,000 dance scholar- The scholarship money signing, which she and Freud mand for peace and quiet from ship donation. will go towards classes at said they expected to final- the new neighbor angered the “The spirit of the settle- PARENT Spoke the Hub, a dance stu- ize later in the week. Arts Building, where people ment is that we are going to dio in the art building. The The peace treaty comes were quick to point out that have a collaborative effort settlement, when signed, will after years of acrimony the drums long predated the going forward,” said Marc swear the involved parties to with three main sources: a arrival of the hotel in the in- Freud, of Troutbrook Com- a confidentiality agreement, wall of the Art Building al- dustrial area. Reliving my school stress pany, the firm that devel- meaning they can no longer legedly damaged during hotel “They’re been drumming oped the hotel at 181 Third talk smack on each other, ac- construction, an aborted mu- there for years,” Long said. think I know better than the boys, all the while the Ave. between Douglass and cording to both sides. Fortu- ral project on the wall of the Before the Fairfield Inn to make my stresses my checkout girl eyed my agi- Butler Streets and owns the nately, we spoke to both Freud Art Building, and complaints opened, construction work I children’s, I swear. I tell tation nervously, promising building. “We are trying to and Elise Long, founder of from the hotel that artists were on the hotel severely cracked myself routinely to butt out Fearless she would refund the $20 the weave into the fabric of the the Arts Building and Spoke upsetting guests with late- a wall of the arts compound, of their potential social di- locks came to despite us hav- community.” the Hub, mid-week before the night drum circles. The de- artists there claim. Then, in lemmas or homework panics, Parenting ing opened them if... since getting involved usu- If what? If we’re too stu- ally means planting distress- By Stephanie Thompson pid? ing notions they may not even I had momentarily lost the have been worrying about. freak out, then he’d think “Mom, I think we can fig- faith, had shown my fearful WHAT IS ROTARY? But somehow “The Lock he was stupid, then he’d feel ure it out,” he said quietly hand. But the battle was lost. Incident” still happened. bad about himself, then he’d and calmly. Nervously the boys were try- Rotary is a group of local business people who get together weekly It was a routine buying of fail out of school, then he’d The checkout girl was on ing their new locks. school supplies at Staples. blame it all on me. to me, staring sympatheti- “Mom … please.” to network and do charitable work in their community. The lists were long but man- “We just need the regular cally as both boys now be- I waved my hand at the ageable, without specific locks,” I said to the check- gan to look over the locks checkout girl not to refund types of pens that couldn’t out girl, still trying to re- hopefully. them, trying to breathe. be found, or shortages of main calm. “Cool, can we get it, “We’ll just buy the other products forcing us to an- But she shook her head Mom?” ones if we have to.” The Brooklyn other store. The kids marked as she reached into a drawer Oh no! The sixth grade, I grabbed the bags and we things off as they grabbed and pulled out two of the new so full of promise, ruined left, my embarrassed chil- Bridge Rotary them and my heart wasn’t newfangled locks. over a lock. dren working on their locks This year we’ve focused on helping even racing as we neared the “I’m afraid this is all we “No! They’re too hard! quietly behind me. In the car, Club meets checkout. have,” she said. “Sorry.” You won’t be able to do it! within minutes, my new mid- disadvantaged pregnant women to And then… “You’re afraid!?” I wanted No!” dle-schooler cheered from every Thursday become self reliant, and we also brought “Mom, can we get this?” to shout. “You’re sorry!?” The checkout girl now had the back. my soon-to-be-eighth-grader My mind began to race. help, a fellow employee who “I got it!” he said. “It is in Downtown a 5 year old Haitian boy to NYC to have said as he held up some new- I couldn’t help my children, professed he had the lock easy!” fangled lock unlike the kind not with the lock, not with himself and it was “easy.” My eldest shook his head. Brooklyn. open heart surgery. I was familiar with. The one anything, ever. Having kids The line waiting for us to He was nice but scolding on the list. had been a mistake. I wasn’t figure things and move on when he admonished me. My heart started to race up to the task. grew longer. People coughed “Really, Mom, you acted as I hearkened back to my “We just have to get nor- and stared. like someone was dying. It’s own first locker days when mal locks elsewhere,” I said “You can try it,” the a lock. It’s fine!” I stood in the hallways in loudly, fidgeting anxiously checkout girl offered sheep- I nodded, and apolo- a panic, forgetting how to and uncomfortably. Did ishly. “Here, open one.” gized. get my lock open, that I’d other people turn to stare? The kids tore at the pack- Point taken, chewed and Join us! For questions or information, contact be late or have to show up Could they hear the rising ages and I began to hyper- digested, hopefully remem- incoming club president Angelicque Moreno at bookless. tension in my tone? I shook ventilate. My loud protes- bered the next time fear trig- (718) 802-1616; [email protected]. “No!” I said, eying my my head “No” at the patient tations had even the poor gers me to make my kids curious soon-to-be-sixth- checkout girl. employee who had the damn afraid of trying something grader nervously. Had he “It’s fine, it’ll be fine, lock nervously forgetting new, of moving forward seen the lock? If so, he’d we’ll get locks elsewhere.” how it worked, in which without certainty. definitely want it, and then My elder level-headed order to shift the little cen- Butting out is clearly he wouldn’t be able to fig- son, sensing my impend- ter button around to open it my best shot at helping my ure it out, I wouldn’t know ing tantrum, tried to reas- the first time. But, finally, kids succeed in their new how to help him, then he’d sure me. he did it. He calmly showed endeavors. 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The Park Slope Civic “All the trucks do for us is “This neighborhood is being Council and the Fifth Av- leave a mess for the Sanitation exploited by a fad,” fumed Jan- enue Business Improve- Department to clean up with ice Pullicio, owner of Naidre’s taxpayer dollars. So for them across Greenpoint, café on Seventh Avenue near Do trucks like these hurt local businesses? Some mer- ment District have also the intensity of BrooklynPaper.com. The award- to swoop in out of nowhere and 12th Street. “We pay rent and chants in Park Slope think so, and are objecting to a lodged complaints with steal away our business in the taxes in the Park Slope com- new monthly Faithful,“Food Truck Rally” in bishop,Prospe at oddsthe Allia over same-sex marriage nce. height of our season is beyond munity. Considering the eco- But Alliance spokesman sh infuriating.” nomic hardship of the past few supporting, not hindering,By Daniel lo- Bu Eugene Patron said that the t Bishop Nicholas food truck confab will ben- Susan Povich, who plans to years, Prospect Park should be cal businesses.” The Brooklyn Paper lic ct Park. across Brooklyn had to say abou The majority of Catho efit the community. makeials whoher popular voted Redfor same-sexHook marriage from Melissa Murphy, owner of Seventh Avenue nearHere’s First what parishioners from Lobster Pound truck a regular churchgoers in Brooklyn we io’s “Theredecision are to concerns ban state every offic Sweet Melissa Patisserie on Street,ree with agreed. Bishop DiMarz time there is a big change,” said at the rallies, bristles at these spoke to disag “I am payingt toso muchban moneyparticipating Patron. in church“But we and strongly school be- functions:accusations. Nicholas DiMarzio’son rent, edicand there is a truc lieve that having something so politicians who voted for same- “We are all responsible busi- @=;;/97<5=447 exciting happening at the park ness owners. We A3F;/@@7/534 at church events k only increases interest in — and ourselves, accrue ourclean fair up share after cial appearances ns from any of expenses and between us, and to decline donatioproves of gay politician who ap See FOOD Williamsburg, The ‘digital divide’on page 11 winning site is marriage. op Catho- The borough’s t lines last week lic grabbed head he made the proclamation “I’m proud of the Mayor’swhen park-Wi-Fi slature’s plan cuts off most of “Churchesboro don’t following the state legi bishop. [His posi- ::=EA/;3 A3F “Everybody have to be in- By Aaron Short67AB=@71D=B3B=/ “I completely tion] is perfect.”one, rry. should be able to volved in politics. Maureen Cant The Brooklyn Paper couples to ma f his flock disagree [with the get married, no ink that But not all members o I don’t th Carroll Gardens Southern Brooklyn is on the wrong stance that bishop]. Relation- matter who it is.” the church should David Palmer and Susannah Bortner just want son Donovan’s ger-beatingside of the skills!digital divide.agree with the bishop in the coffin” of