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Dec. 11, 2016 Your Neighborhood — Your News® May 1–xx, 2016 Yarrr on the air! WILD BY COLIN MIXSON Shiva me timbers! A pirate radio station offering Talmudic wisdom and spouting Jewish fables has for weeks been interfering with 105.9 WQXR’s public broadcast in Kensington, Windsor Terrace, and parts of CARDS Park Slope, and local fans of New York’s only classical radio station say they’re fed up. “It’s public radio, I contribute ‘Spank the Yeti’ naughty fun to it, and I can’t listen to it because this guy’s there,” said Courtelyou Road resident Patrick Russell. BY CAROLINE SPIVACK husband Bryan Wilson. “We “It’s the only classical station in Talk about a stacked deck! want people to chuckle the mo- the city, and it’s a crime!” A raunchy new card game ment the cards are on the table. Russell began noticing an created in Cobble Hill chal- And I think it does a great job at irritating crackle when he lenges players to predict which bringing people together to cre- tuned into New York Public lewd and bizarre activities their ate lasting, fun memories. There Radio’s classical station a few friends might perform with a is nothing better when someone weeks ago, but assumed it was variety of pop culture fi gures, tells us, ‘Oh I remember mud merely someone gabbing away mythical creatures, and objects. wrestling Madonna,’ and can’t nearby on a walkie-talkie, he The creators of the “Spank the stop laughing as they’re remem- said. Yeti” card game say they were bering the crazy time they had It wasn’t until the problem inspired by the party game “f- playing the game.” persisted on a near constant ba- --, marry, kill,” but pushed to In each round of the risque sis that he tuned into 105.7 and make the game as dirty as pos- game, one player — “the Yeti” realized it was actually a Jewish sible without being offensive. — pairs up three action cards talk-radio station that was mess- The game — now on shelves in (verbs) with three object cards ing with his Mozart. eight Brooklyn stores — is not (people, creatures, and things), “It just kept up, so I started for the easily embarrassed, said while the other players try to fooling around, and I changed one creator. predict the Yeti’s answers. But it to 105.7 and — boom — there “It’s not for those who blush instead of the traditional trio of comes this guy giving a lecture GAME ON!: A raunchy card game called “Spank the Yeti” hit Brooklyn stores last easily,” said Sara Farber, who having sexual relations, propos- designed the game with her Continued on page 8 week. Photo by Stefano Giovannini Continued on page 6 Offi cer threatened It’s the art of the meal BY CAROLINE SPIVACK Elsokary dropped her Police arrested a man who 16-year-old son at the cor- BY JULIANNE CUBA cember for its annual robust conversation, said allegedly threatened an off- ner of Ridge Boulevard and Soup’s on display! Soup Kitchen event, in the gallery’s founder. duty police offi cer who was 67th Street and then parked A Park Slope gallery which a volunteer artist “I really wanted it to wearing a hijab, yelled big- her car a little before 6 pm is showcasing commu- prepares a one-pot meal be a space where every- oted slurs at the decorated last Saturday. While she nity and home-cooked for about 20 people and body feels welcome and hero and her teenage son, was parking, a guy started Photo by Stefano Giovannini meals during the holiday displays their art for the feels like they are part of and told them to “go back to shoving her son, police KEEPING WARM: Girl Scout season. The Open Source night. The event is de- it and involved and have your country” on Dec. 3, ac- said. The off-duty cop inter- troop member Lily Monaco Gallery offers free food signed to bring artists something to say,” said cording to a police report. vened, and the man called serves soup at Open Source and a different art dis- and community members Monika Wuhrer, who Police Offi cer Aml Continued on page 10 Gallery on Dec. 2. play every night in De- together for a meal and Continued on page 8
