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BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260–2500 • Brooklyn, NY • ©2018 Serving Brownstone Brooklyn, Sunset Park, Williamsburg & Greenpoint 18 pages • Vol. 41, No. 38 • September 21–27, 2018 • FREE TROUBLED BRIDGE Squibb span to Brooklyn Bridge Park has no reopening date

By Julianne Cuba Now, Arup workers must think up de- Brooklyn Paper sign tweaks to again shore up the once Brooklyn Heights residents should notoriously bouncy span before park- not hold their breath waiting for the goers can set foot on it, a multi-step serpentine Squibb Bridge to Brooklyn project that Landau said would likely Bridge Park to reopen following its sud- drag on for an indeterminate amount den July closure, because the problem of time since the firm’s initial assess- meadow leaders claimed was a single ment of the bridge’s recent damage took faulty piece of wood is actually a far big- longer than planned. ger structural flaw, the stewards said. “It took us a lot longer to do the test- “I cannot give anybody a timeline as ing than we hoped, and it will take lon- to how long it will take,” said Eric Lan- ger for us to design the appropriate so- dau, head of the semi-private Brooklyn lution than you would like it to take,” Bridge Park Corporation, which main- he said. tains the green space. “Sadly, that one The water damage is a particularly piece that showed visual signs of prob- bedeviling problem because the wood lems is not the only piece where we used to build the $4-million, taxpayer- have deterioration.” funded footbridge — black locust — Park keepers shuttered the zig-zag- is supposed to withstand heavy mois- ging crossing from Middagh Street’s ture, according to Landau. “Every wood expert we spoke to said

Squibb Park to the waterfront lawn in File photo by Colin Mixson July , alleging a single plank in “poor The Squibb Bridge, seen here after park workers barricaded its Squibb black locust is the best there is — you condition” necessitated its closure, and could put it into a vat of water for 100

Park entry in July. Photo by Jason Speakman recruited engineering firm Arup Group years and you’d never have deteriora- — the same company tapped in 2016 to tion,” he said. “So we were really sur- oversee the span’s previous $3-million inspection last week, found the lone are as miffed about the span’s second prised, as was our wood expert, when repair after meadow stewards fired the piece of wood is actually among many prolonged shuttering as they are. they discovered that we had a piece Election fever firm that created the bridge amidst that that are crumbling due to “higher than “We know there are concerns,” he with decay.” fix — to survey the damage. expected moisture level,” according to said. “Let me be clear, we are upset Landau shared the news during an Democratic Socialist Julia Salazar embraced a supporter after win- And the engineers, who wrapped their Landau, who assured locals his staffers about its closure.” See BRIDGE on page 7 ning the Sept. 13 Democratic primary for New York’s 18th District, defeating eight-term state Sen. Martin Malave Dilan and now going on to represent parts of Bushwick, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Bedford-Stuyvesant, East New York, and Brownsville in Albany as she faces no general-election challengers. Attorney Zellnor Myrie (below), also won, delivering a stunning defeat to sitting Crown Plus: Floating ideas Heights state Sen. Jesse Hamilton. For more results, see page 3. Big pool proposed for Heights park, but concerns about crowding remain

By Julianne Cuba concerns, we really encourage you to share Brooklyn Paper ideas about how to mitigate them.” They want this pool to make a splash — Drury and green-space keepers at the without dampening neighbors’ privacy. semi-private Brooklyn Bridge Park Cor- Brooklyn Bridge Park leaders want poration told locals they hope the eter- the new public swimming hole they’re nal bath coming to the Middagh Street building in Squibb Park to be more than play space will fit between 150 and 300 double the size of the beloved Pop-Up people, up from the maximum of 60 that Pool it is replacing, according to consul- could cool off in the Pop-Up Pool that of- tants tapped to help plan the facility, but ficials drained for good at the end of the also asked neighbors to share their con- swimming season this year. cerns about foot traffic a larger pool will Residents also weighed in on the type draw to the tony enclave where residents of facility — whether a lap pool, wading have complained about unruly park-go- pool, or some hybrid of the two — in ad- ers in the past. dition to floating ideas about other ame- “How do we design things that im- nities they want to see in the space at the

Brooklyn Bridge Park Bridge Brooklyn pact the surroundings?” said Tythe De- Sept. 12 meeting about the project. Brooklyn Bridge Park bigwigs hope the new pool they are building in sign rep Kristina Drury, whose local firm Locals can also submit thoughts about nearby Squibb Park will fit more than twice the number of swimmers was tapped by meadow stewards to collect the scheme via an online survey — which

who could cool off in the meadow’s now-closed Pop-Up Pool. input on the project. “We do want to hear See POOL on page 5 Photo by Michael Simpson Downtown TKTS booth quietly closes By Julianne Cuba Bigwigs at stage-advocacy group have declined to where it wasn’t on and off Broadway. regularly drew queues of locals — But LeShay assured that plum- Brooklyn Paper the Theatre Development Fund, feasible for TDF, a not-for-profit But the window also hawked who often frustrated this paper’s meting profits, not the gun shots, And … scene. which opened the Downtown booth service organization, to maintain stubs to performances at local in- reporters when they had to bob and were to blame for the demise of Local theater-lovers now have in MetroTech Center next to this an outlet at this location,” said Da- stitutions such as the Brooklyn weave through the crowds while the local TKTS outpost, which he to schlep across the East River to newspaper’s headquarters in 2008, vid LeShay. Academy of Music, and was the racing to file a story on deadline claimed struggled to make money score half-price tickets for Broad- shut the window down on Sept. 1 The Kings County kiosk — like first of the organization’s booths to — to the booth, where last month a since it debuted. way plays after Brooklyn’s lone due to several months of low sales, its three surviving counterparts in accept credit cards when it opened patron waiting in line had to duck “Since opening in the summer TKTS window closed earlier this according to a spokesman. Manhattan — sold same-day and a decade ago. and cover after gunfire rang out in of 2008, sales have always been The Downtown TKTS closed month with no grand finale. “In the past year, ticket sales next-day discount tickets for shows And the low-cost entertainment the MetroTech campus. light,” he said. booth earlier this month.

grandfather preached, leading the family of the Staten Island–born songwriter to move into an apart- This schoolhouse a lock! ment next door. Baez and locals including many present-day occupants of Joan Baez, locals are triumphant in effort 238 President St. in March be- gan their push to landmark the to landmark small Carroll Gardens buildings old kindergarten and its neighbor — a campaign that inspired By Julianne Cuba sense of place, and I am thrilled this newspaper’s former editor Brooklyn Paper that they have now been for- to pen his own folk song about Cue the victory music! mally designated as individual the effort — after news spread Preservationists including leg- landmarks,” said Carroll Gar- that a developer sought to buy endary folk singer Joan Baez suc- dens Assemblywoman Jo Anne and demolish the former school to erect a seven-story residential ceeded in saving a pair of Carroll Simon. building in its place. Gardens buildings the musician’s The two-story building at 236 President St. opened in 1897 as But that deal allegedly col- family once lived and worked in the Hans S. Christian Memorial lapsed after city preservation- when officials named the prop- Kindergarten, the first freestand- ists kicked off the landmarking erties as city landmarks on Tues- ing facility of its kind in the bor- process for the two buildings day. ough, whose faculty moved into weeks later, when the owner of Advocates cheered the Land- its neighboring residential com- 236 President St. put the property marks Preservation Commission’s plex completed in 1853 shortly back on the market — where it decision to preserve the 19th-cen- thereafter. still sits unsold with a $4,950,000 tury properties at 236 and 238 Associated Press / I. Lopez Decades later, leaders of the price tag. President St., citing their inter- Joan Baez, who with locals First Methodist Episcopal congre- And following the landmarks connected past as integral to the pushed officials to landmark gation transformed the classrooms commission’s ruling, the agen-

Photo by Caroline Ourso neighborhood’s identity. the buildings where her fam- into the borough’s first Spanish- cy’s approval is now required for The city on Tuesday desginated the old schoolhouse at 236 President St., and its neighbor, “These two structures provide ily lived, and her grandfather speaking church, where clergy most renovations to the ancient as landmarks. a unique and highly sought after preached. including Baez’s Mexican-born structures. 2 AWP Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 September 21–27, 2018