ships should be Richard Martinez, beloved teddy bear back unharmed. Someone responded to the law is a “nail be saying these Mayor Bl hat would based on love — Dyker Heights things.” their “Lost” poster by posting a ransom note below it. (right) can match Beverly Bradley’s mug the city and AT&Toomberg would atraditional provide free marriage t on ez, rter Kate Briquelet nnounced that most important don’t mix religi said Bloomberg, who made hisHumberto fortune Chav Not even repo wireless services in 20 parks,destroy includ- “the singleman history.” and politics.” building technology to help the finan- Sunset Park ing Prospect Park, McCarreninstitution Park, and in hu my Kim Belk,cial industry. Brooklyn Bridge Park. “I take what I need from Williamsburg Wil- ore what I don’t “We’re digitally behind — there’s Carmel’s parish school in Downtown and But none of those locationsreligion are south and ign already little bandwidth here and the hol- updated several ll Gardens A3F;/@@7/53 B of 15th Street — leaving residentsagree with,”from said Carro 5/:7H7<5A/;3 liamsburg returned a $50mblyman sc acciola, who at- thephone [bishop] service is terrible,” said sRenee and schools to Windsor Terrace to Sheepsheadresident Bay Amy C “I don’t think that ngs,” advised parishe arship check from illiamsburg),Asse a Hearts & Giordano, executive director of the Sun- or honors from Joe Lentol (D–W refuse any awards " KARATE CHOPfeeling digitally duped. tends mass at Sacred should be saying thesesetz, Park thia mem- BID. “We need to bring free ‘Kidnappers’r. want $10,000 in on Summit o supported the nups supporte St. Stephen Church said Humberto Chave state officials wh gay l position also A city program to bring wireless Bloomberg defended the program oll Street. “He’s a Wi-Fi toal theHelp commercial strip and Sun- The controversia Internet into the parks will only in a weekly radio address, sayingStreet it at Carr ber of Our Lady of Perpetuset Park, and bringmeasure, the community and barred up themevents from such from marriage appearing at special cupcakessparked an outcry for toddler’s darling Sensei teachesbenefit self-defensethe ultra-hip northern would classes give New Yorkers a reasonbit out to of touch.” DiMarzio in Sunset Park. “I don’tto par think withd in pol-the other neighborhoods.” not from es, many of whom should be involve as graduations, though equality advocat part of the borough, where Wi-Fi “get outside and enjoyk belt our beautifulOther critics said church A Parks Department spokesman said vices.By Daniel Ng lebration at Bor- blac hrust the church attending religious ser are planning a ce is practically everywhere already.ick Bedford-Stuyvesant parks,” while also doing their shouldwork not have t te that en- itics.” that AT&T’sed his wireless contract does not oclamationfor The Brooklyn Paper on page 11 in crime-plagued Fortsnap-k Greeneinarted them. to includePark self-de- DiMarzio announc Shortly after his pr See CATHOLICS women to strike and ir way who st her body- into the center of a deba— and capti- precludeer Gov. the An-city from expanding Wi- of Mt.A beloved stuffed animal lost by t edict two days aft was released, Our Lady Susannah Bortner isn’t willing to Kate Briquele any attacker who comes the fense moves“And on in a allnice of summer “These day, there’s gulfed lawmakersJennifer Aguirrie for much can of enjoy Wi-Fi Fi to otherhe parksbill le- through other arrange- a traumatized 2-year-old in a Cob- take that chance. simply no better place in the world,” drew Cuomo signed t The Brooklyn Paper —with martial arts classes held toning classes in March. vated thein public Brooklyn — Bridge Park, thanks ments, but there are no plans to do so ble Hill playground last month is es! ce itself. me crazy. You have “I would gladly bake 10,000 cup- Sayonara, thiev in the greenspa things make last month.to an initiative to get 20 city at this time. facing torture and a painful death cakes,” Bortner said, thinking of master is so ” said on page 11 A local karate “Enough is enough! See KARATE parks outfitted this summer. As a result, the digital chasm between — unless the tot’s horrified mother her toddler, Donovan, and his lost gings in Fort year-old Brownstone Brooklyn. fed up with mug Beverly Bradley, a 42- North and Southern Brooklyn could meets the “kidnapper’s” demand for bear, Mr. Bear. “There is a part of times every he’s teaching % Greene Park that s widen. Studies have shown that individ- $10,000 worth of cupcakes. me wishing this is real.” By J.J. Despain and Gluten- and peanut-free, no Alas, it likely is not. !" less. Aaron Short See WI-FI But there are a million