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By Matthew Perlman cars on a service road on the Manhat- Residents of the cooperative build- The Brooklyn Paper tan-bound side of Adams and moves ings overlooking the bridge ramp also A massive overhaul to the Brooklyn the bridge traffic one lane closer to the worry that construction work for the Bridge entrance-way that the city says neighboring apartment complex Con- project will kick up dust and rattle their will make it safer for pedestrians and cord Village, which residents say will nerves and are demanding that the city increase traffic noise so much it could bicyclists could make neighbors’ lives a do an environmental study before lift- threaten their well-being. ing a single jackhammer. noisy nightmare, residents warn. “Noise is not a matter of comfort, “There’s such a large population The revamp proposal widens and but a matter of health,” said Denise

Photo by Elizabeth Graham extends the walking and bike path in Maher, a Villager and member of the of both young and old people here,” Adams Street resident Denise the center of Adams Street, replacing activist group Everyday Adams Street, said Concord Village resident Anita Maher says the city’s plan to re- the cement and metal barriers that are which formed in response to the pro- Maldonado. “What’s this going to do vamp the run-up to the Brooklyn there now, which planners call “the cat- posal. “The public health of the peo- to us?” Bridge will bring bridge traffic tle chute,” with trees and plants. It also ple who live on Adams Street should The proposed sprucing-up extends too close to her building. eliminates one of two rows of parked be the biggest concern.” See BRIDGE on page 3 PIER PRESSURE Company responsible for collapsed dock Photo by Stefano Giovannini in G’Point never inspected underwater Junior’s is trying to sell its iconic Downtown building, which has been a family-owned restaurant since the 1920s. By Danielle Furfaro and the operator never bothered so all the docks will be safer The Brooklyn Paper to peek under the waterline, a now,” said Shanna Volkman, What you don’t see is what source close to the investiga- a Williamsburg resident and gets you. tion said. The sudden crum- regular rider. “At least no one The city let the company that pling left commuters who rely got hurt.” Junior’s for sale runs the East River ferry pier on the boats shaken and hop- Inspectors found the India in Greenpoint where a ramp ing that the operator will take Street pier, gangway, and barge collapsed during a snowstorm safety more seriously. to be safe just 10 days before the Photo by Jason Speakman Sky’s the limit for developers on Feb. 13 perform its own in- “I hope the collapse means ramp fell into the icy waters, The East River Ferry pier at India Street went hurtling spections on the structure — they will raise the standards See PIER on page 5 into the drink on Feb. 13. By Matthew Perlman DeKalb Avenue since the 1920s, when The Brooklyn Paper his grandfather ran a restaurant there. Get your cheesecake while you Junior’s opened in 1950 and the fam- can, Brooklyn. ily bought the building in 1981. Junior’s restaurant has put its iconic The booming real estate market building on the mar- Downtown has con- The latest plot twist... ket. But the owner vinced the family it says not to worry — FIRST THEY is time to sell, Rosen Junior’s may close for said. Heights Cinema building is on the block a while as a developer CAME FOR THE “We’ve seen the tears it down to build a CHEESECAKE... neighborhood change By Matthew Perlman ment building on the spot. The ana, has been trying to replace many times over,” he tower on the spot, but SEE PAGE 3 The Brooklyn Paper cinema is wearing this latest the low-slung theater with a the iconic cheesecake said. “We’ve been get- The building that houses the threat to its existence on its five-story residential building dispensary will return ting unsolicited offers Brooklyn Heights Cinema has sleeve. since 2012, but city preserva- to the ground f loor of whatever is con- for many years.” hit the market, but the theater’s “The worst part of it is that tionists shot down his design structed. Bob Knakal, a partner at realtor owner says he will do whatever there’s a sign out there say- not once , but twice . “I don’t want people to panic,” said Massey Knakal, is marketing the it takes to keep the projectors ing ‘For Sale or Lease,’ ” said The building between Or- Alan Rosen, third-generation owner of property, and said since it went pub- humming. Kenn Lowy, the theater’s cur- ange and Cranberry streets is the famous eatery. “You’re always go- lic last Tuesday his office has been The tiny Henry Street movie rent owner who helped save the not landmarked, but sits in the ing to have your cheesecake in Down- flooded with inquiries about the prime Photo by Elizabeth Graham house has seen its share of clo- fledgling operation three years Brooklyn Heights Historic Dis- town Brooklyn.” slice of land below the two-story res- Brooklyn Heights Cinema owner Kenn Lowy wants to sure scares over the past two ago. “It makes people in the trict, which means that plans to Rosen’s family has occupied the taurant. make sure people know the credits have not rolled on years as its landlord has pitched neighborhood nervous.” demolish the building have to building at the busy intersection “As booming as Brooklyn has be- his picture palace just yet. multiple plans to build an apart- Lowy’s landlord, Tom Caru- See CINEMA on page 12 of Flatbush Avenue Extension and See JUNIOR’S on page 3 SPIKED! A bike lane for Bond Street By Megan Riesz The route has logged 31 crashes Lee holds forth The Brooklyn Paper that injured cyclists since 1995, A city plan to paint an 18-block- according to data compiled by long bike lane along Bond Street the group Transportation Alter- on gentriﬁ cation in Boerum Hill got the thumbs natives . up from members of a local panel The proposed path is five By Matthew Perlman last week. feet wide and bikers-only ex- The Brooklyn Paper The new lane will carve out cept between Third and Doug- White newcomers to Brooklyn are much-needed space for two- lass streets and between Wyckoff doing the wrong things, according to wheelers and make the road safer and Schermerhorn streets, where the borough’s filmmaker laureate and in the process, city reps said at it morphs into a shared lane for prodigal son. a community board meeting on cars and bike riders. Spike Lee dropped by Pratt Institute the proposal on Feb. 20. The Downtown-bound route for a Black History Month lecture on “This will increase awareness will improve access to Brooklyn’s Feb. 25 and his talk extensively mined of the presence of cyclists,” trans- office core as well as the Manhat- the hot-button issue gripping his be- portation department rep Craig tan and Brooklyn bridges, accord- loved former neighborhood and bor- Baerwald told Community Board ing to a city spokesman. ough — gentrification. 6’s transportation committee, But the effort will be moot

“There was some b------article in which gave the proposal its stamp Photo by Jason Speakman if cops do not stay vigilant in the New York Times saying ‘the good of approval after just eight min- The proposed 18-block bicycle route cuts through Gow- keeping drivers where they be- of gentrification.’ ” he said, perhaps re- utes of presentation. anus and Boerum Hill towards Downtown. See BOND on page 6 ferring the Feb. 21 “ Argument over a brownstone neighborhood” about the debate over creating a Bedford-Stuyve- sant Historic District. “I don’t believe that.” With gentrification comes unfair dis- Drop-dead date for LICH ruption, he said. For instance, the iconic black cineaste explained, it was pale- State will ditch hospital in May if no buyer bites complexioned transplants who rang the alarm about his planned 2009 Michael By Megan Riesz will give preference to plans that lyn Supreme Court Judge Johnny Jackson tribute party in Fort Greene The Brooklyn Paper keep it open as part a settlement Lee Baynes hailed the settlement, Park. Long Island College Hospital reached with staffers and activ- which ended a yearlong court bat- “All of a sudden the white people will close in May if the state does ists last week and announced on tle over the fate of the hospital, in Fort Greene said, ‘Wait a minute, not find someone to take over the Friday. But no matter which de- and said that the new bidding ru- we can’t have black people having Photo by Elizabeth Graham hobbled hospital by then. veloper–medical company part- bric will favor whichever team a party for Michael Jackson to cele- Brooklyn’s filmmaker laureate Spike Lee let loose Photo by Paul Martinka The state will reopen the bid- nership is picked or when it is will provide the most medical ser- brate his life — who’s coming to the an epic rant about gentrification during a lecture A protest outside LICH in ding process for redeveloping the given the keys, the state says it vices, but added that the paper- See SPIKE on page 1 at Pratt Institute for Black History Month. December. Cobble Hill medical center and will walk away on May 22. Brook- See LICH on page 11 TKTS now selling Brooklyn events By Matthew Perlman is finally getting hip to what we have “More and more theaters seem to be Center and often draws long morning The Brooklyn Paper long known about Brooklyn being a moving to the Brooklyn area,” said Mi- lines of tourists and local drama-philes Move over, Broadway. Fulton Street capital of performance arts by finally chael Naumann, managing director of pushing for first shot at discount ducats. has arrived as a theater destination. carrying stubs for shows at borough the Theatre Development Fund, which The booth sells same- and next-day tickets The TKTS booth Downtown, which theaters. The question burning a hole runs the TKTS booths. “And we want to select Manhattan productions, and now has sold discount tickets to Broadway in our notebook was “What took you to support that.” to shows at smaller Brooklyn theaters, Photo by Jason Speakman and off-Broadway shows since 2008, guys so long?” The answer: The window is located in MetroTech See TKTS on page 12 Customers line up for drama ducats at the TKTS booth Downtown.

