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Published every Saturday by Brooklyn Paper Publications Inc, 55 Washington Street, Suite 624, Brooklyn NY 11201. Phone 718-834-9350 • www.BrooklynPapers.com • © 2004 Brooklyn Paper Publications • 18 pages including GO BROOKLYN • Vol. 27, No. 13 BRZ • Saturday, April 3, 2004 • FREE TWICE AS MANY BEDS Gentile: MercyFirst shelter not on the level By Jotham Sederstrom plans to go beyond 10 moms and 10 babies.” The Brooklyn Papers EXCLUSIVE MercyFirst, which has an annual budget of $42 million, was formed last March when Angel Operators of a planned home for unwed Gentile said that he was shocked to learn Mercy- Guardian, a former orphanage, merged with St. teen mothers went to Brooklyn City Council Mary’s Children and Family Services. The four- members this week seeking funding for a First was applying for the funding from the Brook- lyn delegation to the council, despite its agreement building complex on 12th Avenue at 63rd Street in- facility that could wind up sheltering twice the just two weeks ago to work more closely with home- cludes three convents, a senior center and a Montes- number of women and children previously owners, who said this week they were not told about sori school. indicated. the fundraising initiative beforehand. A 105-year-old building on the complex has been The move by MercyFirst officials put off many of “I was just livid over their whole approach to the tapped to house the unwed mothers, who range in their Borough Park and Dyker Heights neighbors thing for capital budget renovations,” Gentile told age from 12 to 18 and come from all five boroughs, and raised the ire of Councilman Vincent Gentile. The Paper. “At this point, based on clandestine at- said Giordano. The women, most of whom have The detractors accused MercyFirst officials of shirk- tempts to do something without full disclosure, be- been neglected or abused by their families, have un- ing promises to keep their neighbors apprised of the fore I vote anything other than no on this, they’d til now been housed in a five-story brownstone in plans for the five-story home at 12th Avenue and have to show me some real evidence that proves oth- quickly gentrifying Clinton Hill that is slated to be 62nd Street. erwise.” either renovated or sold. The group on Tuesday requested $650,000 for MercyFirst CEO Liz Giordano said that the num- Residents near the building in Borough Park said renovation of the building. In their budget request, a ber stated in the budget request form submitted to they had already felt marginalized by MercyFirst of- copy of which was obtained by The Bay Ridge Pa- the Brooklyn council members was erroneous and ficials, who they charge did not reveal their plans for per, MercyFirst officials say the facility could even- that, as of now, no beds would be added. the site until fliers put out by some opponents of the tually house up to “40 unwed teen moms and their “The building has a maximum capacity of 40 facility turned up on doorsteps and lampposts claim- children,” up from 10 mothers and 10 children. beds,” said Giordano. “But as of now, there are no ing the girls were affiliated with gangs and would be visited by violent boyfriends. “Let’s call a spade a spade,” said Dominick Bimbo, a homeowner who has lived in the area for 47 years. “Twenty, I was comfortable with. But I’ll be truthful. If you can go from 20 to 40,

can you tell me without a doubt that you won’t Callan / Tom go from 40 to 80 if you expand? Suppose two to three years down the road they expand. Then what?” The building in Borough Park, said Giordano, would be outfitted with new heating and air con- ditioning units, renovated bathrooms and a Papers The Brooklyn kitchen and electrical upgrades in compliance THIS WEEKEND with fire safety codes. Each year, usually in March, hundreds of Bay Ridge Irish groups in need of capital improvements come Kelly and Madison Mahoney enjoyed Sunday’s Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s parade along Fifth See SHELTER on page 6 Avenue. For more from the parade, see page 6. / Jori Klein Car rams

The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn Ready for kickoff By Jotham Sederstrom Hunter’s The future is now The Brooklyn Papers During the workweek she The Brooklyn Papers By Lisa J. Curtis explained Creighton. “We are always seeking from litigates; on weekends, she A woman drove her car through GO Brooklyn Editor ourselves, not trying to fool the audience,” he said. the front window of a popular “It’s not just acting. It’s all based in honesty and truth. crushes bones. Tonight (Saturday, April 3) at 11:30 pm, restaurant, pub and OTB venue in “It’s an ensemble of 10 people and everyone has Lawyer jokes aside, Lynn Bay Ridge Thursday, striking three the New York cast of Neo-Futurists will per- very different things to say. It’s a living collage of life Lewis, the 175-pound lawyer cum people who had come for lunch after form Greg Allen’s “Too Much Light Makes experiences — a wild, crazy spontaneous night with linebacker for the New York attending a funeral earlier in the day. the Baby Go Blind (30 plays in 60 minutes)” a fun group of people.” Sharks professional women’s tack- The diners and the 50-year-old at the Brooklyn Lyceum in Park Slope. “Too Much Light” has been a Chicago institution le football team, said her two pas- driver were all treated for minor in- Each play is written by a Neo-Futurist ensemble since 1988 and came to Manhattan in the mid-1990s sions suit her like cease and desist, juries at Lutheran Medical Center, ac- member, honed by the troupe, and randomly collaged for a brief run. Neo-Futurists who might be familiar to law and order, block and tackle. cording to Patrick O’Sullivan, owner with 29 other plays through high-energy audience Brooklynites include Boerum Hill residents Ayun “I’m pretty tough, so it’s very of Hunter’s Steak and Ale House, at participation. (Each week, two to 12 plays — literal- Halliday, an author, and her husband, Greg Kotis — aggressive,” she said. “And being Fourth Avenue and 94th Street. ly, depending on rolls of the dice — are replaced as who won a 2002 Tony for his little project called a lawyer, you gotta be tough, so Sullivan said about 50 people, in- ensemble members add new plays to the existing “Urinetown: The Musical” (which starred another the two go together, I guess.” cluding a party of 26 who had come body of work.) Neo-Futurist, Spencer Kayden). Lewis, a Bay Ridge resident from a funeral, were having lunch “It’s never the same show, even on the same week- “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind” con- who since 1999 has been rough- around 2 pm when the woman end,” explained Neo-Futurist ensemble member tinues every Friday and Saturday night at 11:30 ing it in the Independent Women’s / Jori Klein drove her gray Lexus through his Michael Cyril Creighton, who made the cut with 10 pm at the Brooklyn Lyceum [227 Fourth Ave. Football League (IWFL), will homemade glass windows and into other members by surviving auditions hosted by Allen. at President Street in Park Slope, (718) 670- strap on the shoulder pads for her his dining room. “The shows are a mixture of everything, ranging 7234]. Doors open at 10:30 pm. Admis- first game of the season on Satur- Making the most of a bad situation, from comedy to very current events to very abstract sion is $9 plus the roll of a single, six- day, April 3, when she and the Sullivan told The Bay Ridge Paper pieces, even some movement stuff,” said Creighton. sided die ($10-$15 total). For more Sharks face the Atlanta Xplosion Papers The Brooklyn the car was not badly damaged. “It’s a hodgepodge of all different kinds of theater.” information, log onto www.neo- in Queens. Linebacker Lynn Lewis, of Bay Ridge, at practice on the Fort Hamil- “It was wild,” said Sullivan. “But The scripts are based on the actors’ real experiences, futurists.org. But Lewis, who shares the field ton High School athletic field in Bay Ridge Sunday. Lewis plays for we’re already back in business,” he BEGINSPAGE ON 7 See FOOTBALL on page 6 the New York Sharks, a women's tackle football team. added. —Jotham Sederstrom Ratner ups the ante “We do very much want to incor- porate a larger amateur athletic pro- Says he might add ‘mini’ arena gram overall into the effort,” Dellas- NOT JUST NETS co added. “And we are certainly open to discussing using the NBA fa- THE NEW BROOKLYN for kid sports to Netsplex site cility for major school games, etc.” Ratner’s Atlantic Yards site stretch- Nets arena would host Public would likely only be allowed ac- By Jotham Sederstrom While it isn’t clear whether the es east into Prospect Heights from the School Athletic League (PSAL) cess on an irregular basis. The Brooklyn Papers facility would be housed within the EXCLUSIVE intersection of Atlantic and Flatbush championship basketball games, a At an anti-Ratner rally on Sun- Developer Bruce Ratner has proposed 800,000-square-foot, 19,- avenues. flurry of other ideas have been sug- day, and later in telephone conver- 000-seat professional basketball an interest in an amateur athletic Richard Lipsky, a lobbyist for gested, although none are certain. sations, Jones suggested that $67 / Tom Callan / Tom been floating the notion that he arena or elsewhere, amateur athlet- facility and that is something we Ratner who works closely with am- Vernon Jones, president of NYC million earmarked four years ago might build a second sports ic sgroups working closely with would like to discuss further with ateur athletics groups and youth or- Basketball.com, expressed doubt for the construction of Sportsplex, facility — for amateur athletics Forest City Ratner say they have them and consider,” said Joe De- ganizations, said that he’s met with that the extra facility would be any- an amateur athletic arena planned — in addition to a professional been told that a 3,000-seat “gym” Plasco, a spokesman for Ratner, more than 60 groups to discuss an thing more than a practice facility for Coney Island, could be usurped basketball arena for the New adjacent to the arena was being who declined to elaborate on where outreach program sponsored by for the New Jersey Nets, which by Ratner and put toward the At- Jersey Nets, on the site for the considered. it would be located or how regular- Forest City Ratner. He said that be- Ratner agreed to purchase in Janu- lantic Yards project under the guise

The Brooklyn Papers File The Brooklyn proposed Atlantic Yards devel- “We have been talking to local ly it would be available to amateur sides discounted tickets to Nets ary for $300 million. If that were of being used as a facility for ama- Bruce Ratner opment. sports folks and they’ve indicated organizations. games and a possibility that the the case, he said, area youth groups See RATNER on page 14

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©The Brooklyn Papers. Established 1978. Phone 718-834-9350. Celia Weintrob, Publisher (ext 104) • Neil Sloane, Editor (ext 119) • Lisa J. Curtis, GO Brooklyn Editor (ext 131) • Vince DiMiceli, Senior Editor (ext 125) • Ed Weintrob, President (ext 105) 2 AWP THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM April 3, 2004 Producer: Marty’s a BCAT hog By Jotham Sederstrom ing the curators,” said Amano, re- “Marty is entitled to a program sion by BCAT to eliminate “dou- be put on the air. In doing so he The Brooklyn Papers ferring to the controversy over the on the public access channel like ble-slotting” Friday through Mon- hopes to show that the networks did “Sensation” exhibit in 2000. everyone else, and if he’s doing it day. not follow a first come, first served A Brooklyn cable-access tele- “Don’t get me wrong,” he said, with his dime, like everyone else But Meyers countered that policy. vision producer has filed a peti- “this may be an issue of the people has to, than that’s fine,” said Hill- they’re running the station by the If he is successful he would use tion with the state charging that under Marty really not understand- gardner. “But he’s not entitled to book. that precedent to get BCAT to Borough President Marty ing how threatening co-opting a 16 times the programming.” “BCAT’s actions have been open up its records or to get the in- Markowitz dominates what are public forum can be.” According to Amano’s petition, completely consistent and in ac- formation from the PSC in the supposed to be public airwaves. Through a spokeswoman, programs on BCAT are limited to cordance with its programming hope of proving that Markowitz And, apparently, he’s already Markowitz, a former tenant leader 28 minutes, but “Everything policies, the franchise agreement was given preferential treatment seeing results. who twice has appeared as a guest Brooklyn” generally runs about an between the city and the fran- with regards to time slots and air- Since the petition was filed on “Rent Wars News,” declined to hour and airs more frequently. chisees, the PSC approval of those time. against Brooklyn Community Ac- comment. Since the complaint was filed, it franchises, the PSC rules and reg- Hillgardner is representing cess Television (BCAT) on March “It would be inappropriate for has been scaled back to twice a ulations and federal and state law,” Amano in his complaint against 5, six of eight time slots filled by us to comment on the judicial week, on Wednesdays, at 11 am said Meyers. BCAT pro bono on behalf of the the Markowitz-produced “Every- process with respect to this matter and 7 pm. BCAT officials said they could Association of Cable Access Pro- thing Brooklyn” show have been at this time,” said Sharon Toomer, The program covers goings on not comment further while the pe- ducers. pulled from the network, accord- a spokeswoman for Markowitz. in Brooklyn, ranging from a tition was being considered. Since 1992, the publicly funded ing to a lawyer for Ronin Amano, “We feel that the petition is Women’s History Month celebra- Hillgardner is no stranger to fil- BCAT has offered what Hillgard- the cable access producer who without merit,” said BCAT tion to information about a push to ing complaints against public ac- ner and others describe as a soap- filed the complaint. spokeswoman JoAnne Meyers. launch the borough’s first cruise cess networks. box to Brooklynites, offering a In his petition to the Public Ser- Thomas Hillgardner, the line. Executives and spokespersons stage for such multifarious offer- vice Commission, Amano, produc- Queens-based lawyer representing State law and cable regulations at Queens Public TV, Manhattan ings as hip-hop, self-discovery and er and co-founder of the program Amano, said that since January prohibit local governments from Neighborhood Network and Great the perennial presidential candi- “Rent Wars News” accuses “Everything Brooklyn,” a program exercising editorial control over Neck’s Public Access Television date Lyndon LaRouche. Markowitz and the publicly fund- conceived and produced by programming on public access Corporation, declined to comment When “Rent Wars News” pre- ed — and federally mandated — Markowitz, had ballooned to eight channels. State cable regulations for this article, citing current litiga- miered in 2000, it aired at 10:30 BCAT, of squeezing out his tenant- hours on 16 time slots while shows also require that programming is tion or complaints filed against am and 6:30 pm on Mondays. The rights program and dozens of other like “Teenz at Large,” which airs aired on a first-come, first-served them by Hillgardner. show follows housing court issues

/ Jori Klein shows to make room for more at 10 pm on Fridays, were cut to basis, which Hillgardner said like- In cases pending in the state faced by tenants and homeowners, Borough Hall-driven productions. just one half-hour broadcast. ly hasn’t happened at BCAT. Court of Appeals against QPTV and most of whom cannot afford their The Public Service Commission As recently as last year, shows air- The petition, if successful, MNN, Hillgardner is seeking to re- own lawyers. (PSC) oversees utilities and public ing Friday through Monday had would benefit shows like “Ghetto- verse lower court decisions and “I never expected to sue Marty access television. been broadcast on two of BCAT’s nomics,” “Alexandra’s Psychic compel the Public Service Commis- Markowitz,” said Amano. “I like

The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn “That’s like Rudy Giuliani com- four channels, but quarterly pro- Eye,” “1001 Ways to Cope with sion to turn over records indicating him, he’s a former tenant activist. But Borough President Markowitz at last Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Parade in ing into the Brooklyn Museum of gramming changes have reduced Stress” and “Talking to My the producer of every show broad- everyone is coming to me and say- Bay Ridge. A complaint charges he manipulates BCAT programing. Art, ripping up the artwork and fir- those broadcasts to one. Mom,” each suffering from a deci- cast and when they first requested to ing, your friend is ruining BCAT.” Billion dollar suit over Holocaust artwork sales

