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Published weekly by Brooklyn Paper Publications Inc, 26 Court St., Brooklyn 11242 • Phone 718-834-9350 • AD fax 718-834-1713 • NEWS fax 718-834-9278 • © 2002 Brooklyn Paper Publications • 20 pages • Vol.25, No. 35 BRG • September 9, 2002 • PAGE 9 LOSING HIS GRIPPO 22 say Vinny just hires pretty Italians By Heather J. Wilson there is nothing in-be- di, 58, of PS 176; John Casciato, 50, The Brooklyn Papers tween. of PS 112; Arthur Miller, 50, of IS Grippo, who has been 220; and Victor Sands, 57, of IS 220. A total of 22 teachers have District 20 superintendent “All the principals or assistant prin- filed federal age-discrimination since 1994, had reportedly cipals responsible for writing up my complaints against Community been on the short list of clients are all Grippo appointees. School District 20 Superinten- candidates for schools Each and every one of my clients was dent Vincent Grippo charging chancellor. It is not know forced out or is in the process of be- that he fired them from district whether the complaints had ing forced out, and each and every schools so he could hire “young, any effect on Mayor one has been replaced by someone slim, attractive Italian women.” Bloomberg’s final decision. significantly younger,” Turco said. In the week since eight teachers Neither Grippo, the city Turco said his clients have either filed complaints against Grippo with Department of Education been fired, have not been asked back the Equal Employment Opportunity nor School District 20 to renew their teaching contract, or Commission (EEOC), they have been would return repeated calls have been forced into retirement. And joined by 14 more, three of them seeking comment on the a younger educator, he added, has re- men. allegations. placed all of them, sometimes straight According to Joseph Turco, the “All my clients only out of college. Manhattan-based lawyer representing started to have problems The case, he added, comes with the teachers in their complaints, the with their performance af- compelling arguments. list of teachers charging that Grippo ter Grippo came on board,” “One of my teachers, while her issued them poor job ratings in order Turco charged. charges were pending, was sent to to bring in a younger, more attractive Vincent Grippo BP / FIle photo The teachers who have work in the district office,” Turco staff, will likely continue to grow. filed the complaints in- said. “When she asked what she “We really touched a nerve here,” performance records until Grippo clude Katherine Weber-Wolf, 53, of should do with all the resumes com- Turco said, noting that only a few of came on board, and every one of them PS 102; Marshal Silverstein, 54, of ing in, a secretary in Grippo’s office the teachers know each other, al- was given a ‘U’ rating,” Turco said. PS 247; Deborah Mauskopf, 50, of said, ‘For all we care, you can shred though they share similar stories. The designation, he explained, PS 105, PS 314 and PS 163; Deborah all the resumes of people over 40.’” In each of the complaints filed with stands for unsatisfactory, and denotes Schwartz, 54, of PS 102; Ellen Turco said, “If the jury believes the EEOC, one teacher’s testimony a warning from a principal or supervi- O’Leary, 58, of PS 104; Eileen Mil- [the alleged statement], it might be regarding Grippo’s alleged behavior sor for problems with the teacher’s lares, 60, of PS 247; Alice Sternberg, the most significant piece of evidence is very similar to the next. lesson plans or how they teach their 56, of PS 247; Elizabeth Stingo, 51, we have.” “Every single one of my clients is classes. Usually the rating means of PS 112; Barbara Pocino, 55, of PS Other testimony includes an allega- approximately 50 [years old], every teachers must work to improve their 176; Mary Papasmiris, 58, of PS 104; tion made by Kessler that she heard Game faces one of my clients with the exception skills. A teacher can only receive a Jill Goldberg, 55, of PS 186; Robin Grippo tell a young student teacher at Victor and Oscar face up to the inevitable first day of school Wednesday at St. Anselm’s on 83rd of one had satisfactory to excellent satisfactory or unsatisfactory rating; Kessler, 47, of PS 247; Marie Magal- See GRIPPO on page 16 Street. Catholic schools opened a day before public schools. The Brooklyn Papers / Greg Mango POLS: City trashes CB10’s vote By Heather J. Wilson week grace period during which planning to make the program “Finally we are going to make The Brooklyn Papers violators would receive only citywide dependent upon the suc- some headway on the sidewalks,” warnings. cess of its pilot program. said Community Board 10 mem- Sometimes, trash-talk works. Operation Dumpster was de- “We have had it in 10 of 59 dis- ber Greg Ahl, a Bay Ridge busi- Just ask the Bay Ridge support- signed by the Sanitation Depart- tricts and it turned out to be very nessman and leading proponent of STUDY ers of “Operation Dumpster,” ment in 1998, to manage excess successful there and so we decid- the plan. “It has been bad politics whose grassroots efforts to bring refuse and trash resulting from ed to expand it,” Dawkins said. that delayed this program and I the program to the neighborhoods overflow commercial trash bins “This is something the commis- know the city, sooner or later, within Community Board 10 — left on sidewalks between sched- sioner has been pushing for, and wanted to do it citywide and we despite the board’s vote to reject it uled trash pickups. It bans waste he was able to put it into action. got them to do it much sooner.” SMOKE — resulted in the city Department receptacles from being stored on The time was right. We took a Back in June, after CB10 voted of Sanitation’s decision this week the sidewalk on non-collection close look at the pilot, it was a down the initiative by a vote of By Patrick Gallahue to make the get-tough-on-com- days and prohibits refuse from be- success, so why not share that 30-15, Ahl charged that CB10 The Brooklyn Papers mercial-trash-bins restrictions a ing left out over the weekends. success with the rest of the city?” Chairman Steve Harrison, bend- citywide mandate. A picture really is worth a thousand According to Sanitation De- Right now, the program is in ef- ing to the will of Bay Ridge The expanded rules will take partment spokeswoman Kathy fect in just nine of the city’s 59 Councilman Marty Golden — words. effect on Sept. 16, with a four- Dawkins, the agency had been community boards. Following a report in this newspaper last See DUMPSTER on page 16 week on a National Aeronautics and Space Ad- ministration space station image taken from outer spaceon Sept. 11 that clearly showed a thick cloud of smoke, ash and debris emanating from the World Trade Center, sweeping across the East River and cutting a southeasterly path Markowitz loses Cyclones bet across the entire borough of Brooklyn, legisla- tors this week called upon the federal govern- By Patrick Gallahue ning the first two out of three ment to examine the health of Brooklynites as The Brooklyn Papers meetings against the Yankees. extensively as they have those living in Man- Those numbers were reversed, hattan. Before sinking his teeth however, in their second and third A joint letter drafted by Councilman David into a meal across the Nar- series and in their last three-game Yassky and Rep. Nydia Velazquez was an- rows, Borough President series, the Cyclones were swept, nounced at a press conference Wednesday on Marty Markowitz had to eat a losing twice at home. the steps of City Hall. The letter, addressed to bit of crow. “We’re not playing the way I’d U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ad- The “Borough Challenge,” a hoped we would play down the

ministrator Christie Whitman, demands that NASA bet between Markowitz and Stat- stretch,” team manager Howard the EPA take a good hard look at Brooklyn in Officials are concerned about the effects of Sept. 11 en Island Borough President Johnson told Brooklyn Papers’ See SMOKE on page 18 plume (shown in this space station photo) on Brooklynites. James Molinaro on the season se- columnist Gersh Kuntzman last ries between their respective mi- month, after the Cyclones’ second nor league baseball teams, the Cy- loss to the Yankees. clones and the Yankees, went foul The challenge opened with a for Brooklyn at year’s end. trash-talking display worthy of any The Clones were bested in good rivalry. Markowitz called Stat- eight of the 12 regular season bat- en Island “the southwest suburb of Race to replace fallen Angel tles against the Yanks. Brooklyn,” and Molinaro vowed to “I’m an honorable man, and pack on the pounds the self-pro- By Patrick Gallahue against Rodriguez; Amanda Bonilla, Brooklyn never goes back on its claimed Marty Party lost during his The Brooklyn Papers former chief of staff to Assemblyman word,” Markowitz said this week “Lighten Up” campaign. Felix Ortiz; and Eddie Rodriguez, pres- The resignation and guilty plea of through a spokesman. “I was the At the bet’s end, however, it ident of Community School Board 15 one who made the challenge ini- concluded about as graciously as disgraced Councilman Angel Rod- wasted little time in announcing their riguez last week, was followed tially to the Staten Island Borough one would expect from Brook- candidacies. President, who was reluctant to lyn’s favorite cheerleader. quickly by a scrambling of con- All four candidates are residents of accept it.” “A bet is a bet and I’m ready to tenders to fill his Sunset Park-Red Sunset Park, which occupied the bulk of a Markowitz tossed his wild pitch join him at a restaurant of his Hook seat. 38th Councilmanic District that also in- to Molinaro early this year, al- choice, in Staten Island, which I Borough presidents James Molinaro and Marty Markowitz face off Seemingly before Rodriguez could cludes all of Red Hook and portions of though it took a few months before will begrudgingly pay for because even get the words out in admitting that Park Slope, Boerum Hill and Borough the bet could be made official. in neutral territory befor the season began with mascots Scooter I know the food is much better in he tried to shake down Red Hook devel- Park. With Markowitz refusing to set the Holy Cow and Sandy the Seagull. The Brooklyn Papers / File Brooklyn,” Markowitz said. oper Greg O’Connell to the tune of more Martinez, 28, was among the first to foot on Staten Island, and Moli- “I know my colleague Marty than $1.5 million in property and cash, a enter the race. He challenged Angel Ro- naro refusing to make the bet on be-created Borough Cup, fur- While the Cyclones racked up Markowitz is famous for his gen- list of candidates was forming for the driguez in last year’s council race gar- Brooklyn turf, the two boarded a nished by the teams themselves, six wins against two defeats last erous hospitality and I am already non-partisan special election to be held nering 11 percent of the vote on the In- ship that stopped somewhere near inside Staten Island Borough Hall. year when facing their cross-Nar- looking forward to a delicious on Election Day, Nov. 5. dependence Party line, after getting the middle of the Narrows to “I’m delighted, but not at all rows rivals in the regular season, meal on Marty’s tab,” Molinaro Long-time neighborhood activists knocked out of the Democratic primary shake on the wager, which was a surprised that our Staten Island and went on to beat the Yanks in countered. and campaign veterans, including Sara due to petition challenges. dinner in a restaurant of the win- Yanks beat the Brooklyn Cy- the playoffs, 2002 was a whole The restaurant of choice, how- Gonzalez, chairwoman of Community On Friday, the day after Rodriguez ner’s choice. clones in this first-ever inter-bor- other ballgame. ever, is still up in the air, accord- Board 7; activist George Martinez, who pleaded guilty inside a federal courtroom Molinaro will also have the ough wager,” Molinaro said The Cyclones kicked-off the ing to Molinaro spokeswoman Angel Rodriguez BP / FIle was already running for district leader See ANGEL on page 18 honor of displaying the soon-to- through a spokeswoman. season under a good omen, win- Beatrice Shali-Ogli.