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The hus- retire- news their of bad the broke Gannett Mary and friend.” agood losing …it’s like neighborhood for the loss a tremendous it’s think “I aweek. once at least store the frequents Boerum Gaw Jr., Hill a Francis ington residenttated,” said George Wash- who hood. in the lit-loving neighbor- hole leave ahuge say it will who booklovers local ing crush- business, in years 35 after year the endof at the emporium the closing are storefront and street Court BookCourt have sold their Cobble shewrote. all That’s Hill book shop said. onelocal new president, for a readies country the as crucial is headlines est lat- the to access and news, their get to library on the the internet or do nothave computers who Brooklynites month. atsupposed home were that for rely renovations year the of beginning tothe wrap in which closed branch, up lastreopen the Brighton Beach Brooklyn Public Library the that demanding are cals date.return This library is way past its A closed book A Library’s overdue notice Brighton Beach book depot reopening delayed Cobble Hill’s BookCourt closing after 35 years Zook wouldn’t say who Owners Henry Zook “I’m absolutely devas- The owners of beloved “Now it’s very impor- Information-starved lo- BY JULIANNE CUBA BY LAUREN GILL LAUREN BY loss for Court Street bib- Street for Court loss salon.” oranail here in to see another bank come don’t “I want years. for 32 Hill Cobble in lived who has Robbins, Debra said hood,” neighbor- the of such apart replacement. dull a dreading already are ers Pacifi occupied between Dean and they spaces two the shop in pop momand their ceed suc- who know will doesn’t puter, Idon’t wifi have Idon’t have com- read. to new —we president want the election, —the tant branch would be lending lending be would branch ary, offi Leddy. Adam man spokes- system to according renovation — $1.5-million ergy-effi en- install and furniture, new in bring system, ing cool- and heating its grade so contractors could up- library closed last winter Joseph Ben-Po. said important,” very, very on with the election, it’s going what’s know to want ofthismonth. end the at bookworms Brooklyn’s FINAL CHAPTER: BookCourt is the second second the is BookCourt it’s tragic, “It’s really When it closed in Janu- Road First Brighton The c streets, but custom- c streets, cials had said the the said had cials cient lighting — a —a cient lighting BookCourt will close after 35 years of serving ofserving years 35 after willclose BookCourt , I I , be Dec. 31. will day last its and ping, shop- for Christmas open million. $5.5 of tune estatereal fortunes to the rising strip’s onthe in ing Street of Warren cash- , also corner at the decades three cently shut up shop after Bookstore Community re- tered used literary boutique clut- notoriously of owner —the year this liophiles typically by construction — delayed often are tions available.” community as soon as it is that information with the share we will and soon, date reopening anticipated project, expects renovation branch the ing to have an struction, which is manag- mentsaid Leddy. of “The Depart- Design for delay,” chance ways the al- is ovation work, there and Con- said. Leddy reopen, when it will donotknow but now they by November, again books Community News Group / Lauren Gill /Lauren Group News Community But the neighborhood neighborhood the But BookCourt remain will Indeed, library renova- library Indeed, “As majorren- any with Continued on page 9 on page Continued 9 onpage Continued 3 DEC. 11, 2016, BROOKLYN WEEKLY Victor Tenisaca Tenisaca Victor Photo by Joshua Winata Photo by Jordan Rathkopf Continued on page 8 The Our Lady of Perpet- us in the Christmas spirit.” ual School Help Choir sang students carols to kick off the cere- School and a trio of Sunsetmony, High Park out without her sons Matthew, James, and Ryan. a won- “It’s derful to ring way in the hol- iday season always and it’s com- in involved get to nice munity events.” CHRISTMAS WITH CLAUS: and his sweater-clad pug Shiloh came out to spend the evening with Santa. “It was really “The kids really looked looked really kids “The year in a row. It It row. a in year was a dazzling one said display, local stum- who bled into the fes- tivities. exciting,” said Victor Tenisaca, came who