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By Gary Buiso and Atlantic Avenue — but one this is the last thing I thought BROOKLYN BRIDGE The Brooklyn Paper scenario calls for homes to be I’d be thinking about,” she said. Classic brownstones and taken near Willow and Mid- “This upsets me!” other homes in historic Brook- dagh streets to accommodate Transportation officials said lyn Heights may be demol- the wider highway. that they are preparing an en- ished by the state as part of Peter King, project manager vironmental impact statement the long-overdue with the Depart- for the mega-project, and are ment of Transpor- effort to shore up merely mandated to look at BQE and modernize the tation, called the many possible scenarios — aging Brooklyn– possibility of an from doing nothing to bor- Queens Express- eminent domain ing a tunnel under Brooklyn taking unlikely, way, state offi- Heights. FURMAN ST
but confirmed that COLUMBIA HEIGHTS MIDDAGH ST cials revealed this The project is the first ma- it is being consid- week. ered. jor rehabilitation of the road- State transpor- “It is well-es- way since its opening in 1954, tation planners are FIXING tablished that the and will seek to modernize the CRANBERRY ST Photo Callan by Tom
currently consid- structure to meet the roadway WILLOW ST public sector has Rex Roberts’s home on Columbia Heights would be ering several ways the BQE the authority to realities it now faces — more demolished to make room for a modernized Brooklyn- HICKS ST to implement a MORE ON PAGE 2 acquire proper- than 145,000 cars and trucks ORANGE ST $300-million re- ties for public pur- Queens Expressway under one of several plans. rumbling along its surface construction project of the poses,” he said. “It would be each day. triple-cantilever portion of premature to rule out anything, That’s a problem for area home would be one of those The highway was designed ROAD TO RUIN? One of the plans being considered for the recon- the BQE under the Brooklyn and a violation of process to residents like Beth Taubner, demolished. to last 50 years — in an age struction of the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway calls for the roadway Heights Promenade, plus other start discounting things,” he who lives in the shadow of “You feel like you’re going when it handled far fewer ve- to be reconfigured (thick red line), causing the demolition of several portions between Sands Street said. the highway — and whose to feel safe in your home, and See BQE on page 2 houses in historic Brooklyn Heights. Market crash A HOME FIT City scrutiny scuttles nice Greenpoint food gathering By Aaron Short FOR A KING The Brooklyn Paper The organizer of the Greenpoint Food Market has decided to fold her Rumor: LeBron looked for Bklyn crib, 10-month-old indie-eats bazaar in the face of a threat from city health officials to slap summonses on her but he shouldn’t miss these palaces vendors because they lack commer- By Stephen Brown other day, an executive at the new premature — James isn’t even cial food handling permits. Food market organizer Joann AP / Charles Krupa The Brooklyn Paper Toren tower in Downtown hinted a free agent until next month Kim announced last night that she Rumors were flying this week that LeBron How about this for a story: Le- that King James had scoped out — but we also know how much had canceled the next event sched- James had looked at pricey real estate in Bron James is looking to move the penthouse of the Flatbush Av- fans of the beleaguered, Brook- uled for June 26 rather than risk a Brooklyn, which would be a precursor to sign- to Brooklyn! enue skyscraper. lyn-bound Nets want to see the city crackdown. ing with the Nets, no? OK, it’s not definite, but the Now, we all realize it’s a bit See JAMES on page 5 If there are to be future mar- kets, Kim said, all vendors will need to obtain food-handling cer- tificates and temporary food es- tablishment permits — and, most Prime Magic High onerously, produce their vittles in Canary Yellow Kitchen bread views! touch! roller! a commercial kitchen, an apparent — just a sweet memory. requirement under city Health De- partment codes. Department officials advised Kim The message comes less than a week after Kim contacted health of- to apply for permits for her market ficials and Councilman Steve Levin and force her vendors to take food- (D–Williamsburg) to determine the handling courses and use commer- best course of action to take with cial kitchens in order to participate her fledgling indoor market to avoid in future markets without incurring fines and bring the market up to citations or fines. “Food vendors need to be prop- code as quickly as possible. Photo by Michael Weinstein As we reported last week , Health See FOOD on page 6 ONE BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK: The view ONE HANSON PLACE: Tower was converted TOREN: If James picks this penthouse, he’ll from is like nothing else (in Cleveland). to residential by Magic Johnson’s company. have plenty of headroom. This man loves poetry Bill Murray joins verse-fi lled march across Bridge By Alex Rush Murray was nothing like the odd-ball for The Brooklyn Paper characters he in portrayed in movies Poems about Brooklyn obviously such as “Caddyshack” (but then, that’s aren’t lost in translation for comic ac- probably a good thing). In anticipation of the walk across the fabled span, Mur- tor Bill Murray. Martin O’Connell owns Cafe The legendary star of stage, screen ray stretched his 59-year-old legs, then chatted with fellow attendees and even Martin on Fifth Avenue. He used and “Saturday Night Live” walked signed a woman’s cast. to own Cafe Regular, which is across the Brooklyn Bridge on Mon- Other noteworthy participants in- Community Newspaper Group / Ben Kochman now owned by his sister. day night, reciting works that pay hom- cluded the borough’s poet laureate age to our borough as part of the 15th Lawrence Schwartzwald by Photo Tina Chang and poet Galway Kinnell, annual “Poetry Walk.” Brooklyn poet laureate Tina Chang also participated. who read Walt Whitman’s “Crossing With the bridge and East River as his Brooklyn Ferry” at the Fulton Ferry Bitter grounds backdrop, Murray entertained a crowd Landing.
