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By Jotham Sederstrom while the community members will Carmine Santa Maria, president The Brooklyn Papers be chosen by the borough presi- of Community School Board 21, dents. Each school district, like Dis- said that will force many of the cur- Parents and teachers in trict 20, which has 31 schools, will rent members out. Indeed, he’s hop- southern and western Brooklyn have one parent council. ing to be considered for a commu- could get the short end of the The reorganization is the last step nity member slot to the new stick when the city begins dis- in the complete overhaul of the council. In District 20, meanwhile, mantling its community school city’s school system, begun last only two school board members boards later this year, say mem- year when the school districts were would qualify for parent slots in the bers within districts 20 and 21, effectively replaced by 10 instruc- new council. two governing boards long tional divisions, or regions. Region “If [parents] aren’t interested praised for their effectiveness. 7 replaced districts 20 and 21, while enough to be in the PTA, what The U.S. Department of Justice Region 8 replaced district 15 and makes you think they’re going to granted approval last week to the parts of 13. District superintendents bother with parent councils?” he city’s plan to replace its 32 school were replaced by regional supervi- asked. “The way the regime is boards, long criticized as ineffective sors. working right now, it’s not working Under the new Education Coun- right now.”

/ Greg Mango / Greg and corrupt. Mayor Michael Bloom- berg called them “patronage mills.” cil selection process, however, Santa Maria said that members of They’ll be replaced with 12- dozens of current school board School Board 21 would be meeting member Education Councils, also members could be pushed out. Be- to discuss the issues at 7 pm on called parent councils, comprised of fore, the entire community cast bal- Wednesday, Jan. 14, at the old school nine parents, two community mem- lots in a convoluted voting process board office at 521 West Ave. The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn bers and a high school senior with- for nine slots on the board. Now, Other high-ranking school board out voting privileges. In an attempt candidates for those slots are re- members in Bensonhurst and Bay to streamline the process by which quired to be parents of school-aged Ridge complain that the Depart- Hats off! parents communicate with the children and their candidacies will ment of Education has kept them in This baby boy, yet to be named, was born to Rochel Bensecry at schools chancellor’s office, the par- be reviewed by the PTAs in each the dark as to how the new process Maimonides Medical Center in Borough Park at 12:33 am on Jan. 1, ents will be selected by the PTA district, entities that at some schools will work. The city has 90 days to 2004. For more New Year’s babies, turn to page 7. president, treasurer and secretary, are non-existent. See BOARDS on page 8

New chief for 68th Precinct Mango / Greg

Pontillo to coordinate Republican convention Papers The Brooklyn By Jotham Sederstrom way to patrol the streets, which Brownsville, he was promoted to ser- Arch of light The Brooklyn Papers Beckmann claims have been rowdi- geant. From there he moved to the er than usual since December. At Chief of Patrols office and then the de- New Year’s fireworks light up the sky behind the arch at Grand The commanding officer of least four added police and several tectives bureau before another promo- Army Plaza to ring in 2004. The fireworks, sponsored by the the 68th Precinct was reassigned unmarked cars patrolled the area tion to lieutenant in 1997. Prospect Park Alliance, have become a Brooklyn tradition. this week to the police commis- near Matrix LAN Party, an Internet Pontillo worked from 1986 sioner’s office in Manhattan. cafe on 70th Street. through 1991 at the 70th Precinct, in But while most community After Gentile mentioned a commer- Midwood. He quickly rose through leaders were surprised by the cial fish truck that had dropped anchor the ranks, earning his sergeant change, Bay Ridge’s popular in Bay Ridge, Aubry also called the stripes and, while at the 67th former top-cop downplayed it, Manhattan-based Slavin Company to Precinct, lieutenant. In 1999, he was describing the move as typical warn that the truck would be towed. reassigned to operations at Police police procedure. The driver of the truck, who lives on Headquarters where he organized Jim Bouton “We go where we’re needed,” Third Avenue between 95th and 97th police presence for events like pa- said Deputy Inspector Matthew streets, had been parking overnight rades and post-9/11 events. Pontillo, who took the helm at the since October, said Gentile, despite “It was a real joy working with 68th Precinct in June 2002. “Come complaints from neighbors. him. It was a privilege,” said Officer September, depending on what’s “He’s done some really good com- Robert Pinnisi, community affairs happening, that’s where I’ll serve.” munity work at the other precincts he’s officer at the 68th Precinct. “He’s a cries ‘Foul’ Now, however, the Marine Park worked with,” said Gentile. “He young, very bright and articulate native will organize police protec- knows the area, he knows the streets. commander and one of the more tion for the Republican National If we had to have a change in com- gentle people I’ve met in the police Convention, which comes this sum- Mango / Greg mand this is about the best change in department. He’ll be missed.” mer to Madison Square Garden. command you could get.” “This may be a city of nine million, Meanwhile, Pontillo, 37, spent After training at the 68th Precinct, but it doesn’t feel like that when over arena last weekend breaking in his re- Aubry patrolled Manhattan’s Ninth you’re in Bay Ridge,” said Pontillo. placement, Capt. William Aubry, a precinct where he patrolled the Tomp- “Whenever I talk about the six-eight, I By Deborah Kolben

14-year veteran who got his start at Papers The Brooklyn kins Square area of the East Village don’t talk about events as much as in- The Brooklyn Papers the 68th precinct while training. Capt. William Aubry is Bay Ridge’s new top cop. until 1994. At the 77th Precinct, in dividuals. I miss it already.” Jim Bouton is no rookie They went over everything from ad- when it comes to telling it ministrative issues to traffic con- like it is. cerns and problems with cyber cafes, an issue that he’d be hearing And now the former Yankee more about from other community pitcher and all-star, who rocked leaders throughout the week. the baseball world in 1970 with The public’s first opportunity to MTA to end weekend X-buses his tell-all book, “Ball Four,” meet Aubry will be at a Jan. 20 an expose of the frat-party side precinct community council meeting By Jotham Sederstrom tan Transportation Authority officials affect physically disabled people and her from attending her group’s Sun- of the nation’s favorite past- to be held at the precinct, 333 65th The Brooklyn Papers told The Bay Ridge Paper this week. some 30,000 senior citizens in the area. day meetings in Manhattan, but past time, has taken up a new cause “There is no specific date that the ex- Unable to board elevated trains at sta- that, she called the weekend service — fighting the plan to build a St. Pontillo may be there, too. The good news for transit riders in “The one thing that’s impressed press service will end, but it will go past tions without elevators, both groups her right. professional basketball arena in

Bay Ridge is that construction on the February and at least through the rely on fixed-route buses and Access-a- JimBouton.com me most about Bay Ridge is this “So we have a few months of Downtown Brooklyn. Manhattan Bridge is scheduled to be spring,” said Deirdre Parker, a spokes- Ride, an MTA bus servicing both sen- chances to go to Manhattan on week- He’s coming to Brooklyn Jim Bouton bond between the police and the completed next month, returning di- woman for the MTA. “These services ior citizens and the physically handi- community” said Aubry, 35, who ar- ends,” said Ryan, who has Charcot- this week to talk about it. rect train service past lower Manhat- were extended because we realized that capped. That service, however, has Marie-Tooth disease, a neurological dis- Just last year, Bouton pub- rives from Police Headquarters, tan for the first time in 18 years. until we could get the Manhattan been criticized for being unreliable. ough President Marty Marko- where he was executive officer of ease that confines her to a wheelchair. lished his second book “Foul The bad news is that weekend ex- Bridge operation back up it might be Jean Ryan, a member of the group “I need to go to Manhattan any witz, announced plans to build the first deputy commissioner’s of- Ball,” a 354-page diary of his press bus service to Manhattan will difficult for people to reach Manhattan.” Disabled in Action, said the weekday- weekend I want to go and I’m sure the $2.5 billion arena complex fice. “That’s my biggest thing, to get end sometime this spring, Metropoli- Critics say the decision will severely only schedule bus service will keep battle to save Wahconah Park, there are others who feel the same one of the oldest baseball stadi- which would include 17 sweep- the community involved.” way,” she said. “I have meetings in ing towers and 4,500-units of And he did not waste any time. ums in the country located near Manhattan 12 months a year. I go to his home in Pittsfield, Mass. housing. On Tuesday, Aubry toured parts of plays, see friends, see family, go out Bay Ridge and the surrounding When Pittsfield leaders tried While the developers would to eat, go to street fairs.” to tear down the 4,000-seat mi- not take any public money up neighborhoods. Along the way he Ryan wrote to MTA Chairman Pe- met with Josephine Beckmann, dis- Alliance: Curb sidewalk cuts nor league stadium and build a front, millions of dollars of tax ter Kalikow on Dec. 1 to voice her trict manager of Community Board new $18 million park just miles revenue generated from the are- By Jotham Sederstrom Buildings, higher fines on illegal curb most blocks share a common sense of concerns with the MTA’s Web site, na — everything from Coca 10, state Sen. Marty Golden and which wasn’t listing weekend bus away, Bouton and a group of The Brooklyn Papers cuts and the opportunity for public com- architectural design, has reached max- Cola sales to the income tax on Councilman Vincent Gentile, who service. Chris Boylan, deputy execu- supporters raised a stink. ment before new permits are granted. imum capacity. Bouton is now throwing his the player’s multimillion dollar keyed him in on trucking issues and Spurred by the lack of on-street “We’re hoping this will spur discus- With the increase of new cuts, both tive director of the MTA, replied to the ongoing concerns with cyber cafes. parking and the usurping of front yards letter on Dec. 26, writing that weekend support behind Brooklynites salaries — would be funneled sion,” said Judie Grimaldi, a founding permitted and illegal, public parking back into the project. By some accounts, he’s been arriv- by driveways a Bay Ridge community member of the group. “We believe curb has become scarce even as families bus service “will be reevaluated” after opposing the plan to build a ing as early as 4 am to the precinct group has for the past five years been cuts change the streetscape. It’s not just buy more cars. Homeowners, mean- construction on the Manhattan Bridge 20,000-seat professional bas- Bouton, 64, who calls the on 65th Street at Third Avenue. studying the proliferation of curb cuts the cars and it’s not just the aesthetics. while, reconfigure their front yards to is completed on Feb. 22. ketball arena at the intersection Downtown arena plan tax “I plan on working 16- to 20-hour on neighborhood sidewalks. Mainly, it’s that we see these front yards fit parking spaces at the expense of the “Given the far more convenient of Atlantic and Flatbush av- abatement “corporate welfare,” days,” said Aubry. “What I want to Last month, the Alliance of Bay as a place where neighbors gather.” neighborhood’s aesthetic. subway service that will be available, enues. retired from baseball in 1970 do is listen to people’s concerns.” Ridge Block Associations released a 16- The problem with the cuts, said “These curb cuts are public takings, we expect that the temporary express Developer Bruce Ratner, and went on to become a televi- Already, Aubry has stationed aux- page study that calls for increased en- Doris Cruz, president of the Alliance, essentially converting public use to bus weekend service will no longer be with the backing of Mayor sion sportscaster at WABC and iliary police on Fort Hamilton Park- forcement by the city Department of is that Bay Ridge, where the homes on See CURBS on page 4 See BUSES on page 4 Michael Bloomberg and Bor- See BOUTON on page 8