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It’s sp i he conce off tween iron- ottery class -op with a f course,” reo is turned natural env n ou www.BrooklynPapers.com All your favorite GO Brooklyn features are available online in an easy-to-navigate, searchable HTML format 10 BRG THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM September 9, 2002 Bensonhurst cop shoots stabber By Heather J. Wilson The Brooklyn Papers A 62nd Precinct police 62/68 Blotters officer fatally shot a man who stabbed him twice while he was sitting in his enue, who reported he heard described as in their late teens, patrol car at Kings moaning noises coming from and told by one, “Give me his backyard. It was there that your money and if you move, I Highway and West Third police found the Bronx man, will kill you.” The unknown Street around 7:30 pm on lying face up, partially bound man then reached into the vic- Aug. 31. with duct tape and incapable tim’s pocket and stole $23. Police said the police offi- of moving his arms and legs. 70-cent rob cer, 24, was sitting in the dri- After removing the duct ver’s seat of the car with his tape from around his body, po- A 13-year-old boy who re- partner in the passenger seat, lice said the man said he still fused to let a demanding 17- when the knife-wielding man could not move. year-old use his phone was at- — identified as Paul Angel, Unable to fully remember tacked and robbed shortly 55, of Bay Parkway — ap- the chain of events that led to before 11 pm on Aug. 24 at proached the vehicle, and his fall, the man said he had 18th Avenue and 69th Street. Learn about a wide range of specialists. without a word, stabbed him been tied up at an unknown lo- Police said the thug asked in the left shoulder. Angel then cation in Brooklyn by a num- the victim if he could use his allegedly lifted his knife again, ber of unknown men. He was cell phone. Upon hearing the Enjoy a wide range of pastries. prompting the officer to raise then thrown in the trunk of a answer, “No,” the thief his left hand in defense, which ’93 Lincoln Town Car, de- snatched the victim’s phone quickly took the blow of the scribed as white with a blue from his hand. The perpetrator second stab. top. then asked for $2. When the With his right hand, the of- After being driven for an victim told him he only had 70 Come eat free breakfast at your local diner and learn about Medicare. ficer withdrew his 9-mm pis- unknown amount of time, the cents, the older boy proceeded tol and shot Angel once, in the man said he managed to es- to empty his pockets. The bully apparently gave “Is my doctor in the network?” This is a common concern shared by many people who are looking at options center of his chest. cape from the trunk. He ran as Both the officer and Angel his captors fired shots at him, the cell phone back to his victim and left with the 70 cents. outside traditional Medicare. That’s why we’re holding free breakfast seminars to answer any questions you were taken to Lutheran Med- to a backyard on 85th Street. ical Center by ambulance. An- Police said he may have The boy called the police and they apprehended the young may have and educate you on our three Medicare plans. Oxford has one of the largest networks of doctors gel pronounced dead on ar- fallen from an elevated pool rival. deck in the backyard. thief, returning the victim’s 70 cents. and specialists in the area. Our Members also have access to top hospitals. No matter which plan you According to 62nd Precinct The man was taken by am- Sgt. Peter Moy, Angel report- bulance to Lutheran Medical Car-jacked choose, you’ll receive the same benefits as traditional Medicare plus a lot more. To reserve a seat or for more edly had been swinging his Center, where it was deter- A car-jacker used the threat knife at passersby, including mined that he broke his fourth of a gun Aug. 30 to force a 25- information, call toll free 1-800-677-5523 between children, on West Third Street. and fifth vertebrae, causing year-old man to hand over his The two officers had been paralysis. vehicle. SM Police have no suspects and the hours of 9 AM and 6 PM (TDD: 1- 8 0 0 -2 01- 4 8 74 ). writing parking tickets in the Police said the victim pulled area. the case is under investigation. up to a red light around 8:30 Moy said police are investi- Lutheran Medical Center re- am at 79th Street and 14th Av- Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn gating whether or not Angel ported on Wednesday that the enue. The perpetrator opened had a history of mental prob- victim was still in critical con- his passenger-side door and Sept. 11, 10:00 AM Sept. 12, 10:00 AM September Sept. 10, 10:30 AM lems. dition. pointed an unknown object at Bahia Restaurant (Bi-Lingual) Del Rio Diner Tiffany Diner The officer was released 72 St. stab the victim from under his shirt. 690 Grand St. 166 Kings Hwy. 9904 4th Ave. from the hospital Saturday A 24-year-old man was He yelled at the driver to get Seminars night. stabbed around 11:15 pm on out of the car and the victim Cross St./Manhattan Ave. Cross St./W.12th St. Cross St./99th St. Paralyzed Aug. 26 at 72nd Street and complied, leaving the wheel to A 33-year-old Bronx man 18th Avenue after four un- the bandit, who fled west- Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn was left paralyzed after falling known men attacked him. bound on 14th Avenue. from an elevated pool deck Police said the man was ar- Take his pants Sept. 13, 9:30 AM Sept. 19, 10:00 AM Sept. 24, 10:00 AM Sept. 25, 10:30 AM while fleeing a group of armed guing with the strangers, de- A 24-year-old man lost his Junior’s Restaurant Perry’s Restaurant Vegas Diner LaCamperena (Bi-Lingual) men from whose car trunk he scribed as in their early 20s, pants around 1 am on Aug. 30 386 Flatbush Ave. 3482 Nostrand Ave. 1619 86th St. 4010 5th Ave. had just escaped. when one thrust a knife into when two men attacked and Police responding to reports the right side of his back. robbed him while he was Corner of DeKalb Ave. Btwn. Ave. U & V Cross St./16th Ave. Btwn. 40th & 41st St. of gunfire at 85th Street and Station mug walking home at 20th Avenue 11th Avenue around 3 am on Around 8:45 pm on Aug. and 88th Street. An Oxford representative will be available to provide information and applications. Members must receive routine care from Aug. 31, found bullet shells 26, a 16-year-old boy standing Police said the victim was plan providers as provided under the applicable Oxford plan, must be entitled to Medicare Part A and Part B, and must and one live round scattered on the N train platform at 18th attacked from behind, kicked continue to pay all required Medicare premiums. Prescription drug benefits are subject to limitations. Oxford Medicare on 11th Avenue between 84th Avenue and 63rd Street was and punched, before the men Advantage offers continuous open enrollment: benefits are provided by Oxford Health Plans (NY), Inc. an HMO operating and 85th streets. attacked and robbed by two took his sweatpants off him under a Medicare+Choice contract. The service area for New York is Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, New York (Manhattan) Shortly after their discov- men. and the key chain and cell ery, police were met by a resi- Police said the victim was phone that were inside his and Richmond counties. © 2002 Oxford Health Plans, Inc. NY-02-066 dent of 85th Street at 11th Av- approached by the two males, pockets. Working for us and getting results VOTE TO RE-ELECT ASSEMBLYWOMAN Adele Cohen A RECORD THAT WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF SOLVING COMMUNITY PROBLEMS Adele Cohen’s full-time, full-service district office has helped thousands of people and solved hundreds of problems. 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Adele worked to pass the “Safe Schools, Safe Children” law to protect children and make schools for older adults? • Is a publicly traded company on the safer, and she supported the “Children’s Environmental Health and Safety Bill of Rights Act.” • Employs caring team members who are New York Stock Exchange (SRZ)? dedicated to encourage independence, • Offers at least five different activities preserve dignity,enable freedom every day? Vote to Re-elect Adele Cohen to the Assembly of choice and protect the privacy • Has an accessible and comfortable bus and for Our Democratic State Committee Team of residents? for regular excursions? • Celebrates small successes in their • Has select suites still available and DILIA R. SCHACK residents’ lives? so much more? Community Board 10 member, Vice President of the Bay Ridge Forum, Want to know more? former UFT Executive Board Member Call a Sunrise near you today! and past President, Ragamuffin Parade. 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He was well known and er drink and drive. highly respected,” Feijoo said, Darninka Rachamin, 24, of noting Rosen was an executive Florida, who drove the red Fer- assistant under former Brook- rari that struck and killed lyn District Attorney Eugene Mazariegos, was arrested at the Gold. When Gold retired, he scene. Unable to make the $1 ran unsuccessfully to replace million bail set in June, him in 1981, under the slogan, Rachamin, an Israeli living in “Good as Gold.” Florida, has remained in jail He is survived by his wife, Get A Big Edge. since April 19. He was arrested Terry, and sons Robert and after allegedly driving his sports Richard. car while drunk and at speeds of In interviews with The up to 100 miles an hour. 