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Published every Saturday — online all the time — by Brooklyn Paper Publications Inc, 55 Washington St, Suite 624, Brooklyn NY 11201. Phone 718-834-9350 • www.BrooklynPapers.com • © 2005 Brooklyn Paper Publications • 18 pages •Vol. 28, No. 16 BWN • Saturday, April 16, 2005 • FREE OFF THE HOOK City pushes for working waterfront — in Jersey By Jess Wisloski The Brooklyn Papers Atop official with a German shipping company that took its $1.6 billion trade deal to New Jersey after first considering Brooklyn’s port, said this week that the deci- sion came down to the city’s refusal to back the Red Hook port’s existence. “There’s usually other factors
Associated Press that are in play, but it is correct Brooklyn Dodgers Duke Snider and Don Newcomb celebrate Dem Bums’ vic- that the lack of a long-term lease tory over the New York Yankees in the 1955 World Series. agreement affected our deci- sion,” Rainer Dehe, chief of op- erations for the international shipping company Hamburg Sud told the Brooklyn Papers this week. The company had hoped to ship to Brooklyn for the next five years at the Red Dodgers’ Hook piers operated by Ameri- can Stevedoring Inc. (ASI), promising the creation of 400 jobs here, he said. The Brooklyn Papers first re-
ported last week that the compa- / Xinhua, Fan Changguo ny instead signed a contract with a port in Bayonne, N.J., after pennant city Economic Development Corporation officials refused to Associated Press guarantee that the Red Hook port would remain open through 2009. “It was definitely a factor that Queens for a day they have only a relatively short restored contract that extends only to Twenty-one-year-old Brooklynite Irina Krush (second from left), considered one of the best American women chess players 2007,” added Dehe. of all time, poses Tuesday with competitors in the women’s World Chess Cup in the Chinese provincial capital of Jinan. By Frank Eltman something so others can enjoy it for the fu- After extensive negotiations, Krush, who attended Edward R. Murrow High School in Midwood, became the youngest woman ever to compete in the Associated Press ture and that’s an important thing for us.” the Port Authority of New York U.S. Women’s Chess Championship, at age 11, and was the youngest ever to win the same event, at age 14. She’s flanked and New Jersey last December Only a half-century old, it certain- The banner was won when the Dodgers (left to right) by lmira Skripchenko, of France; Schneider Veronika, of Hungary; and Veronika Machalova, of Slovakia. beat the despised cross-town rival New granted ASI a three-year lease ly doesn’t have the provenance of a York Yankees following decades of frustrat- extension on piers 7 through 10, medieval tapestry. But it is a one-of- ing defeats for the Brooklyn faithful, known claiming piers 11 and 12 for a-kind, and to millions of baseball as Dem Bums. It only flew for a brief time conversion to a cruise ship port. fanatics it’s probably more valuable. in Brooklyn before Dodgers owner Walter “That certainly hasn’t helped The 1955 World Series championship O’Malley packed up the team and moved to [ASI] in securing long-term con- banner captured by the Brooklyn Dodgers Los Angeles in 1957. tracts,” said Dehe. “As a ship- — the only one the team ever won — was Where it went from there is a bit murky, ping line, we want to be sure unveiled Wednesday following a $16,000 by most accounts. that we have a terminal in five to $1G a square foot restoration by experts at the Textile Conser- It was believed to have been liberated 10 years, maybe even 20 years. vation Laboratory at the Cathedral Church from a Los Angeles hospitality suite by a Seeing as terminals everywhere of St. John the Divine. team of New York sportswriters during the are filling up very quickly, if we “It’s just fantastic,” beamed Jessie Kelly, 1959 World Series. The banner was then se- transferred our ships to Brook- Ft. Greene condos hit record high president of the Brooklyn Historical Soci- creted in a suburban basement, where it sat lyn we’d end up without a place ety, which will feature the banner as the for decades, and eventually was turned over to go when their lease expired.” By Jess Wisloski line-view stretch is on the market for $20 stores and restaurants along Fulton Street, centerpiece of its upcoming exhibit on the to the Hall of Fame — with the understand- But, he added, “it certainly The Brooklyn Papers million — it’s where this new peak is the once crime-ridden and still edgy Dodgers. ing that it would stay in Cooperstown until makes sense from our position to cresting. neighborhood, settled around a landmark Brooklyn’s real estate boom has No, it’s not the waterside loft-ridden park, features quaint architectural variety, The 8-foot by 17-foot, blue-and-white, a deserving Brooklyn home could be found. maintain a viable active port in reached a new plateau — the $1,000- cotton-and-nylon banner — inscribed Thirty years after winning the pennant, Brooklyn,” given its proximity to DUMBO, where recent open houses held a thriving art scene and a rich ethnic mix “World Champions 1955 Dodgers” — re- O’Malley’s son, Peter — then the owner of truck routes, buyers, adequate wa- a-square-foot condominium apart- by The Developers Group and Leviev of residents. ceived about three months worth of tender the Dodgers — came up with the idea of ter depth for docking large ment. Boymelgreen Developers had buyers wait- Jerry Minsky, senior vice president with loving care, said Marlene Eidelheit, head of giving the flag back to the people of Brook- freighters and the international But according to an executive broker- ing for a peek at an offsite model home in Corcoran Properties, said the Greene the cathedral’s textile lab. She said after a lyn in 1995. reputation of ASI’s shipping con- ing sales at the building that is setting the overnight queues around the block. Nor is House condominiums, at 383 Carlton St. “gentle cleaning,” workers restored the tat- The Brooklyn Historical Society exhibit tainer unloading operation. new market high, what is surprising is not it in the