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BROOKLYN NETS COVERAGE Signing Collins makes sense He is there to box out, set FRONT solid screens, and defend the likes of Roy Hibbert and the COURT Eastern Conference’s other big men who have given the ByBy TomTom Lafe Lafe Nets fits all season. And from that perspec- Brooklyn made sports his- tive, a basketball perspec- One of the top-ranked tory again this weekend. tive, the signing of Jason On Sunday, Jason Collins Collins makes all the sense signed a 10-day contract with in the world. the Brooklyn Nets, making Additionally, Collins health plans in NYC him the first openly gay, ac- should be able to seamlessly tive player in the four major integrate with the Nets’ play- professional sports leagues ing style. He has familiar- * (the NBA, NFL, MLB, and ity playing with Garnett for almost 10 years. NHL). and Paul Pierce from last This comes nearly 57 years season in Boston, and with after Jackie Robinson broke Joe Johnson from his stint Major League Baseball’s in Atlanta. color barrier by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers. Perhaps most impor- News of Collins signing tantly, he has a good rela- what would otherwise have tionship with coach Jason Kidd from playing along-

been a routine deal spread Associated Press / Mark J. Terrill widely and rapidly, drawing side him on the roster of the Jason Collins, left, blocks Lakers forward Jordan pre-Brooklyn Nets. praise from sports commen- Hill during Collins’ first game playing for the Nets. tators and fellow athletes, in- It remains to be seen cluding NFL hopeful Mi- how much of a contribution chael Sam, who came out came in Brooklyn. they can get defending the in- Collins will make, but it is to great fanfare on Feb. 9. So The 10-day contract is terior. And Collins can cer- a great day for the Nets, for what does this deal mean for a common arrangement in tainly bring that. the NBA, for gay athletes, Brooklyn’s home team? the NBA that is essentially Many may brush the ac- and most importantly, for Ja- Well, for Jason Collins it a lengthy, paid tryout and quisition off as a marketing son Collins. means he gets a chance to could turn into a longer stint gimmick. He gets to be who he is and compete again. After com- on the team. And it is true that Collins do what he loves to do. Even ing out last April, not one The deal gives the Nets is most likely in the twilight if it is just for 10 days. team extended him an invi- some much-needed front- of his career and has never Tom Lafe is a 6-foot-5 tation to training camp. Col- court help. The team’s re- been the biggest offensive sports-world insider with a lins nevertheless remained in cent trade of this column’s threat during his 14 years middling high school bas- game shape, hoping for an- favorite rebound-eater Reg- in the NBA, averaging only ketball career who believes other shot at playing in the gie Evans and Kevin Garnett 3.6 points per game. But the the Nets will be driven by NBA. And after 10 long taking days off to rest mean Nets are not bringing him as the success of the team’s months, the opportunity the Nets can use all they help a marketing ploy. Or to score. big men. Frontcourt has to step up too known as) Ron Artest. Normally, this column Lopez-less big men can’t let BACK These days, O’Neal is doesn’t much care what the guys like Jermaine O’Neal an oft-injured 35-year-old Nets’ big guys are doing. But squander this opportunity. COURT backup for the Golden State that changes when the front- Adding Jason Collins to a By Matt Spolar Warriors who hasn’t averaged court’s ineffectiveness starts 10-day contract was historic, By Matt Spolar double-digit points in four to obscure solid work by the but hopefully it also means seasons. backcourt. general manager Billy King There was a time in NBA Count on the Brooklyn In the Warriors game, is committed to bolstering history when the name Jer- Nets to revive him. Deron Williams scored 20 the team’s toughness on the maine O’Neal sparked fear On Saturday, O’Neal points on 50 percent shooting interior. in opposing big men. turned back the clock with with six assists. He followed If Williams keeps it up, Night after night, the a 23 point, 13-rebound per- that up by making nine of 16 he can carry the load for this 6-foot-11 baby-faced phe- formance, making 10 of 13 shots to drop a season-high Nets team like he should have nom bullied defenders en shots. He torched a Brooklyn 30 on the Lakers, adding a been doing all season. But WHAT’S YOUR PLAN? route to a nearly automatic frontcourt that had its own career-high six steals. that doesn’t mean the rest of 20 points, 10 rebounds, and aging, 6-foot-11, drafted-out- As we’d hoped coming out the squad can stop holding up two blocks. of-high-school former All- of the All-Star break, Brook- their end of the bargain. That time, of course, was Star in Kevin Garnett. For lyn’s star point guard looks Matt Spolar is a nearly roughly 2001 to 2007, when whatever reason, Coach Ja- ready to go on a late-season 6-foot-1 journalist with a O’Neal patrolled the paint for son Kidd opted not to play the surge like he did last year. middling high school bas- the Indiana Pacers, along- Nets’ rookie 6-foot-11er, Ma- But now that D-Will finally ketball career who is sure side players such as Reggie son Plumlee, at all as an op- appears capable of playing the Nets win thanks to Choose Quality. Miller and (the artist formerly tion to slow down O’Neal. elite level, the Nets’ Brook team’s top-tier guards.

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By Will Bredderman the old-fashioned diner is one The Brooklyn Paper of a handful of places where The impending redevelop- you can still get an authen- ment of Downtown’s famous tic egg cream or lime rickey. Junior’s restaurant goes to Sitting just outside the pur- show that just because an eat- view of the Prospect Heights ery is a landmark in the guide- Historic District, Tom’s oc- books does not mean it is safe cupies a prime spot in an from the wrecking ball. increasingly pricey ’hood. Brooklyn’s iconic restau- But the location’s zoning is rants have acted as beacons strictly commercial, so the for tourists and hungry resi- odds of a condo tower ap- File photo Levin by Ted dents for decades — and, in pearing there are slim. The city’s plan for Coney Island calls for a more-than-20-story hotel where some cases, whole centuries. Nathan’s Famous has stood since 1916. But no eatery currently operat- L & B Spumoni Gardens ing in Brooklyn enjoys official ities. The property is zoned takes up a city block be- coal-oven pizzeria in 2009 city landmark status, mean- 2725 86th St. between W. residential and sits along one tween Nostrand Avenue, and Hurricane Sandy almost ing nothing but the continued 10th and W. 11th streets in File photo File of the neighborhood’s big- Avenue U, and Gravesend drowned it three years later. entrepreneurial spirit of their Bensonhurst A residential tower might one day replace Peter Luger’s in Williamsburg. gest commercial thorough- Neck Road. Built at a time But the staff soldiered on owners stands between them Famed since 1939 for its fares, so the Barbati family when the area was still mostly and destruction. Sicilian squares and the nutty and is still serving by-the-pie- million and a Department of gun tried to get the home of the Handwerker, whose family that owns L & B’s could be farmland, Brennan & Carr is only pizza the way Antonio None of these beloved eat- Italian ice cream that gives it today surrounded by banks Finance spokesman said the Fourth of July hot-dog-eating founded Nathan’s and still sitting on a gold mine. “Totonno” Pero did when he eries are in imminent danger, its name, Spumoni Gardens and by a neighborhood that lot would likely sell for much owns the property said the sprawls across five addresses opened the joint in 1924, in but none have any legal pro- contest landmarked in 2009. has become predominantly tections to prevent them from more. Current zoning would in a neighborhood where Brennan & Carr the same tiny one-story struc- But the Landmarks Commis- 98-year-old joint has at least Russian and Asian. disappearing either. allow a residential structure sion shot the idea down , ar- 15 years left on its lease, and houses can sell for more 3432 Nostrand Ave. at ture now sandwiched between Avenue U in Sheepshead a Chinese restaurant and a of up to seven stories to rise guing that the structure’s ar- that there are no plans in the than $1 million and chain Totonno’s Pizzeria Peter Luger on the spot. works to sell the lot. drug stores are spreading Bay hair salon. Neptune Avenue chitecture was unremarkable Napolitano Steakhouse and mostly concealed under like weeds. The Italian pop- This Sheepshead Bay in- remains one of Coney’s most stitution turns 86 this year. 1524 Neptune Ave. be- desolate industrial stretches, 178 Broadway near Driggs Nathan’s Famous the frankfurter emporium’s Tom’s Restaurant ulation of the neighborhood An old-fashioned Irish eatery tween W. 15th and W. 16th mostly home to auto body Avenue in Williamsburg original location distinctive signage. The con- 782 Washington Ave. at has been declining for more than a decade, but the food known for its broth-soaked streets in Coney Island shops, which is what Toton- Peter Luger’s massive por- 1310 Surf Ave. at Stillwell troversial Coney Island re- Sterling Place in Prospect is popular with all national- roast beef sandwiches, it A fire gutted this iconic no’s building is zoned for. terhouses have made it a fa- Avenue in Coney Island zoning that passed that year Heights vorite hangout for political The People’s Playground’s calls for a 20-plus-story ho- Tom’s breakfasts have power brokers, and have en- self-declared mayor Dick Zi- tel on the premises. But Lloyd been a hit since 1936 and joyed acclaim as some of the shoprico.com best in New York. The love comes in spite of the res- will include space for Junior’s taurant’s famously sparse on the ground floor, either and utilitarian interior. The JUNIOR’S... in the form of a long-term 127-year-old steakhouse has lease or a condominium in- SHOP EARLY FOR watched the neighborhood Continued from page 1 for an 11-story building, the terest, Rosen said. absorb successive waves of come, this is the best devel- Post reported, but Chase bank, “This is our home,” he German, Jewish, Latino, and opment site in Brooklyn,” which is adjacent to Junior’s, said. “We’ve been here for BEST SELECTION hipster transplants, and still Knakal said. has a load of air rights it could 64 years. And we expect to be 546 third ave bklyn 11215 718.797.2077 thrived. But Williamsburg’s The sale price could reach sell, meaning that the sky is here another 64 years.” real estate values are rising $55 million, the New York the limit for potential build- Junior’s will open a sec- fast. The city last assessed Pe- Post reported. ers, Knakal said. ond Downtown spot, closer to ter Luger’s property at $2.22 The area’s zoning allows But a condition of any sale Barclays Center, he added. WINTER CLEARANCE And one group that advocates for taking back BRIDGE... city streets from cars say that plan is a win for driv- Continued from page 1 Cadman Plaza East and Jay ers, cyclists, and walkers. the Adams Street walking Street. Under the plan, the It will, according to the car and cycling path from Til- auto areas are replaced with critic group Transportation lary Street to Johnson Street grassy medians and bigger SALE Alternatives, improve the and removes the Adams ser- strolling expanses, as well traffic flow while reducing vice roads between Tillary as a new row of street park- the noise and air pollution and Johnson. It also adds fea- ing on the bridge side of the of idling autos and provid-

Department of Transportation Department of MARCH 1 – 21 tures such as water-bottle fill- street. ing more space for pedestri- ing stations, benches, street Downtown’s Community Proposed changes to the entranceway on Ad- ans and two-wheelers. lights, trash cans, and bike Board 2 backed up the ner- “It’ll be a more calm, easy ams Street would would Showroom models: lamps, sofas, chairs, art, racks. The Adams Street work vous neighbors when it ap- to navigate street-scape,” said include trees. is the first phase of a larger proved a revised version of Miller Nuttle, a safe streets tables, media cabinets. 60% to 80% off. overhaul and is projected to the plan at its Feb. 12 meeting, organizer with the group. cost $19.5 million. calling on the city to address “We look forward to work- The plan will now be re- The second phase adds the concerns before moving ing with them further as this viewed by the city’s public trees and widens sidewalks forward. project proceeds,” said Nich- design commission. The along Tillary Street and elim- The city says it hears olas Mosquera, a spokesman transportation department inates a lane of car traffic worried residents loud and for the Department of Trans- hopes to begin work by the art lighting furniture decor on the thoroughfare between clear. portation. end of the year. It’s easy to apply to charter schools!

