July 14–20, 2017 Including Brooklyn Courier, Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill Courier, Brooklyn Heights Courier, & Williamsburg Courier FREE ALSO SERVING PROSPECT HEIGHTS, WINDSOR TERRACE, KENSINGTON, AND GOWANUS Mayor: Park and no ride! BY COLIN MIXSON It’s wheel-y happening! Mayor DeBlasio on July 10 announced a ban on all cars inside Prospect Park from July 17 to Sept. 11. And while the administration described the embargo as temporary, local leaders who support a vehicle-free meadow said they are optimistic that the seasonal restriction is a pre- lude to full-on prohibition. “Hopefully, it will lead to a permanent closure,” said Eric McClure, Chairman of Community Board 6’s Trans- portation Committee. “I and many others have felt for a long time that the park should be completely free of cars, and doing a trial clo- READY TO WORK: Young teens participating in the city’s Summer Youth Employment Program, which provided 70,000 14- to 24-year-old New sure to measure the effect is Yorkers with seasonal jobs, attended its kick-off celebration hosted by Councilman Mathieu Eugene and local organizations in Prospect Park on a great idea.” July 5. Offi ce of Councilman Mathieu Eugene The ban — which will begin Prospect Park’s fi rst- ever entirely car-free period — temporarily eliminates a two-hour window that al- lows Downtown-bound driv- ers to zip up the park’s East Drive from 7 to 9 am on week- THEY’RE HIRED! day mornings to circumvent rush-hour traffi c. It follows the mayor’s 2015 decree that pulled vehicles from the Pol kicks-off city’s summer job program for kids meadow’s West Drive , which let Coney Island-bound mo- BY ALEXANDRA SIMON respect for others,” said Eu- Youth Employment Program The city’s Department of torists cut through Brook- He’s putting these kids to gene, the Chairman of the are at public green spaces, in- Youth and Community De- lyn’s Backyard during the work! Council’s Youth Services cluding Prospect Park, where velopment, also a partner evening rush and gener- Seventy thousand New Committee. “Some young Eugene celebrated partici- in the program, receives ally saw less traffi c than the Yorkers in their teens and people go down the wrong pants’ fi rst day of work with around 135,000 applications Downtown-bound route. early 20s received summer path because of lack of self an announcement alongside annually for it, according Fewer cars travel on the jobs through a city-wide esteem and discipline, but reps from Flatbush’s Council to Eugene, and more than East Drive in the summer youth employment program in providing jobs we will of Jewish Organizations, a half of the young job-seekers than in cooler seasons — kicked-off by Councilman help reduce the violence partner in the program. found work this year — a re- about 300 per hour as com- Mathieu Eugene (D–Flat- and juvenile delinquency Other industries that pro- cord number for the scheme, pared to 400 per hour in the bush) on July 5 that teaches among them, and instill vided employment opportu- which just years ago pro- fall — and the city expects the young adults skills to skills and values they need nities, which pay minimum vided only 35,000 opportuni- the ban will have negligible build careers and stay out to succeed in life.” wage and continue through ties. effects on streets surround- of trouble, said the pol. Some of the entry-level Aug. 19, include education, “These kids are willing ing the park, according to “Jobs are very important jobs available to 14- to healthcare, retail, market- to work and begging for the Continued on page 19 ways to learn discipline and 24-year-olds in the Summer ing, and real estate. Continued on page 19 A CNG Publication Vol. 37 No. 28 Vol. 37 No. 28 UPDATED EVERY DAY AT BROOKLYNDAILY.COM INSIDE NNN%9IFFBCPE;8@CP%:FD GL9C@J?<;9P:E>(D<KIFK<:?:<EK<IEFIK?('K?=CFFI9IFFBCPE#EP(()'( Grinding Bklynites’ gears Industrial taste! City closes bike path to make way for electric-car race BY LAUREN GILL process when it announced Talk about picking a lane! the race last year , but Mc- The city closed a section Clure said he had not heard Green grub: Liza Zusman of Avocaderia holds up a toast gar- nished with sliced avocado, water- melon radish, arugula, and beet hummus. Photo by Jordan Rathkopf of the dedicated Greenway of the Greenway closure until Your guide to dining at Industry City bike path along the Red Hook reached by this paper. By Caroline Spivack Second and Third avenues in Sunset Park, Booze cruise shop will feature on-site seating for on-site unset Park has a lot on its plate! (347) 227–0350, www.avocaderia.com]. eating of its delicious dumplings, which Industry City was once a fine Open Mon–Fri, 9 am–4 pm; Sat–Sun, 11 Belly up to seasonal tug-boat-turned- include blue crab and pork soup dumplings, Sdining desert, but a garden of