Photo by Lawrence Schwartzwald by Photo of about 300 people with Lawrence Fer- Murray has done this before. And Vladimir Mayakovsky’s poem, Poetry lover and comic Bill Murray linghetti’s classic “A Coney Island From “He’s a big fan of poems and liter- “Brooklyn Bridge,” a tribute and an at- Cafe Martin owner now says he participated in the 15th annual the Mind,” Allen Ginsberg’s “Super- ature,” said Suzanne Weise, a spokes- tack on capitalism, was also read (even poetry walk across the Brooklyn market in California” and Denise Le- woman for Poets House, which orga- the part where Mayakovsky mixed up Bridge on Monday night. vertov’s “The Rights.” nized the walk and readings. the Hudson and the East rivers). doesn’t even know his own sister By Ben Kochman asked about his sister’s cafe. “I wouldn’t for The Brooklyn Paper want to cause consternation for some- Another woman, who refused It’s a feud so overcaffeinated that one I don’t know.” Someone he doesn’t know? to give her name, yelled, “[Mus- a brother now claims that he’s never For years, Martin O’Connell was lims] don’t love America. They even met his sister! PEACE MARCH TURNS UGLY The sour sibling spat that split the the popular public face of Café Reg- hate America.” ownership team of Cafe Regular in ular, which is located on 11st Street There were no arrests, but ten- Opponents of Sheepshead Bay mosque vent anger Park Slope has boiled over once again, near Fifth Avenue, known mostly for sion — which has been high ever now that Martin O’Connell has opened his wry humor and “life-changing” By Stephen Witt after residents jeered marchers, most of who lives across the street from the since the Muslim American Soci- Cafe Martin — a new joint on Fifth cappuccino. The Brooklyn Paper whom were from outside the area. proposed house of worship and cul- ety purchased the property earlier Avenue that’s only six blocks away But last fall , he and his sister feuded A peace march in support of a con- “This is a Jewish neighborhood — tural center planned for Voorhies this year — was definitely of Bib- from the original coffee bar that his over whether modernizing with wire- troversial proposed mosque in Sheep- build a mosque in your own neigh- Avenue between East 28th and East lical proportions during the “Chil- sister, Anne, still runs. less Internet and an electric cash reg- shead Bay turned ugly last Thursday borhood,” yelled Stan Yunatanov, 29th streets. See PEACE on page 6 “I don’t want to comment about ister would sacrifice the old-school that,” said Martin O’Connell, when See CAFE on page 2 HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! — From Our Family to Yours — OPEN FATHER’S DAY FROM 7 AM-10PM 3EVENTH !VENUE "ROOKLYN .9 s s WWWCOUSINJOHNSBAKERYCOM /PEN $AYS FROM AM PM "REAKFAST ,UNCH 3UNDAY "RUNCH 2 AWP The Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 June 18–24, 2010 Qvu!Zpvs!Cftu! Three ways to fi x the BQE The Brooklyn Paper A plan to make long-over- due repairs to the Brooklyn– THE ROAD AHEAD Queens Expressway by tear- It’s going to take more than a decade to fix the stretch Gbdf!Gpsxbse ing down historic homes in of the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway between Atlantic Brooklyn Heights is just Avenue and Sands Street, a substandard roadway that is one of several options that well past the end of its lifespan. Here’s how that process state officials are consider- began and how state officials say it will roll on: ing. Here are all the alterna- • 1997: Analysis of the problem began. tives so far: • Now though October: Proposals for the road- • Work with what way’s rescue are developed. we’ve got: Improve the • 2012: The final proposals are revealed. existing highway from At- • 2015: The winning design is finalized. lantic Avenue to Sands • 2017–20: Construction begins. Street, a lower impact rem- Project updates are occasionally available at edy that would spare the tak- https://www.nysdot.gov/bqedowntownbrooklyn. ing of property, but would not fully meet state design criteria along the entirety of tive, which would retain the seize and tear down build- the 1.5-mile stretch. Add- existing BQE as a roadway ings in the northern part of ing new traffic lanes, and used by merging traffic — Brooklyn Heights, plus a few aesthetic medicine an expansion on its current even after the tunnel is com- in the Columbia Street Water- right-of-way are options in pleted. Building a tunnel can front District, an irony given OF BROOKLYN HEIGHTS this scenario, a remedy that be an incredible expense In that Robert Moses’s original would see encroachment at One option could see the construction of a tunnel Seattle, a viaduct bridge is highway chewed up plenty of to take the place of the highway. 