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on Leonard Street and stole hundreds of dollars worth of cable wire on the evening of Shoplifter’s ham heist is picture-imperfect Feb. 17, cops said. The security guard at an electrical supply store be- taxi between Hoyt and Bond 88TH PRECINCT Sock and awe Knife fight Broken links tween Richardson Street A creep wearing a sock on Police arrested a 22-year- streets at 3:40 am and refused A villain invaded the ca- and Meeker Avenue told cops Fort Greene–Clinton Hill his head robbed a 29-year- old woman they say slashed POLICE BLOTTER to pay her $21.50 fare, ac- tering hall at Dyker Beach the no-goodnik showed up at Cops collared a guy who old lady of her cellphone in a fellow with a knife on Feb. cording to police. Golf Course and made off the gate at 8:30 pm and said they say stole a set of pho- the Whitman Houses on Feb. 20 in an apartment on Cum- Find more online every Wednesday at Chain of tools with three television sets he had permission from the tos and some ham from a su- 19, police said. berland Walk in the Whit- BrooklynPaper.com/blotter A band of burglars stole and six bottles of high- building manager to remove permarket on Lafayette Av- The woman told cops she man Houses. a smattering of tools from a end booze, police stated. scrap metal from the build- enue on Feb. 21. received a phone call at 11:25 An employee told authori- ing. The watchman let the The 20-year-old victim one lobbed a beer bottle at The unlucky lady told po- storage room on Henry Street The hungry 37-year-old am from someone claiming ties that staffers locked up sketch-ball in even though said the villain exchanged him at 12:25 am on Feb. 22, lice she was heading down on Feb. 18, cops said. entered the store between they got her information on the 86th Street facility at 7 he didn’t actually have the words with his brother at 1:10 as he walked down Fulton the stairs from the street when The prowlers pried open Classon Avenue and St. the website “Back Page,” pre- pm, only to return at 9 am okay, police reported. pm, then pulled the blade. Street. the crook snatched her purse the basement door of the James Place at 2:10 pm and sumably meaning the con- and find someone had bro- The wily crook cut the The attacker then cut the vic- The 65-year-old told cops and ran out of the station be- house near West Ninth Street put a set of photos in his back- troversy-dogged escort site ken in and stolen three 52- chain lock on the fourth tim and he had to be taken he was strolling near the cor- fore she could even get a good and took two tool bags, cop- pack along with a package backpage.com. per fittings, a pipe wrench, inch flat-screens, three bot- floor and threw the cables by ambulance to Brooklyn ner of Grand Avenue when he look at him. The purse con- of Oscar Mayer ham, cops The stranger asked her to hammer, screwdriver, and tles of Hennessy cognac, and out of the fourth floor win- Hospital Center, according felt the bottle strike him on tained $80 in cash, along with said. meet him in the lobby of an other gizmos sometime be- three handles of Grey Goose dow, then retrieved them, ac- to cops. the hand. Cops checked the a cellphone, credit, and debit Store employees tried to apartment building on Cum- tween 9 am and 10:25 am, vodka. cording to authorities. Helter shelter security camera at a nearby cards, per cops. stop the man from leaving berland Walk and she agreed, according to police. — Will Bredderman Bright lights and he fought back, scratch- police reported. She arrived Cops collared a 32-year- bar, but did not see any one — Matthew Perlman — Megan Riesz A lady parking her car on ing the store manager on the to find the scary scoundrel old woman who they say as- on the tape throwing bottles, 94TH PRECINCT Graham Avenue inadver- neck, according to author- wearing socks over his head saulted a fellow resident in a they said. 76TH PRECINCT 68TH PRECINCT tently stopped a man from ities. and hands and carrying a hard women’s shelter on Tillary Greenpoint–Northside Beer bash Carroll Gardens- stealing cash out of an auto- Cops arrived minutes later object also covered by a sock, Street between Prince and Bay Ridge–Dyker Heights Cops took a drunk man to Cobble Hill–Red Hook Ski-ball matic teller machine in the and arrested the suspect. cops said. Navy streets on Feb. 21. Kings County Hospital after Hot stuff A pair of ski-mask-wear- early morning on Feb. 19, ac- The covered-up cretin de- Police said the 52-year-old Double trouble Booze cruise he reported being attacked Cops collared a pair of ing bandits robbed a man as cording to police. manded the phone before tak- victim was standing on line Cops cuffed a lowlife who A thirsty thief made off on Putnam Avenue on Feb. punks who they say pep- he was walking home from The driver told police that ing off, police said. in the cafeteria at 6 pm, when they say robbed a woman of with $600 in cash and a bot- 22 at 2 am. two phones at gunpoint as she per-sprayed a woman and at- the train on Metropolitan Av- she was parking her ride be- the aggressor came over and The 29-year-old told police tempted to steal her purse on tle of tequila from a Myrtle Listen here, son cut the line. The two got into walked down Clinton Street enue on Feb. 18, cops said. tween Frost and Richard- Avenue restaurant on Feb. Cops cuffed a grown man he was stumbling along Put- on Feb. 20. Fourth Avenue on Feb. 20. The 36-year-old victim son streets at 5:30 am when a tussle and the brute punched nam between Grand Avenue The victim told police she 12, cops said. who they say threatened his her fellow resident in the face The 18-year-old gunman, said he was strolling be- she saw a cretin trying to The owners told police the own mother after taking her and Downing Street when accompanied by another, un- was walking near the corner tween Manhattan Avenue and pry open the cash machine and threw her to the floor, he was struck from behind of 79th Street at 12:10 pm boozy burglar crept into the phone on Feb. 19 in an apart- cops said. She then grabbed identified goon, aimed a sil- Graham Avenue at 6:45 pm with a crowbar. The crook restaurant between Ryerson ment on N. Oxford Walk near with an unknown object. He ver firearm at the 19-year-old when the ruffians jumped out when the two masked men scrammed at the sight of the a garbage can and threw it needed several stitches, ac- and Maced her in the face. Street and Grand Avenue at 7 Park Avenue in the Whitman at the victim, hitting her in victim’s head between Bush approached him, one wield- approaching vehicle, police am, while it was closed. Houses. cording to a police report. and Centre streets at 10:20 pm The two brutes attempted to ing a baseball bat. said. the head, according to au- tear away her purse, but the The prowler entered The 22-year-old and his thorities. Officers arrested Pair pinched and stole two phones from her “Give me your bag or we That’s a wrap through the unlocked front 43-year-old mom got into an woman’s screams reportedly are going to hurt you,” the un- the line-cutter and took the Cops arrested two teens pocket, according to police. A sneak thief crept onto door, took the cash from a argument at 5 pm and the lout reached two cops nearby, who sportsmanlike mystery man victim to Brooklyn Hospi- who they say were part of a The suspect was arrested the a movie set at the corner of cabinet under the register, grabbed her phone and threat- ran to her aid. The goons took supposedly said. tal Center. mob that attacked and slashed next day on Henry Street be- Provost and Green streets on and grabbed the liquor bot- ened to hit her, according to off on foot, dodging into an The victim handed over his a pair in a restaurant on Flat- tween Mill Street and Cen- Feb. 21 and made off with a tle before taking off, accord- a police report. Cops picked Phantom alley and hopping fences, bag and the marauder looked bush Avenue Extension on tre Mall at 11:54 am. generator, police said. ing to police. him up the next day. A man told police some- Cops are still looking for cops said. Police picked up inside of it, then handed it Feb. 22. one suspect, who they say the The catering company that One of the victims, a the perp’s partner who they back, police stated. was serving food to actors say stands 5-feet-7 and was victim instantly identified as 22-year-old, reported he and one of her assailants. Cops Taking bank noticed its 3,000-horsepower his friend were stormed by a wearing blue jeans and a blue A bank robber got away generator missing at 4:30 pm, coat during the robbery. say they arrested the other Clear Healthy Skin large group of teens at 5:59 fiend three days later. with nearly $2,000 in cash according to cops. pm, while in the eatery be- Conned Edison Knocked up after threatening to shoot the isn’t it time you call? tween DeKalb Avenue and A scammer posing as teller at a financial institu- 90TH PRECINCT Fulton Street. 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By Will Bredderman predecessor, Liz Holtzman. The Brooklyn Paper Hynes’ office drew repeated accusa- District Attorney Ken Thompson tions of police and prosecutorial mis- has selected a trio of power attorneys conduct, particularly on the part of re- to pick over the legacy of the man he tired Detective Louis Scarcella and star defeated last November — 23-year top assistant district attorney Michael Vec- lawman Charles “Joe” Hynes . chione. The two were accused of bul- Thompson named Bernard Nuss- lying suspects and witnesses and con- baum, Jennifer Rodgers, and Gary Vil- cealing important evidence . lanueva to assist his expanded Con- During his tenure, Hynes created viction Review Unit, which will take a similar panel to look into both his a magnifying glass to many of Hynes’ and Holtzman’s controversial prose- successful — and controversial — pros- cutions, calling the body the Convic- ecutions, and decide whether the ver- tion Integrity Unit. dicts deserve to be overturned. Thompson’s new unit — and its new “Their combined experience and un- title — won plaudits from legal ob- compromising integrity will prove in- servers. valuable in my office’s efforts to metic- “I’m glad they properly named it,” ulously examine available evidence in said Brooklyn attorney John O’Hara, order to right wrongs or confirm convic- a longtime Hynes critic. “Otherwise, Associated Press / Joe Marquette tions,” Thompson said on Feb. 21. “My Former Clinton White House you would be assuming that Hynes’s ultimate goal is to ensure that the people Counsel Bernard Nussbaum is convictions had integrity, and none of them did.” of Brooklyn have faith in the fairness one of three lawyers tapped by Hynes prosecuted O’Hara, who had of our criminal justice system.” District Attorney Ken Thompson repeatedly run for office against the dis- Nussbaum was part of the Congres- for his Conviction Review Unit. sional legal team that investigated the trict attorney’s political allies, and had Watergate incident in 1973 and he later him disbarred in 1997 on the obscure served as White House counsel to Pres- Whitewater scandal. Rodgers served felony charge of voting at the wrong ident Bill Clinton, though he resigned as top attorney for the Justice Depart- polling place. O’Hara was reinstated to over Clinton’s refusal to appoint an in- ment, and Villanueva served as an as- the bar in 2009 , and is currently seek- dependent prosecutor to investigate the sistant district attorney under Hynes’ ing a gubernatorial pardon. How their garden moves Boerum Hill’s green-thumb project hits the road

By Danielle Furfaro and vegetables every two The Brooklyn Paper weeks. A big garden that operated “You get a better yield out of a vacant lot in Boerum if you organize,” said Hal- Hill up and moved to Wil- laran. liamsburg last weekend. During growing season, Feedback Farms, a coop- 10 members toil over sev- erative veggie-growing op- eral crops, including toma- eration, had to vacate its old toes, garlic, and kale. spot on Bergen Street because One grower says the work the lot’s owner wants to de- puts her in touch with the velop the land. The green circle of life in a way oth- thumbs involved knew that ers could learn from. their permission to use the “It is important that peo- space was only temporary, ple realize where their food so they sowed their seeds in comes from,” said gardener portable planters that could Caitlin Claessens. be easily picked up and carted “If I have the skill and off, an organizer of the proj- ability to produce food my- ect said. self, that is a great asset,” “We came up with a bed she added. design where each bed fit on The garden’s new home is 718-431-7900 Photo Hallaran by Tom a pallet and could be moved Volunteer Pat McCarty picks away snow and ice at the intersection of Porter with a forklift,” said Feed- so that Feedback Farms’ container beds can be Avenue and Ingraham Street back Farms founder Tom moved to Williamsburg. in an industrial corner of Wil- Hallaran. liamsburg. The crafty crew did just The gardeners also started that last Friday and Satur- and Hallaran is wistful about The way the garden is set an outpost on Myrtle Ave- day, stacking the dirt sacks how soon he had to pack up up, all members must work nue in Bedford-Stuyvesant in the back of a box truck and and leave. a certain number of hours last year. hauling them away. “We had hoped we would monthly to claim a share of To learn more about The produce patch first have a little more time here,” the edible bounty. Twelve gardening with Feedback sprouted between Third said Hallaran. “But that’s the hours of work a month nets Farms, e-mail info@feed- and Fourth avenues in 2012 way it goes in Brooklyn.” participants a basket of fruits backfarms.com.