tree-lined brownstone colonies of at Greene Avenue, started listing units on tered edges and some of the lettering. will be the first time in decades that the ban- “The operator of the terminal that wealthy New Yorkers are willing to Park Slope or Brooklyn Heights. Nov. 30, and since then, 22 of the 27 units “It’s just such a great opportunity to be ner gets a wide showing. The exhibit, at its has a good reputation as some- fork over all that moolah to live here — a Instead, it is leafy, hilly Fort Greene. have sold, the majority at more than part of this history, because we were work- headquarters on Pierrepont Street at Clinton body who is managing opera- walkup on Columbia Heights along the Known for the Brooklyn Academy of $1,000 a square foot. The three penthouse ing on a historical icon of our time,” Eidel- Street in Brooklyn Heights, is scheduled to tions efficiently and fast,” Dehe Brooklyn Heights promenade fetched $9 Music, a slew of French restaurants and a units sold for more than $1.2 million each. heit said. “Our job is always to preserve run from April 22 through the fall. See HOOK LOSES on page 16 million this year and another on that sky- burgeoning African-influenced strip of See FORT GREENE on page 14
Church Rally for SHUT OUT AGAIN rezoning Marty holds another closed-door arena meet By Jess Wisloski mailed invitations to the Borough dooms The Brooklyn Papers Hall meeting. Goldstein said DDDB was not Borough President Marty initially invited, but after asking Markowitz has hosted another another local group to urge their closed-door meeting about de- inclusion, “[Markowitz] said, OK, veloper Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic we could come, but Daniel Gold- ‘oasis’ Yards proposal, continuing his stein can’t come. Also Patti and policy of shutting out community Schellie [Hagan], and PHAC members who have prominently [Prospect Heights Action Coali- Wants apartments voiced opposition to the plan to tion] can’t come either.”
build a basketball arena as well Mango / Greg Asked why certain people or on site of 30-year as 17 residential and office high- groups were barred from attending Boerum Hill garden rise towers. the meeting, Markowitz said Last October, Markowitz held a through a spokeswoman, “This By Jess Wisloski similar meeting, shutting out re- community meeting brought to- porters as well as members of gether leaders of over a dozen The Brooklyn Papers civic organizations and elected of-
neighborhood groups that openly Papers File The Brooklyn ABoerum Hill community garden that sur- ficials from the neighborhoods ad- protested the plans. Marty Markowitz vived for decades on little more than silver According to attendees of both jacent to the Atlantic Yards and bells and cockleshells is now in the crosshairs meetings, the policy has resulted in Nets arena who represented every of a battle between the neighbors who plant- excluding those living in the stein, the last holdout who has not point of view on the project. The ed it and the church that owns it. Prospect Heights footprint of the sold or agreed to sell to Ratner his size of the group was relatively With spring summoning daffodils, bluebells and planned development, bounded by condominium in the Atlantic Arts small to create a working group goldenrod to poke through the Hoyt Street Gar- Dean Street and Atlantic, Flatbush building at 636 Pacific St. within for constructive dialogue.” den’s wrought-iron fence and buds to sprout on its Greenhood / Aaron and Vanderbilt avenues. the Atlantic Yards footprint. Local elected officials, includ- knobby oak tree, the Iglesia Del Vivo Cristo, or This time around, Markowitz re- “We eventually decided not to go ing Councilman David Yassky, Church of the Living Christ, has asked the Hoyt lented in allowing members of the at all, because we don’t think Bor- Councilwoman Letitia James, and Street Association, which built and planted the gar- anti-Atlantic Yards group Develop ough President Marty Markowitz state Senators Carl Andrews and den, to get lost. — Don’t Destroy Brooklyn to attend has the right to say who represents Velmanette Montgomery attended. Margaret Cusack, founder of the Hoyt Street As- Papers The Brooklyn the March 24 meeting, just not their our group,” said Goldstein. “Instead Prospect Heights Community sociation, who lives only doors from the little pink Sunset Park Rep. Nydia Velasquez addresses protesters at Battle Hill Monument chief spokesman, Daniel Goldstein. of making a scene we decided to Neighborhood Alliance President church on Hoyt Street between Atlantic Avenue in Green-Wood Cemetery at the conclusion of Sunday’s march in protest of new “One reason they gave that I step back this time. We will attend Gib Veconi said Markowitz “made and Pacific Street that abuts the garden, says she’s real estate development in Green-Wood Heights that threatens the neighbor- couldn’t come is that I’m a figure- the next meeting.” an effort to reach out to more See DOOMED on page 17 hood’s low-rise character and harbor views. head of the opposition,” said Gold- The groups or individuals were See MARTY on page 15
©The Brooklyn Papers. Established 1978. Phone 718-834-9350. Celia Weintrob, Publisher (ext 104) • Neil Sloane, Editor (ext 119) • Lisa J. Curtis, GO Brooklyn Editor (ext 131) • Vince DiMiceli, Senior Editor (ext 125) • Ed Weintrob, President (ext 105) 2 DTZ-FTG THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM April 16, 2005 D’town jewelry heist By Jess Wisloski Locker robber The Brooklyn Papers Alocker-room robber A Downtown Brooklyn POLICE BLOTTER tapped into a Remsen Street jewelry store was robbed health club and in only 30 of a variety of gold jewel- minutes pillaged more than ry by an armed and derground garage near Jay break, at 12:45 pm, she no- $2,000 in goods on April 7. masked bandit on April 5. Street. ticed the wallet was gone. The At the club, on the corner of Court Street, the victim, 39, The robber entered Living- The driver told police that coatroom is shared by 30 em- told police he had left his stone Jewelry, on Livingston upon his return at 9:30 am, the ployees. clothing, watch and cell