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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 • 20 pages •Vol. 28, No. 11 BRZ • Saturday, March 12, 2005 • FREE Defending Fort Ham Vito’s report says it’s vital By Jotham Sederstrom The Brooklyn Papers On the heels of a De- partment of Defense man- date to slash a quarter of the nation’s military installa- tions, Rep. Vito Fossella on Monday released a final report defending the Fort Hamilton Army Base as cru- cial to national security. Prepared over the course of a year by the 23-member Task Force to Save Fort Hamilton, the 66-page report cites the 35,000 soldiers who pass through the base’s recruitment program each year and the / Tom Callan / Tom role the base plays in national security in making its case against closing the 180-year- old garrison. The Pentagon’s

Base Realignment and Clo- Callan / Tom sure Commission is expected The Brooklyn Papers file The Brooklyn to announce its recommenda- tions by May. The Fort Hamilton report will be delivered to Defense The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn Secretary Donald Rumsfeld this week, said Fossella. On Monday, Rep. Vito Fossella announced his Fort Hamilton “This is to justify and ex- Task Force Report, which found that the historic base must ON THE UPSWING plain what we all know to be remain open to protect the city from terrorist attacks. the obvious,” said Fossella, flanked by members of the task lions of people who come here while providing support to force outside the army base, on on a daily basis.” New York and New Jersey in Coney Island is now a hot commodity Fort Hamilton Parkway at Fossella said the task force 101st Street. “This base not securing New York Harbor. found that the base meets all The Bay Ridge-Staten Is- By Jotham Sederstrom three decades and structures that have In the meantime, the neighborhood test, the refurbishing of the old Para- only benefits Bay Ridge, but seven criteria that the Base Re- all of New York and the mil- land congressman added that The Brooklyn Papers long sat dormant have seen their val- has seen the rebirth of summertime chute Jump, which may become the alignment and Closure Com- by staying open, the base actu- ues nearly double just in the last year. throngs with the success of Keyspan site of a pavilion, and plans to mod- mission uses to judge the merits Asoon-to-be-released plan for PAGE 9 ally saves taxpayers $1.3 mil- From the barren, weed-strewn lot Park at West 17th Street between Surf ernize the New York Aquarium. of each installation. Among lion a year because it also the redevelopment of Coney beside Keyspan Park to the former Avenue and the Boardwalk, which But what really has property own- them, he said the base keeps an Island that is intended to restore site of the famed Childs Restaurant, draws thousands to see the short-sea- ers, speculators and potential develop- active Military Entrance Pro- houses the Army Corps of En- gineers, which would other- the former seaside resort area to developers are betting on a revitalized son single-A Brooklyn Cyclones base- ers licking their chops these days is cessing Station, provides a se- Coney Island, particularly its C-7 ball team, as well as a brand new, the city-backed redevelopment plan, cure location for training and wise have to shell out rent at its place as the borough’s main another location. attraction has sparked a real estate amusement district. Members of the grand subway hub at Stillwell Avenue the details of which are expected to be occupies land close to major Coney Island Development Corpora- that reopened in May. released by this summer, although no transportation systems. The latest base cuts will boom, say real estate agents and tion (CIDC), the group charged with Added to that has been the national exact date has been set. Additionally, said Fossella, mark the fifth round of clo- land owners. reinvigorating the area, expect to re- attention and thousands of visitors Michael Harari, a broker with Woody Allen on the report argues that the base sures by the Department of A slew of undeveloped lots that lease a draft of their plans within who hit Coney island for the annual Massey Knakal Realty, a commercial ‘Melinda & Melinda’ provides security for military Defense, which began seeking have languished for much of the last months. July 4 Nathan’s hot dog eating con- See CONEY on page 5 movements within the city See FORT HAM on page 6 Capano bows out of ‘06 council race

By Jotham Sederstrom that he would forego his cam- The Brooklyn Papers paign for the 43rd Councilmanic seat and instead endorse fellow Only weeks after formally Republican Pat Russo, who he announcing his candidacy, was expected to face in a primary and just days after sitting election. down for interviews with the Russo is now the sole declared Kings County Conservative challenger to Gentile, a Democrat Party, Bay Ridge City Coun- who is up for re-election in 2006. cil hopeful Bob Capano said “Due to personal family rea- he would not seek to unseat sons, I will be unable to commit / Jori Klein incumbent Vincent Gentile the time and energy over the next next year. Republican Bob Capano has nine months necessary to be suc- Citing “personal family rea- dropped out of the race for cessful in the race to represent the 43rd City Council District,” sons,” Capano said on March 8 Bay Ridge’s council seat.

said Capano. Papers The Brooklyn Although he declined to elabo- rate on his reason for bowing out, sources say that Capano ran into History at Borough Hall unexpected financial troubles af- ter learning on March 3 that fi- Borough President Marty Markowitz unveils portrait of Brooklyn’s first black state Supreme Court Justice, Oliver Williams, in Borough Hall’s Golden pitches nancial assistance had fallen courtroom. The portrait is the first of a black dignitary to have a permanent place on the walls of Borough Hall. With Markowitz at the unveiling through for his 18-year-old sis- on Feb. 24 are (from left) Edna Moshette, Williams’ son Oliver L. Williams, Williams’ daughter Ann Messinger, state Supreme Court Justice ter’s education at Wagner Col- Yvonne Lewis and portrait artist Donovan Nelson. lege in Staten Island. His family’s ballfield dollars primary earner since his father died in 1997, Capano indicated to By Jotham Sederstrom allies that, rather than push for- The Brooklyn Papers ward with an expensive political campaign, he would invest in his Sports fans who scoff at pitcher Pedro Martinez’s pricey sister’s college tuition. $53 million contract with the New York Mets and shed Asked to confirm those inten- City, state & Bruce agree: tears over Yankee slugger Jason Giambi’s steroid use, take tions, Capano said, “No com- note: pint-size athletes in Bay Ridge and Bensonhurst are ment. I believe personal is per- doing more with less — and loving it. sonal and private is private.” Thanks to more than $60,000 in state funding, more than a thou- Consequently, Capano said sand future homerun kings, soccer stars, Heisman winners and that he will be returning some jump-shot geniuses will begin their seasons fresh, with new equip- $15,800 in political contributions ‘Yards the place for Nets ment and uniforms. The budget allotment, to be spread throughout to about 170 donors. independent and Catholic youth programs throughout southwest The decision comes on the Brooklyn, was secured by state Sen. Marty Golden. heels of Capano’s resignation as By Jess Wisloski to build a basketball arena and 17 the project. veloper’s Forest City Ratner Cos. “This funding will go towards the purchase of new equipment and a community liaison for Brook- The Brooklyn Papers residential and office high-rises A press release from the mayor’s will move Ratner’s New Jersey Nets office touted the agreement as bring- basketball team to Brooklyn for a supplies to help grow our sports programs and to allow for our young lyn Borough President Marty Mayor Michael Bloomberg, on 21 acres of property emanat- players to have the best available opportunities to learn and to excel in Markowitz, a title he had held ing from the intersection of ing “over 4,000 units of mixed-in- period of no less than 30 years. They sports,” said Golden, whose 22nd Senatorial District encompasses Bay since hired by Markowitz’s pred- Gov. George Pataki and real come housing,” and Bloomberg will also develop mixed-use, multi- Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst and Marine Park. “I’m proud to ecessor, Howard Golden, in estate developer Bruce Ratner Flatbush and Atlantic avenues. called it an “historic project that will family housing, and office and retail support the efforts of the parents, the coaches and the players, which 1999. Although he said he would signed a “memorandum of The memorandum of understand- continue to energize the borough of space, of which 4.4 million square will keep America’s pastime, as well as other sports, alive throughout continue to support local Repub- understanding” March 3 that ing (MOU) calls for the city and the Brooklyn.” feet will be housing, 321,000 retail See BALLFIELD on page 6 See CAPANO on page 4 officially spells out Ratner’s plan state to each pay $100 million for According to the MOU, the de- See ARENA on page 17