loved his neighbors, according to his daughter. ‘Mayor of Fifth “He was politically involved — he knew a lot of people,” she said. “He was always seeing what every- one was doing, always do- Ave’ dies at 88 nating.” Cabbad was also a vo- By Megan Riesz found National Night Out, cal member of Community The Brooklyn Paper an annual summer event Board 6’s economic develop- Small business champion that encourages neighbor- ment committee in the 1990s and longtime Park Slope ac- hood police precincts to or- and 2000s and was among ganize anti-crime rallies. At Cabbad Debra the board members ousted tivist Albert Cabbad passed Albert Cabbad away in his Bay Ridge home the gatherings, he marched by former Borough Presi- last week. He was 88. alongside former mayors Ed dent Marty Markowitz in Cabbad died in his sleep on Koch and Rudy Giuliani, for- mayor of Fifth Avenue, Cab- 2007 for their opposition to Feb. 18 after a bout of pneu- mer Borough President How- bad always invited the U.S. the Atlantic Yards mega-de- monia and was buried on ard Golden and, proudly, his president, the mayor, the gov- velopment. Monday, his family said. own grandchildren. ernor, and a slew of other “He was constantly teach- Co-owner of the R&A “We have lost a great elected officials to the Night ing us to be more accepting, Discount Store on Fifth Av- man,” his daughter Debra Out rallies. The Syrian im- welcoming of diversity, and enue along with his wife Ra- Cabbad said. “He didn’t miss migrant was a proud Ameri- tolerant,” Community Board mona, who died three weeks out on anything.” can who always hung up his 6 district manager Craig ago at age 84, Cabbad helped Often referred to as the f lag on the Fourth of July and Hammerman said.

but is responsible for keeping it safe, is trying to figure out PIER... what caused its equipment to Continued from page 1 end up in the drink. A preliminary investiga- the city said, but not based tion found that the two sup- on any underwater exami- ports holding up the barge, nation by the ferry corpo- which is the floating platform Shouldn’t your weekend getaway be less about getting ration Billybey, according closest to the boat, fell, caus- to the source. ing the barge to float away there, and more about being there? In two hours or less, The collapse came mo- from land. The runaway you can start enjoying and exploring Dutchess County, NY — ments after several com- barge pulled the gangway, muters crossed the gang- which was attached to the the heart of the Hudson Valley. way, the source said. pier at the other end, break- Billybey eyeballs the pier ing apart the ramp and send- HOURS NIGHTS Because Dutchess County is so close, settle in for not one, weekly, but never sent a diver = ing it into the murky depths but two cozy nights in a B&B or a full-service hotel with to look under the hood be- of the East River. 2 2 cause it is unheard of for such Billybey said it has not yet TripAdvisor “Certiﬁ cate of Excellence” ranking. equipment to fall apart two figured out why the supports Simple and Sophisticated. and a half year after being failed and that it will now And with all that extra time, you can get the most out of your built, the source said. dig them out and inspect the getaway…when you get away to Dutchess County. A spokeswoman for the welds and fastenings. You Deserve Dutchess. city’s Economic Develop- The ferry company said ment Corporation, which it will not use the pier until oversees the boat-commut- it completes its investigation dutchesstourism.com ing service, said that the city and does not have an estimate is “committed to ensuring of how long that will take. 800.445.3131 that the ferry is a safe and The city will run buses reliable mode of transit,” but along that portion of the ferry refused to provide a copy of route until then, connecting the latest inspection. commuters to working docks. Now the ferry operator, For schedules, visit which does not own the dock www.eastriverferry.com.

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ADVERTISEMENT Star Chefs cook Activists to Methodist: Take over LICH By Megan Riesz care services for the entire low in comparison to build- The Brooklyn Paper borough.” ing the eight-story, U-shaped up funds for New York Methodist A Methodist rep pointed us complex, which would wrap Hospital would be the per- to a Frequently Asked Ques- around three blocks that are fect high-powered medical tions section on the hospital’s currently home to century- City Tech provider to take over belea- website when asked about the old townhouses. guered Long Island College pitch. That document states “From an economics Hospital, say activists who that renovating the Cobble point of view, it would seem Hill center from in-patient scholarships want to stop the Park Slope to make sense for Method- facility’s expansion plan in to out-patient use would be “prohibitively expensive,” ist to bid on LICH or part- its tracks. ner with someone,” said Jeff If Methodist has enough HOSPITALS IN and notes that Methodist al- – and you can enjoy ready has out-patient facili- Strabone, a board member of cash to build an eight-story CRISIS ties in almost every Brooklyn the Cobble Hill Association, outpatient clinic , it has neighborhood. The response adding that the move would the food on Thursday, enough to acquire the Cob- also claims that part of the prevent the congestion Slope ble Hill medical center that redevelopment and said it is hospital’s success has been activists dread. the perfect chance for Meth- will close in May if it does due to focusing on the needs Nevertheless, Method- March 13 not find a good enough bid- odist to switch gears. of a single institution. ist says abandoning its hot- der, according to the activist “We believe that the set- But executives readily ad- button building bid and tak- How can you enjoy the signature group Preserve Park Slope, tlement reached on Thursday mit the hospital is far from which has long campaigned by SUNY and advocates for ing over Long Island College dishes of nationally known chefs in one struggling. Hospital is extremely un- against Methodist’s proposed LICH provides a wonderful “We’re not going to apol- evening? Plus win airline tickets and ho- out-patient center that it says opportunity for New York likely. It cannot help that ogize for the fact that we’ve Methodist disagrees with tel stays at the same time? would wreck the neighbor- Methodist Hospital to take a been very, very successful,” hood with bumper-to-bum- leadership role in addressing hospital head Lauren Yedvab the very premise of the ac- More than twenty of the nation’s top per traffic. The Park Slope Brooklyn’s healthcare crisis,” said at a city hearing earlier tivist proposal. agitators hailed the historic the group said in a statement this month. Methodist is seeking chefs and restaurateurs will be turning agreement to end the lawsuit last Friday. “Combining the A Long Island College a zoning variance for the

out to help City Tech raise scholarship brought by unions and ac- strengths of these two insti- Photo by Stefano Giovannini Hospital advocate argued planned center. It has pledged money for its award-winning Hospital- tivists to stop the closure of tutions could hold the key “Methodist Hospital is flush enough to build a new that the price of buying the to build a zoning-adhering Long Island College Hospital to providing more cost-ef- medical complex, so why not take over Long Island 155-year-old Cobble Hill in- taller and narrower complex ity Management program on Thursday, and reopen bidding around its fective and expanded health College Hospital instead?” activists ask. stitution would be relatively if denied. March 13, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., in the College’s Janet Leﬂer Dining Room, 300 Jay Street, Downtown Brooklyn. The event will feature the signature dishes Crash course in the future and desserts of participating culinary and pastry artists. Open to the public, Web expert shared at B’Heights Association shindig admission is $150 per person. By Matthew Perlman Shirky’s expertise on The evening features the chefs of The The Brooklyn Paper the world wide web comes Four Seasons Restaurant, Tribeca Grill, A century-old Brooklyn from having studied and Gracie Mansion, Sirio Ristorante at the Heights civic group got up taught it as a professor and to speed on the internet at from writing several books Pierre Hotel, Porter House New York, its annual meeting. on the subject. His research Union Square Events, Pier Sixty and Author Clay Shirky gave deals with how social net- The Lighthouse, Club 101, New York the Brooklyn Heights Asso- works influence interac- Group Newspaper Community ciation an earful about how tions and shape the world A traffic cop apparently could not spare the extra Cake Couture, Clinton St. Baking Co. & the information superhigh- and he has delivered loads 30 seconds it would have taken to parallel park in a Restaurant, JW Marriott Essex House, way is reshaping culture on of Ted Talks about it. wide-open spot, left foreground. Print Restaurant, and The Cosmopoli- Feb. 27 at the Brooklyn His- Stanton said she was not tan Club. torical Society. The group’s sure what to expect, but head said ahead of the soi- hoped that he would tai- ree the web guru would keep lor his speech to the local Double perk-ing Attend and you may win fabulous Photo by Joi Ito neighborhood gadflies on audience. Internet expert Clay Shirky held forth at the an- prizes, too: roundtrip airfare for two; the edge of their seats. “He doesn’t have to nual Brooklyn Heights Association gathering. Cop blocks G’point bike lane NYC hotel accommodations; meals at “We always try to find give another Ted Talk,” some one who is interest- top NYC restaurants; tickets to a Broad- she said. By Danielle Furfaro car and drove off when he ing,” said Judy Stanton, the cluded Hillary Clinton and “We’ve had some very The brainiac started the The Brooklyn Paper caught sight of our photog- way show; cooking classes; wine tast- organization’s executive di- Norman Mailer, the latter famous speakers, and some Integrated Media Arts pro- He missed a spot. rapher. ings; electronics; gift certiﬁcates; and rector. of whom lived in Brook- not so famous, but they’re gram at Hunter College and A traffic cop parked his This is not the first time Past speakers for the lyn Heights for the last 45 always interesting,” said is currently a professor at car in the Manhattan Avenue cops have parked all over gift baskets. yearly gathering have in- years of his life. Stanton. New York University. bike lane between Greenpoint the rights of cyclists to move freely through the borough. The Brooklyn Heights Avenue and Kent Street at For tickets and additional informa- Prospect Heights’ 78th Pre- tion, call 718.260.5025. You can also order cially in this neighborhood, Association has been an ac- 11:50 am on Monday while cinct famously parked its cars tive neighborhood watch- he went into a store to get a tickets online by visiting www.citytech. creating dangerous inter- across the Bergen Street bike BOND... actions between various dog since 1910. The annual coffee. The thirsty officer ig- lane until a renegade cyclist cuny.edu, and clicking support city tech. road users.” meeting was also slated to nored not only the law that barred the way with construc- Continued from page 1 be crucial,” said Keegan At the bottom of the form under “I want The full community include an update on the prohibits blocking traffic, but tion cones. The precinct then long, one road safety activ- Stephan. “There is an ep- organization’s work in the the mile-wide parking spot my donation to be designated toward,” board will vote on the installed a permanent bar- ist opined. idemic of cars parking in proposal at the next gen- past and coming years and directly in front of him. ricade. toggle to Chefs Celebrate City Tech. “Once the bike lane is in- bike lanes and not being tick- eral board meeting on the presentation of commu- The scofflaw policeman Police did not respond to stalled, enforcement will eted in this city, and espe- March 12. nity service awards. hopped back into his patrol a request for comment.