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Saint Saviour High School PRIMARY ELECTION RECAP Park Slope, Brooklyn 101 years of forward-thinking Tish moves forward, Salazar stuns Dilan education for young women By The Brooklyn Paper Political Postmortem Bureau party’s line in the elections — Democratic Socialist Julia Salazar formida- Brooklyn Paper bly defeated eight-term Bushwick state Sen. Martin Malave Dilan, and in See what’s new at SSHS: Former Fort Greene Councilwoman and New York City’s sitting Public Crown Heights, attorney Zellnor Myrie won over sitting state Sen. Jesse Advocate Letitia “Tish” James is one step closer to becoming the state’s Hamilton, a former Independent Democratic Conference member. Other first black attorney general after Democratic voters statewide elected her incumbents, however, cruised to victory, including Gov. Cuomo, who is now Our 2018 Valedictorian as their party’s nominee in Sept. 13’s New York State primaries. And James primed for his third term as the state’s top pol. Read on for our roundup of wasn’t the only self-described progressive candidate who claimed the blue the primary-election results, color-coded for your convenience: was the ﬁrst SSHS student accepted directly into the Governor Frank Seddio and other local party Gov. Cuomo sailed to victory leaders — won his place on the bal- US Naval Academy. last Thursday night, handily defeat- lot by beating back former journal- ing his rival, political novice and “Sex ist Ross Barkan, some 8,572 votes to 71% of the Class of 2018 and the City” actress Cynthia Nixon, Barkan’s 6,235 after nearly all bal- even in the face of criticism that the lots were counted. earned almost $11 million in Queens-born incumbent failed New In November, Gounardes will face merit scholarships. Yorkers by not maintaining the belea- off with eight-term incumbent Repub- guered subway system — a center- lican state Sen. Marty Golden — piece of his challenger’s campaign — who defeated him by about 10,000 We are the ﬁrst girls high and after the Democratic Party sent votes in a previous race for the seat out a controversial mailer accusing back in 2012. school in the Brooklyn/ Nixon of anti-Semitism. Queens Diocese to have a Cuomo, who raked in some 963,165 20th State Senate District votes to Nixon’s 507,672 by the time Brooklyn lawyer Zellnor Myrie, hydroponic farm. roughly all ballots were counted, is who has never held elected office, won now all but certain to be a three-term an impressive victory over incumbent Our new Science Research governor like his father, Mario Cuomo, state Sen. Jesse Hamilton to nab the but still faces a challenge in November Democratic Party line, capitalizing program launches in 2018-19. from Republican Marc Molinaro — on resentment that many true blues who will also be on the Conservative Photo by Caroline Ourso held over Hamilton’s caucusing with and Reform tickets — and Green Party Letitia “Tish” James celebrated her Democratic primary victory in Republicans as a member of the Inde- nominee Howie Hawkins. the state Attorney General race last Thursday night. pendent Democratic Conference until the body dissolved in April. Visit us at our Fall Open Houses: Lieutenant Governor naj, earned some 578,552 votes by the resent parts of Bushwick, Williams- Myrie 22,601 votes to Hamilton’s Sunday, Sept. 30, 1 pm – 3 pm Cuomo’s second-in-command, time roughly all ballots were counted, burg, Greenpoint, Bedford-Stuyve- 19,138 by the time roughly all bal- Lieutenant Gov. Kathy Hochul, with challengers Zephyr Teachout at sant, East New York, and Brownsville lots were counted, but his primary Thursday, Oct. 18, 6 pm – 7:30 pm narrowly beat Midwood Councilman 441,640 votes, Sean Patrick Maloney up in Albany as she faces no gener- victory doesn’t assure him a seat in Jumaane Williams in her quest for at 356,781 votes, and Leecia Eve, at al-election challengers from other Albany, as he’ll face the sitting sena- RSVP: www.stsaviour.org/admissions a second term alongside the gover- 48,639 votes, trailing behind. parties. tor again in November’s general elec- nor. The Brooklynite will go on to duke tion, when Hamilton runs on the In- The Buffalo-born Hochul faced it out with Republican nominee Keith 17th State Senate District dependence and Women’s Equality a stiff challenge from the self-pro- Incumbent state Sen. Simcha party lines. claimed progressive, but ultimately Wofford, Green Party candidate Mi- chael Sussman, and Independence Felder comfortably prevailed over prevailed, netting some 720,655 votes his challenger, attorney Blake Morris, 46th State Assembly Dist. Party nominee Vincent Messina to Williams’s 637,751 with roughly winning some 15,197 votes to Mor- The race between the two can- in November. all ballots counted after a neck-and- ris’s 7,854 after nearly all ballots cast didates battling to claim the open neck race. 18th State Senate District were counted. seat representing Bath Beach, Bay STAY INFORMED! With the win, Hochul goes on to Ridge, Brighton Beach, Coney Is- Democratic Socialist of America Felder, who has represented parts of face Republican Julie Killian in No- land, and Dyker Heights vacated by candidate and political novice Julia Borough Park, Midwood, and Flatbush vember. as a Democrat since 2012, will return disgraced Assemblywoman Pamela Salazar bested state Sen. Martin Ma- Harris was still too close to call by Get daily updates on news in your lave Dilan in one of the night’s ma- to Albany for another two-year term, State Attorney General as he is also running on the Republi- press time days after the election, jor upsets, despite revelations that the Tish James, who represented Fort can line in the general election. with Columbia and New York Uni- Greene in Council for nine years be- newcomer lied about being a Colom- versity professor Mathylde Fron- neighborhood by signing up for our fore voters elected her to her current bian immigrant while on the trail, and 22nd State Senate District tus and Ethan Lustig-Elgrably, a office of New York City’s Public Ad- that she was previously registered as Andrew Gounardes won the former Chief of Staff and Legislative vocate, defeated three other competi- a Republican. Democratic nomination in the dis- Director to Coney Island Council- tors to score the Democratic nomina- Salazar, who ran a grass-roots trict encompassing Bay Ridge, Dyker man Mark Treyger, about 100 votes daily e-mail updates at tion in the race to replace disgraced campaign buoyed by endorsements Heights, Bensonhurst, Marine Park, apart after roughly 84 percent of bal- former Attorney General Eric Sch- including that of fellow Democratic Gerritsen Beach, Gravesend, and parts lots were counted. neiderman. Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, of Sheepshead Bay, Borough Park, Frontus held a thin lead with 3,060 James, who received several block- secured some 20,603 votes to Dilan’s and Midwood. The county-backed votes to Lustig-Elgrably’s 2,990, and BrooklynPaper.com/updates buster endorsements, including nods 14,614 by the time roughly all ballots candidate — who had the support locals will likely wait until the end of from Cuomo and rapper Nicki Mi- were counted, and will go on to rep- of borough Democratic party boss the month for the final results. 4 AWP Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 September 21–27, 2018