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©The Brooklyn Papers. Established 1978. Phone 718-834-9350. Celia Weintrob, Publisher (ext 104) • Neil Sloane, Editor (ext 119) • Lisa J. Curtis, GO Brooklyn Editor (ext 131) • Vince DiMiceli, Senior Editor (ext 125) • Ed Weintrob, President (ext 105) 2 AWP THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM January 10, 2004 Markowitz responds to arena critics To the editor: Future of the summer, as an incubator for small 3,000-car parking garages (though I am responding to the letters businesses — food sellers, both local many in the area would like to see by some well-meaning residents LETTERS ‘arena’ area and regional farmers and bakers, some off-street parking for the nearby (much like the very successful Green- 78th police precinct). of Prospect Heights published To the editor: markets), plus crafts, books, music, This plan might sound like Rose-ifi- recently [in the Dec. 22 and Dec. modest for a project of this magnitude. We have seen the first sketches for etc. There would be low startup costs cation (think South Street Seaport), but 29 Brooklyn Papers] in opposi- The benefits and amenities it would Arena plan is a Bruce Ratner’s “abominable arena” for for vendors, short- and long-term leas- most would agree that is better than tion to the proposed arena plan provide — social and economic, ‘step forward’ Brooklyn’s downtown area. Elsewhere ing, careful planning to minimize im- Ratnerization! for Brooklyn. short- and long-term — would be the others have analyzed its many prob- pact of delivery traffic. Additionally, I should add that I am an amateur lems: the taking of private property for Let me begin by clarifying my most significant project accomplished To the editor: convert the storage yards below to an here, I am not a city planner or an ar- in Brooklyn in decades, especially The arena project for the Down- profit, the loss of billions in future in- enlarged LIRR train station, to handle, chitect. I think there are a lot of good role in this project: I am not bid- come to the city, the increased traffic ding on the team, structuring the fi- when you factor in the overwhelming town area is clearly a step forward and encourage, non-automobile com- ideas out there if the communities demand in Brooklyn for affordable for Brooklyn. Therefore it is disturb- and congestion, the poor aesthetics, the muting for the employees in millions were truly involved, and not simply nances of this deal, nor designing lack of land use reviews, etc. handed a plan. As an example, my the project. My role has been and housing and jobs. ing that your publication has (inap- of square feet of new office space propriately) taken a very active I am confident that Ratner will not neighbor has a vision: she suggests re- will always be fighting for Brook- Regardless of your perspective, a planned to the north along Flatbush new use for the Atlantic Rail Yards is stance in opposing it, as evidenced get the Nets franchise, what we are Avenue. Every other rail track in the extending the small streets that were lyn. That’s why I have been push- seeing is a game where a wealthy cor- not only inevitable, it’s imminent. by its slanted coverage. yard could be built over to become a cut off by the construction of Atlantic ing for the Nets and for an arena poration (a sports team) pits one city The Rail Yards are a long-forsaken Bruce Ratner should be congratu- station platform. Brooklyn, New York Commons and Atlantic Terminal. She since the day I became borough tract of centrally located land, ripe lated for his bold, visionary actions on against another. Even if he does man- wants to see streets like South Elliot age to buy the Nets, the collective City, and the nation certainly all need president and that’s why I am for development and something else behalf of the residents of this bor- more rail traffic and less street traffic. and Clermont go from Atlantic Av- working to address issues of dis- with far fewer positives could end up ough/city. And yes … Brooklyn is smarts and political power of many of enue to Pacific Street. She also sug- Brooklyn’s residents will be able to • Sixth to Vanderbilt Avenues: placement and other important there if the arena project falters. very much its own city, complete with gests adding a new small street that keep this overblown plan from being Low—density, truly affordable, resi- community concerns. Change is inevitable, but it should its own economy, cultural life and curves, meanders even, down the built at this site, fancy architect or not. dential-commercial development. Low- I continue to believe more than be guided for the greatest benefit. To character. Far from being “Manhat- middle between Atlantic and Pacific, That leaves us with the question of to mid-rise (2- to 6-story) housing, with ever that bringing world-class pro- those who live in Prospect Heights tanized,” Brooklyn is only now step- mixed apartment sizes, with some from Fifth to Vanderbilt Avenues. She fessional sports and a world-class ping into its own as the city it ceased what should happen there, along At- puts in small-scale, in-context housing and other neighborhoods near this site, lantic Avenue, east of Flatbush Av- commercial spaces, generally smaller arena to Brooklyn would tremen- Mango / Greg to be (if only by virtue of its govern- similar to Atlantic Commons (using I understand your concerns, and I can enue. Planning for the growth, renew- footage offices, for small businesses, dously benefit our borough by tell you that the rest of Brooklyn does mental institutions) in 1898. lawyers, medical, as well as neighbor- the best possible design!) and lots of al, and for change in our city green spaces on this “deck-over” of boosting our profile around the na- too. Netting the Nets must be a win- However, rather than providing hood-oriented businesses, but not re- neighborhoods has been all too reac- the yards, which would stay. This is tion and the world, by enhancing win for all of us who call Brooklyn support for the project, or even fair- tive, for too many years. Government gional, not “big box,” soul-less malls. pride in Brooklyn and by creating home and any project of this scale minded and constructive criticism, development that fits the need of bor- leaders seem to sit and wait until pri- One important question is what is a ough of Brooklyn, and the neighbor- desperately needed economic de- must have real community involve- your publication seems to focus on the vate developers assemble enough definition of affordable, a phrase handful of “community activists” who hoods, minimizes new traffic, does velopment, jobs and affordable and Papers File The Brooklyn ment to be successful. The plan as pre- land — or the rights to land — cheap- thrown around a lot but with few argue — in direct contrast to the over- not cost billions, but millions. It is middle-income housing. You can Borough President Markowitz sented so far is not perfect nor is it fi- ly enough, then they propose building specifics, much like being for mom or nal. That’s why the moment the whelming proof to the contrary — that most certainly not development that bet I’ll be working hard to make what will return the maximum profit apple pie? I think a good starting point fills a developer’s pockets, or fulfills sure the jobs and the homes go to purchase of the Nets and their move to the “endangered” structures are vital to to them, with the least outlay by them. for anyone using the term is “afford- land are at best impractical and at Brooklyn is approved, I will be work- the community and to the borough. fantasies of politicians. the Brooklynites who need them. worst cynical NIMBY-ism. And if the public takes the major able for someone who earns less than Here’s yet another radical idea: Bringing a national sports team ing with the community on a variety Let’s be honest: the targeted area is risks, investing its future income, all I do.” How about $1,000 a month, or Ask yourself: Should it really go of issues, such as parking, traffic and presently, at best, dangerous to traverse. why not a real ball PARK for the use and an arena to Brooklyn is an issue the better. Politicians cheer from the less, for a decent-sized, two-bedroom of neighborhood youth? where cars are the only means of ac- neighborhood amenities that must be The area in question is not so much a sidelines. Is this leadership? (900-1,000-square-foot)? That would One closing thought: we have not that I campaigned on. I don’t want cess and the potential for economic addressed successfully for this project neighborhood than the shell of what anyone ever leaving Brooklyn for success is limited? It is time to be proactive. I am as op- fit within the usual financial standards heard much from the residents of to work. may once have been a neighborhood. posed to Ratner’s plans as much as any — 25 percent of your income for anything! I am confident that a na- The proposed site at Brooklyn’s At- The buildings are in decay and the nearby Park Slope. Maybe this project Nothing would make me happier sane resident of Prospect Heights. But housing —12 months x $1,000 = is not yet on their radar screen, or per- tional basketball franchise in Brook- lantic Terminal is Brooklyn’s transit “businesses” which operate therein are than doing this without taking a sin- after 15 years here, I recognize that the $12,000, which is 25 percent of a haps they hope that it will help their lyn will immediately become one of center and the third biggest transit hub either highly replaceable or in an equal gle home or business. Please know city, the community, the governmental $48,000 yearly family income. property values, while somehow not the country’s best-loved teams. As a in the New York metropolitan area, that I have been urging the develop- state of decay. Nothing will be lost that boasting nine subway lines, four bus owners of this land should be develop- Some of the advantages to this impacting on their quality-of-life? result, this would draw new visitors er, Forest City Ratner, to be creative can’t be replaced … or that is simply ing and improving these train storage kind of plan are there is no need for to our borough and be a huge boost lines and the Long Island Rail Road. Anyone who has seen Flatbush Av- on this project and encouraging them better off being demolished outright. yards. Shouldn’t this space be devel- condemnations using eminent do- enue at a standstill, from downtown to to Brooklyn’s growing tourism in- The site’s unrivaled proximity to public to do everything possible to avoid Job creation, enhancing local safe- oped? — the yards are fairly ugly, cold transportation gives this project the best main; much lower construction and Grand Army Plaza during rush hours, dustry. displacement and disruption in the ty and physical environment, and bol- in winter, hot in summer, and could rel- site preparation costs; portions may will understand that no neighborhood Perhaps just as important is chance to stimulate economic develop- neighborhood. I am working to stering the independent character of atively easily be decked over for some ment and to make the Nets the success qualify for federal funding (rail trans- exists in a vacuum. Pay attention Brooklyn’s need for an arena. Cur- make this plan the best one possible Brooklyn are clearly the goals served good uses, but certainly not for any portation); no city streets would be Slopers, you will not like “Ratner’s rently, Brooklyn lacks a large multi- they could never be in the isolated for area residents and local business- by the project. Leave the wistful nos- towers, neither offices nor housing. swamplands of New Jersey or in some blocked off (the B63 bus could keep Revenge,” I promise you. purpose indoor space. So in addition es, including those directing their talgia to Jane Jacobs and her weepy The name that Ratner has chosen its route, for example); no need for — Paul Sheridan, Prospect Heights to a home for the Nets, an arena other corner of the region. The immedi- anger and fear in my direction. disciples. Cities require growth and a for his megalopolis in the midst of our would allow Brooklyn to host col- ate neighborhood would flourish. Av- I believe we can have both: an are- steady stream of commerce to live low-rise brownstone communities, lege and high-school athletic events, enues such as Atlantic, Flatbush, Carl- na and a better neighborhood. We can and breathe. These have not been pro- “Atlantic Yards,” should tell us some- graduations, trade shows, concerts, ton and Vanderbilt that already boast elevate Brooklyn to the national stage vided by the dissenters presently. thing about the lack of imagination at Shelter foes ‘delusional’? kennel shows, ice shows, conven- many successful businesses would while enhancing the neighborhoods Now let the builders take their turn … work here. It reminds me of suburban To the editor: tions and numerous other events that grow into even more thriving shopping we love. Together, I hope we can all without the boos and hisses. tract developments called Ferndale Having lost in both Supreme Court and the court of public opinion, and having we currently miss out on. and entertainment destinations. start a fast break toward Brooklyn’s —Marc J. Monte, Esq., Bay Ridge Woods, or Meadowlark Glen. They been shamed into saying they will no longer disclose the site’s location (as op- Now, if you share my excitement Some argue that the cost of build- future — and end it with a slam-dunk. Editor’s note: The Brooklyn Papers might have once had dales or glens, posed to actually not disclosing it), opponents of the NY Asian Women’s Center’s about an arena and a national sports ing a magnificent landmark project — Marty Markowitz, has not taken a position on the pro- but all that remains are the street signs. Rose House now have delved into the realm of fantasy and fables. team then the issue becomes where to designed by Frank Gehry, the world’s Brooklyn Borough President posed development. Ratner would remove the yards, but The “Concerned Citizens of Carroll Gardens” ran an ad in your [Dec. 22 put it. Common sense, good urban pre-eminent architect — which in- keep the name. Let’s imagine a few edition] that stated: “Asian men from Chinatown, Flushing and Sunset Park planning and care for the environment cludes a world-class arena, a beautiful other possibilities for this land: continue to come to the block to look for their wives.” Surely, if such things would tell you that the arena must be park and thousands of units of desper- • Fifth to Sixth Avenues—a Public had occurred, one would think they would be matters of grave concern to the located where visitors have the best ac- ately needed affordable and middle-in- Send us a letter Market, above the rail yards. An “At- “Concerned Citizens.” Apparently not, as Captain [Thomas] Harris, [com- cess by mass transit, so that the least come housing — is too high. Howev- lantic Terminal Market” if you will, manding officer] of the 76th Precinct told me [on Dec. 18, when the newspa- number of cars will be necessary. Sug- er, the public’s investment in the By mail: Letters Editor, The Brooklyn Papers, 55 Washington St., covered overhead (with some interest- per was distributed] that the precinct hadn’t received even one report of such gestions made by some to place an are- proposed arena plan has been grossly Brooklyn 11201. By fax: (718) 834-9278. By e-mail: Newsroom ing architecture?), creating an airy “in- an incident. Are the “Concerned Citizens” unconcerned or are they delusional? na in the Navy Yard or near Coney Is- exaggerated; in fact it would be rather @BrooklynPapers.com. Letters may be edited. doors,” heated in winter, cooled in — Howard Graubard, Carroll Gardens

