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Published every Saturday — online all the time — by Brooklyn Paper Publications Inc, 55 Washington St, Suite 624, Brooklyn NY 11201. Phone 718-834-9350 • www.BrooklynPapers.com • © 2006 Brooklyn Paper Publications • 18 pages •Vol. 29, No. 16 AWP • Saturday, April 22, 2006 • FREE RATNER’S WHOA NELLIE! B’Hurst kiddie park RICHES loses its moniker By Dana Rubinstein Pataki OKs $100M The Brooklyn Papers Nellie Bly Amusement Park, home of the Whirl Wind, the Flying Dumbos, and the childhood memo- By Ariella Cohen In the Senate last week, only Sen. Velmanette ries of tens of thousands of Brooklynites, will get a The Brooklyn Papers Montgomery (D-Prospect Heights) — in whose district Ratner’s project would rise — voted facelift under its new management — and it will also In the wake of $66 million in public sub- against that body’s $33-million subsidy. lose its famous name. sidies approved by the state legislature for Ratner’s triumph in Albany offered a chance The family that until last year ran the Bensonhurst “fun Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner, for critics to charge that legislators are putting the center” owns the rights to the “Nellie Bly” name, so the Gov. Pataki promised this week carrot of public subsidies before the stick of park’s moniker will change — possibly to the less-colorful to make it a cool $100 mil- public review of, and approval of, Atlantic “Adventures Amusement Park.” lion — even if he doesn’t Yards. The park’s new father-son team — Martin and Marc Garin know how. “There seems a fair amount of dis- — recently signed a 20-year lease with the Parks Department “We don’t exactly know cussion … when it comes to the Yan- to take over the badly worn 4.5-acre amusement park on where the funds will come kees and the Mets stadiums, but no con- Shore Parkway. The Garins say they have begun more than from, but an appropriate fund- versation at all on the Ratner project — $1 million of renovations. ing stream will be found,” said which is getting more money then either “We want to get it into the new millennium,” said Marc state budget spokesman John project,” said Daniel Goldstein, a Garin, adding that he hopes to have all the work completed in Sweeney. spokesman for Develop Don’t Destoy time for a partial opening on Memorial Day. Pataki’s $34-million addi- Brooklyn. But on Monday, with just six weeks to go, the amusement tion — which will make good Ratner has championed Atlantic Yards park seemed more like the old Haunted Hotel than a function- on the state’s promise to pro- as an economic engine that will create jobs ing carnival. vide $100 million to the and affordable housing. But he’s also With so much work to be done, it would help to have a guy still-unapproved $3.5-bil- backed by a prominent lobbying firm, like Paul Bunyan around — but Bunyan, a fixture in the old park’s Wild West Land, was out of commission, lying near-

lion development — Meyer, Suozzi, English and Klein. A sen- Callan / Tom comes as both Assembly ior labor partner at the firm was appointed horizontally against a wooden fence. Speaker Sheldon Silver by Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao to serve And the Funhouse is in pieces, too (D-) and Senate Majority Leader Joe on an advisory board on employee welfare and “We’re going to tear it down and replace it with something Bruno (R-Brunswick) have lambasted the gover- pension benefits. more modern,” said Marc Garin. nor for more than 200 budget cuts, including cuts “For housing, for economic development and Nearby, concessions manager Joseph Fowler quipped, in education and Medicaid spending. for job creation, this project will meet the impor- Papers The Brooklyn “I’m sure this was up to code — 30 years ago.” The difference with Atlantic Yards is that all tant needs of Brooklyn residents and their fami- More work is to come. Once the Garins acquire the demoli- three Albany leaders support it. lies,” state Sen. Marty Golden (R-Bay Ridge) tion permits, the Haunted Hotel, the Ferris Wheel and the “They are working together on this to commit said in a statement. “For today’s generation and Bumper Cars will be replaced. And Cap’n Video, the old arcade, the $100 million,” said Sweeney. for the future, the construction of the Nets arena Mini-parade will be renovated into a combination arcade and food stand. The money will go towards widening streets and is something that will bring Brooklyn to new “If they want Dr. Pepper, they’ll get Dr. Pepper [and] if improving infrastructure in the Prospect Heights heights, to a dominance as a borough and as a Wearing their Easter-best while strolling down Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights they want Dr. Brown’s, they’ll get Dr. Brown’s,” said Marc neighborhood where Ratner wants to build. county.” last Sunday are Shannon, 8, and Siobhan O'Hea, 2. See NELLIE on page 2 QM2 here: So what’s in it for us? Meow! City cats have been doing it like By Ariella Cohen and Gersh Kuntzman from Portugal. “I’ll be staying in Manhattan for the rabbits on Spring Break, so Brook- The Brooklyn Papers food, drinks, and the jazz.” lyn’s kitten population is soaring. To Although the city spent $56 million to build the new save these button-nosed darlings, The Queen Mary 2 christened the new cruise cruise ship terminal at Red Hook’s Pier 12, very little ship terminal in Red Hook last week, drawing the city’s Center for Animal Care has been spent on keeping passengers like and Control has lowered adoption plenty of oohs and ahhs from onlookers, lots of Koutouduian in Brooklyn. platitude-filled speeches from politicians and prices to $30 per kitten ($45 for Cunard, which operates the 23-story boat, did little two). The fee includes spaying, one unanswered question from skeptics, to encourage the Queen’s passengers to remain in / Tom Callan / Tom “What’s in it for Brooklyn?” Kings. The company’s Web site, for example, refers to neutering, vaccinations and one free vet visit. The CACC Brooklyn More than 2,000 luxury cruisers spewed forth from its new port of call as “, New York.” of the world’s largest passenger liner on Saturday into “See the bright lights of the Big Apple,” it reads. center (2336 Linden Blvd. in East the Red Hook sun and then promptly got on to “Some come just for the shopping: there’s Blooming- New York) is open every day from Manhattan or the airport. dale’s on Lex, Tiffany’s on Fifth, Barneys and the unique 12 to 7 pm. For information, visit