24A Sidney Place (between Joralemon & State Streets) 718-797-0206 the Brooklyn Heights Prom- being replaced by a tunnel homes in the same area. Ad- enade, and at Van Voorhees for a cool $2.8 billion. Ad- vantage: In the end, we’d get **" / /-Ê6 ÊÇÊ 9-ÊÊ7 Park, at Congress and Co- safer curves and the road- until curving westward near vantage: Environmentally a fully modern highway. Dis- lumbia Streets, as the road- way is more crowded. Remsen Street and re-emerge friendly, efficient. Disad- advantage: People lose their OUR SPECIALTIES INCLUDE: way would fan out at these lo- • Dig Deep: A six- to connect to the existing ele- vantage: Cost, construc- homes, lawsuits drag on for UÊ ÌÝÊUÊÕÛi`iÀÊUÊ,>`iÃÃiÊUÊ iV>Ê*iiÃÊÊ cales. 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BQE and proper entrance ramps, When the highway was $100 OFF FREE LASER Continued from page 1 and in so doing, spare adja- constructed, a row of Co- Botox®, Juvederm™, Radiesse HAIR REDUCTION hicles, King said. cent properties. lumbia Heights brown- The roadway’s limitations As such, groups that are stones — including the Two Areas Receive Additional Buy 3 Laser Hair Reduction involved in the discussion home of Brooklyn bridge 10% Discount — narrow lanes, inconsis- Treatments, Get 1 Free tent curves, lack of shoul- were not alarmed by the designer John Roebling — It starts with aesthetic medicine aesthetic medicine ders, short merge distances threat of eminent domain. was razed. Ç£nÇÇäÓäÈ Ç£nÇÇäÓäÈ — also makes it dangerous. “You just try to look at And February House, a the right 7Ì ÊÌ ÃÊVÕ«°Ê ÌÊÛ>`ÊÜÌ ÊÌ iÀÊvviÀÃÊÀÊ«ÀÀÊ 7Ì ÊÌ ÃÊVÕ«°Ê ÌÊÛ>`ÊÜÌ ÊÌ iÀÊvviÀÃÊÀÊ«ÀÀÊ as many designs as possi- “bohemian utopia” on Mid- «ÕÀV >ÃiðÊ"vviÀÊiÝ«ÀiÃÊÕ}°ÊΣ]ÊÓä£ä «ÕÀV >ÃiðÊ"vviÀÊiÝ«ÀiÃÊÕ}°ÊΣ]ÊÓä£ä From 2004 to 2007, 674 acci- dents were reported between ble,” said Jane McGroarty, dagh shared by the poet W.H foundation. Tillary and Congress streets president of the Brooklyn Auden, composer Benjamin — a figure that is 10 times Heights Association. “If the Britten and writer Carson the statewide average. state didn’t do its due dili- McCullers, was also doomed FOLLOW OUR DAILY UPDATES ON King called it “irrespon- gence, then everyone would by the BQE. Style starts at sible and unproductive” to be angry.” “These things do happen speculate about property Rob Perris, the district — although you don’t think it Iris Lingerie. seizures at this time, espe- manager of Community will happen to you,” he said. twitter.com/Brooklyn_Paper cially considering that plan- Board 2, said concerns “Eminent domain was used ners may end up sacrific- about eminent domain are to create the BQE, so I sup- misplaced. “We are talk- pose it could be used to save ing about a 10-year pro- the BQE.” cess and we’re in year one. The work will raise truck It is conceivable that there clearances, widen lanes, and could be alignments that re- reinforce the corroding steel sult in property being taken, and concrete span. A final but from the standpoint of plan isn’t due until 2015, and today that seems highly un- work won’t likely begin un- likely.” til 2020. The irony, of course, is The next stakeholders IT’S SUMMERTIME, that master builder Rob- meeting will be held at St. ert Moses created the ex- Francis College (180 Rem- isting triple cantilever un- sen St. between Court and EXPERT BRA FITTER derneath Brooklyn Heights Hicks streets in Brooklyn after neighborhood activists Heights) on June 23 at 6:30 defeated his initial plan for pm. Details of the project 366 ATLANTIC AVENUE AND RATES ARE HOT. can be found by visiting the a highway right through the (Between Hoyt & Bond. Located in Kimera) heart of the neighborhod. state transportation Web “Robert Moses isn’t here site at www.nysdot.gov/ 718.422.1149 bqedowntownbrooklyn now, and if a new Moses emerges, we have practice,” said Judy Stanton, the execu- tive director of the Brooklyn Heights Association. “We know what to do.” But history shows that N\ËccY\XkXepgi`Z\Yp(, BestRate Checking GUARANTEED! % CAFE :feZi\k\Nfib 9Xk_iffdj Continued from page 1 Parisian authenticity of the café. GXm\ij :ljkfd;\j`^ej =\eZ\j 35 two became so heated that now Martin f latly denies any On balances of $5,000 or more. former association with Café Regular. 718-227-9083 • 917-682-3190 1 “No, I don’t know them at all,” said Martin of his for- mer abode, while he served up customers at his new café on Fifth Avenue and Fifth Street. “I don’t know anyone 36 Month CD who worked there.” Martin’s new café, nestled into the cozy 250-square-foot space that previously held the Pink Pussycat sex toy shop, the Irishman has brought the relaxed atmosphere of a top- notch European café to a bus- % tling Brooklyn street. ** “There was a need for a good café in this neighbor- hood,” said Martin, who owns . APY the new place with his brother 25 Richard. “[Café Martin] is extremely different from On balances of $5,000 or more. other places, much smaller, more intimate. If you woke 2 up one morning in Naples and went to the corner, this is what you would find.” His former Cafe Regular Visit your local Flushing Bank customers agree. “I noticed that one day he branch, call 800.581.2889 or go to was gone [from Café Reg- ular], and I’m excited that he’s back, because he makes www.FlushingBank.com to find out more. amazing coffee,” said 11th Street resident Jada Shapiro, who made the trek to the new place, though admitted that she’ll remain a Café Regular regular due to its proximity to her home. “I’ll probably stop in here often. I really en- joy his café and vibe.” The folks at Café Regular, *New Accounts and new money only. The annual percentage yield (APY) for BestRate Checking is who do not wear uniforms, 1.35% and will remain in effect for 90 days after account opening. At the end of this 90 day period by the way, hope to put the the rate will revert to standard pricing. The APY is effective May 19, 2010. You must maintain an bitterness behind them (and average balance of $5,000 for the