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Witnesses say they vestigation into which if any saw a snowplow crush her into of four Sanitation Department the mound of snow as it turned vehicles is responsible, is in its from Richards Street onto Wol- eighth week. cott Street, the driver apparently “Apparently the hair didn’t unaware he had struck the child. have a root, and it was under- Just after Schlossman neath the truck,” said Schloss- learned of the evidence this man, which is why it was hard week, she said, Markita’s for police to confirm whether mother, Maria Jimenez, was or not it came from Markita granted official rights to her Weaver. daughter’s estate, and filed the Schlossman told The Pa- complaint against the city. pers last week that an investi- But the family’s more im- gator told her they had an idea mediate concerns have nothing of who the driver might be. to do with money or court This week, she received the dates, just a stepped-up effort from the city’s public housing call about the hair. authority to transfer them from “He pretty much assured their ninth-floor apartment in me they were positive that it the Red Hook Houses, which was her hair,” Schlossman overlooks the corner of said, “but they’re waiting for Richards and Wolcott streets the test results to come back.” where Markita was killed. 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After-school rob Following a canvass of the They hurdled over backyard fences but their escape was area, cops nabbed a suspect A pair of high school-age thwarted minutes later when a just blocks from the scene of thugs, at least one from Fort Police charge man with DWI radio call for additional officers the attack. Hamilton High School, ripped off a 15-year-old Borough drew squad cars and police Daytime burgle Park boy on bustling 86th nabbed the brothers. A lock-picking burglar Street, say police. after he plows into school kids The older of the two was broke into a home on Fort Cops say the terrible two- charged with attempted petit Hamilton Parkway and slith- some struck the boy while he The Brooklyn Papers four children and adults to lez, of Sunset Park, was drunk larceny, attempted grand larce- ™ ny in the fourth degree and A Health Concious Kitchen ered off with $800 worth of was walking on 86th Street at Adrunk-driving dad — the hospital, say police. as he drove his white Chevy –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– jewelry and cash. unauthorized use of a vehicle in Fourth Avenue at 3 pm on Feb. who had just dropped his The March 8 incident hap- van and hopped a curb just 7417 Third Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11209 Police say the thief broke 28. Without a word, one of the when parents and children the third degree, according to a into the home near 70th Street thieves yanked the boy’s $300 child off at PS 10 — pened 15 minutes before class- were crowding into the school criminal complaint filed with Fax: (718) 680-6909 • Tel: (718) 680-6900 plowed into a crowd of es were to begin at the school, the district attorney’s office. Mon-Sat: 10-9; Sun: 11-5 • www.naturesgrillcafe.com at around 11:30 am on March cell phone from his hands and at around 8:45 am. 2 while the owners were out. made a beeline east on the parents and children out- at 511 Seventh Ave. at Police said the man had just It was not clear by press time After breaking a lock to the commercial corridor. side of the Park Slope ele- Prospect Avenue. dropped off his son when the whether the younger brother front door, the culprit grabbed Although police did not re- mentary school, sending Police say that Jose Gonza- van suddenly lurched onto the was charged with a crime. sidewalk and smashed into a Car break-in mailbox, sending a crowd of Acrook smashed the pas- parents and young children senger-side window of a scattering for safety. parked car on Feb. 28 just af- Making matters worse, the ter 5 pm and made off with school, also called the Magnet the driver’s purse. School For Math, Science and Cops say that after the 32- Design Technology, was set year-old woman parked her that morning to start pre-regis- car in front of a home on Fifth tration for pre-K classes, ac- Avenue at 92nd Street, a thief cording to a message on the descended on the vehicle. Be- telephone answering machine fore the woman returned to of parent coordinator Madeline her car, the crook had already Seide, meaning that parents grabbed the purse, which con- and the youngest of children tained three credit cards, a dri- were descending on the site ver’s license, a checkbook and that morning. —Sederstrom house keys. CAPANO… Continued from page 1 that the two meet for a second lican campaigns, Capano said time. That Saturday, said Kas- that he intends to delve further sar, Capano revealed that he into academics. He has taught would not continue his cam- political science and govern- paign. ment classes at St. Francis and “We had no reason to think John Jay colleges. he would do anything but run,” Capano’s dropping out said Kassar, who had indicated may allow Republicans to fo- as early as December that the cus all of their resources on Conservative Party’s endorse- Gentile, a former state sena- ment would likely go to Russo. tor who defeated Russo in “So, it was a surprise.” 2003. In that election Russo Among elected officials garnered 45percent of the who say they support Ca- vote. Although Russo has not pano’s decision, Assembly- formally announced his can- man Matthew Mirones didacy, he is expected to do praised his dedication to his so in April after stepping family. down as a deputy inspectpr “Bob Capano is a respected general of the Welfare In- community activist and leader spector General. who has served our communi- Capano ran against Gentile ty well,” said Mirones, whose during a February 2003 spe- district includes a sliver of cial election in a crowded Bay Ridge. field that also included three “But I also know the im- other Democrats and a Repub- portance Bob places on family lican, but stepped down as a and his deep commitment to courtesy to fellow Republican his mother and young teenage Rosemarie O’Keefe, who lost sister, especially after the un- to Gentile by only 31 votes. timely death of their father in “I certainly hope that he 1997. I have the utmost re- will continue to remain active spect for Bob and his deci- in the Republican Party and in sion.” our community because I think we’re all better off for it,” said Russo on Tuesday. Jerry Kassar, chairman of LEGAL NOTICE the Kings County Conserva- Notice of the formation SUNSET ORTHODON- tive Party, said that he had met TICS, LLC, a domestic Professional Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization with Capano on March 3 in an filed with secretary of State on 10/6/04. NY office interview to determine location: KINGS County. Secretary of State is designated as agent upon whom process against whether the party would en- the LLC may be served. Secretary of State shall dorse him as their candidate. mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon Him/her to: The LLC, 476 48th The very next day, however, Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220. Purpose: to engage Capano called Kassar asking in the profession of Dentistry. 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NETWORKING PRODUCTIONS GROUP Cardinal pushes Marty’s plan presents for parochial school tax break “Business By Matt Smith dens and Park Slope. tal improvements. Catholic school closures in the Associated Press Twenty-seven schools will Lubin said the Catholic past has not had an adverse with Atax credit for families close citywide, as well as five Conference should be more impact on public schools, but in Westchester and Rockland concerned with finding a way he acknowledged the many who send their kids to counties. Seven Catholic to combat charter schools, closures this year could affect parochial schools would schools will close in the which have consistently enrollment at some public not only combat the rising Rochester area, as well as one chipped away at Catholic “neighborhood” schools. Style ” costs of private education, each in Buffalo, Albany and school enrollment. Public tax dollars already but also relieve the burden on Long Island, said James The number of Catholic fund a number of services for on the public-school sys- Cultrara, the New York schools over the last 40 years nonpublic school students, such Tradeshow and Community Networking Mixer tem caused by overcrowd- Catholic Conference director Mango / Greg has dropped statewide from as transportation, textbooks and “An Opportunity to Meet and Mingle in a Relaxed Atmosphere” ing, the archbishop of New for education. 1,400 to 750, according to the other educational materials. York said Tuesday. The conference is lobbying New York Catholic Confer- State Attorney General Eliot Providing children a private specifically for passage of a ence. Their enrollment has de- Spitzer, in a 2002 analysis, said Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at 6:00 pm education is “the right of all par- bill sponsored by Republican clined from more than a half- state law would not prohibit ents, not just parents who are state Sen. Martin Golden of million to 295,000. more extensive public spending Best Western – Gregory Hotel wealthy,” said Cardinal Edward Bay Ridge. It would provide But Cultrara maintains the at nonpublic schools. The Brooklyn Papers File The Brooklyn Egan, who came to the state tax credits — on a sliding decline isn’t due to fewer par- That analysis said state aid 8315 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209 Capitol on Tuesday to lobby for scale to families making below Marty Golden ents wanting to provide their could be used to pay for com- the education tax credit. $100,000 — for home school- children a Catholic school edu- puters, teacher training and Egan’s crusade comes while ing, tuition, fees and other ed- Egan predicted the tax credit cation. Instead, he said rising special education to help fail- Supper Buffet – Beer – Wine – Soda 42 Catholic schools through- ucation expenses. Golden’s will be opposed most adamant- health insurance costs and con- ing private school students. It $20.00 per person out the state are to shut down district includes Bay Ridge, ly by the teachers’ unions, tractual demands are driving tu- did not, however, cover the is- at the end of the school year as Dyker Heights and Benson- which he accused of obstruct- ition increases, making it too sue of tax credits, and dioceses struggle with rising hurst. ing any reforms involving the expensive for many families to Spitzer’s office declined com- Make Checks Payable to: Networking Productions Group expenses and declining enroll- The credits would cost the issue of parental choice. afford a private education. ment for this article. Mail to: 9303 Shore Road – 2H ment. Seventeen of those are state an estimated $460 mil- Alan Lubin, executive vice The average annual Catholic Charles Carrier, spokesman Brooklyn, NY 11209 in Brooklyn, including school lion a year, according to Gold- president of the New York elementary school tuition is for Assembly Speaker Shel- in Bensonhurst, Carroll Gar- en’s office. State United Teachers union, $4,000, Cultrara said. For high don Silver, said the Democrat- said Egan’s call for a tax cred- school it’s $4,700. ic-controlled house has long For further information or to become an exhibitor call: it comes at the “wrong time.” Egan said making private supported providing state aid The state, Lubin noted, is schools more affordable will to nonpublic schools for a va- (718) 238-8493 already struggling to meet a keep enrollment from drop- riety of purposes. However, court order to phase in $5.6 ping and therefore ease over- Carrier said the Assembly sees SPONSORS: billion more in annual state crowding in public schools, the tax-credit concept as Health Law Offices of CONEY… aid to fix New York City allowing per-pupil aid to something that takes “critical- Matters Connors & Sullivan Continued from page 1 schools, as well as $9.2 billion stretch further. ly needed funds away from and residential real estate firm, said that vacant lots in Coney Is- more over five years for capi- Lubin said the trickle of the public school system.” land have doubled in price since this time last year, with lots measuring 20 feet by 100 feet rising in value from about $250,000 to $450,000 now. “Definitely, the level of activity has increased and the prices have jumped tremendously,” said Harari. “From a year ago until now the prices of vacant land has literally doubled.” WANTS TO KNOW MORE Despite the increased asking prices, said Harari, local and in- ternational developers are clamoring to fill old buildings with ABOUT OXFORD’S NO COST new entertainment and retail ventures. He said that besides an WANTS TO KNOW “Asian spa meditation” business that has expressed interest in waterfront property along the boardwalk, entertainment groups IF $0 MONTHLY FITNESS MEMBERSHIP. from Sweden and Norway are looking to convert the mammoth former Childs Restaurant building, a city landmark, into a night- PLAN PREMIUM WANTS TO KNOW IF club or other hotspot. That 25,400-square-foot building on the Boardwalk at West IS REALLY TRUE. HE CAN HAVE ANOTHER 21st Street, is on the market with an asking price of $7.9 million. “It’s amazing how much people have heard about Brooklyn inter- FREE MUFFIN. nationally,” said Harari, who estimated that his real estate company was currently marketing 10 properties in Coney Island valued at a combined $32 million. “Believe it or not, even though it has the gov- ernment [public housing] projects and it’s been dormant for so long, it’s waterfront property that you really can’t replicate.” While most of the renewed interest in Coney Island is focused on the amusement district, the urgency to invest in the neighbor- hood has spilled to more residential areas as well. Harari said a four-story apartment building with ground-floor commercial space at 1614 Mermaid Ave. recently fetched $800,000 and a trio of attached three-story apartments at 1411 Neptune Ave,, sold for $1.3 million. That in a neighborhood that for decades was be- sieged by drug dealing, prostitution and other crimes. Among those looking to unload their properties, say real es- tate sources, is Hy Singer, chairman of the Kings County Repub- lican Party, and Horace Bullard, who owns several large parcels in the amusement district. One source said that Singer had put at least five of his properties on the market within the last six months, including the building that houses Nathan’s Famous, at Surf and Stillwell avenues. The addresses of those properties are: 3030-3068 Stillwell Ave., 1301-09 Boardwalk West, 1213-1221 Boardwalk West, 3057-3063 Henderson Walk and 1229 Boardwalk West. Citing an illness in the family, Singer declined this week to an- swer questions about his Coney Island holdings, but said, “Yes, there are ongoing negotiations.” Both Singer and Bullard’s holdings are among a slate of nearly 100 underutilized private and public lots within the confines of the Coney Island redevelopment area, defined by Neptune Avenue to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the south, Ocean Parkway to the east and West 37th Street to the west in which the CIDC aims to spark commercial and even residential interest. The plan, headed by Davis Brody Bond, an architectural firm, and the accounting firm Ernst and Young hopes to pump new life into Coney Island. “I think that once those plans come out, you’ll see guns blaring away,” said Bullard, a major property owner whose holdings in- GET YOUR MEDICARE QUESTIONS ANSWERED AT OXFORD’S FREE BREAKFAST SEMINAR. clude the site of the legendary Thunderbolt roller coaster, featured in Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall,” which was ordered demolished by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani with the construction of Keyspan Park in Just about everyone has a few questions about Medicare. And that’s why we’re inviting you to join us for a free 2000. “Coney Island is a name known all over the world and you breakfast seminar. 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By Ronald Blum shy of the necessary 75 per- Okinawa. He returned to base- the Hall of Fame. For awhile the final days of those seasons. in 2003 and Hodges received Associated Press cent, with each appearing on ball in 1947. Brooklyn man- he held the National League Hodges played in 39 World the most votes but fell 11 52 ballots (65 percent) in to- ager Leo Durocher made the career record for grand slams, Series games with Brooklyn, short. Brooklyn Dodgers great tals announced last week. third-string catcher a first with 14. The record was later knocking in 21 runs. His The Veterans Committee Gil Hodges and Ron Santo Tony Oliva (45) and Jim Kaat baseman to make room for broken by Hank Aaron and World Series batting average considers players who didn’t were again denied entry (43) were the only other play- Roy Campanella. The position Willie McCovey, who each hit of .267 is misleading. Hodges get elected during their 15 into the Baseball Hall of ers to be picked on more than fit him like a glove. He went 16. went a miserable 0-for-21 years on the BBWAA ballot. Fame, raising doubts half of the 80 ballots. on to win Gold Glove awards Supporters point to first against the Yankees in the After two elections, it remains whether anyone can gain Hodges was instrumental in in 1957, 1958 and 1959 as the basemen like McCovey and 1952 World Series but in his unclear whether the current vet- election through the hall’s bringing both New York fran- best defensive first baseman in Harmon Killebrew whose ca- last four World Series he bat- erans group can form a consen- Veterans Committee. chises their first World Series the league. reer batting averages were ted .364, .292, .304 and .391. sus to elect any candidate. It was the second straight trophies. His life and baseball Hodges was better known lower but have been inducted Jane Forbes Clark, the “I’m of the opinion it’s go- shutout by the revamped com- career came to an untimely for his strength at the plate, into the Hall of Fame. Hall’s chairman, defended the ing to be awfully hard, and mittee, which includes all liv- end on April 2, 1972, when, however. In 18 seasons, 16 But for supporters of the process and said the Hall’s maybe that’s how it should ing members of the Hall and just two days shy of his 48th with the Dodgers, he batted push to enshrine Hodges in board will monitor each elec- be,” said Hall of Fame pitcher its writers’ and broadcasters’ birthday, he suffered a heart .273, had 1,921 hits and hit Cooperstown it is the team for tion. She said no changes are Tom Seaver, who was wings, plus one holdover from attack during spring training. 370 home runs. which he played more than his planned for the next ballot, in Hodges’ ace with the Mets. the old Veterans Committee. He was manager of the Mets One telling fact that points individual stats that makes him 2007. While 102 members of the “It’s almost impossible to at the time. to Hodges’ rightful place in worthy. Like Yankees short- “We feel the current process Hall have been elected by the go into the Hall of Fame the Hodges became part of the Hall of Fame, said film- stop Phil Rizzutto, whose works by upholding the Hall BBWAA, 149 by the Veterans way the system is now,” said baseball lore as one of the fa- maker Marino Amoruso, is his numbers were excellent but of Fame’s very high standards Committee and nine by the Ne- Oliva, a guest coach for the bled “Boys of Summer” who slugging power. From 1940 to not stellar, Hodges was part of for election,” she said. gro Leagues Committee, Hall Minnesota Twins during brought Brooklyn their only 1960 — an era in which some a club that is collectively re- The old Veterans Commit- president Dale Petrosky pointed spring training. “It’s ridicu- World Series Championship of the biggest homerun hitters membered as one of the great- tee, which usually had 15 out that the veterans group put lous.” in 1955. of all time played, Hodges est in history. In his time an- members, was accused by in many 19th-century players. Hodges, who also managed After just one game for the ranks sixth. Every other one choring first base for the some of cronyism and was Of the 60 living Hall of Famers, the New York Mets to their Dodgers in 1943, in which he of the top 10 home run hitters Dodgers, Dem Bums won sev- abolished after it elected Bill only 12 were elected by the Vet- first World Series win, and struck out twice and walked in that 20-year period, from en National League pennants, Mazeroski, a career .260 hitter erans Committee, just seven of former Chicago Cubs third once, he went to war, and Joe DiMaggio to Hodges’ Former Dodger Gil Hodges, who made Brooklyn his and one World Series. They with a great glove, in 2001. them players. baseman Santo fell eight votes served in the Marine Corps in teammate Duke Snider, is in home, was a fan favorite in the borough. lost another two pennants on The new committee first voted — with The Brooklyn Papers

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FASHION / Greg Mango / Greg The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn Bag lady Borough Park native Debbie Brooks unveiled her spring line of handbags at Artexpo at the Jacob Jav- its Convention Center on March 3. Called the Crys- tal Butterfly Collection, Les Pappillon, prices for her bags range from $160 to $350, depending on the materials chosen by the customer. The posh accessories designer told GO Brooklyn that her road to success was paved with no small (718) 834-9350 The Brooklyn Papers’ essential guide to the Borough of Kings March 12, 2005 amount of ingenuity on her part. “When I first graduated from Pratt [Institute], I was job searching, and I only had one pair of shoes,” said Brooks. “So I spray-painted them dif- ferent colors to match my interview outfits. My dream was to go shoe shopping.” Ten years later, Brooks’ handbag designs are col- lected by Sarah Jessica Parker, Nicole Kidman and Re- nee Zellweger among other bold-face names. She will launch a new line of jewelry this fall. For more infor- mation, or to purchase a Debbie Brooks bag, visit Woody goes schizo www.debbiebrooks.com. — Gregory P. Mango Allen’s latest explores comic and tragic viewpoints of woman’s life MUSIC By Karen Butler for The Brooklyn Papers ears after emigrating to Manhattan, Vinton at BCBC filmmaker Woody Allen still credits his YJewish upbringing in Brooklyn for For those of us over a certain age, the name Bob- much of his inspiration and comic sensibility. by Vinton brings back memories of long summers, “I was raised in a Jewish neighborhood, in a slow dancing and perhaps a first kiss. When Vinton Jewish household, so naturally my idiom is burst onto the music scene in the early ’60s, rock ‘n’ where I grew up,” the Flatbush-born Oscar roll was at its height — but so was the romantic winner told reporters earlier this week. “I’ve love ballad. And Vinton, with his curly hair, heart- had this conversation with [fellow Brooklyn- melting smile and beautiful blue eyes (think Frank native filmmaker] Spike Lee, at times. I could Sinatra) crooned those gooey songs with a sincerity never convincingly write about a black family, that went straight to our young hearts. and I doubt — I don’t know — but I doubt if Vinton’s name at birth, Stanley Robert Vintula Jr., he could write convincingly — certainly not as gives a better clue to his Polish ancestry than does his convincingly as I could — about a Jewish fam- adopted name. But Polish-Americans always knew he ily. Because you live it every moment, so it was one of them. When he released “My Melody of gets into your nuances.” Love,” the only American song sung partially in Pol- Co-starring “Saturday Night Live” alum ish, it became a kind of Polish-American anthem. Will Ferrell (“Anchorman”), Chloe Sevigny On March 12, Vinton fans can hear all those old (“Shattered Glass”) and Chiwetel Ejiofor songs — “Roses are Red,” “Blue Velvet,” “Mr. Lone- (“Dirty Pretty Things”), Allen’s latest film, ly,” “Sealed with a Kiss” — live at Brooklyn Center “Melinda and Melinda,” uses dueling comic for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College. But you and tragic points of view to tell two versions don’t have to love — or even remember — Vinton to of the same story about a woman (“Man on enjoy his music. When the lights are low and the hour Fire” starlet Radha Mitchell) trying to make is late, no one says, “I love you/ I will to the end/ sense of her complicated life. There I’ve said it again” better than Bobby. Told by a journalist that the comic take on Bobby Vinton will perform at 8 pm on March 12 at the tale seems to him distinctively Jewish, Brooklyn College’s Walt Whitman Theater (one block while the tragic version appears to have more from the junction of Flatbush and Nostrand avenues in WASPish qualities, Allen offered a rare laugh Flatbush). Tickets are $50. For more information, call and said, “That’s very funny.” (718) 951-4500 or visit www.brooklyncenter.com. “I don’t think of it that way,” he said. “But — Paulanne Simmons I guess people think of comedy for Jews all the time. I’m forever being asked why all the comedians are Jewish, and I always feel that they’re not; that this is a misconception based Brian Hamill DINING on the fact that there were many Jewish come- A laughing matter: (Left to right) On the set of “Melinda and Melinda,” actors Will Ferrell and Steve Carell with director Woody Allen. dians that came out of the Catskills.” Taking a moment to list a number of great Best-known for writing and directing low- lines and dialogue because he just couldn’t do “Melinda and Melinda,” Allen revealed, was non-Jewish comics — among them Bob budget, New York-centric comedies like “An- it. It just never sounded funny when he did it, finding someone to play the title character. Hope, Buster Keaton and WC Fields — Allen nie Hall,” “Hannah and Her Sisters” and “Bul- but there were things that he did do, that I “The hard casting was Radha. It was very Feast to Saint argued, “I don’t think [comedy] is a particular- lets Over Broadway,” the Midwood High could never imagine when I was writing it.” tough to find somebody who could be very ly Jewish thing.” School and Brooklyn College graduate sur- Clearly happy with Ferrell’s performance, dramatic and convincing and handle the light, The Roman Catholic tradition of St. Joseph’s Day, Acknowledging that his concept for the prised journalists at the roundtable when he Allen extolled his virtues and emphasized romantic stuff, as well,” Allen said. “Some- which falls on March 19, originated in Sicily during two-tone tale, “Melinda and Melinda,” has said he savored writing sad stories even more that he didn’t hold the actor’s inability to de- times when we were filming, she had to do it the Middle Ages. been percolating for some time now, Allen so than funny ones. liver rapid-fire zingers against him. in the same day. She’d come in in the morning Today, in celebration of St. Joseph’s Day, a variety said it first occurred to him while he was try- “I think it’s fun to write the heavy stuff for “The kind of one-liner jokes that I do and and she’d cry and threaten to commit suicide of traditional foods are prepared, which vary accord- ing to decide if some of his other stories me,” Allen noted. “Because over the years, that’s easy for me to do and doesn’t sound and then in the afternoon, she’d have to be ing to the part of Italy should fall into the I’ve done a lot of like a joke when I do it — it sounds like dia- light and frothy, and so it was very hard and I the celebrant is from. realm of comedy or movies and almost logue, but it’s really a joke — comes natural- had never heard of her. I didn’t know she ex- Marco Polo Ris- tragedy. CINEMA all of them have been ly for me. It was not so natural for him,” isted even, and then I saw a scene from torante owner Joseph “There have been comic, so it’s fun to Allen related. “I had that problem with, be- ‘Phone Booth,’ the Joel Schumacher film, and Chirico is inviting the “Melinda and Melinda” opens in some lieve it or not, [my frequent leading lady] Di- I thought she was very good. Very attractive many times when New York City theaters on March 18. The film occasionally do public to celebrate St. I’ve had ideas that will play at Cobble Hill Cinemas (265 Court St. something that is ane Keaton. She’s someone who I used to and a very convincing actress.” Joseph’s Day one day Mango / Greg would have, I felt, at Douglass Street in Cobble Hill) starting very, very heavy — write these sharp remarks for, these one-lin- Further viewing of the Australian actress’ early, on March 18, at March 23. For ticket prices and screening worked either way,” times, call (718) 596-9113 or go visit the Web just for the change. ers, and she could never do them. She’s the work and a single meeting with the blonde his Carroll Gardens confided the former site www.moviephone.com. But then when I real- funniest person I’ve ever met and always beauty, and Allen knew he had found his restaurant with a spe- stand-up comedian ized I was going to used to steal the picture from me. I always Melinda. cial “Menu di San