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MUSIC Big Reed-ers Bring on the heroin chic and pounding drums. The Way Station in Prospect Heights will host a tribute to the late Lou Reed on March 5, celebrating what would have been his 72nd birthday. “There are a lot of people who really love the Velvet Underground and Lou Reed, but what is even more important is the influence he had on so many bands,” said Way Station promoter James Coyle. “There is Photo by Stefano Giovannini a saying that 1,000 people bought Velvet Underground’s first album and they all started bands, and it’s true.” For the tribute, Coyle asked a gaggle of Way Station’s regular bands to participate. Then he (718) 260–2500 Feb. 28–March 6, 2014 set up a database and asked them to all sign The Brooklyn Paper’s essential guide to the Borough of Kings up for specific songs, so that no tune would be repeated on the night. In all, seven bands and artists — All Night Chemists, Perp Walk, Prewar War Sale, Drum the Jaguar, Michael Pennacciho, Even Twice, and the Planes — will play a total of 26 Velvet Underground and Lou Reed numbers. Featured songs will include “Venus in Furs,” “Satellite of Love,” and “Dirty Boulevard.” Bass and drums duo Even Twice, which will Cheap play three songs, is no strangers to Lou Reed tribute shows — the band has already played three since the rock icon died in October. “I was very influenced by Lou Reed song- writing-wise, and when I moved to New York City, it made even more sense,” said Even Twice drummer and vocalist Pat O’Shea (pictured top). “Those songs are about surviving the city. I’m into bands and artists that write about per- laugh sonal experiences and take you there.” Lou Reed Birthday Tribute at the Way Sta- tion [683 Washington Ave. between Pros- pect Place and St. Marks Avenue in Prospect Circus offers big discount to Heights, (347) 627–4949, www.waystationbk. blogspot.com]. March 5 at 8 pm. Free. customers in clown makeup — Danielle Furfaro By Matthew Perlman The Brooklyn Paper CIRCUS FOOD Bindlestiff Family Cirkus at Brooklyn he performers aren’t the only ones ex- Lyceum (227 Fourth Ave. between Presi- pected to clown around at this circus. dent and Union streets in Park Slope, T Brooklyn’s own Bindlestiff Family www.brooklynlyceum.com). Mar 13–16 Cirkus is coming home on March 13, with at 8 pm. $20 advance, $25 or $15 with What a crock clown makeup at door. All-ages show a six-show run at Park Slope’s Brooklyn Mar. 15–16 at 3 pm, $12. Lyceum. And if you turn up to one of the Paul Kermizian has been putting on a chili- adult shows dressed like a clown, you get making competition for a decade — but the $10 off your ticket price. You will also prob- and ones for adults only — but Nelson said dish leaves a bitter taste in his mouth. ably enjoy the spectacle more, according the difference is in the style of humor, not the Kermizian, the owner of boozy Williams- to the organizers. level of skill or thrill behind the stunts. burg video game parlour Barcade, competed “When people dress up for events it cre- “The big difference is that we won’t tell in the bar’s annual “Brooklyn Underground ates an environment and you get pulled in the adults not to try this at home,” said Nel- Chili Extravaganza” in to it,” said Keith Nelson, a founding mem- son with a laugh. “And we tone it down a its inaugural 2004 con- ber of the circus group. “You become part fair amount.” test. He won the eater’s of the show.” The “Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Cabaret” choice award, but failed Bindlestiff is truly a Brooklyn original — will combine the arts of seduction, clowning, to take home the grand the five core cast members are all from the contorting, juggling, and cycling into an un- prize, and he has not borough, and Nelson has lived on the south derground variety show. But it also features entered his own com- side of Williamsburg for 25 years. acts intended to exhilarate the audience — petition since. The burlesque and vaudeville variety show such as aerial acrobatics and a bullwhip trick “I haven’t made chili since that first year be- first took the stage in 1995 at the Charleston that uses a volunteer from the crowd. Images Metro on Bedford Avenue. At the time, it was more Nelson, who swallows swords among man- cause I really felt like like a sideshow than a circus, but the act has ning other duties during the performance, I should have won,” Kermizian said. “So I since expanded to cover acrobatics, sword said his act is the most dangerous. vowed to never enter again.” swallowing, and general clowning about. “Sword swallowing, if done wrong, can be Photo by Clifton Faust But the show went on without him, and it Bindlestiff has also split its show into two a pretty quick death,” he said. “But so many Makeup markdown: Show up to one of the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus’ shows has grown every year since. separate performances — ones for all ages of the acts have aspects of danger.” dressed like this, you ticket will be half-price. This year’s edition, taking place on March 2, will feature 12 contestants, whose chili will be assessed by a panel of six judges for fla- CIRCUS RINGLING BROS. AND BINDLESTIFF FAMILY CIRKUS GOLDEN DRAGON ACROBATS vor, aroma, heat, looks, originality, and on the crucial question, “Would you go back for BARNUM & BAILEY seconds?” Location Barclays Center [620 Atlantic Brooklyn Lyceum (277 Fourth Brooklyn Center for the Performing There is only one rule governing what goes Ave. at Flatbush Avenue in Ave. at First Street in Park Slope, Arts [2900 Campus Rd. be tween in the chili — “Chili comes in a pot, pot does Prospect Heights, (817) 618– www.brooklynlyceum.com). Amersfort Place and Kenilworth not come in the chili.” But Kermizan insists that bylaw has been in place since the beginning, 6700]. Place in Flatbush, (718) 951–4500]. and was not inspired by actual experience. Date Feb. 28 at 7 pm, March 1 and 2 March 13–16 at 8 pm, March 16 March 9 at 3 pm “That was one of the first rules in the first at 11 am, 3 pm, and 7 pm kids’ show at 3 pm year,” he said. “We wanted to make sure from the beginning that there wouldn’t be No. of acts 20 6 1 any funny business, so it was a little preemp- Photo by Amitava Sarkar tive I guess.” Golden Dragon Acrobats’ “Cirque Ziva” Price $30–$160 $10–$25 $35 The competing cooks have nevertheless taken No. of seats 12,000 250 2,400 plenty of creative license with ingredients in the 10-year history of the event. Clash of Length of show 2 hours and 30 minutes 1 hour 30 minutes 2 hours “We’ve definitely had some pretty wild chi- Performers 100 8 30 lis over the years,” Kermizan said, describing beany bowls stuffed with seafood and even Clowns 12 2 0 alligator. Back in 2004, Kermizian’s losing circuses masterpiece involved a heavy dose of Sierra Circus season has arrived in Brooklyn! Snacks Lemonade, cotton candy, sno- Beer, pastries Soda, pretzels, chips Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine. Big shot Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bai- cones “So it was really boozy, and had this really nice, hoppy flavor,” the defeated chili- ley is already at the Barclays Center for a Music Live band with nine musicians One person playing a keyboard, Recorded music two-week run of its “Legends” show, but cooker said. kazoo, and electronic instruments The beer at this year’s Extravaganza will not that is far from the only big top in town. The just be flowing inside the crock pots. Brews borough’s own Bindlestiff Family Cirkus is Animals Elephants, tigers, lions, kanga- None None roos, dogs, lamas, goats, pigs from event sponsors — such as borough favor- tumbling into the Brooklyn Lyceum, and ites Brooklyn Brewery, Coney Island, Kelso, traveling Chinese entertainers the Gold- Cycles Motorcycles, bicycles, miniature Unicycles, miniature bicycle, pen- Unicycles and Sixpoint — will be available for $5. And en Dragon Acrobats will be swinging by bicycles. ny-farthing. of course, all the chilis will be available for Brooklyn College for a performance of im- sampling, too. pressive aerial feats with “Cirque Ziva.” So Objects juggled Balls, hoops, fire Wine bottles, cigar boxes, clubs Balls, hats, umbrellas “Brooklyn Underground Chili Extravagan- which show gives you the best back-flip for Highest feat 40 feet 15 feet 20 feet za” at Barcade [388 Union Ave. near Metro- your buck? 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TV, music, Broadway, emy of Music’s dba-brooklyn.com]. $5. will also be a live DJ and publishing, with weekly free BAM- spinning to set the tickets to shows and cafe night. mood, plus all of the concerts up for grabs venue’s regular if you have all the right 9 pm at Brooklyn Acadamy of Music, Peter attractions. answers. Jay Sharp Building [30 Noon at Brooklyn Bowl 7:30 pm at the Bell House Lafayette Ave. between [61 Wythe Ave. between [149 Seventh St. between Ashland Place and St. N. 11th and N. 12th Second and Third ave- Felix Street in Fort streets in Williamsburg, nues in Gowanus, (718) Greene, (718) 636–4100, (718) 963–3369, www. 643–6510, www.thebell- www.bam.org]. Free. brooklynbowl.com]. Free. houseny.com]. $26. NINE DAYS IN BROOKLYN FRI, FEB. 28 ART, “JUDY RIFKA: Star Street”: Exhibition curated by Alison Pierz featuring graffi ti work and video installation. Free. By appointment. Trestle Projects [400 Third Ave. Find lots more listings online at at Sixth Street in Gowanus, (718) BrooklynPaper.com/Events 858–9069], www.trestlegallery.org/ upcoming. Rayburn and pianist Mark Janas. MUSIC, “SINNERS AND SAINTS,” $15 ($30 per family, $5 students). CURATED BY IMANI UZURI: Four- 7:30 pm. Christ Church Bay Ridge day festival featuring music, panels [7301 Ridge Blvd. between 73rd and performances celebrating and 74th streets in Bay Ridge, (718) black American vernacular culture. 