eatin’ am–5 pm. eatery the Wheelhouse, now landlocked sticky rice dumplings, and garden veggie has bloomed in the massive shorefront Light eating in an Industry City courtyard. The team dumplings. Noodles, soups, and other tradi- complex. Whether you are looking to sink behind the Manhattan-docked vessel tional delicacies are also on the menu. waterfront for nearly three And other locals said block- your teeth into the latest food trend or The latest sit-down eatery in Industry Frying Pan are serving up a slew of nautical Yaso Tangbao opening soon at 253 36th master your favorite fare with a cooking City, Filament at the Landing, offers a fare, including lobster rolls, ceviche tacos, St. between Second and Third avenues in class, this foodie hub has you covered. high-brow twist on pub grub. Culinary and spiced shrimp banh mi, along with Sunset Park in Industry City. Get a taste with our guide to the latest craftsmen Vincent Chirico, who also beer, wine, and cocktails. You can settle at Foodies in training joints that have taken root or will soon runs two Mediterranean-inspired spots any of the benches around the courtyard, or bloom in Industry City. on the distant isle of Manhattan, has migrate mere steps to a Brooklyn-themed The Brooklyn Kitchen has shifted its weeks as the nabe gears up to ing off a key access point for Wholly guacamole! brought some of more well-known dishes mini-golf course for a round. cooking class operation to Industry City to the better borough, including charred The Wheelhouse at Industry City after more than a decade in Williamsburg. Take your avocado obsession to the octopus served on a bed of jalapeno Courtyard 5/6 [enter on Second Avenue Instead of selling produce and kitchenware, next level at Avocaderia. The all-avocado pesto and a chicken-under-a-brick dish. between 34th and 35th streets in Sunset the Sunset Park spot focuses on classes eatery, which made headlines worldwide In addition to bold bites, the space fea- Park, (347) 902–4829, www.fryingpan- and special events, with daily workshops when it opened in April, plates the creamy tures a courtyard bar, pool tables, and wheelhouse.com]. Open Mon–Wed, noon–8 that will help you hone your cooking craft. host a leg of the allegedly envi- cyclists in the subway-starved fruit on toast, in salads, and blended into shuffleboard. pm; Thu–Fri, noon–9 pm; Sat, noon–8 pm; Classes offered this month include “Chinese smoothies. Each month also features new Filament at the Landing (220 36th Sun, noon–6 pm. Dinner Party,” “Halal Cart at Home,” and specials that imagine the green goody in St. between Second and Third avenues All that and dim sum “Not Sad Desk Lunch.” a unique form. July’s creations include in Sunset Park, (347) 417–8494). Open The Brooklyn Kitchen [254 36th St. “Avo chocolate mousse” and an “Avo Mon–Tue, 9:30 am–8 pm, Wed–Fri, 9:30 Downtown dumpling spot Yaso Tangbao between Second and Third avenues in burger” that uses the fruit as a bun. am–10 pm, Sat, noon–10 pm, and Sun, will open its second location at Industry City Sunset Park, (718) 389–2982, www.the- Avocaderia [238 36th St. between noon–6 pm. later this month. The Shanghai-inspired brooklynkitchen.com]. Class times vary. ronmentally-friendly, interna- nabe made them question how tional electric-car racing se- much city and Formula E hon- Your entertainment ries Formula E, leaving area chos have engaged residents. guide Page 29 cyclists with nowhere safe to “How are you involving the pedal during peak riding sea- neighborhood when you close son, said local leaders. the bike lane?” said a Van Police Blotter ..........................8 “The Greenway is heav- Brunt Street business owner Standing O ............................20 ily used at this time of year,” who asked not to be named. Letters .................................... 24 said Eric McClure, Chairman City Councilman Carlos Rhymes with Crazy ............26 of the Community Board 6 Menchaca (D–Red Hook) said Transportation Committee. he also never received ad- Sports .....................................35 “Not having accommodation vance notice about the plan to for users while they’re taking close the Greenway, and that up the space seems like an er- he asked city and Formula E ror in judgment.” offi cials to host community The landscaped, green- meetings this week, in order colored path that runs along to address locals’ concerns be- Bowne Street between Com- fore the race weekend. merce and Verona streets is “Event operators failed to closed from July 3 to 21 so offer advance notice to nearby crews can set up the race’s residents and cyclists — in- HOW TO REACH US fan village, where spectators cluding myself — who rely on can buy items such as food that section of bike path,” he Mail: and merchandise during the Community News Group / Lauren Gill said.