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Towers Will Rise on the Waterfront June 5-11, 2015 Including Park Slope Courier, Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill Courier, Brooklyn Heights Courier, & Williamsburg Courier FREE SERVING GOWANUS, PARK SLOPE, PROSPECT HEIGHTS, WINDSOR TERRACE, BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, DUMBO, METROTECH, BOERUM HILL, CARROLL GARDENS, COBBLE HILL, RED HOOK, WILLIAMSBURG & GREENPOINT BRIDGE PARK LIGHT UP THE NIGHT: Members CASE CLOSED of the new Brooklyn Nightlife and Restaurant Coalition and Borough President Adams announce their Towers will plans at Borough Hall on May 27. Photo by Jason Speakman rise on the The Beep, waterfront restaurants BY NOAH HUROWITZ Brooklyn Bridge Park hon- chos can move ahead with love the their plan to erect two more apartment towers in Brook- lyn’s front yard, but will have to make some concessions to nightlife anti-development activists, after the two parties settled BY DANIELLE FURFARO a 10-month legal battle last They’re lowering the bar to Wednesday. raise the bar. Park offi cials can resume Borough President Ad- the process of selecting a de- ams will chair a new alliance veloper for the site, but have of restaurant and bar owners agreed to place height restric- that aims to help eateries and tions on the buildings, get the nightlife venues obtain liquor state’s approval on their latest licenses and building permits plans, and give the public time more easily and avoid spats to respond before the building with neighbors. The Brooklyn designs are fi nalized, which Nightlife and Restaurant Co- the activists say is still a win alition will grease the wheels for park lovers and a win for of community consultation by transparency. installing its members on com- “This is a victory for the munity boards and encourag- tens of millions of current ing them to communicate more and future visitors to Brook- proactively with residents, said lyn Bridge Park,” said Lori its organizer. Schomp, a spokeswoman for “Our industry is plagued the plaintiff, a group called with stories of confl ict, confu- People For Green Space. “This sion, and miscommunication, park already has millions of and we want to change that square feet of development. into a narrative of coopera- Before blocking the park en- tion,” said coalition head Dave On the fl ip side trance with unneeded private Rosen, who is the owner of condos and cars, the public Williamsburg bar the Woods, Aerialist Sarah Wollschlager impresses the crowd at the Gowanus Ballroom during the “Brooklyn should have a say.” which previously had to scrap Spaces” book launch party. For more on the event, see page 6. Photo by Stefano Giovannini Schomp said her group’s Continued on page 19 Continued on page 20 A CNG Publication Vol. 35 No. 23 UPDATED EVERY DAY AT BROOKLYNDAILY.COM INSIDE NNN%9IFFBCPE;8@CP%:FD GL9C@J?<;9P:E>(D<KIFK<:?:<EK<IEFIK?('K?=CFFI9IFFBCPE#EP(()'( Dance dance robolution PARTY ANIMALS Coney pet costume contest draws dogs by dozen, Dick Zigun impawsonator BY MAX JAEGER A pack of two dozen pooches March of the tin dancers: ‘Robot’ mixes human dancers and robot performers for a strange and kinetic theater experience. Laurent Phillipe Robots and humans tango together in surreal dance show and a rat named Betty strut- By Danielle Furfaro fit with her vision. She picked a handful hese robots want to boogie. that looked cool and were sophisticated Humans and acrobatic androids enough to dance along with the music on Tshare the stage in a colorful dance stage. It took months to coordinate the performance landing at the Brooklyn movements of the robots into a well-oiled Academy of Music this week. But “Robot” choreographed piece, she said. ted their stuff on the Board- is more than a kinetic spectacle of music, “It was really difficult to put it all metal, and fancy footwork. The perfor- together,” said Li. “It almost did not hap- mance is also a philosophical rumination pen.” on how smart machines have invaded She finally found the robots in France, aspects of the human world, said the and Japanese collaborators created the show’s creator. elaborate 10-piece mechanical orchestra walk during Deno’s Wonder “It came out of the idea that the world of aluminum and resin that provides music is changing a lot because technology and for the performance. The band is as much machines are becoming part of our lives an art installation as an orchestra, she more and more,” said Spanish director and says. choreographer Blanca Li. The performance comes to Brooklyn Li conveys our complicated relation- after two years