745–3698]. $10 per night, or $30 for four-night pass. 7:30. JACK [505 1/2 Waverly MUSIC, THE OMNI ENSEMBLE: Ave. between Fulton Street and Opening performance. $15 ($10 Atlantic Avenue in Clinton Hill, (646) students). 8 pm. Brooklyn Conser- 734–8985], www.jackny.org. vatory of Music [58 Seventh Ave. at Lincoln Place in Park Slope, (718) ART, “A CIELO APERTO”: Exhibition 859–8649], www.bqcm.org. by Maria Rapicavoli. Free. 10 am–6 pm. International Studio and Cura- MUSIC, TREZ MUERTOZ, RESOLU- torial Program (1040 Metropolitan TION 15, ASSAULT ON THE LIV- Ave. near Morgan Avenue in East ING, SHADOWS OF DAWN, LU- Williamsburg), www.iscp-nyc.org. CIFERS LIMITED COMPANY: $12. 8 pm. Trash Bar [256 Grand St. at Dri- ART, “MICHAEL ROUILLARD: Paint- ggs Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) ings”: Featuring a group of new 599–1000], www.thetrashbar.com. white, geometric paintings on thin MUSIC, HANNAH & MAGGIE, JULIA aluminum panels. Free. Noon–6 Associated Press / Chuck Burton pm. Minus Space [111 Front St. WELDON, JUS POST BELLUM: between Washington and Adams Band of brothers: The Avett Brothers band plays the Barclays $12. 8:30 pm. Union Hall [702 Union streets, Suite 226 in DUMBO, (347) Center March 7. St. at Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, 525–4628], www.minusspace.com. (718) 638–4400], www.unionhallny. com. ART, “DMMDIA”: Exhibition by Robert $15–$25 (children and seniors Avenue in Gowanus, (718) 643– Hickman. Free. Noon–6 pm. Smack ART, “FOR MARIAN”: Two simultane- $12–$15). 8 pm. Billie Holiday The- 6510], www.thebellhouseny.com. ous exhibitions honoring Marian Mellon [92 Plymouth St. at Wash- atre [1368 Fulton St. between Marcy MUSIC, BACHELORS OF FINE ART: ington Street in Dumbo, (718) 834– Griffi ths, the director of the Sculp- and Brooklyn avenues in Bedford- $8. 9 pm. Union Hall [702 Union St. ture Center from 1988 to 1999. 8761], www.smackmellon.org. Stuyvesant, (718) 636–0918], www. at Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, (718) “J_ ART 4TH”: New work from emerg- Free. 1–6 pm. FiveMyles (558 St. thebillieholiday.org. 638–4400], www.unionhallny.com. Johns Pl. between Classon and ing Japanese artists from Tokyo MUSIC, MATTY O’BRIEN GROUP, MUSIC, VAN SHE: $12 ($10 in ad- and New York. Free. 1–6 pm. Art Washington avenues in Crown THE RUBBER BAND, PAPERSHIP, vance). 11:30 pm. Glasslands (289 Heights), www.fi vemyles.org. [135 Broadway at Bedford Avenue ROTTEN SONS, AVO: $8. 8 pm. Kent Ave. at S. Second Street in Wil- in Williamsburg Art & Historical CABARET SHOW: “Fate is Kind”: Trash Bar [256 Grand St. at Driggs liamsburg), www.glasslands.com. Singer Julie Reyburn and musi- Center, (718) 486–6012], www.wah- Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 599– center.net. KARAOKE KILLED THE CAT: Karaoke cal director Mark Janas perform a 1000], www.thetrashbar.com. dance party for people who never THEATER, FUTUREMATE: Hosts Matt variety show based on children’s MUSIC, PSYCHO PRIMATE, GOOD thought they’d like karaoke. Free. books “The Velveteen Rabbit” and & Pam match up audience mem- MORNING VALENTINE, MIWA Midnight. Union Hall [702 Union St. bers in this post-apocalyptic dating “Goodnight Moon.” $15 (adults, GEMINI, KANE DULANEY & at Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, (718) or $30 per family). 7:30 pm. Christ show, set in a future United States 638–4400], www.unionhallny.com. that has been devastated by the MAIA PILLOT, THE PILOTS, AND Church [7301 Ridge Blvd. between Cataclysm, where fi nding a fertile FRED THOMAS TRIO PERFORM 73rd and 74th streets in Bay Ridge, mate has become more challenging AT FREDDY’S: 8 pm. Freddy’s Bar (718) 745–3698], www.christchurch- than ever. $20. 7 pm. The Brick [575 [627 Fifth Ave. between 17th and SAT, MARCH 1 bayridge.org. 18th streets in Greenwood Heights, Metropolitan Ave. at Lorimer Street ART, TARGET FIRST SATURDAY: in Williamsburg, (718) 907–6189], (718) 768–0131], www.freddysbar. Celebrating women’s empower- www.bricktheater.com. com. ment through an evening of spoken SUN, MARCH 2 THEATER, “A CHORUS LINE”: Pre- MUSIC, HANNAH & MAGGIE: Folk word, interactive art, music, fi lm, THEATER, “I PAGLIACCI”: Regina sented by Poly Prep Country Day duo. $8-$20. 8 pm. The Rock Shop and dance. Free. 5–11 pm. Brook- Opera Company performs Leon- School. $5, $15 for adults and se- [249 4th Ave. between Carroll and lyn Museum [200 Eastern Pkwy. at cavallo’s opera. $25 ($20 seniors niors. 7 pm. Richard Perry Theatre President streets in Gowanus, (718) Washington Avenue in Prospect and students, $5 teens, free for chil- Do you know one of our on Campus [9216 Seventh Ave. at 230–5740]. Heights, (718) 638–5000], www. dren). 3 pm. Our Lady of Perpetual Poly Place in Dyker Heights, (718) MUSIC, MARA ROSENBLOOM: $15 brooklynmuseum.org. Help School [5902 Sixth Ave. in 836–9800], www.polyprep.org. (suggested). 8:30 pm and 10 pm. THEATER, “LIVE ART MARKET”: Bay Ridge, (718) 439–8067], www. Women of Distinction? 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Free. 7–9 pm. PowerHouse Arena [37 Main St. at Water Street in Dumbo, (718) 9 DAYS... 666–3049], www.power- PLAY... housearena.com. Continued from page 8 COMEDY, DUMBO COM- Continued from page 9 Documentary about avant- EDY: Standup hosted by Saint Charles Borromeo garde Los Angeles-based Aaron Kominos-Smith and record label Stones Throw Meghan Hanley. Free. Church. Records. $12 ($10 students, 8 pm. Dish Dumbo [81 The other characters, seniors). 7 pm. IndieScreen Washington St. between Pangloss’ young students, (285 Kent Ave. at S. Second York and Front streets in are drawn in the right kind Street in Williamsburg), Dumbo, (718) 625–3474], www.indiescreen.us. www.facebook.com/dum- of broad strokes, though COMEDY, CREAGHEAD & bocomedy. none quite equals Hor- COMPANY: Comedy night. MUSIC, ADAM & THE ton’s gusto. Candide, the $7. 8 pm. Union Hall [702 PLANTS, POLINA & innocent and gullible ti- Union St. at Fifth Avenue THE PYRAMIDS, EDWIN tle character, is sunny and in Park Slope, (718) 638– VAZQUEZ, SONNYBOY: 4400], www.unionhallny. $7. 8 pm. Trash Bar [256 bland, but I suspect that com. Grand St. at Driggs Av- has more to do with the COMEDY, ANDY DALY enue in Williamsburg, (718) role itself than with ac- LIVE: Featuring a sneak 599–1000], www.thetrash- tor Ryan Farnsworth, who peak at Comedy Central’s bar.com. “Review.” $15. 8 pm. Bell COMEDY, GEEKING OUT: brings an impressive sing- House [149 Seventh St. at Comedy show hosted by ing ability and a childlike Third Avenue in Gowanus, Kerri Doherty and Leslie Associated Press / Barry Brecheisen / Invision energy to the role. (718) 643–6510], www.the- Goshko. Featuring Josh Alt comedy queen: Comedian Janeane Garofalo As Candide’s love bellhouseny.com. Gondelman, Mara Herron, will be a guest at “Tell The Bartender Live!” at Union COMEDY, COMEDY NIGHT: Mark Douglas, and Tim interest, Cunegonde, Hosted by Hannibal Bur- Manley. $8 ($5 in advance). Hall on March 5. Ellie Bensinger admi- ress. First come, fi rst serve. 8:30 pm. Union Hall [702 rably captures the char- Free. 9 pm. Knitting Fac- Union St. at Fifth Avenue (718) 246–0200], green- liamsburg), www.glass- acter’s mid-song mood- tory [361 Metropolitan Ave. in Park Slope, (718) 638– lightbookstore.com. lands.com. at Havemeyer Street in Wil- 4400], www.unionhallny. swings between ecstatic Photo by Aaron Epstein and Ben VandenBoom com. MUSIC, RICHARD BUCKNER: MUSIC, JOE CANTOR: Free. joy, scarcely contained liamsburg, (347) 529–6696], Richard Buckner performs ny.knittingfactory.com. 10:30 pm. Freddy’s Bar rage, and utter despair. Terrifying trio: The Blood Brothers crew — Pete Boisvert, Patrick Shearer, tracks from his new record, [627 Fifth Ave. between and Stephanie Williams — are hoping to thrill audiences with their latest WED, MARCH 5 “Surrounded.” $15. 8 pm. 17th and 18th streets in The vocal contortions venture, “Bedlam Nightmares.” MON, MARCH 3 Union Hall [702 Union St. at Greenwood Heights, (718) she pulls off during the READING, DAISY FRIED: The Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, 768–0131], www.freddys- show’s infamously daunt- TALK, TINA PANARIELLO: poet reads in the Found- (718) 638–4400], www. bar.com. Author of “Polished: Filing ers Hall. Free. 4:30 pm. St. unionhallny.com. ing arias are absolutely COMEDY, “KARAOKE stunning. Away at Life’s Truths” in Francis College [180 Rem- MUSIC, P. DOCKZ, KRONO- KILLED THE CAT”: Kara- a new series emphasizing sen St. between Court and DIGGER, THA GOOD- oke dance party hosted by The off-the-wall ex- the importance of women Clinton streets in Brooklyn FELLA, VERBULANCE, uberant performances Heights, (718) 489–5200], Chris Goldteeth and Lord entrepreneurs. Free. 12:20 SEAN RON: $13. 