By William J. Kole tion of Artwork and Masterpieces, atic theft of great artwork, master- by headquarters, where flustered of- the war began in Europe. of Jews whose gold and other fi- conceding that if proof exists that Associated Press calls on two leading Austrian banks, pieces and collections,” seeks be- ficials agreed to unlock the cellar “We are accusing the banks of nancial assets were stolen by the the bank was involved in illegal Using a musty bank vault as a the Austrian government and Sothe- tween $100 million and $1 billion and open several vaults. None con- engaging in the trafficking of stolen Nazis and allegedly fell into the sales of artwork, “it would be a ca- by’s auction house to return paint- (U.S. currency) in damages if the tained anything more than old Holocaust artwork,” Fagan said. bank’s hands after the war. tastrophe.” backdrop, a prominent American ings and other works allegedly sold artworks — valued at between $2 books and dusty boxes of docu- “It’s not sufficient to say, ‘We don’t Spokesman Peter Thier said the A respected Austrian newspaper, lawyer announced Thursday he without the permission of their orig- million and $5 million (U.S.) apiece ments and files. have anything.’A New York court bank was eager to cooperate in any Der Standard, reported Thursday was filing a $1 billion lawsuit on inal Jewish owners. — cannot be returned. Nonplussed, Fagan said he never is going to say, ‘Well, you’ve got way and show it does not possess that one of the disputed master- behalf of Holocaust victims “Not one painting has been re- “We would like the paintings expected to see artworks, which he something — show me.’” artworks or other valuables seized pieces is “Mount Sinai,” an oil by whose precious artworks were stored — not one,” Fagan said, con- back, but the likelihood is not so contended were sold off by Sothe- The 16-page lawsuit alleges that by the Nazis. El Greco that surfaced a decade ago stolen by the Nazis and sold off tending the missing artworks in- good,” Fagan said. by’s and other auction houses with the banks “developed systems and He said the bank was working at an open market in Vienna, only after World War II. clude paintings by Monet, Cezanne, At a press conference in a Vien- the complicity of Bank Austria- schemes through which they col- closely with an independent histori- to disappear until it was auctioned Edward D. Fagan, a New York- Delacroix and other Impressionist na cafe, Fagan showed reporters a /Creditanstalt, Erste Bank and the lected, took title to and/or profited cal commission set up in the mid- by Sotheby’s for $5 million (U.S.) based attorney who has fought for masters. “These victims are suing to sketch he said was drawn by an Austrian government, which he said from artwork ... which the defen- 1990s to handle claims by victims five years ago. reparations for American blacks recover their property.” unidentified former employee of issued export licenses allowing the dant Austrian banks knew, had rea- of Nazi looting. Fagan said he was pressing the who are descendants of slaves and The plaintiffs, who were not Bank Austria/Creditanstalt, pur- works to leave the country. son to know and/or upon the exer- Oliver Rathkolb, a ranking mem- Austrian government for a list of for victims of South Africa’s identified by name, were said to in- portedly showing the location of a The works’rightful owners, he cise of reasonable diligence could ber of the commission, told the export licenses issued for all paint- apartheid system, said the suit clude several dozen families, most- secret vault concealed beneath a said, were mostly Jews who per- have discovered were stolen from Austria Press Agency there was “no ings that left the country between would be filed later Thursday in ly Jews, from Austria, Belgium, trap door that once contained ished in the Holocaust — the Holocaust victims.” evidence of a connection between 1945 and 1998. He told the Associ- U.S. District Court in New York. France, Hungary, Germany, Israel, priceless paintings unclaimed after Nazis’extermination of 6 million Bank Austria, which recently art theft” and the bank. ated Press he also was in contact The suit, brought by a new group Poland, Switzerland, the United the war. people. merged with Creditanstalt, paid $45 “We have no problem with ex- with the U.S. Justice Department calling itself the Association of States and other countries. He then led several dozen jour- Austria was annexed by Nazi million (U.S.) in 1999 to settle a posing the truth. We want to be as and the White House about possible Holocaust Victims for the Restitu- Their suit, alleging “the system- nalists on a walk to the bank’s near- Germany in 1938, one year before lawsuit brought by Fagan on behalf transparent as possible,” Thier said, involvement.

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By Randi Weingarten

Social promotion doesn’t work. for struggling students. And No one knows this better than instead of giving such students teachers, particularly those who just a few hours a week or a few find themselves in classrooms months of help, our proposal with children who don’t have the would give students a full year of numbers of children out of the basic knowledge and skills they enriched academic and support lowest level by the end of the need to do grade-level work. The services. school year, those students who UFT took an official stance The instructional program are still unsuccessful would be against this practice long before would be tailored for the needs of retained in a 4th grade class but Mayor Giuliani made it an issue, students who have not gained with a guarantee that they will much less Mayor Bloomberg. basic skills with less structured receive additional services. We But teachers also know that approaches. At the same time, propose that each of those chil- while the politically easy answer - the program would also be spe- dren have an Individual Academic a “get tough” retention policy - cific to the needs of students. For Services Plan similar to the may score political points for a example, it makes no sense to Individual Education Plan that is Redefining Senior “HOME” mayor or chancellor, it doesn’t restrict a child to 3rd grade math used for special education stu- really offer much to the students or making him repeat 3rd grade dents. They also would receive who are struggling. Making third- science simply because his instruction both before and after graders who didn’t get it the first English reading skills are poor. school, along with other assis- Whether it’s our pets in residence, Visit or call a Sunrise Senior Living tance promised by the chancellor. time sit through the same cur- This is particularly important for our ﬂowering plants or our staff that acts community to see what we do to make riculum in the same classroom English language learners who The UFT offered this proposal again has been tried. The evi- might be doing better in math as a way of helping children, and like family, Sunrise Senior Living provides our community places seniors can call dence is overwhelming that stu- than in reading in a language that also to quell the cynicism that dents who are simply held back is unfamiliar to them. the process was being rigged to everyday experiences that make our com- home. In Brooklyn, we offer two and not provided with enriched Ed Koch, who was mayor when ensure higher test scores for 4th opportunities to learn generally the city first tried its “gates” pro- graders next year when the Mayor munities simply, more livable. communities in convenient locations. don’t make significant academic gram in the 1980s, has praised will be seeking re-election. But progress and are at increased this approach. we do not think that it is the only risk of dropping out in later years. Is intervention - in this or some approach that could work. Others other form - a better strategy have also offered thoughtful At Sunrise, we understand that “Conditional” 4th grade than retention? The Chicago alternatives. The administration, OPEN HOUSE school system, after a seven-year however, is not interested in lis- the transition to a senior community There are very concrete, com- experiment with holding students tening to any alternatives at all. mon-sense ways to end social Saturday, April 24 and back, has eased its strict promo- In fact, Mayor Bloomberg had to isn’t always easy. So, we focus on the promotion. Early and dramatic tion requirements. Why? Sunday, April 25 intervention, as early as pre- fire two members of his Panel for Because an independent study of details of living, from beautifully kindergarten, is one approach. Educational Policy - and engineer 12pm-4pm the policy has demonstrated that Another is the proposal the UFT the firing of a third member by retention alone has not improved appointed living spaces to delicious Refreshments served put forward in response to the the Staten Island borough presi- student performance. 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A pair of bandits forced a 62/68 BLOTTER Ridge that had already been Police say one of the ban- Nab Gameboy TEEN dits was described as a light- woman into their car and burgled once before was bro- A 17-year-old boy was arrest- ken into again last week, say skinned Hispanic man in his ed after he and a group of held her hostage until she van and drove off with her ac- When the 54-year-old su- 40s, about 5-foot-9 and 160 produced more than $2,000 complice. perintendent discovered later police. friends stole a Gameboy But the damage done to the pounds. The victim did not get portable video game from a FACIAL from her Bay Ridge home Police are looking for a that day that the jewelry was a look at the other man. Hispanic woman, 5-foot-5 and missing, his son told him ex- restaurant in breaking in was Bensonhurst teen on March 24 on Shore Road at 95th more costly than the cash This deep-cleansing facial is designed for teens’ Street. weighing about 180 pounds actly who he believed the cul- Gang attack at around 4:30 pm. with long brown hair and prits were — two kids in their stolen from the register. Police are searching for five The group approached the needs and skin types. Proper skin care instruc- Police say the woman was The incident, which hap- brown eyes. The man was de- teens, according to police. thugs who mugged a 25-year- boy, who was on a D train near walking near the corner of pened between midnight and tion is also provided for at-home follow-up. scribed as 5-foot-7 and 200 The super retrieved one old man in Bensonhurst while 18th Avenue at New Utrecht Seventh Avenue at 82nd Street 9:30 am on March 22, was at 5:40 pm on March 26 when pounds with black hair and piece of jewelry, which police he was walking along Bay Avenue, and asked to see his 60 min. $50 brown eyes. discovered by the 60-year-old Parkway at 71st Street. game. When he refused, one of a man and woman in a blue say was valued at around owner’s son, who arrived ear- van pulled to the curb and Super dupers $1,300, at a nearby jewelry The mugging happened on the teen thugs snatched the ma- Bring your Mom or Dad ly to open the cafe on Third March 26, around 12:45 am, chine, and then punched him waved a gun in her face. A pair of burgling brothers store after the boys admitted Avenue at 71st Street for in and they’ll get When the 21-year-old vic- from Bensonhurst were ar- to pawning the item. after one of the crooks asked squarely in the face. breakfast. the man for a cigarette. Before the boy could do any- tim said she didn’t have mon- rested last week after al- Another piece, valued at What he found, say police, $10 off their facial! As he was pulling one from thing more, the group relocated ey, the pair forced her into legedly stealing more than about $2,000 was likely al- was the glass smashed out of his pack, the thug punched him to another car, but police caught their van where she told the $3,000 in jewelry from the ready sold when the super the front door and $50 miss- came calling. in the jaw while two others ri- one of them. 6806 3rd Ave. (718) 748-0685 kidnappers that she would superintendent of their building from the register. give them money she had at ing on Bay 19th Street be- Robs cop badge Police say that the cafe, de- fled through his coat pockets, The teen is charged with as- • www.bodhisalon.com pulling from them a wallet with sault, grand larceny, robbery and home. As the man drove, the tween 86th Street and Ben- A burglar broke into an eld- spite being burgled in the past, $100 and several credit cards, harassment, according to a woman sat in the backseat son Avenue. erly man’s apartment and did not have a gate, alarm sys-

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Police say the five ran ney’s office. side. 24 the duo convinced the su- stone-encrusted police badge Bashes wife g After they arrived at the perintendent’s son to let them valued at $700, say police. victim’s house, the woman inside his apartment, where A man on probation was ar- The crook slid in through rested after he smashed a with the knife escorted the they allegedly stole $3,300 in the front door of the 73-year- • Pee Wee Programs cookie jar over his wife’s head (Ages 4-6) repose yoga victim into her building and jewelry before returning to old man’s apartment on 101st G waited while she ran up and their own apartment in the last week, say cops. IN Street at Jackson Court, appar- The bully allegedly violated so • Jr. Programs grabbed $2,600 in cash, say same building. R es ns ently without breaking a lock. (Ages 7-15, all levels) police. The alleged incident hap- the terms of his probation on P L The burglary happened on March 27 at 2 am when he The victim gave her the pened sometime between 8 March 26, sometime between S • Adult Beginner NEW STUDENTS cash, then the thief got in the am and 5 pm, say police. struck the 27-year-old woman s noon and 2 pm. and, later, punched and bit her i Clinics Along with the shield, the in their home on Cropsey Av- n First class is free! crook got away with a John enue between Bay 20th Street • Men’s & Women’s Intermed. Programs Jay college ring, a set of and 19th Avenue, according to n $1,200 pearl earrings and a law enforcement officials. Sat & Sun AM watch valued at $250. A spokesman for the Kings e Offering • Junior Summer

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Call it grit or call it equipment that would help to She said that of about 30 at- scum, but residents living decrease the stench, which he tendees, many at first were near the Owls Head Water freely admitted was particular- under the impression that the Pollution Control Plant in ly pungent in Bay Ridge. expansion would add to the Bay Ridge say that no “Nobody in the neighbor- smell. But a cadre of about 10 matter what it’s called, it hood is going to notice a DEP officials who were pres- smells like trouble. thing,” said Michaels. “We ent that night assured them Homeowners living near the should be able to capture 99 otherwise. plant on Shore Road at 67th percent of the odors that had “We don’t have any official Street say they have reserva- traveled outdoors.” role, but our role here is to act tions about plans to expand the Built in 1952, the facility, as a forum for the community, facility, which they say has referred to without jest as the which we did,” said Vella- turned their otherwise rosy sec- “Grit Building,” is an outpost Marrone. tion of Brooklyn into a sewage- for sewage flowing in from Callan / Tom She said that if the plan is scented embarrassment. the sewers. Each day, workers approved by Community For more than two decades, there collect as much as 120 Board 10 at a meeting on the facility on the Bay Ridge million gallons of sewage, April 19, she will send a letter Channel has raised the ire and which is transported to dumps to DEP outlining several rec- stiffened the nostrils of resi- across the city. ommendations made at the dents who claim the plant Although the stench has al-

The Brooklyn Papers File The Brooklyn hearing, among them that emits year-round stink, thanks ways been a concern, the Bay Ridge’s sewage treatment plant near Owl’s Head Park. trucks coming in and out of to its designation as one of the problem worsened after its the facility use Second Av- city’s 14 gunk collecting sta- primary dumpsite, the Fresh enue rather than Bay Ridge Kills Landfill, was closed by The plant sparked calamity be as bad, or worse, as the sti- tions. Avenue as their primary route. the city in 2001. Since then, along Shore Road immediate- fling summer sun. “As many times as I’ve “They were very coopera- called to complain about the various sites have been used, ly after it was built, said Loret- “I would say it’s the type of but less frequently than be- ta Dreyfus, who has lived on smell where you can’t really tive and had all the people there odor, which is horrendous, to answer the peoples’ ques- they’ve basically said that fore. That change, he said, has 68th Street for 20 years. In explain it,” she said. “Right tions,” said Vella-Marrone, who there was nothing they could resulted in a more pungent those days, the smell wafted now, it’s worse than usual. It do about it,” said Violet Caru- odor because now sewage through her windows on a dai- can really be very intense.” said she has asked officials to so, who lives in the Shore ends up simmering there for ly basis. Since then, it has got- Fran Vella-Marrone, chair- continue working closely with Park co-op, on Shore Road at as long as a week before being ten both better and worse, woman of Community Board the community. “We’re going 68th Street, which is home to shipped out. though not with the changing 10’s environmental commit- to continue working with them 108 families. The procedure, said seasons, as would be expected. tee, held a public hearing for to make sure this all goes ac- “I don’t know what they Michaels, is simple. As Rather, she said, winters can the expansion plan last cording to Hoyle.” expect to do now,” she said. sewage flows to the facility, it But Department of Envi- is trapped in watery storage ronmental Protection officials, containers, which can hover who presented their plans to around 12 feet high. After Community Board 10 mem- stagnating for six to eight bers last week, say that plans hours, the junk separates. Grit, to expand the facility by 5,780 which includes gravel, broken square feet would alleviate glass and bottle tops, sinks to most of those odiferous atroci- the bottom. Scum, like soap ties, not entrench them. remnants, illegally disposed One building in the plant, petroleum and cleaning fluids, which currently occupies two floats to the top. blocks near the 69th Street Construction is scheduled Pier, would be expanded by to begin in October and last three levels. But DEP through late 2007, according spokesman Ian Michaels said to Michaels, who said that the the additions would be made project would cost $17.3 mil- mostly within the plant and lion. In 1995, the plant was would not extend outward. upgraded to current environ- Mostly, he said, old water mental standards. DRY CLEAN Any Garment - $1.99 * excluding dresses, outerwear and household items