with out his pug Shiloh. “I was walking dog when my saw thewe celebration. We take to pictures stopped with Santa and listen to mu- was It reallysic. nice. got It table experience one trio for of brothers, said a parent. forward and it were very excited to meet Santa,” said Eva Marie Lane, came who O, CHRISTMASO, TREE!: A loyal crowd of Bay Ridgites came out in force thefor tree 29 lighting despite on Nov. the pouring rain. nitely got you in got you nitely Christmas season BY CAROLINE SPIVACK Hundreds welcomed the Bay Ridgites ushered ushered Ridgites Bay braved Cheermeisters defi “It the in gathered Locals BY CAROLINE SPIVACK Tree-lighting welcomes welcomes Tree-lighting
Shore Road Park lights up for the holidays the for up lights Park Road Shore Sunset spark! Tree’s company! It’s a beloved holiday tradi- a beloved holiday It’s tion. Christmas season illu- by minating a tree Our at Lady Park Perpetualof basilica Help Sunset The 1. Dec. on Business Dis- Improvement trict — representing mer- chants along the Fifth Av- corridorenue — hosted the yearly Yuletide and ushered in the season by lighting its Christmas tree the for 16th It’s a beloved holiday tradi- a beloved holiday It’s tion. in theholiday season with a Christmastree lighting theat Shore Road Gazebo 29. on Nov. the cold and came in out droves the — despite pour- celebrate to — rain ing Christmas caroling with and cocoa. hot really It got people in the holiday spirit, said one reveler. the mood Christmas for it was just such a nice event hearing the songs,” said Holly Bakke, lives who and neighborhood the in came with out her daugh- “It was a beautifulter. thing.” nearby Shore Hills com- afterplex the illumination, and students from The Guild Exceptional for Chil- dren and Fort Hamilton High re- Christmas crooned School take and classics. kids And Santa stopped meet to by quests gifts. holiday for Meet- ing St. was an Nick unforget- Photo by Georgine Benvenuto Georgine by Photo Seddio’s house. Seddio’s Photo by Georgine Benvenuto Beloved Holiday Traditions Holiday Beloved Seddio, also who a merry-go- puts out Every part of the evening lifted “It was amazing, said is,” always he had before he died so suddenly,” he he suddenly,” so Ken was making a difference died in the job he before had he said. “He will be well remembered on the mark he made in the justice system, his ability to address system on wrong- ful convictions, and I think hishall- mark will be carried his by out succes- sors.” round and Ferris and wheel, got Mr. even Mrs. Claus make their to Canarsie way to listen to all of the boys’ and girls’ wish lists. the spirits holiday of one Sheepshead andBay resident she her daughter, said. Vaccarao,Vanessa Wein whose daugh- ter Isabella meeting enjoyed Santa Claus and his a have “I reindeer. don’t sat She amazing. is everything favorite, there waiting the for lights, and waiting thefor reindeer to come and got all ex- cited.” nitely nitely LIGHTING UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD: THE UP LIGHTING Brooklyn Democratic Party Boss Seddio Frank lit up his house for BY JULIANNE CUBA JULIANNE BY
“Ken was an extraor- an was “Ken Each Seddio year, “They did the liven up crowd, and The holiday extrava- Seddio decked his Flatlands Av- Hundreds of families from all over
Seddio lights up Canarsie home up Canarsie Seddio lights to know him pretty well. tleman all at times. I got dinary man, he was a gen- a was dinary he man, Seddio. death earlier this fall , said death earlier this fall torney before his sudden torney before his Kings County District At- Thompson, served who as remembered the late Ken this the year, community munity the at event, and and it’s a niceand house it’s and defi a difference in the com- for thefor the community, for children, cal leader has who made lar. It’s so nice what Mr. Seddio does does Seddio Mr. what nice so It’s lar. chooses to a late honor lo- PS 115. “I just thought was it spectacu- 1963. in Myleen Hernandez,Myleen whose son attends previousthe home’s owner that we had been standing out in,” said with began really it though help ushelp forget the about cold weather ganza was 30th Seddio’s — were just amazing.” amazing.” just were stands The out. festivities area mom. area the warmth in the cold air, said one one said air, cold the in warmth the holiday tunes, and locals could feel school entertained the crowd with the kids. Choir students from a local and handed candy out canes to all light bulbs and window displays — enue house withenue 150,000 colorful play inplay Canarsie on Dec. 4. Frank Seddio’s annual Christmas dis- Christmas annual Seddio’s Frank ing Brooklyn Democratic Party Boss borhood light with up spirit holiday dur- the borough came to the watch out neigh- It’s a beloved holiday tradition.It’s