stories in on page 11 It mig $ the naked city — few more grip- The Brooklyn Paper lic officials, includ ht just be a joke — but ping, heart-rending and less-plau- New York Waterway launched Bloomberg, cut a ceremonialing Mayor ' "he BQE on-ramp. ribbon and boarded a 76-foot tic Avenue at t its much-anticipated ferry fleet “The new ferry service will 7::031@3/B32 lso no longer makeSee catamara K<3E1@=AAE/:9E The B63 bus will a f Atlantic Ave- BEAR on page 11 on Monday, shuttling Manhat- n in Williamsburg to augment growth of Brooklyn ! $and the park entrance tan-bound commuters across celebrate the ship’s maidPanelneighborhoods approves and make it eas- more Columbiapedestrian-friendly Street. at Atlantic Ave entrancea U-turn at the basetorerouted o park onto park age to Midtown — the result of bound traffic on =<B63A=CB6A723 will be built in nue and instead be the East River for the first time en voy- ierriquelet for New Yorkers to commute K#<3:/<3=4B@/4471 and a pedestrian island Avenue, between fficials said. a three-year, $9.3-millionBy sub-Katefrom B and get to these residen- enue across from Fur- roadways, city o since 2009 . lyn Paper of Atlantic Av the middle of Atlantic # !n streets. n leg of Brooklynamid complaints that the city sidy by the city . The Brooktial neighborhoods and water-er- laced with a pe- Since the souther A boatload of giddy pub- g a major ov man Street will be rep Columbia and Furma ATLANTIC on failed page to 11 subsidize the service Bloomberg called the moneyThe cityfront is parks,” plannin he said. parkgoers stuck 6BBC@<=<@32LA75< See an investment in the city’s wa- Atlantic Avenue destrian plaza giving K0=:23@I<=@75 to allow the company to make haul of theThe base new ofans service have beenwill play-make the Pier 7 fence more will be built on the north side of Atlan-burg, and India Street in Green- any money. terfront development. — wherestops pedestri at Fulton Ferry Landing walking along Each print edition r” since Brook- . point every 20 to 30 minutes for This time around, New York day, offering room to navigate ing a gamein DUMBO, of “Frogge Schaefer6 opened Landing last 14 hours a day. Waterway CEO Paul Goodman lyn Bridgeand Northside Park’s Pier P like the pedestri- The ferry is free until June 24, said the city year — and it looks ier in Williams- The “Yogi Berra,” part of the new East River ferry fleet, when water commuters will pay piers,$' and the’s frequency support, oftwo ferry new ans have won. $4 for a single ride or $140 fo ment of Transportation’s docks at Brooklyn Bridge Park in DUMBO. service would keep their com- % !!% The Depart monthly pass. There’s a $1 sur- pany afloat. plan — to be built out later this sum- charge for bikes. r a cate much less road- “The city’s subsidizing our mer — will dedi to # &( uch more space The last company to ferry pas- service allows us to offer rush way to cars and m yclists. sengers across the East River hour frequency which is differ- pedestrians and bic pulled up anchor two years ago and Furman ent than any previous attempt to At Atlantic Avenue rectly to Flatbush Ave- d and westbound be able to get di provide commuter service,”- said Street, the eastboun om 40 feet wide tic avenues meet across nue. Instead, cars headedSee toward cen lanes will be reduced fr ound lanes on Fourth and Atlan right ontoFERRY Pacific sh developer Forest City Ratner’s tral Brooklyn can turn on page 11 to 20 feet. Two northb By Daniel Bu from r, has some e from a one-way Columbia Street, about 15 feet each, $1-billion Barclays Cente - Street, which will chang ed down to 12 feet to make The Brooklyn Paper eastbound between Fourth delivers news, arts, will be shav ave of traffic residents fearing a never-ending traf westbound to nce down Pacific, fresh news, arts Get ready for a tidal w cks nearby. for foot traffic. and Flatbush avenues. O room wn: Sevenfic jamdays on small blohe’d likech to forgeto Flatbush. change , whi on Pacific Street. Here’s a breakdo rth Avenue Under the permanent on cars can continue ont @3/B3/<3F>/<232 toward the Manhat- A city plan to reroute Fou K(6317BGE7::1 Byen Fourth Thomas and Tracy back from July 15 to - For cars headed on page 11 -way bike path at Co- has been pushed PACIFIC traffic down Pacific betweand effect Haru later Coryne , cars headed Down See sidewalk and two s into or around July 29 een Atlantic Ave- Flatbush avenues goe The Brooklyn Paper enue will no longer % & lumbia Street, betw rance. Barriers ange, intended town on Fourth Av nue and the BQE ent this month and the lech whereThe Flatbush, walls are closing in on " # % s and the bikeway,Samantha to Bard, unclog owner the triang