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By Allegra Hobbs The Brooklyn Paper The new Silicon Alley will really live up to its name. Bushwick is still in its first trimes- ter of gentrification but developers are already snapping up massive neighbor- hood warehouses to convert into trendy offices for what they hope will become New York’s next big startup scene. “We think it’s the place to go,” said Jim Stein, vice president of developer Lincoln Property Co., which recently bought a six-story former coffee-roast- ing warehouse on Jefferson Street at Cy- press Avenue for $46 million, which it plans on turning into an office complex dubbed the Jefferson. The pitch to potential tenants is that hordes of creative types — known in real-estate jargon as “tech, advertising, media, and information” workers — are already living in the neighborhood, and they can set up shop at cheaper rates than Manhattan or Dumbo, right in the middle of the employment marketplace. Developers are turning a former Jefferson Street coffee-roasting warehouse into an opulent office build- “The Jefferson is a once in a gen- ing for tech types who prefer green cabs over Ubers. eration opportunity for TAMI tenants searching for an exceptional Brook- lyn branding opportunity,” Stein said nowned street art .” you don’t have enough space [to work],” facturing, which took over a chunk of in a promotional release. “Managers Between hipsters moving further and said Christopher Havens, a commercial the warehouse at Stagg Street and Mor- will have a competitive advantage in further along the L line and a dearth of broker for aptsandlofts.com. gan Avenue in July. Voodoo shares the attracting sought-after employees by office space throughout the borough, A handful of techies have already same building as video-streaming service offering the convenience of working Bushwick is indeed primed to explode set up shop in or near the nabe, and a Livestream, which held an event called
near their homes versus commuting to as a commercial district, according to start-up scene is already forming, ac- Hack Bushwick there last year . Photo by Jason Speakman Manhattan.” the dean of Downtown commercial real cording to one newcomer. And it is only a matter of time before Lou Moreno’s pooch Schatzi became sick one day after taking a The building’s brochures claim estate agents. “There really is a community here the Voodoo clan fulfill the live-work- stroll through the Nethermead in Prospect Park — and Moreno Bushwick is “Brooklyn’s new ener- “You have a connection to Manhat- we didn’t know about until we moved play trifecta envisioned by developers says drug-laced human feces may be to blame. getic cultural core” and boast of the tan, and a tremendous amount of peo- here,” said Max Friefeld, co-founder of — Friefeld said his Manhattan-dwell- area’s “live music venues and world re- ple who want to live in that area, and 3D-printing company Voodoo Manu- ing employees are already making plans to move near the office. The Jefferson joins several other mas- sive warehouse overhauls in the area Sick as a dog aimed at the creative crowd. Boho Bushwick, we hardly knew ye Developer Savanna purchased the for- mer Schlitz bottling plant at Evergreen By Allegra Hobbs restaurant, and multiple bars, accord- Avenue and George Street just across Pups eating toxic poop in P’Park? The Brooklyn Paper ing to plans it filed with the city. It also the border in industrial Williamsburg It seems like just yesterday that Bush- Changing intends to transform another ware- for $34 million in January, and is cur- By Colin Mixson vets are identifying the wick became the new refuge for bohe- house on Scott Avenue into high-end rently renovating it into a five-story of- The Brooklyn Paper Meadows of agent as a narcotic,” said mian artists and their weird scrap metal Brooklyn nightlife spot housing a winery, beer fice building dubbed 95 Evergreen Av- This s--- is dope. Garry Osgood, the pres- sculptures, yet now real-estate prognos- garden, event hall, restaurant, and of- enue that will feature a rooftop deck Several Brooklyn dogs ident of park dog-advo- ticators say the ’hood is ripe for tech also filed plans for a 112-key lodging fice space — a project it is partially and a light fixture made out of 10,000 have fallen seriously sick cacy organization Fido, entrepreneurs and their startups . on White Street at McKibbon Street, financing via crowd-funding. Schlitz bottles, according to real estate with narcotics poisoning in a post on the group’s What’s next? Gaze into this crystal a 140-key hotel on Stewart Avenue at • Upcoming Bushwick eateries in- blog New York Yimby. after visiting Prospect Facebook page warning ball of Department of Buildings filings Flushing Avenue, and a 144-key ho- clude a Le Garage — a fancy French And a trio of real estate companies Park in recent weeks other mutt owners about to see more of the nabe’s future: tel on Seigel Street between Bushwick bistro inside a graffitied old garage purchased a sprawling three-acre indus- — possibly after eating SHAME the rash of poisonings. • Four hotels are planned for the Avenue and White Street. on Central Avenue — a second outlet trial site on Johnson Avenue between drug-tainted excrement The doped-up dog epi- neighborhood. Bklyn House , an eight- • Developer Bushwack Capital plans of Prospect Heights high-end ramen Bogart Street and Bushwick Place for left behind by local druggies, say lo- demic began when East Flatbush res- story, 116-room hotel boasting “local to gussy up a decrepit warehouse on joint Chuko, and a sprawling cafe and $26.75 million in May, which they plan cal dog lovers. ident Lou Moreno took his German art inspired by the neighborhood,” will Johnson Avenue between Gardner and roastery from San Fransiscan tech- on turning into a “creative community” “That narcotics users are ‘taking shorthaired pointer, Schatzi, to the park open soon on Beaver Street at Fayette Scott streets and turn it into a night- industry-favorite coffee emporium that will also include restaurants, re- dumps in the park’ that are subsequently on the morning of Sept. 17 for their Street. And separate developers have club with two performance spaces, a Blue Bottle. tail, and a dedicated space for “artisa- munched on by dogs is a pretty easy daily walk through the Nethermead — nal food production.” conclusion to reach, especially since See DOGS on page 11 Stringer busts out some zingers Comptroller criticizes mayor, but supports his Coney Island land-grab
By Max Jaeger their buildings go to pot while collect- The Brooklyn Paper ing $100 or more per night that the city The city’s top financial watchdog shells out to house the homeless, ac- supports Mayor DeBlasio’s plan to seize cording to a Department of Investiga- private land in Coney Island from hold- tion report that spurred Stringer to look out landlords in order to expand the at homeless services’ books. amusement district — but on other is- The mayor and the Department of sues, he and Mayor Tall just don’t see Homeless Services have failed to pro- eye to eye, Comptroller Scott Stringer tect the city’s most vulnerable, Stringer recently told The Brooklyn Paper. said. The plan announced last month to “I’m shocked that as we started to force the sale of three empty seaside lots look at these contracts, the promises and to the city through eminent domain so it commitments made are not being kept,” can sell some of it to amusement oper- he said. “I know it angers City Hall, I ators would require the comptroller ap- know it frustrates the Department of proval, and though the heavy-handed tac- Homeless Services, but if I wasn’t do- tic is not to be taken lightly, in this case, ing that, then I wouldn’t be doing the it’s the right move, Stringer said. job I was elected to do.” “While eminent domain is one of the most severe actions that can be taken by Bonds … Park Bonds
a government, and must be used only Community News Group / Max Jaeger Pols and activists should know when all other options are off the table, Comptroller Scott Stringer stopped by The Brooklyn Paper’s Down- whether tax-exempt bonds could pay I support the administration’s effort to town Brooklyn offices to talk about Brooklyn Bridge Park, homeless- for maintaining Brooklyn Bridge Park use it to take this vacant, blighted prop- ness, and a city plan to exercise eminent domain in Coney Island. — rather than two controversial pro- erty,” he said. posed towers — well before the com- The comptroller talked about the pro- pany that runs the park breaks ground posed land-grab and a slew of other MTA to give us a road map for their in- But he did criticize Hizzoner’s han- on the buildings, Stringer said. issues at a recent sit-down with this vestment in infrastructure projects for dling of public housing and homeless- The comptroller recently told the paper. transportation,” Stringer said. “But the ness. Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation — Photo by Stefano Giovannini But siding with DeBlasio’s plan for city can’t play checkers — the city has the private group tasked with building Coney Island was a rare instance where to play chess. So you can go out and The discomforts of home the waterfront park and keeping it fi- the comptroller seems to agree with the smash-mouth Cuomo, but that’s how The comptroller pledged continued nancially above-water — that it should Didgeridoo it! mayor. Stringer criticized the DeBlasio’s you play checkers. You gotta use ev- investigation into the Department of consider issuing bonds to fund park up- recently resolved tiff with Gov. Andrew ery chess piece to get resources for New Homeless Services and the hotels it keep. Greenpoint didgeridoo teacher AJ Block finds spiritual fulfillment Cuomo over funding for the Metropol- York City.” pays to house the indigent when city “We didn’t make a recommendation, in playing the ancient Australian Aboriginal instrument. Now, he is itan Transportation Authority as ama- Stringer has no immediate plans to shelters reach capacity. Mill Basin res- but we think that this warrants more ex- sharing his knowledge with Brooklynites looking to pick up some of teurish and lacking nuance. challenge DeBlasio in the next elec- idents fear one such hotel is being built ploration,” he said. “I don’t think we need the good vibrations. See story page 11. “I think the governor has to force the tion, he said. in their backyard. Hoteliers often let exploration for months and months.” 2 AWP The Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 October 16–22, 2015 A.J. Richard A Legend in the Industry.