So-called ‘friends’ punch and rob woman Pretty larceny! cording to authorities. ing with the fish, according of electronics and cash from 84TH PRECINCT Crook swipes woman’s Shopping spree to authorities. a Myrtle Avenue restaurant Paramedics took the vic- sometime overnight on Sept. Brooklyn Heights– A pair of louts stole a bunch POLICE BLOTTER Dumbo–Boerum Hill– tim to Kings County Hospi- 13, cops said. credit card, spends away of clothes from a Smith Street tal for injuries to his neck and The baddie broke in Downtown boutique on Sept. 14, police Find more online every Wednesday at By Julianne Cuba A group of punks stole shoulder, cops said. through the eatery’s unlocked said. BrooklynPaper.com/blotter front door near Ryerson Street Brooklyn Paper their friend’s bag and punched The two good-for-nothings On camera her on Smith Street on Sept. at some point between 11:30 Some fashionable fiend entered the shop near Dean on Sept. 11, officers said. The 71-year-old victim told A villain stabbed a man pm and 10:30 am the next day, snatched a woman’s wal- 6, cops said. Street around 1:15 pm and in the arm inside a Park Av- The 31-year-old victim The 65-year-old victim police he put his bag inside the and ran off with Apple and let aboard a subway inside pushed an employee out of enue bodega on Sept. 14, got into an argument with told cops he was sleeping on a locker, without a lock, when Samsung tablets and a wad Borough Hall station on the way before running out cops said. the baddies over drugs near bench inside the green space he got to the gym near State of cash, officers said. Sept. 1 and used the vic- with their ill-gotten duds, ac- Video footage from the Pacific Street around 6 pm, near Nevins Street when the Street around 10 am, and that tim’s credit card on a cording to cops. deli near Cumberland Street Jewel thief when they socked her in the villain struck him with the when he finished working out pricey shopping spree later shows the snake stab the guy A burglar swiped a wom- that day, cops said. face and then fled with her Park bully pipe around 5 pm. around 1:20 pm, he noticed in his left arm around 10:37 an’s jewelry from her Wash- his bag was gone. The thief plucked the Coach purse containing her A brute hit a guy over the NYPD Now that’s cold! pm, according to cops, who ington Avenue apartment on victim’s billfold out of her cellphone, prescription med- head with a metal pipe inside The crook ran off with Some prowlers swiped said the victim and brute Sept. 13, police said. purse while on a moving Police are looking for ication, and credit cards, ac- a park on Schermerhorn Street his NorthFace bag contain- thousands of dollars worth then fled. The victim told cops Brooklyn-bound 2 train this woman. ing shorts, a shirt, and credit she left her apartment near of a woman’s jewelry from cards, and charged $350 to Road rage around 6:30 pm, before ex- Gates Avenue to head to work card was declined, accord- her Bergen Street home on one of the cards at two dif- Cops cuffed a guy for al- iting the subway and fleeing around 6 am. ing to officers, who said the Affordable Family Dentistry Sept. 7, cops said. ferent locations, according legedly socking a woman in to the distant isle of Man- The victim told police that And when she returned hattan, where she charged crook was last seen wear- in modern pleasant surroundings to a report. the face on Fulton Street on around 5:30 pm, she realized her engagement ring and ear- Sept. 14. the woman’s plastic at no ing a pink denim jacket rings were inside a drawer the good-for-nothing stole her less than three stores, ac- with two Kiss patches on State of the Art Sterilization (autoclave) 88TH PRECINCT The victim asked the sus- Kronaby smartwatch, a dia- Emergencies treated promptly in her apartment near Hoyt pect for help with the bus route cording to authorities. its front and the rock band’s Street when workers from a Fort Greene–Clinton Hill mond necklace, diamond ring, The scammer first hit logo on the back, and a gray Special care for children & anxious patients near Hudson Avenue a little and silver ring, officers said. heating and cooling company Slippery suspect before 10 pm, but he got agi- up an expensive French fanny pack. WE NOW ACCEPT OXFORD came over to perform unsu- — Julianne Cuba brand’s boutique, where Anyone with infor- A worm stole packs of fish tated and punched her, break- pervised maintenance in her she bought a $2,340 hand- mation regarding the from an Ashland Place gro- ing her front teeth, according • Tooth Bleaching (whitening) bedroom that day around 5 78TH PRECINCT bag at 7:11 pm, before us- incident is asked to call cery store on Sept. 15 and then to authorities. A good Samar- • Cosmetic Dentistry, Porcelain Facings & Inlays, pm. ing the card to purchase a Crime Stoppers at (800) Bonding Crowns & Bridges (Capping) pushed an employee down the itan saw what happened and Park Slope The woman couldn’t find second bag for $2,710 at a 577–8477. The public • Painless, Non-Surgical Gum Treatment stairs when he tried to stop tried to help, but the suspect the pieces of jewelry the next Face the Mace nearby department store can also submit tips by • Root Canal • Extractions • Dentures • Cleanings him, police said. then stabbed him in his torso day, and said her housekeeper and arm, police said. Some creep sprayed a eight minutes later, po- logging onto the Crime • Implant Dentistry • Fillings (tooth colored) The sneak grabbed the woman with Mace inside a • Stereo headphones • Analgesia (Sweet air) and children denied taking Paramedics transported lice said. Stoppers website at them, according to author- packages of smoked salmon Flatbush Avenue watering And less than an hour www.nypdcrimestop- from the market near Lafay- the second victim to Meth- Dr. Jeffrey M. Kramer ities. odist Hospital to be treated hole on Sept. 9. later, she tried to buy $400 pers.com or by texting ette Avenue around 7:40 pm, The victim, 23, told po- for his stab wounds, and the worth of gift cards at a third tips to 274637 (CRIMES) 544 Court Street, Carroll Gardens Gym rat before hitting the 22-year- lice she was trying to leave suspect to Brooklyn Hospi- retailer at 8:15 pm, but the then entering TIP577. 624-5554 s 624-7055 A punk stole a guy’s bag old employee in the neck the bar between Bergen tal, officials said. Convenient Office Hours & Ample Parking from his locker inside a gym and knocking him down Street and Sixth Avenue at and insurance plans accommodated on Boerum Place on Sept. 9, the stairs when he tried to Late-night snack 6:25 pm, when a jet of the her in the face, causing Explorer between Bond and authorities said. stop the sneak from the flee- Some jerk swiped a bunch chemical suddenly caught excruciating pain. Nevins streets at noon on The woman was taken to Sept. 15, and returned at 8 Methodist Hospital for treat- pm on Sept. 18 to discover ment following the attack, ac- that a nogoodnik threw a cording to police. rock through the window The case was closed with- and stole his toolbox and a out any arrests, cops said. phone charger. Battery included Vehicle vandals A thief rode off with Punks damaged a car a man’s e-bike he parked parked on Nelson Street some- on Prospect Park West on time overnight on Sept. 17. Sept. 2. A construction company The victim told police he left the blue 2010 Ford near locked his ride to a light post Columbia Street at 5 pm on near Third Street at 10:30 am, Sept. 17. and returned about an hour- And when someone from and-a-half later to find his bat- the company returned the tery-assist bicycle stolen. next day at 8 am, the person No arrests have been made found that vandals went un- in the case, which remains der the car and cut the cata- open, cops said. lytic converter, according to CRV you later! a report. Some crook drove off with Package gone a man’s ’99 Honda CRV he Somone stole a woman’s parked on Fourth Avenue on package delivered to a gro- Sept. 3. cery store on Union Street The victim told police he on Sept. 12. left his nearly 20-year-old The victim told police that green hatchback between she went to pick up a package, 10th and 11th streets at 9 pm, containing a pricey woman’s and returned two days later silk blouse, at the store near to find an empty spot where Hicks Street at 7:30 pm, but his ride had been. discovered it had been sto- Police closed the case with- len sometime between 2:17 out making any arrests. and 7:30 pm. Elemental fury Dirty crook A thief raided a man’s ’04 A purloiner tried to steal Honda Element he parked on body wash from a drug- Flatbush Avenue on Sept. 6, store on Smith Street on taking camping supplies. Sept. 14. The victim told police he The freebooter tried to left a bunch of outdoor gear steal four different body inside his car parked near the washes, but was stopped on Prospect Park Zoo at 9:30 pm, her way out of the store, ac- and returned about 24-hours cording to police. later to find his backpack, The galoot then fled the chair, Swiss Army knife, scene, but left behind her and sling shot stolen. purse, according to a re- Police closed the case with- port. out making any arrests. Car robber Market bust A rogue broke into a car Cops cuffed a 29-year- parked on Bush Street on Sept. old man for allegedly beat- 15 and stole cash and valu- ing another guy inside a Sev- ables from inside, authori- enth Avenue supermarket on ties said. Sept. 9. The victim told police that The victim told police he the louse broke the rear driv- was arguing with the suspect er’s-side window and took an inside the market between iPhone 6, its case, and $200 12th and 13th streets at 5:06 near Clinton Street at 7:30 pm, when he started punch- pm. ing and scratching him. Authorities cuffed the man Bag snatcher later that day, charging him A dirtbag pushed a woman with misdemeanor assault, to the ground and snatched cops said. her purse on Douglass Street — Colin Mixson on Sept. 16. The victim told authori- 76TH PRECINCT ties that she was walking towards Bond Street at 2:08 pm Carroll Gardens– when the pillager came by her Cobble Hill–Red Hook left side and tried to take her Butler St. bandit pocketbook. A burglar broke into a car She pulled back and the parked on Butler Street some- brigand pushed her to the time between Sept. 15 and ground and forcibly took 18 and stole a toolbox, po- her bag, which contained kice said. her credit card and $70, ac- The owner of the car told cording to a report. cops he parked his 2000 Ford — Kevin Duggan NERDS LOVE

CALL TO ADVERTISE: (718) 260-4552 September 21–27, 2018 Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 AWP 5 ON THE RADIO: The new Flatbush Ave? By Moses Jefferson Brooklyn Paper Councilman Stephen Levin took a deep dive into what guided his crucial vote on the controversial plan to build the most-dense project outside of Manhattan on Flatbush Avenue on the latest episode of Brooklyn Pa- per Radio. The Boerum Hill pol joined hosts Vince DiMiceli and An- thony Rotunno (along with intrepid reporter Julianne Cuba), File photo by Ben Muessig who immediately asked him Boerum Hill Councilman to break down the pluses and Stephen Levin joined minuses of the so-called 80 Brooklyn Paper Radio Flatbush plan, which is pres- to discuss his behind- ently weaving its way through closed-door negotia- the city’s mandatory Uniform tions with the developer Land Use Review Procedure of 80 Flatbush. — a process that needs to be approved by various agencies, — a common practice in the Council, and the mayor be- newspaper industry — with fore any zoning change can Alloy Development/Luxigon Alloy Cuba forecasting that the proj- be made. And although he was able to from using every trick in the sundown on Wednesday, so he ect will be approved pretty come up with more pros than book to try and pry an answer must have known which way much the way it is planned, cons, Levin refused when Ro- out of him during a podcast he was going to vote. DiMiceli thinking it will be tunno asked him to write the so important, its dialogue was But Levin said he didn’t. a bit smaller, and Rotunno, headline for Friday’s edition of live-blogged by editors at com- And DiMiceli used an old- well, for Rotunno’s prediction The Paper, which sadly went to peting websites. school tactic and simply asked you’ll just have to listen. press before the vote took place Cuba, for instance, put two how he planed to vote, hoping Brooklyn Paper Radio is on Thursday morning. and two together by explain- to catch the two-term council- recorded and podcast live “I really don’t know,” the ing that, with Yom Kippur cel- man off guard, but that didn’t from our studio in Amer- councilman said. “I couldn’t ebrations beginning on Tues- work either. ica’s Downtown and can say at this point.” day, there really wasn’t much Still, Levin’s silence did be found on BrooklynPa- But that didn’t stop your time left for Levin to negoti- not stop your local scribes per.com, on iTunes, and of battle-hardened journalists ate with anyone until at least from predicting the outcome course, on Stitcher.