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The roughly 60-year-old description of the shooter. gift items; specialty items; gift certificates; Friday, Jan. 23, 2004 Police describe the man as was duped, and held up at conman unzipped a bag full of way,” said Community Affairs lamps; bric-a-brac; small appliances; gunpoint, when a man asked Officer Robert Pinnisi. Nab train sprayer 6:00 – 10:00 pm 5-foot-8 and 220 pounds, but money, which he claimed to electronics; etc. No furniture, please. Sgt. Peter Moy, of the 62nd her to lead him to the greeting have found, and asked if it be- Nab teens An 18-year old with a can of Bay Ridge Center cards section of the store. spray paint did more than de- Precinct, said descriptions longed to the man. When he Five teenagers were arrested for Older Adults have varied slightly in each of Police say that while they said no, the scammer suggested Dec. 30 at around 10:30 pm af- face trains on Jan. 3, but he paid the price for his deeds. 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Bay Ridge happened after a 60- Hall chambers by Special Agent Gentile handpicked new City As a result of this and other Sgt. Peter Moy, of the 62nd “There’s always been a con- year-old man discovered his Kent McCarthy, a specialist Treatment Acute & Chronic Problems Service Hall brochures to be displayed incidents, police in the 62nd and Precinct, said that simply steal- cern, but recently it’s kind of wallet missing while inside a with the Electronic Crimes Task We Accept All Cases in his office several months ago, 68th precincts say they’re step- ing someone else’s credit card like an epidemic,” said Moy, Citibank on Third avenue at Force of the Secret Service. he chose from among several • Low Back Pain • Scoliosis • Acute & Chronic Cases ping up efforts to warn the pub- or Social Security info would be who added that his precinct dis- 75th Street. When he reported McCarthy said that measures • Neck Pain • Arm/Shoulder Pain • Sports Injuries issues that affect his constituents. lic about identity theft. categorized as a larceny crime. tributed fliers last January alert- the crime, $3,200 had already could be taken to prevent identi- • Headaches • Hip/Leg Pain • Work Injuries Besides perennials like alter- The definition of identity theft Only after the information is ing the public to the crime. been charged to his Mastercard ty theft, such as picking up mail • Sciatica • Arthritis/Bursitis • Auto Accident Injuries nate-side parking and informa- is still foggy — one reason why used does it become identity Statistics from the 68th and Citibank debit card. right away so that thieves don’t tion for senior citizens, Gentile recording figures for the crime theft. Still, the precinct recorded Precinct couldn’t be located for “The thrust is to remind peo- have time to snatch vital infor- GHI; Empire Blue Choice (PPO, POS); Empire BC/BS; Oxford; opted for the council’s newest has been difficult. According to 62 cases of identity theft since 2003, said police. ple that the less info they give mation. Additionally, he said, Magnacare; United Health Care; Multiplan; Medicare; offering — a guide to prevent- the City Council brochure, identi- September, when a new state On Sunday, however, the the better,” said Robert Pinnisi, people should be weary of giv- 1199; PHCS; Health Net; Aetna; Healthfirst; Landmark; ing identity theft. ty theft occurs when someone law went into effect that placed precinct recorded its first identi- community affairs officer for ing personal information over ACN; Workers Compensation “It is the signature crime of the else uses personal information, stiffer penalties on the crime. ty crime of 2004 when a credit the 68th Precinct. “Common the phone or Internet. Auto Accident / No Fault; Attorney Cases decade, I guess,” said Gentile. “It’s growing more and more and FAMILY PLANS AVAILABLE FOR PATIENTS WITHOUT INSURANCE becoming a bigger and bigger concern to my constituents and to School on Thursday, Jan. 29, but 60-plus pages of signatures to that it’s very successful,” she 4th AVENUE FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC CENTER law enforcement.” Parker said the decision has al- Golden, Councilman Vincent said. “They’ve raised the fare, 8415 Fourth Avenue (718) 745-9045 Gentile isn’t the only one tak- ready been made to cancel the Gentile and Community Board the money there, so I don’t ing precautions against the city’s BUSES… services. 10, the MTA granted the 79- know why they want to discon- fastest-growing crime. Turns out “We have to do what’s cost year-old her wish. tinue this. I myself have ques- that the identity theft brochure Continued from page 1 gotiate,” said Golden. “We have effective,” the MTA spokes- Upon hearing that the service tioned people waiting for the was the most popular among all necessary,” Boylan states in the to talk to the MTA and to the woman said. would be discontinued, howev- bus, and most are going to work 51 council members this year, letter. state and let them know that Bay Ridgite Dorothy Pan- er, Pandolfini said the cold edging out guides on tenants The weekend X27 and X28 this is a vital service.” dolfini helped institute the weather and her aching bones — on the weekends. We’ve got DERMATOLOGY rights issues and even rodents. routes were welcomed with Kalikow and MTA President weekend service when in 2000 wouldn’t allow her to go anoth- people working in department Perhaps another reason Gen- open arms in September 2002, Lawrence Reuter are scheduled she collected more than 1,400 er round with the MTA. Still, stores and restaurants.” tile has taken the issue seriously years after construction on the to discuss rerouted trains and the signatures from residents in Bay she was surprised to hear the “It’s not just for pleasure and COSMETIC SKIN PROBLEMS is because six years ago, when Manhattan Bridge spurred resi- weekend service at a town hall Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bath news this week. shopping,” she said. “We live in Laser Hair Removal Acne • Herpes he was employed by the dents in southern Brooklyn to meeting at Xaverian High Beach. After turning over the “I can see with my own eyes a seven-day world.” Queens district attorney’s of- Chemical Peels Warts • Genital Warts demand alternatives. MTA fice, his identification was spokesmen warned at the time Botox • Collagen Moles • STD’s/VD stolen. While at a gym, some- that the services would be re- Spider Veins Skin Cancer one broke into his locker and evaluated after one year. permitted by the city cause the of how property values are affect- stole his wallet. The crook then same anguish for residents. ed by curb cuts, although it con- Liposuction Blemishes The X27 serves Bay Ridge purchased a computer at a Sta- and the X28 serves Coney Is- “I think those people who cludes that the impact is unclear. ples before he went to a jewelry CURBS… think that illegal curb cuts are Cruz said that some homeowners land, Bath Beach, Bensonhurst, SKIN • HAIR • NAILS store in the Staten Island Mall Dyker Heights and Sea Gate. Continued from page 1 Borough President Howard Gold- the only problem haven’t believe that their curb cuts in- and picked out a plum piece of State Sen. Marty Golden, private use,” said Tim Cross, an en released a Brooklyn-wide looked at the problem as closely crease the value of their proper- jewelry. The damage reached who secured $933,000 from Alliance member who helped analysis of the illegal curb cut as we have,” he said. “People ties, but she argues that the value Day & Evening Hours $4,000. the senate in 2002, also lobbied write the study. “The issue is problem. The 1998 study found who need to drive to work or of surrounding homes likely falls. Most Insurances and Credit Cards Accepted “You feel a real violation. for an additional $990,000 in that Bay Ridge is sort of maxed- that more than 90 percent of all drive their cars are really in a “I don’t think anybody has Nothing physical is done to you, October in hopes of extending out in its population. Most of cuts in Brooklyn were illegal. tough spot because there’s not ever done a study and figured it but you feel violated,” he said. the weekend service. That mon- the most odious curb cuts are at Likewise, a survey by Com- enough parking. Driving around out. If it doesn’t have a driveway ALAN R. KLING, M.D. None of this is surprising to ey hasn’t been awarded yet, single-family homes, and those munity Board 10 earlier this year for 20, 30, 40 minutes and then or some kind of parking it does- BOARD CERTIFIED DERMATOLOGIST police, who have been watching said Golden, who said that are the most visually and aes- found that of 242 cuts examined, ending up parking eight blocks n’t sell,” said Cruz. “It would ap- identity theft crime rates soar as MTA officials told him the thetically destructive.” 91 were without permits, but only from where you live is an ex- pear that it would increase the 27 8th Avenue 1000 Park Avenue thieves become more sophisti- service would be discontinued According to Cross, the Al- 19 fines were issued. Cross said, ceptionally frustrating experi- value of that house. It definitely (corner Lincoln Place) (at 84th Street) cated. In 2002 the city recorded in June. liance began working on the however, that while illegal cuts ence.” wouldn’t increase the value of Park Slope, Brooklyn New York City, NY 5,888 cases of identity theft, ac- “After that, we have to rene- study in 1998, shortly after then- are problematic, those that are The study also raises the issue the houses around it.” (718) 636-0425 (212) 288-1300