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glar on Oct. 6. 78TH PRECINCT The intruder broke a side Park Slope door to the home between Cops: Suspect roughs up man over iPod Scaredy-cat Shore Road and Marine Av- A would-be burglar was enue in Bay Ridge at 4:43 pm, targeted, the officers took $10,000 out of a woman on the pool table at a Smith Street chased out of a man’s Sixth but that sounded an alarm, so 88TH PRECINCT cover and returned fire. No Myrtle Avenue on Oct. 5 bar on Oct. 5. Avenue home on Sept. 28, af- he ran, police said. Fort Greene–Clinton Hill injuries were included in the by posing as donors for a POLICE BLOTTER The pugnacious pair got ter he climbed through a win- Smash and grab Cops cuffed a guy who they report. church. into it sometime between dow and ran smack into the A brute bashed in a Bay say beat a Fort Greene man in At some point after the The two swindlers ap- Find more online every Wednesday at midnight and 2:30 am at residence’s owner. Ridge Parkway front door shooting, cops collard the proached the victim near Clin- The victim told police that a dispute over an iPod at Au- BrooklynPaper.com/blotter the bar between Carroll and stole cash and jewelry burn Place on Oct. 7. two accused gunmen, ac- ton Avenue at 2 pm for direc- Street and Second Place he was inside his home be- on Oct. 5. The victim told police that cording to police. tions to a church they intended in Carroll Gardens, police tween Fourth and Fifth streets The cretin crushed the his driving on Oct. 9. at 1:20 pm, when he spotted he got into an argument with Angry auntie to make a substantial donation Hero harangued said. One woman punched door between Fort Hamil- to, cops say. After some fina- The car-service driver the hapless intruder scram- the accused over the audio de- A ruffian shook down a the other in the face, cut- ton Parkway and 10th Ave- A woman attacked her boy- gling, the pair somehow con- scooped up his fare in Brigh- bling through his front win- vice near N. Portland Avenue. friend’s nephew on Adelphi good Samaritan who tried ting her and bruising her lip, nue in Dyker Heights at 2:15 The suspect attacked the vic- vinced the victim to go to her ton Beach, police said. The to stop the lout from yelling dow. pm and took $6,000 cash and Street on the morning of Oct. officials said. “What are you doing?” the tim, and punched him repeat- bank and withdraw $10,000 victim wanted a ride to his at a woman on Hoyt Street two gold necklaces worth an 10, cops said. victim shouted. edly, leaving him with cuts in cash, and hand it over to job between Smith and Hoyt on Oct. 9. Art crime The victim told police that Upon realizing he’d been estimated $6,200 from a bed- and possible broken bones, them. She did so, and the trick- streets in Carroll Gardens. The The nice guy saw a bad A philistine broke into a room lock box, police said. he was in his apartment be- sters “examined” the dough rider suggested a good route, made, the would-be crook cops say. tween Myrtle and Park av- dude arguing with a woman Lorraine Street art studio and The victim was taken to before handing back counter- but the driver ignored him, stole a computer sometime be- fled the same way he came Hammer jacked enues when his uncle’s un- between Atlantic and Pacific out, none the richer, with the Brooklyn Hospital for stitches feit cash, police said. drove recklessly, and muttered tween Oct. 9 and 12. A tool stole construction hinged paramour stepped on streets in Boerum Hill at 1 cops on his case, according and other treatment. It was not until later that ethnic slurs under his breath, am, so he tried to intervene, The brute busted open a equipment from a Senator his injured foot, causing him she realized that the money to police. the victim told police. police said. door to one studio in a larger Street basement on Oct. 5. Assault on 88 considerable pain. She later she was in possession of was The lousy route made the He told the goon to leave complex between Court and Identity crisis The punk pushed in a win- Authorities arrested two slammed a door into his face, not real, a report states. man late for work, he told the girl alone, so the lout told Clinton streets in Red Hook A identify thief enriched dow between Fifth and Sixth men who opened fire on three leaving him with cuts and cops. When they got to their bruises, police reported. him “Don’t move, I’m gonna and stole a $2,000 computer himself to the tune of $23,709 avenues in Bay Ridge at 3:30 police officers on Classon Av- destination at 6:43 am, the am and took a jackhammer, The femme fatale allegedly 76TH PRECINCT search you,” according to a and a phone charger, police after opening four credit cards enue on Oct. 7, according to rider got out and started tak- jig saw, hammer set, and nail threatened the victim with le- Carroll Gardens– police report. The brute ran said. and registering a car in the officials. ing pictures of the driver’s li- gun, police said. thal force, telling him that he Cobble Hill–Red Hook when he realized the guy The knuckleheads also name of a Third Street man Police say a gunfight cense plate, officials said. over a period of time begin- was “going to get a bullet,” didn’t have anything worth jammed screws in other ten- — Max Jaeger erupted at DeKalb Avenue Bad tip That’s when the grump ning on Sept. 16. cops said. stealing, officials said. ants’ door jambs, according around 10:45 pm, after the A crabby cabby punched lost it and punched his fare The victim told police that 94TH PRECINCT suspects began shooting at Cashed out his fare in the face on Sackett in the face, according to a Cat scratch to a police report. he was inside his home be- three officers. After being Two charlatans swindled Street after the rider critiqued police report. Two women brawled over — Max Jaeger tween Fifth and Sixth avenues Greenpoint–Northside at 8 am that day, when he re- Beat down ceived New York state license A pair of punks beat up a plates for a 2016 Honda se- guy near his home on Freeman dan that he never owned. The victim later discovered that Street on Oct. 8, and then pil- credit cards had been opened fered his pockets before flee- in his name at several retail ing the scene. stores — including Lowes, The guy told cops he was Conn’s, HH Gregg, and Ma- between Manhattan Avenue cy’s — and that the thief had and McGuinness Boulevard used them to enjoy a spectac- around 8 pm when the ban- ular spending spree, accord- dits jumped out of a white ing to police. German luxury car and beat him up, police said. Bike bandit The perps then reached A thief put a fork in a Park into his pocket and pulled Slope man’s days of pleasure out his cellphone, camera, cruising after he drove off and glasses before scamper- with his 2011 Ducati crotch ing off, authorities said. Cops rocket parked on Sixth Ave- said the victim did not want to nue on Sept. 29. The victim told police that report the facts on the day of he left his sport bike between the assault, but filed a report Ninth and 10th streets at 6:30 the next day and also went to pm, and returned four days the hospital for treatment of later to find an empty spot his injuries, which were vis- where his pricey bike had ible on his face. The victim been. told police his landlord might know the attackers, accord- Credit crook ing to a report. A cyber crook managed to use a St. Marks Avenue Nap-free zone woman’s credit cards to with- A scamp yanked a guy’s draw more than $4,000 from wallet out of his pocket while automated teller machines he napped on the Northside throughout the city in a spree Piers on Oct. 9. dating back to June 28, and The victim said he fell the worst part was that the asleep between N. Third and victim’s cards never left her N. Fourth Streets and was handbag. awoken around 2:30 am by The victim, who lives be- a guy reaching into his rear tween Flatbush and Carlton pocket and pulling his wallet, avenues, filed a report on then stating “You can’t sleep Oct. 2, and provided police here” before hoofing it, au- with bank records showing thorities said. illicit transactions totalling $4,443.50 going all the way Vacation crasher back to June. The woman also Someone robbed a wom- stated to police that she never an’s N. Seventh Street apart- lost possession of her card. ment while she was carous- Truck stop ing at Disney World between Oct. 1 and 5. Cops are hunting two The victim left her apart- rogues who they say nabbed ment between Bedford and cash from the back of a com- mercial truck idling on Fourth Driggs avenues at 8:30 am on Avenue on Oct. 2. Oct. 1, then came back from The victim told police that her Florida vacation around he parked his truck between 11 pm on Oct. 5 to find the 14th and 15th streets at 1 pm, chain on her front door latched before ducking into a nearby from inside the apartment, au- property to make a quick de- thorities said. livery. She managed to get in- Fifteen minutes later, the side and noticed the thief had driver returned to his vehi- snatched her laptop and cam- cle to find the $1,200 he had era, cops said. The victim told stashed in the back was no- cops she did not leave anyone where to be found, cops said. to look after the apartment, — Colin Mixson but that she gave a copy of her keys to a friend. 68TH PRECINCT Bay Ridge–Dyker Heights 90TH PRECINCT My hero! Southside–Bushwick Cops arrested an alleged Jackpot purse-snatcher on Third Av- Some tricksters snatched enue on Oct. 11 after a good pricey electronics from a Samaritan restrained the sus- Thames Street apartment pect. sometime during the day on The victim was between Oct. 7. 91st and 92nd streets in Bay The two 23-year-old girls Ridge at 7:48 am when a who live at the apartment man threw her to the ground between Porter and Varick and shouted “Where’s your money? Gimme your money,” avenues told cops they left NYU LANGONE AT COBBLE HILL IS according to a police re- shortly after 8 am and re- port. turned around 6 pm to find , Police allege the suspect a huge bounty of electron- OFFERING FREE FLU SHOTS SATURDAY AND was yanking on the woman’s ics missing, including their purse when a hero happened MacBooks, camera and equip- SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17 – 18, 10 AM – 3 PM. by and pinned him until cops ment, and an iPad. arrived to arrest him. In his Cane pain defense, the accused told po- A scoundrel snatched a And while you’re here, ask for a cholesterol and diabetes screening. They’re free, too. lice the woman “just fell,” a 52-year-old man’s walking police report states. cane and cash behind a pub- 83 Amity Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Gun and run lic housing development on A reprobate with a re- Ten Eyck Street on Oct. 10. (Emergency Department entrance at the corner of Hicks and Amity Streets) volver tried to rob a guy on The victim told cops he 64th street on Oct. 6, but the was between Humboldt Street Flu shots and screenings are available to adults 18 and older. victim ran. and Bushwick Avenue at 5 pm The victim was near Ninth when the punk approached, Avenue in Dyker Heights at 1 pushed him to the ground, am when the gun-toting goon and grabbed his cane before perched between two parked tossing it to an unknown lo- cars whipped out a six-shooter cation. and said “Gimme, gimme,” The perp then reached into according to a police report. the man’s pocket and took a The victim simply ran, po- handful of cash before flee- lice said. ing, according to a police re- Intruder alert port. The man never found A 97th Street home secu- his cane, cops said. rity system spooked a bur- — Allegra Hobbs
417449_NYU1634_BrooklynPaper_Oct16-2015_P4C.indd 1 10/12/15 10:54 AM October 16–22, 2015 The Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 AWP 5 Split wood Library expands to seven days By Allegra Hobbs The book repository at the Chauncey Chester, a long-time space where they can go.” Offi cials, activists differ The Brooklyn Paper corner of Lewis Avenue will Bedford-Stuyvesant resident Macon last expanded its Grab your library card and begin opening its doors from 1 and documentary filmmaker hours a year ago, adding more on cemetery landmarking check this out! pm to 5 pm on Sundays starting who comes to the library to do time on Tuesday mornings The Brooklyn Public Li- Oct. 25, the system announced research. “It’s an opportunity and Wednesday and Thurs- brary will soon expand op- last Thursday. The branch has for kids to actually go out and day evenings. But the day of By Max Jaeger “An argument could be erations at its Macon Street also hired a new children’s li- get some work done.” rest is a bold new step for the The Brooklyn Paper made that the hundreds of branch in Bedford-Stuyve- brarian and a young-adult li- Palmer predicts adults will branch — it has not opened its They don’t want to land- thousands of plot holders at sant from six to seven days brarian and plans on adding use the additional weekend doors on a Sunday for at least Green-Wood should be par- mark the grave markers. a week, and local librarians all new kids’ programs — in- time to gather in the branch’s 10 years, which is as far as the ties to this hearing,” ceme- Honchos at Green-Wood say it will be a boon for the cluding chess and computer immensely popular meeting system’s records go back, a tery president Richard Moy- Cemetery want the city to re- neighborhood that really de- coding classes — within the rooms — a group of neigh- spokesman said. lan wrote in a letter to the ject a proposal to landmark pends on the service. month. borhood parents has already Brooklyn Public Library commission. the historic burial ground, “The library is the beacon in The Sunday hours will give booked the rooms’ first-ever decided to upsize Macon’s Moylan stressed that the but preservationists say por- local kids a great opportunity Sunday slot, she said. days and staff after Mayor cemetery cares about pres- the community,” said Sharon tions of the boneyard need to hit the books in preparation “The meeting rooms are al- DeBlasio and the city coun- ervation, but should not be