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The Associated Press his day early — 5 am — and works six — a machine built in London nearly Now most of the seltzer men who As the ancient diesel truck days a week. He charges $20 a case. 100 years ago, with a look that’s posi- work out of Gomberg stay only in “People see the truck and stop me tively industrial revolution. Brooklyn. rumbled round a corner in all over the place and ask me if I really “It’s still here because it’s always “I would say I deliver to about 100 Brooklyn, the clinking of its glass am a seltzer man,” he said. “It’s a pret- been here,” said Gomberg’s third-gen- families and maybe a dozen business- cargo echoed across the decades. ty unusual sight in this day and age.” eration owner, Kenny Gomberg. es,” seltzer man Steve Levine said re- Unlike the trolley, the soda fountain For younger residents, the truck is “When my grandfather started this cently as he filled his bottles at and the Dodgers, the seltzer man lives an apparition from a different time, if was the business.” Gomberg. “But only in Brooklyn, be- on in Brooklyn, refusing to fizzle out. they know what it is at all. Although Gomberg now makes cause it’s too hard to haul this stuff Despite the onslaught of plastic “I had no idea that they ever deliv- most of his earnings as a beer and around.” bottles and modern delivery trucks, a ered seltzer like that,” said Vanessa soda wholesaler, he still keeps the A 35-year veteran, Levine said few hardy old souls spritz on, deliver- Simpson, 24, as Beberman’s truck Barnett & Foster syphon filler running each bottle — mostly made in Eastern ing wooden crates filled with metal- passed her on a Prospect Heights because he knows what would happen Europe in the early part of last centu- spigotted glass bottles most people street. “It seems so ‘old New York,’ if he shut it down. ry — is a piece of history. only know from “Three Stooges” like something out of an old photo- “If I stopped doing this, these few “This is pure Americana. There are shorts on late-night television. graph or newsreel.” guys would be out of business,” he said. bottles from every state in the union, “No one wants to do this any- After delivering several 60-pound “It’s dying slowly. A decade ago there from towns and villages you’ve never more,” said seltzer man Ronny Beber- boxes holding 10 bottles each and were about 30 guys. Now it’s down to heard of. Remember, every town had a man, 57, on a recent run through picking up empties from a home in 10. People retire, guys pass away.” seltzer works,” he said. northern Brooklyn. “It’s a lot of work Brooklyn Heights, the wiry, gray- The only other seltzer works in the Despite the age of the equipment, and it doesn’t pay so well. haired Beberman paused for a mo- region, Castle Seltzer in Derby, and the dustiness of some of the bot- “After 35 years I don’t know how ment to muse on all things bubbly. Conn., bottles its own brand and de- tles, it’s what’s inside that counts, much longer I’ll do it, and I’m consid- “You can’t get this anywhere,” he livers to Connecticut, Manhattan and Levine said. ered young for this business,” he said. said, swigging a spritz from his own northern New Jersey. “The bottles may look lousy, but Most of the 10 independent delivery- personal bottle. “It’s so much better Castle Seltzer owner Brian Dworkin, what’s inside is pure magic,” he said. men, preferring more modern delivery than the store-bought kind because that who helps others maintain their equip- Back on the delivery route, the rat- vans, have forsaken the old-fashioned stuff goes flat the second you open it. ment with parts he has collected over tling of the bottles grew louder as Be- truck — its side panel dangerously Plus this stuff is triple-filtered.” the years, said he is aware of only four berman’s truck, its cab littered with open, its bottles precariously stacked. At The Gomberg Seltzer Works in other seltzer works nationwide — one broken bottle tops and papers, passed Do bottles ever fall out? Canarsie, where Beberman fills his in Pittsburgh, one in Florida, and two in over cobblestone streets near the / Kathy Willens “It happens,” said Beberman. bottles, the triple-filtered process is California. Brooklyn Navy Yard. But he sticks to tradition, stirring the company’s trademark. Not that it During their heyday, from the There are, it turns out, some limits long-forgotten memories among really matters: It’s the only seltzer 1920s through the 1950s, seltzer men to Beberman’s nostalgia. Brooklynites old enough to remember works left in town. delivered their wares across New “The best thing the city ever did

Associated Press as he passes them on his route. There, the last seltzer men haul in York City and the country, alongside was pave over the cobblestones,” he Seltzer man Ronny Beberman totes a 60-pound case, trying to keep his schedule of about 20 Beberman’s 150 customers are all in crate after crate of empty blown-glass their brethren like the milkman and said. “They may be pretty, but they’re households by noon. the borough. To meet demand, he starts bottles for refilling on “The Monitor” the iceman. awful for the truck.” SHELTER… Continued from page 1 before the Brooklyn delegation. Gentile, who attended the sessions at Borough Hall over the past two weeks, said that the request would be considered by the 16 Brooklyn council members along with the more than 100 other requests for funding. After the number of groups is culled, those requests and others across the city will be voted on by the full council later this year. Groups that don’t come before the delegation would have to wait until 2005 to be considered for capital money. According to documents filed with the group, MercyFirst has twice before received City Council funding, in the form of two $2,500 grants for its Summer Youth Employment Program, which provides internships for kids in foster care. Giordano said that she extended an invitation to Gentile for an open house held at the facility on March 25, when residents saw the interior of the building, which is badly in need of renovations. A representative, John Martin, attended the open house, said Gentile. Since a quarrelsome Community Board 10 meeting last month, many opponents of the MercyFirst plan had softened their stance after the group said it would strengthen its community ties. The women and children could stay, most said, as long as MercyFirst officials promised to monitor parking and provide round-the-clock security outside. Robert Igneri, who lives a block away, on 63rd Street at 12th Avenue, said that he had come around to the initial plan, but was left with a sour taste in his mouth this week after learning the group had already begun raising funds for the project. He said that neither that push nor intentions to expand were discussed at the meeting held last Thursday. “It would have been nice if they would have mentioned this at the meeting,” said Igneri. “But I guess they’re hedg- ing their bets and I don’t know if I can fault them for that.” The funding request came just weeks before the first meeting of a community advisory board that was formed so that nearby residents would have a say in the program’s develop-

/ Tom Callan / Tom ment. Its roughly 10 members are expected to be named lat- / Tom Callan / Tom er this month and would be filled largely by residents and MercyFirst representatives, said Giordano. Besides Police Office Russell Kane, a community affairs liaison with the 68th Precinct, Community Board 10 district manager Josephine Beckmann and CB10 member Harriet The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn Rosenberg have expressed interest in serving on the advisory board.

/ Tom Callan / Tom Both Bimbo and Igneri said they were also interested in Bay Ridge honors St. Pat filling seats on that board. Bay Ridge’s Irish-American Parade got some sunshine Sunday. Among the sights: (at left) Mayor Michael Bloomberg waved an Irish flag as he marched down Fifth Avenue, (above center) the Knights of Columbus played the pipes, (above right) Bill Costello was a vision in green along the parade route, and (below) girls from the O’Malley Irish Dance Academy stepped it up. The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn FOOTBALL... Continued from page 1 with Veronica Simmons, another Brooklyn-born linewoman, said her sights are set on other foes. The season, which spans eight games through June, will give the Sharks a second chance to beat the Sacramento Sirens, who last year defeated Lewis and her teammates 41- 30 in the IWFL Championship game, the league’s Super Bowl. The loss surprised Lewis, whose team was the defend- ing champion and ended the regular season undefeated. “When that game comes, we will win,” she said, boldly predicting this season’s first meeting between the teams. The 44-year-old Bay Ridge native and Fort Hamilton High School alum has torpedoed the pigskin since she was a kid, when she competed with the boys in afternoon games of touch football. Even after her mother scolded her for playing with the boys, Lewis continued, now with a team full of police officers, nurses and stockbrokers. The Sharks were formed in 2000, after a Manhattan busi- nesswoman scooped it up and added it to more than 20 women’s tackle teams nationwide. In Lewis’ first-ever game with the team, the Sharks beat the Minnesota Vixens 12-6, proving that New York was ready for some football. Besides the 5-foot-8 Lewis, at least five other Brooklynites play on the Sharks, including Rose Addison, of Bay Ridge; Darleen Hall, of Park Slope; Lori DeVivio, of Marine Park; and Virginia “Chachi” Leon, a Coney Island-born running back now living on Staten Island. “We have more Brooklyn roots this year in terms of coaching,” said Lewis, whose Sharks practice three times a week at Fort Hamilton High School. The team, comprised of about 40 women ranging in age from 19 to 44, has won one championship, when it beat the Austin Outlaws 24-4 in 2002. Before then, however, Lewis played flag football for the T- Devils, as in Tasmanian Devils, she said. With that team, for which she began playing in 1988, she rose to the ranks of captain in 1994, the year she and the team began a four-year championship streak. As she prepares to begin her 16th year in organized foot-

/ Tom Callan / Tom ball, Lewis admits that one of her biggest opponents is age. Each year, new, young women join the team, each stronger than the last. “They’re faster than I am,” said Lewis. “They’re coming into their prime and I’m dwindling. I mean, my aches last weeks. But experience takes the place of quickness.” The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn INSIDE DINING | PERFORMING ARTS | NIGHTLIFE | CLASSIFIEDS | REAL ESTATE

DANCE It’s a ‘Mystery’ Longtime dancer and choreographer Lynn Park- erson founded Brooklyn Ballet, in Brooklyn Heights, in 2000. The organization began an active schedule last season, including an educational outreach program, “Elevate,” in five Brooklyn schools. On April 4, Parkerson’s company will perform “Mystery Sonatas,” inspired by the works of 17th- century composer Heinrich Biber as part of the 92nd Street Y’s Harkness Dance Center series. “I’ve worked on this piece for two years and shown parts of it before, but this is (718) 834-9350 The Brooklyn Papers’ essential guide to the Borough of Kings April 3, 2004 the first time we’re doing the entire hour-long piece [for an audience],” Parkerson explains. “The Q&A session af- terwards is a way for me to get valuable feedback. I hope to premiere the whole piece in Brooklyn next season.” Parkerson is the first to admit that Biber’s music might seem a strange choice. “For a long time it had not been played, and then slowly people started to become interested in it again,” she says. “It’s an odd piece of music. There are 15 sonata sections, each with a different tuning, so a new arrangement was needed so that the modern violin would not have to be tuned each time.” (Gil Morgenstern performs the demanding violin parts.) Brooklyn Ballet performs “Mystery Sonatas” at the 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave., in Manhat- tan, on April 4 at 3 pm. Tickets are $10. For more information, visit www.92Y.org. — Kevin Filipski / Jori Klein

EVENT The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn Aaaaaaaaaah! Hold on to your lunches. The iconic Cyclone roller coaster at Astroland Amusement Park in Coney Island will re-open for another season of nerve-unraveling excite- Deluxe ment on Sunday, April 4. Cyclone neophytes, presumably children who are 54-inches tall — the coaster’s minimum height require- ment — will be allowed to ride for free beginning at noon on Sunday. edition Other highlights of the day will include an egg-cream christening ‘Accidental Nostalgia’ is one of the coaster by Brook- lyn Borough President Marty Markowitz at 11:30 am, a perform- sexy, outrageous operetta ance by the Hungry March Band and face- By Paulanne Simmons painters. for The Brooklyn Papers THEATER Beginning Sunday, Astroland Amusement Park will open at noon, on weekends only, until mid-June, ynthia Hopkins’ “Accidental Nostalgia,” “Accidental Nostalgia” plays through when they’ll be open daily, noon to midnight. The April 4, Thursday through Saturday at 8 pm / Jori Klein now on stage at St. Ann’s Warehouse, is and Sunday at 7 pm at St. Ann’s Warehouse, Cyclone is located at Surf Avenue at West 10th billed as an “operetta about the pros and 38 Water St. at Dock Street in DUMBO. Tickets Street. Tickets to ride the Cyclone are $5, and $4 for C are $25. For tickets or more information, call cons of amnesia.” re-ride tickets. For more information, call (718) 265- (718) 254-8779 or visit www.artsatstanns.org or But it is really an exploration of how we www.Ticketweb.com. 2100 or visit www.astroland.com. — Lisa J. Curtis create ourselves through what we choose to remember and what we choose to forget. Papers The Brooklyn Hopkins, a Bessie award- and two-time blind alleys — and a trip to Morocco — who Remember when: The author and star of “Accidental Nostalgia,” Cynthia Hopkins, explores Obie award-winner who has written the book, she really is. the “pros and cons of amnesia” in her new operetta now on stage at St. Ann’s Warehouse. composed the music and produced the show, Hopkins’ sweet, simple, but highly evoca- (Above) Hopkins with Jeff Sugg. ART stars as Henrietta Bill, a neurologist and au- tive voice is backed by her alt-country band, thor suffering from psychogenic amnesia who Gloria Deluxe, composed of trombone and quality of blues and the piercing poetry of attire usually associated with musicians or DJs, sings her way into the dark recesses of her guitar (Curtis Hasselbring); drums (Kristin Bob Dylan. or a Bob Fosse revue. They occasionally dance past. (She also plays the accordion, from time Mueller); bass (Josh Stark); violin, guitar and They abound with lines like: “It was like try- with her, or throw her a change of clothing, or Stress free to time.) spoons (Philippa Thompson); and viola ing to catch a dark cloud with a butterfly net/it interact with her in a very sensual manner. Hopkins is ably directed by DJ Mendel, (Karen Waltuch). was like trying to walk across freshly fallen Hopkins is also backed by a videoscape, cre- Now through April 8, “PMS” is on display inside who obviously knows how to make the irra- Gloria Deluxe is a familiar band to Brook- snow/without leaving tracks,” or “I must have ated by designers Findlay and Sugg, diagrams the Brooklyn War Memorial. tional not only understandable, but in some lynites who may have seen their raucous sets rocks instead of a brain/I make the same mis- and pictures displayed on a suspended screen. The exhibition of artworks — rather than the eccentric way, logical. at Celebrate Brooklyn, the BAMcafe and takes again and again/I get outta trouble just to The video of her father, played by real life dad bloating or mood swings — of “women Painters, Returning to her hometown, Henrietta an- Pete’s Candy Store. get back in.” John Hopkins, reading his explanatory and ex- Musicians and Sculptors” is a stunningly diverse swers various mysteries in her life: Who is The music the band plays is a subtle blend- Although “Accidental Nostalgia” is basically culpatory letter is particularly effective and af- show. her real father? Has she killed him? Is he ing of country, blues and jazz, with strains a one-woman show, Hopkins is supported on- fecting. Among the more alive or dead? Has he abused her, and why? that sound like anything from Kurt Weill to stage by two factotums (Jim Findlay and Jeff Kristen Lapham and Tara Webb have than 40 artists whose She also discovers, after walking down a few Klezmer. The lyrics have the down-and-out Sugg) dressed in the funky vest-over-bare-chest dressed Hopkins in clothing that is bizarre, to work is on display are say the least. For some reason, she wears Kristen Benson’s “TV kneepads, bandages on her hands and a kind of 2004,” a vintage televi- tunic over a jacket. At one point she strips and sion console with an stands naked before the audience, then dresses ant farm — filled with in new clothing, to clearly demonstrate that she bustling sand harvester

has taken on another identity. ants — behind its Mango / Greg Which brings us to nudity on stage — sel- screen (pictured), as dom necessary, rarely justified, always eclips- well as Chanika Svetvi- ing every other aspect of a production. It’s too las’ diorama of flowers bad this one act of self-indulgence mars an formed from fast food

otherwise perfect performance. wrappers inset into suit- Papers The Brooklyn In fact, despite the utter, shocking weirdness cases, and Carmen Hay that characterizes much of this show, all of its Kolodzey’s hand-painted textiles which hang above elements seem perfectly in place and perfectly the stage in the exhibition hall.