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th th set aside for kids with severe Wednesday, February 5 Thursday, February 6 behavior problems, his mother Nursery-Pre-K Kindergarten-Grade 4 already dreads calls at work 9:00-10:30 a.m. *9:00-10:30 a.m. from the principal. “It is amazingly difficult to PAREN *Followed by a visit to Poly Prep's parent a bipolar child,” says lifesaver for her family. to withdrawn, are tricky to diag- of extreme highs and lows.” Dyker Heights Campus. Demitri Papolos, M.D., co-au- Parent-to-Parent These lifestyle changes help thor of “The Bipolar Child” nose and treat effectively — and What also can be confus- kids stay on an even keel: (Broadway Books, 1999). next to impossible to parent or ing: Bipolar disorder and •Enforce a bedtime. Bipolar Poly Prep Lower School “Their strong refusal to be teach until they’re stable. ADHD symptoms observed in kids have trouble getting up in 50 Prospect Park West subordinated flies in the face “Until you’ve lived with a children often overlap. Behav- the morning and settling down of any ordinary attempts by child with psychiatric disor- ior such as hyperactivity and at night, and need a steady Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 parents to set limits.” ders, you don’t have a clue,” distractibility may look the sleep-wake cycle. Telephone: (718) 768-1103 The first major step is to says one stressed-out mother same in a classroom but have •Avoid caffeinated drinks treat bipolar disorder, formerly frustrated by what she calls the different causes. and chocolate. www.polyprep.org called manic depression, with “try this, try that” approach to “It’s important to sort out •Limit shouting matches appropriate medications to sta- her son’s medications. what’s what,” says psychiatrist that rev up your excitable bilize the mood swings and re- Part of what’s different in Daniel G. Amen, MD, whose child even more. duce aggressive behaviors, Pa- children, says Papolos, re- brain-imaging work explores •Encourage exercise and search director of the Juvenile links between biology and be- physical labor such as mowing PROGRAMS AVAILABLE polos says. This 11-year-old boy is part Bipolar Research Foundation: havior. the lawn so your child works Stepping Stones A misdiagnosis can lead to Academic Curriculum of a controversial health con- “The aggression and daily ups off some of the aggression that the wrong treatment and wors- * Two-year-old Toddler program cern: Kids with bipolar disorder, and downs don’t match the fa- By Betsy Flagler gets him into trouble. Nursery School en mood swings. For example, “Treated appropriately, most * Three-year-old Nursery program whose moods whip from wired miliar adult patterns of weeks stimulants such as Ritalin, typ- kids can live stable lives,” Pa- * Four-year-old Pre-K program ically prescribed to ease win M. Hallowell, MD, a fa- polos says. You can visit his re- * After school program K-6 ADHD symptoms, can further ther of three and author of search foundation’s website, Come in excite an already stimulated “The Childhood Roots of Juvenile Bipolar Research – Open all year round bipolar brain. Adult Happiness” (Ballantine Foundation, by logging onto – Full time / Part time for a tour! “When there are behavior Books, upcoming this fall). www.bpchildresearch.org. (Make your own schedule) History’s alive problems, it’s important to As you regain control of For Internet links to more – Extended Hours Available look at the health of the your home, he says, don’t go it resources, go to the Web site – Fully Licensed by NYC Department of Health brain,” says Amen, author of alone. Ask a teacher, coach or of the Child and Adolescent and The Bureau of Daycare “Healing ADD” (G.P. Put- relative to take an interest in Bipolar Foundation at – Tutoring, Test Prep, Library, Progress Reports, at Slope Music nam’s Sons, 2001). “Your your child. www.bpkids.org. Computer Access, Arts ’n Crafts, brain’s involved in everything “These kids are often cre- Resource Materials you do.” ative and talented,” Hallowell Can you help? – Professional, New York State Certified, Slope Music mesters. Free interviews are Once a child is stable, par- says. “If you can get an adult “I have 2 1/2-year-old twin Licensed Staff Just walk down Ninth offered and students can start ents can seek individual and to notice the talents, that can girls. One is completely potty- – First-Aid / CPR Certified Street between Fourth and at any time. If you’ve been family counseling, and get make all the difference.” trained, no trouble. The other thinking about learning to play back to the job of setting real- A reader found extensive is holding back bowel move- Fifth avenues, and marvel at ments, even on laxatives.” 245-247 86th St. Brooklyn, NY 11209 the blue, French Second or would like to pick up your istic limits and building rou- support and information Monday thru Friday: 7:00am-6:30pm • (718) 630-1000 studies, or if you have a child tines. through the National Associa- — a mother Empire building which who expresses an interest in “You have to believe you tion for the Mentally Ill If you have tips or a ques- arouses feelings of history learning, give Slope Music a are the person for the job,” (www.nami.org). Her local tion, call our toll-free hotline and music. It was built in call and get started. says Harvard psychiatrist Ed- chapter, she says, has been a any time at (800) 827-1092. 1850, before the brown- stones, before Prospect Park, before the Brooklyn Bridge. Day The house is awash in music because its owners, Vita and School, Charles Sibirsky, who moved there is 1981, started a music school called Slope Music. Inc. Since those days Slope music has grown to include a staff of A fully licensed and certified preschool a dozen teachers, who make each student’s learning experience a personal adventure. 2-4 year old programs 2, 3, 4 or 5 mornings, Vita Sibirsky has been a student of the piano for most afternoons or full days Licensed teachers of her life, as well. She has been accepting students since Optimal educational equipment Spacious Classrooms 1989. Her students range from four year olds to senior citi- Enriched Curriculum zens. All keyboard students Exclusive outdoor facilities learn on the 9-foot piano is the same model that graces the Indoor Gym facilities Caring, loving environment stage at Carnegie Hall. Vita’s studio is the cupola at the top of the building. When Call: 230-5255 ¥ 763 President Street (bet. 6th & 7th Aves.) the afternoon light filters through the 13 windows, one feels like they are momentari- ly suspended above the building. Vita tries to create a warm, welcoming space for the students. The unusual set- BROOKLYN FRIENDS SCHOOL ting encourages people to re- lax and be open to learning. “People need more good music in their lives. They need JOIN US FOR A TOUR! to make it and to learn to lis- ten. This improves them in every way, physically, emo- tionally and spiritually. Music BROOKLYN FRIENDS SCHOOL ADMISSION TOURS relieves the stress people feel FOR ADMISSION TO THE 2003-2004 SCHOOL YEAR in these times,” Charles says. Plan to tour BFS and see why we get such high marks from students, parents and alums, Most of the teachers perform regularly in the New including Sara Horowitz ‘80, a 2000 recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant, York City area so the students who said, “My time at BFS gave me the grounding to learn and hold onto my values, to at Slope Music have the op- keep my heart and mind focused on having the courage of my convictions, and to be proud portunity to hear their own teachers perform as solo artists that they still matter so much!” and as members of various bands and ensembles. Part of their mission is to share not FALL TOUR DATES only the techniques they have developed so well on their in- PRESCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL UPPER SCHOOL struments but to inspire others FAMILY CENTER - 4S 5TH GRADE - 8TH GRADE 9TH GRADE - 11TH GRADE to make music and keep music in their lives. Thursday, Oct. 10, 9:15 am Wednesday, Oct. 16, 9:30 am Friday,Oct.25,9 am Slope Music also offers live Thursday, Oct. 17, 9:15 am Monday, Oct. 21, 9:00 am Monday, Oct. 28, 9 am music for your party or catered affair. Arrangements Monday, Oct. 21, 9:15 am Wednesday, Oct. 30, 9:30 am Monday, Nov. 4, 9 am can be made to provide solo Friday, Nov. 1, 9:15 am Wednesday, Nov. 6, 9:30 am Friday,Nov.15,9 am piano, jazz bands to ballroom dance music. Ensembles also Monday,Nov.4,9:15 am Wednesday, Nov. 20, 9:30 am Monday, Nov. 18, 9 am play classical music. Slope Thursday, Nov. 14, 9:15 am Monday, Dec. 2, 9:00 am Thursday, Dec. 5, 10:45 am Music is not an agent or a middleman. Bookings are Monday, Nov. 18, 9:15 am made through the “band Monday, Dec. 2, 9:15 am Please call the Admissions Office after Labor Day to reserve a tour. Please call leader” directly so prices are (718) 852-1029, ext. 213 for the Preschool program and ext. 232 for K-12. reasonable Friday, Dec. 6, 9:15 am Check out Charles’ Web site, www.charlessibirsky.com, where OPEN HOUSE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20th, 1-4pm you can hear sound clips from LOWER SCHOOL his last two CDs and explore his Presentations at 1, 2, 3 pm KINDERGARTEN - 4TH GRADE repertoire list. Thursday, Oct. 10, 9:15 am If you do walk down Ninth Street on a cool fall evening, The school is located at 2202 60th Street, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 9:15 am you’ll see Montauk daisies in Brooklyn NY 11204 Thursday, Oct. 24, 9:15 am lush bloom in front of 271 Ninth Street. You might even Thursday, Nov. 7, 9:15 am hear jazz or chamber music Tuesday, Nov. 19, 9:15 am drifting through an open win- 375 Pearl Street • Brooklyn, NY 11201 dow. Thursday, Dec. 12, 9:15 am www.brooklynfriends.org Call (718) 768-3804 for information. There are no se- September 9, 2002 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM BRG 13

DIAMOND 46th Assembly Homemade Ice Cream –BUFFET– contest pits The BIGGEST Featuring take out specials Soft Ice Cream LUNCH SPECIAL (11am-3pm) CHINESE Buffet with The Fabulous Flavor Burst Rice with any 3 side dishes $ 75 Cohen vs Lasher You Can Swirl Your Favorite Flavor 2 +tax in Town By Heather J. Wilson –––––––––––––––––––––––––– DINNER SPECIAL (3pm-11pm) The Brooklyn Papers COLOMBO FROZEN YOGURT –––––––––––––––––––––––––– Rice with any 3 side dishes $ 75 Grand Opening! The race for the redrawn 3 +tax 46th Assembly District Hard Ice Cream and Italian Ices Ask about our Lunch pits a two-term incumbent Made Fresh on Premises –––––––––––––––––––––––––– MON-FRI: 11:30am-3:00pm $5.95 + tax against a businesswoman SHABU SHABU whose husband represent- Ice Cream Cakes and Ice Cold Slush MON-SUN: Children 10 & under $3.95 + tax Beef, Pork, or Seafood ed the district, in both the Cones, Shakes, Freezes, Sundaes, Assembly and City Coun- Please call for Reservation on Dinner cil, for nearly 30 years. Banana Splits MON-FRI: 3:00pm-11:00pm $8.95 + tax