Palmer, the branch’s regional city protection. The Land- Photo by Jason Speakman librarian. “When people don’t for school the next day, said ways utilized,” said Palmer. cil boosted their budget allo- marks Preservation Commis- shackled with restrictive mandates in how it directs Landmarking all of Green-Wood Cemetery could know where to turn, it’s the li- one Macon library lover. “It’s wonderful for the com- cations to the service for the sion is considering designat- restrict how workers maintain the ancient graves. brary they turn to.” “That’s a study time,” said munity to be able to have a free coming financial year. ing the entirety of the city’s its limited resources. oldest graveyard, but ceme- “While Green-Wood has, tery leaders say the whole- in certain instances, stepped sale designation — proposed in to preserve historically sig- in 1981 but never acted upon nificant memorials and works of art and continues to seek Brooklyn mayd Power Sports — would be a waste of re- sources, because they do a philanthropic support to do Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda, Areins, Generac and more! good enough job keeping even more through our ‘Saved 857 Broadway, the house of dead looking in Time’ preservation pro- lively. gram, to be required to do “If it ain’t broke, why fix so by the Commission is an Brooklyn, NY 11206 it?” said cemetery trustee entirely different matter,” 347-425-7950 (b/t ParkPark Ave & Locust St ) Otis Pratt Pearsall, at an Moylan said. Oct. 8 hearing on a slate of Green-Wood has already J M Z Myrtle Ave. long-languishing landmarks tangled with the commission proposals. earlier this year over its pro- And Pearsall isn’t one posal to build a visitor cen- to have reservations about ter at the nearby land-marked Weir Greenhouse. preservation — the Brook- Others argued that the city lyn Heights preservationist does need to step in and pro- championed the 1965 Land- tect key sites at the cemetery marks Law and the designa- — such as the century-old tion of the Heights as a his- chapel and the gate house on toric district. One problem is Fort Hamilton Parkway. that landmarked structures “Designate a few strate- are subject to tight regula- gic structures to encourage tions on how property owners the cemetery to continue its can alter the buildings, and long history of preservation,” since the vast majority of the said independent tour guide monuments that make Green- Harry Matthews. ASERVICE ASALES APARTS FOROR ALLALL Wood Cemetery so historic Moylan has said he is open are technically owned by to that notion. the graveyard’s current and “We are working with the their families, designating the staff of the LPC to identify whole grounds would place which architecturally signif- an undue burden on them. icant Green-Wood-owned structures could be appro- SPECIAL PRICES priately recognized consis- tent with our mission,” he ON SNOWBLOWERS said in a September press release. Green-Wood’s lawyer saw the proposal for the whole- FOLLOW OUR sale landmarking of the cem- DAILY UPDATES etery as overreach. “When it comes to [desig- ON TWITTER nating] the monuments — it’s twitter.com/Brooklyn_Paper time to bury the idea,” said Discounts on all overseaserseas oorders!rder ! SPECIALS ON GENERATORS attorney Kenneth Fisher.
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H0423_MKT1288 Accepted 10072015 6 AWP The Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 October 16–22, 2015 Junior high & dry Delaying the Parents: Where’s our middle-school? inevitable By Harry MacCormack ain’t no new school!” The department had never The Brooklyn Paper Parents in District 13 — explicitly outlined its plans The city hoodwinked which also encompasses for the middle-school space City stalls rezoning vote families in neighborhoods Downtown, Fort Greene, and until now, but Underwood between Brooklyn Heights parts of Bedford-Stuyvesant says it had indicated to the By Harry MacCormack and Bedford-Stuyvesant by and Park Slope — say they community education panel The Brooklyn Paper suggesting it would create a had long expected the city to that it would create a new in- Families will have an ex- new middle school for their create a brand-new interme- stitution dubbed IS 611 there, tra two months to weigh in kids in Dumbo, then instead diate school at a purpose-built and some residents say there on a controversial plan to deciding to relocate an exist- middle-school space in a new was a widespread under- expand a Vinegar Hill el- ing middle school to a new high-rise at Water and Dock standing that a new school ementary school zone next building at the last minute, streets in Dumbo that has been was in the works. year to ease overcrowd- say local parents. in the works since 2007. “We’ve all known about ing at a nearby Brooklyn “We’ve got parents in But in late September, this new school for years, Heights institution — but Prospect Heights and Clin- the Department of Educa- what happened?” said one parents say that may still not ton Hill saying we thought tion abruptly announced it Vinegar Hill father, who de- be enough time to scrutinize we were going to get a new instead intends to use the clined to give his name, but a scheme the city dumped school,” said Rob Under- Dumbo facility as a new said he didn’t want to send his on them only a month ago The city wants to re- wood, a Park Slope parent home for MS 313 next year offspring to MS 313, which Photo by Louise Wateridge zone PS 307 in Vinegar The new Dumbo high-rise where the city plans to move MS 313 next year. with little notice or consul- of two who also serves on the — in part to free up seats for the city recently designated tation. Hill to include kids area’s community education its plan to expand the bound- “persistently dangerous” due “I think the whole plan to from Dumbo next year council, at a town-hall meet- aries of the neighborhood’s to reports of violent behav- come the about-face, argu- rently has around 10 kids but ising to create a “working have it done by next year was — but local families ing on the city’s plan to relo- elementary school PS 307, ior. “Was this some secret no- ing there are already plenty room for around 300 — and it group” of officials and fac- ambitious to begin with,” say it is rushing in too cate MS 313 in Vinegar Hill where MS 313 is currently body told me about?” of empty middle-school seats makes more sense to improve ulty members to “redesign” said Clifford Dodd, who quickly. on Tuesday night. “And there co-located. Some area parents wel- in District 13 — MS 313 cur- the existing schools that are the re-sited school in an effort has a son at Vinegar Hill’s struggling to attract students to attract more students. PS 307, which the city plans The department says it than to build new ones that But ultimately, the insti- on rezoning to include kids will now convene two fo- would lure away even more tution’s existing principal from Dumbo who would oth- cus groups of parents, com- prospective pupils. doesn’t have to adopt any of erwise go to the bursting-at- munity members, and city Wait, that development looks familiar... “We didn’t want another the recommended changes, the-seams PS 8 in Brooklyn officials to discuss the cur- By Harry MacCormack The Walentases then ac- through freedom of infor- Markowitz. number — move an exist- said Underwood. And par- Heights next year. “I mean, rent proposal in the com- ing middle school to Dock The Brooklyn Paper quired more land near the mation requests revealed the In October that year, more ents on all sides of the debate it’s possible, but I find it im- ing months. After that, it Street and grow it,” said Da- probable.” Seasoned Brooklyn Pa- site and returned with a new authority was actually nego- documents came to light re- agree the department’s plans will host another public plan in 2007 — this time tiating with the Walentases vealing the School Construc- vid Goldsmith, president of for the relocated school are The local community ed- town hall meeting to pres- per readers will remember District 13’s community ed- ucation council was sched- the long and controversial an 18-story building farther behind the scenes when it tion Authority’s own archi- woefully vague given parents ent any changes made to from the bridge, with some said a middle-school was not tect had in 2007 deemed the ucation council. of fifth-graders are already uled to vote on the plan in the plan, and the school history of the development But Underwood claims below-market-rate units and needed, and debate raged as Walentases’ middle-school enrolling their kids in mid- October or early November district’s community edu- now dubbed 60 Water St. there is a dearth of quality, space for a 300-seat mid- to whether the city had seri- plans “compromised” by dle schools for 2016. following a series of town cation council — Commu- — one that involved both dedicated middle-school dle school to sweeten the ously considered other sites city standards, as the “313 is already on the hall meetings on the changes nity Education Council 13 secret internal memos and seats aimed at brainy tweens last month, but the Depart- deal. in the area. 46,000-square-foot educa- choice directory now, and — will then vote. documentarian Ken Burns in District 13 . Two of the most ment of Education is now — but for those who don’t, But many locals once Several celebrities then tional center offered limited a lot of the details in this It is unlikely the city will space and a “gym” that did popular intermediate schools pushing that back to Decem- here is a refresher. again railed against the proj- joined the fight against proposal are still very un- reconsider the new school ect, claiming it would still the high-rise — includ- not live up to its name due in the area — MS 8 in Brook- ber or January “to allow for zone borders, but the discus- Prolific Dumbo develop- lyn Heights and the Academy clear,” said Maggie Spillane, more meaningful dialogue block views of the bridge ing Pulitzer Prize-win- to low ceilings. another community educa- sions could create a strategy ers David and Jed Walen- — which an investigation ning historian David Mc- The authority claimed the of Arts and Letters in Fort with impacted communi- for smoothing the transition, tion council member, whose tas of Two Trees Man- by The Paper disproved — Cullough , who penned “The architect had raised the con- Greene — are attached to el- ties,” said spokeswoman said a Community Education agement first proposed and also that the subsidized Great Bridge,” Ken Burns, cerns early in the negotia- ementary schools whose stu- offspring attend PS 9 in Pros- Devora Kaye. Council 13 member who did erecting a 16-story apart- school space would stop the who made a documentary tion process, and they had dents get first dibs on seats, pect Heights. The change comes af- not want to be named. ment complex at Water and city considering other op- based on the book, and ac- since been addressed. making them “statistically The move is still not set ter locals slammed the de- Dodd says he is grateful for Dock streets in 2004. But tions for a new middle- tress Helen Hunt, whose Activists then sued to halt harder to get into than Har- in stone. The city-appointed partment for rushing into the the extra time and consulta- both the local community school in the area. interest remains unclear to the development, claiming vard,” he claims. Panel for Education Policy scheme without considering tion, despite his reservations, board and then-Borough In June 2008, the city’s this day. the developer and several A new school in the will vote on the proposal on how the change would af- and does believe the rezoning President Marty Markow- School Construction Author- But the Council never- city departments colluded Dumbo space — which Nov. 19, and will host a pub- fect the Vinegar Hill school could work — it just needs itz rejected their bid to re- ity told them this wasn’t an theless overwhelmingly ap- to win the zoning changes would not have been bound lic hearing on the relocation — where the vast majority more consideration. zone the land for residential issue, as the neighborhood proved the rezoning in June and that city officials didn’t to any elementary institution at PS 307 on Nov. 2. of students are minorities “It’s safe to say there are use on the grounds that the didn’t really need a new pub- 2009 — a rare instance of conduct a thorough exam- — would have been equally MS 313 relocation hear- and qualify for free lunch reservations on all sides,” he building would block neigh- lic middle-school at the time, council members voting ination of the school pro- accessible to all kids in the ing at PS 307 [209 York St, — or Dumbo families who said. “But I believe there is bors’ views of the Brooklyn but then changed its tune in against the wishes of the posal. But a judge ultimately district, he said. between Gold Street and until recently expected to a solution that works for ev- Bridge, and the father-and- August, when it came out in local member — so long dismissed the suit, and the Of course, the spare seats Hudson Avenue in Vinegar send their youngsters to the eryone, whether you live in son real estate magnates ul- favor of the project . as Two Trees shaved one city and developers offi- at MS 313 are also open to Hill). Nov. 2 at 6 pm. Speak- majority-white PS 8, open- the Farragut Houses or in timately shelved the project But in March 2009, inter- story off the tower, follow- cially inked a deal for the all. The new Dumbo facility er sign-up will begin 30 ing up debates about school a million-dollar condo, but ahead of a doomed Coun- nal School Construction Au- ing green lights from both new middle-school space will include specialized mu- minutes before the hearing segregation that caught the there needs to be an equi- cil vote . thority documents obtained the community board and in 2011. sic rooms and science labs, and will close 15 minutes attention of media outlets table and fair conversation and the department is prom- before the start. city-wide . about it.”