who has cranked out work with Will, I wrote the movie for me and write her a sec- Asked if he is amazed by how many Hol- Giuseppe,” created by Papers The Brooklyn a film a year for the past few decades and went back over the script and tried to cus- ondary role and when the movie came out, lywood actors still clamor to be in his movies chef Bruno Milone. amassed a staggering 20 Oscar nominations. tomize it more for him and that became fun.” she was always the funny star and I was al- after all these years, the filmmaker replied Appetizers will include the “classico arancino sicil- “The idea could have been written amus- Describing Ferrell as “a big, silly person,” ways the secondary part and she couldn’t do with his trademark humility, “I’m not sur- iani,” traditional Sicilian rice balls with peas, chopped ingly or as a serious story and, in the past, I’d who can also be quite vulnerable and sweet, those one-liners either.” prised, because they only work with me if meat and basil. Pasta offerings will include “tubettini always chosen one and gone in that direction Allen explained how he tailored the script to Although Allen was known for working they are between desirable jobs. con ceci” (tubettini pasta with chickpeas and parsley) and here I had an idea and I thought, ‘Gee, this accentuate the “Elf” actor’s gift for broad with a stock company of players in the 1970s “If I call an actor or an actress and Steven and “bucatini con sarde” (tube-shaped pasta with sar- could be a serious story, but it could also make comedy, while changing some lines because and ‘80s, his more recent films have featured Spielberg or Martin Scorsese is calling them dines, fennel, raisins and pine nuts). For dessert, a funny and romantic story.’ And then it oc- they simply didn’t suit him. a variety of Hollywood A-listers, mixed in — they’re fine directors and offering them choose from “pasta di mandorle” (an assortment of al- curred to me, why don’t I alternate the two “There were things in the actual dialogue of with fresh, new faces. Asked to describe his substantial amounts of money — they have no mond cookies) or zeppole (pictured above) and other and see if I can do the picture and maybe learn the script that he couldn’t do,” Allen said. casting process, the filmmaker shrugged and interest in me at all,” he said. “But if they’ve traditional St. Joseph’s Day pastries. something by juxtaposing the two? “Since I’m writing the dialogue, the tendency said he really just considers who’s best for just finished a picture and they’ve earned their Marco Polo Ristorante is located at 345 Court St. at “Of course, I learned nothing,” the 69-year- is to write it for myself, even though I knew I the role, then who is available and then who $10 million salary and they have nothing to do Union Street. For information about St. Joseph’s Day old filmmaker deadpanned. “It was fun to do, would never be playing it. But I write it in- will work for no money, “which is what we until August and I call them in June and they menu prices, call (718) 852-5015 or visit the Web site at but not enlightening.” stinctively for myself, and I had to cut some have.” The hardest part about casting like the part, they say, ‘Why not?’” www.marcopoloristorante.com. — Erin Marie Daly

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BROOKLYN Neighborhood Bites Dining Guide This week: DUMBO / Jori Klein

Almondine 85 Water St. at Main Street, (718) 797-5026, (Cash only) Pastries: $1.50-$4; sandwiches: $6. Papers The Brooklyn All of the baking is done on the premises at this

European-style pastry shop, owned by chocolatier Mango / Greg Jacques Torres (whose shop is across the street) and Herve Poussot. Sinfully rich desserts include cheese- cake on a cookie crisp with fresh fruit, the “maca- roon” (chocolate sponge cake, chocolate mousse, creme brulee and coconut in a chocolate shell), and various cookies and pastries. Baguette sandwiches change daily, ranging from prosciutto, mozzarella and roasted peppers to apples and brie, or try one Papers file The Brooklyn of the quiches. Cakes for special occasions can be Herve Poussot (left) and Jacques Torres Bay Ridge made to order, and some cakes are available in the teamed up to create Almondine. showcase on Saturdays. Closed Tuesdays. Brooklyn Ice Cream a high-tech approach, Torres runs a hands-on oper- ation — from heating the chocolate to the perfect Factory temperature to packaging the fresh, preservative- On Fulton Ferry Landing, Old Fulton Street at free finished product. the East River, (718) 246-3963 (Cash only) A small European-style cafe in the front portion of Scoops: $3 for 1, $5 for 2, $6 for 3. the shop serves coffee, tea, pastries and Torres’ Open since 2001, this New England-style ice cream wicked hot chocolate. Open Monday through shack is located right off the East River on Fulton Ferry Saturday, from 9 am to 7 pm. Closed Sundays. makeover Landing. If the mercury rises, or if you just have a crav- ing, try a triple-scoop of any one of their seven classic Miso flavors. Other flavor specials are available and change Samm’s lounge is tranformed; / Jori Klein on a monthly basis. If you have an unusually large crav- 40 Main St. at Water Street, (718) 858-8388 ing, go for the $7.50 banana split, a heaping mound (AmEx, DC, Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: $12-$18. (three scoops) of ice cream, hot fudge, whipped Miso’s chef and co-owner, known to all as Zeo, spe- chef Segundo Guaman remains cream and, of course, sliced bananas. Cool! In the fall cializes in the cuisine of the Shikoku area in southern and winter, hours are Tuesday and Wednesday, noon Japan, also known as the “Magical Islands.” For to 10 pm; Thursday through Sunday, noon to 11 pm. starters, try a bowl of eggplant with ginger sauce, By Tina Barry is the menu. Items such as Samm’s Papers The Brooklyn Closed Mondays. From Memorial Day through Labor served with jasmine rice, or the traditional miso for The Brooklyn Papers Day, the factory is open daily. soup. Tender salt-and-pepper shrimp or the Shikoku “pupu platter” — an assortment of Asian Samm-ple these: At Samm’s Restaurant and Lounge in Bay Ridge, chef tuna are recommended as main courses. According hors d’oeuvres; vegetable dumplings in Segundo Guaman’s linguine with clam sauce (above left) and grilled rack to GO Brooklyn dining critic Tina Barry, “[Shikoku amm’s Restaurant and Lounge has teriyaki sauce served with sweet potato Bubby’s Pie Co. tuna] is worth the trip over.” Not only does Zeo cre- of lamb are classic crowd-pleasers. 1 Main St. at Plymouth Street, (718) 222-0666 ate his own spices, he is also available to advise cus- been around for six years, gaining a fries; and buffalo chicken wings with (Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: $7.95-$19.95. tomers on pairing the perfect sake to each entree. Sreputation for fine, simple American bleu cheese dipping sauce, are dated and Bubby’s, a TriBeCa staple, has done a good job of Free delivery in Brooklyn. Open for lunch and dinner cuisine with a few international touches. don’t belong on a menu that, while not plays the straight man to its cloak of salty tatoes mixed with scallions and bacon ac- making a second home in Brooklyn. Since October Monday through Saturday; dinner only on Sunday. In May, Michael Brocking bought the innovative, are perfectly prepared and prosciutto in the bocconcini appetizer. company the chops. The bacon in the po- 2003, chef-owner Ron Silver has been whipping up comfort foods, from meatloaf and gravy to St. Louis- restaurant and, like a smart business- showcase fresh, seasonal ingredients. The little roll is served atop a thick slice tatoes may be a throwback, but I wasn’t style spare ribs, with loads of sides including maca- Pete’s Downtown man, decided not I loved Samm’s of grilled tomato. That earthy tomato pil- complaining. roni and cheese, mashed potatoes and collard 2 Water St. at Old Fulton Street, (718) 858-3510, to fix what wasn’t clams — a half low and the drizzle of good balsamic The beef in Samm’s meatloaf is too greens. It’s impossible to leave Bubby’s without try- www.petesdowntown.com (AmEx, DC, Disc, MC, ing a slice of any one of their homemade pies; after Visa) Entrees: $14-$26. broken. DINING dozen small, vinegar that tops the appetizer deliver a finely ground and dense for it to be any- all, that is how they got their name. Sour cherry, Come early to ensure a table with a divine view Brocking wisely sweet clams with blast of exciting flavor. thing but “eh.” But I did enjoy the tangy whiskey apple and banana cream pies are just some (available at both the outside cafe or inside the Samm’s Restaurant and Lounge kept the original (8901 Third Ave. at 89th Street) accepts a light, crisp The pastas are not terribly exciting. I’d Worcestershire-spiked gravy and the gar- of their specialties. Kids eat free on Sundays. restaurant). The backdrop of the Brooklyn Bridge chef, Segundo Gua- breadcrumb top- nix the “blackened” chicken over porcini licky pesto mashed potatoes. Bubby’s Brooklyn also offers a play area for children American Express, MasterCard and Visa. and the Manhattan skyline off Fulton Ferry Landing Entrees: $17-$26. The restaurant serves as well as a general store selling old-fashioned sets the stage for a wonderful meal. Try the pork man, and updated ping. This is one mushroom ravioli from the menu — Samm’s desserts are homey and pleas- candy and T-shirts. Private party space available; for dinner Tuesday-Sunday. Closed Mondays. chops stuffed with prosciutto, mozzarella and basil, the lounge area For reservations, call (718) 238-0606. of those retro blackened foods are a fad that hung antly over the top. The banana and more information contact JoJo Ribant at jojo@bub- topped with a Marsala wine sauce, served with a from its cluttered dishes that are of- around too long and shouldn’t be chocolate tart with its big ruffle of bys.com. Open daily for lunch and dinner, and for vegetable and potato rosette, an interesting fried brunch on Saturdays and Sundays. potato basket filled with creamy mashed potato. sofa and chair aes- ten heavy and reprised. whipped cream looked like the clown There’s also a warm goat cheese salad, with season- thetic to a come-to- over-baked. Here But the linguine with white clam sauce cones I loved as a kid, but one taste and I Front Street Pizza al greens and walnut vinaigrette, and linguine the-Kasbah theme — complete with a the topping adds a bit of crunch to the is everything I’d hoped it would be — the knew this was an adult’s dessert. That Portofino with fresh salmon, plum tomatoes, red tented ceiling, a banquette that borders the soft shellfish meat. With a squeeze of ring of small clams in their shells, sweet whipped cream is unsweetened and fla- 80 Front St. at Washington Street, (718) 875- onions, arugula and extra-virgin olive oil. Not only is 3700 (AmEx, MC, Visa) Plain slice: $1.85; 18-inch this a “landmark restaurant” due to its extraordinary room and moveable screens for privacy. lemon, they’re perfect. and tender, the brothy sauce deep in clam vored delicately with cinnamon. The round plain pie: $12.50. location at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge, but four The two dining areas were tweaked slight- Another crowd-pleaser (that can be a flavor, the pasta al dente. crust is crisp and buttery, and under a Although the name says “pizza,” Front Street has generations of the same family have been serving ly. They’re elegant yet informal, a place real dud) is a moist, pan-roasted crab Order the grilled lamb chops and thick layer of bittersweet chocolate pud- just about everything to satisfy your hunger, from up great food here since 1894. Conveniences salads and calzones to burgers and heroes to include free valet parking and a private party room. where couples sit at beautifully appointed cake with very little breading and lots of you’ll receive seven that actually taste ding sits slices of ripe bananas. espressos and decaf cappuccinos. Whole breakfast Closed Mondays. tables lit by mismatched chandeliers and crabmeat. At Samm’s it comes with crisp like lamb. They come with a crown of The combination of service that is platters are available for $3.65 and include choices the music is kept low enough for larger coleslaw that’s a little heavy on the may- mustardy breadcrumbs that cut the rich- warm without being intrusive, and the su- of pancakes, French toast, eggs, homefries, toast, parties to converse without shouting. onnaise, and house-made tartar sauce. ness of the meat. A heap of nutty aspara- perb food makes dinner at Samm’s an bacon, ham, sausage and cheese and come with River Cafe your choice of coffee or tea. Daily lunch specials 1 Water St. at Old Fulton Street, (718) 522-5200, The one thing that needs fine-tuning Amilky, fresh homemade mozzarella gus and a mound of velvety mashed po- event to remember. range from chicken cutlet parmigiana to meatloaf. www.rivercafe.com (AmEx, DC, Disc, MC, Visa) They even offer a salad pizza topped with lettuce, Three-course dinner: $78; six-course tasting tomatoes, black olives, onions and oil and vinegar. menu: $95. The deli counter offers a full range of sandwiches. This quarter-century-old institution for fine dining Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. features the most breathtaking river view of Manhattan, making it a favorite date destination. Executive chef Brad Steelman offers three-course or Grimaldi’s six-course tasting menus for dinner. Steelman pairs 19 Old Fulton St. at Front Street, (718) 858-4300 a Colorado rack of lamb with house-cured merguez (Cash only) www.grimaldisbrooklyn.com. Large couscous, caramelized haricot verts and lavender pizzas: $14 and up. flower glaze, and black sea bass with poached arti- The lengthy lines at this award-winning pizza parlor chokes, preserved lemon vinaigrette, artichoke ravi- are as talked about as the pies themselves. But if you olini and marinated oven-dried tomatoes. For don’t mind waiting, the coal-oven pizzas are among dessert, try the chestnut cheesecake served with the best in the city. Lined with framed photos of the red grape Cabernet Sauvignon sorbet and choco-

