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Forest which represents lations fi re- public for the woman aspokes- to according complete the park rates. low-market by 2025,Avenue for be- tower slated apartments in the Carlton the of spectively, all with re- units 278 and units 298 accommodate derway, will which work is already un- aspokeswoman. to Vanderbilt Ave., according Ave. 550 Carlton and and tion with the towers at 535 nextis summer expected avenues, Carlton bilt and Vander- to block between the be in unveiledning through the conjunc- center of run- corridor agrass park, be fulfi it will hopefully and vision, anice is vision “The bors. City accountable to neigh- Forest keep which worksto group BrooklynSpeaks, neighborhoods.” link with the surrounding and integrate to which was project originally intended, Developers expect to Those buildings, for The fi lled in a way that the the away that in lled the of phase rst r BerlinRosen, rm VUW Studio 3 JULY 5, 2015, BROOKLYN WEEKLY Photo by Steve Solomonson ed the NYPD’s ani- NYPD’s the ed Continued on page 8 Perelshtein asked the The initial asking a running he’s think “I The alleged puppy- dogs remaining The Perelshtein said he has owner ifhe could see the dogs, and the when owner let him in, the tech vet was so shocked by the puppies’ condition that he immedi- negotiatedately a price to take the away. puppies $200 price was $1,000 a dog, just to Perelshtein said, he but down bargain the to managed owner pup. per mill,puppy an illegal pet store, of his out house,” “He’s Perelshtein. said just trying to make a quick on thesebuck poor dogs.” also were sev- had mill operator that eral other dogs on the premises and condition, poor in Perelshtein implored him bring Ocean-to to them the promisingside, that the help to just clinic would him give a discount other dogs. were brought an for ex- with even but amination, a discount the owner al- legedly balked the at price of care and left without al- receive to dogs the lowing treatment. notifi mal cruelty unit and it the with investigating is allegedly having a physi- cal altercation with the owner’s wife. rst rst nd them Valentina The clinic gave gave clinic The Rescue Cityfi PUPPY LOVE: Anurova gets a kiss from a rescued pooch. Photo by Steve Solomonson good homes once they’re healthy.” Perelshtein a discount on recov- nine the care the but received, puppies ered willit still cost him ap- proximately $7,000. be able to fi to percent, they’re but com- ing along,” Perelshtein able said. “Hopefully, we’ll be learned of the puppies’ Facebook to thanks plight posts and calls phone from other local animal activ- ists. A group had gathered dogs’ the of home the at owner, with one woman The folks from Rescue City and the Oceanside Animal Clinic show off the off the show Clinic Animal Oceanside the City and Rescue from folks The BY ERIC FAYNBERG ERIC BY allegedly abusive owner abusive allegedly Members of Rescue Members of One of Rescue City’s concerned very was “I took Perelshtein When “None of them are 100
They say cats have nine nine have cats say They lives, nine but in puppies Gravesend could lost have the the only from lives they have if some generous not for rescuers animal neighborhood. , a recently organized City organiza- rescue animal tion, paid $1,800 of out pocket the to buy dogs X resident from an Avenue neglecting was allege they and abusing the animals. They then spent thou- sands more veterinary for care the for pups, which were extremelymalnour- par- from suffering ished, asites and ringworm. At least one had been burned with a cigarette. co-founders said he paid the hefty price because he couldn’t stand to see the mistreated. dogs the saidfor dogs,” Dmi- veteri- a Perelshtein, triy Ocean- at technician nary just “I Clinic. Animal side wanted to get them of out so those conditions.” were the some of the to puppies the Kings Two where clinic Highway works, he cages rib their that visible. skinny were pups are still in critical condition, all but nine are improving every day care. clinic’s the to thanks Group saves pooches from from pooches saves Group PICKS OF THE LITTER: rescued pups.
Photo by Georgine Benvenuto Georgine by Photo Press Associated nd an appropriate lo- ght to keep slavery and Other federal politi- There are 5,000 Civil Rep. HakeemRep. Jeffries “Brooklyn is one of the ost diverse counties in counties diverse ost America, with sizable com- sizable with America, Jeffries color,” of munities said. “There is no good rea- a streetson for to be named after an individual led who the Confederate Army in fi the in alive subjugation racial or America. It is hope my that willwe do the right thing and fi cal the whom hero street for can be renamed.” senators cians have not made their U.S. opinions clear. The Na- has Network Action tional not reached to New out York’s DeBlasioMayor the about street, said. Foy at interred veterans War Cem- Green-Wood nearby etery — including Con- 74 federate soldiers and two Confederate generals, ac- histo- cemetery to cording Richman. Jeff rian plans to alter streets or bases named Confeder- for ate soldiers, according to a statement. (D–Fort is Greene) also calling on the fort to nix Lee Avenue. m National Ac- National ag from their their from ag But the Army has no “A l l that ser vice went The battle is personal “My sister and I had to The demand the for tion Network Brooklyn chapter chapter Brooklyn Network tion president Kirsten says John Foy Confederate general Robert E. Lee was his coun- a traitor to try and a Fort Hamilton street named after him — General Lee — is racist andAvenue has to go. was Lee stationed (right) at the Bay Ridge U.S. Army base as a captain from 1842 1847. to CALL TO ACTION: shelves, and online sellers including eBay and Brook- own Etsy banned have lyn’s rebel swag from their sites. War, accordingWar, to Foy. theout window he when decided to engage in trea- said. Foy son,” daughters, Sharpton’s for grewwho under up the shadow of the street sign. Domin- go through here every day said to visit our mother serv- Army,” ing as a sergeant in the U.S. Sharpton,ique said who she was born in Dyker the now- in closed Victory Memorial Prep Hospital and graduated Poly from Heights. “What kind of message is a sign like this giving to our youth?” the in name change comes as part of a national sea of change America in attitudes towards of sym- Confederate the of bols States wake of the Charleston chain National shooting. stores such as Walmart and prod- yanked have Target ucts featuring the Confed- erate battle fl cer cer
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Sharpton’s taking road, they but he isn’t say of Defense to rename the the rename to Defense of Confederate fl Confederate tion to urge the Department who postedwho photos of the Ridge) could use his posi- legedly a white by gunman DanRep. Donovan (R–Bay cluding a state senator — al- mintednewly congressman Carolina churchgoers — in- media. The activists said death of nine black South iker following the shooting shooting the following iker a less racially charged mon- Robert E. Lee — and call for Avenue — named Gen. for Avenue to denounce General Lee denounce to Bay Ridge base on June 25 front of the 190-year-old tion Network rallied in Sharpton’s National Ac- who say thewho name is racist. from black church leaders Army Base pleas — despite eral stationed at Ft. 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