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Amanda Schneck Amanda --- up and being sorry — maybe.” This show is no country-punk fusion — Doe is straight-edge about his music genres. And there (718) 260–2500 The Brooklyn Paper’s essential guide to the Borough of Kings October 16–22, 2015 is nothing under the big black sun he dislikes as much as artists who describe their work as “a little bit country, a little bit rock ‘n’ roll.” “If you can describe it in two or three words, then it means something,” said Doe. “If it takes you a sentence, then it’s like, what the f--- is that?” Those who turn up at Hill Country for bris- ket and a country show will get to scoot their boots to the real thing, he says, although he might treat old-school punk fans to some rock- style X throwbacks. y yp Doe is a longtime country fan, and some of Brookl n’s t e X’s songs had a rockabilly twang, but he never considered going full Nashville until the Sadies entered the picture in 2007. He and the Sadies began riffing together at a music festival, he Literary prize will crown ultimate Kings County books says, where they drunkenly resolved to make an album — 2009’s “Country Club.” The result- ing sound was more rooted in country tradition By Max Jaeger than most of what comes from the modern-day The Brooklyn Paper BOOKS country music capital, said Doe. Brooklyn Eagles Literary Prize “I don’t know if the people in Nashville would ove over “homes and recognize what we did,” he said. “What peo- churches” — Brook- fi nalists’ readings at the Brook- lyn Public Library’s Dweck Cul- ple call country now is a strange pop kind of M lyn is the borough of tural Center [10 Grand Army Plaza music.” books! at Eastern Parkway in Prospect Doe and the Sadies are riding a circuit of Heights, www.bklynlibrary.org, A panel of local literary gi- Hill Country’s east coast locations at the bar- ants will name the two most (718) 230–2198]. Non-fi ction, Oct. 20 at 7:30 pm. Fiction, Oct. 22 at becue chain’s behest — the meat experts at the Brooklyn-esque texts at the 7:30 pm. Free. Texas-inspired joint called asked them to play Brooklyn Public Library’s at their trio of Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Wash- Brooklyn Classic benefit party Brooklyn Classic benefi t and awards ceremony at Park Slope ington D.C. locations. But Doe said he will blow on Oct. 23. But before the cer- through all three meat havens without a taste of emony for the literati, finalists Library (431 Sixth Ave. at Ninth Street in Park Slope, www.bklynli- their claim to fame. for the new Brooklyn Eagles brary.org/brooklyneagles). Oct. 23 “I’m a vegetarian, so that cuts me out of some literary prize in non-fiction and at 8 pm. $150. of the stuff,” he said. fiction categories will read from their works at the Library’s Cen- John Doe and the Sadies at Hill Country tral Branch on Oct. 20 and 22, ough’s rank-and-file book ped- Barbecue [345 Adams St. at Willoughby Street respectively. dlers, Mihlebach said. Downtown, (718) 885–4608, www.hillcountrybk. If you struggle to envision “My favorite aspect of litera- com]. Oct. 23 at 9 pm. $5. — Allegra Hobbs what constitutes a truly “Brook- ture is discovering new authors, lyn” piece of writing, you are and most of the time that hap- not alone — the judges will have pens through a bookseller or to hash that out themselves be- librarian so Charles [Duhigg] TELEVISION fore selecting winners, an or- and I wanted to take their in- ganizer said. put,” she said. “These people “We deliberately left it who are champions of books vague,” said Williamsburger and we wanted to make their Meta man Ashley Mihlebach, a prize voice louder.” committee co-chairwoman The 11-judge panel in- The new show “Show About the Show” is and sales assistant at Penguin cludes Red Hook novelist about a show. Then it gets complicated. Books. “There are a whole lot Joshua Cohen, New Yorker Brooklyn community television channel Bric of stereotypes and buzzwords staffer and Prospect Heights TV recently unveiled a new suite of original pro- that have surrounded Brooklyn, resident Larissa MacFar- gramming, and among its new offerings is “The so we decided not to define it quhar, and Brooklyn Public Show About the Show,” which documents its and instead to let residents of Library-boosting poet Junot creator’s struggles to cre- Brooklyn and those who are Diaz. They will choose a win- ate a television program judging decide.” ner from a shortlist of fiction that documents its cre- The criteria may be ill-de- by James Hannaham, Atticus ator’s struggles to create a fined, but the competition’s Lish, and Anya Ulinich; and television program about Brooklyn ties are as strong from non-fiction from D. W. that television program. the cables on our namesake Gibson, Claire Prentice, and “You’re watching the bridge, she said. Kent Russell. show that we’re making,” “The prize touches Brooklyn The Brooklyn Eagles — a Caveh Zahedi, creator, in every aspect — local book- group of young professionals director, and star of new stores and libraries nominated the who raise money and support
semi-autobiographical Photo by Stefano Giovanini long list, the first round of judging for the library system — created program, told the Brook- was by Brooklyn librarians, and the prize, Mihlebach said. She lyn Paper while being interviewed for the article we gathered a group of Brook- hopes the new literary merit — you are now reading. “There’s no fake show. It’s lyn-relevant, recognized authors which the Eagles aim to mete just a show about making a show.” who will be the final evaluators out annually — will support The concept of the show is difficult to grasp, and judges,” she said. budding wordsmiths and the and it is just as hard to make. “The Show About Mihlebach and co-chairman library system at large. the Show” cannot be imagined or researched, Charles Duhigg asked tome- “If we’re able to support but must grow organically out of actual con- slingers and lenders to take a Photo by Jason Speakman emerging authors while being flicts that Zahedi encounters with producers, hands-on role in the judging Bound for greatness: Ashley Mihlebach heads up the library’s Brooklyn Eagles fiction prize com- able to do that then we’ve suc- actors, cast, crew, family, and friends. process to empower the bor- mittee, which will choose the book that best captures Brooklyn’s spirit. ceeded,” Mihlebach said. In the first episode, which deals with Zahe- di’s attempts to get the network to approve the show, he explains to Bric TV producer Aziz lyn!’ book,” she said. “It’s a mid-life crisis bring it here,” said Gibson. “There’s gener- Isham, played by actor Dustin Defa, that the book, but with a character who is not fully ally an openness on the part of New Yorkers first episode will deal with trying to get a show Let the write one in grown up. It’s kind of a belated a coming- and Brooklynites to receive change and re- approved. The Brooklyn Eagles have short-listed three fiction and three non-fiction of-age book.” ceive improvements.” “What’s the show?” Isham asks. books for the group’s literary prize, and will determine the “most Brooklyn” The book follows a divorced mother of two “This show,” says Zahedi. who moves to Park Slope and has a disastrous Claire Prentice: Non-fiction finalist Claire winner at a ceremony on Oct. 23. Here are the nominees: “What show?” series of Internet dates, all detailed through Prentice presents the most Brooklyn-focused “This show!” comic book-style drawings and word balloons. non-fiction offering in “The Lost Tribe of Co- As difficult as it is to describe, the show is very Fiction it tells a brutal story Ulinich thinks that the character — and her ney Island” — an account of an American easy to watch. Zahedi draws on more than a de- Atticus Lish: The heaviest-hitter among the of a woman’s struggle unique perspective — may have resonated charlatan who en- cade’s experience making autobiographical films, fiction bunch appears to be Sunset Park’s Atticus with a crack addic- with judges and readers familiar with Brook- slaved 51 Philippine including “The Sheik and I,” in which the film- Lish, whose debut novel, “Preparation for the tion that results her lyn demographics. natives for a “human maker documented his experience making a film Next Life,” recently won the prestigious Poets, in enslavement in “She’s kind of new to Brooklyn, so she’s kind zoo” exhibit in Coney commissioned by the Sheik Sultan bin Muham- Editors, and Novelists the American south of a hipster gentrifier,” says Ulinich. “She’s Island in 1905. mad al-Qasimi, the ruler of Sharjah in the United award . The novel is set in the early 1990s. one of those Brooklyn moms, but she’s also The book lays out Arab Emirates — a film that was subsequently largely in a Chinese But Hannaham says an outsider.” turn-of-the-century banned for making fun of the Sheik. enclave in Queens, that it has Brooklyn Coney Island’s amuse- “That was actually, in a way, the closest model but Lish drew inspi- values, such as an in- ment district — one for the show,” said Zahedi. “I just made a film ration from Sunset quisitive and introspective attitude toward Non-fiction vastly larger than to- about trying to make a film.” Park’s growing Chi- the realities of life. And he says he’s hon- DW Gibson: Flatbush author DW Gibson day’s — in stunning detail. And the book pro- Just as that movie ruffled the sheik’s feathers, nese population along ored to receive a nomination from the li- spoke to developers, gentrifiers, and the gen- vides more than a written account of Sodom “The Show About the Show” is rubbing some Eighth Avenue, and a brary group, because who knows books bet- trified to write his book “The Edge Becomes by the Sea. Photographs, historic maps, and cast and crew members the wrong way, as Za- Fourth Avenue gym he ter than librarians? the Center: An Oral History of Gentrification period newspaper clippings impart a sense of hedi endeavors to make his program as frank, frequents plays a big role in the book. “I’m really thrilled that librarians in par- in the 21st Century,” place that may give other non-fiction contes- honest, and humorous a depiction of making a “The scenery — the ceiling, the people in ticular seem to like the book,” said Hanna- and he hopes the re- tants a run for their money. television show as possible. it, the machinery — all of that is from Richie’s ham. “Not only because of their implied ex- sult will give readers a “It’s mostly going to be about sort of the deeper [Gym],” he said. pertise with literature, but because I fear that fresh and all-inclusive Kent Russell: 29-year-old Prospect Lefferts conflicts that arose with the cast and crew and Lish is honored that Brooklyn librarians short- somewhere down the line someone may try look at the issue on the Gardens resident Kent Russell is one of Brook- the people mentioned in the