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Contractors often leave the job half done or fail to do the quality job promised. Our job is to repair these contractors. We sue plumbers, electricians, roofers, painters, carpenters, church needs mega bucks cabinetmakers and more. Most matters handled for $500-$2,000 (without trial). Call 888-SueContractor By Jotham Sederstrom much of the pricey restora- formed Church could face the “They have to get their act The Brooklyn Papers tion work needed to save same fate as its one-time together,” said the assembly- or 212-766-6300 the Bensonhurst structure neighbor, the Van Pelt Manor, man, explaining that the Despite a crusade that is beyond their means. a 266-year-old Dutch home church would have to raise at EIGES, GOLDBLUM & FEDER, LLP began seven years ago, that was razed more than 50 least $1.2 million to show that Attorneys at Law And unless they can raise activists fighting to reha- an estimated $1.8 million, years ago. the project was nearly fully 225 Broadway Suite 1607 “I’m not worried about it funded. “They have to come “WE FIX CONTRACTORS” New York, NY 10007 bilitate one of Brooklyn’s preservationists fear that the oldest churches say that 175-year-old New Utrecht Re- falling,” said Susan Hanyen, up with a way to complete the vice president of the church project. If they can come up consistory, or governing with $1.55 million, I’ll help board. “I’m just worried about them with the rest.” raising the money. I just want State Sen. Marty Golden, this to be a functioning church meanwhile, sent a letter to again.” state Parks Commissioner The extent of the damage to Bernadette Castro, asking for the church on 18th Avenue at funding. “We’re fighting to 84th Street was first discovered find dollars to keep it here in in 1997, when parishioners be- the community,” said Golden, gan raising money to fix the who requested that $100,000 bell tower, which over the be earmarked through the years has been eroded by rain, state Senate for repairs to the wind and pigeons that swoop church. “I’d hate to see it de- through from the top. The bell stroyed.” has been chimed to mark the

/ Tom Callan / Tom Abbate has also requested death of every American presi- $100,000 in funding in the As- dent from George Washington sembly. to Richard Nixon, said Robert The electronics store P.C. Buonvino, president of the Richards & Son donated Friends of Historic New $10,000 last year. Utrecht, which has raised Buonvino said he sent let- $17,000 for church restoration Papers File The Brooklyn ters requesting aid to both projects. The Rev. Terry Troia in front of the New Utrecht Reformed New York senators, Hillary Buonvino’s group was Church in 2000. Clinton and Charles Schumer, founded in 1995 to push for in the spring, but has not landmark status for the heard back from them. He church’s parish house and In 1700, however, the Dutch status along with the New Reformed church was built on a Utrecht Reformed Church said he spoke to both area cemetery, which was granted congressmen, Vito Fossella in 1997. plot of land on 16th Avenue at building in 1967. 84th Street with stones shipped Last year, Councilman Vin- and Jerrold Nadler, but no fed- Though more than $270,000 eral money has yet been allo- was raised for the bell restora- from the Netherlands. When cent Gentile secured $50,000 that structure was knocked from the city’s capital budget, cated. tion, the list of repairs soon Despite that help, Buonvino mushroomed to include work down and rebuilt at its current which is expected to be avail- site in 1828, the original stones able to the church in the com- said that fundraising efforts on the roof, walls and ceiling, have been frustrating at best. which have been worn and were used. ing months. “I used to fund The church has been visited them when I was in the [state] “The church itself has pro- cracked over the years. In No- vided service for the commu- vember, the sanctuary was by the likes of George Wash- senate so I’ve known them for ington and the Van Pelt family, a long time,” said Gentile. “If nity for 327 years,” said closed for the first time in 135 Buonvino. “Now that they’re years so that scaffolding could who 45 years earlier erected there’s more help I can give the nearby Liberty Pole to cel- them I’d certainly like to on looking for help, everyone be placed along the walls to keeps saying how important it hold the original plaster in ebrate the retreat of British this year’s city budget.” troops from New York Bay. In Buonvino said that Assem- is, but nobody’s doing any- place and keep the room from thing. That’s what’s gotten me caving in during winter. 1783, a flag was raised at the blyman Peter Abbate had com- same spot where the Liberty mitted to matching $250,000 in a little bit annoyed. “We just shook our heads “Unless we get Golden, and wondered if this thing Pole still stands. Since that funding through the state if the [State Sen. Seymour] Lach- would ever open again,” time, the flagpole has been re- preservationists could first man and Abbate to come to Buonvino said, describing his placed six times. The current raise that much for the first our aide, to help us, we’re go- thoughts the first time he pole is from the 1939 World’s phase of the project, which is looked at the scaffold-shroud- Fair in Flushing, Queens. The the bell tower. Abbate said that ing to lose another piece of ed sanctuary three months flagpole was granted landmark was not the case. history.” $175 Off Initiation ago. “My worst fear is that it won’t.” Kenneth Barricklo, the ar- chitect working on the project, Others worry that the coun- said the he expects the sanctu- cils will leave minority par- 3 Months Free Dues ary to be closed through most BOARDS… ents in the lurch. Critics con- of the year while wooden tend that schools without trusses are reinforced with Continued from page 1 Carlo Scissura, vice presi- parent associations, often steel beams. Mass, mean- institute the changes, but as of dent of School Board 20, those with a heavy minority yet, no deadlines have been characterized the new bodies population, would suffer from JOIN NOW TO GET $175 OFF YOUR INITIATION, PLUS GET while, is being held at the parish across the street, as are posted for applicants interest- as advisory boards whereas he the changes. 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MUSIC Walls of sound Bklyn Philharmonic plays exhibit-related programs By Kevin Filipski for The Brooklyn Papers

he Brooklyn Philharmonic’s “Music Off the Walls” series, which began so auspiciously last Tyear at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, returns to the museum this season with concerts programmed to coincide with a current exhibition. Opening the series on Jan. 11 in the museum’s Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium is a program titled “The Jewish Journey,” also the title of an exhibition by photographer Frederic Brenner, which closes that same day. “The Jewish Journey” exhibit is a vast selection (718) 834-9350 The Brooklyn Papers’ essential guide to the Borough of Kings January 10, 2004 of photographs by the French-born Brenner, whose four decades behind a camera has resulted in a pur- poseful chronicle, exploration and preservation of Jewish communities around the world. The Philharmonic’s “Jewish Journey” program takes its cue from Brenner’s exhibit by showcasing Jewish music (even by non-Jewish composers) and exploring how that music relates to Jewish heritage, identity and culture. The concert consists of works by six composers from different times and places: Felix Mendelssohn, Max Bruch, Osvaldo Golijov, Shu- Stompin’ grounds lamit Ran, Gideon Klein and Leonard Bernstein. Mendelssohn was a German Jew who lived dur- ing the first half of the 19th century; his aria “Oh Meson Flamenco continues for the Wings of a Dove” is part of his monumental oratorio, “Elijah,” which musi- to serve up a fiery side dish cally recounts the life of the Hebrew pro- phet. of flamenco dance and music Bruch was actually a Protestant who was born in Germany in 1838 (he died in 1920); his work, “Kol Nidrei,” subtitled “Adagio on Hebrew Themes,” is a musical Leonard Bernstein representation of his admiration for the