/ Jori Klein / Jori Klein appropriate. Such is the genius of “Accidental “PMS,” inside the memorial at 195 Cadman Nostalgia’s” conception and execution. Plaza West in Downtown Brooklyn, is presented by “Accidental Nostalgia” is the kind of the- the Brooklyn College Art Gallery in collaboration ater that does for the stage what the Big Bang with the Brooklyn Arts Council, South of the Navy did for the universe — create an explosive Yard Artists and the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists

The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn chain reaction that keeps producing light and Coalition. Admission is free. For more information, The doctor is out (of her mind): Hopkins stars as Henrietta Bill, a neurologist suffering from psychogenic amnesia in “Accidental Nostalgia.” life and is capable of infinite transformation. call (718) 951-5181. — Lisa J. Curtis

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Castro’s 511 Myrtle Ave. at Grand Avenue, (718) 398- 1459 (Cash only) Entrees: $6-$11.50.

The smell of grilled meats and rice and beans Papers The Brooklyn greets customers at Castro’s, while the sounds of traditional Mexican music booms from the juke- box up front. / David Batt “Customers love our mole poblano because the sauce is homemade,” boasts owner Humberto Castro. Chef Alberta Mendoza combines various peppers, toasted sesame seeds, garlic, chocolate, raisins and cinnamon to make this typical Mexican dish. Papers The Brooklyn Cold comfort The especial burrito at Castro’s. Vegetarians should try the burrito with broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, zucchini, jack cheese, rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, sour cream and there is an entire “grab, gobble and go” menu of Green Paradise serves up an guacamole. (Pico de Gallo is served on the side.) salads, sandwiches, meats and sides. Whole All entrees come with chips and salsa and a side turkeys can be shipped nationwide. Open daily. of rice and beans. During spring and summer, enjoy a meal in the backyard patio. Castro’s also array of raw food entrees offers an array of breakfast burritos and morning Kum Kau specials. Delivery and takeout available. Open 7 465 Myrtle Ave. at Washington Avenue, (718) By Tina Barry While a raw food meal isn’t pre- am to 11 pm. 638-1850 (AmEx, Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: for The Brooklyn Papers $5.95-$12.75. pared the traditional way — over a Five Spot Supper At Kum Kau, anything is possible. stove or in the oven — it’s far from a

alfway through a multi-course simple slice-and-dice affair. Before a / David Batt Club “Customers are free to customize their own din- ners,” boasts manager Peter Cheng. While co- tasting dinner at Green Paradise, a meal hits the table, ingredients are 459-461 Myrtle Ave. at Washington Avenue, owners and chefs Jimmy and Amy Cheng make raw foods restaurant in Prospect whirled in a food processor or (718) 852-0202, www.fivespotsoulfood.com H all of the sauces, other chefs divide duties (Disc, MC, V) Entrees: $5.95-$11.95. Heights, my husband said, “I’ve never blender; whipped in a Vita-Mix; and depending on their specialties. A favorite at Kum tasted anything like this.” grains are opened in a “sprouter” (a A 60-foot bar, hardwood floors and an intricately Kau is the crispy baked shrimp with mild spices