Blasio promised to funnel $6 million towards repairing the park, specifically its decrepit What the muck? diamonds, at a neighborhood town hall . But because of red tape, the McCarren ball ﬁ elds are a muddy mess cash only recently arrived at the Parks Department, which By Julianne Cuba last week held a public meeting Brooklyn Paper to kick off its nearly year-long They’re fields of night- project to fix the fields’ drain- mares! age system, plant fresh grass, Local athletes blasted and make other upgrades, ac- the city for letting McCa- cording to spokeswoman Mae rren Park’s three grass ball Ferguson, who said the job’s fields deteriorate into wa- next steps are a nine-month terlogged mud pits that they procurement phase followed claimed residents are forced by construction. to maintain because officials Roth applauded the city for are moving too slow on a plan finally dedicating funds to re- to reseed the diamonds. store the facilities, but said officials shouldn’t wait for the “Why am I looking at a multi-million-dollar project pond at second base?” said to patch up the worst parts Kevin Dailey, whose Brook- Photo by Caroline Ourso of the play spaces. lyn Kickball league plays at Kickballers are fed up with the poor quality of the “I’m happy that we got the meadow’s Gilroy Field ev- fields that they claim the city has failed to maintain. some recognition from the ery spring and summer. “The mayor,” he said. “They are onus is on us to fix the field, ing the diamonds for as long bad as it looks. spending in the right spot, but the Parks Department refuses as he’s played on them, claim- “The softball fields have they should look into some to help.” ing he can’t remember a time always been the black sheep, maintenance for existing prob- The hipster kickballer when the three fields inside drainage has been an is- lems, because right now it’s and his league’s nearly 400 the Lorimer Street green space sue for 10 years,” said Ben just unsanitary.” members aren’t the only ones bounded by Manhattan and Roth. “They’re simply unus- Elsewhere in the park, of- miffed about the muck — a Nassau avenues and Bayard able. When you walk past the ficials are laying new rubber Greenpointer who has led a and Berry streets weren’t reg- puddles you notice the odor on its track and new artifi- neighborhood softball league ularly pockmarked by mas- — fresh rain is not supposed cial-turf on its enclosed soc- in the park for the last decade sive craters filled with dirt and to smell like that.” cer pitch as part of a separate accused officials of neglect- stagnant water that smells as Last October, Mayor De- $4-million revamp.

president Eric Landau — that such as shaded areas, food lumbia Heights to Squibb Park asks participants to rank con- vendors, and a skating area — which has a second entry POOL... cerns about pedestrian traf- in the colder months. point from Brooklyn Bridge Continued from page 1 fic and the number of people The survey additionally asks Park via the Squibb Bridge, but received roughly 1,500 re- that might come to the pool; residents to share ideas about meadow stewards shuttered that sponses, according to Brook- to share their ethnicity; and possible changes to the current zig-zagging span in July with no lyn Bridge Park Corporation whether they’d like features entrance ramp leading from Co- reopening date set — because construction of the pool may require reconfiguring the in- cline, according to Drury. “We have an opportunity to approach that entrance in different ways,” she said. Atlantic to Sands Planners identified the blacktop-covered Squibb Park PROJECT UPDATE as the perfect location for the swimming hole based on costs, size, and feasibility, after rul- The New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) will ing out other options that in- be hosting a Project Update on the Rehabilitation/ cluded permanently docking a Replacement of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway from Atlantic pool-equipped barge similar to Avenue to Sands Street. the “Floating Pool Lady” that briefly moored at a meadow pier back in 2007 , and building an eternal bath on uplands within the green space, Drury said. Officials expect the new swimming hole to cost between $10 and $15 million, one- third of which the park will pay for, with builders — including Dumbo-based Alloy Develop- ment, the firm that owns the swanky high-rise at 1 John St. inside Brooklyn Bridge Park and is proposing the controversial 80 Flatbush complex in Boerum Hill — chipping in $1.2 million, and the rest being scrounged up by the Brook- lyn Bridge Park Conservancy, the meadow’s fund-raising and programming arm, which will Thursday, September 27, 2018 tap local pols and private do- nors for cash. Green-space keepers hope 1 MetroTech Center, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn NY 11201 – Enter from Jay Street to request proposals from po- Direct subway access from the A, C, F, R Lines at Jay Street – MetroTech Station or tential pool architects this fall B57, B67, or B54 MTA Bus Line after reviewing all public in- For more information contact: [email protected] 332.999.4520 put, according to Drury, who said they hope to start work on the project soon after in order to have the pool ready for swimmers by 2020. 6 AWP Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 September 21–27, 2018

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Brooklyn Paper’s essential guide to the Borough of Kings “The music really does have the harmonic complexity of a jazz tune but remains listen- able as popular music because people can re- late to it,” said guitarist Luca Benedetti, who lives in Park Slope. Benedetti teamed up with Kris Bauman, who plays banjo, sings, and writes the music, when they were both working in a music store. The pair blended their various musical interests to form the Dang-it Bobbys, inspired by a wide variety of artists, including Paul Simon, Beck, Wunder bars and Thelonius Monk, said Bauman. “Stylistically both of us come from pretty large musical backgrounds where we’ve heard The best places to celebrate Oktoberfest in Bklyn! all kinds of different music and we kind of bring all that,” he said. The pair’s songs also tend to have elements By Julianne Cuba of humor and humility, he said. Brooklyn Paper “There’s some universality of being in a tight spot and somehow getting through it and laugh- t is the best fest! ing about it later,” Bauman said. The holiday of beer and bratwurst At Superfine, the pair will play some of their I launches this weekend in Deutschland favorite hits, including “Sad Sack” about a guy and in Brooklyn! Biergartens and bars all who cannot get the girl of his dreams, and “The over the Borough of Kings will play Ba- Cow Song,” about a cow who wants to be ab- varian tunes and serve massive steins, and ducted by an alien. we have picked out the best spots celebrate The humor and unexpected turns of the band’s Oktoberfest from now until October. music matches its name, a catch-phrase from the animated sitcom “King of the Hill,” which Double deutsch! ended in 2010 but recently made an Internet Both locations of the Black Forest Brook- comeback. lyn beerhall will be decked out for the four “The father is always shocked at what the weeks of the German beer festival! Black son [Bobby] does, because the son’s not really Forest Fort Greene will feature the Balkan turning out the way he expected — it happens brass band Slavic Soul Party at its Oktober- all the time on the show,” Bauman said. “Now fest opening and closing parties, on Sept. 22 it’s this huge Internet meme.” and Oct. 13! And the Smith Street location Brooklyn Americana Music Festival takes will host a pair of parties on Sept. 29 and place at various locations between Dumbo and Oct. 6, also with a live brass band. Each Red Hook from Sept. 20 to Sept. 23. www. event will start with a keg-tapping cere- bkamf.com mony with free-flowing beer, and guests can The Dang-it Bobbys at Superfine (126 Front compete in the mug-holding competitions! St. at Pearl Street in Dumbo, www.bkamf.com). or enter the bar’s dirndl and lederhosen In- Sept. 23 at 1 pm. Free. — Julianne McShane stagram selfie challenge for prizes. Black Forest Fort Greene (733 Fulton St. between S. Elliot Place and S. Portland Avenue in Fort Greene, www.blackforest- BOOKS brooklyn.com). Sept. 22 at 9 pm; Oct. 13 at 10 pm. $20–$35 ($14–$24 in advance). Black Forest Smith Street (181 Smith St. between Warren and Wyckoff streets in Boerum Hill). Sept. 22 through Oct. 13. Reading picks Sept. 29 and Oct. 6 at 8 pm. Free. Greenlight Bookstore’s pick: “Palaces for A mighty fine haus! the People,” by Eric Klinenberg Check out Williamsburg’s popular Ra- This book is a call to action to improve our degast Hall on Sept. 22 or 29 for its annual quality of life by investing in, building, and grow- Oktoberfest parties, featuring the High and ing our “social infrastruc- Mighty Brass Band and the Triad Brass ture” — shared spaces Band, respectively. You will feel like you where different groups and in the middle of Munich while sitting can come together. on the bar’s classic wooden benches, while Klinenberg focuses servers decked out in dirndls serve steins Photo by Stefano Giovannini Photo by Caleb Caldwellour attention on our Black Forest Brooklyn en- of beer and endless amounts of pork from Prost with the most!: (Clockwise from top): Both locations of Black Forest Brooklyn will go all out for Oktoberfest, vironments, the ways we the pig roast go around. starting with an opening party on Sept. 22 in Fort Greene. The Radegast Hall and Biergarten is a slice of Germany in interact with them, and the Radegast (113 N. Third St. between Williamsburg, with Oktoberfest parties planned for Sept. 22 and 29. And beer is the centerpiece of the Oktoberfest people around us. He pro- Wythe and Berry streets in Williamsburg, celebration at the Brooklyn Bavarian Biergarten in Park Slope. vides historical context, www.radegasthall.com) Sept. 22, 11 am– modern-day examples, 10 pm; Sept. 29 at 11 am–2 am. Free. 22; 11 am–11 pm; Sept. 23, 11 am–7 pm. The Well (272 Meserole St. between and hope for the future. $18–$40. Beer Bash Waterbury Street and Bushwick Avenue in This is a wonderfully in- Garten variety The Brooklyn Bavarian Biergarten in Bushwick, www.nycbrewed.com/blockto- spiring book that I refer to Get playful at the People’s Playground Get your freak on! Park Slope will start its annual Oktoberfest berfest2018). Oct. 6; 1–5 pm. $14–$35. constantly since reading the book. I cannot rec- with classic lawn games (or drinking games)! Step down the Boardwalk to the Freak- celebration with a showdown between two ommend it enough. Luna Park’s first Coney Island Oktober- toberfest at Coney Island Brewery on Sept. German beers: Hofbrau and Grevensteiner. Deutschland in Dumbo — Rebecca Fitting, Greenlight Bookstore fest, on Sept. 22–23, will feature plenty of 22. The brew masters there will debut two Help to settle which is best at a party with The Dumbo archway will transform into [686 Fulton St. between S. Elliott Place and S. beer, fun, and games, including bier pong, new cans of beer inspired by monster ce- giveaways, music, and more! a Bavarian biergarten for Oct. 5 and 6! Portland Avenue in Fort Greene, (718) 246– flip cup, cornhole, kan jam, and jenga. And reals: Count Flocula, a kolsch-style beer Brooklyn Bavarian Biergarten (265 Pros- On Friday, four-hipster cover band the 0200, www.greenlightbookstore.com]. Coney Cones will launch a limited-edi- brewed with marshmallow fluff, lactose, pect Avenue between Fifth and Sixth ave- Polka Brother will play some classic Bohe- tion boozy Beer Gelato, which uses Sam and cocoa nibs, and Blueberry Boo-liner, nues in Park Slope, www.brooklynbavarian- mian tunes, as well as pop songs with a bit of Community Bookstore’s pick: Adams Oktoberfest to churn out an alco- a sour beer brewed with blueberries. The biergarten.com). Sept. 22 at 4 pm. Free. added polka flair. And on Saturday, the New “Democracy,” by Henry Adams holic treat either as gelato or sorbet. The day will also feature a stein-hoisting con- Orleans-inspired Street Beat Brass Band will An instant bestseller when it was published anon- gelato will be available (to people 21 or test, and a screening of the original “Drac- Block party play German, polka, and oompah tunes. ymously in 1880, Henry Adams’s “Democracy: An over) throughout October. ula” film at 8 pm. Instead of German beer at Octoberfest, Oktoberfest at the Dumbo Archway American Novel” is a hi- Coney Island Oktoberfest (enter on Coney Island Brewery (1904 Surf Ave. sample local beer at Blocktoberfest! The fifth (Water Street between Anchorage Place larious and scathing farce, Stillwell Ave, between Surf Avenue and near W. 16th Street in Coney Island, www. annual event will pour brews from more than and Adams Street in Dumbo, www.dum- depicting Washington cor- the Boardwalk in Coney Island, coneyis- coneyislandbeer.com). Sept. 22; noon–3 35 New York City breweries in Bushwick bo.is). Oct. 5; 5 –10 pm; Oct. 6, 1 –10 pm. ruption and New York high landoktoberfest.eventbrite.com). Sept. pm. Free. on Oct. 6. Free. society in all-too-familiar fashion. Melville meets the swamp in Adams’s chis- are self-taught, and must overcome dif- eled-from-marble prose. ficult conditions to tell their stories, This book is your election said Duval-Carrie. For instance, artists season must-read! from the Grand Rue neighborhood, an — Samuel Partal, epicenter of the earthquake, often use Community Bookstore material pulled from the ruins around [43 Seventh Ave. be- An art quake tween Carroll Street and Garfield Place in Park them to construct their work. “They live in borderline extreme Slope, (718) 783–3075, www.commu nityb ook- conditions, but the work is strong and store.net ]. Haitian exhibit shows art make very important statements on the conditions in Port-au-Prince,” Word’s picks: “How Are You Going to Save he said. Yourself,” by JM Holmes from an ‘apocalyptic’ city Even if one is not familiar with Trying to describe the stories in “How Are You Haiti or Port-au-Prince, the show of- Going to Save Yourself ” is almost as disorienting By Alexandra Simon lated groups to show that the diversity fers an eye-opening look into a dif- as reading them. You as- Brooklyn Paper of Haiti is more than excellent, and ferent culture and art scene, said Du- sume that you are starting we’re creating something very new val-Carrie. a story with a certain an- he show is Port-au-Prince charm- that has political, social, and cultural “It’s a complex city and we have gle or narrative structure, ing! significance,” said Edouard Duval- a presentation that mostly captures and then you find yourself T A new exhibit in Red Hook Carrie. “This shows the complexity a place in deep trouble,” Duval-Car- looking through Wonder- showcases the diversity of Haiti’s urban of the city.” rie. “The artwork shows you all that land glass at a former ver- artists. “Potoprens: The Urban Art- Duval-Carrie focused his exhibit on they are contesting, and I applaud it sion of yourself. JM Hol- ists of Port-au-Prince,” on display at three Port-au-Prince neighborhoods because it’s different when you’re an mes accomplishes this not Pioneer Works until Nov. 11, features known for their artwork — Bel Air artist living in a country where the with genre-defying dips more than a dozen artists based in the for its Vodou flags and textile art- government is non-functioning, dis- into speculative fiction, country’s capital. Most outsiders have istry, Riviere Froide, known for its jointed, and dysfunctional really. It’s but with a narrative con- only a single vision of Haitian culture, sculptors, and Grand Rue, renowned almost apocalyptic.” trol over the minds of his but this show offers several distinct for Haitian crafts and art made from “Potoprens: The Urban Artists of characters and readers. strands of art from Haiti’s most pop- scrap material. Port-au-Prince,” at Pioneer Works This explosive collection asks the questions that ulous city, said the exhibit’s Haitian- The artwork consists mostly of [159 Pioneer St. between Conover we often avoid, and I hope you hang on until the