phone Street at Flatbush Avenue, at vehicle was gone without a Among the items reported 11:16 am, and held up the two trace. stolen with the wallet were in a locked gym locker at 7 store workers at gunpoint. Search records revealed it $12, a state ID, a disabled rid- am. “Put everything in the bag. had not been towed. er MetroCard pass, a $20 Upon his return half an Do what I say or you’ll get Police in the 83rd Precinct MetroCard and an FDNY hour later, the items were shot. Do you want to die?” he found the van at 6 pm. photo ID. gone, he told police. said, pointing the gun at the Bad break Computer caper Reported stolen was a cel- lular phone, a necklace valued employees. A fast-acting thief made off A burglar made of with at $1,800, a $200 leather jack- The employees put jewelry with a $3,000 laptop computer more than $200,000 in com- et, $80 in cash, house keys in the bag, including steel in Downtown Brooklyn when puter equipment from an in- rings with clear stones, gold and clothing, which he valued the owner left it alone during a vestment firm in Brooklyn at $2,430 altogether. rings with clear stones and brief break on April 4. Heights between March 17 yellow-and silver chains with The victim, 18, told police and March 24, say police. Cycle stolen stones, say police. he was at a building at Poly- Officials of the company, at A bike thief stole a blue Both victims told police technic University in Metro- Pierrepont and Court streets, 1999 Suzuki motorcycle from that the robber was a black tech and had been working in- found that dozens of Internet in front of a house in Boerum male, wearing a ski mask, side for several hours. router cards had been re- Hill on April 8. blue jeans, and a gray-and- When he briefly left to get moved from a cabinet where The victim, of Vermont, blue sweatshirt with Roca a bite to eat at 11 am and they were stored between who was visiting his mother’s Wear on the front of it. came back less than 15 min- 12:51 pm on March 17 and home on Dean Street at The gunman took the booty utes later, he found the proper- 12:36 pm on March 24. Com- Nevins Street, had parked the and fled. ty was missing. The victim pany officials told police they motorcycle in front of the Bust shoplifter questioned people at the suspect the perpetrator was a home at 4 pm. A middle-aged woman was scene, but there were no wit- male employee who is no Only two hours later, he no- busted allegedly trying to nesses to the theft. longer with the firm who re- ticed the bike, valued at swipe more than $1,500 in Robbed at FDNY moved the property while at $3,500, was gone. clothing from the Macy’s at A Fire Department employ- work. Roomies robbed Fulton Mall on April 4. ee had her wallet lifted from The citywide Computer A burglar broke into a Asecurity guard told police her coat at the FDNY head- Crimes Squad is investigating Boerum Hill apartment of he saw the suspect, 49, at- quarters in Metrotech on the the case. three 20-something room- tempting to smuggle women’s morning of April 5. So young mates on April 4 and made off clothing out of the department with a bevy of expensive store between 8:10 pm and The victim, 37, told police A thief stole a flat-screen she’d left her jacket in the computer from a health facili- computer equipment. 10:20 pm. The victim, 28, reported By the time he stopped her, coatroom of the FDNY build- ty in Downtown Brooklyn be- ing at the Street of the Bravest tween March 30 and April 5, that she left the apartment, on she’d nearly bilked $1,518 in Bergen Street between Smith merchandise. The guard held near Flatbush Avenue Exten- officials of the mental health and Hoyt streets, at 8:45 am, the woman until police ar- sion. and substance abuse clinic, at and upon her return at 12:02 rived. She was charged with When she left the coat, at Jay and Nassau streets said. am she discovered the front grand larceny. 9:30 am the wallet was in one The computer was only of her pockets, she told police. four months old, they said, door’s plate glass was broken. Shoves teacher When she went for a lunch and worth $1,200. See BLOTTER on page 3 A 14-year-old boy attacked his teacher at a Boerum Hill public school April 4 as he left the classroom to get water, say police. The incident occurred at 3 Heights Orthodontist pm at PS 269, on State Street at Bond Street. According to police, the Dr. Ted Rothstein young man asked to get water, and when he neared the door- www.drted.com way where his female teacher was standing, he shoved her for 30 years thanks you with his into the wall. 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The girl told police she was underneath their clothing. The teller, 20, was arrested Immediately after the inci- waiting for a train when the When the agent grew suspi- April 8, and faces charges of dent, the victim summoned po- men — who she described as cious, one of the men dropped a grand larceny in the second de- lice and officers on patrol ar- in their mid-20s, including one computer, and all three fled. Po- gree. The arrest was made by rested two suspects, one of set of identical twins — ap- lice gave chase and apprehend- Detective Felix Padilla. whom had the stolen brown proached her. ed the three, recovering the oth- Warehouse rob wallet, and a silver handgun in The first one, who stood 6- er laptop, valued at $1,500. a left front pocket of his jacket. foot-1 and wore long dread- The suspects, ages 17, 18 Burglars took more than Two men, 23 and 22, were locks capped off with a do-rag, and 19, were referred to com- $2,000 in computer equipment arrested by Police Officer Paul punched her in the head. An- from a factory warehouse on munity court, and face charges Farella at Seventh Avenue and other of the thugs punched her Ninth Street at the Gowanus of criminal possession of stolen First Street, and charged with in her stomach, and together Canal. property, larceny and resisting displaying a firearm, criminal they forcibly removed her sil- The warehouse was secured, arrest. They were apprehended possession of a weapon, defac- ver charm bracelets, hoop ear- according to the manager, on by 78th Precinct Police Officer ing a