8 pm. Easy. $15. Midnight. Union keep you from noticing pm. St. Francis College www.sfc.edu. Trash Bar [256 Grand St. [180 Remsen St. between Hall [702 Union St. at Fifth how little the actors are MUSIC, ENSEMBLE FOR THE at Driggs Avenue in Wil- Avenue in Park Slope, (718) Court and Clinton streets ROMANTIC CENTURY: liamsburg, (718) 599–1000], working with. The clos- 638–4400], www.union- in Brooklyn Heights, (718) Performing the theatri- www.thetrashbar.com. Bloody good hallny.com. est thing this production 489–5200], www.sfc.edu. cal concert “Tchaikovsky: has to a set is a gossamer READING, ALAIN DE BOT- None But the Lonely TON: Author of “The Heart.” $70–$95. 7:30 pm. FRI, MARCH 7 curtain hung in front of News.” $20. 6:30 pm. BAM Fisher (321 Ashland SAT, MARCH 8 the church’s altar, and Gory live horror show slays BAM Fisher (321 Ashland Pl. at Hanson Place in Fort ART KIDS: Children 5 years and younger explore MUSIC, TV TRAMPS, CLOS- the only props are a few Pl. at Hanson Place in Fort Greene), www.bam.org. ERS, ELI WHITNEY & THE chairs, a bench, some Greene), www.bam.org. a new style of art and COMEDY, TELL THE BAR- develop skills. Free with SOUND MACHINE, GIRL- READING, ANN PETERS: TENDER LIVE!: Storytell- CRUSH, BAD PILGRIM: kind of wind-up bird, at W’burg’s Brick Theater museum admission. 11:30 and a stuffed life-sized Author of “House Hold.” ing podcast hosted by am and 2:30 pm. Brooklyn $10. 8 pm. Trash Bar [256 Free. 7–9 pm. PowerHouse Katharine Heller featuring Children’s Museum [145 Grand St. at Driggs Av- doll (don’t ask, it will By Megan Riesz Boisvert, whose Nosedive what people think of that,” Arena [37 Main St. at Water Janeane Garofalo, Dan Brooklyn Ave. at St. Marks enue in Williamsburg, (718) make sense when you Street in Dumbo, (718) Schachner, and more. $10. Avenue in Crown Heights, 599–1000], www.thetrash- The Brooklyn Paper Productions company has effects head Stephanie Wil- 666–3049], www.power- 8 pm. Union Hall [702 Union see it). been putting “Blood Broth- liams said. “This really has (718) 735–4400], www. bar.com. But theater2020 plays housearena.com. St. at Fifth Avenue in Park brooklynkids.org. TEEN ARTS CONFERENCE: here will definitely be ers” shows on since 2006. more blood bag-based ef- THE MOTH STORYSLAM: Slope, (718) 638–4400], A day of workshops led the absence of a stage to www.unionhallny.com. MUSIC, GRACE & SPIRI- blood. “People can get scared, but fects, and we are also look- Story-telling competition TUS CHORALE: Gala of by performers and arts its advantage, fully incor- A group of horror I think they are coming for ing to do a little more on the hosted by Peter Aguero. MUSIC, CALVIN LECOMPTE, music from Broadway to educators. Free. 9 am–6 porating the pulpit, aisles, T $8. 8 pm. Bell House [149 BOYCHICK, ACE & THE story savants is bringing a a shock.” makeup side of things.” Bach. $60. 7 pm. Plymouth pm. BAX – Brooklyn Arts transepts, organ loft, and Seventh St. at Third Av- MIGHTY GAN: $7. 8 pm. Church [75 Hicks St. at Exchange [421 Fifth Ave. at carnage-crammed series of The show boasts a short “Strapped In” is only the enue in Gowanus, (718) Trash Bar [256 Grand St. Orange Street in Cobble Eighth Street in Park Slope, even the pews of the church live shows to the Brick The- play called “Into the Life first of three episodes in the 643–6510], www.thebell- at Driggs Avenue in Wil- Hill, (718) 624–9385], www. into the show. houseny.com. liamsburg, (718) 599–1000], (718) 832–0018], www. ater in Williamsburg, and it of Things” by Nat Cassidy, latest Blood Brothers anthol- graceandspiritus.org. bax.org. A special shout-out MUSIC, BODY ELECTRIC, www.thetrashbar.com. is no spectacle for the eas- which examines the weird ogy, which will culminate in MUSIC, THE AVETT BROTH- SPORTS, PSAL BASKETBALL should go to music di- NO SHOES, DOZIAC: $7. TWIN PEAKS BINGO: Gather ERS: With Old Crow Medi- ily spooked. past of a dead female inmate a large-scale performance 8 pm. Trash Bar [256 Grand with fellow Twin Peaks lov- CHAMPIONSHIPS: Divi- rector Ming Aldrich-Gan, cine Show. $38.50–$55. 8 sion AA girls varsity fi nals “We are doing some who was involved in an iso- of the entire asylum saga St. at Driggs Avenue in Wil- ers, gorge on doughnuts pm. Barclays Center [620 who summons Bernstein’s liamsburg, (718) 599–1000], and Agent Cooper cock- game followed by the AA stabbings, a bashing over lated yoga cult, as well as in October. Atlantic Ave. at Pacifi c boys varsity game. $12. entire orchestral accom- www.thetrashbar.com. tails, and play bingo! Free. Street in Prospect Heights, the head, and some stran- two vignettes by Mac Roger No medical profession- 8:30 pm. Videology (308 Noon. Barclays Center paniment from a single (917) 618– 6100], www.bar- [620 Atlantic Ave. at Pacifi c gulation,” said co-direc- about other disturbed pa- als will be on-call for the Bedford Ave. at S. First clayscenter.com. piano, without even the tor Pete Boisvert, “There tients. show, but Boisvert said the TUES, MARCH 4 Street in Williamsburg), Street in Prospect Heights, benefit of a page-turner. www.videology.info. COMEDY, “COMPETITIVE (917) 618– 6100], www.bar- is a fair amount of effects The entire performance audiences are typically com- FILM, “SPEEDY”: With piano EROTIC FAN FICTION”: clayscenter.com. The choreography is all Monthly comedy show fea- and gore.” is modeled after Grand Gui- prised of horror buffs with accompaniment from Ben HANDMADE HISTORY: but flawless, and the di- “Bedlam Nightmares gnol, a 19th century Pari- sturdy nerves and strong Model. Free. 3 pm. St. turing comics writing and rection close to clock- Francis College [180 Rem- THURS, MARCH 6 performing fi ctional erotic Explore Brooklyn’s iconic bridge with art-making fun — Part One: Strapped In,” sian theater style featuring constitutions. sen St. between Court and TALK, WOMEN’S WORK:The pieces. $15. 8 pm. Union work. the first of three episodic back-to-back sex farce and “They know what they Clinton streets in Brooklyn Art and Politics of Tattooed Hall [702 Union St. at Fifth and creating a 3-D trans- The story and music Heights, (718) 489–5200], Women: Panel discussion Avenue in Park Slope, (718) portation theme collage. installments in the series, effects-based horror pieces are coming for,” he said. Free. 3–4 pm. Brooklyn take a sudden serious note follows two men known — as well as on-call doctors “Bedlam Nightmares — https://www.sfc.edu. hosted by Margot Mif- 638–4400], www.union- at the very end, but ignore BEER TASTING: “Back to the fl in and Marisa Kakoulas. hallny.com. Historical Society [128 Pier- as the Blood Brothers who for the faint-hearted audi- Part One: Strapped In” at Future”: Taste vintage/vin- Free. 7–9 pm. PowerHouse MUSIC, MARGUERITO, THE repont St. at Clinton Street it — the comedy is what are trapped in an institution ence members. the Brick Theater [579 Met- tage-inspired beers from Arena [37 Main St. at Water LIAISONS, THE WOODS, in Brooklyn Heights, (718) you came for. for the criminally deranged. This modern take on the ropolitan Ave. near Lorim- Shmaltz, Peekskill, and Street in Dumbo, (718) THE SUNDOWN SIDE- 222–4111], www.brooklyn- “Candide” at Saint genre will be littered with Captain Lawrence brew- 666–3049], www.power- SHOW, THE MIGHTY history.org. Together, they devour the er Street in Williamsburg, FILM, ARMORY NIGHT — Charles Borromeo gory surprises, including a eries. Free. 4 pm. Fourth housearena.com. GOOD BOYS: $8. 8 pm. fright-laden tales of their fel- (718) 285–3863, www. Avenue Pub [76 Fourth READING, MARISA SILVER: Trash Bar [256 Grand St. TOKYO ANIMATION: Jap- Church [31 Sidney Pl. near low inmates — which, not psychotic young gentleman bricktheater.com]. Feb. 27 Ave. between Bergen and Author of “Mary Coin.” In at Driggs Avenue in Wil- anese animation by emerg- Aitken Place in Brooklyn surprisingly, feature a whole who rips his own eyelid off at 9 pm, Feb. 28 at 9 pm St. Marks streets in Boerum conversation with Alexan- liamsburg, (718) 599–1000], ing artists from Tokyo and Heights. (212) 541–4684, lot of the red stuff. after making a promise to and 11 pm, and March 1 at Hill, (718) 643–2273]. der Maksik. Free. 7:30 pm. www.thetrashbar.com. New York. Free. 7–10 pm. www.theater2020.com.] “You can get splattered his cell-mate to stay up all READING, RICHARD HELL: Greenlight Bookstore [686 MUSIC, THE MARY Art [135 Broadway, Bedford 9 pm and 11 pm. $15 for 9 Author of “I Dreamed I Fulton St. between S. El- ONETTES: $12. 8:30 pm. Avenue in Williamsburg Art Fridays and Saturdays at with blood if you are in night. pm shows, $12 for 11 pm Was A Very Clean Tramp.” liott Place and S. Portland Glasslands (289 Kent Ave. & Historical Center, (718) 8 pm, Sundays at 3 pm. the first few rows,” said “I am interested to see shows. With Robert Christgau. Avenue in Fort Greene, at S. Second Street in Wil- 486–6012], wahcenter.net. Through March 9. $18.