show, and with the listed his novel, he said. The scribe moved to to ban the book, so it’s good to have them tip of every Brook- lyn’s freshest and most talented young writ- ethics of being totally honest of what’s going Brooklyn alone in 2006, planning to land a job on my side.” lynite’s tongue. ers. His debut non-fiction title, “I Am Sorry to on behind the scenes,” he says. “A lot of people and apartment before his family followed him “I try very hard to cu- Think I Have Raised don’t want that.” here, he said. In a borough of 2 million strang- Anya Ulinich: Kensington writer and il- rate this big conversa- A Timid Son,” is a col- At any other show, being threatened with le- ers, the library gave him companionship. lustrator Anya Ulinich said that she was a lit- tion about a very com- lection of his most poi- gal action by your colleagues would be reason “I lived in Flatbush and went to local li- tle surprised when her graphic novel “Lena plicated issue,” he said. gnant essays. for concern, but for Zahedi it is just more con- brary,” Lish said. “I found Jeanette Wells’ ‘The Finkle’s Magic Bar- Gibson said he was grateful to be short- In describing the tent for the next episode. Glass Castle,’ and that book kept me company rel” was short-listed listed for the Brooklyn Eagles Literary Prize book, he said, “I “Somebody threatened to sue me, so that could while I was getting established. Under those for the Brooklyn Ea- and to be recognized for his positive contri- like to think that, come up in episode three,” he said. circumstances — when you’re really by your- gles literary prize. butions to the gentrification conversation. in reading my book, Watch “The Show About the Show” on Bric self — a good book will go a long way.” “I was happy, but I Numerous long-time Brooklynites, he said, you might better un- TV (Channel 756: Time Warner Cable; Channel was also — you know, actually welcome changes to their neigh- derstand the fears and 46: Verizon; Channel 70: Cable Vision), at the James Hannaham: Fort Greene native my book is kind of borhoods. compulsions of that particular Brooklynite Bric Arts Media site (www.bricartsmedia.org/ James Hannaham’s nominated novel “Deli- dark. It’s not really “It’s a very rare thing to meet the individ- dude in your life whom you feel really, re- community-media/bric-tv/the-show-about-the- cious Foods” is not set in Brooklyn. Instead, a ‘Rah-Rah Brook- ual that says, no, I don’t want any of it, don’t ally ambivalent about.” show), or on YouTube at www.youtube.com/c/ BRICartsmedia — Colin Mixson 8 AWP The Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 October 16–22, 2015 WHERE TO EDITORS’ PICKS Saturday October 24 & Sunday October 25 FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY October 16 October 17 October 18 October 20 October 21 11 am – 5 pm Get high Alter space Enjoy this Spooktacular Event with Wildlife Brooklyn once had its Slip into the glamor- own fire department, ous Hollywood of an Witch Shows, Bat Chats, housed in a hand- alternate 1920, when- Spooky Barn & More! some Romanesque fantasy author Cathe- building Downtown. rynne Valente reads The recently-restored from her “decopunk Jay Street Firehouse alt-history space Goth music will open its six-story Beat it opera mystery” novel Vile art tower to visitors this The Honk NYC festi- “Radiance” tonight, Creepy surreal videos val of street marching and images (like the Heroes and villains afternoon, so you can presented with short bands winds down one pictured) will sur- are two sides of the peer over the city like films and cocktails today by setting round visitors to the same coin — or so a 19th century fire- inspired by retro- down the brass and new immersive cham- Two-Face says. The fighter. Part of the futuristic setting. picking up the drums. ber opera “American “Heroic Villainy” Open House New The Brooklyn United 7 pm at Word [126 Gothic,” featuring show opening York weekend. Franklin St. at Milton Drumline gives a free Street in Greenpoint, (718) bass-baritone singer tonight embraces Noon–4 pm at Jay Street performance this 383–0096, www.word- Davone Tines and the both sides, with play- Firehouse (365 Jay St. afternoon in Dumbo, brooklyn.com. Free. Canité Quartet, per- ful paintings of between Willoughby Street and MetroTech alongside local group forming four original cheerful champions For more information visit Center Downtown, www. of Balkan music play- compositions about and chillin’ villains like prospectparkzoo.com ohny.org). Free. ers Zlatne Uste. A outsiders in America, Venom (pictured). drum workshop will such as prisoners, the Drop by to meet art- help out audience mentally ill, and most ists Stanley Kubik and members who feel artists. TMO Plater. inspired to join in. 8 pm at Pioneer Works 7–9 pm at Grumpy Bert [159 Pioneer St. between 2 pm at Pearl Street [82 Bond St. between Imlay and Conover streets Triangle (Pearl Street at Join us every Tuesday for Atlantic Avenue and State in Red Hook, (718) 596– Anchorage Place in Street in Boerum Hill, 3001, www.pioneerworks. Dumbo, www.honknyc. (347) 855–4849 www. org]. $30. Cosmetic Dermatology grumpybert.com]. Free. com). Free. N Botox/Dysport, & Facial Fillers injected by Dr. David Biro N Hair Laser Removal, Chemical Peels, Microdermabrasion NINE DAYS IN BROOKLYN N Consultations for Fractional Resurfacing, Tattoo Removal, Sclerotherapy FRI, OCT. 16 FILM, “YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN”: The hilarious Mel Brooks take on “Doc- GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE tor Frawnkensteen” and his monster gets an outside screening. Before the show is a costume contest and Find lots more listings online at a monster mash-up trivia contest. 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FUND RAISER, ZUMBA-THON: Join Ticket includes a pre-show wine 9921 Fourth Avenue s Brooklyn, NY the Prospect Park YMCA for a Associated Press / Mike Groll reception. $25. 8 pm. Actors Fund 1980’s-themed Zumba fi tness dance COSMETIC: 718.833.2793 s ALTERNATE: 718.833.7616 Come on, just let me touch it!: The Brooklyn Nets will not let Arts Center (160 Schermerhorn St. party and fundraiser! Registra- the Philadelphia 76ers play keep-away during their match-up between Smith and Hoyt streets in WWW.BAYRIDGEDERM.COM tion required. $25. 7 pm. Prospect Downtown), americancandyliars. Park Y Gymnasium [357 Ninth St. on Oct. 18. eventbrite.com. between Fifth and Sixth avenues in MUSIC, HUNGRY MARCH BAND, EN- Park Slope, (718) 768–7100], www. VIRONMENTAL ENCROACHMENT: ymcanyc.org/prospectpark/pages/ COMING SOON TO Part of the Honk NYC festival of zumba-thon-2015. marching bands. $10. 11 pm. Big Sky ART, SCARED OF DYING OPENING Works (29 Wythe Ave in Williams- RECEPTION: Dustin London’s solo burg), www.honknyc.com. show of new paintings present picto- BARCLAYS CENTER rial space as malleable and shifting. Free. 7 pm. NurtureArt [56 Bogart FRI, OCT 16 TUE, OCT 20 SAT, OCT. 17 St. between Harrison Place and DANCE, AFROFUTUREQUEER SAT- Grattan Street in Bushwick, (718) TALK, A NIGHT OF HOPE WITH MUSIC, TIDAL X: Featuring Jay-Z, 782–7755], nurtureart.org. Usher, Nicki Minaj, and Beyonce. URGAY: A full day of performances ART, “IMMISCIBLE COHESION” JOEL OSTEEN: $15. 7:30 pm. $39.50–$250. 8 pm. related to the queer black future, OPENING RECEPTION: This exhibit hosted by Cheeky LaShae. Dance of new works by Daniel Zeller fea- scholar Thomas DeFrantz performs tures black and white ink drawings SAT, OCT 17 FRI, OCT 22 “where think going?” at 2 pm, inter- disciplinary artists Doggdays at 5 on paper and a large-scale sculpture. pm, and dancer Niv Acosta performs Free. 7–9 pm. Pierogi [177 N. Ninth SPORTS, NEW YORK ISLAND- MUSIC, POWERHOUSE 2015: Fea- turing Future, Kendrick Lamar, “Theory-ography” at 8 pm. $10 each St. in Williamsburg, (718) 599–2144], ERS VS SAN JOSE SHARKS: performance; $25 for all day. 2 pm, www.pierogi2000.com Big Sean, and Fetty Wap. $20– $50–$500. 7:30 pm. $200. 7 pm. 5 pm, and 8 pm. Jack (505 Waverly MUSIC, MAYA BEISER’S “ALL VOWS”: Ave. between Fulton Street and At- Maya Beiser and a healthy dose lantic Avenue in Clinton Hill), www. of light-show spectacle performs SAT, OCT 23 jackny.org. electronics-infused arrangements of SUN, OCT 18 MUSIC, “WE’VE GOT RHYTHMS”: Eu- songs by Nirvana, Janis Joplin, and SPORTS, NEW YORK ISLANDERS gene Marlow’s Heritage Ensemble SPORTS, BROOKLYN NETS VS Led Zeppelin. $25. 7:30 pm. BAM VS BOSTON BRUINS: $90–$800. blends Afro-Caribbean, Brazilian, Fisher (321 Ashland Pl. between PHILADELPHIA 76ERS: $28– Jazz, and Hebraic musical styles in nd Hansen Place and Lafayette Avenue 7:30 pm. 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BROOKLYN CENTER for the PERFORMING RTS Fried in oil paint AAT BROOKLYN COLLEGE Artist dishes up lip-smacking artwork Wood you like to see?: Tony Geiger’s art is on display. By Harry MacCormack The Brooklyn Paper orget fruit in a bowl — still G’wan life is better on a bun! Overwhelmed by options F A pastry chef who also paints photo-realistic depic- at the Gowanus Open Stu- tions of food will serve up her MICHAEL dios? Seek out some show work and her workspace dur- highlights with this list of art- ing the Gowanus Open Stu- ists curated by The Brooklyn dios on Oct. 17–18. The Carroll Gardens native says she chose FEINSTEIN Paper, who will all have their food as her muse because of studios open on Oct. 17–18 the rich variety it offers. Sinatra Centennial Celebration from noon to 6 pm. “I really love textures, I love to paint different textures, and Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 7:30pm Dean Haspiel in food, there are so many dif- Comic book artist Dean Hasp- ferent textures,” said Ashley iel, who draws personal stories as Alioto. “For example I did a well as superhero mainstays like Bat- hamburger painting, and the BrooklynCenter.org man and the X-Men, will show off bun, the burger, the lettuce — his art along with his studiomates in each one has a different char- Box Office: 718-951-4500 the Hang Dai Studio. Keep an eye acteristic, so for me, painting out for artwork from his upcoming food is really exciting.” Whitman Theatre at Brooklyn College book “Beef with Tomato,” which re- That hamburger painting 2 counts Haspiel’s journey from the far- currently hangs on the wall of Train to Flatbush Avenue / On-site paid parking available off isle of Manhattan to the county Park Slope hot dog joint Bark, of Kings. (112 Second Ave. Room alongside several other menu 30, between Ninth and 10th streets, items which Alioto rendered A Con Edison Music Masters Series Event www.deanhaspiel.com). in oils. Her painted provisions often showcase calorically-ag- Tony Geiger gressive foods, including do- Following in the footsteps of nuts, ice cream, and cheese Supported by:
spindly-legged elephants is Car- fries. She says that, for her, HEREHERE WITHWITH YOU.YOU. HEREHERE FORFOR YOU.YOU.