Walter Wlodarczyk American co-curator. sculptures, collages, and photogra- and Van Brunt streets in Red Hook, very. last. page. Skull in the box: The new Red Hook exhibit “Portoprens: The Ur- “We want to complicate the narra- phy, depicting the city’s history, art, (718) 596–3001, www.pioneerworks. — Hannah Oliver Depp, Word [126 Franklin ban Artists of Port-au-Prince,” features several sculptures that in- tive and not just show Haitian art do- religion, political scene, and cultural org]. On display Wed–Sun; noon–6 St. at Milton Street in Greenpoint, (718) 383– corporate skulls and other creepy motifs. ing the same thing. That’s why we iso- shifts. Many of the 17 artists in the show pm, until Nov. 11. Free. 0096, www.wordbookstores.com]. 10 AWP Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 September 21–27, 2018

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Editor Anthony Rotunno every Tuesday at 1:30 NIGHTLIFE, MILLENNIALSNOW CON- COMING SOON TO DANCE, COLLABORATIONS IN FERENCE GAME NIGHT: The con- DANCE FESTIVAL: A celebration pm for an hour of talk on topics Brooklynites ferences for millennials kicks off with of movement-based performance a night of games and networking. BARCLAYS CENTER developed through collaboration Millennials love board games, right? with artists working in fi lm, sound, hold dear. $15. 6–8 pm. 100 Bogart (100 Bogart costuming, visual art, and more. $22 St. between Johnson Avenue and FRI, SEPT. 21 SAT, SEPT. 29 ($18 in advance). 8 pm. Triskelion Ingraham Street in Bushwick), www. ESPORTS, ESL ONE NEW YORK: Arts [106 Calyer St. between Banker Each show, featuring in-studio guests and millennialsnow.net. FAMILY, SESAME STREET LIVE! Street and Clifford Place in Green- DANCE, INTRO TO VOGUING: A LET’S PARTY!: $19–$125. 5:30 $45–$169. 9 am. point, (718) 389–3473], www.triskel- call-out segments, can be listened to live or workshop introducing the street pm. ionarts.org. dance style of vogue to participants SUN, SEPT. 30 MUSIC, VIENNESE MODERNISM AT played anytime at your convenience. at all levels of dance experience, BAM: The Brooklyn Metro Cham- grounding the form as a tool for SAT, SEPT. 22 ESPORTS, ESL ONE NEW YORK: ber Orchestra performs. $40. 8 resistance and queer liberation. This $45–$169. 9 am. pm. BAM Fisher (321 Ashland Pl. workshop is wheelchair accessible. FAMILY, SESAME STREET LIVE! between Hansen Place and Lafay- Free. 7 pm. BRIC Arts Media House ette Avenue in Fort Greene), www. [647 Fulton St. at Rockwell Place in LET’S PARTY!: $19–$125. 10:30 THU, OCT. 4 bam.org. Fort Greene, (718) 683–5621], www. am, 2 pm, 5:30 pm. MUSIC, PARK SLOPE BLUEGRASS & bricartsmedia.org. MUSIC, BRUNO MARS: $81–$236. 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By Alexandra Simon Brooklyn Paper t’s art and ‘Soul.’ The Brooklyn Museum’s lat- I est — and largest — exhibit focuses on the work of black artists at the peak of the Black Power movement. “Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power, 1963–1983,” on display until Feb. 3, features more than 150 paintings, photos, sculptures, and other forms of art pro- duced during a significant era of black