Rat Pack, this homage to Sinatra changed its name late lace tuile. Open daily. / Jori Klein from Patsy’s in 1996 to avoid confusion with another restaurant in East Harlem. The pizza, however, hasn’t changed a bit. Try a hand-tossed with fresh mozzarel- Toro la, or add a few toppings, like sweet, roasted red 1 Front St. at Old Fulton Street, (718) 625-0300 peppers or sun-dried tomatoes. The pizza sauce is to (AmEx, MC, Visa), Entrees: $7-$28. die for. Grimaldi’s doesn’t accept reservations, and Executive chef Dudley Nieto and sushi chef Richard you can’t buy pizza by the slice. But you’ll be lucky if Fong create Spanish and Japanese fusion food in Papers The Brooklyn you can stop at just one or two slices anyway. this newly opened tapas and sushi lounge. Specialties include the churrasco (grilled skirt steak) Jacques Torres with chimichurri sauce and the double-cut pork chop marinated in brine served with wasabi mashed Get Baked Chocolate potatoes. “Spanasia” ballroom available for private 66 Water St. at Main Street, (718) 875-9772, parties. Open daily for lunch and dinner. Not too far from the Red Hook cocoa nounced. The result is a subtle, not-too- www.mrchocolate.com (AmEx, MC, Visa) port, a team of sugar-loving business part- sweet cake with a fluffy texture. Assorted chocolates: $43 per pound. Water Street ners, including Matt Lewis of Manhattan’s Muffins, scones and other items are Willy Wonka’s got nothing on Jacques Torres, the Chocolate Bar (pictured above with Rafi available for breakfast. The lunch menu, former executive pastry chef of the four-star Le Restaurant Cirque 2000 in Manhattan. In his DUMBO factory, 66 Water St. at Main Street, (718) 625-9352, Avramovitz, center, and Renato Poliafito, just launched, includes a selection of sal- Torres produces more than 35 different varieties of www.waterstreetrestaurant.com (AmEx, Disc, right), have opened Baked, a sleek little ads, soups and sandwiches. chocolates flavored with everything from Grand MC, Visa) Entrees: $11-$17. cafe with an emphasis on cake. It’s too early to tell if Baked will win Marnier to Earl Grey tea and a variety of exotically This restaurant built on the bottom two floors of a flavored ganache — a mixture of chocolate, cream newly renovated 19th-century landmark building in Coconut, carrot, chocolate and lemon over any longshoremen — the modern- and flavorings. He’s particularly fond of nuts, DUMBO has a duplex effect — the first floor of the layer cakes line the counter, along with looking cafe, with knotty blonde-wood caramel and fruit. The passion fruit-filled hearts, in restaurant, with brick walls and a wood bar area, specialties like Red Hook red velvet — walls, an eclectic soundtrack and retro light either dark or milk chocolate, are to die for. Despite overlooks the 35-foot-ceiling basement area with topped with cinnamon butter cream and fixtures has a distinctly hipster vibe — but steel columns and old stone detailing. candied Red Hots — and the lard-laced friendly service and a consistently good Chef Reginald Taylor’s specialty is the Creole paella, = Full review available at a combination of jumbo shrimp, blackened chick- Chocolate Chubby, which looks like a cup of Joe (the house blend is made exclu- peas, andouille sausage, mussels and crawfish fla- king-size Hostess cupcake. Cupcakes sively for Baked by Park Slope’s Gorilla vored with Cajun spices and served with rice. The topped with vanilla buttercream and Coffee) is sure to attract a solid fan base. size of the Cajun burger with andouille sausage, cheese, a crisp onion ring and house barbecue whipped chocolate ganache are shown at Baked (359 Van Brunt St. between left. Wolcott and Dikeman streets), accepts sauce — served with fries and a small salad — / Jori Klein makes it worth its $12 price tag. Daily luncheon spe- Many of the cakes at the bakery-cafe, American Express, MasterCard and Abbreviation Key: AmEx= American cials include a soup and sandwich for $10. On which opened Jan. 11, are inspired by Visa. Cakes are $4 a slice; 8-inch cakes Express, DC= Diner’s Club, Disc= Discover Mondays and Tuesdays, entrees are two for the Card, MC= MasterCard, Visa= Visa Card price of one, and on Sundays a jazz trio brunch is recipes found in vintage cookbooks, but start at $20. For information, call (718) offered. Open daily for lunch and dinner. with less sugar, says co-owner Poliafito, 222-0345 or visit www.bakednyc.com. thereby making the other flavors more pro- — Jaime Joyce The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn

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Pinter’s “The Servant” into “Play With- Sheila Burnett ly established company, New Adven- out Words.” Alan Vincent and Saranne Curtin in Matthew Bourne’s dance theater work tures, which he created in 2002 to per- “When I watched the film years ago, “Play Without Words,” which opens March 15 at the BAM Harvey Theater. form all of his independent theatrical I thought it would make a great, inti- work. Even as this piece earns many mate piece,” he wrote. “It’s almost a se- raves and new audiences, Bourne is MILLWORK ries of duets about changing relation- tiveness through movement works bet- we gradually found ways to tell the sto- thinking of his company’s future en- ships. So that’s where the idea came ter than blatant sexuality.” ry of the piece,” he continued. “For ex- deavours. from.” To be sure, “Play Without Words” is ample, the idea of having several peo- “As long as I still feel that I can tell SPECIALTIES Bourne was also struck by the film’s not merely a straightforward adaptation ple onstage at the same time playing a story through movement, then there specific period setting, which is as of the film, so those who are expecting the same character came from an im- are endless possibilities for [us],” he much a character in the story as the to see “The Servant” recreated onstage provisation in which I asked the com- wrote. “I am constantly seeing and For Your Landmark Windows & Doors people. will be sorely disappointed. pany to [pair off] and try doing the imagining new things for the company, “I just love the whole period of the “While I wanted to recreate a sense same thing. What I saw were several and a show like ‘Play Without Words’ Call, fax or write with your specs early ’60s,” wrote Bourne. “The big of the story, I did not feel completely good ideas all coming to life at the is wonderful, as the process of making changes in society happened in the late tied to it,” Bourne noted. “So when we same time.” it shows me each time how much more for a prompt quote ’60s: this was the beginnings when made the piece the company and I all “Play Without Words” reunites is possible for the art form to convey. people were stuck in their old ways but watched many, many films from the era Bourne with composer Terry Davies, We are in discussions about making a there were twinklings of the revolution to really learn about the way people with whom he collaborated on “The stage dance version of ‘Edward Scis- that was to follow. I find that time so moved in those days, what they wore Car Man: An Auto-Erotic Thriller” for sorhands’ later this year.” 800-592-7112 • Experienced in Landmark interesting. There’s a certain amount of and how they held themselves. the London stage a few years ago. Now that sounds like yet another un- jobs providing detailed repression, of keeping secrets — it’s “This gave us our characters, and it Since the current production has no di- likely concept that Matthew Bourne Tel: (718) 768-7112 shop drawings for great to play with dramatically. Sugges- was through close improvisation that alogue, all of the action, story and char- will turn into a stage original. Fax: (718) 965-3974 landmark approvals • Windows in any thickness E-mail: [email protected] • Sugar pine, oak & www.millwork-specialties.com mahogany • Round and arched tops Happy campers 189 Prospect Ave. • Custom doors & entry ways Brooklyn, NY 11215 • Storefronts Heights Players’ ‘Stalag 17’ mines laughs from World War II POW camp

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don’t have to families are famil- Cross / Gregory outlets, AC&C also takes a more di- to 7 pm, daily. Effective now through wait months or March 31, AC&C has lowered the iar with AC&C’s rect approach by bringing the animals GIFT PACKAGES FOR even years to cost of adoption to $30 for cats and Web site, to the people. $75 for dogs. For more information www.nycacc.org, “We take the animals into the com- YOUR SWEETHEART take home the visit www.nycacc.org on the Web or bundle of joy of call (212) 788-4000. where the non- munity,” he said. “We take them into

“Modern Day Special” their choice. profit organiza- Papers The Brooklyn the parks, churches, synagogues, any- Includes $150 worth of salon services for Only $79* “It’s just so tion posts photo- Love fur sale: At Brooklyn Animal Care and Control’s “Winter Pet- where we can get a venue.” “Eyes Wide Open” amazing when people who did not graphs of many of the adoptable stravaganza,” Christine Fields, of Bedford-Stuyvesant, adopted a 2- Clemmons, who has worked at the consider adoption come in, because animals. Brooklyn shelter since it first opened, Includes $400 worth of salon services for Only $199* year-old silky terrier. they are curious,” said manager Joyce Edward Ling, 5, of Bensonhurst, on Feb. 1, 1995, said she has noticed “Sweet Tooth” Clemmons, 47. “We can find a per- came with his aunt and father, Saeng many positive changes within the past Includes $600 worth of salon services for Only $299* fect match for them here.” All it takes and Fu Ling, to adopt a 5-month-old ward was holding by the leash. “But “I think that it’s better to rescue a few years, including the recent reno-