Business Meetings, Birthday Parties Assemblywoman Adele Mango / Greg and Celebrations SAT-SUN: ALL DAY $10.95 + tax Cohen, who has represented & HOLIDAYS the district since 1998, touts Open Everyday and Holidays MON-SUN: Children 10 & under $6.95 + tax her handling of the demands of such a diverse district spread across the neighbor- 6824 3rd Ave 6814 4th Avenue • (718) 630-1227 Papers The Brooklyn hoods of Bay Ridge, Brighton BAY RIDGE Beach, Coney Island, Dyker Heights and Gravesend. The 718-921-9818 legislative redistricting will It’s our honor pull in a little more of Bay Brooklyn South Chief Joseph Fox (center) with Papers’ re- Ridge and less of Gravesend. porters Patrick Gallahue and Heather Wilson. Fox honored Challenger Susan Lasher, The Papers for its coverage of crime and safety issues. eyebrow has never held elected office, eye shadow but her husband, Howard Lasher was assemblyman in Cohen’s four years, “She has Cohen, also a Brighton eyeline the 46th district from 1972 to not used her efforts to bring Beach resident, was for five 1993 and councilman in the programs and services to the years an elementary and mid- 47th district, which includes community.” dle school teacher in Brooklyn most of Gravesend, Coney Is- “We don’t have any evi- and Staten Island. She said her Let us land and Brighton Beach, dence of community-based or- work in education has given VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT from 1993 until term limits ganizations having received her a unique perspective as an prevented him from seeking funding from her,” Lasher assemblywoman. She has three SEAFOOD • GRILLED re-election last year. said. “There is a difference be- children, ages 39, 36 and 32, Pamper You Just a few of our VEGETARIAN • PHÔ Lasher says her husband’s tween attending an event and and a 13-month-old grandson. many Specialties with our 15 years years of service in primarily having been the person instru- “I bring a lifetime of experi- the same district have taught mental or at least helpful in ence and I think that is an im- Experience and Expertise her what it takes to be an ef- any way of bringing about the portant thing. One of the things Beef diced w/onion & butter on watercress fective legislative leader. positive of whatever that is.” I feel pleased about is this On Aug. 25, Cohen visited Lasher’s resume includes school governance bill and I ...... $7.50 lip color five Coney Island churches to work in corporate finance, as a know I was able to speak Satay Beef (beef, broccoli, onion, red and green lipline ask what her constituents’ con- stockbroker, a securities trader, knowledgeably and tell my col- pepper) ...... 6.00 cerns were. The answers, she in public relations, as a parale- leagues what should be because said, were as varied as the gal, a court interpreter and in I was a teacher,” Cohen said. Satay Chicken ...... 6.50 people that asked them. property management. She says “When you have worked in Fish Sour Soup (sweet, sour & spicy) . . . 6.50 Permanent “Some people were asking she even owned, for some time, a field you come to the legisla- Summer Roll w/Shrimp (cool) ...... 3.25 about privatizing the housing the franchise rights to bring tion from a different perspec- Make-up projects,” Cohen said. “I don’t Nathan’s Famous to Israel. tive. On education I know Shrimp Papaya Salad ...... 4.95 believe they are going to pri- “We have a large family,” what I am talking about.” Beef Jerky Papaya Salad ...... 4.95 • Eye-liner • Eye Brow • Lipline vatize the housing projects. Lasher said. “And we have Regarding transportation, 20 However, the rumors are lived here all of our lives. I re- Cohen said she has been con- Eat In & Take Out % tremendous and people are ally believe I can do an effec- cerned with her constituents’ Grand Skin Care wi tive job. I am very proud of response to the shutting down FREE DELIVERY t scared. People are living dou- h th of ing is f bled up, and people are beg- Howard’s record and his advo- of the Stillwell Avenue sub- en ad Op • Eye Treatment ging me for housing develop- cacy in this community.” way station, Coney Island’s ial 7308 3rd. Ave. ments with bigger apartments. That community, Lasher hub, during a two-year reno- Spec • Acne Spot Tighted F 833-9333 / 7908 Facial “Rents are skyrocketing. And said, consists heavily of senior vation project. 0% OF – Skin Renew Treatment then there are those housing citizens. To address their needs, “I am going to make sure 1 7 DAYS A WEEK problems that include roofs Lasher argues that unlike Co- the shuttle buses that have 11am - 11pm • Anti-Wrinkle Treatments Acupressure falling down and landlords su- hen, she would have an office been promised are there,” she Relaxing – a unique experience ing tenants,” Cohen said. “Peo- in Bay Ridge for area con- said. “We need to sit on the • Collagen Lifting ple ask you about issues that are stituents both young and old. MTA. This is going to be very promoting heightened sense of close to home. And the issues Lasher lives on Ocean painful for my constituents.” • Microdermabrasion well being range from housing to education Parkway near Ocean View Av- Cohen, chairwoman of the to garbage to buses.” enue in Brighton Beach. Women’s Legislative Caucus, GRAND Cohen said one of the strong “We did constituent work for said women’s health issues need Haircut, Haircolor points of her leadership as an years and years in Bay Ridge,” to be pushed to the forefront. OPENING assemblywoman has been her Lasher said of the time her hus- “Without taking care of the & Highlights availability to the public. band served the district. “We women, we are hurting the fam- “I have a great office, a very had an office at 8817 Third Ave. ilies,” Cohen said. Cohen was receptive office,” Cohen said. We kept the doors open. The the sponsor of the Women’s 7520 - 3rd Avenue (bet. 75th & 76th Sts.) • (718) 567-0794 Her office is located at 2823 current Assembly member has Health and Wellness Act, which W. 12th St. at the Luna Park never had a district office in Bay requires expanded health insur- Open Tues - Sunday, 9:30am-7:30pm • Homes. Ridge. I think that is a shortfall ance coverage for prevention, “30 Minute Fitness & Weight Loss Centers” But Lasher charges that in on her part.” early detection and treatment of breast and cervical cancer, os- ® teoporosis and other women’s Curves health needs as well as coverage for prescription contracep- Weight Loss Program ANNALS OF BARIATRIC CARE: tives for women. Cohen also supported legis- This is the first weight loss program designed around THE ADVANTAGES OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES lation to reform school gover- exercise. By protecting lean muscles you lose body fat nance for New York City, while actually increasing metabolism. Permanent results, which became effective on without permanent dieting. July 1, and includes her plan “ to improve parent and com- Our Exclusive I was on the diet roller coaster. munity input in local schools. After teaching, Cohen Quickfit Circuit... worked for eight years with the I’d go down 50 pounds and then shoot up 100. Now, thanks International Ladies Garment 66% takes only 30 minutes Workers Union (ILGWU) as of- burns body fat, not lean muscle fice manager and benefits direc- to the Maimonides Bariatric Center, and Dr. Jerzy Macura, strengthens muscles & cardiovascular system to the Maimonides Bariatric Center, and Dr. Jerzy Macura, tor for Local 99. Cohen then at- OFF tended New York Law School Service Fee begins when you arrive at night while and working dur- I’m 120 pounds lighter...” ing the day as a paralegal, to Limited Time Offer is designed for women graduate in 1987. — Joanne Simonson From 1988 through 1998, Call Today! (718) 238-4523 • 181 Bay Ridge Ave. Cohen was employed as an at- HOURS: Mon-Fri: 8:00am-8:00pm; Sat: 8:00am-2:00pm torney for District Council 37 “The procedure is minimally invasive. Legal Services, where she represented working union mem- The care is brilliant. You can be home bers and retirees in a variety of civil matters. from the hospital within a day.” Lasher, the mother of five children — ages 28, 28, 27, 26, If you’re seriously 22 and 15 — said she, too, holds a unique perspective of overweight, there is the public school system. Like overweight, there is Cohen, Lasher said she would push for smaller class sizes and something you can more money. “I want to have the official do about it.. Call ability to do what I do anyway,” Lasher said, noting she is in the process of working with Coney 1-718-354-4900. Island Hospital in reinstating programs that she charged, Co- hen should not have allowed to end. “The Coney Island region is undergoing a wonderful renovation. I would like to see a less seasonal and more permanent retail and commercial ventures there. I would like to see the shorefront community the entire way through Bay Ridge be- THE BARIATRIC CENTER come a destination. “I can’t tell you in a strong Do You Work in enough fashion how much I really want to be the next Downtown Brooklyn? member. I love my communi- Maimonides ty so much,” she said. In response to Cohen’s ques- KIDDIEConsider Kiddie Korner MEDICAL CENTER tioning of Lasher’s apparent dis- regard for the Aug. 8 campaign Jewish Preschool finance filing deadline, Lasher The Picture of Health said she was in the process of re- for children aged 6 mos - 5 yrs TM submitting her financial records through World-Class Care to the Board of Elections. Full Time • Part Time • Extended Day 8-6 “That is illegal,” Cohen 117 Remsen Street (betw. 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O’Leary, a teacher for 37 years, said she was pushed to retire after she was charged with misconduct by the chancellor’s office of school investigations. She said that although the charges against her were dropped, they followed “a process of harassment by District 20 administrators to force my retirement. “I, along with numerous other District 20 teachers who were experienced and over 50 years of age, was forced out of the teaching profession and ultimately replaced by less experienced teachers, a lot of them uncertified teachers,” O’Leary told The Brooklyn Papers. Sands, a former science teacher at John J. Pershing Intermedi- ate School 220 on 48th Street at Ninth Avenue, said he began teaching at the school in 1985. After suffering a heart attack in 1998, Sands said, he only took a month to recover before teaching full-time again, with the understanding that he had to keep the stresses of his job down. But the school’s principal, Josephine Rossicone, worked to create a stressful environment for him, Sands alleged. Rossicone, he told The Papers, wrote performance reports on Sands’ behavior on a regular basis and in June 2001, his unsatisfactory ratings gave him no other choice than to retire. Miller, a former physical education teacher at IS 220, reported a similar story. A former student of IS 220, who taught there for 35 years, Miller said that for 30 years he was also the United Federation of Teachers chapter leader at the school. Miller said that he and Rossicone argued, in 1999, over an alleged case of harassment of a female school employee by a contractor hired to do some work at the school. In November of that year, he received a letter from Grippo stating that he was under investigation for allegedly pushing Rossicone’s secretary during the argument. “I spent the night in jail and got out Thanksgiving morning. The allegations were false and dropped,” Miller said, noting that because of his position in the UFT, he and Grippo often did not see eye to eye. “So I was a good one to get rid of,” he said, adding that the chain of events led him to choose retirement. Casciato, a former art teacher at the Lefferts Park School, on 15th Avenue at 71st Street, said he started teaching there in Octo- ber 2001. By May 5 of this year, he said, he was fired. He said he was never given a reason. “The teachers and parents and children gave me 300 letters ex- plaining that I was the best teacher they had ever had,” Casciato claimed. But when he showed the letters to Grippo, Casciato said, the superintendent responded by swearing at him and telling him to get out of his office. “He wagged the letters at me and said, ‘You are nothing but a Smiles at St. Anselm’s measly art teacher with no status whatsoever,’” Casciato alleged. Students at Saint Anselm’s School, at 357 83rd St., horse around before the first day of “I have a lot to offer those kids. This is just a shame.” classes on Wednesday morning. Catholic schools started a day before the city’s public schools. The Brooklyn Papers / Greg Mango DUMPSTER... Continued from page 9 whose catering business uses Dumpsters — did his best to ensure that Operation Dumpster did not gain the community board’s ap- proval, which the Sanitation Department required for inclusion in the pilot program. Ahl and fellow CB10 member Joanne Seminara had been fighting for the program’s implementation in Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights since March. So they turned to Golden’s rival in COMMERCIAL the race for a newly drawn state Senate seat, current Bay Ridge APARTMENTS HOUSES state Sen. 