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Clos- ing Dec. 31. is the Coney Island branch branch Island Coney the is Mermaid[1901 Ave., be- 20th 19th and W. tween W. streets, 265–3220]. (718) BookCourt at shopping mas Court[163 St. between Dean and Pacifi ger come and just close the andout show just be hitting so hard it and see- ing the audience reacting to that in the moment. It’s cool to see people per- who form the- or clubs big at aters in this smaller room, just crushing it. ning, and readers avid de- serve least at one local branch said library user dur- Gangursky Martin 29ing Community a Nov. Li- Board 15 meeting. Bay brary is still closed, and to recommending they’re Sheepshead to go brary, but that’s closed poor now very he said.too,” “Whatare It’s they going to close do, ev- library? ery planning.” t is of out We had Dylan We Mar- cials were sending SC: But the stacks-on-wheels “I use not a it’s it, but Offi Have there been there Have outlandish any sets? her website on Tuesday Tuesday on her website that she and her husband are planning on opening her own in shop the area called Books Are Magic. She said she has secured some funds and has been looking spaces, at did but not offer any further de- theywho are. Beach on Tuesdays and and Tuesdays on Beach Thursdays, said Ledddy. aren’t good enough, be- cause com- have they don’t said periodicals, and puters Ben-Po. newspapers, with library he said.computers,” “I like to use everything.” ron on the and show he had a set that required ev- eryone to get off up their chairs, their move chairs to the and side, dance the go just hokey-pokey with their to board phones. The audience was on really along with exciting it. It’s and fun to see guys like Liza or Wood, Trey- Jr. Roy commission Nov. 28–Dec. Nov. commission 4 while contractors install wirednew computer tables. The closures overlapping is short, was it silly but plan- Brighton Beachers to the the to Beachers Brighton branch, Bay Sheepshead but that outfi Brighton Beacher Joseph Ben-Po is angry the Brighton Beach Library is still under con- LIBRARY The Brooklyn Public Public Brooklyn The Continued from page 6 Continued from page 2 Continued from page 2 COMEDIANS BOOKCOURT NOT HAPPY: struction even though it was supposed open to in November. are because [diverse] of talk that, about they but how much people have to to have people much how diverse, know and I don’t [The is inherently show] the number one priority. the number one priority. fun and and funny, that’s resentation. It should be be should It resentation. ness, diversity, andness, rep- diversity, ture as far as inclusive- as far ture as on right in now our cul- cussions that are going are going that cussions hood and of the a lot dis- Straub announced on on announced Straub ployee andployee author Emma — former BookCourt em- indie bookstore long for mightnot be without an and adults in Brighton one lending tomes kids for periods and there will be branches are extended for bookmobiles when it closes closes it when bookmobiles Library system sends out tion . tion ilton branch’s reconstruc- branch’s ilton prolonged the Fort Ham- when a termite infestation a when by stranger factors, as as factors, stranger by branches , but sometimes, but branches Highway and Park Slope Highway and the case with the Kings Kings the with case the setbacks , aswas recently setbacks 10 BROOKLYN WEEKLY, DEC. 11, 2016 Consumer Federation is a sponsor of Bay Ridge Federal Credit is 0.25% lower than above. $250,000 insurance on IRA accounts. 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