* First time clients only. Substitutions available. is for people to walk in, Clemmons German shepherd mix, whose picture they snatched him.” dog than buy one from the store,” said vation of the shelter and the increase Bel Air told GO Brooklyn. he saw online. The Lings beat the Thanks to the wide selection of an- Robert Maciaszek, 14, of Greenpoint. in adoption rates. Dominican So, what in the world are we talk- Lerners, who rushed to East New imals at the shelter, Lerner, who came Robert and his mother, Agatha, de- ing about? Here’s a hint: The hospi- York from Brighton Beach for the with her 16-year-old daughter, wasn’t cided on a 3-year-old cocker spaniel. Loneliness cure Beauty tal-like facility is an East New York same puppy. disappointed for too long. Before she “I think I’ll name him Caesar,” People who decide to adopt an ani- 19 Putnam Ave shelter, where rooms are filled with “We saw him online and we came knew it, she fell in love with a 7- Robert said. mal do so for different reasons. While (at Fulton St. & Grand Ave.) row upon row of cages in place of out here,” said Gloria Lerner, pointing month-old German shepherd mix and the Lings, Lerners and Maciaszeks FORT GREENE beds — and the “babies” come with toward the golden brown puppy Ed- she could not wait to take him home. Adoption rate lags fulfilled their children’s wishes for a 718-398-1003 fur. Boks came to New York in January pet, others simply don’t want to be Open 7 Days a Week “I don’t call them animals here,” 2004 from Arizona’s Maricopa Coun- lonely. said Clemmons, manager of the ty Animal Care & Control, known as “I’m retired now, and I want com- Brooklyn Animal Care & Control the country’s pioneer in “no-kill” pany,” said Ann Thompson, 62, of Adoption Center. “I call them my ba- shelters, where he also served as ex- Brownsville, who adopted a fluffy lit- bies,” she said, adding that she does ecutive director. One of the reasons tle Pomeranian dog from the Brook- not have children of her own. New York turned to him to improve lyn shelter. In order to keep the adoption rate the city’s animal care, he said, was Theresa and Donald Honey, of DERMATOLOGY high during the cold months, when because he had a successful experi- Bensonhurst, came to adopt because many people are less likely to leave ence with the implementation of the their dog Roxie had died three weeks their homes, Animal Care & Control “no-kill” policy in Arizona’s shelters. earlier. They chose a year-old female offers special winter discounts that “New York had a reputation as the black Labrador retriever mix. COSMETIC SKIN PROBLEMS make adopting a pet “the best deal in worst city in the country in the way it Theresa Honey, 68, said that she Laser Hair Removal Acne • Herpes all of New York,” said Ed Boks, ex- treated [stray] animals,” said Boks. had to have a pet because she loves ecutive director of New York City AC&C’s statistics show that within animals and wants companionship. 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SKIN • HAIR • NAILS to encourage people to adopt.” Boks said AC&C is the largest pet Boks attributes the Brooklyn shel- From now through March 31, rescue organization in New York, res- ter’s success to the kindness of its em- The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn Day & Evening Hours AC&C has lowered the cost of adop- Papers The Brooklyn cuing more than 42,000 lost and ployees. But Clemmons thinks it’s tion to what Gentles calls “life-saving New friends:Theresa and Donald Honey (at left) took home a black homeless animals and close to 3,000 more than that. Most Insurances and Credit Cards Accepted prices”: $30 for cats and $75 for Labrador retriever mix while Edward Ling chose a German shepherd farm, wild and exotic animals each “People and animals belong to- dogs. And a great deal it is, when you mix puppy. year. With the recent increase, the an- gether,” she said. ALAN R. KLING, M.D. BOARD CERTIFIED DERMATOLOGIST who is most notable for his is now cliche, but one suspects in a perfect rendition of the cause it so artfully erases the mor, the play still stands or 27 8th Avenue 1000 Park Avenue excellent imitations of all the Bevan and Trzcinski may well-known character type. line between comedy and dra- falls on the skill of the actors. famous actors of the day) have been influential in the Similarly Vincent Panos does ma. Although Bevan and Michael Basile (last seen at (corner Lincoln Place) (at 84th Street) STALAG... spills the beans within earshot formulation of that image. At hilarious justice to the role of Trzcinski were very adept at the Heights Players as David Park Slope, Brooklyn New York City, NY Continued from page 11 of the informer. any rate, Matthew Woods as the nasal mailman Marko — providing the right bits of infor- Kolowitz in “Enter Laughing”) (718) 636-0425 (212) 288-1300 loose-tongued soldier-actor The characterization of Corporal Schultz struts and the village idiot. mation at the right time while is utterly believable and funny named Reed (Jeff Broitman, Nazis as sadistic incompetents fumes, wheedles and whines “Stalag 17” succeeds be- maintaining the rollicking hu- as Harry Shapiro, the obligato- ry wisecracking Jew, who probably — although it is nev- er openly stated — hails from Brooklyn. (Why this ubiqui- Brooklyn tous stereotype is always Public named Shapiro is anyone’s Library guess.) The snickering, sarcastic Sefton is viscerally brought to life by Galway McCullough. 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Rock Weekly, 8 pm, $6; Fridays: VJ/DJ Friday Nights, 10 pm, FREE; March 12: After-Hours Pete’s Candy Superfine BROOKLYN Party for “Art in Williamsburg,” 11 pm, FREE; Store 126 Front St. at Pearl Street in DUMBO, (718) March 14: SMUT presents “Stories by Polly 243-9005. 709 Lorimer St. at Richardson Street in Frost,” 8 pm, Hoolapalooza with Miss Saturn, Sundays: “Bluegrass Brunch” with live perform- Williamsburg, (718) 302-3770, www.petescan- 10 pm, FREE; March 15: Earl Dax presents ers, 11:30 am, donation suggested (brunch not dystore.com. “Beware: The Idas of March,” 7:30 pm, $5, included). Triphazard, Andre, LaFosse, Sarge, 10 pm, Sundays: Open mic, 5 pm-8 pm, FREE, Matty FREE; March 16: Shadow Boys, Summer Charles and the Valentines, 10 pm, FREE; March 12: The Jealous Girlfriends, 9 pm, The Band of Trash Bar Lawns, 8 pm, $5, Stilted on Stage, 10 pm, 256 Grand St. at Driggs Avenue in Williams- FREE; March 17: Boog City’s Classic Albums Snee, 10 pm, FREE; March 13: Ethan Lipton, Nightlife 8:30 pm, FREE; March 14: Spelling Bee, 7:30 burg, (718) 599-1000, www.thetrashbar.com. Live presents a St. Patrick’s Day Party, 7 pm, March 12: The Stags, 9 pm, Tough and Lovely, $10, Psychasthenia Society, 10 pm, FREE; pm, ElodieO, 9:30 pm, Sallobi, 10:30 pm, FREE; Cobble Hill, (718) 622-3300, www.brooklyn- 10 pm, Turpentine Brothers, 11 pm, Andy G The Archives March 18: MKGroove Orchestra, 7 pm, $7. March 15: Bingo, 7 pm, Brooklyn Jugs, 9 pm, conservatory.com. Alice Lee, 10 pm, Maybelles, 11 pm, FREE; and the Roller Kings, midnight, $TBD; March (New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge) March 12: Lucy Galliher, 8 pm, $10, $5 (stu- March 16: Quizz-Off, 7:30 pm, Astrograss, 10 13: Grinding Faith, 8 pm, The Malarkies, 9 pm, 333 Adams St. at Johnson Street in dents/seniors); March 18: New music collec- Good Coffeehouse Time of Orchids, 10 pm, Volunteers, 11 pm, Downtown Brooklyn, (718) 246-7000, pm, FREE; March 17: Will Scott, 8:30 pm, Bryan tive, 7 pm, $5. Good Grief, midnight, $TBD; March 14: Kick- www.brooklynmarriott.com. Music Parlor Miller, 9:15 pm, M Shanghai String Band, 10:15 pm, FREE; March 18: Cat Martino, 9 pm, Julia start, 10 pm, The Faeries, 11 pm, The Voxx, March 18: “Boogie-Up With Bertha Hope,” (Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture) 53 midnight, DJ Peat, 1 am, $TBD; March 15: Cabaret Ovation Prospect Park West at Second Street in Park Darling, 10 pm, Rene Lopez, 11 pm, FREE. 6:30 pm, FREE. Bongo Jones, 10 pm, Mr. Impatient, 11 pm, $6; 860 Atlantic Ave. at Vanderbilt Avenue in Slope, (718) 768-2972, www.bsec.org. March 16: Swinger 8, 9 pm, Aleda, 10 pm, Key, Clinton Hill, (718) 636-1400, www.cabaret- March 18: Jezra Kaye and friends, 8 pm, $10 Reign Bar & The Backroom 11 pm, Of the Between, midnight, $7; March ovation.com. adults, $6 children. (Inside Freddy’s Bar) 485 Dean St. at Sixth Wednesdays: Karaoke with host Carol Lounge 17: Trash Bar’s 1-Year Anniversary Party with Avenue in Prospect Heights, (718) 622-7035, Williams, 6 pm, FREE. 46 Washington Ave. at Park Avenue in punk/metal acoustic jam, 9 pm, Pilot to Gunner, www.freddysbackroom.com. The Hook Clinton Hill, (718) 643-7286, www.reign- 10 pm, Red States, 11 pm, Undersea Explosion, March 12: Dekel Bor Trio, 8:30 pm, Sweet Chocolate Monkey 18 Commerce St. at Columbia Street in Red lounge.com. Thee Eyes, 1 am, $8; March 18: Bigboote, 9 William, 10:30 pm, Danny Sher, 11:30 pm, Hook, (718) 797-3007, www.thehook- March 17: “The Ladies Lounge” music series in pm, Drayton Sawyer Gang, 10 pm, Modern Day 329 Flatbush Ave. at Seventh Avenue in Park FREE; March 13: The Ruzztones, 9 pm, FREE; music.com. honor of Women’s History Month featuring Urban Barbarians, 11 pm, Bunny Brains 88, Slope, (718) 813-1073. March 14: The Ernest Anderson Trio, 9 pm, March 12: The Pearls, 9 pm, The Challenged, Kate Bell performing Betty Carter, 7 pm, $15 midnight, $TBD. FREE; March 15: Ran Cohen Trio, 9 pm, FREE; Saturdays: Express a.k.a. Open Mic Poetry tal- 10 pm, The Pink Meat, 11 pm, The Ludes, mid- Sandra Semberg general admission, $10 on guest list (ladies March 16: Karaoke, 9:30 pm, FREE; March 17: ent showcase, 8 pm, $7, Sexy Lounge Party with night, $TBD; March 18: The No Fun Fest 2005, FREE before 8 pm). Two Boots St. Patty’s Day celebration with Irish music all DJ Ozkar Fuller spinning house, classics and rare 7 pm, $13. Kaiku will perform at BAMcafe on March 12. 514 Second St. at Seventh Avenue in Park night long, 8 pm, FREE; March 18: The Bitter grooves, 11 pm, FREE; Sundays: “Krazy Nanny Sundays” and karaoke with Lisa Love, 6 pm, Samba Restaurant Slope, (718) 499-3253, www.twoboots- Poet, 9:30 pm, My Pocket Zoo, 10:30 pm, Hope and Anchor brooklyn.com. LQASPH, 11:30 pm, FREE. FREE; Tuesdays: Singles party, 5 pm, FREE; Fridays and Saturdays: Belly dancer March 12: Full Tank, 10 pm, FREE; March 17: & Nightclub Wednesdays: “Neo-Soul,” 7 pm, FREE; Thurs- 347 Van Brunt St. at Wolcott Street in Red Shahrazad, 9 pm, FREE. Grand Ultimate, 10 pm, FREE; March 18: DJ March 18: Sonido Costeño, 10 pm, FREE. Hook, (718) 237-0276. 9604 Third Ave. at 96th Street in Bay Ridge, days: Sexy Thursdays After Work Party hosted Party with Kid Magic, 10 pm, FREE. BAM Cafe (718) 439-0475. by Sandy and Nicole, 6 pm, Karaoke hosted by Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays: Karaoke Liberty Heights 200 Fifth 30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort Lisa Smiles and Monique, 10 pm, FREE; Fridays: hosted by drag queen Kay Sera, 9 pm, FREE. Saturdays: “Havana Nights” featuring Nino Greene, (718) 636-4100, www.bam.org. National 200 Fifth Ave. at Sackett Street in Park Slope, “Reggae After Work” with live DJ, 5 pm, FREE, Tap Room Torre spinning Latin rhythms, salsa, club classics (718) 638-2925. March 12: Kaiku, 9 pm, $10 food/drink mini- and disco, 10 pm, ladies FREE, men $10 (ladies Live music and DJ, 9 pm, $5. iO Restaurant 34 Van Dyke St. at Dwight Street in Red Restaurant Saturdays: DJ Blazer spinning reggae, hip-hop, mum; March 14: Urban Word NYC 77th Annual 24 to enter, men 26 to enter); Fridays: Music by 119 Kent Ave. at North Seventh Street in Hook, (718) 246-8050. 273 Brighton Beach Ave. at Brighton Second 10 pm, ladies $5, men $10; Fridays: Friday Teen Poetry Slam, 6 pm, $7 adults, $5 teens; KTU’s DJs Riz and Sissahandz, 10 pm, $TBD (21 Crossroads Williamsburg, (718) 388-3320, www.iorestau- Fridays and Saturdays: Live music, 10 pm, Street in Brighton Beach, (718) 646-1225, Night Salsa with a live salsa band and DJs Blazer March 18: “Ruth Margraff: Wellspring,” 9 pm, rantandlounge.com. FREE; March 18: UnderSea eXplosion, The www.come2national.com. to enter). $10 food/drink minimum. One and Big Will spinning salsa, reggae, hip- Saloon Saturdays: DJ spins salsa and house, 10 pm, Brooklyn-Queens Experiment, Rarefaction, Saturdays: Live Russian music and dance show, hop, 10 pm, ladies $5, men $10. 2079 Coney Island Ave. at Kings Highway in FREE ($5 after 11 pm); Fridays: DJ spins salsa Benjamin, 9 pm, FREE. 9 pm, FREE (with $60 prix fixe dinner); Fridays Sistas’ Place Barbes Sheepshead Bay, (718) 339-9393. and house, 10 pm, FREE. and Sundays: Live Russian music and dance 456 Nostrand Ave. at Jefferson Avenue in Vox Po p 376 Ninth St. at Sixth Avenue in Park Slope, Fridays and Saturdays: Karaoke, 9 pm, FREE. Livre Lounge show, 9 pm, FREE (with $45 prix fixe dinner). Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 398-1766, www.sis- (718) 965-9177, www.barbesbrooklyn.com. tasplace.org. 1022 Cortelyou Road at Stratford Road in Jazz 966 667 Fulton St. at Rockwell Place in Fort Flatbush, (718) 940-2084, www.voxpop- Tuesdays: Jenny Scheinman, 7 pm, FREE, Slavic Europa Night Club 966 Fulton St. at Cambridge Place in Clinton Greene, (718) 855-1042. Night of the March 12: Helga Davis, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $20 in net.net. Soul Party, 9 pm, $8; Wednesdays: “Night of Hill, (718) 639-6910. March 18: Perpetual Grooves Entertainment advance, $25 day of the show. the Ravished Limbs,” 9 pm, $8; Sundays: Ste- 98 Meserole Ave. at Manhattan Avenue in Cookers Sundays: Open mic, 7 pm, FREE; March 12: Greenpoint, (718) 383-5723, www.europa- March 18: A “Pajama Birthday Party” with NYC presents “Old School Meets the New phanie Wrembel, 9 pm, FREE; March 12: Uncle 767 Fulton St. at South Portland Avenue in Lisa Roma and friends, 8 pm, FREE. club.com. Sweet Georgia Brown & Her Georgia Express, School” with DJ Jazzy Jay and DJ Jive June, 5 Solomon’s Porch Moon, 7 pm, River Alexander & His Mad Jazz Fort Greene, (718) 797-1197. pm, FREE ($5 after 8 pm, $10 after midnight). 307 Stuyvesant Ave. at Halsey Street in Hatters, 9 pm, The Wiyos, 10 pm, FREE; March Saturdays: “Saturday VIP,” 9 pm, FREE before 8 pm, $10 suggested donation. Saturdays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE; Sundays: Waterfront Ale Bedford Stuyvesant, (718) 919-8001. 13: Deidre Rodman & the Alphabet Lounge Big 10 pm, $15 after 10 pm; Fridays: Pro- Live music, noon, FREE; Thursdays: Live jazz, 8 Band featuring Roy Nathanson, 7 pm, FREE; gressive/Dance party, 10 pm, FREE before The Jazz Spot The Lucky Cat pm, FREE; Fridays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE. Saturdays and Wednesdays: Live jazz, 8 pm, $7 House March 14: One Ring Zero’s open workshop, 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 pm; March 12: 179 Marcus Garvey Blvd. at Kosciuszko 245 Grand St. at Roebling Street in Williams- suggested donation; Sundays: Open mic, 6 155 Atlantic Ave. at Clinton Street in 9:30 pm, FREE; March 16: T.O.B. Trio, 8 pm, Marek’s Jazz Vision Band, 7:30 pm, $10 (FREE Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 453-7825, burg, (718) 782-0437, www.theluckycat.com. Northsix pm, FREE. Brooklyn Heights, (718) 522-3794, $8, Ralph Alessi, 10 pm, $8; March 17: Bill Car- before 8 pm with student identification). www.thejazz.8m.com. Tuesdays: Joe McGuinty’s Piano Parlor and www.waterfrontalehouse.com. karaoke, 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Hex! with 66 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williams- March 12: The Joe Barbato Elusive Experience, son, 9 pm, The Bootleg Remedy, 10 pm, FREE; Mondays: Jam session, 8 pm, $5; March 12: burg, (718) 599-5103, www.northsix.com. Southpaw March 18: The 4th St. Niteowls, 8 pm, Delta Five Spot Audrey Wright and Jazz Squad, 9 pm, $10; DJ Jeremy, 10 pm, FREE; Fridays: “Futurefunk 11 pm, FREE. March 13: (Downstairs) Glash and Ashes, North 125 Fifth Ave. at St. John’s Place in Park Dreambox, 10 pm, FREE. 459 Myrtle Ave. at Washington Avenue in March 18: Roberta Piket Trio, 9 pm, $10. Sessions” with DJ Sport Casual, 10 pm, FREE; Slope, (718) 230-0236, www.spsounds.com. March 12: All Fall Down, 9 pm, Raygun Girls, Lincoln, The Ergs, 6:30 pm, $6, (Upstairs) Clinton Hill, (718) 852-0202, www.fivespot- March 12: The Figgs, True Love, 8 pm, $10; Williamsburg 11 pm, Saturday Night Dead, midnight, FREE; Mortician, Malignancy, Through the Discipline, soulfood.com. March 13: Ike Reilly Assassination, Brian Bonz, Bembe Kili Bar-Cafe March 13: Share, a live lap-top jam, 8 pm, Watchmaker, Internal Suffering, Dimentianon, Music Center Saturdays: DJ Aki, 6 pm, FREE, Super Lowery and more, 7:30 pm, $8; March 15: Wreckroom, 81 S. Sixth St. at Berry Street in Williams- 81 Hoyt St. at State Street in Boerum Hill, FREE; March 16: Fire of Space, 7:30 pm, FREE; Carnal, Rigor Sardonicus, 6:30 pm, $15; March Bros bring weekly live hip-hop and future jazz 7 pm, FREE; March 16: Stand and Deliver com- 367 Bedford Ave. at South Fifth Street in burg, (718) 387-5389, www.bembe.us. (718) 855-5574. March 17: DJs Dorian Gray and Kaysara spin 15: Indie Rock Karaoke hosted by DJ Do It, 8 Williamsburg, (718) 384-1654. Saturdays: DJs and live Latin percussion flavors, with DJ Tetsu, 10 pm, $5; Tuesdays: Hot Damn edy night with host Amber Tozer, 7 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Open acoustics, 10 pm, FREE; world beats, deep house and more, 10 pm, pm, $8; March 17: Minaret, Raised by Tigers, 8 Saturdays: Live jazz, 10 pm, $5; Fridays: Live 9 pm, FREE; Sundays: “Universal Rhythms” with Comedy Night with DJ Tommy Talkz, 9 pm, $10. March 17: The St. Paddy Special with Lordz of Fridays: DJ Chappy plays rock, hip-hop and FREE. pm, $6; March 18: Gospel, Meneguar, Wow, vocals, 10 pm, $5. DJs Amanda and Nick, 9 pm, FREE; Mondays: funk, 10:30 pm, FREE. Owls!, REDS, No Omega, 8 pm, $7. Brooklyn, Bless-Te-Nation, Bekay, 8:30 pm, $12 “Cold Hands” with DJ DiGilog, 9:30 pm, FREE; Frank’s Lounge in advance, $15 day of the show; March 18: The LuLu Lounge “The Filli Foundation Show” hosted by Joe Villa Zebulon Tuesdays: “Fiyah” with DJ Queen Majesty, 9 660 Fulton St. at South Elliott Place in Fort Laila Lounge Parlor Jazz pm, FREE; Wednesdays: “Convalescence” with Greene, (718) 625-9339, www.frankscocktail- (Under TacuTacu) 134 N. Sixth St. at Bedford and featuring Speck the Khameleon, 258 Wythe Ave. at Metropolitan Avenue in 113 N. Seventh St. at Wythe Avenue in 119 Vanderbilt Ave. at Myrtle Avenue in DJ Stefan Andemicael, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: lounge.com. Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 218-7889, Pumpkinhead, Yazeed, 3rd Party, Poison Pen, Williamsburg, (718) 218-6939, www.zebulon- Williamsburg, (718) 486-6791, www.ricerepublic.com. Clinton Hill, (718) 855-1981, “Toque” with DJ Busquelo, 9 pm, FREE; Fridays: Saturdays: Sinful Saturdays with DJs Tyrone and Nina Svatovic, DJ Kofi-O, 8 pm, $12 in advance, cafeconcert.com. www.lailalounge.com. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays: Karaoke, 8 www.parlorjazz.com. “Call to Drum,” world beat flavors with DJ Miller Infinite, 9 pm, $5; Tuesdays: Tuesday Night Live, $15 day of the show. March 12: Zemog, el Gallo Bueno, 10 pm, Cruz, 9 pm, FREE. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays: pm, FREE. March 12: Party celebrating release of sound- FREE; March 13: Baye Kouyate Et Les 9 pm, 2-drink minimum; Wednesdays: Karaoke Live DJs, 9 pm, FREE; Mondays: Karaoke Mad- track for the off-Broadway play “Monk” featur- with Davey B, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Lonnie Stain Tougarake, 10 pm, FREE; March 15: Tricycle ness with the Corn-Fed Sisters, 10 pm, FREE; Magnetic Field ing The Bill Lee Quartet, 9:30 pm, 11 pm, $20 with Kenny Wollesen & Jonathan Haffner, 10 Black Betty Youngblood & The Blood Brothers, 8 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Whiskey Breath with Rick Royale, donation; March 13: CD release party for 766 Grand St. at Humboldt Street in Williams- 97 Atlantic Ave. at Henry Street in Brooklyn pm, FREE; March 16: Jim Hobbs & The Fully 366 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer Street Fridays: Ffun Dance Party, 10 pm, $5. Alexander Lowry, and guests, 9:30 pm, FREE; Onaje Allan Gumbs’ “Remember Their Inno- burg, (718) 387-7840, www.stainbar.com. in Williamsburg, (718) 599-0243, www.black- Heights, (718) 834-0069, www.magnetic- Mondays: “Play Dirty,” 5 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Celebrated Orchestra, 10 pm, FREE; March 17: Wednesdays: Jezebel Music Showcase, 8 pm, brooklyn.com. cence,” 3:30 pm, 5 pm, $30 (includes copy of Sabir Mateen Trio, 10 pm, FREE; March 18: Imo betty.net. free103point9 FREE. the CD, food & wine). Mark Growden, 10 pm, FREE; March 12: David Mondays: Rock ‘n’ Roll DJ Exchange, 9 pm, and One Africa, 10 pm, FREE. Saturdays: DJ Lil’ Shalamar, 11 pm, FREE; Sun- 97 S. Sixth St. at Bedford Avenue, 2nd floor, Snediker, 10 pm, FREE; March 13: Atiquis, 8 FREE; March 12: The Newborn Naturals, Low days: Brazilian Beat with DJ Sean Marquand and in Williamsburg, (718) 599-5955, Le Dakar Peggy O’Neills pm, FREE; March 15: Lydia Millet, 7 pm, FREE. —compiled by Chiara V. Cowan DJ Greg Caz, 10 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Hot www.free103point9.org. Water, 7:30 pm, $3, Foxbase Alpha, 10:30 pm, FREE; March 17: Live band karaoke, 9 pm, (Two locations) Rocks, 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Electric March 12: free103point9 8th Anniversary Con- Restaurant FREE; March 18: Shakin’ Not Stirred, 9 pm, Gypsy, a Balkan dance party, with DJs Shotnez 8123 Fifth Ave. at 81st Street in Bay Ridge, cert with Sudden Infant, Sawako, Ian Epps, and 285 Grand Ave. at Lafayette Avenue in Clin- FREE. and Tamir Muskat, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: The many more, 8 pm, $8. ton Hill, (718) 398-8900, www.dakarcafe.net (718) 748-1400, www.peggyoneills.com. Greenhouse with DJ Monkone and DJ Emskee, Tuesdays: Spoken word, 9 pm, FREE; March Tuesdays: Karaoke with Rod, 10 pm, FREE; TALK TO US… 11 pm, FREE; Fridays: DJ Mihoko, 11 pm, FREE. Galapagos 14: “Jazz Night” with Ulysses Slaughter and M Shanghai Thursdays: Karaoke with DJ Rob, 10 pm, FREE; 70 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williams- Bertha Hope, 7 pm, FREE with 2-drink mini- Bistro & Den March 17: St. Patrick’s Day Party, 1 pm, FREE. To list your events in Brooklyn Nightlife, please give us as much notice as possible. Include Brooklyn burg, (718) 782-5188, www.galapagosart- mum. 129 Havemeyer St. at Grand Street in 1904 Surf Ave. at Keyspan Park in Coney name of venue, address with cross street, phone number for the public to call, Web site Conservatory space.com. Williamsburg, (718) 384-9300, Island, (718) 449-3200, address, dates, times and admission or ticket prices. Send listings and color photos of per- Sundays: Sid and Buddy Karaoke, 10 pm, Les Babouches www.mshanghaiden.com. www.peggyoneills.com. formers via e-mail to [email protected] or via fax at (718) 834-9278. Listings are of Music FREE; Mondays: Burlesque a.k.a. “Tassel 7803 Third Ave. at 78th Street in Bay Ridge, Sundays: Hip-hop karaoke with Dynamic Fridays and Saturdays: Live music, 10 pm, $TBD; free and printed on a space available basis. We regret we cannot take listings over the phone. (At PS 29) 425 Henry St. at Baltic Street in Twirling Fun,” 10 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: New (718) 833-1700. Damien and DJ Harry Ballz, 10 pm, FREE; Sundays: Karaoke with Cisco, Time TBD, FREE.