touring Spain, France, Tiny dancer. An android strikes a pose in the dance extravaganza “Robot” at the Brooklyn Academy Wheel’s annual Pet Day cos- ship with technology without saying a Belgium, Portugal, and Italy. word, instead creating a surreal costume- of Music. Laurent Philippe “Robot” at the Brooklyn Academy of and prop-driven adventure. Each robot has learn to walk and dance, and they interact presence and emotion,” said Li. “I wanted Music, Howard Gilman Opera House [30 a unique name and personality, and they with eight human performers in a variety them to really be able to interact with the Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort range from toddler-sized cuddly creatures of way, including dancing, making fun of people on stage at an emotional level.” Greene, (718) 636–4100, www.bam.org]. to towering metallic monsters. During each other, and falling in love. Li traveled the world to connect with June 9, 11, 12 at 8 pm, June 13 at 2 pm and 8 the course of the show, the seven robots “I wanted to be able to show the robots’ robot makers and discover machines that pm, June 14 at 1 pm and 5 pm. $25–$75. tume contest on May 31. And one hound came Your entertainment dressed as Coney Island’s guide Page 35 own top dog — unofficial mayor Dick Zigun. The clever costume was a no- Police Blotter ..........................8 brainer, said its creator. Letters ....................................22 “ I r e a l ly l i ke t h e M e r m a i d Rhymes with Crazy ............23 Parade, and I find Zigun to Standing O ............................25 be an interesting character, so I thought it would be in- Sports .....................................43 teresting and Coney Island- related,” said Jenny S., who will also be judging the mer- maid-themed march down Surf Avenue and the Board- walk on June 20. So she dressed Snick- ers, her miniature Austra- lian Shepherd, in full Dick Zigun regalia — including HOW TO REACH US a black tank top, bowler’s hat, shades, and a Tilly-em- Mail: blazoned drum just like the Courier Life one Coney Island’s unoffi- Publications, Inc., cial mayor beats while lead- 1 Metrotech Center North ing the annual Mermaid Pa- 10th Floor, Brooklyn, rade. After seeing a photo of N.Y. 11201 the dog on Twitter, Zigun General Phone: invited Jenny for a beer at (718) 260-2500 Coney Island USA. News Fax: But the pint-sized parade (718) 260-2592 paragon took second place in the contest. News E-Mail: The judges — Ferris [email protected] wheel magnate Diane Vour- Display Ad Phone: deris, burlesque dancer (718) 260-8302 Angie Pontani, and Coun- MERMAID PAW-RADE: (Clockwise from top) Jenny S. and Snick- Display Ad E-Mail: cilman Mark Treyger (D– ers won second place for their dogged impersonation of Board- [email protected] Coney Island) — gave top honors to Paquito, a Chihua- walk impresario Dick Zigun, complete with tiny bass drum like the Display Ad Fax: hua dressed up like a police one Zigun beats when he leads the annual Mermaid Parade. Erin (718) 260-2579 patrol car. Samuelsen kisses third-place winner Betty, dressed as Tinker Classified Phone: The dog’s owner said he Bell. Kevin Serrano’s chihuahua Paquito won fi rst place for his (718) 260-2555 wanted to inject a bit of lev- NYPD patrol car costume. Photos by Georgine Benvenuto Classified Fax: ity to reduce the recent ten- (718) 260-2549 sions between police and lo- I thought I’d make some- pet rat Betty, who came victory in the contest since cals. thing to liven up the situa- dolled up as Disney fairy 2003, he said. He didn’t ex- Classified E-Mail: “With all the situations tion,” said Kevin Serrano of Tinker Bell, took third pect a win this year, but the [email protected] happening with police and Queens, Paquito’s owner. place. field left a bit to be desired, civilians and shootings, Erin Samuelsen and her It was Serrano’s third he said. :FLI@<IC@=<GL9C@:8K@FEJ FEC@E<8K1 9IFFBCPE:FLI@<I ><E<I8C@E=FID8K@FE.(/ )-'$),'':C8JJ@=@<;@E=FID8K@FE.(/ )-'$),,, GL9C@J?<I1:c`]]fi[Cljk\iM%G%F=8;M<IK@J@E>1IXcg_;ËFef]i`f:C8JJ@=@<;;@I<:KFI18dXe[XKXic\p D<D9<I1 <;@KFI1M`eZ\;`D`Z\c`;<GLKP<;@KFI1Ilk_9ifne8JJ@>ED<EK<;@KFI1:flike\p;feX_l\8IKJ<;@KFI19`ccIfle[p I<GFIK<IJ1;Xe`\cc\=li]Xif#EfX_?lifn`kq<;@KFI@8C8JJ@JK8EKJ1J_XmXeX8Yilqqf#AfXeeX;\c9lfef 8IK;@I<:KFI1C\X_D`kZ_8JJ@JK8EKC8PFLKD8E8><I1Pmfee\=Xic\pN<9;<J@>E<I1JpcmXeD`^[Xc :<F1C\j>ff[jk\`e GIF;L:K@FE8IK@JKJ18ik_li8ilkplefm#>Xi[p:_Xic\j#<Xic=\ii\i#Af_eEXgfc`#:fee`\Jlcj\ek`#A\XeNXcj_ This newspaper is not responsible for typographical errors in ads beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. 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