/ Greg Mango / Greg beautiful melodies contained in Jewish folk songs. Originally composed for cello and orchestra, “Kol Nidrei” has been spun off into arrangements for many different smaller forces. Golijov, 43, is an Argentine Jew whose recent or-

The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn atorio “La Pasion Segun San Marcos” was per- formed by the Brooklyn Philharmonic last season. (His latest opera, “Ainadamar,” was supposed to be heard at BAM this past fall but was postponed due to singer Dawn Upshaw’s illness.) Golijov’s eight- minute, tango-influenced work for solo cello, “Omaramor,” will be performed by the Brooklyn Philharmonic on Jan. 11. The piano trio “Soliloquy” is the contribution of Ran, a Tel Aviv-born composer who currently teaches music at the University of Chicago and whose work is marked by a disarming directness. “Soliloquy” is Ran’s chamber-music transcription of her composition “Yearning” for violin and or-

/ Greg Mango / Greg chestra. In a tragic twist of fate, Czech-born Klein’s Duo for Violin and Cello was left unfinished after the composer was transported in 1941 to the concentra- tion camp Terezin, where he was condemned to die

The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn along with other composers. The Philharmonic will perform this rarely heard piece. By Lisa Selin Davis his parents, who emigrated from the south- Finally, Bernstein, who needs no introduction to for The Brooklyn Papers ern Spanish city of Seville in the 1960s, but classical-music audiences, found a wealth of inspi- have since returned. ration from his Jewish heritage, including the piece hen Pepe Canto was born at Long Is- “I’m the only one that stayed,” says Can- “Halil,” the dramatic finale to this “Music Off the land College Hospital on Atlantic Av- to. Even if he is American, Canto maintains Mango / Greg Walls” program. Wenue 30 years ago, the street had a some old-fashioned Spanish values. Married The 15-minute “Halil” is one of Bernstein’s different feel. at 22, and now the proud father of five chil- most emotionally drenched works. Written for flute Although its famous Middle Eastern dren, Canto has spent the last eight years with piano and percussion accompaniment, “Halil” restaurants began to open there in the building up his business as Atlantic Avenue was composed in 1981 in honor of a 19-year-old 1930s, the rest of the block suffered from has shifted and changed all around him. Papers The Brooklyn Israeli flutist who was killed in the 1973 Yom Kip- the dwindling shipping industry that drained “When I opened up there was really no (Above) Meson Flamenco Chef Paco Mateo takes a break from the kitchen to heat up the pur war. the life from the docks at flamenco around in New guitar strings. (Clockwise from far left) Dancer La Conja performs Friday and Saturday nights “Halil” is also the centerpiece of a recent CD the end of the avenue. A York,” says Canto. “And in January at Meson Flamenco; a mural in the restaurant; and host Manuel Marquez Garcia. recording of several of Bernstein’s Jewish works. small Spanish communi- there wasn’t much going The Naxos label is in the midst of an ambitious se- ty resided nearby, and on on the avenue.” ries of recordings by American Jewish composers, there was one Spanish ‘[Atlantic Avenue] Just as Brooklyn has in the ankles and wrists. It combines the per- is here on the avenue.” all under the auspices of the Milken Archive of restaurant, La Mancha, grown, so has the New cussive beat of tap dance and the expressive- Atlantic Avenue is undergoing another American Jewish Music. where everyone congre- was nothing but York City flamenco com- ness of modern dance, all set to the lyrical transformation, as luxury lofts spring up in The Milken Archive’s mission is to preserve gated. munity. There’s even an thrumming guitar. Watching flamenco here buildings that were beginning to sag, and more than 350 years of American Jewish music “La Mancha was annual flamenco festival is like stepping into another time, in another small storefronts house local artists and through recordings, publications and university cur- there, on the corner, for Spanish places, at the end of January at country. craftspeople selling their wares. Business ricula. This series has already gotten off to a spec- 50 years,” says Canto. City Center in Manhat- When you walk into Meson Flamenco, has been tough in past months, with build- tacular start with several CDs that have been called “On the avenue, on the tan, but Meson Flamenco you can feel both old-world Spain and old- ings boarded and then renovated and part of among the best of the year in classical music. piers and ports, all these a little Spanish is still the leading venue world Brooklyn. the street closed for The Bernstein disc brings together some obscure sailors would come in for this art form, says The cozy space — improvements. And works that are heard on CD for the first time. At 55 from Spain and dock colonial area.’ Canto. the dining area can NIGHTLIFE residents are still minutes, it’s a bit on the short side, but the quality here. [Atlantic Avenue] “There [are] a lot of afi- squeeze about 45 waiting to see what of the music and the performances more than make was nothing but Spanish — Meson Flamenco cionados in New York. people — has a Meson Flamenco is located at 135 Atlantic the avenue will look up for that. Ave. between Clinton and Henry streets in places, a little Spanish owner Pepe Canto It’s a family,” says Canto. modern oak bar and Brooklyn Heights. For more information, call like when the The Brooklyn Philharmonic’s “Music Off the colonial area, but when “But after the festival is painted in vibrant (718) 625-7177. changes are complet- Walls” series continues Feb. 1, with “African they closed down the everybody comes down yellows, yet the mu- ed. The Brooklyn Roots,” tied to the museum’s exhibition “Arts in piers, people moved to here and we have a party sic, the tapas and the House of Detention, Africa”; April 18, with “Brooklyn Music Today,” in Queens or Jersey, or even back to Spain.” all night — singing and dancing, just like in crowd all hark back to an earlier time. just a block away, closed after a $30 million conjunction with the “Open House: Working in A decade ago, when La Mancha closed, Spain.” “It’s a family place,” says Canto. “You renovation, and no one knows what fate Brooklyn” exhibit; and May 16, with “Image and Pepe Canto snatched up the chef, Paco Ma- Flamenco was first danced and sung by have young people and old people both.” On awaits it. Time,” coinciding with the museum’s re-installation teo, and opened his own place, Meson Fla- gypsies in 15th-century Andalucia, in south- a typical weekend night at Meson Flamenco, But while Atlantic Avenue anticipates its of “About Time: 700 Years of European Painting.” menco, as an ode to his family, his heritage ern Spain, and claims Moorish, Jewish and you’ll see a mixture of neo-Brooklyn yup- destiny, Canto is moving forward. He’s The Brooklyn Philharmonic “Music Off the and the neighborhood that no longer was. He Persian influences. Traditionally the artistic pies and old-school Brooklynites. added Cubano salsa on Sunday nights, and Walls” series presents “The Jewish Journey” on not only serves pan-Spanish food — from outlet of the poor and oppressed, flamenco is Meson Flamenco regularly hosts favorites come spring, he’ll test the waters in a new Jan. 11, at 3 pm, at the Iris and Gerald Cantor the more southern tapas (appetizers you eat a tripartite art, mixing song (cante) with like La Conja, the premier New York City neighborhood, opening another Spanish Auditorium in the Brooklyn Museum of Art, 200 at the bar) to traditional Castilian delicacies dance (baile) and guitar. Dancers sometimes flamenco performer, according to Canto, and restaurant near Grimaldi’s pizzeria on Old Eastern Parkway at Washington Avenue in like cabrales, a kind of blue cheese — he use a cajón, a type of hand drum, but mostly guitarist Christian Puij. There are two Fulton Street in DUMBO. Prospect Heights. Tickets are $15, $10 students also serves Spanish culture, in the form of they use their feet, hands and fingers to add shows, at 9:30 pm and 11:30 pm, every Fri- In the meantime, Meson Flamenco re- and seniors. For more information, call (718) 622- flamenco dance and guitar, unlike anywhere beat. day and Saturday night. mains unchanged, a testament to the past — 5858 or visit www.brooklynphilharmonic.org. else in New York. The music and dance are beautiful: seri- “When it warms up, I add Thursdays,” and the future — of Spanish culture in For more information on the Milken Archive, Canto inherited a love of flamenco from ous and passionate, with much articulation says Canto. “It all depends on how business Brooklyn. visit www.milkenarchive.org.

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BROOKLYN Neighborhood Hidden gem Dining Guide Williamsburg’s Io restaurant Bites serves up Southern Italian This week: classics off the beaten path ATLANTIC AVENUE By Tina Barry for The Brooklyn Papers

here are two things, three if I in- Bacchus clude the waterfall, that you must 409 Atlantic Ave. at Bond Street, (718) 852- disregard when considering a trip 1572 (AmEx) Entrees: $8-$18. T to Io, a new southern Italian restaurant Heavy truck traffic may trundle by Bacchus, but that doesn’t dampen the bouncy atmosphere in Williamsburg. inside this cozy French wine bar and bistro in The first is its location on Kent Av-