statement cycle to receive the disclosed yield and to avoid the not just in their coffee). monthly maintenance fee of $10. Fees may reduce earnings. Rates and offer are subject to change “Café Regular is just without notice. thrilled that the brothers are **APY effective May 19, 2010. Annual percentage yield assumes principle and interest remain on making a go of it on their own. deposit for a full year at current rate. Minimum deposit balance of $5,000 is required. A new BestRate We wish them a world of good or Relationship checking account is required to open the CDs with the preferred rate. For IRA and luck. They truly deserve it,” rollover accounts, the minimum deposit balance is $1,000. A new checking account is not required said the store’s manager, An- for IRA accounts. New deposits only. Funds cannot be transferred from an existing Flushing Bank gela de Castro, via e-mail. account. Premature withdrawals may be subject to bank and IRS penalties. Rates and offer are Café Regular [318 11th subject to change without notice. Street at Fifth Avenue in Flushing Bank is the trade name of Flushing Savings Bank, FSB. Park Slope, (718) 768-4170]; Café Martin [355 Fifth Av- Member FDIC enue at Fifth Street in Park Slope]. June 18–24, 2010 THE BROOKLYN PAPER • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM • (718) 260-2500 AWP 3 The Mac THE Support Store Brooklyn’s First Apple Authorized Repair Shop! • Mac and iPod Repair stoop • NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT Brand New Macs in Stock • Mac Rentals and Loaners • No Fee Mac Data Recovery BAY RIDGE FORT GREENE • Memory & Hard Drive Upgrades • On-site Calls No Appointment Necessary A ‘General’ consensus 168 7th Street and 3rd Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11215 CB6, biz group agree on Fowler Square redo 718-312-8341 By Andy Campbell and local businesses.” 9–6 weekdays, 10–4 Saturday The Brooklyn Paper The idea is to extend The statue of Gen. Fowler Fowler Square north, cut- [email protected] Community Newspaper Group / Andy Campbell may soon get some swank ting into one lane of Lafay- www.macsupportstore.com Someone stole Irwin the raccoon, Alicia Boros’s renovations to his Fort Greene ette Avenue that’s currently a beloved lawn ornament, from her Bay Ridge home, thanks to a business no-parking zone, and cutting apartment house. group’s plan to completely re- off a small portion of South furbish the tiny, relatively un- Elliot Place completely, along used vest-pocket park. with two parking spaces. Last Wednesday, the Ful- Restler said that the South LANDSCAPING & ton Area Businesses Alliance Elliot Place strip is virtually Lawn raccoon earned the support of Com- unused by car traffic, and GARDEN DESIGN munity Board 2 for its plan that long-awaited benches for a vibrant, green commu- and greenspace in the area “There isn’t a backyard or balcony that nity plaza on the eastern side will benefit everyone. The James Stephenson can’t whip into shape.” of the bowtie intersection of gone missing community board and nearby —Apartment Therapy Lafayette Avenue and Fulton businesses seem to agree. Street — one that would “dra- Over twenty years By Andy Campbell “It’d bring in more walk- experience in residential matically change the area” ing traffic and even more The Brooklyn Paper by completely cutting off the & commercial business,” said Cassidy Vare, It’s a crime of the most rabid proportions — some- portion of South Elliot Place landscaping projects owner of Bespoke Bicycles one stole Irwin the raccoon, a lawn ornament that’s that currently forms the east- served as one Bay Ridge resident’s own talisman for near the square. “I would love s 'ARDEN )NSTALLATION s "RICK 7ALLS s &ENCES ern leg of the triangular in- s "LUESTONE 0ATIO 3IDEWALKS s 0LANTS three years! to see it expanded.” tersection. s 2ETAINING 7ALLS s ,IGHTING s )RRIGATION Now Alicia Boros and her boyfriend are on a coon This isn’t the first time “It’s going to be much more Contact James Stephenson: 646-644-7156 hunt near their 88th Street home that hasn’t turned up pedestrian friendly, and will changes have been proposed any results since Irwin went missing in April. dramatically change what is to Fowler Square — lights, fo- View my portfolio at: www.theartistgarden.com “It’s not common for people to touch the garden area pretty much the opening to liage, and even the removal of [by my doorstep],” Boros said. “I’m not sure if some- and heart of Fort Greene,” the statue of Civil War leg- one took it out of malice or a kid picked it up, but, hope- said CB2 member Lincoln end, Brigadier Gen. Edward fully, it’ll come back in one piece.” Restler, who is working on Fowler, have been discussed Spring cleaning all year round! The legend of Irwin started in December, 2007, when the proposal. “Plus, we’re — but the latest idea for the Boros was driving to Pittsburgh. She said that the long looking at programming, square is certainly the most drive was relatively uneventful — until a live raccoon like partnerships with [the File photo by Robin Lester ambitious. jumped out in front of her car on an exit ramp. Brooklyn Academy of Music] Gen. Edward Fowler may get a spruced up square. — with Alex Rush “We couldn’t avoid it and he got squished,” she said. CLEAN “My mom has a slightly twisted sense of humor and she bought Irwin as a joke.” But her new pal wasn’t just a present from mom; it KENSINGTON served as a constant reminder of what happened that GREEN fateful day three years ago. Boros said she doesn’t have any clues on the culprit, but neighbors had their ideas — including rambunc- MAIDS tious kids who roam the streets after school from the