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Products available at Staples and other fine retailers. 18 BRG THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM September 9, 2002 Brooklyn’s Jews celebrate SMOKE… Continued from page 9 includes portions of the Brooklyn waterfront light of the NASA imagery. along Red Hook and Sunset Park, as well as The Brooklyn Heights portion of Yassky inland into Borough Park and Bensonhurst. and Velazquez’s districts were particularly en- “There is no ‘Star Trek’-style force-field veloped on Sept. 11, and were consistently around Canal Street.” Nadler’s district also 5763 in shadow of 9-11 downwind from the smoldering Ground Zero stretches up Manhattan’s west side, including in the weeks following the terrorist attacks. the entire Ground Zero site. Yassky and a representative of the congress- Nadler has been one of the EPA’s staunchest By Paulanne Simmons woman were joined on the steps of City Hall and earliest critics of the handling of 9-11 for The Brooklyn Papers by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Assemblywoman Joan health testing and criteria, excoriating Whit- man in a report released last April for what he Despite turmoil at home Millman, Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, Deputy Borough President Yvonne Graham, called misleading statements to the public that and abroad, Jewish reli- and Councilmen Lew Fidler (Marine Park), assured people it was safe to return to their gious leaders are James Davis (Fort Greene-Prospect Heights) homes and offices before any indoor air test- approaching the High and Jay Gerson (Lower Manhattan), who all ing had begun. Holy Days and especially signed their names to the letter. As detailed by the NASA image, the Sept. the Jewish New Year with Copies of the letter were also directed to Dr. 11 smoke and ash plume stretched from hope for the future and Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO all the way faith in humanity. Disease Control and Prevention, Secretary of down to Brighton Beach. Friday night, Sept. 6, marks Health and Human Services Tommy Thomp- Anecdotal evidence has already given some the beginning of the celebra- son and city Health Commissioner Dr. cause for alarm. In the days after Sept. 11, tion of Rosh Hashana, or Jew- Thomas Frieden. people flocked to Long Island College Hospi- ish New Year, marking the “As I am sure you are aware, newly released tal (LICH) in Cobble Hill, New York start of the year 5763, and a information confirms what we have long sus- Methodist in Park Slope and SUNY Down- 10-day period of introspection pected — that the plume of smoke containing state in East Flatbush complaining of eye, and renewal. That period cul- toxic debris from the towers’ collapse swept di- throat and respiratory irritation. minates with Yom Kippur, the rectly into Brooklyn,” the letter reads. “Accord- New York Methodist reported a 23-percent Jewish Day of Atonement, ing to satellite photos taken on Sept. 11 by increase in respiratory complaints during the starting Sunday night, Sept. [NASA], the plume first descended on the first quarter of 2002, according to Yassky and 15. westernmost neighborhoods of Brooklyn Velazquez. “My ultimate message has Heights, Park Slope and DUMBO, moved Dr. Clifford Bassett, a LICH-affiliated to be one of hope that human across central Brooklyn, and then blew to the physician whose clinic, Allergy and Asthma beings will use their rational eastern and southern areas of the borough. Care of New York, has offices in Lower Man- faculties and talents for good,” “Moreover, data from the National Weather hattan and Brooklyn Heights, said his practice says Rabbi Linda Henry Service indicate that between Sept. 11 and doubled after Sept. 11, with complaints of si- Goodman of Park Slope’s Dec. 4, when the fires at Ground Zero were fi- nusitis, aggravation of dormant cases of asth- Union Temple, a Reform syn- nally extinguished, the wind carried the smoke ma and bronchitis. agogue. “We hope that we can and fumes along the same path — directly into Furthermore, in the weeks after Sept. 11, create a world in which justice Brooklyn — more than 80 percent of the the fumes of burning debris and possibly tox- and peace will be the order of time.” ins could be detected in the westernmost por- the day.” The letter demands the EPA increase air- tions of Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope and Rabbi Sam Weintraub, spir- quality testing and health screenings; track res- DUMBO. itual leader of the Kane Street piratory complaints to determine the extent of The Mount Sinai and NYU medical centers Synagogue, a Conservative exposure to toxins released by the collapse; in Manhattan are studying “immediate respon- congregation in Cobble Hill, Last September, members of Congregation Mount Sinai stood beneath the Brooklyn Bridge at a tashlich service during implement a public awareness campaign to ders,” such as firefighters, police officers and alert Brooklyn residents to potential health ef- other emergency personnel, and the city speaks in a similar vein: Rosh Hashana, symbolically casting their sins into the water. The Brooklyn Papers / File photo “We’re attempting to reassert fects; establish a treatment plan for those suf- Health Department is creating a registry of be- our faith and our connection in fering ailments possibly related to the plume tween 100,000 and 200,000 people who were a world that is ‘B’et Tzarah,’ synagogue. “The role of Jews upon the lessons our nation has can pave a road over the field,” she says. “There’s a situation and extend the cleanup program to include exposed to the effects of the World Trade Cen- in a time of sorrow. When we is to examine ourselves, to learned in its aftermath. Raskin says, noting that all in Israel — in our land — it al- Brooklyn. ter disaster site. “[Those tests] are for people who were real- may feel threatened, we can help our community and to Potasnik says he has been re- three methods provide a sym- most doesn’t seem to matter “For many months we have been calling on ly exposed in the few days afterwards,” Nadler still express and affirm and look forward to a new begin- ceiving calls from many people bolic path toward healing. who’s right and who’s wrong. the EPA to investigate the impact of the World Trade Center attacks on the health of Brooklyn said. “But what we’re talking about here is a bring others to our affirmation ning.” asking for the names of World “When we sieve the sand Israel is faced with a number residents,” the letter reads. “But these requests cleanup program so people aren’t continually of life and love and caring.” Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, Trade Center victims so they we are analyzing our lives. We of options, none of which is have gone largely unaddressed.” exposed.” Many rabbis say that while leader of Congregation Mount can name their newborn chil- are asking ourselves, ‘Why are completely satisfactory. It’s a it is particularly difficult to be Sinai, a Conservative syna- The EPA is currently performing tests on Nadler said homes have to be tested for con- dren after them. For Potasnik, we here, what are our goals, very painful situation.” homes in Lower Manhattan, river-to-river tamination to avoid long-term exposure to as- a Jew today, Judaism holds gogue in Brooklyn Heights, that is a sign of how people are how can we better the world?” At this time of crisis, “It’s within its beliefs the answer to who is also a Fire Department south of Canal Street, for contaminants that bestos and other toxins. Putting the risk into answering the question, “How he says. very important for Jews to visit may have infiltrated carpets and air ducts in more practical terms, he said, failure to do so many problems — especially chaplain and president of the do we face a new year when we “The three hand-breadths of Israel and to maintain our con- at this time of the year. New York Board of Rabbis, buildings, but not in Brooklyn. Should the could result in future lawsuits if the city and cannot forget the old year?” sand represent commitment to nection by going there and buy- buildings be contaminated the EPA has prom- state do not act. “During the High Holy held a “Selichot” service (fea- During the High Holy Days, be subservient to the will of ing Israeli products, by main- Days we ask for forgiveness turing repentant prayer one ised a thorough cleanup. “I believe the city and the state are piling up Potasnik says, he will be tak- God. And when we pave a taining contact with family and An EPA spokeswoman said the agency does tens of billions in potential tort liability 10 and brotherhood throughout week before Rosh Hashana) ing a cue from “Sermons from road, just like our forefathers friends and even with people we the world,” says Rabbi Saul Saturday night at Ground not yet have results from those tests. years from now, 20 years from now,” he said. Hell,” a book written by a paved a road to make life easi- don’t know,” she said. Elected officials fumed on Wednesday, “Because they didn’t clean up these apart- Silberman of the Bay Ridge Zero, in honor of those killed Protestant minister that “looks er for their children, we, too, Although Goodman says Jewish Center, a Conservative on Sept. 11 and reflecting however, that Brooklyn has so far not been in- ments, someone’s going to get lung cancer 20 back at history and people who pave a road to teach our chil- she is aware of the gap be- cluded in the testing. years from now and he’s going to go to court have confronted great chal- dren to dedicate their lives to tween Western and Middle “Any of us who were in Brooklyn on Sept. and say, ‘I relied on city assurances.’” lenges and emerged victorious goodness and kindness and to Eastern thought, and the diffi- B”H 11 understand the effect it had on our bor- Rep. Ed Towns wrote his own letter last … people who have refused to strengthen their commitment culty “for the Western mind to ough,” Yassky said. week making similar demands and Council- EVERYDAY, take a frightened chapter and to God in their future.” entertain the idea that there “The cleanup program they have enacted is man Bill DeBlasio, of Park Slope, also ex- make it a final chapter” — Raskin believes it is particu- may not be a solution … or a totally inadequate,” said