weapon and grand larce- rings and purse. Rigoberto Perez. April 5 at 3:50 pm, but when he One of the men held the vic- opened at 6:45 am the next day, ny. tim’s arm while another re- Cashed out he discovered that burglars had Bully for him moved her jewelry. A Park Slope branch of snuck in through an office door. Two bullies beat up a teenag- When an F train pulled into Northfork bank on April 8 re- Police say the thieves forced er and mugged him of his iPod the station, all four men ran ported the theft of $18,857 by open a door to the rear offices on April 4. onto the northbound train. one of its tellers who allegedly and removed a computer and The 17-year-old victim told From the station, the victim worked in collusion with others monitor, each valued at $1,000, police he was walking on the to rip them off. called her mother to pick her as well as a printer and high- southeast corner of Fifth Street The thefts occurred between up. The police report was made end calculator, totaling $2,140 and Seventh Avenue at 9:30 by telephone from the mothers’ 11:37 am and 11:59 pm at the in stolen merchandise. Fifth Avenue branch between am, when two teens approached job, so no canvass was con- him on either side. ducted. 12th and 13th streets, branch Gunpoint mug officials told police. 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In COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, *We accept Medicaid and most Insurance plans* Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grants the Matter of a Custody/Visitation Proceeding. Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grants me rights to: Assume the name of: Seun Patrick B. Garmhausen, Petitioner, -against- me rights to: Assume the name of: Kiki Xavier Ogunkoya. My present name is: Oluwaseun Debra Garmhausen, respondent. In the name of Aryl Barrera. My present name is: Xavier Aryl the people of the State of New York: To: Debra Ogunkoya. My present address is: 800 Eastern Barrera. My present address is: 32 Douglass Parkway, #2, Brooklyn, NY 11213. My place of Garmhausen (Address Unknown). A petition Street, #2, Brooklyn, NY 11231. My place of birth under Article 6 of the Family Court Act having birth is: Ikejalagos State, Nigeria. My date of is: Corpus Christi, Texas. My date of birth is: May * OPEN 7 DAYS * been filed with this Court, and annexed hereto birth is: February, 28, 1980. BP16 31, 1973. BP16 you are hereby summoned to appear before this Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by court on Date/Time: May 9, 2005 at 9:30am. announces . . . Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, County of Kings, on the24th day Part: IAP. Floor/Room: Floor 2/Room Part IAP. the Civil Court, Kings County on the 23rd day of of February, 2005, having the Index No. Presiding: Hon. Paula J. Hepner. Location: 283 N500126/05, a copy of which may be examined Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 to answer the March, 2005, bearing the Index Number SALON & SPA MARIO is BACK N500256/05, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 141 petition and to be dealt with in accordance with Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York in the the Family Court Act. On your failure to appear at the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVIL Record Room Rm. 007, grants Chien-Lung Wu ********** as herein directed, a warrant may be issued for COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, in BROOKLYN! a/k/a John Wu the right, effective upon compli- Ongoing Registration your arrest. Dated: February 10, 2005. Robert Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grants ance with the provisions of this Order, to assume Celebrate with Ratanski, Clerk of Court. Notice: Family Court me rights to: Assume the name of: Zaida Ania the name of John Chien-Lung Wu. My present §154(c) provides that petitions brought pursuant Earle. My present name is: Zaida Ania Mathlin. address is 92 prospect Park Southwest, Brooklyn, to Article 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 of the Family Court all My present address is: 593 Van Siclen Avenue, New York 11218. The date of my birth is * Grades K - 8 * Bus Transportation 20% OFF Act, in which an order of protection is sought or Brooklyn, NY 11207. 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Where the Respondent Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grants Sacred Hearts & St. Stephen School Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grants IMAGE SALON & SPA has been served with this summons and petition me rights to: Assume the name of: Xavier Bob me rights to: Assume the name of: Terry Louise does not appear, the Family Court may proceed Peaches Howard. My present name is: Female 163 Joralemon St. Bullock. My present name is: Xavier Hargro 135 Summit Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231 to a hearing with respect to issuance or enforce- Jamison a/k/a Terry Louise Peaches Howard. My (off Clinton St.) Bullock. My present address is: 1244 Bushwick ment of the order of protection. Relief request- present address is: 80 Bush Street, #1C, Avenue, #2B, Brooklyn, NY 11207. My place of ed: that the prior court order be modified and Brooklyn, NY 11231. My place of birth is: 718-222-5565 full custody of Patrick Sean Garmhausen (born birth is: Brooklyn, NY. My date of birth is: Brooklyn, NY. 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PS 321 School Yard its eroding facade, some say State Sen. Marty Golden, Seventh Avenue (bet. 1st & 2nd Sts.) that the cost to restore the whose district includes Bay