Matt Pulliam American history, said the show’s Welcome to the show: Actress Deanna Noe plays one of the mysterious charac- assistant curator. ters in “Stars in the Night,” now playing in Dumbo. “The exhibit looks at ways in which artists responded to the political mo- ment — or did not, and the ways in which they innovated with material related to black identity,” said Ash- ley James. Each room of the two-floor ex- Fault in the Stars hibit covers artists from a particular city or region in the United States, since movements in different areas It’s immersive, pretty, and pointless channeled the time period in a different ways, said James. Fortunately, those awkward moments de- “There is a broad scope and a di- The Butcher of crease as the night goes on, as you stum- verse range of black artists, and what ble from park to studio apartment to a cock- they were doing during one of the Flatbush Ave. tail party. most revolutionary times in Amer- And if you persevere through two mostly ican history,” she added. Extension inaudible monologues, delivered by actors For example, the Chicago-based

standing beneath the Manhattan Bridge while artist collective AfriCOBRA painted Museum Brooklyn trains rattle overhead, you will find a few mo- colorful, positive portrayals of pop- f you see a dozen people wandering through ments of beauty — a pretty song, a breathy ular black figures, including Mal- Materialized: (Clockwise from Dumbo looking lost, best not to talk to soliloquy in the dark, and an excellent old- colm X, Angela Davis, and spiritual top) Benny Andrews’s three- I them. They might follow you home. fashioned cocktail (provided by sponsor Van deities. And Kamoigne — a pho- dimensional mixed media That’s especially likely if they are audi- Brunt Stillhouse, an actress manages to note tography collective from Harlem — piece “Did the Bear Sit Under ence members in “Stars In the Night,” an without breaking character). photographed everyday black life the Tree” uses cloth and other oddball mess of a play that takes place five But it adds up to not much at all, moments in New York. materials. Betye Saar’s “The times a night through Oct. 14, along a half- strung together by a flabby, vague story about The exhibit’s most blatantly po- Liberation of Aunt Jemima” is a mile stretch of Brooklyn Bridge Park and family members who don’t get along, and who litical piece of art is a door meant to seminal work in the Black Power Dumbo. The “intimate, immersive produc- might be better off if they stopped trying. visualize the assassination of former movement. And Wadsworth A. tion” takes no more than 12 audience mem- Actress Davonna Dehay, as over-the-top Black Panther Fred Hampton, who Jarrell painted colorful, positive bers on a journey, with actors leading the real estate agent Alice, is a breath of fresh air, was killed by Chicago police offi- images of black figures, includ- group from one spot to another. turning every pothole into a neighborhood cers during a controversial raid at ing this 1971 piece, titled “Rev- Some performers speak directly to the perk as she leads the crowd about. his apartment in 1969. In response, olutionary (Angela Davis).” crowd, and ask questions — your answers When she left us at the end of the show, artist Dana Chandler brought to life won’t matter, since this is an immersive, not the audience members bonded as we tried to “Fred Hampton’s Door II,” a bullet- interactive show. Others ignore you entirely, piece together the story, speculating about riddled door with a stamp of gov- ment, said James, as artist sought and you watch them like silent ghosts. which characters were related, and poring ernment approval. to express things they could not put Between segments, there is a bizarre ad- over the program for clues. But $125 is a steep “That’s a really powerful work, into words. justment period, as you wait in a crowded price tag, if the real show was the friends we and he used an actual door for greater “Soul of a Nation” at Brooklyn public space for the next character to appear. made along the way. emotional impact because it repre- Museum Brooklyn Betye Saar, Museum [200 Eastern Pkwy. at Is this person part of the show? No? How “Stars in the Night” in Dumbo (starting sents a piece of history that was ex- Saar’s sculpture “The Liberation of create empowering art that combated Washington Avenue in Prospect about this one? Is this an actress, or are we point revealed when you buy a ticket, www. tremely violent, foregrounding the Aunt Jemima,” which reclaims the harmful portrayals, said James. heights, (718) 638–5000, www. just following a random woman as she has starsinthenight.net). Tue–Sun at 7 pm; 7:30 action of Hampton’s killing” said stereotypical advertising figure and When people think of the Black brooklynmuseum.org]. Open Wed, an ostentatious but not-especially-interest- pm; 8 pm; 8:30 pm; and 9 pm, through Oct. James. arms her with a shotgun. Power era, they rarely think of art, Fri–Sun, 11 am–6 pm; Thu, 11 am– ing conversation on the phone? 14. $125. Another notable piece is Betye Saar and other artists sought to but it was a key part of the move- 10 pm. $16 suggested donation.

JAZZ AMBASSADORS: COLD WAR DIPLOMACY

OCTOBER 17, 7:30PM Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum $45 General / $35 Museum Members

Hear music performed by the Jazz Ambassadors during the Cold War, and learn about the racially integrated bands who Benny Goodman in Red Square, Moscow, Soviet Union, 1962. performed around the globe, promoting an idealized image Photo courtesy of the Irving S. Gilmore Music Library, Benny Goodman Papers, Yale University. This and other photos are part of an exhibition of America. created by the Meridian International Center, Washington, D.C. Jazz Ambassadors: Cold War Diplomacy has been made possible in part by PANEL the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Wycliffe Gordon | Ingrid Monson | Penny Von Eschen Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Moderated by Robert O’Meally

PERFORMANCE Wycliffe Gordon & His International All-Stars PIER 86, W 46TH STREET & 12TH AVENUE, NYC intrepidmuseum.org

Purchase tickets at 2018 © Intrepid Museum Foundation. All Rights Reserved. Except as permitted under applicable law, this work may not be copied, published, disseminated, INTREPIDMUSEUM.ORG/JAZZ displayed, performed or played without permission of the copyright holder. 12 AWP Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 September 21–27, 2018