Boerum Hill opened by co-owners Redha Cross / Gregorry enue, a stretch of road so desolate that Boutaghou and Bruno Laclide. The dining room a coyote sighting wouldn’t come as a is quieter and the tree-lined back patio is roman- tic. The menu is standard French fare, with surprise. omelets, quiches and croquettes at lunch, and The second (women pay attention) steak au poivre, grilled tuna, lamb, pork tender- is the restaurant’s bar area, the first

loin, rabbit, duck, coq au vin, monkfish and more Papers The Brooklyn room you step into when entering Io. for dinner. Young wines dominate the cellar, Jubb’s Delicateria co-owner David Jubb although some vintages date back to 1986. The long bar is lined with guys, in hard Brunch is served Saturdays and Sundays. Open with model-author Carol Alt at the hats or shiny suits, who stared so in- daily. restaurant’s preview party in November. tently that I wondered if my coat was on backwards. / Greg Mango / Greg Bedouin Tent formed Friday and Saturday nights in this intimate The third is that waterfall, a design 405 Atlantic Ave. at Bond Street, (718) 852- restaurant. There are two shows, at 9:30 pm and that resembles a collaboration between 5555 (Cash only) Entrees: $3-$10. 11:30 pm. I.M. Pei and the third-grade class at PS Despite its name change, this family-owned 124. If viewed from the top, the water- restaurant has made Atlantic Avenue its home for Moroccan Star fall is high-tech — a stream of water the past 13 years. (Before Bedouin Tent, the The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn Demis family ran their eatery as “Moustache.”) 148 Atlantic Ave. at Clinton Street, (718) 643- cascading down an aluminum sheet. Winner of the 2001 “Mom and Pop Business of 3042 (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $7.95-$10.95. The base of the waterfall ends in a Io co-owner and chef John Mancu- the Year Award” awarded by former Borough This North African restaurant with a Brooklyn stone-covered wishing well of sorts so serves up a classic Italian menu President Howard Golden, Bedouin Tent is known accent has been a neighborhood favorite for 35 lined with what appears to be a green- far and wide for their appetizing food and friend- years. Chef Ali Qaid serves top-notch Moroccan, in his Williamsburg restaurant as ly prices. French and Middle Eastern cuisine. His motto: “If and-white kiddy pool. well as inventive dishes like the Mango / Greg Signature dishes include lambajin, a Middle it’s not fresh, we do not serve it.” Meat and Once you’ve said, “Where the hell shrimp cappuccino, at right. Eastern lamb pizza, and the harira, a Moroccan seafood lovers will fall for the menu of escargot, is this place?” 10 times, and ignored stew. For dessert, there’s the basbousa — semoli- kebobs, steaks and Moroccan-style bluefish. the glare of the front room patrons, na cake served with yogurt and honey. Garden Word has spread too; a recent visit overheard guests claiming they drove 50 miles to dine here. you’ll have a fine dinner in an elegant thick soup — and the bisque tasted

seats available. Open daily. Papers The Brooklyn Open daily. room with accommodating service. more of good shellfish stock than Ruby-colored, hand-rubbed walls hung cream. Brawta Caribbean Shinjuku Japanese with Botero knock-offs of pre-Atkins Order a few appetizers and your see lobster ravioli, especially lobster slice of heavy cheesecake theatrically Cafe Cuisine diet couples, big gilt mirrors, and a table will look like a convention of an- ravioli in a pink sauce, on a menu. I’ve throned atop a glass brick, exceptional 347 Atlantic Ave. at Hoyt Street, (718) 855- huge window with a glamorous view tennaed creatures. Mancuso has a pen- had countless mediocre renditions. But examples of both traditional and more 5515, www.brawtacafe.com; in Park Slope at 177 Atlantic Ave. at Clinton Street, (AmEx, Disc, MC, V) (718) 935-1300. Entrees: $9.95 to of Manhattan seem worlds apart from chant for frying angel hair pasta then Mancuso’s house-made lobster ravioli innovative Italian fare. 447 Seventh Ave. at 15th Street, (718) 788- the entrance. using the browned strands as double- was wondrous. The pasta that sur- A slice of pound cake sauteed in 4680, (Amex, DC, Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: $45.95 (for the “Love Boat” for two). $9.50-$20. While the decor is “Bohemian industrial,” Couples from Queens who, accord- spiked garnishes. Beneath the decora- rounds a chunky filling of lobster meat butter was crisp on the outside, its cen- This small West Indian restaurant offers flavorful according to manager Jack Luu, the Shinjuku ing to chef and co-owner John Mancu- tions, you’ll find an uneven medley of is nearly transparent. His pink sauce, ter puffy — more like an angel food dishes in huge portions. Try the spicy curried menu has all of the traditional Japanese favorites so, “grew up in Williamsburg and want starters. with its bits of smoky prosciutto, was cake. A scoop of house-made vanilla coconut shrimp. Brawta is BYOB, but don’t forget and a few surprises. For two big eaters, Luu rec- to visit the old neighborhood,” and Maryland crab cakes were filled spoon-licking delicious yet doesn’t bean ice cream melted over the slice ommends the “Love Boat”: 10 pieces of sushi, about their fresh-squeezed juices like homemade “plenty of people from the area who with sweet crabmeat. A drizzle of tart, overpower the clean, sweetness of the and a pretty star, drawn with chocolate fruit punch or pine-ade, a sweet combination of 18 slices of sashimi, one maki roll selected by the ginger and pineapple. Outdoor seating is avail- chef and the Alaskan salmon roll plus miso soup just want good spicy, roasted red lobster. sauce on the plate, added a touch more able in the summer. The Park Slope outpost is and salad. food” fill the pepper aioli Cavatappi, a long, corkscrew pasta, sweetness. Airy, crusty, hot and cold — takeout only. Open daily. The wine list of Shinjuku, which opened in July room. DINING brightens the fla- tossed with soft squares of tender egg- who knew a slice of pound cake could 2003, is small but growing; and the six sakes Mancuso, who vor. Lightly fried plant was a pleasing harmony of be such a pleasure? Brooklyn Grill offered include one that is “slightly sweet, unfil- cooked at the Wa- Io (119 Kent Ave. at North Seventh calamari and a smoky, melting mozzarella and fresh The tiramisu was eggy with an edge tered and milky white” and another that’s “oaky Street in Williamsburg) accepts Visa and 320 Atlantic Ave. at Hoyt Street, (718) 797-3324 with a cedar cast.” Luu can accommodate par- ter’s Edge, a MasterCard. Dinner is served seven fresh, mildly sea- tomato sauce with the pronounced of bitter coffee and a subtle hint of (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $10-$18. ties up to 12 behind the screens of the private seafood restaurant days a week. Brunch is offered on Sun- soned marinara anise flavor of basil. brandy. Creme brulee wore a veneer of It’s a bit early in the year to recommend a place tatami room, the perfect place for a cruise on in Long Island day from 11:30 am to 4 pm. Entrees: sauce won’t dis- I’ve sworn off sweet potatoes since browned sugar as thin as lace, and an for its patio, but that’s just one of the many rea- the Love Boat. Open for lunch and dinner daily. $6-$21; family-style entrees that serve sons to check out this Boerum Hill favorite. Chef City, before open- four: $11-$35. For reservations, call appoint anyone, Thanksgiving, but the entree of grilled apple cobbler with a crumb topping Chris Shea’s new menu introduces dishes like ing Tuscany Res- (718) 388-3320. but I’d leave the pork tenderloin with sweet potato hash was lighter than most, with the sweet- braised lamb shanks with garlic polenta and Soul Spot taurant on Long flavorless roasted renewed my interest. The meat was ness of the apples brightened with rosemary jus; chili-rubbed pork medallions with 302 Atlantic Ave. at Smith Street, (718) 596- Island, then Io garlic aioli on the soft and sweet, with a charcoal scent, lemon zest. Southwest-style potato croquettes; and shrimp 9933 (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $4.95-$12.95. (pronounced EEE-oh and means “I” or side of the plate. A bland portobello and the sweet potatoes — more mash At a nearby table, a man made a and saffron risotto served in a tomato, shellfish Banumu Turay and Chef Yaya Ceesay opened this “me” in Italian) last June, serves a mushroom stuffed with spinach and than hash — were topped with confession to his wife and another cou- broth. There’s a small, but highly praised wine Cobble Hill Caribbean-influenced Southern-style list. Their brunch and desserts — pumpkin creme soul food spot last June. Ceesay, who says he menu of dependable Italian dishes, fresh mozzarella and then wrapped in caramelized onions and a syrupy re- ple that might have shocked the afore- brulee! — should not be missed. Open daily. spent five years at Soul Fixins in Manhattan, gives many of them beautifully executed, puff pastry is enhanced by an aromatic duction of meat juices. mentioned men on bar stools: He said a long list of signature dishes which includes with a few twists that can make a good mushroom demi-glace. The St. Peter’s fish (also known as “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” Jubb’s Delicateria meatloaf, barbecue beef ribs, fried chicken, but predictable meal exciting. Other starters were a crisp, authentic John Dory), however, was dull — too changed his life. baked salmon, macaroni and cheese, collards, Below Tripoli Restaurant, 156 