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THEATER Daddy dearest Kings County Shakespeare Company’s home space, Founders Hall at St. Francis College in Brook- lyn Heights, may still be under renovation, but that hasn’t stopped the company from mounting its first production of the 2005 season: a double bill of Terry Quinn’s verse adaptation of the Nathaniel Hawthorne short story, “Rappacini’s Daughter,” and Quinn’s own “Bad Evidence.” The two one-acts, directed by Deborah Wright Houston, will be performed at Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex in Manhattan April 16 and April 17. Houston is staging the world premiere of (718) 834-9350 The Brooklyn Papers’ essential guide to the Borough of Kings April 16, 2005 “Rappacini’s Daughter” Jonathan Slaff (at left) as an experi- mental drama with mu- sic by Quinn performed by a cellist, guitarist, three dancers and a soprano soloist. Set in Bergamo, Italy, the play is about a young woman, Beatrice, who has been confined to her gar- den by her botanist father, Giacomo Rappacini, be- cause he wants to protect her from the evils of the world by raising her among perfumes of poisonous plants. Inevitably, his plans are foiled when a world- ly suitor, Giovanni, falls in love with Beatrice and becomes immune to the deadly plants. “Bad Evidence” (at right), in its New York premiere, is a contem- porary play about a young married couple trying to cope with sus- picions of infidelity. Talking in bed after hosting a party, each
tries to tempt the other Jonathan Slaff partner into humiliating confessions by the use of “bad evidence.” This play also incorporates music by Quinn, who is an adjunct professor at St. Francis College. “Rappacini’s Daughter” and “Bad Evidence” will be performed April 16 at 2 and 8 pm and April 17 at 2 and 7 pm. Tickets are $15. Abing- don Theatre Arts Complex is located at 312 W. 36th St. between Eighth and Ninth avenues. For tickets, call (212) 868-4444 or visit www.smart- tix.com. To download an audio “Podcast” dis- cussing the two-part show, visit www.kingscounty- shakespeare.org. — Paulanne Simmons
CINEMA Homecoming Fort Greene’s poet-painter Basquiat is fondly remembered
By Lisa J. Curtis the Brooklyn Museum to see the show. GO Brooklyn Editor The museum’s chronological exhibition is curated by Marc Mayer, former deputy direc-
ith two floors of exhibition space tor for art at the Brooklyn Museum and now Jean-Paul Dumas-Grillet / Corbis showcasing more than 100 works by director of the Musee d’art contemporain de Whis hand, the Brooklyn Museum’s lat- Montreal; Fred Hoffman of the Museum of est show is a moving tribute to one of the bor- Contemporary Art in Los Angeles; Kellie ough’s most famous sons, Jean-Michel Jones, assistant professor at Yale University; First ‘Look’ Basquiat. and Franklin Sirmans. “Basquiat” is a comprehensive display of The curators trace Basquiat’s trajectory to At long last, director Agnes Jaoui’s second film, paintings and works on paper by the poet-ac- stardom, starting with the artist as a 6-year-old “Look At Me,” which received a warm welcome tor-artist who was born and raised in Fort boy who showed a precocious talent for draw- when it opened the New York Film Festival last Greene. ing (so his mother enrolled him as a junior fall, is being screened in Brooklyn. At the exhibit’s opening last month, Brook- member of the Brooklyn Museum). The next Triple threat Jaoui has crafted a film that demon- lyn Museum Director year, at St. Ann’s School in Brooklyn Heights, strates her many talents — as writer, director and Arnold Lehman said “[He] drew a lot actress. (“Look at Me” garnered the best screenplay that the works are ART whenever he could award at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival for Jaoui from 37 international “Basquiat” is on view at and grinned when he and co-writer Jean-Pierre Bacri.) lenders “and some the Brooklyn Museum (200 Eastern Parkway at came for more pa- Believe the hype: Included in the Brook- In her movie, Jaoui plays the role of singing Washington Avenue in Prospect Heights) have never been seen through June 5. Admission is $8, $4 students per,” his second- lyn Museum exhibit, “Basquiat,” a retro- teacher Sylvia, who is initially annoyed by the by the public before.” with valid ID and seniors, free to members and grade teacher, Coco spective of works by Jean-Michel Bas- cloying enthusiasm of her heavyset, 20-year-old In addition to be- children under age 12 accompanied by an McCoy, is quoted in student, Lolita, but softens when she finds out that adult. quiat (at left) are 1983’s “La Colomba” ing a prolific visual On April 21, the Brooklyn Museum will the exhibit. The (top) and 1984’s “Trumpet” (above). Lolita’s father is a famous writer-publisher (played
artist, Basquiat, the honor JPMorgan Chase at its annual Brooklyn teacher notes that his Lizzie Himmel by Bacri). child of a Haitian- Ball and attendees will have the opportunity drawings then were Marilou Berry (pictured above right, with Jaoui) to view “Basquiat” during the cocktail recep- American father and tion, which is followed by dinner and dancing “a thought process Policeman.” Here the artist scratches through Colomba” (“The Dove”), which employs is riveting as the angry Lolita who is not only a Puerto Rican moth- in the Beaux-Arts Court. Tickets are $350- elaborated with raw a surface of white paint to get at the colors be- acrylic, oil paintstick and photocopy collage eclipsed by her father’s celebrity but doesn’t get er, was a multitalent- $1,500. For more information about the figures, lines, icons, neath; the figure in a blue uniform, with a on a canvas with wood supports, a head ap- any serious attention from him either. Lolita must Brooklyn Ball, call (718) 501-6423 or e-mail ed creative force who [email protected]. symbols, edits and a black skull for a face, enforces the rules of the pears to melt gray paint in the face of a bril- even compete with his young, pretty wife Karine starred in a film For more information about the exhibit, message.” white world. liant blue sky and a splotch of red while the (Virginie Desarnauts) for her father’s attention. loosely based on his call (718) 638-5000 or visit the Web site at The exhibit recalls In 1982’s “Native Carrying Some Guns, back of the figure’s head is cluttered with As the lives of Sylvia and her boyfriend, also a www.brooklynmuseum.org. own life (Edo The catalog, “Basquiat” (Merrell Publish- his early incarnation Bibles, Amorites on Safari,” a black man thoughts in the form of words and symbols. writer, intertwine with the lives of Lolita’s family, Bertoglio’s “Down- ers Ltd/Brooklyn Museum), edited by Marc as a cryptic graffiti holds a crate