pass). 3:30 pm–midnight. COMEDY, THE JONES FAM- in Brighton Beach). COLLECTIVE: A mixed Syndicated (40 Bogart St. at ILY RETRO SHOW: Rock DANCE, BENJI HART AND media group exhibition for Thames Street in Bushwick), and roll drag king sisters NIC KAY: Benji Hart per- Bushwick Open Studios 9 DAYS... revolutionmefi lms.com. Maris Jones and Lavinia forms “World After This 2018. 6–10 pm. Brooklyn COMEDY, “PICTURE THIS”: Jones Wright present an One (work in progress),” Collage Collective [37 Trout- Continued from page 10 Comedians perform as old-school variety-show which combines vogue- man St. in Bushwick, (201) lery Players [199 14th St. they’re drawn live by car- look at the last 60 years of ing, bomba, and gospel 655–1714]. between Fourth and Fifth toonists and animators. rock music, with comedy, music. NIC Kay continues COMEDY, JOE PERA’S FALL avenues in Park Slope, (212) $45–$150. 5 pm. Brooklyn drag, live sketches, com- their ongoing project “Get EVENINGS: The comedian 352–3101], www.gallery- Bazaar (150 Greenpoint mercials, musical perfor- Well Soon.”” Free. 7 pm. tests new material.Each players.com. Ave. between Manhattan mances, burlesque, pup- BRIC Arts Media House show will also feature a dif- MUSIC, MOHAMED ABOZE- Avenue and Franklin Street pets, and more. $15 ($11 [647 Fulton St. at Rockwell ferent, incredibly special KRY AND KASKADÉ: The in Greenpoint), bkcomedy- in advance). 8 pm. Knitting Place in Fort Greene, (718) guest. $15. 7 pm. Union Egyptian artists play a rare festival.com. Factory [361 Metropolitan 683–5621], www.bricarts- Hall [702 Union St. at Fifth US show. $21–$25. 8 pm. ART, “THE END STARTS Ave. at Havemeyer Street media.org. Avenue in Park Slope, (718) Roulette [509 Atlantic Ave. NOW” OPENING RECEP- in Williamsburg, (347) 529– READING, “CAN WE ALL BE 638–4400], www.union- at Third Avenue in Boerum TION: A solo show from 6696], bk.knittingfactory. FEMINISTS”: Editor June hallny.com. Hill, (917) 267–0363], www. Brooklyn artist RAE, featur- com. Eric-Udorie discusses her TALK, DRAG MAKEUP 101: roulette.org. ing sculpture made from MUSIC, KONK PACK TRIO: collection of intersectional Embrace your inner drag cast-off materials, plus $25 ($18 in advance). 8 pm. essays with some of the queen at this three-hour installations and perfor- Roulette [509 Atlantic Ave. book’s contributors. Free. intensive workshop. $100. 7 SAT, SEPT. 22 mances. Free. 6–10 pm. at Third Avenue in Boerum 7:30 pm. Books Are Magic pm. NYC Resistor (87 Third RAE Pop-Up (1220 Surf Hill, (917) 267–0363], www. (225 Smith St. at Butler Ave., Fourth Floor, between TALK, A BETTER YOU: United- Ave., third fl oor, between roulette.org. Street in Carroll Gardens), Bergen and Dean streets Healthcare hosts a series of Stillwell Avenue and W. COMEDY, SIDE PONYTAIL www.booksaremagic.net. in Boerum Hill), nycresis- health and wellness educa- 12th Street in Coney Is- COMEDY: The Mon- THEATER, “POST;DEATH”: A tor.com. tional events to help seniors land), www.instagram.com/ day night comedy show new, original play directed NIGHTLIFE, NEW YORK and other Medicare ben- rae_bk. welcomes Alingon Mitra, by Theresa Buchheister BURLESQUE FESTIVAL efi ciaries learn more about COMEDY, LET’S BE FRIENDS: Doogie Horner, Brittany and written by Title:Point’s PREMIERE PARTY: More Medicare and their health Ninety minutes of comedy Carney, and more. Free. 8 ensemble of collaborators. than 20 burlesque beauties care coverage options. With and interviews with Saman- pm. Friends and Lovers (641 $20. 8 pm. The Brick [575 shake their stuff at this kick- music from the Persua- tha Ruddy, Courtney Magin- Classon Ave. between Dean Metropolitan Ave. between off party. $15 ($12 in ad- sions. Free. 10 am–2 pm. nis, David Tveite, and more. and Pacifi c streets in Crown Union Avenue and Lorimer vance). 8 pm. Brooklyn Bowl BAM Fisher (321 Ashland Pl. Free. 6:30 pm. Muchmore’s Heights), www.fnlbk.com. Street in Williamsburg, (718) [61 Wythe Ave. between between Hansen Place and [2 Havemeyer St. at N. Ninth 907–6189], www.brickthe- N. 11th and N. 12th streets Lafayette Avenue in Fort Street in Williamsburg, (718) ater.com. Greene), www.bam.org. in Williamsburg, (718) 576–3222], muchmoresnyc. TUES, SEPT. 25 FILM, KEVIN GEEKS OUT 963–3369], www.brooklyn- MARKET, SEX EXPO 2018: com. ABOUT DAVID CRONEN- bowl.com. Vendors present the latest COMEDY, “ARMCHAIR EX- TALK, “UPENDING THE IVORY TOWER”: Historian BERG: A video variety show THEATER, “A CHORUS LINE”: technological innovations to PERT”: A live evening Dax from comedian Kevin Maher Stefan Bradley shares the 8 pm. See Friday, Sept. 21. help you get it on. $25. 11 Shepard’s popular interview and a slew of guests. $16. am. Brooklyn Expo Center history of how the Black COMEDY, “RONNIE LUVS podcast (guest to be an- 9:30 pm. Nitehawk Cinema COMEDY”: A new stand-up (72 Noble St. at Franklin nounced). $35–$65. 7 pm. Power movement took [136 Metropolitan Ave. Street in Greenpoint). Kings of comedy: Sisters Maris Jones and Lavinia Jones Wright will bring their hold in university halls. $5 show featuring Casey James BAM Howard Gilman Opera between Wythe Avenue Salengo, Carmen Christo- TOUR, HIDDEN HISTORY House (30 Lafayette Ave. 1970s-style rock ’n’ roll variety show “The Jones Family Retro Show” to the Knit- (Free for members). 6:30 and Berry Street in Wil- pm. Brooklyn Historical So- pher, and Martin Urbano, STROLL: A walking tour of between Ashland Place ting Factory in Williamsburg on Sept. 24. liamsburg, (718) 384–3980], the Evergreens Cemetery, ciety [128 Pierrepont St. at and hosted by Fareeha and St. Felix Street in Fort www.nitehawkcinema.com. Khan as Ronnie. $5 (cash with a trip inside the nor- Greene), www.bam.org. Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 222–4111], NIGHTLIFE, DREAMBOAT only). 9 pm. Vital Joint (109 mally off-limits Receiving COMEDY, PUPPETS PRESENT WORKSHOP FOR BEGIN- trio sets. $15. 7 pm. Shape- BURLESQUE: Sail away to a Vault. $5. 11 am. The Ev- SUN, SEPT. 23 NERS: Learn to sing in a fun, Shifter Lab [18 Whitwell Pl. www.brooklynhistory.org. Meserole St. between Leon- STAND UP COMEDY: Co- fantasy land of 1950s show- ard St. and Manhattan Ave. ergreens Cemetery [1629 medians Kelsey Caine and supportive atmosphere! between First and Carroll READING, AL CONTRERA: girl entertainment. Free. 10 READING, JOHN STRAUS- The founding member of in Williamsburg). Bushwick Ave. at Conway Carmen Lagala get turned BAUGH: The author dis- $85. 2 pm. Alliance of streets in Gowanus, (646) pm. The Starliner [1446 Myr- the Mystics, a Brooklyn Street in Bushwick, (718) into puppets, but carry on cusses his book “City of Se- Resident Theaters [138 S. 820–9452], www.shapeshift- tle Ave. between Bleecker 455–5300], www.theever- with the show. $8. 7 pm. dition: The History of New Oxford St. between Hanson erlab.com. doo-wop group, discusses and Menahan streets in SAT, SEPT. 29 greenscemetery.org. Union Hall [702 Union St. at York City During the Civil Place and Atlantic Avenue READING, DARNELL his memoir “Hushabye: Bushwick, (347) 405–6572], MUSIC, PARK SLOPE BLUE- Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, War,” at a spot that served in Fort Greene, (603) 357– MOORE: The author of “No The Mystics, the Music, www.thestarliner.com. ART, BROOKLYN COLLAGE GRASS & OLD TIME JAM- (718) 638–4400], www. as the “Grand Central 4693], fearofsinging.com. Ashes in the Fire: Coming and the Mob.” Free. 7 pm. COLLECTIVE: 11 am–6 pm. BOREE: 12 pm. See Friday, unionhallny.com. Depot” of the Underground THEATER, “A CHORUS LINE”: of Age Black and Free in The BookMark Shoppe See Friday, Sept. 28. Sept. 21. NIGHTLIFE, END OF SUM- Railroad. Free. 1 pm. Plym- 3 pm. See Friday, Sept. 21. America” talks with journal- [8415 Third Ave. between THURS, SEPT. 27 ART, COFFEE AND CONVER- MUSIC, BUSTLE’S RULE MER ROOFTOP PARTY: outh Church [75 Hicks St. THEATER, “DOG SEES GOD”: ist Brian Vines. Free. 7 pm. 84th and 85th streets in SATION WITH MARY MAT- Bay Ridge, (718) 833–5115], NIGHTLIFE, LET’S DANCE BREAKERS: Janelle Monáe Head to the top of the Pod at Orange Street in Cobble 3 pm. See Friday, Sept. 21. McNally Jackson Books [76 TINGLY: The artist will tour performs at this brand-cen- Williamsburg hotel for a Hill, (718) 624–9385], plym- N. Fourth St. at Wythe Av- bookmarkshoppe.com. 2!: Rock the house with and discuss her new work. THEATER, “OLIVER!”: 2 pm. COMEDY, STEVIE: A witchy rhythmic retro R&B, salsa, tric day of music, food and quiet clubbing part, with outhchurch.org. See Friday, Sept. 21. enue in Williamburg, (718) Free. 12 pm. BRIC Arts 387–0115], www.mcnally- comedy show inspired by and contemporary music. experiences. $45. 1–8 pm. three DJs, glow-in-the-dark FILM, REVOLUTION ME FILM MUSIC, MARTIN MCQUADE: Media House [647 Fulton jackson.com. Stevie Nicks. With Cole Es- Proceeds go to the Imani LeFrak Center at Lakeside gear, and a great view. $25 FESTIVAL, DAY THREE: A The crooner will sing many St. at Rockwell Place in Fort [171 East Dr. at Ocean Av- ($20 in advance). 7 pm. cola, Jess Salomon, Recca House. $20-25. 6 pm– Greene, (718) 683–5621], three-day festival of movies of the classic songs com- FUND-RAISER, “BROAD- midnight. King’s Beer Hall enue in Prospect Park, (718) RFTP [247 Metropolitan from emerging fi lmmakers, WAY DOES BROOKLYN”: O’Neal, and more. Free. 8 www.bricartsmedia.org. posed by George Gershwin. pm. Our Wicked Lady (153 [84 St. Marks Pl. between 462–0010], bustlerulebreak- Ave. at N. Third Street in with an award ceremony Free. 3–6 pm. Circles Cafe A Dramatists Guild Foun- READING, RIVERHEAD POP- ers.splashthat.com. Williamsburg, (800) 833– Morgan Ave. between Sc- Fourth and Fifth avenues in at 9 pm. $12 ($45 weekend and Grill [6931 Third Ave. dation benefi t concert, Park Slope, (718) 638_2059], UP READING ROOM: ART, “THE END STARTS 9281], www.quietevents. pass). 3:30–11:30 pm. Syn- hosted by Darren Criss and holes and Meserole streets Celebrate Banned Books com. at Ovington Avenue in Bay in Williamsburg), www.our- www.imanihouse.org. NOW” OPENING: A solo dicated (40 Bogart St. at Ridge, (718) 748–4611]. featuring performances by week with an afternoon of art exhibit by RAE, with THEATER, “DOG SEES GOD”: Thames Street in Bushwick), Matthew Morrison, Mark wickedlady.com. THEATER, “POST:Death”: provocative reads and con- COMEDY, JENNY’S BIRTH- 8 pm. See Wednesday, paintings and sculptures 7:30 pm. See Friday, Sept. www.revolutionmefi lms. Ballas, Ariana DeBose, Erich COMEDY, GRANDBABY versation on the Brooklyn Sept. 26. made from cast-off objects. 21. com. DAY VARIETY SHOW: A Bergen, Lesli Margherita, COMEDY: Join Mary Cella, waterfront. Free. 1–4 pm. Free. 6–10 pm. RAE Pop-Up birthday-themed variety Ethan Slater, and Kathryn Cara Weinberger, and Brian THEATER, “A CHORUS LINE”: Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier THEATER, “OLIVER!”: 8 pm. ART, “THE END STARTS show and blow-out, hosted (1220 Surf Ave., third fl oor, See Friday, Sept. 21. NOW”: 1–4 pm. See Satur- Gallagher. $55—$149. 7:30 Bahe for a comedy show 8 pm. See Friday, Sept. 21. 3, Greenway Terrace, (212) by Jenny Gorelick and followed by free karaoke. between Stillwell Avenue DANCE, COLLABORATIONS day, Sept. 22. pm. National Sawdust [80 366–2203, www.brooklyn- and W. 12th Street in Coney Addie Weyrich. $10 ($8 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Av- Free. 8 pm. Baby Grand bridgepark.org. IN DANCE FESTIVAL: 8 THEATER, “ANGELA DELFINI in advance). 8 pm. Union FRI, SEPT. 28 Island), www.instagram. pm. See Friday, Sept. 21. enue in Williamsburg, (646) Greenpoint [55 McGuin- DINING, BREWMINARIES EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR Hall [702 Union St. at Fifth ness Blvd. South at Newton com/rae_bk. YOU”: Join Delfi ni and her 779–8455], www.national- OUTDOORS, THE GREAT PRESENT “LOCAL”: The COMEDY, STATIONARY CIR- Avenue in Park Slope, (718) Street in Greenpoint, (347) THEATER, “A CHORUS LINE”: nervous subject Estrella sawdust.org. DUMBO DROP: An annual home-brewers’ guild throws CUS COMEDY SHOW: A 638–4400], www.union- 463–9106]. See Friday, Sept. 21. 2 pm free comedy show in Brook- on a clownesque fi ve-step hallny.com. COMEDY, THE ROAST OF block party with a spec- a beer festival celebrating and 8 pm. 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During his right to remain silent or rage the day before. ing of Sept. 17 and injured 26 this time, he allegedly walked speak with an attorney and Evon Stephens, 23, was people, including 20 firefight- through the garage and tried then confessed to starting the charged with damaging more ers, although none of the in- to open several vehicles. fire, according to court doc- than 135 vehicles owned by juries were life-threatening, At approximately 8:15 am, uments, saying that he did it various local car dealerships, according to a spokesman for the cameras captured the de- because he believed that peo- which store their cars in the the fire department. fendant walking through the ple used the cars for “sexual garage, according to docu- The mall stayed closed for area in the garage which is activity.” ments from the U.S. Attor- Monday and Tuesday, but re- used by a Mercedes-Benz For now, Stephens will ney’s Office for the Eastern opened on Wednesday Sept. dealership, where he entered be kept in federal custody. District of New York. The ar- 19, according to a statement a parked car and was captured His next court date hasn’t son case is going before the tweeted by mall officials. moving around inside it, ac- been set. Sentencing in J’Ouvert shooting Gang members get prison time for death of gov’s aide By Colin Mixson early morning J’Ouvert festivi- zile with a 20-to-25-year sen- second-degree murder. 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stations had already closed by the time he arrived at 1:45 pm. Fast food But although he couldn’t sample all of the cuisine, Quinn, who trekked to Taste Taste fest’s unlimited bites from his home in the outer borough of Manhattan, still devoured quicker than praised the event as a way to get out and see what’s cooking vendors could serve them in Kings County kitchens. “Williamsburg has By Brianna Kudisch wrapped at 5 pm, according to changed so much over the for Brooklyn Paper a first-time food hawker. past few years and the fes- Photos by Stefano Giovannini It tasted good while it “We ran out around 3:30 tival gives you an excuse (Left to right) Christoffer and Trine checked out the festival while in town from Norway. Corey Cash of Cash Only BBQ showed off his to explore the city more,” lasted! pm and I was like ‘Oh, no,’ ” tattoos and finger-lickin’ fare. Brooklyn Brewery’s Rebecca Schwartz poured some beer at Taste Williamsburg Greenpoint. A new policy offering tick- said Nino Coniglio, the owner he said. et-holders unlimited bites at of Williamsburg Pizza and The fast-disappearing free the Sept. 16 Taste Williams- Brooklyn Pizza Crew. “I 40 other vendors came to- eat samples to anyone who ran out of the 170 pizzas and he plans to participate again eaters throughout the event, samples also helped organiz- burg Greenpoint food festival was scrambling to order gether at East River State shelled out $55 for a ticket, or 300 rice balls he prepared next year. according to attendee Isaac ers achieve their goal of cut- was so successful that some dough from one of our res- Park to feed the masses at the $85 for early VIP admission, long before closing time, Williamsburg barbecue Quinn, who said the vendor ting back on festival-related vendors had their plates wiped taurants.” ninth-annual festival, which to the four-hour feast. the local pieman deemed joint Cash Only BBQ’s booth had enough finger-lickin’ fare waste, according Taste direc- clean long before the event Coniglio and more than this year offered all-you-can- And even though Coniglio the day a success and said also fielded hordes of hungry for him to try even as other tor Dana Krieger.