Atlantic Ave. at candied yams and peach cobbler. As the menu Mancuso’s shrimp cappuccino is a Caesar salad, with a garlicky, anchovy- delicate to get much of a kick from its “I shave with the grain now, not Clinton Street, (718) 596-3810, www.jubbsdeli- says, “Makes you never wanna cook at home.” clever take on the drink. A deep glass infused dressing. I would have enjoyed bed of under-seasoned risotto. A sauce against it,” he said pointing to his neck. cateria.com, Entrees: TBD. Open daily. goblet is filled with velvety, rich, the Tuscan salad — a mix of tangy ar- of smoked tomatoes added nothing The women at the table excused Opening soon, this “lifefood restaurant” will offer a menu of raw, vegetarian foods and deeply flavored pink shrimp bisque tichoke hearts, crisp asparagus, endive, more than a spot of color to the plate. themselves and headed for the bar. drinks. A collaborative effort between Tripoli Tripoli Restaurant topped with a thick head of foam. A pignoli nuts and a pungent Gorgonzola It’s no surprise that every diner sit- While they were gone, the men gob- Restaurant owner Mohamad Salem and Dr. 156 Atlantic Ave. at Clinton Street, (718) 596- huge grilled shrimp balances on the — more if its ingredients hadn’t been ting near our table ordered dessert. bled up two desserts meant for four. David Jubb, the new eatery will open in the 5800, (AmEx, Disc, DC, MC, Visa) Entrees: $7- rim of the glass. It was fun to drink — reduced to a slaw. Mancuso’s creations are beautifully What would the Fab Five say about newly refurbished downstairs dining room of $14.50. the foam serving as an airy foil to the My eyelids get heavy the minute I plated and, with the exception of a that? Tripoli, with hallways painted with vibrant murals Enter this Atlantic Avenue landmark and you’ll and floors and walls inlaid with mood enhancing swear you’re skimming the south shores of stones, according to Salem. Jubb also operates ancient Lebanon. Maybe that’s a stretch, but an the Jubb’s Cell Rejuvenation Clinic in the East impressive mural of Tripoli’s coast bedecks the Village and maintains that his Lifefood restau- spacious interior of this Lebanese eatery, now in rants offer “uncooked food prepared in a way its 30th year. Tripoli Restaurant is commendable that retains its life force.” Rolling in dough for its “Sheik al M’ehshi,” or sauteed eggplant served with ground lamb, yogurt and mint, and Meson Flamenco its “Seleck B’loubia,” or black-eyed peas and On Smith Street you gotta have a Diners can sit at the red-and-white 135 Atlantic Ave. at Henry Street, (718) 625- celery with sauteed onions and coriander. Open gimmick. checkered, cloth-covered tables, under 7177 (AmEx) Entrees: $12-$32. daily. In November, Alan Harding, along the vintage soda pop signs and old Life Owner Pepe Canto opened this pan-Spanish with partners (and brothers) Jim and magazine photos while they eat retro restaurant a decade ago with chef Paco Mateo. Waterfront Ale Paul Mamary, opened their latest ver- favorites like calzones, chicken caccia- Meson Flamenco serves southern tapas (appe- sion of nostalgia-with-a-twist restau- tore and eggplant parmigiana. tizers eaten at the bar) as well as traditional House Castilian delicacies such as cabrales, a kind of 155 Atlantic Ave. at Henry Street, (718) 522- rants — LaRosa & Son, a mom-and- There’s cheese ravioli on the menu, blue cheese. Flamenco dance and guitar is per- 3794,www.waterfrontalehouse.com, (Amex, pop-styled pizza joint with better too, but Harding and company have MC, DC, Visa) Entrees: $10.95-$20.95. lighting at 98 Smith St. dressed it up for the locals with roasted Since 1989, the Waterfront Ale House has The three, who also own Smith garlic and portobello mushrooms. One embraced its pub status, offering 18 beers on Street’s Patois, Union Street’s Schnack more thing they have that you won’t = Full review available at tap and 50 to 60 different bottles. 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along with the Piano Trio. Violinist Peter Zazofsky and pi- present anist Doris Stevenson will play the sonata Feb. 21 and Feb. 22; along with cellist Ole Akahoshi and violist Jesse Levine, they will also perform Long Faures Beethoven and a Dvorak Piano Quar- tet. Music of such passion and intensi- Bargemusic presents lengthy ty can only spring from a composer Book, Music and Lyrics by of like temperament, and Faure CLARK GESNER seemed to pour his very soul into Faure works that are among every composition. He always made Tickets: Adults $15 every note count, and hearing these Children & Seniors $12 three works — two from early in his pinnacles of classical music career, and one in its late stages — is a lesson in the advantages of fastidi- Reservations: 718 595 0547 By Kevin Filipski month and next in a trio of enticing ousness and brevity. for The Brooklyn Papers programs. That said, none of these works is Jan.10-Feb.1, 2004 The center of Faure’s musical out- short — the trio clocks in at about 20 abriel Faure, featured in several put was the piano. Not only were minutes, the quartet at about 30 and Thurs.-Sat. at 8 pm Bargemusic concerts in the dozens of his wonderful songs com- the violin sonata at about 23 — but Sun. at 3 pm G coming weeks, is a consistently posed for voice and piano, but nearly they all operate under the principle underrated composer. all of his chamber music involved the that no note could be subtracted or The usual reason trotted out is that keyboard. He composed barcaroles, added without destroying the sublime Faure (1845-1924) — best known for impromptus and nocturnes for solo architecture of the whole. And that his many songs and chamber music piano; violin and cello sonatas; a pi- was Faure’s greatest achievement: works — was a ano trio; two pi- No matter what forms he worked in, “minor” compos- ano quartets and his songs, solo piano works, chamber er because he two piano quin- pieces and orchestral works all have MUSIC Rare programs: Composer Gabriel Faure (1845-1924), painted by John worked mostly in tets — indeed, a clarity and sureness of purpose that 199 14th Street Brooklyn, NY (between 4th & 5th Avenues) small forms. (His The music of Gabriel Faure will be only his very last Singer Sargent, will be one of the featured composers in three week- brings to mind another, vastly differ- performed Jan. 15, 16, 24 and Feb. ends of concerts at Bargemusic. lone attempt at a 21 at 7:30 pm and Jan. 25 and Feb. work, his lone ent composer, Mozart. There is no symphony was 22 at 4 pm at Bargemusic (Fulton Fer- String Quartet, higher praise. ry Landing at the end of Old Fulton As Faure’s music in concert is a aborted, and his Street on the East River). Tickets are was piano-free. finale’s stately finish — is simply ments, and the entire quartet has a lone opera, “Pen- $35, $20 for full-time students. For The Faure breathtaking. symphonic sweep that puts to bed rarity, so too — equally unfortunate- Eat, Drink and be Merry! elope,” while more information, call (718) 624-2083 works scheduled The Piano Trio will be performed critical carping that Faure was ly — are new recordings of his mu- containing much or visit www.bargemusic.org. for Bargemusic Jan. 15 and Jan. 16 by an ensemble hemmed in by smaller forms. sic. In addition to Shaham’s new gorgeous music, are among the consisting of pianist Marija Stroke, The Aspen Ensemble will perform disc, there’s a Hyperion Records re- isn’t sufficiently greatest of any cellist Eric Jacobsen and violinist the quartet Jan. 24 and Jan. 25, along release of what are, to these ears, dramatic enough to hold the stage, composer in three very distinct forms Curtis Macomber; along with violist with works by Mozart, Bach and Faure’s greatest achievements: the D- even in Faure’s native France.) — the piano trio, the piano quartet Hsin-Yun Huang, they will also per- David Schiff. minor piano quintet (composed in How to rectify Faure’s unfair rank- and the violin sonata. Faure’s D-mi- form works by Schubert, Dvorak and Faure’s first Violin Sonata, in A 1906) and the C-minor piano quintet ing among great composers? For nor Piano Trio, his lone incursion Ernest Dohnanyi. Major, may be his most popular (composed in 1921), performed by those of us who consider him one of into this genre, was composed when Faure’s C-minor Piano Quartet, chamber work. Composed when he the ensemble Domus and violinist the preeminent composers of both the he was 77. As usual with Faure, the composed in 1880 and revised in was 30 — the earliest Faure work on Anthony Marwood. Extremely mus- 19th and 20th centuries, the answer is grace and subtlety with which he bal- 1884, finds a youthful composer at the Bargemusic programs — it has cular and musically astounding, these simple: constantly bring his music to ances the three instruments has few the height of his powers, its four clas- rarely fallen out of favor with the quintets belie their status as “late” everyone’s attention. And there’s no rivals, and the outpouring of memo- sically structured movements running best musicians, and just recently the works with a vibrancy that’s aston- place better to start than with three of rable melodies — from the first the gamut from vigor to the most superb violinist Gil Shaham made it ishingly youthful in sound. his very best chamber works, which movement’s lively opening, through wistful delicacy. The opening Allegro the centerpiece of his Canary Clas- At any age, Faure is a master will be performed at Bargemusic this the Andantino’s slow elegance, to the is one of Faure’s grandest move- sics recording, “The Faure Album,” worth hearing.