City keeps tweaking Park Circle nearby Adelphi Academy. (718) 383-0875 “I even saw one of them take my big pumpkin on Hal- By Helen Klein an assistant commissioner loween,” said 16-year Bay Ridge resident Mike Cam- The Brooklyn Paper with the agency’s Brook- All major credit cards accepted lyn office, during an on-site pana, who lives near Boros. “We’ve had cars broken Even the city admits that Gift certificates available into, and I also had my pirate flag stolen. Crime has it hasn’t fixed all the traffic meeting with neighborhood gone up in the past year.” problems at Park Circle. activists last week. But at this point, there are no clear suspects — just The Department of Trans- “The flow through is not an empty space which is between Third Avenue and portation made a series of optimal, and we acknowledge Ridge Boulevard where precious Irwin used to be. There changes at the circle begin- that,” Bray said, adding that is also this heartfelt sign: ning last fall, but the tim- the agency is specifically “Please return our raccoon lawn ornament — It was ing of traffic lights is still studying how to fix rush- HEALTH, a gift from my mother. Thank you.” a problem, said Keith Bray, hour backups that force thru traffic to swerve around mo- torists who are stopped at red RED HOOK lights within the circle. MIND & BODY Other problems include pot- holes in the bicycle paths, lane Photo Levin by Ted markings that are difficult to City efforts have made Park Circle look spiffier, but see, insufficient signage that traffic doesn’t always move so well through the DENTISTS Bus lot’s ‘idle’ threat can make it difficult to navi- newly configured rotary. gate the circle’s turn-offs, and By Gary Buiso a new car exit from the park leave the park at the official needs to be some tweaking, Park Slope. The Brooklyn Paper onto Prospect Park Southwest, Park Circle exit. but it’s 10 times better than it the activists said. The state is investigating a Activists agreed that the was previously,” noted resi- The condition of the bike Red Hook bus lot, which has situation at the circle is bet- dent Ryan Lynch, who said FAMILY DENTISTRY repeatedly violated idling laws lane means “bikes ride on ter than it had been before the he walks, bikes and drives and spewed toxins near a pop- the sidewalk or the street to 245 Fifth Avenue (between Carroll & Garfield) avoid the potholes,” said Joan city added dedicated lanes through the intersection. ular park and the waterfront UÊ iÀ}iVÞÊ-iÀÛVi area behind the new Ikea. Botti, a member of Commu- for bikes and horseback rid- Botti concurred. “Since Dr. Andrew Warshaw UÊ«>ÌÊ,iÃÌÀ>Ìà Dr. Sari Rosenwein The Department of En- nity Board 7, as fellow board ers from Kensington Sta- the construction was com- bles, plus several concrete pleted, there’s not the back- UÊ,ÌÊ >>Ê/ iÀ>«Þ Dr. Doug Pollack (Bd. Cert.) vironmental Conservation member Fred Xuereb pointed UÊÕiiÀéÊ*ÀVi>Ê6iiiÀà Pediatric Dentistry has identified multiple vio- out several cars utilizing the islands that are designed to up of bumper-to-bumper UÊ£ÊÕÀ]Ê"vvViÊ i>V } Hours by Appointment lations against Jofaz Trans- once-closed Prospect Park calm traffic moving through cars all the way to Prospect UÊ7 ÌiÊ}ÃÊÊUÊ `} portation for bus idling at its Southwest exit, rather than the circle. Park West,” she said. “That’s UÊÕÀ`iÊUÊ-i>>ÌÃÊUÊ i>}à Sat. & Eve. Available lots near Van Dyke and Beard joining the crowd waiting to “I think there certainly a great advantage.” UÊ ÀÜÃÊUÊ À`}iÃÊÊUÊ iÌÕÀià Free Consultation streets — and more could be UÊ É-ÕÀ}V>ÊÕÊ >Ài 24 Hour Phone Service on the way. ÊÊÊ`iÃViÌÊqÊ`ÕÌ “The investigation is on- PARK SLOPE U Financing Available going,” said spokesman U Insurance Plans Welcomed 789-5700 Thomas Panzone. www.ParkSlopeFamilyDentistry.com Red Hookers said the prob- lem is typically at its worst in the early morning hours, as Banishing Zuzu’s ghost? the buses idle and burp out Affordable Family Dentistry their noxious fumes. Fire-gutted shops to be torn down in modern pleasant surroundings “The situation is unhealthy and oppressive,” said one res- By Alex Rush ers and workers are gossiping tenant fell through. State of the Art Sterilization (autoclave) ident, who wished to remain The Brooklyn Paper that a Petco is moving in, but Chemtob no longer thinks Emergencies treated promptly anonymous. A long-cursed pair of Sev- owner David Chemtob said bigger is better, saying that Special care for children & anxious patients Jofaz Transportation enth Avenue storefronts de- he has not made a deal with he hopes only to build a one- WE NOW ACCEPT OXFORD owner Joseph Fazzia did not stroyed in a fire six years ago any company. story retail store. • Tooth Bleaching (whitening) return calls for comment. are finally being demolished “There are no plans yet “It’s been difficult finding • Cosmetic Dentistry, Porcelain Facings & Inlays, Bonding Idling releases nitrogen Photo by Stefano Giovannini for any specific retail store,” renters since the [recession] Crowns & Bridges (Capping) Residents are complaining about the school buses to make room for new retail • Painless, Non-Surgical Gum Treatment oxides, hydrocarbons, and he added. happened,” he said. • Root Canal • Extractions • Dentures • Cleanings parked in the lot across the street from the Red — and the rumor is Petco. particulates — which is why Scaffolding now covers the Chemtob bought the va- Several area retailers • Implant Dentistry • Fillings (tooth colored) Hook Ikea. • Stereo headphones • Analgesia (Sweet air) the city and state have en- storefronts, between Berke- cant storefronts in 2008 and had heard the Petco ru- forceable anti-idling