roll Gardens resident Tony Geiger, painting junk food is just as by Zach Dobson photo who will display his own brand good as eating it. of Dali-inspired post-surrealist “I love junk food because paintings during the open studio it’s an indulgence, it’s a guilty event. “I like to take people to a pleasure,” said Alioto. “It might place with my work, but I don’t sound weird but I get the same tell them how to get back,” says comfort out of painting it that Enjoy Delicious Desserts in Our Backyard Garden Geiger. Be sure to check out his other people get out of eat- paper plate drawings as well. (61 ing it.” Ninth St. #8, between Second Av- This weekend will be Al- enue and Smith Street, www.tony- ioto’s second time participating geiger.com). in the annual Gowanus Open Studios, and this year she will Drew Conrad be dishing up a variation on Ashley Alioto Ashley Looking for something grittier her gastronomic arts. Her new Good enough to eat: (Pictured top to bottom) Artist Ashley Alioto’s and more desolate? Check out Drew work focuses on Alioto’s own still life of a cheeseburger painted for Park Slope hot dog joint Bark. Conrad’s architectural snapshots “seven deadly sins,” which she of a post-apocal ypse. His mixed- says provides more opportu- And Alioto’s painting of an opened but uneaten fortune cookie is titled media sculptures depict the ruins nities than just the subject of “Impatient.” of a charred and dirty staircase, or gluttony. a snippet of a wall, complete with “I think I’m slowly drifting away dios. Art-loving Brooklynites can yashley.com). Open to the public yellowing wallpaper and splinter- from food,” said Alioto. “But that’s pop in to the studios all weekend, on Oct. 17–18 from noon to 6 pm. BROOKLYN ing wood. Conrad’s work is a por- the fun of it, it would be boring if you or join a curator-led tour organized Free. Other studios also open, trait of ruin, and definitely worth painted the same thing all the time.” by the group Arts Gowanus. see www.artsgowanus.org for BAKERY seeing. (112 Second Ave, Second Alioto is one of more than 300 Ashley Alioto’s studio at details. Organized tours at vari- 139 Smith Street in Cobble Hill/Boerum Hill floor, Studio 4, www.drewconra- Gowanus artists who will open their Brooklyn Art Space (168 Seventh ous locations and times (www. dart.com). working spots this weekend for the Street at Third Avenue, second artsgowanus.org/curator-led-art- 347-987-3194 third annual Gowanus Open Stu- floor, in Gowanus, www.canvasb- tours). $20.
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liamsburg, (718) 782–3468], liamsburg.com. at Third Avenue in Gow- www.videology.info. COMEDY, STAND UP AND anus, (718) 643–6510], www. BROOKLYN’S BACKYARD SING!: Comedians do thebellhouseny.com. 9 DAYS... PARTY: The Prospect Park stand-up and karaoke! Fea- Alliance hosts a party with turing Aparna Nancherla, Continued from page 8 drinks, desserts, and danc- Mara Wilson, and Julio Tor- SAT, OCT. 24 MUSIC, BROOKLYN YOUTH ing. $75. 9:30–11:30 pm. res, among others. $10 ($8 CHORUS, KRONOS QUAR- LeFrak Center at Lakeside in advance). 8:30 pm. Union BROOKLYN BRIDGE HAR- TET: The ensembles per- [171 East Dr. at Ocean Av- Hall [702 Union St. at Fifth VEST FEST: This family form new work along with enue in Prospect Park, (718) Avenue in Park Slope, (718) festival will have a pumpkin the Bulgarian trio Black Sea 462–0010], www.lakeside- 638–4400], www.union- patch, storytelling, and Hotel. $26–$41. 8 pm. St. brooklyn.com. hallny.com. obstacle course, and a Ann’s Warehouse [45 Water performance by kindie rock St. at New Dock Street in band Rolie Polie Guaca- Dumbo, (718) 834–8794], SUN, OCT. 18 FRI, OCT. 23 mole. Free. 10:30 am–1 pm. www.stannswarehouse.org. FUND RAISER, CHICKEN TOUR, ICESTONE FACTORY Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 6 MUSIC, BRASS-TASTIC S--- BINGO: Bushwick City TOUR: Tour the company [Atlantic Avenue at Furman BLOWOUT: Rubulad and Farm hosts a fund raiser that turns waste glass into Street in Brooklyn Heights, Honk NYC present nine with music, food, drinks, beautiful surface materials. (718) 222–9939], www. street marching bands from pumpkin carving, and a Tours last about 90 minutes. brooklynbridgepark.org. around the world, including large bingo board roamed $15. 10 am. Brooklyn Navy HALLOWEEN HAUNTED local subway performers by chickens. $2 suggested Yard Center at BLDG 92 Drumadics. $20 ($15 in ad- donation. 1 pm–6 pm. Bush- [63 Flushing Avenue; at the WALK AND FAIR: An af- vance). 9 pm. The Wick (260 wick City Farm (354 Stock- intersections of Flushing ternoon of ghoulish fun for Meserole St. between Bush- ton St. at Lewis Avenue and Carlton Avenues in Fort kids. Free. Noon–3 pm. wick Avenue and Waterbury in Bedford-Stuyvesant), Greene, (718) 907–5932], Prospect Park Nether- Street in Bushwick), www. https://www.facebook.com/ bldg92.org/events/counter- meade (Enter at Prospect honknyc.com. events/934807423224725. culture-icestone-factory- Park Southwest and 16th WREATH LAYING: The Daugh- LIVING DOCK CELEBRA- tour-5. Street in Park Slope), www. ters of the American Revolu- TION: Check out the Living TALK, ADRIAN BUCKMAS- prospectpark.org.