The R&D Salon is looking for Volunteers Woman, ages 18-40, Men ages 30-45 Your backyard: Where the wild things are To join our panelist Team Now! iving mice a re-think. That’s what I’m doing, TO BECOME PART OF G having just watched the amazing new 3D film now 3IZNFTXJUI OUR TEAM OF COSMETICS playing hourly at the Amer- PRODUCT TESTERS ican Museum of Natural History: “Backyard Wil- $3";: Woman, ages 18-40 derness.” It is hard — well, let’s say By Lenore Skenazy The R&D testing Institute is a facility dedicated to ensuring that the best a little hard-er — to hate the personal care and cosmetic products possible are introduced to the market whiskered nibblers once you family. Although the couple coyotes.

We value your opinions of the products and use them to improve see what they’re up against, spent several years making na- “There’s all these amaz- Museum of Natural History including freezing, starving, our products and communicate their benefi ts. ture documentaries in places ing animal actions happening Yes, even Brooklynites have racoons in their back- and staring down the family yards, even if this home isn’t in Brooklyn. Products will be given to you to take home to evaluate. like Madagascar and Alaska, right outside, some of them dog as it peers inquisitively home was just, well, home. at night, and you’re going to The cosmetic products will be picked up and returned from our location at: into the mouse hole. Give it They lived in New York City miss them if you’re glued to eras (and vastly enhanced by film actually shows us, over 120 West 45th St., Third Floor, New York, NY 10036 up for these mice! “Backyard for a while — land of pigeons your screen,” she said. Wilderness” is a movie that Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’ ”). the course of just a minute or and squirrels — then moved They set out to prove it. makes you so thrilled to be All told, about 10 ducklings two, the six months it takes up to Croton-on-Hudson, land And so, over the course of part of all the living things on leave the nest, find their mom, for the carcass to decay into earth, you feel a kinship not of deer and squirrels. Noth- four years of filming, they follow her to the local pond, the earth. At the end, won- just to rodents, but to sala- ing that remarkable. managed to get footage of and then, in yet another act der of wonders, the deer has manders, frogs, and even But once they had kids things even they hadn’t re- of derring-do, jump in and truly disappeared. And pre- some bugs. and read Richard Louv’s alized were happening, like start swimming. cisely where it died, we see TO BECOME PART OF OUR HAIR COLOR PANEL Heck, even to a dead “Last Child in the Woods,” a duck family living in their And that’s just one spe- new plants shooting up. It is Women ages 18-40 (hair not longer than shoulder length) and deer. they realized this genera- backyard tree (yes, some cies! The film burrows into remarkable to the point of Men ages 30-45 interested to receive FREE HAIR COLOR? Let me explain. tion wasn’t growing up as ducks live in tree holes). a raccoon home and shows a prayer-like: World without The services offered are semi color (temporary) with no peroxide The movie is about a year connected to the outdoors Thanks to a camera they mama with her babies. The end, amen. or ammonia, Demi-permanent color and permanent hair color. in the life of a suburban New as previous ones. managed to wedge into the filmmakers manage to docu- The movie makes you “It gave us a feeling of ur- hole, we get to watch as All services are performed by highly experienced licensed professionals. York home and its backyard. ment a caterpillar as it morphs laugh, too, especially when gency,” says Young. the duck eggs hatch, all at into a chrysalis and then into you see the parallel existence Your fi rst appointment will be for an interview with one of our But rather than a tale of the family that lives there, the hu- They wanted their kids once. Downy little critters a butterfly. Seeing that makes of the mice, just trying to live professional representatives who will evaluate your hair qualifi cations mans are almost comic ex- — and everyone else’s — to peck through their shells to you want to pump your fist their life in the wall, and the for acceptance into our testing panel. tras in the film, often seen understand that nature isn’t emerge cute as kittens, but in the air and give it up for suburban kids just trying to If you are accepted into our panel, a hair color appointment will be schedule tapping away at screens — only in exotic locations. It’s braver than Braveheart. How Mother Nature. She is un- do their homework. for a future date and you will be receiving free hair color or driving off in their big red everywhere, from vacant lots brave is that? Later the very stoppable! Let’s hope that the home- services every 4,5 or 6 weeks. cars — oblivious to the drama in the city to the lush lawns same day of their birth they Of course, that doesn’t work for many a New York happening all around them in of Larchmont. There are bea- waddle over to the hole their mean the animals themselves City school child this year is the natural world. vers in the Bronx River, says mom has just blithely flown are unstoppable. We watch a to see this film and go home SIGN UP WITH SUSANA And that, say husband- Todd. And hawks and falcons out of and jump. pack of coyotes track a deer. to look for nature. Hint, kids: and-wife filmmakers Susan throughout the five boroughs. Duckling after duckling Dear readers, the deer does You got this. E-mail: [email protected] Todd and Andrew Young, was Snowy owls have been spot- takes floppy flight, an amaz- not win — but we do. 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