laws. ley Place and Union Street, had an ambitious plan to trans- mor, but many just want Dr. Jeffrey M. Kramer Unfortunately, the state as this one.” trolled union that represents that once housed a fruit stand, form the one-story structures their old flower shop back. 544 Court Street, Carroll Gardens agency does not have a Fazzia last made headlines school bus drivers. Jofaz was the Middle Eastern restaurant into a three-story, glass build- “We were very close with 624-5554 U 624-7055 large police force capable in 2008 when he was charged among five bus contractors Olive Vine, and the beloved ing with retail on the ground Zuzu’s Petals,” said Linda Convenient Office Hours & Ample Parking of tackling widespread ve- with making false statements that won a $270-million, Zuzu’s Petals, which moved floor and apartments — kach- Kemp, the manager at Leaf & and insurance plans accommodated hicle idling, Panzone admit- to the Federal Bureau of In- three-year contract exten- to Fifth Avenue after the fire ing! — above. 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One of the victims was Four violent hooligans ing himself and his posses- was working out in the Vil- The victim told cops that taken to Maimonides Medical struck a victim on his head sions safe. lage People’s favorite hangout and chased him down Bog- between Fifth and Sixth av- he’d parked the luxury vehi- Center with a deep cut to her art Street on June 9 before Rogue robbers enues at around 9 pm. cle from the defunct Swedish face. The second girl, whose they stole his cash. Sneaky thieves were on the • A thief pickpocketed a manufacturer between Gar- head was slammed against the The thugs approached move this week, as at least woman inside her Flatbush field Place and Carroll Street concrete during the fisticuffs, a man as he was walking four people reported getting Avenue office on June 10. on June 10 But two days later, was taken to Lutheran Medi- home on Grattan Street at pick-pocketed or losing their The victim told cops that she it was gone. cal Center, police said. 5:42 pm, when one struck stuff to jerks. Here are the was inside the building be- Celled up — Thomas Tracy him on the back of his head annoying details: tween Sterling and St. Johns A jerk grabbed a cellphone Brooklyn. twice. 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Ahmed Allowey, a longtime church because this isn’t a gation that holds its services As a result, the march neighborhood resident who dren of Abraham Interfaith good spot for a house of wor- in a Park Slope church. started on Voorhies and is working with the Muslim Peace Walk,” the seventh ship,” said Amelia McMa- annual march for the Park The show of support had Ocean avenues. In all, about group to create the mosque 200 children and adults — because the “organization has hon, who lives a block from Slope-based group. a distinct “outsider” feel, the site. “This is a residen- The peace group orig- however. Organizers said many waving American f lags programs for young people — walked peacefully down [to] maintain their Islamic tial neighborhood. There’s inally planned to have its that they tried to get locals nowhere to park, and I don’t march in Coney Island, but involved, but failed. Emmons Avenue and up Bed- identity as well as their Amer- ford Avenue before turning ican identity so they can grow want all the noise and traf- decided to have it in Sheep- “We tried to recruit local fic around here.” shead Bay to support the em- clergy, but nobody wanted down Voorhies, where they up to be proud Muslims and were greeted with the cat- proud Americans.” That said, there is a grow- battled mosque project. to join the walk,” said Rev. ing Muslim population in the “It’s a show of support for Tom Martinez, another Park Photo by Steve Solomonson calls. Some opponents held Despite the ugly catcalls, photos of Muslims burning the majority of anti-mosque neighborhood, and many said the right of all faiths to wor- Slope-based cleric. Holding American flags, marchers in the interfaith they will walk to the mosque. an American flag and de- residents said that their op- ship,” said Rabbi Ellen Lipp- And the original starting peace walk headed to the proposed mosque on As it is now, followers of Is- mann, one of the event orga- place for the parade — St. Voorhies Avenue. Meanwhile, one resident made nounced the mosque’s af- position was not about reli- lam have no local place to nizers and the head of Kolot Mark’s Catholic Church on Photo by Steve Solomonson his position known with a one-finger salute. filiation with the Muslim gion at all, but about traffic. worship and teach the reli- gion to their children, sup- porters said. “We are more than 100 families in this neighbor- hood,” said Salle Colagi, who lives with his wife and three children near the site. “This is a good spot for the mosque because usually when we go to worship, or to teach our kids, we have to travel all the way to Bay Ridge or Canar- sie. Once this is built, we can walk here.” FOOD Continued from page 1 erly sanctioned and [have] the proper permits,” said agency spokeswoman Celina De Leon. Fans of the market, such as Elaine Matthias, are fu- rious about the city’s med- dling. She hopes the market finds a way to stay open for good. “The grassroots activity is a reaction to the presence of big food corporations in health policy so it doesn’t sur- prise me that the government is putting up a lot of red tape to prevent people from cre- ating foods in their kitchens and bringing it to a public market,” said Matthias. A May 22 market fea- tured more than 50 vendors ranging from Jerky’s chewy and salty dried Korean bar- becue-flavored