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and Ravel. $35. 7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry Compiled Landing. (718) 624-2083. CONCERT: One World Symphony performs a by Susan modern adaptation of “Carmen.” $35 with refreshments; $25 seniors with refresh- Rosenthal ments; $20 students with refreshments. 8 Where to pm. St. Ann and the Holy Trinity, Monta- gue and Clinton streets. (718) 462-7270. pm. Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 BAM: “Play Without Words.” 7:30 pm. SAT, MARCH 12 Joralemon St. (718) 345-2611. Free. See Sat., March 19. TRAVELING CINEMA: Barbes presents ST. ANN’S WAREHOUSE: “House/ Lights.” OUTDOORS AND TOURS “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940). 7 pm. $37. 8 pm. See Sat., March 19. BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK: See the Live music begins at 9 pm. 376 Ninth BRICK THEATER: “Big Top Machine.” 8 designs for the new master plan for a St. (718) 965-9177. Free. pm. See Sat., March 19. park, housing and commercial devel- BOATING: Brooklyn Power Squadron PRE-K REGISTRATION: PS 8 holds enroll- opment between the Manhattan offers a safe boating class. Open to ment for September 2005. Call. (718) Bridge and Atlantic Avenue and give teens and adults. Course is free; small 834-6740. your input to the planners. St. Ann’s charge for books. 7 pm. Ryan Center, Warehouse, 38 Water St. at Dock Floyd Bennet Field, Flatbush Avenue, Street. 10 am - 2 pm. Free. north of the Marine Park Bridge. (212) SAT, MARCH 19 BLOOMING BROOKLYN: Brooklyn 334-5225. Botanic Garden hosts its 24th annual PARENT TALK: Families First series, “The OUTDOORS AND TOURS Horticulture Extravaganza, featuring Role Anger Plays in Your Life as a displays, workshops and speakers. 10 Parent.” Today’s topic is “Expressing BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK: See the am to 4 pm. 1000 Washington Ave. and Managing Your Own Anger designs for the new master plan for a (718) 623-7220. Free. Around Your Child.” $15. 7 pm to 8:30 park, housing and commercial develop- ment between the Manhattan Bridge TAKE A WALK: Guided urban walk pm. 250 Baltic St. Pre-registration nec- essary. (718) 237-1862. and Atlantic Avenue and give your through Jamaica Bay, Sheepshead Bay input to the planners. St. Cyril’s and Floyd Bennett Field. 10 am. Meet BARNES AND NOBLE: Reading by Cathedral, 401 Atlantic Ave. at Bond at Sheepshead Bay Road station, Q actress Gammy L. Singer from “The Street. 10 am - 2 pm. Free. train, street level. (212) 228-3126. Free. Landlord’s Tale.” 7 pm. 106 Court St. (718) 246-4996. Free. ICE SKATING: at The Wollman Rink. $5 ICE SKATING: The Wollman Rink is open. adults, $3 children and seniors. Skate $5 adults, $3 children and seniors. ROSEMALING SOCIETY: Norwegian folk rental $5. 10 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 6 Skate rental $5. 10 am to 1 pm and 2 art lesson. 7:30 pm. All invited. pm. Enter Prospect Park at Parkside pm to 6 pm. Enter Prospect Park at Refreshments. 59th Street Church, 749 and Ocean avenues. (718) 287-5252. Parkside and Ocean avenues. (718) 59th St. (718) 853-1734. Free. 287-5252. GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Big Onion Tours takes a walk around this Victorian WALKING TOUR: Brooklyn Center for the Carmen get it: Mezzo-soprano UES ARCH “City of the Dead.” Learn about its histo- Urban Environment takes a tour of T , M 15 ry, architecture and residents. $12, $10 Cobble Hill. Learn about this land- Natalie Havemeyer performs the SEMINAR: National Council of Jewish students and seniors. 1 pm. Meet at Fifth marked neighborhood and its history, title role in One World Sympho- Avenue and 25th Street. (212) 439-1090. development and revitalization. $11, $9 ny’s production of “Carmen” on Women hosts its annual School for members, $8 students and seniors. 11 Community Action Seminar on “State of PERFORMANCE am to 1 pm. Meet at southwest corner March 18. Medical Research.” $30, $25. 9:30 am. East Midwood Jewish Center, 1625 MUSIC: Chiara String Quartet and pianist of Atlantic Avenue and Court Street. Simone Dinnerstein perform. $10. 3 pm. (718) 788-8500. Ocean Ave. (718) 376-8164. hibit “Crossed Destinies.” 5 pm to 8 pm. Lafayette Avenue Church, 85 South the SENIOR PARTY: Bay Ridge Center for Oxford St. (718) 768-7100. Register today for NYC’s PERFORMANCE 135 Broadway. (718) 486-7372. Free. Older Adults St. Joseph and St. BerkeleyCarrolloll THEATER: The Brooklyn College Theater DINNER DANCE: Church of the Patrick’s Day party. $3 includes lunch JAZZ: Brooklyn Music School presents School premier arts program for Department, New Workshop Theater, Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary and entertainment. 11 am. 6935 “Spring Madness.” $20. 7:30 pm. Prior presents “A Lovely Sunday for Creve hosts a St. Patrick’s Day event. $40 per Fourth Ave. (718) 748-0650. to concert, improv workshop for young musicians. $20. (Workshop and concert Coeur,” by Tennessee Williams. $5. 2 person includes traditional Irish dinner BROOKLYN EAGLE: “Fifty years after the children ages 8 to 14. Call pm and 8 pm. Gershwin Theater, and dancing. 6 pm to 11 pm. 55 $30). 4:30 pm to 6 pm. 125 St. Felix St. Creative Arts Program Brooklyn Eagle: How City Papers (718) 638-5660. Brooklyn College, one block from the Cranberry St. (718) 625-1161. Cover Brooklyn” is a forum hosted by 718-534-6540, or e-mail intersection of Flatbush and Nostrand READING: Spiral Thought Magazine hosts Brooklyn College. 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. BAM: Brooklyn Academy of Music pres- 181 Lincoln Place, Park Slope, Brooklyn avenues. (718) 951-4600. a reading. 6 pm to 8 pm. Shakes- Woody Tanger Auditorium, Brooklyn ents the musical “Play Without [email protected]. CONCERT: Community Heights Dancers peare’s Sister, 270 Court St. (718) 832- College Library, one block from the Words,” directed by Matthew Bourne. June 30th to July 29th, 2005 hosts a benefit concert to raise money 2310. intersection of Flatbush and Nostrand See story on page 11. $25 to $75. 7:30 for Babies Heart Fund of Columbia BAMCINEMATEK: presents a series of avenues. (718) 951-5882. Free. pm. BAM Harvey Theater, 651 Fulton Presbyterian Children’s Hospital. $15. 3 feature films by filmmaker Pupi Avati. BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Fright St. (718) 636-4111. pm. Plymouth Church, 75 Hicks St. Today: “Incantato” (2003). $10. 7:30 Nights,” a series of horror films from BARGEMUSIC: Chamber music concert (718) 624-9385. pm. Q & A with director follows around the world. Today: “The features a program of Mozart, Barber OPERA: Regina Opera Company per- screening. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636- Vampire Lovers” (1970). $10. 4:30 pm, and Schubert. $35. 7:30 pm. Fulton Experienced Adult Staff forms “Cavalleria Rusticana.” $15, $10 4100. 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. 30 Lafayette Ferry Landing. (718) 624-2083. seniors and $5 teens. 7 pm. Regina ST. PATRICK’S DINNER: hosted by Boy Ave. (718) 636-4100. ST. ANN’S WAREHOUSE: The Wooster Nature Oriented, Flexible Scheduling Hall, corner of 65th Street and 12th Scouts of America Troop 20. $15, $10 BAM: Brooklyn Academy of Music pres- Group’s “House/ Lights,” from Gertrude Avenue. (718) 232-3555. children. 7:30 pm. Reservations neces- ents opening night for the dance-the- Stein’s “Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights.” BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert sary. New Utrecht Reformed Church ater work “Play Without Words,” $37. 8 pm. 38 Water St. (718) 254-8779. features a program of Beethoven and Parish House, 18th Avenue and 84th directed by Matthew Bourne. See story BRICK THEATER: “Big Top Machine,” fea- Physically Active Day Camp Brahms. $35. 7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry Street. (718) 236-0678. on page 11. $300 per couple for cock- turing acting, life-sized puppetry and Landing. (718) 624-2083. RECEPTION: Open Ground and Galerie tail reception and performance; $1,500 theatrics. $10. 8 pm. 575 Metropolitan ST. ANN’S WAREHOUSE: The Wooster Scherer 8 presents “Williamsburg per couple for entire evening including Ave. (718) 907-3457. Group’s “House/ Lights,” from Ger- Wedding,” an international exchange gala dinner. 7 pm. BAM Harvey BCBC: Brooklyn Center for the Performing Daily Trips to: trude Stein’s “Doctor Faustus Lights between artists in Brooklyn and Berlin. Theater, 651 Fulton St. (718) 636-4111. Arts presents music with Soweto Street the Lights.” $37. 8 pm. 38 Water St. 8 pm to late. 252 Grand St. (718) 387- SCRAP BOOKING: Learn how to make Beat. $30. 8 pm. Walt Whitman Theater (718) 254-8779. 8226. Free. an album using tools and techniques at Brooklyn College, one block from Lakes, pools and beaches for swimming, BROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE: All created just for this art form. 7 pm. the intersection of Flatbush and Women’s Performance Festival with Lion in the Sun Invitation Studio, 463 Nostrand avenues. (718) 951-4600. hikes, special playgrounds, Sesame Place, SUN, MARCH 13 Danielle Abrams, Melissa Briggs and Fourth St. (718) 369-4006. Free. CHILDREN Chinatown, amusement parks, museums Lisa Haas in “Ballroom.” $15, $10 BOATING: Brooklyn Power Squadron safe members, $8 low-income. 8 pm. 421 OUTDOORS AND TOURS boating class open to teens and adults. KID’S YOGA: Aikido, Iyengar yoga and and more! Fifth Ave. (718) 832-0018. WILD TOUR: “Wildman” Steve Brill leads Course is free; small charge for books. self-defense classes offered. Meet the teachers and learn about classes offered MUSIC: Brooklyn Conservatory of Music his “Wild Food and Ecology Tour” of 7 pm. St. Francis College, 180 Remsen Marine Park. $10, $5 children. 11:45 St. (212) 334-5225. at this new space. 9 am to 9:45 am. Early drop-off and late pick up available presents jazz pianist and flutist Lucy 408 Third Ave. (718) 643-6044. Free. pm. Meet at Avenue U and Burnett BARNES AND NOBLE: Reading with histori- 1 1 Galliher and her trio. $10, $5 students 2 2 and seniors. 8 pm. 58 Seventh Ave. Street. (914) 835-2153. an and author Cathy Knepper from her DAY CAMP: Open house at YWCA of Ages 5- / to 11- / years (718) 622-3300. book “Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: Letters to Brooklyn. 10 am to noon. 30 Third Ave. (718) 875-1190. Free. BRICK THEATER: “Big Top Machine,” PERFORMANCE Eleanor Roosevelt Through Depression featuring acting, life-sized puppetry MUSIC: Kingsborough Orchestra per- and War.” 7:30 pm. 267 Seventh Ave. EASTER EGG HUNT: 10 am to noon. Seth Call Dan Moinester and theatrics. $10. 8 pm. 575 forms works by Tchaikovsky, Rossini (718) 832-9066. Free. Low Park, Bay Parkway at Bay Ridge Metropolitan Ave. (718) 907-3457. and Mendelssohn. 2:30 pm. End of Parkway. (718) 238-6044. Free. BCBC: Brooklyn Center for the Performing Oriental Boulevard, Manhattan Beach. BROOKLYN MUSEUM: Arty Facts, a story Park Slope • 768-6419 Arts closes its Celebrities Series with (718) 368-5596. Free. WEDS, MARCH 16 and art hour for kids, presents “All About crooner Bobby Vinton. See story on first CONCERT: Music at St. Jacobi Concert Animals.” 11 am and 2 pm. Also, Stories page of GO. $50. 8 pm. Walt Whitman Series presents Nelly and Cesar Vuksic, LIBRARY TALK: Brooklyn Public Library, and Art presents “Dances from India.” 4 Hall, Brooklyn College, one block from in a program of Argentinean music. 4 pm. Business branch, presents “How to pm. $6, $3 seniors and students, free for the intersection of Flatbush and 5406 Fourth Ave. (718) 439-8978. Free. Research and Evaluate Real Estate members and children under age 12. Nostrand avenues. (718) 951-4600. ORGAN MUSIC: Organist Stephen Ha- Locations for Your Retail Business.” 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000. milton performs “Le Chemin de la 8:30 am to 10 am. 280 Cadman Plaza BUNNY SIGHTING: Easter Bunny makes a PLAY: Our Lady of Guadalupe Youth West. (718) 623-7000. Free. On 25 safe, secure, and very green Theater presents “My Favorite Year.” Croix” by Marcel Dupre. $15 includes visit to The Book Mark Shoppe. Games, $11, $9 seniors and children 10 and reception. 4 pm. Grace Church, 254 MEETING: Community Board 7 holds a balloon animals and more. 2 pm. 6906 acres, campers create, play, sing, Hicks St. (718) 624-1850. meeting. Presentation made by City 11th Ave. (718) 680-3680. Free. APoly Prep younger. 8 pm. 1518 73rd St. (718) 232-6920. MUSIC ON THE HEIGHTS: Yiddish folk Comptroller Bill Thompson. 6:30 pm. WEEKSVILLE: Day of storytelling, art, edu- swim, dance, and explore. Whether 4201 Fourth Ave. (718) 854-0003. Free. IMPACT THEATER: presents Shakes- songs sung by Juliana Yaffe. $20. 4 cational and family-oriented activities at you are looking for a week-long peare’s “Macbeth.” $15. 8 pm. 190 pm. 75 Hicks St. (718) 624-4743. ESTATE PLANNING: Today’s topic is the historic Weeksville site. Donation Summer Underhill Ave. (718) 390-7163. THEATER: “A Lovely Sunday for Creve “Planning for the Disabled Child.” accepted, free for children under age special program or a six-week day Coeur.” 2 pm. See Sat., March 12. Families First hosts. $15. 7 pm to 8:30 12 and residents living in the 11213 zip Six programs to inspire CHILDREN PLAY: “My Favorite Year.” 3 pm. See Sat., pm. 250 Baltic St. (718) 237-1862. code area. 2 pm to 4 pm. 1698 Bergen camp, A Poly Prep Summer has an KIDS FILM FEST: In association with the March 12. BARNES AND NOBLE: Reading of “A St. (718) 623-0600. and challenge your child Chicago International Children’s Film IMPACT THEATER: “Macbeth.” $15. 3 Few Perfect Hours...and Other Stories BROOKLYN FAMILY THEATER: presents offering to meet your family’s needs. Festival, Brooklyn Academy of Music pm. See Sat., March 12. from Southeast Asia and Central “Back to Brooklyn” and “How Peanut Europe” with author Josh Neufeld. presents over 50 short and feature- ST. ANN’S WAREHOUSE: “House/ Lights.” Butter Met Jelly.” For ages 4 and older. 7:30 pm. 267 Seventh Ave. (718) 832- $2. 4 pm. The Church of Gethsemane, length children’s films from 20 countries. $37. 4 pm. See Sat., March 12. SUMMER EXPERIENCE DAY CAMP $7 per screening for children 13 and 9066. Free. 1012 Eighth Ave. (718) 670-7205. OPERA: “Cavalleria Rusticana.” 4 pm. MEETING: The Bay Ridge Historical So- younger; $10 per screening for adults; See Sat., March 12. Six weeks of arts, dance, sports, swimming, $6 for BAM Cinema Club members. For ciety meets. Guest Alan Koenigsburg OTHER BARGEMUSIC: Beethoven and Brahms. 4 speaks on the Lindburg Trial. 7:30 pm. RUMMAGE SALE: Flatbush Reformed special events, and fun for children in Pre- schedule/ films, visit www.bam.org or pm. See Sat., March 12. call (718) 636-4100. Shore Hill Towers, 9000 Shore Road. Church. 10 am to 4 pm. Flatbush and Kthrough Grade 7, along with a CIT pro- PHOTO OP: Commerce Bank marks the CHILDREN (718) 745-5938. Free. Church avenues. (718) 284-5140. Easter holiday with a visit from the BAM: Brooklyn Academy of Music pres- MICRO MUSEUM: Celebration of the gram for students entering Grades 8 and 9. BCBC: Brooklyn Center for Performing ents the dance-theater work “Play museum’s 25th anniversary. Enter- Easter bunny. 10 am to 1 pm. Com- Arts presents “Guess How Much I merce Bank locations in Brooklyn Without Words,” directed by Matthew tainment includes interactive installa- PERFORMING ARTS EXPERIENCE Love You.” Appropriate for ages 3 to Bourne. See story on page 11. $25 to tions, live video screening, a poetic per- Heights, Caesar’s Bay, Sheepshead Bay 8. $15. 2 pm. Walt Whitman Theater, and Prospect Park. (856) 470-3201. Free. $75. 7:30 pm. BAM Harvey Theater, formance and more. $2. Noon to 10 Professional faculty guide young actors, Brooklyn College, one block from the 651 Fulton St. (718) 636-4111. pm. 123 Smith St. (718) 797-3116. CHASING THE SHARK: NY Aquarium intersection of Flatbush and Nostrand dancers, singers, and musicians. For students invites teens and adults to a talk about avenues. (718) 951-4500. BROOKLYN MUSEUM: Marilyn Monroe sharks. $23. 11 am to 12:30 pm. West Marathon. Four feature films starring entering Grades 3–8, this five-week program BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: THURS, MARCH 17 Monroe. $8, $6 students and seniors, Eighth Street and Surf Avenue. (718) hosts a family science workshop: “The 265-FISH. free for members. 1 pm to 4 pm. 200 culminates in a musical theater production. Scoop on Seeds.” Learn the parts of a St. Patrick’s Day Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000. FAMILY PROGRAM: Free admission day seed and examine them under a SUMMER SCIENCE INSTITUTE at Brooklyn Historical Society. Families microscope. Appropriate for ages 6 LECTURE: St. Joseph’s College presents LUNCHEON: Christ Church of Bay Ridge with kids ages 4 to 10 are invited to and older. $4. 3 pm to 5 pm. 145 “Liberal Education and the Practical hosts a St. Patrick’s day luncheon. $15. In four distinct one- and two-week sessions, “Story Mapping with Brooklyn Center Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. Turn.” Talk is about the aims and val- 1 pm to 4 pm. 7301 Ridge Blvd. (718) 745-5478. Middle Schoolers explore forensic science, for the Urban Environment.” 10:30 am KIDS FILM FEST: at Brooklyn Academy of ues of liberal education. 12:40 pm. 245 and noon. Also, introduction to the Music. See Sat., March 12. Clinton Ave. (718) 636-6880. Free. BROOKLYN AUTHORS: Brooklyn His- anatomy, solar energy, and the Mars Rover project through hands-on activities and experiments. Othmer Library. 1 pm. Also, tour of BAMCINEMATEK: presents a series of torical Society presents James Grant in historic Weeksville. 1:30 pm and 3 pm. OTHER feature films by Pupi Avati. Today: “Le a talk about his book “John Adams: SUMMER ACADEMIC PROGRAM Plus other exhibits. 128 Pierrepont St. PLATFORM: Brooklyn Society for Ethical Strelle nel Fosso” (1978). $10. 4:30 pm, Party of One.” $6, $4 students and sen- (718) 222-4111. Free. Culture presents “The Ethical 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. 30 Lafayette iors. 2 pm. 128 Pierrepont St. (718) Four weeks of enrichment and remedial courses for credit for students entering Grades 3- BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: Implications of the Current Education Ave. (718) 636-4100. 222-4111. 12. Small classes with Poly Prep faculty. This program may be combined with the Day Camp. presents a family science workshop System.” 11 am. 53 Prospect Park EXHIBIT: 11 painters present their work. 5 BAMCINEMATEK: presents a series of “The Scoop on Seeds.” Kids are invited West. (718) 768-2972. Free. pm to 9 pm. Quill Studio, 25 feature films by Pupi Avati. Today: COMPUTER CAMP to discover the ins and outs of seeds, PUBLIC PROGRAM: In celebration of the Washington St. (718) 768-1508. Free. “Graduation Party” (1985). $10. 2 pm, while examining them under a micro- newly re-opened Othmer Library, the OPENING: Rotunda Gallery presents “Pro- 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. 30 In four one-week sessions, children ages 5–12 explore new technology, learning to scope. Ages 6 and up. $4, free for Brooklyn Historical Society hosts a day ject Diversity,” a multi-venue exhibit of Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. members. 3 pm to 5 pm. 145 Brooklyn of genealogy and oral history programs. 200 Brooklyn Artists. 6 pm to 8 pm. 33 BOOK SIGNING: Willie Gluckstern, author create Web sites, use digital imaging and photography software, understand HTML, and more. Ave. (718) 735-4400. Introduction to the library’s resources. Clinton St. (718) 488-0609. Free. of “The Wine Avenger,” reads. 