patterned tin ceiling decorate Five Spot’s dining and rice. On Wednesdays, Kum Kau offers an “all The “this” was a faux “pizza” with a layered contraption in which seeds — Papers The Brooklyn room, while exposed brick, crushed red velvet you can eat” buffet for lunch ($5.99) and dinner nut crust, and pepper and pineapple alfalfa, broccoli, mung beans and Healthy alternative: Chef Robert Victorian at Green Paradise restaurant and a wood-burning fireplace adorn the walls ($10.99) including Chinese cake. Each week the toppings, one of several raw food radishes, to name a few —are watered where co-owners Malik and Kim Armstead have buffet menu changes to allow customers to enjoy wannabes we sampled that tried hard and in two to four days, sprouts are in Prospect Heights. (Above left) “Treefish” with curry plantains, side of been serving good ol’, down home cooking since various traditional Chinese entrees. Kum Kau avocado and sun dried tomatoes and “sea salsa” with pasta. 1996. Southern fried chicken and hickory smoked offers a special family menu for two or more peo- to mimic the real thing. sprung). Fruit and vegetables are re- spare ribs are just two of their popular dishes. ple including soup, an appetizer, an entree, rice The restaurant’s chef and owner, duced to their essence in a dehydrator. Five Spot offers a daily lunch special for $5 that and dessert, all for $11.95 per person. Takeout Mawule Jobe-Simon, is a vegan and What emerges are raw food im- ange juice, then adds a smoky finish pineapple (I liked the pineapple) includes meat or fish and two side orders. Side and private parties also available. Open daily. raw foods enthu- posters of dishes with dried chipotle pepper for a hearty spread over a dense chickpea and sun- dishes range from black-eyed peas and collard siast from Trini- so ingrained in (nothing I tasted could be described as flower seed crust. As a vegetarian of- greens to macaroni and cheese and candied yams. Homemade cornbread is served with all Peaches & Cream dad who opened DINING our minds to taste light) hot, spicy and smoky dip. fering, it wasn’t bad, but even with dinner entrees. For dessert try Five Spot’s indi- Cafe his tiny, mostly a certain way, Celery stalks were used in place of the pineapple, I wanted it served vidual pecan pie or peach cobbler. In the takeout restau- Green Paradise (609 Vanderbilt that anything try- crackers. warm and I was in the wrong place 436 Myrtle Ave. at Clinton Avenue, (718) 852- Ave. between St. Marks Place and evening, live music is performed by bands and 2243 (Cash only) Paninis: $4.50, focaccia: $5.50, rant, in Septem- ing to mimic their The falafel, made of chickpeas and for that. DJs from the stage in the back corner. Check the Bergen Street in Prospect Heights) ac- soups: $3.50-$4.75, ice cream: $1.95 a scoop, cepts cash only. Grand re-opening on Web site for a calendar of upcoming performers. ber 2002. flavors will dis- sunflower seeds, looked and tasted The disaster of the evening was the $2.75 for two, $4.25 a pint. March 5, 2-8 pm. Entrees: $5-$7.50. Open for take-out from noon to midnight. Dinner Jobe-Simon has Daily specials $10-$14. Lunch and din- appoint us. As like balls of dark rye bread, although banana pancakes. They looked dark and full bar service begins at 4 pm daily. Lunchtime brings people in for the paninis, worked in the anyone who has their cashew sauce was pleasantly and damp and tasted like batter that focaccia, soups and salads, and nighttime prob- ner is served Tuesdays through Sun- kitchen of Quin- days. Closed Mondays. For information, ever eaten a creamy and nutty. came off the grill too soon. A tart, ably brings them back for a scoop or two of the call (718) 230-5177. Gourmet Kitchen cafe’s homemade ice creams. While the chicken tessence, a res- “veggie burger” The best dish of the evening was well-made raspberry sauce and ba- 402 Myrtle Ave. at Vanderbilt Avenue, (718) corn chowder and turkey panini with pepper jack taurant with two — hoping to en- the sweet and sour plantain salad nana slices were a welcome relief. 643-9423 (Cash only) Lunch entrees: $5.25- cheese and roasted red peppers sounds deli- branches in Man- joy it as much as served as a side dish with the falafel. Two of the three sweet “pies” were $12.60. cious, let’s be frank here — it’s the banana ice hattan that is known for gourmet raw the fabulous, fatty beef thing off the Slices of the sweet banana were satisfying dessert choices. (The third, In traditional diner style, Gourmet Kitchen serves cream pudding you really want. Or the ginger eggs, grits, homefries, French toast, pancakes, ice cream with honey grahams. Or the strawber- foods. His mentor is Aris La Tham, a grill — will tell you, simply giving a tossed with lemon juice and olive oil flavored with pods from the mesquite bacon, sausage and “omelets galore” for break- ry cheesecake ice cream. Heck, get a slice of chef who opened the Sunfire Juice dish a familiar name, as Jobe-Simon and brightened with parsley. tree, had no flavor.) For his mango fast to hungry customers sitting quietly at the sweet potato cheesecake or red velvet cake Club in Park Slope, where Jobe-Simon has done, doesn’t make it so. Whole mushrooms marinated in pie, Jobe-Simon grinds walnuts with counter. They even serve homemade crab or while you’re at it. Individual pies such as the sour cooked, before La Tham decamped to “Pasta” made of shredded zucchi- pineapple juice and ginger, served in dates for a sweet, chewy crust. He salmon cakes on the side if you desire. cream apple walnut or banana cream are also available. This month, Peaches & Cream will add Negril where he opened the Sunfire ni doesn’t make it pasta, and calling a a lush Brazil nut and garlic cream then tops the crust with a delicious For lunch, the menu offers soups, salads and breakfast paninis to its menu. Open daily. Spa. dish layered with ground nuts, faux sauce, were delectable — firm yet mango pudding and scatters fresh sandwiches, among other entrees. The overstuffed sandwiches, packed with your choice of Raw foodists believe that heating cheese and dehydrated tomatoes a tender and with the heat of the ginger raspberries on top. In another dessert, either pastrami, roast beef or corned beef, and Thai 101 food over 116 degrees destroys the “pizza” won’t fool anyone, either. adding a kick to the sauce. with the same crust, he layers slices of topped with melted Swiss cheese and sauerkraut, 455A Myrtle Ave. at Washington Avenue, (718) enzymes that aid in digestion, causing Raw food enthusiasts say that their I enjoyed the nutty flavor of a wild bananas and tops it with a fluffy ba- are a real treat. 855-4615 (AmEx, Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: toxicity in the body. A raw foodist cuisine should be appreciated without rice salad seasoned with lots of garlic nana-and-coconut pudding and a “It is so big that when you go to eat it, you don’t $5.95-$12.95. eats organic fruit, vegetables, nuts, comparison to the delicious, un- and olive oil, but not its texture. The crunchy topping of crisp almonds. even leave a bite mark,” says owner Jimmy The effect of the orange, art-deco lamps reflect- seeds, grains, sea vegetables, olives healthy SAD (standard American diet) grain is soaked, not simmered, until it All I needed with the pies was a Iliopoulos. Open daily for breakfast and lunch. ing off of Thai 101’s crisp, white-painted, exposed brick walls, gives it a modern and airy and cold-pressed olive oil and nuts — foods most of us enjoy. sprouts. I’ll be kind and say it was cup of coffee, but that was not to be. Jive Turkey feel. Thai 101 favorites include deep-fried duck lots of nuts — but no animal or dairy I agree in theory, but bad-for-you chewy. Two forkfuls gave my mouth If I ate only raw foods, I suspect I or fish served with their special house sauce, products, nothing processed and no food is my only point of reference. a workout. would live a longer, healthier life — 441 Myrtle Ave. at Waverly Avenue, (718) 797- mixed vegetables and pineapple. Also popular is 1688 (AmEx, MC, Visa) Whole turkeys: $44.95- sugar. Without the aid of heat to soften There was an odd “pizza,” with after all, everything on the diet is the pad Thai because customers have the option Raw food extremists shy away flavors and crisp textures, and no but- layers of macadamia nut “cheese”; a pure, fresh and rich in fiber. But with- $74.95. of eating it with beef or chicken versus solely with Decorated in bright colors, Jive Turkey looks just vegetables or shrimp. Anything can be added to from honey — it’s a byproduct of an ter to enrich sauces, Jobe-Simon sauce made of dehydrated tomatoes out coffee and chocolate, bread and like your own kitchen. The wooden countertop any meal to suit the desired tastes of Thai 101 insect. Some eschew any kind of “hy- works hard to blend flavors. He that tasted like good tomato paste butter, and the occasional rare burger and cabinets hold recipe books and turkey fig- customers. For dessert, owner Angelia Chou rec- brid” fruit or vegetable preferring na- grinds pecans and mixes them with mixed with green, red and yellow and glass of red wine to look forward urines, while the curtained window just above the ommends the FBI, also known as Fried Banana ture’s unadulterated offerings. olive oil, cilantro and a touch of or- peppers; olives; mushroom slices; and to, I’m not sure I’d want to. “kitchen sink” displays a flower box waiting for Ice cream, or the pumpkin custard. Lunch spe- warm weather. cials served daily for $4.95. Open Monday The signature dish at Jive Turkey is the whole fried through Saturday for lunch and dinner. Sundays turkey. for dinner only. “We deep-fry the turkeys in very hot oil for 18 to 24 minutes. The result is much juicier on the Zaytoon’s Ravioli, oh! inside with a light crisp on the outside,” says 472 Myrtle Ave. at Washington Avenue, (718) Jive Turkey owner Aricka Westbrooks. What is 623-5522 (AmEx, Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: “For a small to medium-size firm to Dairy Maid products are sold in most amazing about the turkeys is that they $4.50-$14. come in 15 different flavors ranging from honey make it to 50 years, in today’s day and John’s Meat Market, 2667 Coney Is- pecan and lemon pepper to peach bourbon and According to Zagat, co-owners and chefs Ahmad age of big conglomerates, is a major land Ave. at Avenue X in Sheepshead Mexican mole. Samhan and Faried Assad, serve the No. 1 Middle-Eastern food in New York City. Tapestries accomplishment,” says Louis Ballari- Bay, (718) 743-5770; and G & S Chef Kat Rodrigo not only fries whole turkeys, but and antique lamps adorn exposed brick and no, of the Dairy Maid Ravioli Compa- Salumeria and Pork Store, 2611 Av- also whips up a menu of desserts including extra warm, red walls, while brightly patterned fabric ny in Gravesend that he owns with his enue U between 26th and 27th streets large Rice Krispy treats, cookies, cupcakes and covers comfy benches, couches and chairs. The brother, Salvatore, in Midwood, (718) 646-9111. The tarts. While Jive Turkey offers limited seating, chicken shawarma, lemon-marinated chicken from the rotisserie served with rice and salad and The company, which celebrated its company also maintains a well- a choice of hummus or babaghanouj, has been a landmark anniversary on Oct. 11, stocked retail store in front of the customer favorite since the restaurant opened in 2003, produces fine pasta products plant for local shoppers in need of a = Full review available at December 2002. Another favorite among cus- such as manicotti, stuffed shells, carbo fix. tomers is Zaytoon’s variety of pitzas, a combination of pizza and pita. (All of Zaytoon’s pita is tortellini and cavatelli. Dairy Maid Ravioli Company (216 made fresh to order.) Try the lahmbajin pitza, cov- Mango / Greg To pair with the pasta, Dairy Maid Ave. U between West Fifth and Van ered in lamb, beef, onions, tomatoes, parsley and sells containers of marinara, meat, Al- Sicklen streets) accepts cash only. spices. A belly dancer performs two shows every fredo, calamari and scungilli sauces. The store is open Tuesday through other Friday. (Reservations are recommended on And to keep up with changing cus- Saturday, 8 am to 6 pm. Abbreviation Key: AmEx= American those nights.) Takeout, delivery and catering avail- Express, DC= Diner’s Club, Disc= Discover able. Open daily. tomer demand, the Ballarinos have For further information, call (718) Card, MC= MasterCard, Visa= Visa Card Papers The Brooklyn added lobster, asparagus and portobel- 449-2620 or visit their Web site at — compiled by Chiara Cowan (Left to right) Anthony and Louis Ballarino with freshly made cheese ravioli lo mushroom ravioli to their standard www.dairymaidravioli.com. at their Dairy Maid Ravioli Company. meat and cheese offerings. — Tina Barry Passover B”H Retail & wholesale Why is this night different from all other nights? 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Cheese Ravioli when I visit her in her Park Slope For fun, she joined a songwriting $ 95 Tapartment. group that met monthly, and sang for her Risotto Alla Pescatore 34 per person ******* The word is Yiddish for “meant to congregation. As technology changed $ 95 per child be,” and Smilow, 43, an educator and and home-recording studios grew, ENTRÉE 18 (under 12) singer-songwriter of contemporary Smilow found she could satisfy the re- Salmon Tornado Jewish music, feels destiny has brought quests of her newfound fan base, and lay (Broiled Salmon served over Spinach & Lobster Sauce) her to Brooklyn. some tracks down. Her first album, Today, fate has found the perpetually “Songs of Peace,” came out in 1993, and Pesce Spada Rollatine smiling, petite musician home instead included four of her own songs. (Sautéed Swordfish stuffed with Breadcrumbs, of on the road, an anomaly since “It was amazing,” says Smilow. 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Prime Rib Au Jus Egyptians, and a key component of the “I was working 60 or 70 hours a Seder, the tradi- week, and then on All entreés are served with vegetables & potatoes tional Passover nights and week- Coffee ** Pastiera ** Assorted Desserts ceremony and din- MUSIC ends I would go ner, is to acknowl- sing,” says Smi- edge the plights of Peri Smilow’s CDs, “The Freedom low. “At a certain Music Project: The Music of Passover Make Reservations Early: 718-852-5015 other struggling and the Civil Rights Movement,” point I realized I groups. Smilow’s “Ashrey” and “Songs of Peace” (Sign could no longer (corner of Union St.) own journey has of the Dove Music) are available at do both.” 345 Court Street www.cdbaby.com or www.sounds- led her to do just write.com or by calling (800) 9SOUND9. That point came Free Valet Parking • that, through mu- For more information, visit www.peri- when she was sic. The CD is a smilow.com. driving from work Common ground: Park Slope singer-songwriter Peri Smilow brings black culmination of to a concert, and Jewish communities together with her contemporary Jewish folk music. many years’ work changing into in entertainment, education and Jewish pantyhose while trying to steer. She re- he told her he had lived in Boston for 20 the Smilow-Mishkin clan. spirituality, but it’s the first time she’s alized that entertainment — albeit Jew- years and had not once been in the house Of late, she is designing “Concert-in- $ been able to bridge these various worlds. ish spiritual entertainment — had of a white person. a-Box,” a 10-week program to bring Smilow grew up singing. Her father, called her back. “We’re still a segregated society in black and Jewish communities together unch pecials 7.99 a doctor, performed regularly in the Smilow is not the first artist to take on some very fundamental ways,” Smilow through spiritual music. The groups not L S community theater in her hometown of contemporary Jewish music — music says sadly, but adds that she found music only sing together, they have a list of Monday - Thursday 11 am - 2 pm East Brunswick, N.J., and her mother that marries the sounds of modern folk, was a way to move integration forward. suggested activities, including having played piano and danced. For her like Joan Baez or James Taylor, to the “It became apparent through the music one another over for dinner. eighth birthday, her parents bought her spiritual presence and liturgy of Judaism. that the two communities had more in Can that program apply to our very 11 Great Lunch Specials ... 1 Great Price! a guitar, but no lessons. There’s Debbie Freedman, who also has common than they thought.” own Brooklyn, where blacks and Jews “I told them to hire babysitters who a line of Hallmark cards, and Jeff Klep- Hampton and Smilow put together the have had a long and hard history of con- could play guitar, and after my little sis- per, who both created the sound. “Freedom Music Project,” mixing frontation in neighborhoods like Crown ters went to sleep I would stay up and “But I’m different in that I focus on is- Passover tunes with black spirituals. The Heights? Maybe, says Smilow. learn a little from them,” said Smilow, sues of social justice,” says Smilow. “I 10 songs range from “Wade in the Wa- “What you need to make change is to who now has a 10-month-old baby of talk about politics. I encourage the Jew- ter” to “Avadim Hayinu (Once we were have areas of common interest,” she her own who’s perfecting her crawl. ish community to reach out.” slaves, now we are free).” She was final- says. “Music is one way that can hap- Smilow came to New York in the In 1996, Smilow teamed up with Min- ly able to join her disparate worlds of pen.” early 1980s, and worked in theater by ister LeRoix Hampton from the New spirituality, education and entertainment. Although Smilow performs around All Salads are half-size portion. All sandwiches are served with fries. night and afterschool programs for un- Covenant Christian Church in Mattapan, Fate brought Smilow back to New the country, destiny has not handed her derprivileged children by day. When Mass., to provide music for the Anti- York when she married NY 1 newscaster a concert in Brooklyn — but she wants Chicken Caesar Salad Chicken Fajita Roll-up she realized she cared more about the Defamation League’s annual Black-Jew- and fellow folksinger Budd Mishkin, and one. kids than her audition schedule, she ish Seder in Boston. When she had now the buffet table in their railroad Says Smilow, “All I need is an invi- Roma Roll-up Fried Chicken Salad moved to Boston to head an interracial Hampton and his family over to dinner, apartment is crammed with pictures of tation.” Santa Fe Salad All-American Burger (Add Cheese 60¢) Club House Grill Oriental Salad plot to speak of beyond the transform- ing effects of the spoken word.” Aztec Salad Low-Fat Veggie Quesadilla Apparently he didn’t mind this lack Soup & Salad Combo of plot. Neither did the respondents to The Royal National Theatre’s survey Soup of the Day with Small House or Caesar Salad. Ask your server. who voted “The Weir” one of the most Limited time offer. Offers valid Mon - Thur, 11am - 2pm for dine-in customers only. No substitutions, please. Not valid with any other offers or specials. Pints & phantoms significant plays of the 20th century, nor the London Evening Standard, All specials include choice which gave McPherson its Most Plan your of 20 oz. Pepsi product, ‘The Weir’ cast shares great stories over brews Promising Playwright award. And GRADUATION Coffee or Hot Tea. when the production moved to a theater PARTY NOW! Elementary, Middle, By Paulanne Simmons on England’s West End, it won the High School & College – for The Brooklyn Papers 1999 Olivier Award for Best New Play. We can work with But this reviewer did mind. And, groups of any size onnor McPherson’s “The Weir,” possibly, American audiences did, too. with its spine-tingling ghost stories “The Weir” opened at the Walter Kerr Ctold in a rural Irish pub, allows the Theatre on April 1, 1999 and closed Gallery Players to show off what they seven months later, after 277 perform- do best — provide top-notch acting and ances. Not exactly a stellar run. create a masterful, realistic set. A weir is a dam, and a dam can ei- Set designer Todd M. Reemtsma has ther hold water or let it come forth, recreated a typical Irish pub that’s per- sometimes as a powerful flood. In fect down to the lace window curtains McPherson’s play the weir metaphori- 395 Flatbush Ave. Ext. (at DeKalb Ave.) • 834-0800 and Irish flag beneath the television. cally breaks and lets loose a flood of And Heather Siobhan Curran directs a words that sets free the emotions each • Open: Mon-Thurs 11am-mid; Fri & Sat 11am-1:30am; Sun 11am-11pm top-notch cast that makes the spoken storyteller has kept bottled up — some- word a joy to hear. times for years. And that is especially important But after the stories are over, as beau- here, as Curran makes a valiant effort tifully rendered as they are, one does not BROOKLYN CENTER to keep her actors moving in a play that get the feeling that much has changed. basically has no action, or plot. The No new decisions have been made, no FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS O3 cast has mastered the Irish accent and old ones broken. No one has changed his AT BROOKLYN COLLEGE Gaelic mannerisms so well they might mind or resolved to take new steps. O4 Matt Schicker SEASON well have kissed the Blarney Stone. Easy being green: John Blaylock, Brooke Delaney, Patrick Toon and There’s a touch of regret, a bit of advice But there is probably nothing that can and everyone leaves to go home. NYC premiere! be done with McPherson’s work to Mike Durkin in the Gallery Players production of “The Weir,” which is set Perhaps at a time when we are saturat- make it into a play. in an Irish pub. ed with the meaningless dialogue of tele- National Dance “The Weir” is about four pub regu- vision sitcoms and blockbuster movies, Theatre Company of Jamaica lars: Jim (Joshua Bevans), Brendan sense of foreboding and an evocation THEATER when films can sweep the Academy (Patrick Toon), Finbar (Mike Durkin) of the magical and mysterious that have Awards without garnering a single award sponsored by The Gallery Players production of and Jack (John Blaylock, having grown made the Irish among the best authors “The Weir” runs through April 11: for acting, many may think it enough for Saturday – April 17, 2004 • 8pm a beard and shed the English accent he of the English language (as any Irish- Thursday through Saturday, at 8 pm a play to have good dialogue delivered Sunday – April 18, 2004 • 2pm is so often called upon to use in Gallery man will tell you). and Sunday, at 3 pm. Tickets are $15, well and with feeling. $12 seniors and children under 12. The Tickets: $40, $35 Players productions), who regularly Jack, an aging bachelor, tells a story Gallery Players are located at 199 14th But we have a right to demand more pass the time and quench their thirst at about a house (the very one Valerie has St. between Fourth and Fifth avenues of our playwrights. We have a right to a local pub, in an isolated town where just bought) that was constructed on a in Park Slope. For more information, demand vision. We have a right to de- Charlotte’s Web call (718) 595-0547 or visit www.gallery- there really isn’t much else to do. route used by fairies. Finbar relates a players.com. mand movement. We have a right to Theatreworks/USA When Finbar, a wealthy business- scary story about a strange woman he demand problems, and alternatives if sponsored by and man and property owner, brings over a saw at the top of a staircase. Finally, not solutions. woman named Valerie (Brooke De- Jim timidly tells of how, when digging the compassion, friendship and com- “The Weir” is a wonderfully execut- Saturday – April 24, 2004 • 2pm laney), who has just bought a house a grave, he met the man who was des- mon decency in all four men. ed production. It is a sheer pleasure to Ages 5 - 10 • Tickets: $15 from him, the men exchange their idle tined for it. In an exceedingly laudatory review, watch every one of these talented ac- gossip and harmless barrage of insults But it is Valerie who has the most Fergus McGillicuddy called the Lon- tors. But at the end of the play, one The Rat Pack Encore! for the telling of tall tales. frightening and heart-rending story of don production of “The Weir,” “a dark- may wish they were given a little more sponsored by They do this with an eloquence, a all. And it is her story that brings out ly magical, lyrical little play with no to say. 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ART/NY Building, 138 South Oxford St. (718) 230-1323. “He has a great sense of OUTDOORS AND TOURS GALAPAGOS: presents Vangeline Theater, a musical colors and a wonder- OPENING DAY: Celebrate Prospect Park’s variety show. $6. 8 pm. 70 North Sixth St. ful sense of humor,” Peskanov official opening day 2004. Little League (718) 782-5188. tells GO Brooklyn. “He has a baseball parade, and opening ball toss, FREDDY’S BACKROOM: Jazz with “On the very particular way of dealing begins at 10 am. Corner of Carroll Street Way Out: Music from the New York Spring thaw and Seventh Avenue. Activities include ca- Underground.” No cover. 9 pm. 485 with harmonic and rhythmic rousel rides ($1 each), Prospect Park Zoo Dean St. (718) 622-7035. structure — you cannot listen activities, Lefferts Historic House tour, Audu- BARBES BAR: Tim Ziesmer Quartet play. 9 to his work without knowing bon Center events. More. For all info visit pm. Other groups. 376 Ninth St. Call. Pianist Yefim Bronfman returns to www.prospectpark.org. Call (718) 965-8960. (718) 965-9177. it’s him. He has a unique ac- WATERFRONT TOUR: Brooklyn Public Library cent, which is great to hear. Foundation hosts “Fulton Ferry and DUM- BO: What’s New on the Waterfront?” Tour WEDS, APRIL 7 Bargemusic with ‘Spring’ Sonata “The trio’s slow movement visits art galleries, performance spaces, is so beautiful and sad, but has Vinegar Hill, and more. $12, $8 members. ELDER LAW SEMINAR: Make sure your By Kevin Filipski a serenity as well,” Peskanov 11 am. Meet in front of Eagle Warehouse, wealth passes to your heirs, plus advice for The Brooklyn Papers 28 Old Fulton St. (718) 230-2780. on nursing home costs, long term care continues. “The last movement BROWNSTONE BROOKLYN WALK: New insurance. Two sessions, 11 am and 2 pm. is a little march, and you can York Like a Native talks a walk through 15 Bay Ridge Ave. (800) 395-5762. Free. ianist Yefim Bronfman’s hear many characters march- Park Slope, Prospect Park, Fort Greene HIP HOP: Dance workshop with Julian performance at Bargemu- ing through, some with a limp and downtown Brooklyn. $36 includes Thorn. 12:45 pm. St. Joseph’s College, lunch. 11 am to 3:30 pm. Call for reserva- Literary ladies: Brooklyn Arts Ex- 245 Clinton Ave. (718) 399-2602. Free. Psic on April 8 and 10 will and others with more confi- tions and meeting place. (718) 393-7537. change artists in residence Melissa MEET THE AUTHOR: Author and illustrator also serve as a reunion with dence in their steps. He always WALKING TOUR: Big Onion Walking Tours Megan Cash reads from her book “What Mark Peskanov, the floating has a little irony in his voice. takes a walk through Brooklyn Heights Briggs Dance and Nami Yamamoto Makes the Seasons?” $4, free for mem- and over the Brooklyn Bridge. $12, $10 will present new dance works bers. 2:30 pm. Brooklyn Children’s Mu- venue’s artistic director and There’s never an extra note or students and seniors. 1 pm. Meet at “Book Dances” and “The Last seum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. frequent violinist. unneeded nuance — every- southeast corner of Broadway and Word was PAPIREPOSE,” respec- MEDITATION: at Brooklyn Public Library, “Mark is an old friend from thing is perfect.” Chambers Street. (212) 439-1090. Carroll Gardens branch. 6:30 pm to 7:45 our school days,” Bronfman Peskanov shakes his head EGG HUNT: Owl’s Head Park. 1 to 4 pm. 68th tively, at BAX on April 3 at 8 pm pm. 396 Clinton St. (718) 833-5751. Street and Colonial Road. (718) 238-6044. and April 4 at 6 pm. COMEDY: Grand Central Bar presents several tells GO Brooklyn. “And it’s when asked about Francaix’s Free. entertainers doing stand-up. No cover. 8 always great to perform with obscurity. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS HUNT: Watson Ad- pm. 659 Grand St. (718) 387-5515. Free. him.” “He uses odd instrumenta- ventures hosts a scavenger hunt around BARBES BAR: Night of the Ravished Limbs Brooklyn Heights. Visit places associated dance instruction from 7:30 pm to 8:30 plays. $8. 9 pm. Other groups. 376 Ninth Bronfman and Peskanov, tion, like in his octet,” he says, with Lincoln, Capote, Mailer and others. pm. Open dancing from 8:30 pm to mid- St. Call. (718) 965-9177. who attended Julliard together “so it might be difficult for Hunt takes participants to NY Transit night. 295 Douglass St. (718) 408-3234. in the late 1970s, begin both some ensembles to pull it all Museum. $20 plus museum admission. 2 ROCK ‘N’ ROLLERSKATE: at Office Ops. programs with Beethoven’s together for a performance. pm. Meet at front steps of Borough Hall, Several bands perform in a cage while the THURS, APRIL 8 209 Joralemon St. (212) 726-1529. skaters go around and around. $5. 9 pm. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F ma- His trio is quite virtuosic and PERFORMANCE 57 Thames St. (718) 418-2509. BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN: Adult ed jor, best known as the “Spring calls for a great violist, which COMEDY: at Brooklyn Brew-Ha-Ha. $5 plus class: “Composition on the Page.” Learn Sonata.” we have, luckily [with Hol- BARGEMUSIC: presents a chamber music two-drink minimum. 9:30 pm. 273 Smith how to illustrate by interpreting the style of concert of works by von Weber, Lees and St. (718) 624-8878. botanically illustrated plants. 10 am to 1 “This sonata is one of the loway]. His music doesn’t Schumann. $35. 7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry pm. Four sessions. Call for fee and to regis- most lyrical and yet very dra- have a ‘rah-rah’ sound to it, Landing. (718) 624-2083. ter. 1000 Washington Ave. (718) 622-7220. matic pieces Beethoven ever nor does he wear his heart on GALLERY PLAYERS: presents “The Weir.” SUN, APRIL 4 STORIES FOR JEWISH HOLIDAYS: Author $15, $12 seniors and children 12 and and storyteller Sydelle Pearl reads from wrote, and he plays with those his sleeve. He’s more tongue under. 8 pm. 199 14th St. (718) 595-0547. Palm Sunday her book “Elijah’s Tears.” $4, free for mem- two elements in the most ef- in cheek.” BROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE: presents bers. 2:30 pm. Brooklyn Children’s Mu- fective way,” says Bronfman. Still, as far as Peskanov is First Weekends New Performance and OUTDOORS AND TOURS seum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. Discussion series. Tonight: Melissa Briggs LAW ENFORCEMENT: Youth program invites “Beethoven wasn’t the greatest concerned, those excuses don’t Dance and Nami Yamamoto. $15, $10 WILLIAMSBURG WALK: New York Like a Native talks a walk around Brooklyn’s kids to learn about law enforcement as a melodist, but this sonata con- wash. members, $8 low-income. 8 pm. 421 Fifth career. Meet with local police officers and Ave. (718) 832-0018. most diverse neighborhood. $16. 2:30 tains some of his most beauti- “Francaix’s music is so sin- pm to 5 pm. Call for reservations and guest. 3:30 pm. NYPD 76th Precinct. 191 ful melodies.” cere and beautifully written,” BRIC STUDIO: Dancespace Project presents meeting place. (718) 393-7537. Union St. (718) 834-3218. Free. “Out of Space,” a program of solos. $10, OPENING DAY: Astroland invites kids who SYMPOSIUM: Pratt Institute, School of “Then there’s the drama that he says. “It’s unfortunate that $8 students. 8 pm. 57 Rockwell Place. Architecture, presents William Katavolos, he brings to it, one of the most you don’t hear more of his (718) 855-7882. are at least 54 inches tall to have a ride on the Cyclone rollercoaster for free on professor, Pratt Institute. He discusses important elements making work, but we’re trying to ST. ANN’S WAREHOUSE: presents “Acci- opening day of the 2004 season. Arrive experimental structures. 6 pm. Higgins dental Nostalgia: An Operetta About the by 11 am. Also, Hungry March Band and Hall South, room 115, 200 Willoughby Beethoven a very special com- change that.” Pros and Cons of Amnesia.” $25. 8 pm. face-painters. Surf Avenue at West 10th Ave. (718) 399-4303. Free. poser,” he adds. “Also, this Also trying is the Hyperion 38 Water St. (718) 254-8779. Street, Coney Island. (718) 265-2100. Free. BARGEMUSIC: presents a chamber music sonata has one of the best in- CD label, which has already DANCE: New York’s Creative Outlet Dance Overheard: Pianist Yefim Bronfman says Beethoven’s GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Peter Nash concert of Beethoven. $35. 7:30 pm. terplays between violin and pi- recorded several discs of Fran- Theater performs. $40, $30, $20. 8 pm. hosts “The Baseball Pioneers Walking Fulton Ferry Landing. (718) 624-2083. ‘Spring’ Sonata sounds “like a conversation between two Brooklyn Academy of Music, Harvey Tour.” $10. 1 pm. Green-Wood Cemetery, MUSIC: Café 111 hosts pop, rock and folk ano, sounding at times like a caix’s urbane and witty music. Theater, 651 Fulton St. (718) 636-4100. main gate, Fifth Avenue and 25th Street. music performers. No cover. 8 pm. 111 conversation between two lovers we’re eavesdropping on.” The label’s latest disc of Fran- BARBES BAR: River Alexander and the Mad (718) 788-7850. Court St. (718) 858-2806. lovers we’re eavesdropping caix’s orchestral music, includ- Hatters play ‘20s and ‘30s swing music. 7 BARBES BAR: Renku with Michael Attias. 9 pm. Also, The Wiyos plays Blue Ridge PERFORMANCE pm. Other groups. 376 Ninth St. Call. on.” list Mark Holloway and cellist cause it was where he got ing his Piano Concertino, music at 9 pm. 376 Ninth St. Call for BARGEMUSIC: presents a chamber music Bronfman feels the timing Nicholas Canellakis. At 30 much of his inspiration. His which is a small jewel, and price. (718) 965-9177. (718) 965-9177. concert of works by von Weber, Lees and FREDDY’S BACKROOM: Open mic night. PARLOR JAZZ: The Victor Jones Quartet Schumann. $35. 4 pm. Fulton Ferry is right for performing a sonata minutes, Schumann’s quintet quintet has the flavor of ro- two ballet scores, has just been play. $15 donation includes two sets, bev- No cover. 9:30 pm. 485 Dean St. (718) released, and is worth seeking Landing. (718) 624-2083. 622-7035. dubbed “Spring,” by an enter- has an epic quality rare for manticism and a beauty unpar- erages and snacks. 9:30 pm and 10:45 CHORAL MUSIC: Brooklyn Contemporary prising music publisher. such an intimate work: he alleled in any of his other mu- out by Bargemusic concertgo- pm. 119 Vanderbilt Ave. (718) 855-1981. Chorus performs “The Seven Last Words “The title wasn’t Beet- composed it in 1842 as a gift sic. It’s really a unique piece to ers who will undoubtedly want UP OVER JAZZ: Adonis Rose Quintet. $15 of Christ.” $18. 4 pm. Lafayette Avenue FRI, APRIL 9 plus $5 minimum. 9 pm, 11 pm and 12:30 Presbyterian Church, corner of Lafayette hoven’s, obviously, but it’s ap- to his bride, Clara, a gifted pi- play because it shows his fas- to hear even more Francaix af- am. 351 Flatbush Ave. (718) 398-5413. Avenue and South Oxford Street. (718) Good Friday propriate playing it cination with this particular ter being introduced to his re- FREDDY’S BACKROOM: Acoustic Trauma 953-8727. this time of year,” combination of instruments.” fined, stylish music. plays folk-punk. No cover. 9:30 pm. Other MUSIC AT PLYMOUTH: Plymouth Choir with BAMCINEMATEK: Series of films by French groups. 485 Dean St. (718) 622-7035. orchestra performs parts 2 and 3 of Handel’s director and photographer Raymond Depar- he says. “Listening MUSIC Bronfman, who will cele- As for Bronfman, he’s ex- CLOSENUF: Classic rock music. 10 pm. Oratorio Messiah. $15, $10 students and don. Today: “Profils Paysans: L’Approche” to this piece brings brate his 46th birthday on cited to return to the East Riv- Cousins II, 160 Court St. (718) 596-3514. seniors. 5 pm. 75 Hicks St. (718) 403-9546. (2001). $10. 2 pm, 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and Beethoven, Francaix and Schumann will 9:10 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. in a lot of sun- April 10, has two CDs with er barge to perform and, as he JAZZ: Magnolia Restaurant presents Braxton be performed April 8 at 7:30 pm, and April BROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE: presents 10 at 2 pm, at Bargemusic (Fulton Ferry Land- Hicks Group. No cover or minimum. 10 pm First Weekends New Performance and MOVIE NIGHT: Brooklyn Historical Society shine, instead of fellow pianist Emanuel Ax notes, sit in the audience for to 1 am. 486 Sixth Ave. (718) 207-3613. and the Brooklyn International Film clouds. And after a ing at the end of Old Fulton Street on the coming out later this year on the Francaix trio. Discussion series. Tonight: Melissa Briggs East River). Tickets are $35, $20 for full-time GALAPAGOS: Emerging artists series. 70 Dance and Nami Yamamoto. $15, $10 Festival present “Black Picket Fence.” $6, $4 students and seniors. 6:30 pm. 128 long winter, this students. For more information, call (718) 624- the Sony Classical label. “At the end of the day, it’s North Sixth St. Call for time and tickets. members, $8 low-income. 6 pm. 421 Fifth piece will help 2083 or visit www.bargemusic.org. Also on the Bargemusic like any other concert hall, be- (718) 782-5188. Ave. (718) 832-0018. Pierrepont St. (718) 222-4111. BARBES BAR: Violinist Jenny Scheinman plays. BARBES BAR: Gina Leishman plays every- with our ‘thaw.’ programs is a work Bronfman cause they focus on the mu- CHILDREN 7 pm. 376 Ninth St. Call. (718) 965-9177. thing from the alto sax to the bass clar- It’s good any time doesn’t play — the String Trio sic,” the pianist says. “But the DANCE PARTY: Prospect Park YMCA hosts FREDDY’S BACKROOM: Anti Elevator inet. 9 pm. Other groups. 376 Ninth St. of year, but especially now.” anist and composer who by Belgian Jean Francaix view is the most beautiful a day-long demo of Kinderdance and Mission plays improv music. No cover. Call. (718) 965-9177. gymnastics. Appropriate for ages 3 to 8 9:30 pm. Other groups. 485 Dean St. EASTER SHOW: Family entertainment. After an intermission, played in its premiere. (1912-1997), an elegant, be- around, and I love to go out- years. 10 am to 4 pm. 357 Ninth Ave. (718) 622-7035. Easter baskets given to the first 100 chil- Bronfman and Peskanov play “This quintet is one of guiling composer whose mu- side during intermission and (718) 965-7543. Free. GALLERY PLAYERS: “The Weir.” 3 pm. See dren, 12 and under, who attend. 7:30 pm. Robert Schumann’s E-flat Ma- Schumann’s best,” says Bronf- sic, unaccountably, is infre- walk by the water. In that ARTY FACTS: Brooklyn Museum of Art in- Sat., April 3. Sunset Park Community Church, 5324 Fourth Ave. (718) 439-6944. Free. jor Piano Quintet — with vio- man. “Chamber music was a quently performed. sense, it’s unlike any other vites kids to “Spaces and Places.” Parti- ST. ANN’S WAREHOUSE: “Accidental Nos- cipants visit the 350-year-old Schenk farm- talgia: An Operetta About the Pros and FISH TALK: Brooklyn Aquarium Society hosts linist Elizabeth Krupnick, vio- focal point for Schumann be- Peskanov calls Francaix’s place to perform in the world.” house and period rooms on the muse- Cons of Amnesia.” 7 pm. See Sat., April 3. a talk “Dwarfs on Parade: The Apistogram- um’s fourth floor. $6 for adults, free for ma Family.” $5 for non-members. 7:30 children 12 and under. 11 am and 2 pm. CHILDREN pm. New York Aquarium, Surf Avenue 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638- 5000. MODEL SEDER: Children are invited to a and West Eighth Street. (718) 837-4455. BARNES AND NOBLE: Winnie the Pooh Passover Seder at Bay Ridge Jewish PASSION PLAY: St. John/ St. Matthew storytime appearance for kds of all ages. Center. 10:30 am. 405 81st St. Reser- Emanuel Lutheran Church hosts its sixth 11 am. 106 Court St. (718) 246-4158. Free. vations necessary. (718) 836-3103. Free. annual performance of “The Passion of CIRCUS: “Soul in the City” by Universoul Cir- MAKE YOUR OWN PIZZA: Io Italian Jesus: An Eyewitness Account.” 7:30 pm. cus. $10 and up. Wollman Rink lot, near Restaurant invites kids to be a chef for an 283 Prospect Ave. (718) 768-0528. Free. Parkside and Ocean avenues, Prospect Park. afternoon. Choose toppings and deco- BARGEMUSIC: presents a chamber music Noon, 4 pm and 8 pm. (718) 826-8300. rate pie. Ages 4 and older. $15 per child. concert of Schubert and Mozart. $35. 7:30 PUPPETWORKS: “Jack and The Beanstalk.” Noon. 119 Kent Ave. (718) 388-3320. pm. Fulton Ferry Landing. (718) 624-2083. $6 kids, $7 adults. Ages 3 and older. SEA STORIES: NY Aquarium presents story- GOOD FRIDAY PROCESSION: Procession 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. 338 Sixth Ave. teller LuAnn Adams. She presents marine- starts at Shallow Junior High School, 65th (718) 965-3391. life tales for kids ages 3 to 7. $11, $7 chil- Street and 16th Avenue. 8 pm. Final cere- Serving fine Italian Cuisine EASTER EGGS: Brooklyn Botanic Garden dren 12 and under and seniors. 12:30 pm, mony at Church of St. Athanasius, 2154 invites kids to make Ukrainian Easter 1:30 pm and 2:30 pm. Also, Deadly Deep 61st Street. Bring your own candle. Eggs. All materials provided. Children class discusses animals that are armed JAZZ: Magnolia Restaurant presents Willie Parking is available. Dine in or take out. must be at least 12 years old. $33, $29 and dangerous. $24, $19 members. Martinez Trio. No cover or minimum. 10 members. 2 pm to 5 pm. 1000 Appropriate for ages 9 to 12 years. 2 pm pm to 1 am. 486 Sixth Ave. (718) 207-3613. DON’T MISS THIS TUESDAY’S SPECIAL! Washington Ave. (718) 623-7220. to 3:30 pm. West Eighth Street and Surf FREDDY’S BACKROOM: Atomic Grind Wine lover’s night – Any bottled wine on list 1/2 price BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: Avenue. (718) 265-FISH. show. No cover. 9:30 pm to 1 am. 485 Japanese storytelling. $4. 3 pm to 5 pm. BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN: Japanese Dean St. (718) 622-7035. All specials valid 5pm to 10pm excluding holidays –––––––––––––– 145 Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. storytelling. Included in admission of $4. 1 814 Union St. GALLERY PLAYERS: “The Weir.” 8 pm. See MON: closed OTHER pm to 3 pm. Steinhardt Conservatory, Sat., April 10. (at 7th Avenue) 1000 Washington Ave. (718) 623-7200. TUES-FRI: 10am-7:30pm FIRST SATURDAY: Brooklyn Museum of Art PUPPETWORKS: “Jack and The Beanstalk.” celebrates Haiti’s independence with Haiti 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. See Sat., April 3. SAT, APRIL 10 Opescatoré SAT: 10am-7pm Brooklyn, NY 11215 on Screen film festival. Movies include Cono’s am pm “Black Soul” (2002), “Bonjour La Rezone” OTHER 301 Graham Avenue (cor. Ainslie St.) (718) 388-0168 SUN: 11 -6 and “La Peur d’Aimer.” $6, free for mem- AUCTION: at First Unitarian Church. $10 OUTDOORS AND TOURS Williamsburg • • Open 7 days 11am-11pm –––––––––––––– (718) 230-3180 bers and children 12 and under. 11 am to includes lunch. 12:30 pm. Pierrepont CYCLING CLUB: Kissena Cycling Club holds 6 pm. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000. Street at Monroe Place. (718) 875-2652. a road race in Prospect Park. $15 for jun- FLEA MARKET: at St. Thomas Aquinas SUNDAY’S AT SUNNYS: Anna Moschovakis iors, $25 for all others. Race starts at 6:30 Church. 9 am to 5 pm. 1550 Hendrickson reads. Others. 3 pm. 253 Conover St. am. Call for meeting place. (718) 636-0508. St. (718) 253-4404. (718) 625-8211. Free. BROOKLYN WALK: New York Like a Native Authentic Japanese Food in Park Slope SALE: Sunset Park Community Church. 10 am HEBREW CONVERSATION: Speak and talks a walk around several neighborhoods. Seniors: 15% Discount to 3 pm. 5324 Fourth Ave. (718) 439-6944. practice Hebrew. 4 pm to 5 pm. Brooklyn $13. 1:30 pm to 4 pm. Call for reserva- every Tuesday night (dine-in only) BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN: Class on Public Library, Central branch. Grand tions and meeting place. (718) 393-7537. “Sketchbook Journal.” Discover the pleas- Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. ure of keeping a journal as a travel book, CINEMA: Ocularis weekly film festival pres- PERFORMANCE garden diary or personal art book. 10 am ents Open Zone, a forum for new works GALLERY PLAYERS: presents “The Weir.” Inaka to 1 pm. 1000 Washington Ave. Call for by local film and video makers. $6. 7 pm. $15, $12 seniors and children 12 and Inaka registration information. (718) 623-7220. 70 North Sixth St. (718) 384-4586. under. 8 pm. 199 14th St. (718) 595-0547. ENGLISH CLASS: Brooklyn Public Library, MUSIC: Mike Doughty, front man of band Sushi House Central branch, offers an adult literacy Soul Coughing, performs. 18+ please. $14. Our experienced Sushi Chef class. 10 am to 4 pm. Grand Army Plaza. MON, APRIL 5 Doors open at 9 pm, show at 10 pm. prepares the freshest Sushi (718) 230-2100. Free. Northsix, 66 North Sixth St. (718) 599- & Sashimi to order! ELECTRONIC RECYCLING DAY: Bring your First Passover Seder tonight 5103. outdated computer and electronic equip- D • E • L • I • C • I • O • U • S CONCERT: Congregation Mt. Sinai children’s FREDDY’S BACKROOM: Andy Snider plays Sukiyaki, Yosenabe & Shabu ment to Grand Army Plaza. Noon to 3 his eight-string guitar. No cover. 9:30 pm. Chinese Cuisine & Vegetarian Nutrition pm. (718) 499-7881. concert with Laurie Berkner. $18. 11 am. Shabu prepared at your table 250 Cadman Plaza West. (718) 875-9124. Others. 485 Dean St. (718) 622-7035. RECEPTION: Benefit exhibit and fine art sale GALAPAGOS: presents “Lightning Strikes UP OVER JAZZ: Robert Glasper Quintet. $15 162 Montague Street Combination Teriyaki & Tempura Available for NURTUREart. All artworks priced at plus $5 minimum. 9 pm, 11 pm and 12:30 • Fast Free Delivery $100. $10. Pre-opening sale from noon to Theater: First Mondays,” featuring come- Brooklyn Heights dy, readings, improv and films. $10. 7 pm. am. 351 Flatbush Ave. (718) 398-5413. A light, healthy meal for the entire family. 6 pm. Free admission from 6 pm to 9 pm. (718) 522-5565/66 70 North Sixth St. (718) 782-5188. JAZZ: Magnolia Restaurant presents Jay • Open 7 Days a Week Artwork then priced at $175. 475 Keap Villnai Trio. No cover or minimum. 10 pm fax (718) 522-1205 (24hr) St., Williamsburg. (212) 795-5566. TENEBRAE SERVICE: RC Church of St. • Party Orders Welcome 236 7th Ave.(bet 4th & 5th Sts.) Finbar hosts a solemn celebration. 7:30 to 1 am. 486 Sixth Ave. (718) 207-3613. Mon - Thurs 11:30am - 10:00pm ITALIAN CONVERSATION: Speak and prac- Fri - Sat 11:30 am - 11:00pm pm. In Spanish in the Upper Church. 138 ACOUSTIC MUSIC: Alternative pop with tice Italian during a three-week course. Sunday 2:00pm - 10:00pm (718) 499-7856 Bay 20th St. (718) 236-3312. Marwood. 21 plus. No cover. 10:30 pm. We Only Use Vegetable Oil Noon to 1:30 pm. Brooklyn Public Library, Laila Lounge, 113 North 7th Street. (718) Continuously serving lunch and dinner Central branch. Grand Army Plaza. (718) PASSOVER SEDER: Ocean Parkway Jewish Natural Cooking FREE $7.00 Center. 8 pm. 550 Ocean Parkway. Call 486-6791. Mon. - Sat. Noon - 10:30pm, Sun. 5pm - 10:30pm 230-2100. Free. and Fresh Vegetables DELIVERY min. POETRY: Poets Under Glass meets for a for reservations and info. (718) 436-4900. CHILDREN FREE DELIVERY • Catering Available • Major Credit Cards FREDDY’S BACKROOM: Ed Sullivan on writing workshop. 1 pm to 3 pm. Brooklyn BARNES AND NOBLE: Help celebrate the Public Library, Brooklyn Heights branch, 280 Acid: stand-up comedy night. No cover. 9:30 pm. 485 Dean St. (718) 622-7035. birthday of Elmo, of Sesame Street. Give- Cadman Plaza West. (718) 972-9848. Free. aways include stickers, party hats and col- REUNION: Class of 1979 re-meets. Noon. oring pages. 11 am. 106 Court St. (718) Classes of 1969, 1974, 1984, 1989, 1994 246-4158. Free. TUES, APRIL 6 and 1999 meet at 3 pm. Bishop Kearney EGG HUNT: Children are invited to an Easter We Know High School. (718) 236-6363. Second Passover Seder tonight egg event. Face painting too. 11 am to 2 We don’t have AUCTION: Preview party at First Unitarian pm. First 200 children receive goodie bas- Church. $10. 6:30 pm to 8 pm. Pierrepont MUSIC: Long Island University hosts a jazz ket. Brooklyn Bridge Park, enter at Main something that other restaurants own Spices! Street at Monroe Place. Fundraising clinic with The New Jazz Composer’s Oc- Street. (718) 802-0603, ext. 17. Free. event at Brooklyn Historical Society. $100 tet. 4 pm. Flatbush Avenue Extension and ARABIC FESTIVAL: Live musical perform- (a microwave) We should - we own includes eight course dinner and music. 8 DeKalb Avenue. (718) 488-1668. Free. ance and folkloric dance. Other Arabic pm. (718) 875-2652. PASSOVER SEDER: Temple Beth Ahavath activities. $4, free for members. 12:30 pm e’re in the 21 century, but for us some things need Kalustyans Spice Market READING: Spiral Thought poetry and prose Sholom. $28 includes traditional meal. to 4:30 pm. Brooklyn Children’s Museum, to be old fashioned, especially in our kitchen. Zagat rated 2002 - 2003 - 2004 reading by emerging and established 6:30 pm. 2166 Benson Ave. Reservations 145 Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. W writers. 7 pm to 9 pm. Shakespeare’s necessary. (718) 372-0933. For example, our tomato sauce is cooked 4 hours before it’s Excellent vegetarian dishes BARGEMUSIC: family chamber music con- Sister, 270 Court St. (718) 832-2310. Free. HIP HOP SEMINAR: Learn how to get in cert of Beethoven. 2 pm. Call for ticket ready, to take out the acidity of the tomatoes. We think the Fine selection of chicken, lamb & fish items DANCE PARTY: Spoke the Hub Dance hosts and stay in the music industry. Jayson info. Fulton Ferry Landing. (718) 624-2083. Dine in for a classic, inexpensive meal a spring event. $15 donation. Basic swing Jackson of Urban Music at Virgin records good things in life need time. That’s why, when you eat at AUDUBON CENTER: Eggshaped Produc- We Deliver ($10 min.) 10 block radius tions Puppet Show “Baby Who?” 2 pm to Fragole, you’ll feel the difference. 3 pm. Prospect Park. Free. OTHER LIST YOUR EVENT… MEETING: Ovington Chapter of AARP meets. 1 pm. Bay Ridge Center for Older Adults, urry Leaf To list your event in Where to GO, please give us two weeks notice or more. Send your 6935 Fourth Ave. (718) 748-0650. Free. C listing by mail: GO Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Papers, 55 Washington St., Suite 624, Brooklyn, POETRY READING: Brooklyn Heights Public FINE REGIONAL CUISINE OF SOUTH ASIA NY 11201; or by fax: (718) 834-9278. Listings are free and printed on a space available Library, Business branch, hosts a reading 151 Remsen St. (Court/Clinton) • (718) 222-3900 basis. We regret we cannot take listings over the phone. by many poets. 2 pm to 4:45 pm. 280 Cad- 394 Court St. (betw. Carroll & 1st Pl.) • (718) 522-7133 man Plaza West. (718) 623-7100. 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No more messy Bruce Ratner and architect Frank Gehry are discussing modifications to adhesive or pastes. reduce the number of buildings that would have to be condemned to build the massive Altantic Yards basketball This is a one-step, non-invasive procedure. arena, office tower and residential development, a Forest City Ratner No sutures, nor the typical months of healing or pain consultant confirmed this week. “What the architects are doing is figur- or discomfort. Competitive prices… ing out how to have the least impact while maintaining the value of the Gehry-designed buildings,” said Richard Lipsky, a lobbyist for Forest City Ratner. Call for your complimentary consultation “It’s all being looked at,” he said. “When you get into the construction, 718- 8DENTX5 plans are always in the process of being reconsidered. If we can mitigate the (718-833-6895) amount of people who would be forced out as a result of condemnation, well, that’s a priority.” Ask us about possible Dental Insurance Lipsky made his comments to The Brooklyn Papers regarding the 22-acre coverage & financing programs. plan that would, as currently proposed, displace more than 500 people from either homes or jobs within the site. Oral Dental Care And Bruce Bender, Forest City Rat- th ner’s executive vice president for Govern- 461 77 Street ment and Public Affairs, told Newsday Associated Press this week that Ratner and Gehry were in Architect Frank Gehry stands before a partial model of the Atlantic Yards. Brooklyn, NY 11209 talks to lessen the plan’s reliance on the state to condemn private property through employees would be displaced by the plans for the project. its eminent domain powers. Ratner plan. According to sources, Markowitz Bender and Lipsky, as well as Ratner The news of changes belies comments would not commit to backing any new spokesman Joe DePlasco, all declined to made by Forest City Ratner executive recommendations. discuss what buildings might be saved or vice president Jim Stuckey who told some DePlasco said on Wednesday that “a if any of the 17 towers planned to be built 200 people at a public forum in March huge amount of engineering and design Acne and Acne Scars? Dr. Peter Marascia around the arena would be removed from that changes were not in the works. work” goes into such developments and the plan. Chiropractor “[Shifting the arena] would require that it would be premature to comment on Keith Mendenhall, a spokesman for bridging over 350 to 500 feet of Atlantic Serving the Community for 20 Years Personalized specifics. New FDA approved Same Day Gehry, also declined to comment. 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My concern is that the arena should bid for the 2012 summer Olympic games, amateur athletics in Brooklyn. Now, he be used 365 days a year for amateur ath- but that plan has since cooled in light of said, playoff games are held in the Bronx, letics because that’s what those funds are Ratner’s plan for a downtown arena. at Lehman College, and championship for.” Kenneth Adams, president of the games are played at Madison Square Gar- In 2000, city, state and Brooklyn offi- Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and a den in Manhattan. key supporter of the Sportsplex, said that I found the expertise and compassion… cials earmarked $67 million toward the “This will give the amateur world in while the funding from the borough presi- construction of the Sportsplex in Coney Brooklyn an opportunity to express itself,” dent is still available, he didn’t know if the said Screen, who won city championships Island. Then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani same held true for the remaining $60 mil- pledged $30 million and the state legisla- in 1965 as a captain of Erasmus High lion. School’s basketball and baseball teams. ture and Gov. George Pataki each offered He said the future of Sportsplex would Both he and Richard Kosik, a retired $15 million. Then-Borough President become clear by the end of the year when special education instructor who has Howard Golden secured $7 million. the design firm of David Brody and Bond, taught at Fort Hamilton High School in Sharon Toomer, a spokeswoman for and the accounting firm of Ernst and Bay Ridge, said that they have met with Borough President Marty Markowitz, said Young, chosen to lead Coney Island’s re- Lipsky several times to discuss ways in this week that Borough Hall’s portion of development, release their preliminary which Ratner could reach out to youth the money is still on the table for the proposal for the area. groups, including building the smaller fa- Sportsplex, although she didn’t know if it “These are two absolutely distinct proj- cility. would also become available to other am- ects, with distinct funding needs,” Adams Kosik said that in at least three meet- ateur athletic proposals as more submis- said of the Downtown Brooklyn arena and ings Lipsky told him that facility was be- sions surface. 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NOT JUST NETS • THE NEW BROOKLYN • NOT JUST NETS NOT JUST NETS • THE NEW BROOKLYN • NOT JUST NETS Hundreds rally to protest Ratner plan / Jori Klein The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn Hundreds showed up for the "Rally at the Railyards," on Pacific Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues Sunday. On site, chants of ‘No eminent / Jori Klein domain for personal gain’