WHO LOVES THE SUN? will separate car lane e lane of south- Rep. Anthony Weiner. which will replace on of Shag, does it. The Democratic firebrand energize iPods and phones (amonge of Atlantic other Avenuethings). will help preventr 6. A Brooklyn designer is selling solar-powered bikinis that whose cyber romps with at least A planned revamp for the bas ople face when they leave Pie six women has left his personal the “Frogger” style escape pe life and political career in sham- bles — and has made him a raun- Ready for a charge? ' # chy gift that keeps on giving to local tabloids and late-night and entertainment, butjokesters most of— them is within battled a theirhair’s and features rt and settled Designer’s solar bikini can power your iPod !&"rld”). evictions in cou (Spanish for “wo was breadth of resigning,sement political to ByThe Natalie Boardwalk O’Neill makeover insiderswith Central said o Amu By EspressoAlex Rush with your hotNY1. dog? final summer . The f irst Brooklyn reported Paper by stay on for an Tuesday. The Brook ts in mo- Weiner’s impendingt stipulates decision that l The transformation se comesThe agreemenas fellow Democrats — yn Paper iPods. The whole country tralmay Amuse- t when their Most bikinis only charge havetion the a vision beef of Cen with groincludingthey cannot President protes Obama — the libido,Italian but a Downtown shops de- The Solarto Bikini, reshape made by An- erio Ferrari whoencouraged the Sheepshead. 31. Bay Tweetingments CEO Rep. Val Anthony leases end on Oct t that they signer has invented a sun-pow- drew Schneider, has USB sock- Fulton and Livingston streets, that in-he wouldDemocrat to step down as “Wein- Weiner, t old usbut last Brooklynites year become But most still insis l. ered bikini that can also charge ets sewn into the fabric of the lined the suit with 40 paper-thin ergate” enters its third week. Coney Island Boardwalkspace say hislike “scandal” the Boardwalk is really, to are getting a raw deabeer garden, bottom piece.summer. Schneider, He is leasing who thepanels um, nomore big like thing. an Italian piazza than “If it was“We me, developed I would a resign,” Joshua Gabriel shows off the Anthony Weiner at the sh k landlord Cen-called photovoltaic cells. Obama told NBC’s “Today Show”ng some- By Alex Ru lives on Redfrom Hook Boardwal Lane between The panels convert the sun’s ra- There’sa beachfront been plenty dive. of so why are they bringi Austrian-styled bar Der Kommissar in Park Slope. ernational, the onith June 14. “Obviously, whatg hethe same The Brooklyn Paper tral Amusement Int t runsdiation Luna into electricity that can moralizing“Why over Weinergate,can’t you sit down w one else in who is doin hat just but sending sexy photos — oy a coffeedid was highly inappropriate. Muraco, He’s whose A new ice cream parlor t Italian company tha See your newspaper and enj thing?” said Carl Island Board- Park and took control of the strip BIKINI via phone or Internet —ew has of the beach?”embarrassed himself — he’sl likely ac- be re- opened on the Coney on page 11 and the great vi Beer Island bar wil phase of an last year. become pretty “normal,” say time. knowledged that — and he’s em- plus our original walk could be the first hould be a said Ferrari at the barrassedncom- placedhis wife by and Merlo family.” and Gonzalez’s — faster, better that would trans- “The Boardwalk s borough singles, sex thera- Italian invasion sit outside, re- But the news of the i business. “It doesn’t makeeryone any out ayground’s place where you can pists and shop owners. is an addedWeiner’s luridse toonline be kicking romances ev Slope bar offers two for $6 17<=LA/72 ing Italian invasion sen ngs.” " form the People’s Pl nto a ha- :/F/<23<8=G/1/>>C1 “I’ve done it,” said Sa- lfirst Board- came to light on May 27, In the doghouse $ Merlo, who blow to the old-schoowhen he tried to sendbring a insoft the core same thi re the ne places pooch Napoleon in honky-tonk waterfront i By M ngTurns brunchers outco-owner new Michele posts th business are illegal mantha Bard, owner of o are being Gonzalez and Merlo a eredithVisiting Deliso Parisienne Gentry La tille Day celebration on ven for espresso-lovi S walk businesses wh tweetAmuse- of his groin to a 21-year- that CentralThe Brooklyn Paper EB635CG opened the shop wiez. hag, a sex toy shop in Wil- only people so far a mock guillotine in the annual Bas ME67167A3 F/1B:G6= rtner Julio Gonzal Julio Gonzalez, co-ownerliamsburg. “Ifkicked you stood out byon Centralold way Seattle for co-ed, but acciden- to re- your mind out of the gutter). By Dan MacLeodpa an Ital- Amusement has hired The WeinerSmith jokes Street haven’t