Nadler, whose district pressed support for the initiative. it’s happening at people like Winston Churchill, larly important at this time that good solution,” she still re- who battled depression, and Jewish parents teach their chil- mains guardedly optimistic. CONGREGATION Beethoven, who battled deaf- dren Jewish values. He makes “I’m convinced that there is ness. an analogy with the recent a way out and will be a way Potasnik will remind his spate of nationwide kidnap- out eventually — but not nec- congregation that “there is no pings. essarily with the same configu- B’nai Page 1 in the Talmud; it begins “We as parents must make ration of leaders,” she says. on Page 2. And the Bible be- sure that our children don’t get Potasnik says many young- gins with the letter B, not A … kidnapped by the non-kosher, sters are still going to Israel Sometimes Page 1 has been unethical environment that through a program called Avraham taken away from us.” conveys many negative mes- Birthright Israel, despite the Rabbi Aaron Raskin of sages,” says Raskin. “One of obvious dangers. But perhaps Congregation B’nai Avraham, the ways of doing this is by an even more significant sign The Modern Orthodox Synagogue an Orthodox congregation in getting the word out about of the human will to endure in Brooklyn Heights Brooklyn Heights, observes Jewish education and Jewish and prevail is the plaque the Rabbi Aaron R. Raskin Stephen Rosen this same spirit of renewal in pride … And the more public parents of the youngsters killed Spiritual Leader President the Talmud, which provides we make it the more chance in an Israeli disco bombing three ways of cleansing a field we have to save our youth.” have placed on the site, a 117 Remsen St • 718-802-1827 that has been defiled by dead Union Temple’s Rabbi Good- plaque that reads, “We will not Events are FREE and open to all regardless of religious back- bodies. man believes this feeling of soli- stop dancing.” ground. Everything’s at 117 Remsen St, unless otherwise noted*. “We can put the top layer of darity should extend to Israel. “It means we will not stop sand through a sieve, we can “I know it’s very difficult to living,” says Potasnik. “We EVERY MONDAY add three hand-breadths of be a Jew in today’s world. It’s will continue to write mean- Prayer Services: Shacharis 7:45am. Maariv 9pm. sand on top of the field or we easy to become discouraged,” ingful chapters in our lives.” David Berg Lectures 8-9pm This ongoing series of 4-week lectures provides an overview of what it means to be Jewish. With Rabbi Raskin >Through Sept 30: High Holiday Crash Course >Beginning Oct 7: Letters of Light EVERY TUESDAY Prayer Services: Shacharis 7:45am. Maariv 9pm. ANGEL RACE… Torah for Women 12:15-1pm Continued from page 9 while he waited for clearance to run for public Absorb an in-depth view of the week’s Torah portion office from the state attorney general’s office, from both classic commentators and Chassidic author- on Cadman Plaza East, Martinez issued a press re- ities. Over coffee and cake, with Simcha Weinstein. lease to announce he would run in the special elec- where he is employed. He maintained a positive *484 Fulton Street, Downstairs tion. outlook, however. Code of Jewish Law 8-9pm “I have every intention of running to replace “When you have a lot of friends and you’ve The Code—in Hebrew, “Shulchan Aruch” (meaning “a Rodriguez,” Martinez’s statement read. “The time had a substantive impact on a community, it’s table set”)—sets the table for Jewish life, dealing with has come to introduce a new breed of politics, not not hard to rally support,” he said. every aspect of Jewish living. With Rabbi Moshe Hubner fueled by personal gain but on the empowerment Meanwhile Bonilla and Gonzalez were col- EVERY WEDNESDAY of our community.” lecting signatures as early as Friday, one day after Angel Rodriguez pleaded guilty. Prayer Services: Shacharis 7:45am. Maariv 9pm. Martinez was already on the ballot seeking to Tropical storm oust Rodriguez as 51st Assembly District com- Already opponents are coloring Gonzalez as the For Women Only 9:15-10am mitteeman. former councilman’s chosen successor. She was The torrential downpour on Monday put a damper on Labor Day’s West Indian Parade, This roundtable study group examines the week’s Torah Rodriguez’s choice for chairwoman of CB7 and although this participant still flashed a smile. The annual event went on as scheduled portion in a contemporary context. With Rabbi Raskin Gonzalez, 53, said a council race was a logi- some insiders said this week they believe she along Eastern Parkway with dazzling costumes, soggy politicians and much fewer spec- Lunch and Learn (Men) 1-2pm cal extension of her past work, adding that Ro- driguez’s resignation and plea deal just acceler- could have had some advance notice of Ro- tators than usual. The Brooklyn Papers / Tom Callan “Not for Lawyers Only”—Downtown professionals learn driguez’s plea. with Rabbi Raskin while enjoying a complimentary lunch. ated her plans somewhat. Followed by Mincha. *175 Remsen Street, 12th Floor “It’s happening a lot faster than we expected,” Martinez called her candidacy an effort to she said. However, Gonzalez, a borough presi- “push the same old coalition with a new face.” Round Table Bible 7-8pm Gonzalez responded that her election com- Rabbi Dovie Pinson’s crash course on the book that’s dent’s appointee to the community board and a mittee and fundraising started well in advance of topped the best seller list for 172,000 weeks is for those behavioral clinician by trade, added that she was who seek to understand the Bible’s ambiguities. Rodriguez’s guilty plea and that common sense ready for the race. dictated she be prepared for swift action. Anxiety lingers in wake Tanya/Jewish Mysticism 8-9pm “I’ve dealt with all the issues in my own life,” With Rabbi Dovie Pinson “I had been planning on this for next year,” she said. “I’ve been a community activist for she said. “I had my committee in place and I EVERY THURSDAY two decades.” had raised some money.” Eddie Rodriguez, 32, who is no relation to the Prayer Services: of Sept 11 terrorism Shacharis 7:45am. Maariv 9pm. Given Angel Rodriguez’s dubious exit from former councilman, is also collecting signatures the council, candidates would likely prefer to One-On-One Learning 8-9pm to run for the seat. keep a comfortable distance from him. Associated Press clinical depression or post-traumatic stress dis- Study a topic of your choice with an expert tutor and “It’s an opportunity to let the community have your questions about Judaism answered. On Thursday, Rodriguez and his accom- order had dropped by one-half to two-thirds, know there are a lot of people who are willing to A year later, many New Yorkers still Suggested subjects include Bible study, Talmud, Mystici- plice, Jonathan Morales, pleaded guilty to ex- still higher than epidemiologists would nor- sm, Philosophy and Hebrew reading—or pick you own! step up to the plate to represent the district,” Ed- struggle with the psychological fallout of tortion, extortion conspiracy and fraud, in ex- mally expect in a city as big as New York. One die Rodriguez said of the race. change for a recommended sentence of 46 to Sept. 11. EVERY FRIDAY / Erev Shabbat Eddie Rodriguez, an assistant state attorney person in three continued to report at least 57 months. The effects are harder to assess in other some symptoms of depression or post-trau- Morning Prayer Service: 7:45am. general, says he has served as a liaison between parts of the country, where little research has Rodriguez, once a leading candidate for coun- matic disorder, even if they did not fit the cri- Greet the Shabbat the schools and parents in Sunset Park, Red cil speaker, stood before Judge Cheryl Pollack been done since the immediate aftermath of Hook and Park Slope. the attacks. But experts believe that the contin- teria for the illness itself. Mincha and Kabalat Shabbat, at candlelighting time: — who accepted the plea on behalf of Judge Mothers of young children are especially Aug 30, 7:15pm • Sept 6, 7:04pm • Sept 13, 6:52pm Bonilla, 46, said, “The community speaks for Frederic Block — and said, “Jonathan Morales ued threat of terrorism is contributing to anxi- itself on Election Day, and it will choose who it ety and depression across the nation. anxious about the prospect of future terrorist EVERY SATURDAY / Shabbat and I agreed to approach real estate developer attacks, said New York psychiatrist Julie Hol- wants to represent them.” Greg O’Connell and ask that he convey to us The problem is especially acute in New land. They worry most about who will take Female District Leader Elizabeth Daly, and three properties we believed to be valued at $2.5 York. A survey conducted by the New York Morning Prayer Service 9:30am care of their children if they die. Sermon at 11:30 am. Kiddush follows service. Susan Loeb, president of the influential Central million for $1 million. Morales and I also agreed Academy of Medicine found one in 10 people The children suffer, too. Columbia Univer- >Beginners’ Service: 10-11am Brooklyn Independent Democrats club, have to ask O’Connell to pay us $50,000 in cash. here were clinically depressed one or two sity epidemiologist Christina Hoven has been >Children’s Services: 11am-noon opted not to run. “In return for the property and the cash I months after Sept. 11, and 7.5 percent were Age appropriate, for 2-5 year olds and 6-11 year olds The four self-proclaimed candidates will have agreed to give my official support in the New experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder at studying schoolchildren in New York City to Code of Jewish Law a formidable challenge ahead as they have until York City Council.” that time. Extrapolated to the whole city, the see if they have lasting emotional problems re- 30 minutes before candlelighting (see Friday for time). just Sept. 11 to gather the minimum 2,700 sig- Rodriguez, who had been one of the most survey of 8,000 people suggests that about a lated to the attacks. Her results indicate that Afternoon Service natures required to get on the ballot. And with outspoken opponents of a Fairway plan in Red million New Yorkers suffered from one or children from all over the city, not just in the At candlelighting (see Friday for time). challenges to their petitions certain, serious can- both disorders in the weeks after the attacks. immediate Ground Zero area, are suffering. Followed by Tales of the Talmud and Maariv. Hook admitted that he changed his position for didates would have to collect more than twice the payoff and accepted the first installment of “These people are actually at greater risk of In February and March, Hoven surveyed EVERY SUNDAY the requirement. the bribe in the sum of $18,000. developing psychological symptoms if some- 8,000 New York public school students in Morning Prayer Service: 8:30am. The slim timeframe could be particularly Investigators caught the transfer of cash on tape thing else happens,” said Sandro Galea, an grades 4-12. The questionnaires were designed challenging to Eddie Rodriguez. It has been par- after O’Connell, a retired NYPD detective, went to epidemiologist at the academy’s Center for to identify a broad range of ills, including de- Bagels and Talmud 9:30-10:30am ticularly tough for him because he could not be- authorities and agreed to wear a wire in meetings Urban Epidemiologic Studies. pression, post-traumatic stress disorder and With Rabbi Dovid Pinson gin collecting signatures until Tuesday, Sept. 3, with Rodriguez and Morales. By February, the number of people with substance abuse. September 9, 2002 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM AWP 19 BROOKLYN VIEWPOINTS

