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Political Rival Assassinates Councilman Davis Mayor Calls City Hall Murder ‘Attack on Democracy, an Attack on All of Us’ Political rival assassinates Councilman Davis Mayor calls City Hall murder ‘attack on democracy, an attack on all of us’ By Neil Sloane and Patrick Gallahue pointblank range, according to Police Com- was one of pandemonium on a day council said Bay Ridge Councilman Vincent Gentile. “It The Brooklyn Papers missioner Raymond Kelly. members were gathering for an informal ses- sounded like a cap gun. A couple minutes later I While council members, employees and vis- sion, whose highlight was to have been the pas- ducked beneath a desk in the committee room. Fort Greene Councilman James Davis, itors scrambled, plainclothes Police Officer sage of legislation to authorize the construction People started to run into the committee room.” 41, a political maverick and staunch anti- Richard Burt, about 15 to 20 feet below the of 20 public pay toilets. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who was in his violence activist, was gunned down inside gunman, fired six shots at him. Askew, accord- Reached on his cell phone shortly after the office at City Hall during the shooting, attempt- City Hall Wednesday by a man who until ing to Kelly, was hit multiple times, although shooting, a shaken Park Slope Councilman Bill ed to calm New Yorkers, calling the shooting Mango / Greg recently had visions of unseating him. he could not say whether all his wounds came DeBlasio told The Brooklyn Papers, “The first “an isolated incident.” As the two stood on the balcony of the City from Burt’s gun or some were self inflicted. shot, you’re never sure, is it a balloon popping He said the shooting was an “attack on Council Chambers, shortly after 2 pm, Othneil Both Davis and Askew were rushed to the or what is it? And then there was a bunch in a democracy, an attack on all of us.” Askew, 31, pulled out a silver, 40-caliber semi- NYU Downtown Hospital, a few blocks from row, at least five or six, and a bunch of people As news spread of Davis’ assassination, so automatic handgun and shot Davis. As Davis City Hall, where Davis died a short while later. started diving for the floors, getting behind did praise for the ordained minister and former lay prone on the balcony floor, Askew fired up Askew later died of his wounds. chairs, getting under desks.” police officer, even from those whose patience Papers File The Brooklyn to six more shots into Davis’ abdomen at The scene at City Hall after the shots rang out “At first I thought it was part of a ceremony,” See ASSASSINATION on page 4 James Davis INSIDE BROOKLYN’S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Including The Downtown News, Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill Paper and Fort Greene-Clinton Hill Paper An ‘Empire’ of sculptures Published weekly by Brooklyn Paper Publications Inc at 26 Court St., Brooklyn, New York 11242 Phone 718-834-9350 AD fax 718-834-1713 • NEWS fax 718-834-9278 © 2003 Brooklyn Paper Publications • 16 pages including GO BROOKLYN • Vol.26, No. 30 AWP • July 28, 2003 • FREE Ratner may build Atlantic Terminal stadium to house New Jersey Nets Downtown site coveted by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1950s By Neil Sloane discussions have centered on build- alike have mourned the loss of top- The Brooklyn Papers ing “in the general area” of the At- level professional sports in Brooklyn lantic Avenue Long Island Railroad ever since. None more so than Bor- Talks are in progress that Terminal, over a portion of which ough President Marty Markowitz, could result in the New Jersey the developer is already building the who since taking office in 2001 has Nets playing where the Brook- mammoth office and commercial been saying he wants to lure a pro- lyn Dodgers wanted to. complex Atlantic Terminal. fessional basketball team here. A Forest City Ratner spokeswoman That is the site where Brooklyn “Brooklyn is a world-class city, confirmed Wednesday that the Brook- Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley had and we deserve a world-class sports lyn mega-developer and “controlling proposeds to build a domed stadium franchise,” Markowitz said Wednes- interests” of the Nets and New Jersey that would have kept the Dodgers day. “We have everything right here / Miles Kennedy Devils hockey team are in discussions here, provided the city ceded him the in Brooklyn, but the only thing we to bring the Nets to a new arena the de- land. The city refused and O’Malley are missing is a national sports team. veloper would build in Fort Greene. removed the team to Los Angeles in I have no doubt that a NBA team in Ratner spokeswoman Michele de 1957. Brooklyn would be the league’s most Associated Press Milly told The Brooklyn Papers the Sports fans and borough