tion will honor the patriots CervantesJulieta Dock Project, a custom TER: In “An Embarrassment FILM, “THE PEANUTS of the Revolutionary War designed and built fl oating of Riches,” photographer with a wreath-laying cere- Wave ‘em like you just don’t care: The Brooklyn Youth Chorus will give a free performance at the new St. MOVIE”: Celebrate the fi rst structure providing clean Adrian Buckmaster fea- time Charlie Brown, Snoopy, mony at Fort Greene Park’s habitat for various marine Ann’s Theatre Open House at noon on Oct. 17. Stick around after the show for a tour of the space, DJ per- tures nearly 300 images, Lucy, Linus, and the rest Ships Martyrs Monument. organisms. Free. 4 pm. Liv- formances, and a puppet show at 5 pm. showcasing the multitude Free. 10 am. Fort Greene ing Dock (Kingsland Ave at of ways in which people of the beloved “Peanuts” Park [Washington Park at North Henry Street in East present, modify, and adorn gang make their big-screen St. Edward Street in Fort Williamsburg), www.new- $15. 7 pm. Aviator Sports CITY: Stories from the In- or Codgers of Old Beer and debut! Stop by the screen- and Events Center [3159 side”: Key voices from the WED, OCT. 21 Real Ale, hosts their weekly their bodies in the pursuit Greene, (347) 623–4161], toncreekalliance.org. of self-expression. Free. 7–9 ing in Prospect Park for www.darfortgreene.org. Flatbush Ave. in Floyd Ben- New York Transit Museum’s ART, RADICAL TENDER- 40-and-over gathering with Snoopy selfi es, games, MUSIC, ASTROGRASS FOR nett Field in Marine Park, new multimedia exhibit samples of rare and classic pm. PowerHouse Arena [37 HALLOWEEN HARVEST NESS OPENING RECEP- prizes, face painting, and KIDS: This bluegrass show (718) 758–7500]. “Bringing Back the City: English ales on tap, served Main St. at Water Street in FEST: Enjoy story-telling, gets kids and their parents TION: Suran Song displays Dumbo, (718) 666–3049], more. Free. Noon–3 pm. pumpkin-picking, and a SPOOKY MONSTER VARIETY Mass Transit Responds to her mandala art projec- with English-style beef pies. dancing together. $10 Crisis” will sit down to share www.powerhousearena. Prospect Park Picnic House dog costume parade along ($5 kids). 11 am. Jalopy HOUR: Archie the Vampire tions, with an open bar and 6 pm. The Diamond [43 com. Boy and Blobarella host a their insights on some of the Franklin St. at Calyer Street (Prospect Park West and the creepily-decorated Theatre [315 Columbia St. vegan buffet. Free. 6–9 pm. FILM, “LITTLE SHOP OF HOR- Fifth Street in Park Slope), boardwalk. Free. Noon–8 campy Halloween variety most signifi cant and harrow- Brooklyn Art Gallery (165 in Greenpoint, (718) 383– between Hamilton Avenue ing events in recent NYC RORS”: An outdoor screen- www.prospectpark.org. pm. Luna Park (Boardwalk and Woodhull Street in show! $5. 7:30 pm. Black Seventh St. between Sec- 5030], www.thediamond- Bear Bar [70 N. Sixth St. history, from 9/11 to Super- brooklyn.com. ing of the musical about “SCARY-OKE”: A karaoke eve- and W. 12th Street in Coney Red Hook, (718) 395–3214], ond and Third avenues in a murderous plant. Free. Island), www.lunaparknyc. www.jalopy.biz. between Wythe and Kent storm Sandy. $10. 6:30 pm. Gowanus), www.suransong. READING, DEAN HASPIEL ning of frightful tunes! Free. New York Transit Museum 7 pm. Carroll Park (Carroll com. MUSIC, THE APPLESEED avenues in Williamsburg, com/radicaltenderness. AND GREGORY BENTON: 6–9 pm. Carroll Park (Car- (917) 538–8399], www. [Boerum Place at Schermer- Street between Smith and ART, “REALLY AFFORDABLE COLLECTIVE: $15. 8 pm. Ja- TALK, JUDAH FRIEDLANDER: The cartoonists and found- Court streets in Carroll roll Street between Smith blackbearbk.com. horn Street in Downtown, ART SHOW”: At this a jur- lopy Theatre [315 Columbia The comedian’s new book ers of Hang Dai Editions dis- Gardens). and Court streets in Carroll ied art show, all 150 pieces (718) 694–1600], www.mta. cuss their new books “Beef St. between Hamilton Ave- info/mta/museum. “If the Raindrops United” MUSIC, CUTTERS: The punk Gardens). are on sale for $499 or less. nue and Woodhull Street in is a collection of hilarious with Tomato” and “Smoke,” FOODS THAT GO BUMP IN band plays with Ration An- MUSIC, THIRD PLACE, THE 1–6 pm. Brooklyn Water- Red Hook, (718) 395–3214], MON, OCT. 19 and surprisingly profound along with “Schmuck” THE NIGHT: The Masters them, Helltons, Divorce, and SEROTONES: $13 ($10 in front Artists Coalition [499 www.jalopy.biz. drawings. Free. 7 pm. Pow- by the late Seth Kushner. CHAIR YOGA: For those 60 of Social Gastronomy host Long Knives. $8. 8 pm. Aviv advance). 6 pm. Black Bear Van Brunt St., near Reed erHouse Arena [37 Main St. Free. 7:30 pm. Greenlight THEATER, FORCE MAJEURE and older. Free. 11 am. Park Halloween-themed session (496 Morgan Ave. between Bar [70 N. Sixth St. between Street in Red Hook, (718) VAUDEVILLE: The monthly Slope Senior Center (463a at Water Street in Dumbo, Bookstore [686 Fulton St. Division Place and Beadel 596–2506], www.bwac.org. about monster myths and between S. Elliott Place and Wythe and Kent avenues Force Majeure Vaudeville Seventh St. between Sixth culinary history, and the dos (718) 666–3049], www.pow- Street in Greenpoint), www. in Williamsburg, (917) 538– READING, MO WILLEMS kicks off its second season and Seventh avenues in Park erhousearena.com. S. Portland Avenue in Fort and don’ts of cannibalism. aviv.nyc. 8399], www.blackbearbk. AND TONY DITERLIZZI: with some extra-scary acts Slope), www.parkslopese- Greene, (718) 246–0200], Free. 7:30 pm. Littlefi eld FILM, “OBSERVER EFFECTS”: COMEDY, LIVE DUBBED com. Celebrate the launch of from a variety of perform- niorcenter.org. This entry in the Science greenlightbookstore.com. SITCOMS: Comedians im- “The Story of Diva and Flea” ers, including a horror/scifi [622 Degraw St. between MUSIC, TENDERHOOKS, MUSIC, MICHAEL FEINSTEIN: READING, GREG GERKE, Fourth and Fifth avenues in Film Festival explores the provise new dialogue over with award-winning authors burlesque star, a “heavy MILES KLEE: Debut authors act of looking as science, SLANG KING, THE ROBIN muted TV sitcoms. In honor The Grammy-winning singer and illustrators Mo Willems metal magician,” and a Gowanus, (718) 855–3388], ELECTRIC: Transgender Greg Gerke and Miles Klee www.littlefi eldnyc.com. as fi lm, as storytelling, and of Halloween, this install- performs a tribute to Frank and Tony DiTerlizzi. Free. clown zombie named Ed- team up to launch their new as optics. The fi lm’s direc- rocker Tenderhooks brings ment features episodes of Sinatra. $36-$65. 7:30 pm. 1:30 pm. BookCourt [163 ward. $10. 9 pm. The Cobra MUSIC, TRANSVIOLET, indie-pop to one of Brook- short fi ction collections MIKKY EKKO: $18. 8 pm. tors will attend. Free. 7 pm. “The Munsters” and “The Brooklyn Center, (718) Court St. between Pacifi c Club [6 Wyckoff Ave. be- (“My Brooklyn Friend” and BRIC Arts Media House lyn’s beloved dive bars. Addams Family.” $5. 9:30 951–4500. and Dean streets in Cobble tween Jefferson and Trout- Rough Trade NYC [64 N. Free. 8 pm. Hank’s Saloon “True False”). Free. 7–9 Ninth St. between Kent and [647 Fulton St. at Rockwell pm. Videology [308 Bedford TALK, BROADWAY TO Hill, (718) 875–3677], www. man streets in Bushwick, pm. PowerHouse Arena [37 Place in Fort Greene, (718) [46 Third Ave. at Atlantic Ave. at S. First Street in Wil- bookcourt.org. 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EDITION: The dance party this fund-raiser for PS 217’s ing and writing techniques Artists, activists, and educa- quotes, not so famous Music Hall of Williamsburg arts program. $25 ($100 UNITED NATIONS DAY 70TH will feature go-go dancers, for older teens and adults. tors discuss issues of ethnic TUES, OCT. 20 movie quotes, and Nicolas [66 N. Sixth St. between great DJs, and a costume VIP). 7:30 pm. PS 217 (1100 ANNIVERSARY: Globalists Beginners welcome! Free. 2 heritage, community, iden- Cage quotes. Free. 8:30 Kent and Wythe avenues contest with prizes. $10 ($7 Newkirk Ave. at Westmin- pm. Windsor Terrace Library tity, and political self-de- TALK, LIFE AFTER SURVEIL- pm. Videology (308 Bed- and United Nations experts in Williamsburg, (718) 486– before midnight). 10 pm. ster Road in Ditmas Park), [160 E. Fifth St. at Fort Ham- termination and the role of LANCE IN BAY RIDGE’S ford Ave. at S. 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By Allegra Hobbs But when a mutual friend instrument almost immedi- The Brooklyn Paper introduced them to the won- ately relieved his sleep ap- How do you didgeridoo? ders of the didgeridoo — the nea by strengthening his A pair of musicians will English name for the long, hol- throat muscles and helping answer that very question low wooden pipes traditionally him chill out. when they begin teaching a played by Aboriginal peoples “Within several weeks, I new three-month course on in northern Australia — they was just sleeping better,” said the ancient Australian Aborig- were so captivated by the in- Paul Auerbach, who signed up inal wind instrument in Green- strument’s meditative drone to the class at a doctor’s rec- point later this month. And that they felt the need to share ommendation. “It reached a they won’t just be schooling it with others. point very quickly, within a their pupils on how to play — In 2008, the pair began few months, where I was no they also hope to blow some offering courses on how to longer sleep-deprived.” minds, said one of the edu- play that come with a free Block and Sussman swear cators. didgeridoo — either made they did not snatch the ancient Photo by Stefano Giovannini “The didgeridoo kind of in-house or shipped from a pipe from its indigenous roots opened the spiritual dimen- professional craftsman in Cal- and bring it to the hipster nabe sion up for me,” said AJ Block, ifornia — which they call the willy-nilly — they consulted who will instruct “The ABCs Didge Project. Aboriginal elders who edu- Stage set at St. Ann’s of Didgeridoo” at Green Street Block says he hasn’t picked cated them about the instru- spiritual space the Sacred Arts up a trombone since. ment’s history and try to By Harry MacCormack ings in Brooklyn Heights and ductions, said its founder Research Foundation with fel- “I put it down to dedicate avoid appropriating the tra- The Brooklyn Paper Dumbo for 35 years. “We never knew how long low enthusiast Tyler Sussman more time to the didgeridoo,” dition while still remaining All this theater’s a stage! The theater made a name we’re going to stay some- starting Oct. 20. he said. respectful of its roots. Offbeat performing arts for itself by staging bound- where, so we never built walls Block and Sussman were Block has also taken up “I don’t play in the tradi- Photo by Stefano Giovannini outfit St. Ann’s Warehouse ary-pushing shows in those or defined spaces, which gave both jazz musicians when they meditation and yoga — which tional way of the Aboriginal AJ Block will teach you the power of playing of finally raised the curtain on spaces — and will be able to us the opportunity to perform met as college students in Cal- he says are enhanced by the people, but I play in a way the didgeridoo. its first permanent venue in the continue that tradition after shows that otherwise would ifornia — Sussman played the instrument’s soothing sound that is to me very connected to landmarked Tobacco Ware- turning the new building into never have found a home,” said saxophone, while Block had and the breathing exercises the spiritual realm of things,” Foundation [107 Green (347) 871–3866, www. house in Brooklyn Bridge Park one giant performance space Susan Feldman. “So we’re def- been a decade-long devotee of required to master it. he said. St. G55 