above his head, his eyes wide Although the artist initially painted on any- Jaoui creates a film that mocks the sycophants who town 81”), was a mu- Mayer, is on sale in the museum gift shop. poet tagging the with fright while the black outline of a white thing he could due to financial constraints, orbit celebrities; skewers the global obsession with sician in the ska- buildings of lower man in a safari hat holds a menacing rifle. On even after he achieved success he continued to weight and beauty; and celebrates the healing, tran- punk band Gray, Manhattan with the this canvas, Basquiat writes provocative paint on unusual materials. One example is the scendent power of the performing arts — especial- performed in Blondie’s “Rapture” video, pro- insignia SAMO © (for “same old, same old,” phrases alluding to the slave trade including humble, crudely stretched canvas upon which ly the art of song. duced his own hip-hop record “Beat-Bop,” according to the exhibition notes) to the darling “Good money in savages” and “Cortez.” “St. Joe Louis Surrounded by Snakes” (1982) Throughout “Look at Me,” the viewer anxiously collaborated with Andy Warhol and dated of the ’80s art scene that Basquiat became. Fast forward to 1983’s complicated compo- was drawn. In it, the boxer rests under a halo watches to see if Lolita will succumb to the pres- Madonna before dying of a drug overdose in Basquiat’s works reflect both his diverse sition for “Eyes and Eggs,” which is a plea for in the center of the composition, encircled by sure to remain miserable and petty or take respon- 1988 at the age of 27. Brooklyn heritage and the city itself. He incor- help for the downtrodden, hourly paid employ- white faces. sibility for her own life and pursue the possibility Although he was an artist who worked for a porates symbols from American, Haitian and ee. This figure, wearing a fast-food worker’s hat The exhibition is supplemented by Lee of true love. short amount of time before his death 17 years Puerto Rican cultures, and combines layers of and a nametag bearing “Joe,” holds a frying Jaffe’s photos of Basquiat at work. Those im- Just as Jaoui demonstrates the many ways peo- ago, Basquiat continues to fascinate art histori- media to achieve layers of meaning with his pan with red eggs emitting red steam. His ex- ages help the viewer to remember the hand- ple routinely demean their customers, colleagues ans, the public and celebrities. Not only does collages, paints and text. hausted wide eyes are rimmed in red, and there some young man at work and full of life, and loved ones, she deftly applies a sprinkling of Haitian-American hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean In addition to paying homage to his heroes are actual sneaker prints all over the work. rather than dwelling on his too-early, tragic humor to help the medicine go down. read passages from Basquiat’s interviews and from the worlds of music (Charlie Parker) and Many of Basquiat’s canvases are effective death. In one of Jaffe’s shots, Basquiat works “Look At Me” is now playing at the BAM Rose poetry on the exhibit’s audio tour, but super- sports (Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis), because they illustrate the inner world of hu- outdoors, applying paint to the canvas with a Cinemas (30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in stars such as Bruce Springsteen and Leonardo racism is a recurring, affecting theme in his man figures juxtaposed with the chaos of their tube rather than a brush, squishing the Fort Greene). Tickets are $10. For more informa- DiCaprio have already made pilgrimages to works, such as in 1981’s “Irony of the Negro surroundings. In 1983’s enormous work “La turquoise pigment with his fingers. tion, call (718) 636-4100. — Lisa J. Curtis The Kettle Black Brooklyn Heights restaurant & bar is PIG’N OUT! Sunday Casa CHICKEN 1 PINTS TERIYAKI Brunch $ Calamari Mixed Vegetables 12-3 • $13.95 Pizza & Pasta and Rice Unlimited . . . . Bloody Marys, 60 Henry St. draught beer & mimosas (bet. 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melted Muenster cheese. Or pick another sand- Papers The Brooklyn wich named after a movie star. Can’t make up A corndog from Pete’s Clam Stop. Bay restaurant, W, could use your mind? There’s always a good ol’ taco from W’s for wasabi: (Clockwise from the wide selection of Mexican food the deli has to top left) At W Vinotheque, Yaaco offer. Open daily from 7 am to 7 pm. and other canned and bottled beverages. The Clam Stop proprietors also own the neigh- more cheer, less ingredients Mayman wanders from room to Gargiulo’s boring Williams Candy. Open daily. room playing his tenor saxophone; By Tina Barry meanor never hurts. wasabi oysters are served with 2911 W. 15th St. at Surf Avenue, (718) 266- for The Brooklyn Papers 4891, www.gargiulos.com (AmEx, DC, MC, Ruby’s Bar and Grill And the music. I assumed there fresh ground horseradish; and W’s Visa) Entrees: $7.50-$31. Boardwalk at Stillwell Avenue, No phone (Cash would be music, but nothing prepared chef Yanto Gumawan. “It’s the classic story of the immigrant family from only) Entrees: $2-$6. hat is a Vinotheque? If I base me for the continuous soundtrack, just Sorrento trying to get a better life in America,” says “People know Ruby’s as a place of nostalgia,” my definition on W Vinotheque loud enough to be disturbing, and the Anthony Russo, whose family has owned this nearly says co-owner Michael Sarrel, husband of the in Sheepshead Bay, I’d say it’s saxophonist wandering from room to touch of wasabi but ruined by a crown century-old Italian restaurant for the past 40 years. original Ruby — Rubin Jacobs’ daughter. “It’s W been in the family many years.” an attractive restaurant-supper club room playing Kenny G. and the theme of pallid chopped tomatoes and green Originally established in 1907 by the Gargiulo with an impressive wine list (the W from “Love Story.” peppers — a bruschetta gone awry. family, the restaurant’s grand ballroom hosted In 1928, Ruby’s was an underground cabaret, when many wedding celebrations and other social func- Coney Island was “like the Riviera of the