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OUR SCORE and seven years ago our fathers brought forth Better man Fupon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are is still in race created equal. HE NEW YORK Demo- ALAN S. CHARTOCK cratic primary for gover- OW WE ARE ENGAGED in T nor came to a sudden, mo’s strategy became, “I’m the a great civil war, testing screeching halt Monday with outsider and running against the Andrew Cuomo’s announce- party.” This from a man who Nwhether that nation, or any ment that he was dropping out took the credit for running his nation so conceived and so dedicated, of the race against state Comp- father’s campaigns and who troller H. Carl McCall. everyone knew was a major can long endure. We are met on a great The conventional wisdom power in Mario Cuomo’s ad- battlefield of that war. We have come was that McCall would clean ministrations. The residue of Cuomo’s clock in the primary, Papa Cuomo’s contentious rela- to dedicate a portion of that field as a and McCall did have some se- tionship with the Democratic final resting place for those who here rious advantages over Cuomo. Party has, like the proverbial He is beloved by the Democ- chicken, come home to roost. gave their lives that that nation might ratic Party, it is impossible not Mario Cuomo was actually live. It is altogether fitting and proper to admire the man as a human the best thing that Andrew had being and, in a world where going for him in the campaign that we should do this. every political move is dictat- but the younger Cuomo didn’t ed by partisan considerations, know how to play it. While McCall actually does things Papa was kept around, Andrew UT, IN A LARGER SENSE, because they are right. (Unlike seemed to want it both ways; we cannot dedicate — we Cuomo and Pataki, he has ap- the connection with dad but the peared on my shows on public idea that he was his own man. Bcannot consecrate — we can- radio for years, facing ques- That is exactly the kind of not hallow — this ground. The brave tions that would have made thing that will kill you. His others very nervous.) message should have been, men, living and dead, who struggled McCall has toiled in the “This is my dad and I’m proud here have consecrated it far above our Picture perfect. The Brooklyn Papers / Tom Callan vineyards for years, helping lo- of him.” Only when the polls cal governments around New began to turn against Andrew poor power to add or to detract. The York make sense of their tan- did you see the embrace. Too world will little note nor long remem- gled finances. His stewardship late. If Cuomo won the pri- LETTERS of the state pension fund has mary, black voters in this state ber what we say here, but it can never been exemplary to the point would never have forgotten it. forget what they did here. that so much money has been Men like Sen. Chuck raised that local governments Schumer and Attorney General Attention all pols: Stop lying to us have not had to make their Elliot Spitzer did what was T IS FOR US, THE LIVING, contributions for many years. right, they endorsed McCall To the editor: town spent more time focusing on the psy- 2-1/2 hours to get home. And it hasn’t gotten His audits have been effective and stayed with him, even rather to be dedicated here to the Regarding the article headlined “Smoke chological and physical characteristics that any better recently. So the choice is a 20- but never partisan, and up until when the polls were pes- unfinished work which they who Screen” (Sept. 2) and the calls for broader make an urban center hum, a great opportu- minute car trip, or a two-plus-hour train ride. this campaign, the McCall- simistic about his chances. The I testing of potential health effects of post-9-11 nity would not be missed. There are great ex- You choose. Pataki relationship has been Clintons, who had been sup- fought here have thus far so nobly ad- air, what we have not heard is why the EPA amples from American and European cities Back when we had R trains that ran the professional. Of course, all ported by McCall in the black vanced. It is rather for us to be here felt it necessary not to tell the truth to New where innovative pedestrian walkways, new length of the line, it took half an hour to get bets will be off in that depart- community, should have done Yorkers. seating areas and new traffic patterns have between my home and Manhattan. ment in an election. better but began to cover their dedicated to the great task remaining [EPAAdministrator] Christine Whitman’s led to exciting spaces where people from dif- If we had better service on the route that Cuomo was stymied in the bets when the tide turned in before us — that from these honored actions — and her inaction — border on the ferent backgrounds mix, hang out and, yes, feeds the southwest end of Brooklyn, and primary campaign because his the polls. Then the New York criminal in the many months following the buy stuff. Staten Island’s buses, then the choice might message and basic reasons for Times and the Daily News, the dead we take increased devotion to tragedy. The line between informing the pub- Brooklyn had an excellent opportunity at be simpler. Unfortunately at this point, be- running against McCall were two major powers in the New that cause for which they gave the last lic and not causing a panic is not all that fine. being the center of a successful traffic-calm- cause of the TA’s wrong-headed policies re- unclear. Cuomo chose to con- York press, endorsed McCall. When will so-called leaders learn that the ing project. Unfortunately, it has been wa- garding the R train, it is not. test McCall, the first African- Now that McCall has it full measure of devotion: that we here one thing we do not want to hear are false- tered down to the point of minimal effective- So if one of the guys wants to drive: I say, American to get close to the wrapped up, he can expect his highly resolve that these dead shall not hoods? Whether it is from a City Council ness. Let us hope that whatever new GREAT! — Richard Derespina, Bay Ridge governorship, despite the fact polls to rise to the point that member, the commissioner of Homeless Ser- commercial direction Downtown Brooklyn that for years in New York, this election will become a have died in vain; that this nation, un- vices, a bishop, the EPA administrator or the takes benefits New Yorkers who spend their white politicians have been ask- contest as people see what a der God, shall have a new birth of President — stop lying to us, we can take the time there and encourages people to linger. Leave library alone ing the substantial and crucial smart, well-meaning man he freedom: and that government of the truth. Or do they not want to admit the truth? I strongly believe that a well-designed and To the editor: black minority to vote for them. is. Americans are not racist — Paul Sheridan, Prospect Heights well-maintained space can be the foundation A very wise adage is: “If it ain’t broke, This was to be payback time when you offer them a decent people, by the people, for the people, for a successful environment. A successful don’t fix it.” and with near unanimity, the man who is fair and can do the shall not perish from the earth. environment can make people better citizens. Those of us dismayed at the closing of the Democratic Party responded. job. That is exactly what has ‘24-hour’ party people And better citizenship would not be such a Bay Ridge branch of the library feel this They did it because McCall is a happened in the case of Secre- To the editor: bad thing. — Dan Silverstein, Cobble Hill keenly. We now have a bookmobile so wonderful man and because it tary of State Colin Powell, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address In response to Dan Freeman’s question cramped and claustrophobic that I call it the was the right thing to do. Why who polls show to be one of about the meaning of “24-hour community” sardine can. Andrew Cuomo didn’t see that the most popular men in the November 19, 1863, on the battlefield (“Letters,” Aug. 19), the answer is easy: We You take the train Was the library in such dreadful shape that coming I will never know. I’m Bush administration. near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania know how much time law school students To the editor: some less drastic and long-term repairs [could not nearly as smart as the Cuo- Carl McCall, ordained minis- spend in the library after classes to complete Regarding tolls on the East River cross- not] be made? As a patron of many years, I mos are and I tried to warn ter, former Board of Education their studies successfully and why commut- ings, along with my fellow Brooklynites, I found it to be a pleasant and roomy oasis, and them. My remarks were any- president, former public televi- ing is a poor alternative to living within always felt that they should stay the way that well cooled by the air-conditioning. thing but welcome. sion executive, former United walking distance of their school; the students it is — free. But I might change my mind. I’m told by many angry and disgruntled Cuomo’s greatest weakness Nations ambassador, former testifying at the borough president’s hearing All of the writers that I have read sound folk that the bathroom was in fair shape. was what the pollsters called his state senator and superb comp- said so themselves. like they live very close to the bridge (or We now have to traipse to distant libraries “negatives.” Consequently, the troller has the ability to govern As soon as the dormitory building is ready bridges): I do not. I live right by the Ver- to return any books but seven-day ones, and more negative Cuomo became fairly, and the people know it. Never forget. for occupancy, presumably the students will razano-Narrows Bridge. And they speak or some videos are non-returnable as well. about McCall, the more people He may not be able to overtake spend a lot more of their pocket money on allude to public transportation — the R train There are six very steep steps. How can perceived the younger Cuomo Pataki but it will turn out to be a the local economy and frequent the trendy is very close and it IS easy for me to take. the disabled manage them in the bookmo- as a negative player. The rumors