Community leaders and turnout, incited the crowd’s turing guitar, mandolin and The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn By Jotham Sederstrom Katie Weity, 31, shouts her opposition to Bruce Ratner's The Brooklyn Papers elected officials who oppose vigor with a plea that veered accordion, performed “Don’t the plan to build an arena, of- toward call-and-response. Tear Us Down.” Led by Sam / Jori Klein development plans at Sunday’s rally. Chanting “No eminent fice towers and high-rise In response to her shouts of Zygmuntowicz, the group domain for personal gain,” apartment buildings along a “Where we from?” James’ breezed through its anti-arena hundreds of protesters ga- swath of the neighborhood ex- supporters chortled “Brook- tune, earning the prolonged thered in Prospect Heights tending east from the intersec- lyn.” When she yelled “No applause of a crowd that came

Sunday, within three-point tion of Flatbush and Atlantic justice, no peace, whose and went as the afternoon Papers The Brooklyn range of the site planned avenues, banded together Sun- streets?” the crowd dutifully turned brisk. day afternoon to voice their echoed her rallying cry. “Maybe some day you’ll be Jon Crow holds a sign protesting Ratner's proposal to for a professional basket- build towers in Prospect Heights. ball arena that has been disapproval. “We stand in your path, Mr. passin’ by and see the high mightily opposed since it The $2.5 billion Atlantic Ratner,” said James, who has towers fill the sky,” sang Zyg- Yards development relies on been a vocal opponent of the muntowicz, a violinmaker on lived in a building on Dean temporary construction jobs. He was proposed by develop- the state’s condemnation of plan since its conception. Dean Street who would be re- Street for 35 years. As he also stated that 4,500 units of er Bruce Ratner last year. private property that would “And when you said there located by the plan. “Would mouthed rallying cries by mixed-income housing would The rousing, sometimes force the relocation of 350 were only a few voices, you anyone remember that the big Norman Siegel, the former be created. teary “Rally at the Railyards,” residents and 250 employees were clearly wrong.” sports dome was built on the head of the New York Civil “We understand that there drew more than 500 people to at 40 businesses. The rest of Aside from elected offi- spot that we call our home?” Liberties Union who is repre- are concerns in parts of the / Jori Klein a stretch of Pacific Street be- the development would be cials, including state Sen. Vel- Many attending the rally senting Prospect Heights resi- community and it has always tween Fifth and Sixth avenues built over Long Island Rail manette Montgomery and were tenants, homeowners dents threatened with eviction been one of our guiding prin- which, under current plans, Road storage yards at the Rep. Major Owens, an eclec- and merchants who said their in a planned lawsuit, Amador ciples to listen to and learn would be de-mapped and north end of the site. tic group of musicians echoed buildings would be con- admitted that the rally was a from the community and work resurfaced as roughly center Among some 15 speakers the call for opposition with demned under the arena pro- first for him. towards minimizing the im- The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn court for the New Jersey Nets, who railed against the project, lyrics tailor-made to the rally. posal. “I’ve never seen something pact this project may have,” At rally, 1-year-old Skye Rothstein, of Dean Street, whose the NBA team that Ratner Councilwoman Letitia James, The Jaybirds, a Prospect The gathering moved Israel like this before,” he said while said Bender in the statement, family would be evicted by arena plan. purchased in January. clearly pleased with the Heights-based three-piece fea- Amador, who said that he has standing next to a friend. which was handed out just be- “This is something, I think, fore the rally began. that’s kind of special.” Asked for a comment on the Speaking first, the Rev. event itself, a Ratner spokes- David Dyson, of the Lafayette woman, Beth Davidson, de- Avenue Presbyterian Church, clined, saying, “We have no told the crowd that upon further comment on the rally.” MTA seeks as much money learning of Ratner’s plans he Despite an energetic crowd, looked up a definition of emi- which included children and at nent domain. He remarked least a dozen anti-development that the provision of law dogs, some clad in sweaters whereby the government can scrawled with protest slogans, as it can get … from Ratner take private property for the the rally was intermittently public good, is normally used clouded with sadness. to make space for such public Simon Liu, the owner of a By Deborah Kolben proposals on the site, Kalikow New Jersey Nets was accepted in Brooklyn Papers on three differ- facilities as hospitals, schools, canvas-stretching business on The Brooklyn Papers said, “I don’t know.” January and he awaits final NBA ent occasions that Ratner had al- parks and roadways, not pri- Dean Street, sang an operatic Asked if the Atlantic Yards site approval and is in the process of fi- ready purchased the air rights to vate endeavors. rendition of “The Star Span- Metropolitan Transportation would go to Ratner or simply to the nalizing the financing for the pur- develop over the storage yards. “They didn’t say nothin’ gled Banner” before breaking Authority Chairman Peter Ka- highest bidder, Kalikow responded, chase, which includes investors The spokesman later said that about a basketball arena,” said down in tears before the likow said this week he would “That’s complicated.” such as rap star Jay-Z. He wants to he had made a mistake and that Dyson, a self-proclaimed ac- crowd. He had warned on- seek “maximum value” for an During the meeting, Prospect move the team to Brooklyn. Ratner did not hold the rights. tivist since 1972 who has work- lookers that he might cry and 11-acre Long Island Rail Road Heights residents opposed to the Opponents of the plan accused But speaking at a buildings ed alongside Cesar Chavez, the when he did, several friends, storage yards site in Prospect arena plan, many of whom would Ratner of having a “backroom trade conference in Manhattan ear- California migrant workers or- including Patti Hagan, presi- Heights — over which devel- be displaced to build it, asked the deal” with the MTA to purchase the lier this month, Ratner thanked the ganizer. “Seems to me that this dent of the Prospect Heights oper Bruce Ratner is looking to MTA chief to open up the proper- air rights to develop the site. MTA for “supporting” his plan. is not so much eminent domain Action Coalition, hugged him build a colossal arena complex ty to a public biding process and “The MTA has a history of “The MTA has been wonderful as it is imperial domain.” as he descended the stage. — but demurred when asked if seek community input before closed books and no oversight,” in supporting both projects,” Rat- Although Ratner didn’t at- Twenty minutes later, Hagan handing it over to Ratner. said Daniel Goldstein, a resident of ner said, referring to both his plan tend the rally, a spokeswoman fought back tears as she read an he would put the property The developer is an old law 636 Pacific St., a nine-story luxury and a plan to build a new football at the event on Sunday passed essay written by 10-year-old through an open bidding school buddy of the man who ap- apartment building that would be stadium for the New York Jets on out a statement to reporters that Nestor Roman, whose relatives process. points the MTA board, Gov. razed to make way for the project. Manhattan’s West Side. / Jori Klein promised continued community would be displaced under the “I fight tenaciously for the rights George Pataki. Goldstein attended the board The MTA said it has not re- involvement as the plan pro- arena plan. of the MTA and the values of their Ratner’s plan would require seiz- meeting along with several oppo- ceived an application to review ceeds. In the statement, Bruce “Roots will be torn from properties,” Kalikow told reporters ing more than two square blocks of nents of the plan. the plan. Bender, executive vice presi- the ground,” she read from after a monthly meeting of the private land south of the rail yards Questions about such deals be- Frank Gehry, known for de- dent of Ratner’s Forest City Roman’s essay, “not giving