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AUDITIONS: Impact Theater hosts a try Compiled out for people of all types and ages. FRI, JAN 16 4 pm to 7 pm. Call for appointment. by Susan 190 Underhill Ave. (718) 253-1256. BARGEMUSIC: presents a chamber music concert of works by Dohnanyi, Rosenthal Faure, Schubert and Dvorak. $35. Where to TUES, JAN 13 7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry Landing. (718) 624-2083. BAM CAFE: Pianist Anat Fort performs. AT AN BLOOD DRIVE: at Grace Episcopal S , J 10 Church. 4 pm to 9 pm. 254 Hicks St. $10 food/ drink minimum. 9 pm. (800) 933-BLOOD. Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 OUTDOORS AND TOURS COMPUTER COURSE: Families First Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4111. GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Peter Nash offers a computers-for-adults course. GALLERY PLAYERS: presents “You’re A lectures on his new book “Baseball $125. Eight-weeks. 250 Baltic St. Call Good Man, Charlie Brown.” 8 pm. Legends of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood to register. (718) 237-1862. See Sat., Jan. 10. Cemetery.” Slide-show presentation NETS ARENA: Prospect Heights Action ST. ANN’S WAREHOUSE: presents ...there is a great restaurant in your neighborhood and story-telling about baseball pio- Coalition hosts a “No Stadium Rally” “Hiroshima Maiden.” 8 pm. See ...there is a great restaurant in your neighborhood neers. 1 pm. Fifth Avenue and 25th featuring guest speaker, author and for- Wed., Jan. 14. serving brunch, dinner and late night? Street. (718) 768-7300. Free. mer New York Yankee and “Ball Four” SHAKESPEARE: Waterloo Bridge Theater METRO TOUR: Mauricio Lorence hosts a author Jim Bouton. 7 pm. Hanson Place Company presents “Twelfth Night or walking tour of Brooklyn Heights, Ft. Methodist Church, corner of Hanson What You Will.” 8 pm. See Sat., Jan. ...our patio garden room is Greene and Clinton Hill. $25. 2 pm to Place and St. Felix Street. (718) 636-0498. 17. 5 pm. Meet at Marriott Hotel, 333 available for private parties? Adams St. (718) 789-0430. TREE RECYCLING: Brooklyn Botanic WEDS, JAN 14 SAT, JAN 17 Garden and Green-Wood Cemetery 755 Dean Street (at Underhill) invite you to let them mulch your FILM: Watch Club Video series presents PERFORMANCE Christmas tree. Take the mulch or “The Lord of the Rings: The Two (718) 638-3326 leave it for community gardens. 11 Towers” (2002). 2 pm. Parish Hall, 157 CONCERT: Brooklyn Academy of Music am – 3 pm. Green-Wood Cemetery, Montague St. (718) 875-6960. Free. presents “Praise Music,” a gospel pro- Fifth Avenue at 25th Street entrance. MEETING: Bay Ridge AARP meets. 2 gram featuring soloist Beverly Craw- (718) 623-7241. Free. pm. Our Lady of Angels, 337 74th St. ford and gospel choirs Total Praise and (718) 788-7372. New Life Tabernacle Choir. $25, $20. PERFORMANCE Outside the box: The Micro Museum will feature “The Crystal Box” (Natalie AUDITIONS: Impact Theater hosts a try 7:30 pm. Howard Gilman Opera House, BARGEMUSIC: presents a chamber Taylor, pictured), a multi media work featuring the Laziza Electrique Dance out for people of all types and ages. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. music concert of all Beethoven. $35. Company, as part of its “Performance and Pixels” events on Jan. 10 and 11. 4 pm to 7 pm. Call for appointment. BARGEMUSIC: presents a chamber 7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry Landing. (718) 190 Underhill Ave. (718) 253-1256. music concert of works by Donizetti, 624-2083. MEETING: General board meeting of Beethoven and Brahms. $35. 7:30 pm. 200 GALLERY PLAYERS: presents “You’re A pm to 4 pm. Prospect Park. (718) GALLERY PLAYERS: presents “You’re A Community Board 6. 6:30 pm. John Fulton Ferry Landing. (718) 624-2083. Good Man, Charlie Brown.” $15, $12 287-3400. Free. Good Man, Charlie Brown.” 3 pm. Jay High School, 237 Seventh Ave. GALLERY PLAYERS: presents “You’re A FIFTH children 12 and under and seniors. 8 BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: See Sat., Jan. 10. (718) 643-3027. Good Man, Charlie Brown.” $15, $12 pm. 199 14th St. (718) 595-0547. presents “Catch a Snowflake.” $4, PERFORMANCE & PIXELS: MicroMuseum ST. ANN’S WAREHOUSE: presents children under 12 and seniors. 8 pm. BIGGER & BETTER THAN EVER! MULTIMEDIA FEST: Festival of sound free for members. 2 pm to 5 pm. 145 hosts multi-media interactive perfor- “Hiroshima Maiden.” Puppet theater 199 14th St. (718) 595-0547. and video exhibitions and perform- Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. mance event. 3 pm. See Sat., Jan. 10. dramatizes the true story of the ST. ANN’S WAREHOUSE: presents “Hiro- ances. $10. 8 pm. Also, late-night AUDITION: Brooklyn Youth Chorus Hiroshima Maidens, a group of shima Maiden.” Puppet theater dram- lounge. Office Ops, 57 Thames St. Academy holds mid-year auditions CHILDREN Japanese women disfigured by the atizes the true story of the Hiroshima SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS (718) 418-2509. for girls and boys grade 2 and up. BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: nuclear blast. $25. 8 pm. 38 Water St. Maidens, a group of Japanese women Mondays: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL BAM CAFE: Danny Simmons of Def Call. (718) 243-9447. Workshop for families with special (718) 254-8779. disfigured by the nuclear blast. $25. 8 Poetry Jam hosts “Music and Words” needs. $4, free for members. 11:30 WALKING TOUR: The Prospect Heights pm. 38 Water St. (718) 254-8779. with cellist Nioka Workman and per- OTHER am to 1 pm. 145 Brooklyn Ave. (718) Action Coalition presents its census of SHAKESPEARE: Waterloo Bridge Theater Thursdays: LIVE JAZZ/RHYTHM & BLUES former Danny Beaty. $10 food/ drink OPEN HOUSE: Chickpeas Childcare 735-4400. the numbers of people, jobs and Company presents “Twelfth Night or minimum. 9 pm. Brooklyn Academy Center, a parent-run cooperative pre- buildings to be condemned by build- What You Will.” $15, $10 students. 8 Friday & Saturday Nights: LIVE SALSA of Music, 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636- school, hosts an open house. 11 am OTHER ing of Nets arena. 10 am. Followed pm. 475 Third Ave. (212) 502-0796. 4111. to 1 pm. 211 Eighth St. (718) 788- BLOOD DRIVE: at East Midwood Jewish by 11 am walking tour with author BAM CAFE: African Diaspora rhythms Saturdays: FIRST WEEKEND: Brooklyn Arts 6604. Free. Center. 9 am to 2:30 pm. 1625 Ocean Jim Bouton and book signing. with Heritage O.P. $10 food/ drink Exchange presents a new perform- MEETING: of AARP Ovington Chapter Ave. (800) 933-BLOOD. Freddy’s Historic Bar, 45 Dean St. at minimum. 10 pm. Brooklyn Academy ESPN College Football Pkg. ance and discussion series featuring 5055. 1 pm. Bay Ridge Center for ADOPTION MEETING: Jewish Child Sixth Avenue. (718) 622-7035. of Music, 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636- HBO Sundays: DeFacto Dance, Rubi Theater Older Adults, 6935 Fourth Ave. (718) Care Association’s Ametz Adoption 4111. Company and Doo-Wop Moderno. 748-0650. Program hosts a talk “Talking About Boxing Pkg. $15, $8 low-income. 8 pm. 421 Fifth Adoption to Children and Others.” THURS, JAN 15 CHILDREN NFL Sunday Ticket Ave. (718) 832-0018. $15, $5 childcare. 10:30 am to noon. BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: SALON & SHOWROOM: TheXpo’s SUN, JAN 11 Congregation Beth Elohim, 274 CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: presents “Amazing Amber.” Learn We Feature Continental Cuisine, 40 Beers on Tap, January showcase, “Through the Garfield Place. (212) 558-9998. Resources for Children with Special how living things can get stuck in prepared by Chef Mendy, Looking Glass,” offers performances PERFORMANCE BELLY DANCING: Sandra Catena per- Needs, Inc. hosts a talk “Transition rocks. Appropriate for ages 7 and up. formerly of The Grocery and 23 TVs, 1 Great Place! and refreshments. $10. Open 10 am forms to live music. $10 cover and from School to Adult Life.” 10 am to $4, free for members. 2 to 4 pm. 145 Knickerbocker’s Grill to 10 pm. Performances at 8 pm. 25 MUSIC OFF THE WALLS: Brooklyn Phil- $10 table minimum. 5 pm to 7:30 pm. 1 pm. Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. Jay St. (718) 797-2557. harmonic presents “The Jewish Cleopatra’s Supper Club, 67-45 Fifth Brooklyn Heights branch, 280 OTHER 200 Fifth Ave Park Slope OPEN 7 NIGHTS A WEEK FOR DINNER: PERFORMANCE & PIXELS: Micro- Journey.” Concert explores question Ave. (212) 427-9340. Cadman Plaza West. (212) 677-4650. Dinner served: SUN-WED, 4-12pm (Full Menu) of what defines Jewish music and how BREEDING CLASS: Brooklyn Aquarium (between Union & Berkeley) Museum hosts multi-media interactive DEMOCRAT FORUM: Working Families BLOOD DRIVE: at Federal Court. 10 am THURS, 4pm-1am • FRI, 11am-2am • Sat, 4pm-2am composers ranging from Mendelssohn to 3:30 pm. 225 Cadman Plaza East. Society offers a talk, “Breeding Tips performance event including “The Party and LAMDA Independent 638-2925 Sat & Sun Brunch: 11am - 4pm Kissing Installation,” “Mixology,” and to Bernstein have found ways to relate (800) 933-BLOOD. and Hints.” Learn everything you to their cultures and times. Concert is Democrats host “Brooklyn Rally to need to know to bring fish into breed “The Crystal Box.” $5. 123 Smith St. 8 Beat Bush” including Rep. Major OPENING: Rotunda Gallery presents “A pm. (718) 797-3116. presented in conjunction with the Slow Read,” an exhibition about the mode, plus caring and raising of the museum exhibit “The Jewish Journey: Owens, Rep. Charles Rangel, City fry. $44.95, includes up to two guests Councilman Bill DeBlasio, former process of discovering a work of art, CHILDREN Frederic Brenner’s Photographic which requires a commitment of time free, ages 8 to 15 years. 9 am to Odyssey.” $15, $10 students and sen- Supreme Court Justice Frank Barbaro noon. Audubon Center, Prospect DUCK MONTH: Audubon Center’s edu- and Comptroller Alan Hevesi repre- by both artist and viewer. 6 pm to 8 pm. cators have designated January as iors. 3 pm. Brooklyn Museum of Art, 33 Clinton St. (718) 875-4047. Free. Park. (718) 377-7749. duck month. Kids are invited to 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 622-5838. senting the Democratic presidential AUDITIONS: Impact Theater hosts a try hopefuls. 3 to 5 pm. Camp Friend- BARGEMUSIC: presents a chamber explore canvasbacks, wood ducks and BARGEMUSIC: presents an all music concert of works by Dohnanyi, out for people of all types and ages. green-winged teals. Learn about Beethoven chamber music concert. ship, 339 Eighth St. between Fifth 10 am to noon. Call for appointment. and Sixth avenues. (212) 998-5815. Faure, Schubert and Dvorak. $35. Watch us these web-footed birds. Nature and $35. 4 pm. Fulton Ferry Landing. 7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry Landing. (718) 190 Underhill Ave. (718) 253-1256. crafts activities for the whole family. 1 (718) 624-2083. 624-2083. MON, JAN 12 SHAKESPEARE: Waterloo Bridge Theater Company presents “Twelfth SUN, JAN 18 Night or What You Will.” $15, $10 on TV! SCREENWRITERS CLASS: Brooklyn Young Filmmakers hosts a class for students. 8 pm. 475 Third Ave. (212) PERFORMANCE LIST YOUR EVENT… adults and youths 15 years and older. 502-0796. 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