East,” stands for wine), a so-so menu and a There are four dining areas in the Mango / Greg As for the entrees, the skirt steak tions throughout the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s. The according to Sarrel. In 1948, it became a full deli- somber ambience. restaurant. The two main dining rooms was served rare as we requested. Russo family, who purchased Gargiulo’s in 1965, catessen, and it’s been serving the boardwalk Let’s begin with mood. Upon enter- have fireplaces, rough-hewn walls and However, the most memorable aspect kept the name while implementing their crowd a variety of drinks and food ever since. The ing the restaurant we were led silently floor-to-ceiling wine racks. Tables are of the dish, was its bizarre presenta- Neapolitan hospitality and home-style cuisine. drinks come from behind a long, stool-lined bar, back with a nod wood and set with tion. On one side of the tray-sized plate Among Russo’s recommendations are the “veal the wall of which is plastered with hundreds of cen- alla vittorio,” grilled veal with sauteed artichoke tury-old photos of Coney taken by Jacobs. to the coat check candles, oversized Papers The Brooklyn sat the steak, on the other was a huge hearts, mushrooms, peppers and onions; and the Couches, tables, and plastic booths fill out the woman who took DINING cutlery and glass- rectangle of dull-tasting mashed pota- “fettuccine verde alla Gargiulo,” green fettuccine back, but most customers take their cold beer our coats without es. Chairs are up- affect its incomparable tenderness. toes mirroring the meat in size and in a light cream sauce with mushrooms, onions, and food outside to the white-plastic tables, uttering a word. W Vinotheque (2812 Ocean Ave. holstered in floral The menu reads like a compilation shape. Because the dish did not have a chicken and prosciutto. Closed Tuesdays. where they munch on frankfurters, hot wings, fries at Avenue X in Sheepshead Bay) ac- and corn dogs. We were then cepts American Express, Discover, tapestry, and the of ideas culled from old issues of vegetable, there was not a spot of color steered to a table MasterCard and Visa. Entrees: $16-$43 floors are laid “Bon Appetit.” There’s the “Flame on the platter. Visually, it was as excit- Nathan’s Famous near the fireplace, (for Kobe beef). As part of “Dine In with huge terra- Hama-Hama,” one of four oyster ing as a column of newsprint. Seaside Cafe Brooklyn,” W Vinotheque will offer a 1310 Surf Ave. at Stillwell Avenue, (718) 946- sat and looked cotta tiles. The preparations described as “oven- Like a box of Cracker Jacks, the 2202, www.nathansfamous.com (AmEx, MC, (At the New York Aquarium) 602 Surf Ave. at $19.55 prix fixe lunch menu now Visa) Entrees: $2.44-$16.28. West Eighth Street, (718) 265-3474, www.ny- around. Near us a through April 20.The restaurant serves back room con- broiled oysters topped with scallops dish even came with a surprise: hidden table of pretty lunch and dinner daily. For reserva- tinues the English and toasted buffalo mozzarella cheese.” beneath the potato moat was another The legendary Nathan’s began in 1916 as a nickel aquarium.com (MC, Visa) Entrees: $2-$9. tions, call (718) 769-2222. hot-dog stand and has grown into a fast food The aquarium’s new cafe, which opened on young women inn motif with Perhaps you’d prefer the “Tuna Marti- steak! franchise with outposts as far as Israel and Egypt. March 10, can seat 130 hungry folk beneath its murmured to one three long com- ni?” A preparation of “fresh tuna with The generously-sized tuna steak was The historic eatery continues to grab the spotlight chandelier dripping with glass and coral. The “all- another. At anoth- munal tables elab- Cajun seasoning deep-fried in veg- better looking but blah, lacking the with its annual July 4 hotdog-eating contest. American” menu is certain to please kids. They can choose from pizza, heroes, calzones, burgers er table, a family dined without a mo- orately set with tiered serving dishes. etable oil and served with sesame-fla- meaty taste that’s so delectable when “We have the best hotdogs in the world,” said The heated patio is darker and more ca- vored sauce,” or opt for an all-out tuna is seared properly. Oddly sour jus Sandro Ortega, a Coney Island resident and and fries and hotdogs. The cafe also has a new ment of conversation, and in the back Nathan’s manager for three years. three-level pizza oven. Adults will appreciate the room, two private parties were in sual. global melt-down with the “Jakarta- was splashed over the fish, a dollop of platters on the “sustainable seafood menu” which progress. Our waiter was the one bright note Style Chicken” that is butter-fried, mashed potatoes and a small pile of You can visit the original landmark and order its includes Alaskan wild-caught salmon, Pacific cod, 309-calorie, 23-grams-of-carbs hotdogs at the albacore tuna and more. Catering is available. and Parties? in the room: warm and smiling, he was wrapped in “nori,” a sheet of dried sea- mixed, julienned zucchini and green sidewalk counter windows or go inside to order the space can be rented for special occasions. Maybe. a delightful change from the others, but weed used in sushi, and stuffed with peppers. up the chicken sandwiches, “chargrilled” burgers, Open daily from 10 am to 5 pm. But no partying. Not a sound em- he upsold the wine and menu with a mozzarella. Desserts are courtesy of Payard bak- famous “krinkle cut” french fries, rotisserie chick- en from Kenny Rogers, fresh-squeezed lemon- anated from that room just a few feet vengeance. After handing us the wine We took our waiter’s suggestion and ery, and, thankfully, they don’t budge ade, shrimp boats and more. Outdoor seating is Totonno Pizzeria from where we sat. list — a book with an impressive, if gave the foie gras a try, even though its from classic French recipes. A delicate, available. Open daily. Napolitano W’s owners, some of the waitstaff expensive, collection of 450 interna- “honey infusion” raspberry sauce and layered pastry of raspberry cream and 1524 Neptune Ave. at West 15th Street, (718) and much of their clientele speak Russ- tional