between Frank- didgeproject.com]. Tues- last Tuesday, after operating that it can configure to suit all initely taking that legacy with the trombone with some guitar One graduate of the Didge The ABCs of Didgeridoo lin Street and Manhattan days from Oct. 20–Dec. out of other people’s build- sorts of unconventional pro- us here.” and piano on the side. Project claims taking up the at the Sacred Arts Research Avenue in Greenpoint, 15 at 7 pm. Call for price. It’s time to make Brooklyn’s roads less car friendly am Schwartz grew up him at a stoplight? He’d gun it. “I don’t think I’ve driven icans drove fewer miles than They’d rather call Uber or sidies, too — for drivers!” tearing through Brook- He was such a car fanatic that my car in three weeks,” he the year before. And then they hop on a bike or commute It looks like the future is S lyn on his bike, mak- in between getting his physics said. “It’s gathering a lot of drove even fewer in 2004. And virtually. a break from the past, but ing deliveries for his fami- degree at Brooklyn College dust.” 3IZNFTXJUI even fewer in 2005. “It went “In 1990, about two-thirds Schwartz says it’s really a re- ly’s mom-and-pop grocery. and his masters at the Univer- We’re sitting in the buzz- down for 10 straight years, and of 19 year olds had licenses,” turn. For millennia, humans He rode the subways, too, sity of Pennsylvania in — what ing Chelsea office of Sam nobody noticed it.” says Schwartz. “Now it’s less lived in small, densely popu- and sometimes took them all else? — civil engineering with Schwartz Engineering, sur- $3";: Talk about a cultural shift. than half. In 2014, more cars lated areas. It was the 70-year the way into the train yards an eye toward traffic plan- rounded by brainy-looking Schwartz only began to notice were retired than bought for suburban experiment that was with his friend — “which was ning, he worked as a cabbie. Millennials doing the work By Lenore Skenazy the decline about 2010, but he the first time.” radical. And now, he believes, pretty scary,” he admits. Eventually Schwartz became he is dedicated to today: figur- also noticed nobody else was The auto companies are its time is up. But his dream form of tran- the city’s chief transit com- ing out how to get more people the asphalt, even if the federal and the Fall of Cars” (Pub- noticing it. He’d go to confer- worried, but cities should And New York is obviously sit was none of the above. missioner and then our De- out of their cars and onto sub- government, intent on build- lic Affairs Books). His facts ences about the future of trans- be excited. They’re already poised to reap the benefit of When he finally scraped to- partment of Transportation’s ways, buses, streetcars, bikes, ing ever more highways, does are hard to refute. portation and see graphs with poised to attract the kids with- being the ultimate walkable gether the cash, he purchased chief engineer, even while he and their own two feet. not. The future isn’t on four “Something happened highway construction projec- out cars, and Schwartz’s re- town. his prized possession, a 1960 wrote the book — literally — Oh, he still tackles traffic. wheels. If you want your area around the millennium and tions pointing up, up, up, as if search shows that the more “But New York could lose Chevy Impala with huge, flat on New York’s traffic short- In fact, Barclays Center folks to attract young people, entre- nobody noticed and it’s noth- to meet a growing need for a walkable a city is, the higher its edge if we lose a tunnel or fins. cuts. His column in the New hired him to figure out how not preneurs, and capital, you have ing short of a revolution,” need that wasn’t growing. the G.D.P. — the gross do- a transit facility,” Schwartz Like everyone else in Ben- York Daily News was called to make game nights a snarl- to make it walkable. Schwartz says, eyes twin- So his mission today is to mestic product. So fewer cars warns. sonhurst, he spent an inordi- “Gridlock Sam.” (And in the ing, honking nightmare for all That’s the premise be- kling as he pointed out that explain the real trend: Young equals more capital. Cars have their place — nate amount of time waxing Yiddish press, “Gridlock Shm- of Downtown Brooklyn. But hind his new book, “Street in 2003 — for the first time people don’t want to spend What irks him, then, is the some place else. The future be- his beloved. Pull up next to uel.”) But these days? Schwartz sees the writing on Smart: The Rise of Cities since World War II — Amer- their lives behind the wheel. way government funding still longs to the cities that can pack flows to highway construc- us in and get us around. tion, and yet any money ear- Lenore Skenazy is a key- marked for public transit is note speaker and author dubbed a “subsidy.” and founder of the book A reasonable discourse on gun control “As if highways aren’t sub- and blog Free-Range Kids. very school shooting, dents according to Center for let covers so lit- gun in the home is a leading ership — through steps such like the recent, tragic Disease Control data. tle fingers didn’t cause of death among U.S. as mandatory background Affordable Family Dentistry E event in Oregon, im- The ways guns injure and connect with The children and teens, accord- checks and waiting periods, in modern pleasant surroundings mediately makes parents of kill children and teens is like electricity, teach- ing the Brady Center to Pre- a national gun registry, and students frantic, worried, and a cookbook for tragedy. Ac- vent Gun Violence. leaving military-style weap- State of the Art Sterilization (autoclave) ing them how to Emergencies treated promptly desperate for information, cidental shootings, random safely cross a In every way, guns are a ons to our soldiers — will do waiting interminable min- shootings, bystander shoot- Dad parenting issue. Guns impact it and won’t violate anyone’s Special care for children & anxious patients street, making utes or hours, not knowing ings, mass shootings, suicide, them wear bicy- By Scott Sager every aspect of my daughters’ constitutional rights. The WE NOW ACCEPT OXFORD if their son or daughter is and homicide are all different cle helmets, and world — their education, their only rights being trampled dead or alive. variations on the same dish — religious observance, their on are my children’s right to • Tooth Bleaching (whitening) making them take driver’s ed- ters’ schools, requiring car My teenage daughters kids killed with guns. future relationships, their em- have safe streets to walk on, • Cosmetic Dentistry, Porcelain Facings & Inlays, haven’t faced a gunman ram- From their birth, I’ve tried ucation so they’ll know how seats for them as — all to ployment. The availability of safe schools to attend, safe Bonding Crowns & Bridges (Capping) paging through their school, to make my daughters’ world to handle a car. At each stage keep my children safe. guns eats up money, time, and movie theaters to enjoy, and a • Painless, Non-Surgical Gum Treatment buy they are more likely to die safer for them, using cabinet of their lives, keeping away Not guns though. Parents resources that would other- safe country to live in. • Root Canal • Extractions • Dentures • Cleanings from gun violence than any locks so they couldn’t get at dangers they weren’t ready who happen to be legislators wise provide more teachers, After each school tragedy • Implant Dentistry • Fillings (tooth colored) other cause except car acci- household cleaners or out- to handle and preparing them and lobbyists shirk their re- easier transportation, safer I think of the parents, those • Stereo headphones • Analgesia (Sweet air) for the risks they were start- sponsibility to their own and homes, and more effective that are grieving and those Dr. Jeffrey M. Kramer ing to take has been part of all children by failing to pass police forces. who have faced their darkest my job. measured, considered laws I need to protect my chil- nightmares and, thankfully, 544 Court Street, Carroll Gardens My city, state, and the fed- and regulations regarding dren from gun violence. Buy- still have their child to hold. 624-5554 s 624-7055 DOGS... eral government all pitch in, gun ownership. Parents who ing a gun won’t do it. Only I hope never to face this sit- Convenient Office Hours & Ample Parking and insurance plans accommodated Continued from page 1 come incontinent. posting crossing guards at in- own guns often fail their chil- reasonable, thoughtful regu- uation but, really, no parent tersections near my daugh- dren too. Unsafe access to a lation of guns and their own- should have to. which is in the middle of the “It was just laying there, green space between Wind- lifeless, s------all over the sor Terrace and Prospect Lef- place,” he said. ferts Gardens. Its owner also dashed Moreno says he noticed the pup to a vet and it mer- Schatzi looked a little wob- cifully lived to bark another bly afterwards, but it wasn’t day — but only after receiv- until the early evening, while ing the same diagnosis: in- he was at work, that his dog gesting deadly narcotics, Os- walker called in a panic and good said. said he really needed to come But drug-laced human fe- pick the old girl up. ces is just one possible cul- Moreno arrived to find prit for screwing the pooches’ Shatzi with a vacant, bewil- stomachs, said Osgood — dered look in her eyes — she the dogs could have rooted CATERERS “didn’t seem to know where through a trash can and gob- she was,” and was vomiting bled up some tainted chew- constantly, he said. ing gum or chocolate. “I thought she was having “There’s trash, there are a stroke,” said Moreno. foods that are toxic to dogs, He rushed the ailing pup there’s lots of things they to a relative of his who op- could have gotten into,” he erates a veterinary prac- said when reached by this tice in Manhattan. The an- paper. imal doctor tested Schatzi Osgood hopes that recent and couldn’t find anything rain showers have washed wrong, and told Moreno that away whatever was mak- drug-tainted poop was a pos- ing the dogs sick — but sible cause of his pooch’s sud- if there is another case of den distress. woozy-pup syndrome, it “The vet said all her could point towards a se- blood work came back per- rial offender in Brooklyn’s fect, but that, if dogs get Backyard, he said. into human feces sometimes “If there is a third time there’s unprocessed narcot- this happens, after all the rain ics in there,” said Moreno. “It we’ve had, then I’d start to could be illegal, or it could get a little worried,” he said. be Sudafed.” “It means that whatever the Incredibly, Moreno bore source is, it’s persistent — witness to a second occur- like something leaking, or rence of spontaneous dog poi- somebody doing something Offering soning at the Nethermead — over and over again.” this time on Oct. 2. This is the second doggy dinner, cocktail He was there again with health scare in the park this and Shatzi when he saw another, year — state environmental smaller dog — Moreno honchos warned in August buffet options doesn’t claim to be a dog that Prospect Park Lake, a expert and could not iden- popular swimming hole for th tify the breed — named Bai- pooches, is riddled with a le- 8015/23 13 Avenue, Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, NY 11228 • 718–331–2900 • www.siricos.net ley suddenly collapse and be- thal algae . 12 AWP The Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 October 16–22, 2015 October 16–22, 2015 The Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 AWP 13 14 AWP The Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 October 16–22, 2015
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