boosters See NETS on page 8 New Jersey Nets’ Jason Kidd (right) in Game 4 of the NBA finals. / Tom Callan / Tom Navy Yard studio wins city OK The Brooklyn Papers File The Brooklyn Prospective bidders line up on stoop of former school chan- By Patrick Gallahue Burbank on the East River. Brooklyn Navy Yard Development ture opens, in the fall of 2004, it will single site. cellor’s residence on State Street earlier this month. The Brooklyn Papers “Right now we’ve planned for Corporation President Eric Deutsch. include 100,000 square feet of When built, it will be the largest the 15 acres,” said Jay Fine, presi- “There are opportunities for addi- soundstages and an additional modern production facility outside With cranes hoisting the shell dent and CEO of Steiner Studios. tional expansion.” 170,000 square feet for offices, of Los Angeles. of Steiner Studios into the Brook- “I’m hoping we’ll be successful Steiner Studios, which holds a dressing and make-up rooms. After three to five years, Fine lyn Navy Yard, studio executives enough to expand what we’re do- 50-year lease, with a 20-year option, Fine said he expects the studio to said the studio would analyze its are beginning as to see the cur- ing.” on 15 acres in the 265-acre former accommodate larger productions for business and decide whether to Chancellor’s rent plans just the first scene in a “That’s part of the longer term shipyard, has released renderings on television, music video, commercial build a second and possibly third much larger picture that would planning process, and we are hope- its plans to build a film studio. and film, where pre- and post-pro- structure on its 15 acres, calibrated Heights home transfer the Navy Yard into a ful that they’ll be successful,” said When the first $90 million struc- duction work can be completed on a See NAVY YARD on page 7 sold for 2.4M Bribe judge sues By Patrick Gallahue Bidding started at more than The Brooklyn Papers $1.25 million but immediately district attorney jumped to $1.5 million. Hands Going once ... going twice shot up across the floor and the Associated Press ... sold! bids raced upward at $100,000 The former schools chancel- intervals pausing only after the A judge charged with taking lor’s residence, at 80 State St., bidding exceeded $2 million. gifts while on the bench has was sold at auction for $2.4 mil- The buyer, who the city iden- sued District Attorney Charles lion on Wednesday afternoon. tified only as Mohammed at the Hynes, accusing him of abusing Thousands crowded into the auction, had to put down 20 per- his power by treating a discipli- Jacob Javits Center for the auc- cent of the purchase price on the nary matter as a felony. tion of more than 150 city- spot, as required by the Depart- Hynes “is proceeding in excess owned buildings or parcels of ment of Citywide Administra- of his jurisdiction” in the case land, of which the highest pro- tive Services, which holds the against Justice Gerald Garson, pa- file belonged to the former auctions. pers filed Monday alleged. schools chancellor’s residence. The sale was the tangential Lawyers for Garson believe the component of the city’s plan to tactic could put the case before an Gerald Garson Charles Hynes rid itself of the Board of Educa- Robert Smith appeals court before it reaches tri- INSIDE THE PAPER tion headquarters at 110 Liv- al. No immediate ruling was ex- counts of receiving reward for of- ingston St. pected. ficial misconduct. Classifieds. GO 6-8 and page 5 Cyclones . back page Shortly after Mayor Michael Hynes spokesman Jerry Sch- The new defense filing argues Home Improvement . GO 8 Bloomberg announced his inten- Another dimension metterer said the DA would “re- that the alleged abuses violated the GO Brooklyn 8 pages. after page 4 tion to accept a request-for-pro- Looking like a scene right out of a 1950s movie theater, 6,000 people — a record-breaking “Celebrate Brooklyn” spond in court at the proper time.” Judicial Code of Conduct, not Health, Mind & Body . page 4 posals on the Board of Ed build- crowd — don 3-D glasses for special screening of the horror classic “Creature from the Black Lagoon” in Prospect Garson was arrested in April for criminal laws. It quotes the code as Parent . page 6 ing, the city also certified its allegedly taking cash and gifts — Police Blotter . page 2 Park Thursday. Spicing things up, saxophonist Roy Nathanson and the Jazz Passengers provided not only an origi- saying its rules “are not intended as Real Estate . GO 6-7 application to sell 80 State St. nal score and sound effects, but often hysterical dialogue that set the flick not in the Amazon but on “Coney Is- including a box of cigars — to in- a basis for criminal prosecution.” Ed Weintrob’s column returns next week Community Board 2 voted land,“ referencing the Gowanus Canal as well.
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