5 pm to BROOKLYN MUSEUM: Arty Facts, a story Noon to 1 pm. Learn about the resources READING SERIES: Barbes hosts Jami 7 pm. LeNell Ltd., 416 Van Brunt St. SUMMER SPORTS EXPERIENCE and art hour for kids, presents “All that piece together the puzzle of a family Attenberg, Ayun Halliday and E. (718) 360-0838. Free. Unsurpassed coaching, small group instruction, and extraordinary facilities make our About Animals.” 11 am and 2 pm. $6, tree. 1 pm to 2:30 pm. Performance of Lockhart. 7 pm. 376 Ninth St. (718) RECEPTION: Stacy Stewart Smith Gallery $3 seniors and students, free for mem- “The Bridge: Exodus, Enchantment, E-Z 965-9177. Free. presents a group show “Female week-long soccer, squash, basketball, and baseball clinics the most popular in the borough! bers and children under 12. 200 Eastern Access.” $15, $5 children. 3 pm to 4 pm. JEWISH AUTHOR SERIES: Park Slope Trouble.” 6 pm. 614 Flatbush Ave. (718) Parkway. (718) 638-5000. 128 Pierrepont St. (718) 222-4111. Jewish Center presents Ophira Edut, 675-4889. Free. OTHER RUMMAGE SALE: at Flatbush Reformed contributing writer to “Yentl’s Revenge: Beginning April 8, you can meet the Summer Experience Day Camp director Church. 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. Flatbush The Next Wave of Jewish Feminism.” OPEN SESSION: Learn about plans for and Church avenues. (718) 284-5140. 7:30 pm. Eighth Avenue and 14th Street. SUN, MARCH 20 and tour our facilities every Thursday at 5:00 PM. Brooklyn Bridge Park. Planners hold an LUNCHEON: Bay Ridge Community (718) 768-1453. Free. Please call the camp office to schedule your tour. all-day open session. 9 am to 5 pm. St. Council and the Kassenbrock Brothers KABBALA: Series on day-to-day application OUTDOORS AND TOURS Ann’s Warehouse, 38 Water St. (718) Memorial Scholarship Fund host their of teachings of the Jewish Kabbala. ST. PATRICK’S PARADE: 30th annual 834-8794. Free. annual fundraising event. $40. 1 pm to Rabbi Dovber Pinson leads. 7 pm. RUMMAGE SALE: at Flatbush Reformed Brooklyn Irish-American Parade. Noon. 5 pm. Bay Ridge Manor, 476 76th St. Congregation B’nai Jacob, 401 Ninth Prospect Park West and 14th Street. POLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL 9216 Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11228 Church. 10 am to 4 pm. Flatbush and (718) 238-1702. St. (718) 965-9836. Free. Church avenues. (718) 284-5140. (718) 499-9482. GARDEN TALK: Floyd Bennett Gardens BAM: “Play Without Words.” 7:30 pm. PARK SLOPE TOUR: Big Onion Tours To request a brochure, call (718) 836-9800, ext. 322, or visit www.polyprep.org. REEL SISTERS: Film fest showcases films Association hosts the talk “The Spring See Sat., March 19. by women of color. $20 for a one-day explores Brooklyn’s Gold Coast. Stops Garden.” Learn about growing vegeta- ST. ANN’S WAREHOUSE: “House/Lights.” include The Montauk Club, Litchfield pass. 10 am till late. Spike Lee bles. 2 pm. Ryan Visitor Center, Floyd $30. 8 pm. See Sat., March 19. Screening Room, Long Island College Manor and many other sites. $12, $10 Bennett Field. (718) 338-3799. Free. students and seniors. 1 pm. Meet at University, Flatbush Avenue Extension FILM SERIES: Brooklyn Public Library, and DeKalb Avenue. (718) 488-4578. southeast corner of Plaza Street West Better Brooklyn Community Center Central branch, presents the film FRI, MARCH 18 and Flatbush Avenue. (212) 439-1090. FASTPITCH SOFTBALL: The Parkville “Once Were Warriors.” 4 pm. Grand Youth Organization invites young women ASTROLAND OPENS: Season begins. Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. METROCARD: Senior citizens are invited to Free rides on the Cyclone to the first Summer Enrichment Camp 2005 in college to participate. Pitching clin- READING: Stories from the Back Room. apply for a reduced-fare Metrocard. 10 ics available on Saturdays. 10 am to 200 visitors. 11:30 am. 1000 Surf Ave. Several readers read from their work. am to noon. Assemblyman Colton’s (718) 265-2100. noon. McKinley Junior High School, $5. 7 pm. Spoken Words Cafe, 226 Community Office, 211 Kings Highway. Fort Hamilton Parkway. (718) 232-1086. Fourth Ave. (718) 783-1197. (718) 236-1598. PERFORMANCE MEETING: Older Women’s League pres- BAMCINEMATEK: presents a series of BAMCINEMATEK: presents a series of CONCERT: Kingsborough Orchestra per- ents the talk “The Women’s Center: feature films by Pupi Avati. Today: “The feature films by Pupi Avati. Today: “A forms works by Tchaikovsky, Rossini and What’s It All About For Us and You.” Knights of the Quest” (2001). $10. 7:30. School Outing” (1983). $10. 4:30 pm, Mendelssohn. 2:30 pm. End of Oriental 10:30 am. Brooklyn College, room 432, 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. 30 Lafayette Boulevard, Manhattan Beach. (718) academic enrichment + gymnastics + dance + art + band + rockclimbing + horse New Ingersoll Hall, one block from the Ave. (718) 636-4100. 368-5596. Free. back riding + bowling + nature + swimming + athletic sports + special events intersection of Flatbush and Nostrand FILM: Brooklyn Public Library, Central avenues. (718) 891-2490. Free. BROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE: presents MON, MARCH 14 branch, presents the film “The Seven “Woom’en,” a multimedia work with COLLEGE FINANCES: Learn how to fund Year Itch” (1955). 6 pm. Grand Army live music, video, language, dance and = a FUN learning experience your child’s college education. Topics LECTURE: St. Joseph’s College presents Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. environment. $15, $10 members, $8 include 529 tax benefits. 1 pm. Park “Where Did Journalism Go Wrong?: The BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert low-income. 4 pm. 421 Fifth Ave. (718) for children from 2 to 15 years old! Slope Food Co-op, 782 Union St. (718) Roots of America’s Disillusionment with features a program of Chopin, Liszt 832-0018. 622-0560. Free. the Media.” 12:40 pm. 245 Clinton Ave. WE PROVIDE: SENIOR MEETING: AARP, Ovington (718) 636-6880. Free. • Academic enrichment through OPEN HOUSE #1 Chapter, meets. 1 pm. 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March 12, 2005 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM BRZ 17 Residents slam park planners over ‘non-publicized’ meeting By Jess Wisloski the state authority, resulted in 287, at 50 Navy St. at Nassau Fort Greene including the pub- That release was sent to “our first town hall meeting or the “They don’t know about [the Judy Stanton, executive di- The Brooklyn Papers only 12 community members Street, on Thursday, and a lic housing developments near entire New York City contact meeting of the BBPDC’s Citi- park plan], they don’t understand rector of the Brooklyn Heights zens Advisory Committee, or who it, and they’re probably going to Association, said that when she Brooklyn Bridge Park attending the meeting in Fort folding table outside the where the meeting was held. list, which is extensive, includ- Greene. school auditorium was dressed “All of them should have an ing radio, TV” and print media, did not catch passing references have something to say later, arrived at the 6 pm meeting, it planners were chastised The meeting, only the second with an attendance sheet and opportunity to view this.” Wetzel said. It was received by in local newspapers, publicity when it’s too late,” she said about didn’t stun her that of the 35 at- this week by community public display of the planned wa- informational folders, some- Neither Wendy Leventer, The Brooklyn Papers the after- was nonexistent. the tenants in her buildings. tendees, only 12 were commu- members who said they terfront open space, commercial thing was missing. Nearly half president of the Brooklyn Ali Carrington, president of Fort Greene Association Pres- nity members. noon of March 1, just two days Concerned Parents Network, ident Phillip Kellogg, said he [The remainder consisted of might have viewed a and housing development since it an hour after the presentation Bridge Park Development Cor- before the scheduled meeting. model and presentation of which works with parents in the hadn’t heard about the meeting. a dozen associates of park plan- was announced last December, was due to begin, at 6:30 pm, poration (BBPDC), nor the “We announced it at the Whitman, Ingersoll and Far- “We weren’t contacted, I cer- ner Michael Van Valkenburgh, park plans had they only was held outside any of the it became evident what had Marino Organization, the public public meeting that was held ragut public housing develop- tainly wasn’t, as an individual,” and various city employees, known of the March 3 pub- neighborhoods that would border been overlooked: an audience. relations firm hired to represent on Feb. 22 as well as at the ments, said he couldn’t believe he said. “We’re always sending staff aides for elected officials, lic meeting. the park — Vinegar Hill, DUM- “It’s unfortunate that resi- project designers Michael Van CAC [Community Advisory there was a meeting at PS 287 out notices about various things to employees of the BBPDC and Instead, publicity by the Em- BO, Brooklyn Heights and Cob- dents from Ingersoll and Whit- Valkenburgh Associates, would Committee] meeting held March that he hadn’t known about. our individual members to keep members of the press.] pire State Development Corpo- ble Hill — where interest in the man houses are not here, but I comment for this article. 2,” she added. “They’re trying to sneak that them informed of various events.” “I wasn’t surprised that it was ration in its “ongoing effort to plan is high. hope I can work with you to “We issued a press release,” For the many community in on us,” he told The Brooklyn Former Fort Greene Associa- poorly attended,” said Stanton. provide information and solicit Although giant sketches and provide outreach of those resi- said Deborah Wetzel, a spokes- members in Fort Greene and Papers prior to the meeting. tion president Howard Pitsch, a “What I think is sad is that the and incorporate public input,” images were propped on easels dents,” said Councilwoman woman for the Empire State elsewhere who did not know “They’re really trying to keep CAC member, said he hadn’t been community immediately around according to a press release by that lined the hallways at PS Letitia James, who represents Development Corporation. about, or show up at, either the the people from the develop- told about the meeting, either. the school wasn’t represented at ment out; they just don’t want “I wish I had known,” said all.” us included.” Pitsch. And though she said she un- Dorothy Berry, president of The Pratt Area Community derstood it to be the develop- the Ingersoll Tenants Associa- Council is a 41-year-old organi- ment corporation’s duty to pub- tion, said she’d only heard about zation representing dozens of licize, she placed blame on the the meeting “through the block associations, tenant’s Brooklyn Bridge Park Conser- grapevine, but I didn’t see any councils and churches, serves vancy, a private, not-for-profit Poll shows support for Olympics, advertisement about it. the greater Fort Greene, Clinton coalition that has advocated cre- “They need to put advertise- Hill and southern Bedford- ation of the park for more than a ments on Myrtle Avenue or here Stuyvesant neighborhoods. Co- decade and has been a vocal ad- in the rental office,” she said, ordinator Melissa Lee said the vocate of the new park plan, and urged the “need to have an council was not aware of the which was drastically altered to opposition for West Side Stadium open meeting where people can meeting. Asked if she thought remove many of the proposed come and discuss it.” Berry said the park plan would be of inter- commercial uses and replace By Larry McShane straphangers, want the agency that op- praisal of the Brooklyn site and Ratner Yet when asked about hosting the that although she attended the est to the area, she said, “Oh, of them with market-rate high-rise meeting, it wasn’t enough. course. I would believe so.” housing. Associated Press erates their subways and buses to get has not yet tendered an offer. Summer Games, 63 percent said yes all the money it can,” said Maurice TransGas Energy Systems made a and just 30 percent said no. A poll released March 3 found Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac Uni- $700 million bid for the Manhattan site The numbers are contradictory, since that while New Yorkers overwhelm- versity Polling Institute. two weeks ago, topping the $600 mil- Bloomberg and International Olympic ingly support the city’s efforts to The MTA has also promised to get top lion offer made by Madison Square Committee representatives have said the attract the 2012 Olympics, a majori- dollar for development rights over its Garden. The New York Jets, the early stadium is central to any successful pro- Start the New Year ty remain opposed to building the Long Island Rail Road yards, at Atlantic front-runner for the site and the pro- posal for the 2012 Olympics. with a $1.7 billion stadium that Mayor and Flatbush avenues in Downtown posed prime tenant, offered $100 mil- The poll was released one week after Michael Bloomberg says is neces- Brooklyn, where Bruce Ratner wants to lion for the development rights. the IOC’s evaluation commission fin- New You! build an arena for his New Jersey Nets Asked if they supported the construc- ished its four-day stay in New York and The power to amaze yourself. sary to lure the Summer Games. basketball team as part of an overall plan tion of a new stadium, 56 percent of New one day after Jets President Jay Cross The poll of New York voters, con- that includes 17 office and residential Yorkers said no, the survey showed. 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CEO Charles for the West Side yards?” help pay for the project’s con- In return, the Empire State Gargano, Deputy Mayor for The Atlantic Yards develop- struction, “and the bonds would Development Corporation, as Economic Development and ment plans were announced be paid for through PILOTS a lead governmental sponsor Rebuilding Daniel Doctoroff, more than a year ago, al- [payments in lieu of taxes],” of the project, will use the and Andrew Alper, president of though the specifics have been which she pointed out were al- state’s eminent domain powers the city’s Economic Develop- scarce, with the parties tend- lowed to go back into the pro- to condemn “portions of the ment Corp. ing to defer to a “lets wait un- ject’s LDC — the entity to as- private properties, and (subject But one key party was til the MOU is signed” re- sign the bonds in the first place. to city approval) the city missing from the agreement sponse. [Legislation announced streets necessary to facilitate — the Metropolitan Trans- The development won ear- Wednesday by Council portation Authority (MTA). ly and vehement support from Speaker Gifford Miller pro- Consider it the project,” according to the MOU, which would include the Since debates arose over the Borough President Marty poses to subject the allotment disposal or purchase of streets disposal of a portion of the Markowitz, who saw Ratner’s of the payments to council ap- including Pacific Street between Hudson Rail Yards for a Jets purchase of the Nets with the proval.] Carlton Street and Vanderbilt stadium on Manhattan’s West intention of moving them to What further annoyed Avenue, Fifth Avenue between Side, the agency has been Brooklyn as a step towards James was that nothing in the MOU addressed public bene- Atlantic and Flatbush avenues, pressured to consider an open restoring a lost glory to the fits of the program. your very and a portion of Sixth Avenue bidding process to determine borough, slighted in 1957 “In housing, it doesn’t say between Atlantic Avenue and the highest value of its Atlantic when the Dodgers left their Yards property, roughly 11 hometown for Los Angeles. anything about 50 percent,” she Pacific Street. said, referring to Ratner’s public acres of Long Island Rail “I’m thrilled,” said Marko- The document states that 13 promise that half of the housing Road storage yards over which witz of the MOU signing. tax lots are privately owned, as would be affordable. “It says “This a huge step forward for a are three nearly full tax blocks. Ratner seeks to build his are- there’s a ‘reasonable amount of project that is great news for The entire project would re- na. affordable units,’ and there’s a own quire the acquisition of seven This week, MTA spokes- Brooklyn. Atlantic Yards will commitment in only general tax blocks, although Forest man Tom Kelly reiterated that give us a world-class arena, terms to MWBE [minority- City Ratner “represents that the property was open to any desperately needed economic women based enterprise] hir- certain parcels within the pri- bidder. development, over 10,000 per- ing.” vate properties are owned or Kelly said the MTA hopes manent new jobs, and thou- James released a summary controlled by FCRC or coop- to get an independent assess- sands of units of housing that this week of the MOU to her erating parties.” ment of the site’s value, but, will be available to low-income colleagues in the council, in home After seizure by the Empire referring to the Manhattan rail and middle-income Brook- which she calls for the council State Development Corp., the yards, he added that bidders lynites. to back her in asking for a se- condemned property would be “still have to go with the Now,” he said, “the real ries of bills, starting with leased to Forest City Ratner for precedent. 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By Jotham Sederstrom hoods and boroughs. The Brooklyn Papers “New York City has great dialogue and the mayor has to speak all of its dialects,” said Coffey, who also cited “McMan- When investors from across the country descend on sion,” a term used heavily on Staten Island to describe the tiny Liberty Corner, N.J., next month for the Fedders large-scale, cookie-cutter houses that dot the borough. “But it’s Corporation’s annual stockholders meeting, much will increased, and the more he goes out, the more he hears the be said about weather and its effect on the air condi- term,” Coffey said of the Fedders reference. tioning manufacturer’s bottom line. By all accounts, the term was coined by Bay Ridge resident The exceptionally long winter and last year’s mild summer Victoria Hofmo, a longtime community activist and a member each played a hand in what the company’s chief financial offi- of Councilman Vincent Gentile’s neighborhood preservation cer bluntly described this week as three quarters of declining committee. A fixture at local zoning and land use meetings, profits. Hofmo believes the term first came to her in 1998, while she But what did not play a role, Fedders CFO Robert Laurent was fighting to landmark a block of homes on 95th Street be- told the Brooklyn Papers, is its tenuous and somewhat coinci- tween Marine Avenue and Shore Road. While she was suc- dental association to a style of drably built condominiums and cessful in gaining city landmarks designation for one of the row-house apartment buildings that many people in Brooklyn buildings, a 158-year-old Greek revival home, two thirds of say are marring the landscape. Mango / Greg the block was eventually converted into condominiums and in- Perhaps most vocal among the complainants decrying the stalled with those ubiquitous through-the-wall Fedders air con- development of “Fedders houses,” as they have come to be ditioner sleeves. known, are residents of Bay Ridge, whose neighborhood Years later, Hofmo said, the phrase was used by then-Com- awaits city approval of a rezoning measure that would bar munity Board 10 Chairman Stephen Harrison, in the early