treats, as- sorted flavored kombucha tea from Mombucha, pick- led pears from Anarchy in a Jar, and customized chocolate bars from Chocri. Ornately decorated frosted cookies by Sugarbuilt were sold at pre- vious markets. Health inspectors have not officially visited the market and organizers were not aware of any complaints made about food-borne ill- ness. But Kim believed that inspectors would visit the June market after the gath- ering received increased at- tention from the neighbor- hood media, including the New York Times, a Manhat- tan publication. Kim remained committed to keeping the market run- ning, saying that postponing the June event would allow her vendors to apply for their permits and get certified to sell in the future. “The market will continue functioning but all vendors will have to work in a com- mercial kitchen if they want to produce food [for sale at the market]” said Kim. The market’s closure is the latest casualty in the city’s battle against bake sales and food markets. In October, the city banned home-baked goods at public school fund- raisers. That policy change came two years after a pro- tracted fight against vendors at the Red Hook ball fields, whose huaraches earned the ire of inspectors even though there had also not been any reports of food-borne ill- nesses. Many vendors dropped out, citing the high costs re- sulting from increased reg- ulations. Greenpoint Food Mar- ket vendors are similarly spooked that the city’s scru- tiny could result in higher op- erating costs. Noah Berland, a fledgling chocolatier, has not made his truffles for four months because of the city’s demands and high costs to use a commercial kitchen, which can rent from $250 to $300 for as little as five hours. He sees the market as a way for small food busi- nesses to gauge interest in new products, which fosters experimentation. “You don’t have to invest in too much before applying for all permits,” said Berland. “It would be nice if there were some means for people who are not professionals to get an understanding.” Instead of the market, Kim announced that she would hold a summit on the neighborhood’s grass- roots food industry featur- ing panelists such as Levin, Brooklyn Kitchen’s Harry Rosenblum, and city offi- cials in hopes of designing legislation to make the mar- ketplace more accessible to vendors. Greenpoint Food Panel at the Church of the Mes- siah (Russell Street be- tween Nassau and Driggs avenues), June 26, noon. CALL TO ADVERTISE: (718) 260-2500 INSIDE DINING | PERFORMING ARTS | NIGHTLIFE | BOOKS | CINEMA MUSIC Bitchin’ time Forty years ago, one of the most seminal jazz albums — Miles Davis’s “Bitches Brew” — was released, a record that changed the course of music history. 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For info, visit www.bricartsmedia.org/ celebrate. — Meredith Deliso DINING Cheapskate Brooklyn’s got plenty of burgers, hot dogs and live music, but at the fourth annual Wil- liamsburgers and Wieners BBQ, you can get all three for free. The party pops off on June 21 at the Cyn Lounge on Bedford Community Newspaper Group / Stephen Brown Avenue and features the aforementioned grilled goodies, plus performances by singer/ songwriter Avi Wisnia (pictured). “I wanted to put this Photo by Rachel Dobkins together to foster a com- munity through music,” Wisnia said. “Last year, everyone spilled out into the streets dancing; there was music everywhere.” We’ve never heard of Wisnia, but he claims to be a crazy combo of Billy Joel, Joni Mitchell and any Brazilian bossa nova artist. But who cares about his musical style when there’s free food and drink specials served on a garden patio? © 2010 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts © 2010 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts © 2010 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual ArtsWilliamsburgers © 2010 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and Wieners BBQ at Cyn Lounge [216 Bedford Ave. near N. Fifth Street in Williamsburg, (718) 384-0100], June 21, 4-10 pm. Free. — Alex Rush Dandy Warhol MUSIC Brooklyn Museum may have sold out, but this show is hot Dance it out By Stephen Brown Pop goes the museum: Works in “Andy Warhol: The Last Decade include Play that funky music, hipsters. The Brooklyn Paper ART (clockwise from top left) “The Last Supper,” “Camouflage,” “Self-Portrait,” Funk fans can shake their asses off on the streets of Williamsburg all day on June 21 at “Andy Warhol: The Last Decade” “Untitled (50-Dentures),” and“Double $5/Weightlifter.” he Brooklyn Museum has faced a bar- at the Brooklyn Museum [200 Eastern a 12-hour music marathon organized by Wil- rage of criticism for going too com- Pkwy. at Washington Avenue in Pros- liamsburg resident Meredith Nadler. mercial — but that’s the perfect time pect Heights, (718) 638-5000], June are half-homage-half parody of Jackson and Sin No More,” and change them to It’s just one of nearly 1,000 outdoor free T 18–Sept. 12. Closed Mondays and to trot out the most-commercial artist in Tuesdays. Pollack — reflect the fun Warhol had in “Sin More” — an ominous touch consid- concerts included in American history: Andy Warhol. his most-prolific period. ering the apprentice would die of a heroin the Make Music New Opening on Friday, “Andy Warhol: Further reinforcing the pleasure War- overdose only in only a few years. York festival. The Last Decade” will accomplish two ventured into more abstract territory, dis- hol got from his new burst of creativity The exhibit — which occupies gallery Ten bands are on the things: a) give ammunition to the critics tancing himself from his more iconic