bottles — he asked, “Red or fig tart seemed better-suited to a Valen- yellow cake was enhanced with a lacy Peggy O’Neill’s 372-8606 (Cash only) Pizzas: $13 small, $15.50 ian, so conversing with us might be dif- white,” then suggested an $80 bottle tine’s Day dinner. It wasn’t bad. Chefs curl of white chocolate, and a tiny 1904 Surf Ave. at West 16th Street, (718) 449- large. ficult, but why is there such subdued before we could say we’d like it by the Jeff Kuncoro and Yanto Gumawan round of cheesecake atop another 3200, www.peggyoneillsci.com (Disc, MC, Visa) Totonno’s specializes in coal-burning, brick-oven conversation with one another? As far glass. wisely added an acidic note to the round of fudgy chocolate cake was Entrees: $5-$15. pizza. It has been rolling out its signature dish to as the hostess and some of the servers He thought the foie gras, at $21, the sauce that balanced the rich liver. marred by too much gelatin. thin-crust pie lovers since 1924. (Totonno pizzas Peggy O’Neill’s, located next door to Keyspan go, downcast eyes and faces without most expensive appetizer on the menu, The “Wasabi Oyster,” was the least My advice: for W Vinotheque to Park, is the obvious choice for pre-game and have since spread to additional locations: one in post-game tailgates. And with 12 tap beers, 15 Yonkers and two in Manhattan (1544 Second Ave. expression don’t endear diners. I’m not was a good choice, and for an entree, adulterated of the shellfish quartet. succeed, it needs to turn down the mu- bottled beers, frozen drinks and a huge outdoor at 80th Street and 462 Second Ave. at 26th Street). suggesting that anyone at W grin like a we’d enjoy the $43 Kobe beef, ex- Five fresh, but not spectacular, Ku- sic, rethink the menu and smile, smile, area with approximately 30 umbrella tables, it has Owner Louise Ciminieri explained the pizzeria’s cheerleader on speed, but a pleasant de- plaining how the cattle is massaged to mamoto oysters were topped with a smile. more to offer than just location. enduring fame: “We use my grandfather’s recipe The menu of the two-year-old restaurant is most- here since 1924. We didn’t change anything. We ly Irish pub fare. are the oldest pizzeria in America still run by the same family.” Owner John Imbriale describes his place as a sports bar atmosphere with nightly live entertain- Choose a small or large pie, add a few toppings ment. A kid’s menu is available upon request. The (the mozzarella is homemade) and eat in or take restaurant will re-open on Memorial Day. out. But there are no slices; just whole pies here. Urban farmer Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, except during Pete’s Clam Stop Cyclones home games. 1320 Surf Ave. at West 15th Street, (718) 372- Williams Candy in Williamsburg 0302 (Cash only) Entrees: $2-$6.50 for half dozen clams. 1318 Surf Ave. between West 15th Street and Stillwell Avenue, (718) 372-0302 (Cash only) For some chefs, making their own vidual size; $50 feeds two). Pizza may The same family has operated Pete’s Clam Stop Candy: $1-$3. pizza sauce is a big deal. For Michael be Fornino’s specialty, but there are for 28 years, says owner Peter Agrapides Jr. It is just as you would picture it: a quaint, old-fash- Ayoub (pictured), the chef and owner also baked clams, eggplant Parmesan, “We’re next to Nathan’s, so we have to have qual- ioned candy shop, crammed with pink puffs of cot- of Fornino (“little oven”) in Williams- and a pasta-of-the-day each evening ity food because we’re in competition with them,” ton candy, gooey caramel-coated apples, and sug- burg, growing vegetables and herbs for that are just as good. said Agrapides. “We take pride in what we do.” ary bins of sweets. The selection of sweet confec- Pete’s Clam Stop has some of the best corn dogs tions at this 75-year-old establishment is enough to the pizza’s topping in his restaurant’s If opening his restaurant and green- (wieners on a stick, deep-fried in a cornbread bat- make your teeth rot just by looking at it. Pick up a own greenhouse is part of the job. house in November and growing his ter) on Coney Island as well as sausage and pep- box of Coney Island saltwater taffy or gorge your- Ayoub — formerly of Cucina, the own produce wasn’t enough, Ayoub pers, fresh clams, oysters, corn on the cob and self on three different kinds of candy apples: jelly, restaurant that got the culinary ball designed and blew the glass for the shish kebabs. They also offer Coors Light on tap, caramel and chocolate. Children will be delighted by the whimsical display of cartoon character lol- rolling on Park Slope’s Fifth Avenue restaurant’s light fixtures. Talk about a lipops. Owned by the Clam Stop proprietors, the — installed a wood-burning oven in hands-on owner! wholesale and retail candy store is sure to appease Fornino to turn out Neapolitan-style, Fornino Restaurant (187 Bedford = Full review available at even the most resilient sweet-tooth with over 30 thin-crusted, deliciously charred pies. Ave. between North Sixth and North different kinds of sweets and an abundance of amusement park treats. Open daily. When he isn’t using his own organic Seventh streets) accepts American Ex- ingredients, he’s buying them locally press, MasterCard and Visa. Pizza: $8- Editor’s note: These are a sampling of restaurants from small farms and sourcing arti- $18; pasta: $9.
in the neighborhood. The list rotates, and it is not Mango / Greg sanal cheese. As part of “Dine In Brooklyn,” which comprehensive. For more restaurants, go to One pizza to try: the “Lombardi,” runs through April 20, the restaurant is Abbreviation Key: AmEx= American www.brooklynpapers.com on the Web. If your Express, DC= Diner’s Club, Disc= Discover restaurant is not listed and you would like it to be, with prosciutto, shaved Parmesan and offering a $19.55 three-course prix fixe Card, MC= MasterCard, Visa= Visa Card please contact GO Brooklyn Editor Lisa Curtis via Ayoub’s homegrown arugula. Or go menu for lunch and dinner. For more e-mail at [email protected]. for broke and order a pie covered with information, call (718) 384-6004.
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