MTA board Wednesday morning. and displacing approximately 500 tween the MTAand Ratner first signing the Guggenheim Bilbao, Papers The Brooklyn Ratner Co., said that the devel- future children the opportunity But when asked if the MTA residents and businesses. surfaced last year when an MTA in Spain, is designing the 7.7-mil- Patti Hagan, of the Prospect Heights Action opment would create 25,000 to know some great history of planned to put out a request for His $300 million bid for the spokesman incorrectly told The lion-square-foot development. Coalition, at the MTA meeting on Wednesday. jobs, of which 15,000 would be a special part of Brooklyn.” Poll: NYers Institute off chopping block?

By Deborah Kolben far less than certain since the won’t pay The Brooklyn Papers city intends to extend the time- frame for the urban renewal A week after the City area in which it sits for another Planning Commission host- 40 years. for arenas ed a public hearing on the “We would have this hang- Downtown Brooklyn Plan, ing over us for 40 years,” Bat- it is considering making tista said, explaining that the Associated Press two major changes, accord- city could still swoop in at any A majority of New York City voters don’t want their ing to sources. time and condemn the proper- tax dollars to go toward two proposed sports facilities, Those changes would in- ty. one for the basketball Nets in Brooklyn and another for clude saving an architectural According to sources close the football Jets on Manhattan’s West Side, according to college and removing from to the plan, the planning com- a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday. the plan’s consideration a plot mission is also in considering of land at Flatbush and At- removing a triangular parcel of However, 75 percent of respondents said they would support lantic avenues where develop- land where Ratner seeks to the building of a basketball arena in Brooklyn if no tax money er Bruce Ratner is looking to build a 620-foot tower. That were used; 59 percent opposed using tax money for the arena. construct the tallest of his At- skyscraper, designed by archi- On the plan for a football stadium in Manhattan, 60 percent lantic Yards office towers. tect Frank Gehry, is part of opposed it if they had to pay for it, while 38 percent said they As part of the Downtown Ratner’s Atlantic Yards plan, a would support a stadium if the tax money came from higher Brooklyn Plan, the city seeks $2.5 billion residential and of- tax revenue in the surrounding neighborhood. to condemn 130 residential fice complex centered around “Nets yes! Jets no! New Yorkers love the idea of Nets basket- units and 100 businesses. / Jori Klein a basketball arena to house his ball in Brooklyn, if they don’t have to pay for the arena,” said Included among those is the newly purchased New Jersey Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute of Design and Con- Nets. Institute. “But they oppose the Jets stadium, even if they can be struction, a nearly 60-year-old The site is the only parcel of convinced it would be built without raising their taxes.” college at the corner of Flat- land included in both the The poll also found that 85 percent of New Yorkers sup- bush Avenue Extension and Downtown Brooklyn and At-

ported extending the No. 7 subway line to the far West Side if Willoughby Street. Papers File The Brooklyn lantic Yards plans, and it is it can be done without raising taxes. The school would be razed Vincent Battista, 58, president of the Institute of Design and Construction, stands in front of the school's building at 141 where Ratner would build the In response to a question on whether they supported May- to create clearer sight lines Willoughby St. The building may be spared from the city’s Downtown Plan, which would have demolished it. tallest of his Gehry-designed or Michael Bloomberg’s plan to end social promotions for from Flatbush Avenue Exten- structures. third graders, 63 percent said they approved of the idea, while sion to a 1.5-acre open space That has troubled Prospect 30 percent said they disapproved. — Willoughby Square — sive Uniform Land Use Re- fort in saving this building.” newal plan, which involves 22 fore it is sent to the City Coun- Heights Councilwoman Letitia Still, 61 percent said they did not like the way Bloomberg which the city plans to build view Procedure application for When he reviewed the separate actions, on May 11. cil. James and other elected offi- fired two education panel members who disagreed with him across the street. the Downtown Brooklyn Plan. Downtown Plan, Markowitz On April 26, at 1 pm, the Vincent Battista, president cials and residents who believe on the plan, and 45 percent said they disapproved of the way But the school may be “This business has really recommended sparing the commission will discuss the of the design college, said he that the entirety of the two plans Bloomberg is handling the city’s schools. saved, according to Dolly been there a long time. It’s a school and putting the money plan at a public review session will believe the school is to be should either be looked at as Forty-two percent said they backed the way the mayor has Williams, Borough President good Brooklyn employer and slated for its condemnation hosted at its Lower Manhattan saved when he “sees it in writ- one or as completely separate. dealt with public school education, the poll found. Marty Markowitz’s appointee provides good service,” Will- into restoring area parks. office at 22 Reade St. ing.” James last week called on The poll, conducted between March 23 and March 29, sur- to the 13-member City Plan- iams told The Brooklyn Papers The City Planning Commis- The commission has the au- Even if the three-story col- the city to remove Ratner’s veyed 1,159 New York City registered voters. It has a margin ning Commission, which is this week, adding, “I really think sion is scheduled to vote on the thority to modify, approve in- lege is spared in this go around, parcel from the Downtown of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points. currently reviewing the mas- we should make a concerted ef- massive rezoning and urban re- tact or disapprove the plan be- he said, its future would still be Plan. 16 AWP THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM April 3, 2004 BROOKLYN CLASSIFIEDS The Deadline for Saturday’s Paper is Wednesday, 5pm

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