such housing developments. Papers The Brooklyn stages of the Bay Ridge rezoning initiative. When she asked So ugly and bland are those buildings, say some, that their where he had heard the term, Harrison told Hofmo that he had most striking architectural trait may well be the air conditioner Can you tell which one of these new “Fedders houses” is in Bay Ridge and which one is in Park Slope? Didn’t think so. For the borrowed it from her and before long he was giving her credit sleeve itself. record, the top photo was taken on 17th Street in Park Slope, and the bottom on 68th Street in Bay Ridge. publicly. “It’s not even on our radar,” Laurent told The Papers, “I started using it a lot then and after awhile I noticed a lot adding that, unlike Fiscal Year 2004, the preceding year was of people were saying it,” said Hofmo. “In Bay Ridge, people one of record sales totaling $421.7 million. “But I would hope just know what it means.” the houses are as well built and as high quality as the air con- Not so in Liberty Corner, where the Fedders Corporation ditioners they’re named after.” first began selling manual fans 109 years ago. Since branching The colloquialism, while originating by most accounts in out to include air conditioners, the company has expanded Bay Ridge several years ago, has spread to all corners of the across the nation and now boasts manufacturing facilities in city in recent months, thanks to preservation efforts like the Illinois, North Carolina, New Mexico, New Jersey and Texas. 249-block down-zoning proposal for the southwest Brooklyn In 2002, Fedders established a factory in India, four new neighborhood that, if passed later this month, could reduce by factories in China and another in the Philippines. half the potential number of row house-style condos built Frigidair is the company’s closest competitor, said Laurent. there. But while Fedders continues to grow, the air conditioners Eager to fit in, the term has been uttered by no less an au- have remained largely unchanged, he said. Laurent said that thority than Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who said it at an Oct. while the window units have become smaller and smaller, and 30 speaking engagement in Dyker Heights. their style “more appealing,” the wall-mounted units, such as Chris Coffey, a mayoral spokesman, said Bloomberg first those seen on the Bay Ridge condominiums, have stayed the learned of the term while exploring a run for public office in Mango / Greg same size. And whether referring to the “Eubank H,” the “Sun 2000. That year, the down-zoning proposal in Bay Ridge was V12” or the “Eubank W12,” each model has the company’s still in its earliest stages and being studied by Community name imprinted along the outside. Board 10. Since then, however, Bloomberg has used the term “I guess it’s a well known name,” said Laurent. “And we’re “Fedders houses” on numerous occasions and, said Coffey, proud of the fact that everyone knows it, but I hope in this case

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