very close election. establishments on Montague, Court and I would love to be able to take the R when bile? Two people can’t pass each other in the out of the Cuomo camp that An- As for Andrew Cuomo, he Never again. Smith streets, so that the latter can stay open going out for a night with the guys in Man- narrow aisle. There is certainly, due to short- drew would be going negative has to help McCall in every way around the clock. hattan. But coming home by car takes ap- age of space, no great selection of books, ei- on McCall in the final days of possible now. If he doesn’t, his — Ursula Hahn, Downtown proximately 20 minutes. Try taking the train ther. the campaign further increased career in politics may be over. To the editor: to 95 Street after midnight on any weekend Open only four hours and on weekdays? the perception of Cuomo as a Alan S. Chartock is the execu- In response to the “Dollars for Down- night. Just compare what your timing is. How are school kids and others who need li- negative character. tive publisher of The Legislative town” article (Aug. 19), I must admit to feel- Let me give you an example. You go to brary facilities going to manage? When the Democratic con- Gazette, a weekly newspaper ings of joy and skepticism. the 14th Street or Eighth Street stations [in — Lillian Rottman, Bay Ridge vention turned to McCall, Cuo- about New York government. After living near Downtown Brooklyn for Manhattan] and wait, sometimes 30 min- nearly four years, I have recently been think- utes, for a train. Then you get on the train ing about the fact that, although there are that comes in, but it is only going to many stores there to fill my needs, my rou- Whitehall Street, or Canal Street. So you HISTORICALLY SPEAKING tine has always been about going to stores A, have to change there for the N train (the B and C and then leaving as soon as possi- only one running at that time of night ble. The overall landscape of downtown is since the people of Bay Ridge — and bleak during the day and bleak during the some Staten Islanders — got shafted by night, even with the successful farmer’s mar- changes several years ago). Then you get I once knew Billy Erwin 26 Court St, Suite 506, Brooklyn NY 11242 ket and moderately successful cineplex. on the N train after waiting, maybe anoth- (718) 834-9350 To read that community organizations will er 20 minutes. You ride as far as 59th S AN ONLY child living for him on the Internet. Then I re- be consulted about design at one point in the Street, where you have to wait for the next through the dark and deprived ceived two phone calls the same day Published weekly, 50 times a year, by Brooklyn Paper article and then further read that the main is- R shuttle for maybe another 20 to 30 min- Adays of World War II, I felt in October 2001: Billy’s picture was Publications Inc. Established 1978. Copyright 2002. sue revolves around “rapid development and utes. But you don’t know which side of neglected because I didn’t have any among those missing from the World • PARK SLOPE GROUP: Park Slope Paper, Windsor Terrace Edition, availability of space” leads this lover of the station that it’s going to come in on so relatives fighting for world peace — Trade Center. I wondered why one of Sunset Park Paper Brooklyn to seriously questioning the direc- everyone in the know waits by the north and willing to bring home war sou- my friends worked there. Then I felt • DOWNTOWN GROUP: Brooklyn Heights Paper, Downtown News, Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill Paper, Fort Greene-Clinton Hill Paper tion of this future “24-hour commercial, re- end of the stairs. The train comes in after venirs to me. But in my neighbors’ part of my life was missing. Sudden- • BAY RIDGE GROUP: Bay Ridge Paper, Bensonhurst Paper. tail and residential hub.” There continues to awhile and you MIGHT have to run up windows hung gold stars, a symbol ly, he became the one friend from my • MIDWOOD GROUP: Midwood, Kensington and Ocean Parkway Papers. be a naive belief that simply having more the stairs to cross over to the other side to of sacrifice. Now, 60 years later, an- past I wanted to see again. He be- speculative space will improve a downtown catch the next train headed towards 95th other calamity struck us. Again, I came important to me as the one per- PUBLISHER: Celia Weintrob (ext 104) district. This is simply not true. Street. Eventually I arrive at 95th Street! was fortunate not to know anybody son that I wanted to talk to again, to PRESIDENT: Ed Weintrob (ext 105) If those responsible for improving down- In the past, it has taken me as much as who was sacrificed in the World talk about life. Jerry Abramowitz MANAGING EDITOR: Neil Sloane (ext 119) Trade Center. “Later, I discovered that Billy FEATURES EDITOR: Lisa J. Curtis (ext 131) Until I spoke to my son, Brooks, JOHN MANBECK worked in the south tower, for Cantor SENIOR EDITOR & PRODUCTION MANAGER: a photographer, that is. This is what Fitzgerald. He had recently bought a Vince DiMiceli (ext 125) he wrote to me from his California “We toured around the country in house in New Jersey, where he lived STAFF REPORTERS: Patrick Gallahue (ext 123), home about his friend Billy Erwin, bicycle competitions and the people with his wife, Eileen, and their 3- Heather J. Wilson (ext 122) when they were teenagers together. he met reacted the same way: he sin- month-old son, Brendan. Then I real- ADVERTISING STAFF: Laurel Dagrosa Send us a letter (ext 110), “I see history as memories — gled out their traits and they under- ized what Billy’s dream was and that Susan Littman (ext 116), Nancy McGrath (ext 112), memories that help us understand stood. Everyone laughed with him he had found it. After the initial shock, Allen Nilson (ext 114), Roxanne West (ext 111) Brooklyn Viewpoints, The Brooklyn Papers’ opinion page, where we came from and help us and all of us felt equal. Any bad sit- I found I was happy for him and for PRODUCTION STAFF decide where we are going. My uation had a funny side. After losing everything Billy had achieved. He Art Director: Leah Mitch (ext 127), wants to know what you have to say about our coverage, and Ad Designer: Kevin Takasato (ext 126), memories of growing up in Brook- in a race, he bragged how he came had dreamed a simple dream that Receptionist: Tiffany Small (ext 101) about your community. lyn brought me back to the group of in dead last. most of us overlook. And I was happy OFFICE MANAGER: Teresa Addair (ext 117) friends I hung out with because of a “He was our best friend and in- for his happiness.” By E-Mail: [email protected] • By Fax: (718) 834-9278 common interest: bicycle riding. spiration. When he moved on to oth- Billy Erwin’s name never ap- COMPOSITION OWNERSHIP: Entire contents copyright 2002 Brook- lyn Paper Publications Inc. All ads and other content prepared by our By mail: Letters,The Brooklyn Papers, 26 Court St., Brooklyn, NY 11242 “We never gave much thought to er interests, the glue that held us to- peared in the New York Times’ por- staff, including ART WORK, DESIGN and COPY, remain the sole prop- the future; we just wanted to ride for- gether dissolved but we didn’t know traits of 9-11, but it was listed at the erty of The Brooklyn Papers and may not be reproduced elsewhere Please sign your correspondence and include your address and phone num- without the Publisher’s written permission. ever. Coming from different sections why. Why would he stop riding? We Union Square subway station fol- ADVERTISING: Subject to Terms Governing Acceptance of Advertising ber for verification. Letters may be edited for space and clarity. published in our latest rate card. of Brooklyn, we went to different couldn’t understand why he left us. lowed by a handwritten note: “We EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS: The Brooklyn Papers assumes no re- schools, but once out of school, riding “Maybe it was just a natural pro- miss you, Billy.” sponsibility for unsolicited materials. Articles, story ideas, letters, photog- raphy, and all other materials delivered to The Brooklyn Papers, whether brought us together. The guys in the gression, but after he left we all We remember him as one of the or not solicited by Publisher or Publisher’s agent and whether or not group represented different personali- moved on in different directions. nicest and most mature of Brooks’ they contain restrictions on publication or use, will be treated as un- conditionally assigned for publication and copyright purposes, unless ties but the one who drew us together Over the years, some of us would friends. For years, a note was mag- otherwise agreed in writing by the Publisher prior to publication. All submissions become the property of The Brooklyn Papers and will not be was Billy Erwin. contact each other. When we met, netized to our refrigerator: “Keep returned; submissions may be edited and may be published or otherwise “Billy was a person who made Billy Erwin stories would be the this signature. I’ll be famous one reused in any medium by or with permission of The Brooklyn Papers. CIRCULATION: Net figures, based on period norms. everyone feel good. Everyone he prime topic of conversation. Some- day. Billy Erwin.” Another memory MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS: Including First Class postage: $100 per year Quote of the week met liked him and he was a friend to one saw him tending bar at Captain was a black-and-white photograph per weekly paper ($300 for one copy of one paper from each different Group), prepaid. Foreign orders higher. Back issues, when available, per everyone he talked to. He was a guy Walter’s in Sheepshead Bay. Some- taken by my son. Billy is in the air copy — last eight weeks, $1; earlier this year, $2; last year, $5; earlier years, $10. Add $2 per copy postage and handling. All orders prepaid. “We would like to live as we once lived, but who would create a nickname for one else reported he had gone to on his bike doing a wheelie, his face EMPLOYMENT: From time to time, candidates may be considered for everyone he met and that name school in Plattsburgh. Billy kept away from the camera. As a caption, current and future positions. Letters of inquiry for editorial positions history will not permit it.” should be addressed to the Managing Editor; inquiries for other posi- stuck. Life was fun to him. He kid- moving on, searching for his my son had written: “Have you seen tions should be addressed to the Publisher, specifying position. —John Fitzgerald Kennedy ded skinheads and ‘guidos,’ but no dreams. School and a career would Billy Erwin?” MEMBER: National Newspaper Association, Independent Free Papers of America, Free Community Papers of NY, Brooklyn Chamber of Com- one was insulted. Somehow he be- help him achieve them. Now we have. merce. JFK Library came part of them and they returned “I moved out of Brooklyn but I al- John Manbeck was Brooklyn’s his- the compliment. ways thought about Billy. I searched torian from 1993-2001.