screen is that he continued creating pieces in a space on two floors — shifts focus tow- docket for the funk fest, who say that the museum is too quick to prints of soup cans and celebrities’ faces series well after he had filled a commis- ads the end to a little-known aspect of happening outside of sellout and b) remind us why that’s not that are icons of the second half of the sion — a remarkable occurrence consid- Warhol: his spirituality. Warhol was typ- Rose Live on Grand such a bad thing after all. 20th century. ering Warhol said he hoped to be “a busi- ically thought of as a glamorous eccen- Giovannini Stefano Street, including Span- Face it, any show that highlights War- Much of the exhibit is surprisingly up- ness artist.” tric who walked in the trendiest circles, glish Fly, Mokaad & The Flexpoints, The Ro- hol — especially the artist’s underappre- lifting, especially considering Warhol had But perhaps the most intriguing works but he was also a devout Catholic who zatones, mamarazzi, Urban Sun, and Ikebe ciated final 10 years — is a monumental endured the trauma of being shot only on display are the ones done in collabo- regularly attended Mass. His imposing Shakedown, and the Washington, DC-based event in New York’s cultural life. From 10 years prior, and that his hypochon- ration with Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose silkscreen images of the Last Supper — Funk Ark (pictured). now until September, the world will be dria was becoming more pronounced. painted words and graffiti-like skulls make some of them branded with the Wise Po- “The lineup is really great,” said Joseph beating down the Brooklyn Museum’s The “Piss Paintings” — abstract pieces a striking contrast with Warhol’s abstrac- tato Chips logo and motorcycles — seem Herrera, trumpet player for Funk Ark. “Right door — and with good reason. of metal corroded by urine — along with tionist shades. a bridge between his more commercial now, afrobeat is really popular here.” As Warhol entered his last decade in his “Yarn” series — large screen printings In one painting, Basquiat chose to take material, which he continued to produce Indeed, in December, Nadler started a meet- 1978, he began to reassess his career, and of entangled, colorful strings of yarn that words that Warhol had painted, “Repent on commission, and the more personal up group, NYC Funk Live, to find like-minded and rewarding art that he was creating funk fans to dance with. simultaneously. So far, the group has attracted 250 mem- that has not produced results. Interspersed throughout the exhibit are bers, and once a week, they congregate at music Measures such as the suggested admis- videos from Warhol’s television programs, venues such as Zebulon, Brooklyn Bowl, and Warhol to the rescue? sion hike from $8 to $10, along with lay- one of which was broadcast on MTV — Rose Live for whatever funk, soul, afrobeat or offs, gave the museum a surplus last year, imagine Warhol’s “Fifteen Minutes” vari- funk acts happen to be in town that day. On the eve of the Andy Warhol show Two former trustees, as well as other art but its endowment has suffered in the eco- ety show coming on after “The Hills.” The “In a way, it builds community, helps you that will likely be the biggest exhibit in the world insiders questioned the value of re- nomic recession. shows give visitors a taste of the glamour meet more people, let loose, and allow you to borough this year, a report revealed that cent museum exhibits like the “Star Wars” Still, the museum’s struggles mirror those that makes Warhol so intriguing, while let down all their pretensions,” said Nadler. attendance has plummeted at the Brook- show and the “Who Shot Rock and Roll?” of many other art institutions around the also providing a “who’s who” of the New “At a funk show, I am dancing my ass off. I lyn Museum despite controversial efforts photography as shameless attempts to lure country, and its efforts to become a cul- York art scene in the 1980s. sweat, look around and see everyone else hav- to open its doors to wider audience. a sector of the public that is highly unlikely tural hub for a borough much more cultur- In the final room, an ominous self-por- ing a great time.” The New York Times reported that at- to return. “First Saturdays,” the popular, ally diverse than Manhattan will hopefully trait precedes a Warhol video that con- Funk marathon (Havemeyer Street and tendance dropped at the Eastern Parkway free BYOB gathering of Brooklynites on yield results in the coming years. cludes with footage from the artist’s own Grand Avenue in Williamsburg, no phone), institution to around 340,000 — a 23-per- the first Saturday of the month, was also But please, no more exhibits tied to re- funeral in 1987 — a fitting end for a man June 21 from noon-10 pm. For info, visit www. cent collapse from the year before. criticized in the article as a populist effort ality shows . — Stephen Brown whose work foreshadows our wired, re- funksolstice.com and www.makemusicny.org. ality-obsessed age. — Aaron Short Crazy Tuesday Special: THIS WEEK ON WATER STREET... LET NATURE’S GRILL HELP YOU 1 slice +12oz soft drink: $2.00 START THE SPRING OFF RIGHT! DAILY SPECIALS: FATHER’S DAY Get Back Into Shape! 2 slices + 16oz soft drink: $5.00 SPORTS BRUNCH 1 slice + small garden salad Sunday, June 21 starting at 11am + 16oz soft drink: $5.50 Large garden salad + bottle water: $5.00 PINT OF BEER INCLUDED Hero sandwich, any size: includes FREE 16oz soft drink or bottle water Specials available for pick-up only, 11am to 3pm daily Featuring METS VS YANKEES, Saporita WORLD CUP, US OPEN GOLF CAFE • JUICE BAR • GRILL &RESH