on July 10. who controls the lease wants it. The duo plans to open of Coney’s Cones, saysthe corner that of mentBedford this Av- fall to maketally sent the picture to his 50,000 on page 11 Theteur Brooklyn opened Pap alled Da Ponte mom-and- See CONEY gone limp yet. The good news is that this An- An Italian restaura seafood spot c his shop has someenue of andthen North new Seventh eateries. NineTwitter f thony Weiner is a lot more palat- elatoVerizon cafe, broke on therian groundlish,) network a yet-to- of high-speed In- ollowers. The Park Slope bar Der Coney’s Cones, a g (“by bridge” in Eng best ice cream andStreet, italia I bet eightpops outfirst ofgot the boot Thelast year,seven-term legislator ini- Kommissar is capitalizing on able than the congressman. the citypen let threeit do so e— law when — and it ternet andnd TVan inter- cables. But some of tially lied that h be named beer garden, a ices in town. 10 people would say they the Midwood congressman’s Saturday, and plansinstalled tot will o give20-foot-tall the Fiberglass those polesled areMundo in historic districts, had been hacked,is but finally came “There’s more kick to them,” Veriz national food court cal have, too.” Twitter account fall from grace with — what said griller Joshua Gabriel. on has installedmore restaurants a poles tha /<433:<3FB in historic districts in Green- and the company broke the law clean about sending the raunchy new pole on historic Mil- Or how about else? — a hot dog special fea- “They’re meatier and heftier =/@2E/:9/< B/:7point and Flatbush without get- by failing to clear them with the photo and having online relations l,” Simpson said. ton Street in Greenpoint. 10? That’s how manynine folksout of turing two “Anthony Weiners” than most. And we’ll“It’s keep not selling clear at al ting permission to do so. Landmarks Preservation Com- we interviewed who said with at least five ision with a e to walk into the Neighbors are not happy. for $6 a coll them until the joke“You gets should old.” be abl The telecommunications gi- mission — even though it got they had either sent or re- Weine other women . broke his elbow in eet has be- to do.” columnists, ant says that it is installing th r held firm then that At about six-and-a-half str Someone needspark to and tell know him what dents and deeper than permits he would not step down, claim- ous” acci from the Depar ceived nude or risqué photos inches, roguethis wiener skater a — little says big- the poles as access points to its under- of Transportation. bike-and-walk-ing he hadn’t use congressional F=48=553@A079 that this joke is neverAt least going three “serithe park this year, % tment via clear phone up or hazy Internet. ger than 1=;3/16/=B71;7average (of ! course, we ho to get old. e In Greenpoint, neighbors To h shift duringcomputers or phones for his cy- s, who simply have occurred in a cyclist w ill “It’s not taboo; it’s not ber dalliances. MEANmean ers and rollerblader one of which involved By Natalie O’Ne ingeven path weird,” rules — said whic skate-urs — cyclists the average hot dog. Get e lane”Der is Kommissar actu- [559 Fi See PaperPOLE k’s car-free ho don’t know the “bik Ave. at on page 11 The Brooklyn on page the par But more revelations have s alkers 90 percent15th Street in See BIKES ts is demanding 11 See SEXT etition to rejiggeremerg Streetcongressionalally equipment. reserved forLisa w Slope, (718) 788-0789] fth A group of cyclis are circulating aon p page 5 ed: Park symbols on the ct how the park klyn’sWeiss, byways a D of the time. ity paint bike street symbols to refle IA 92. . that the c used. come forThe@A battleAD< for Broo emocratic spect Park in the wake loop is most often w D<:2; from Las Vegas, claimedv that site TMZ published pictures that car lanes in Pro ark on —er’s who claimsard that disputing he never Wein- used5.C2 olunteer hes — and p Petitioner Mark Simps she and Weiner had phone sex Weiner, c safer of several bicycle cras on congr lad onl ning. essman’s private office Congressional gym,y in a apparentlytowel in the Cyclist Mark Simpson wants officials are liste line in Augu sent to another woman. st, 2010. 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Free shuttle buses operate on two routes: 1 Local between Prospect Park and Kings Hwy making stops at Parkside Av, Church Av, Beverley Rd, Cortelyou Rd, Newkirk Plaza, Avenue H, Avenue J, and Avenue M. 2 Express via the Flatbush Av 2 station between Prospect Park and Coney Island making station stops at Kings Hwy, Avenue U, Neck Rd, Sheepshead Bay, Brighton Beach, Ocean Pkwy, West 8 St, and Coney Island. 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