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They’re already saying The cameras will be pur- lice Plaza,” said Desmond Urban American, which cluding a collage by Afghan- “It relates to this because it “Cheese.” chased by a religious group, Smyth, president of Secure owns 19 buildings in Brook- istan war veteran Peter Mei- is a tool that helps people see,” Residents in two Brook- Agudath Israel of America, Watch 24. jer on Feb. 20, where they will said Eisenberg. “I hope that lyn neighborhoods are all which will be reimbursed In addition, the camera lyn and 90 across New York welcome building tenants as City, is launching a program is what we are doing too. We smiles about the prospect though a state grant that can system keeps a log of who well as curious passersby. of having hundreds of secu- only be awarded to private accessed a given camera, the called Reticle to highlight “We are trying to stay want people to understand how art by veterans. First stop talented veterans are.” rity cameras watching over organizations, but once the time they did so, how long more community-friendly cameras are installed, Agu- for what it hopes is a pro- Eisenberg said he plans to their streets. they were connected, and rather than make a political dath will have nothing to do liferation of art across the eventually hang veterans’ art Assemblyman Dov Hi- what data they viewed or statement,” said Dan Gor- with the cameras, accord- borough are the walls of a in nearly all of the 19 build- kind (D–Borough Park) has copied, Smyth said. man, who shot photos that are sponsored a $1-million ini- ing to Hikind. lobby on N. Fifth Street in hanging in an Urban Amer- ings in Brooklyn and that he Photo by Stefano Giovannini The only exception to the tiative to install 320 secu- Only the police will get to police-only access policy is Williamsburg. ican building in Queens. “I will rotate out current artists Urban American executive James Eisenberg holds see footage, according to Hi- rity cameras in 80 locations Secure Watch 24’s techni- “There are so many amaz- want a kid to walk by and for newer ones, although he up a veteran’s photograph in front of the building kind, not outside groups. throughout Midwood and cians, who can access the ing artists in the military wonder where they can find has not yet set a schedule. where it would be installed. “Not Dov Hikind, not Borough Park. Residents cameras and footage for were torn over the surveil- Agudath Israel, no one but maintenance purposes, but lance scheme when Hikind the police can see these cam- tal beds is too many. trend is trying to dismantle the state claimed. announced it two years ago eras,” he said. their actions will also be re- “It seems to me that the hospitals.” State reps say the five re- — especially amid reports Footage is stored on the cord in the activity logs, ac- LICH... administration is trying to The State University of development proposals al- that religious groups would cameras and is only acces- cording to Smyth, and the reduce in-patient beds,” Pa- New York is adamant that ready on the table are rea- logs will be available to the Continued from page 1 and representatives of the have access to the camera sible from police headquar- tients for LICH member Cyn- it took over the hospital with sonable. feeds — but public opinion ters in Manhattan, according public. work does not guarantee a nurses unions and commu- thia Nebel said, pointing to good intentions but was “I strongly believe the Residents say the pros- smooth landing. seems to have changed with to Secure Watch 24, which nity groups that sued the Gov. Cuomo’s decision to forced to bail when it could hospitals we got last time pect of increased security “Whatever entity comes to news that only the police built the camera system. In state. keep Long Island College not balance the budget. around were solid propos- will use the cameras. order to access footage, pre- outweighs any potential for the table with the most health- Some hospital advocates care will probably get [con- Hospital from getting any The plan was not, as crit- als,” State University of New “I think it’s great,” said cincts must request permis- abuse. are not satisfied with the sys- trol],” Baynes told a packed of the $8 billion in Medic- ics have charged, to close York spokesman David Doyle Midwood resident Raul sion from headquarters, and “Our children are more courtroom last Friday, “but tem, saying that any reduc- aid money the state received the hospital and sell off the said. “We have lost a lot of Rodriguez. “I hope they trek over there to view it. important,” said Midwood’s there’s always the chance that tion of the amount of hospi- on Feb. 13. “It seems like the prime real estate it sits on, money from this deal.” do it all over the place — “The only place the cam- Benjamin Langer. things could go in reverse, that they could go bad.” Baynes called the negoti- ations “some of the most difficult work I have seen in 21 MEDICAL RESEARCH GUIDE years,” but has yet to sign off on the agreement. 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N not to explore, so we Fearless couple weeks later to get to the That is the good news. The bad news is that most lo- have been taking family out- Museum of Arts and Design cal theater admission slips run full-price, since they are ings to different neighbor- at Columbus Circle on the Up- below the $30 threshold TKTS has set for its discount. hoods. Things don’t always Parenting per West Side for a 3D print- What is worse, Brooklyn stubs will not be sold at the go as planned, but that, as it ing exhibit. It was snowy and TKTS booths located in Manhattan. turns out, is the fun. By Stephanie Thompson cold, and all the trains seemed Naumann said the Theatre Development Fund always A few weeks back, we to be malfunctioning. We got wanted to offer Brooklyn shows at the Downtown booth, got up to Harlem in plenty off at Jay Street in Brooklyn but the smaller theaters could not participate because of time to hit Sylvia’s early Middle Eastern market. We just had to wander. when they said the A would the booth’s service only worked with TicketMaster. The for gospel brunch. I heard Sylvia’s turned out to be And so we did, through the be stuck for a while, and we organization has since added the ability to hawk passes it got crowded, but when I very touristy, with the singer many winding streets of Chi- went outside to search for a through a smaller service called Ovation Tix that is used walked in at 10 am and saw it mostly asking people to shout natown. The kids picked up cab or a bus, or maybe even we by some of the more independent performance halls. was empty, I realized we had out the exotic locales from small boxes of little firecrack- would walk across the bridge The Brooklyn Academy of Music has sold tickets been a bit over-zealous. The where they hailed. 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The property’s broker, which asking $7.5 million for Ç£nÇnn*- Ê(7732) was beautiful, another world. Golden Unicorn, our fave China, to be a distinct minor- “Let’s ask Siri where to the property, agrees with that assessment. www.parkslopedaycamp.com We didn’t stay long, but the dim sum spot, it was clear ity, out of our element. But go,” he said, and in a mo- “He’s exploring his options,” said Massey Knakal drive past Columbia and its we had picked the wrong day. we loved it, so much that our ment the robot voice found agent Stephen Palmese of the landlord. campus, where Big G went to It was the parade day, and pa- inability to cross the parade us Dellarocco’s brick-oven “The owner isn’t a developer per se,” Palmese said. school, was, in and of itself, rade-goers crowded around, route to reach our subway pizza, which we enjoyed thor- “There’s a big risk trying to build on your own.” CALL TO ADVERTISE: (718) 260-4552 an experience, as was stop- making the line at least an stop, an interesting adventure oughly, as if it had been the Under current zoning, a new building would have to be ping at Samad’s, my favorite hour long. that took at least 45 minutes, plan all along. residential with a retail storefront. A new buyer would have the same bureaucratic hurdles to clear as Cuarana. If some one else does take over the building, or the Thursdays are FUN! lease, Lowy said the theater will probably have to relo- Concert & Balloon Twisting 4-6p, $15/family suggstd cate. His lease is currently month-to-month and he could not afford the $30,000 per month that is being adver- THE Come Together tised by the broker now. with Family & Friends “Our rent right now is considerably less,” said Lowy. “And we recognize that it’s a really good deal.” But if Caruana can get his plans approved, the the- SPOT ater might be able to keep a place they can afford, moving temporarily during construction, and returning once 2 blocks from B. Bridge Park Pier 6 Playgrnd 2 floors Restaurant and Play Space the new building is finished. 81 Atlantic Ave (@Hicks) 718-923-9710 For now, though, Lowy has other concerns — namely Mon-Wed 10am—3:00pm, keeping flicks playing in the current space. Thurs-Sun 10am — 8:30pm TimeOut www.themoxiespot.com “Best Restaurant Play Room”- NY Kids! 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