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A bag-piper plays for the Queen in Red Hook. nothing to me,” said Hoanes Koutouduian, a visitor See QUEEN on page 3 Najiyyah Ali 4000. — Dana Rubinstein

OOKS B Sugar substitute … and spice Snubbed Sweet’N Low heir reveals all in new memoir

By Gersh Kuntzman himself through law school, only to graduate on the eve crazy aunt Gladys — but on one condition: that Cohen The Brooklyn Papers of the ; how Eisenstadt eventually not tell Gladys that he spoke to Marvin. Cohen agreed, opened a cafeteria that served hungry sailors at the Navy but then Marvin called Gladys and told her that he had The story of the invention of Sweet’N Low is a Yard; how Eisenstadt, disgusted by open bowls of sugar at spoken to Cohen. So when Cohen showed up to inter- great tale of post-World War II America. It is a his- most diners, invented the sugar packet; how Eisenstadt got view Gladys, she was enraged at him for concealing tory of the national diet. It is a cautionary tale of screwed out of the millions that such an innovation should that he had spoken to Marvin — the very man who political corruption. have brought him; how Eisenstadt turned saccharin, then a asked him not to mention their conversation! But mostly, it is an amazing Brooklyn story. drug for diabetics, into the world’s first mass-produced fake “The classic no-win situation,” Cohen said. “But Sweet’N Low is still made today where it was invented sweetener; and how his factory later became infiltrated by what are you going to do? It’s family.” in 1957 — in a low-slung, gray factory across from the the mob and linked to alleged campaign finance abuses of See SWEET on page 11 Brooklyn Navy Yard. From the outside, it looks no differ- former Sen. Al D’Amato. ent than all the buildings where, decades ago, this bor- But Cohen also dives into gory details of the ough hammered out its reputation: “Brooklyn makes, the wacky Eisenstadt-Cohen family that only a world takes.” member of it could know. For instance, one of Those walls can’t talk, but, fortunately for us, writer Eisenstadt’s daughters, Gladys, didn’t leave Rich Cohen can — and does. her house in Flatbush for 30 years — living in Even more fortunately for us, Cohen is not only a gift- an icebox of a room and ruling the empire with ed journalist — his prior books include “Tough Jews: Fa- nothing more than a phone, a fax machine and thers, Sons and Gangster Dreams” and “The Avengers: A conspiracy theories. Another of Eisenstadt’s Jewish War Story” — but he is also the son of Ellen Co- offspring, Ira, lives on the Upper West Side hen, the daughter of Sweet’N Low’s inventor, Ben Eisen- with a few dozen cats. And the lawyer who stadt. Her mom, Betty, later wrote a will that disinherited fixed Betty’s will did not know she was not Ellen “and her issue.” (By “issue,” grandma meant Cohen “of sound mind” when she disinherited “Ellen and his two siblings.) and her issue.” “I knew all the stuff that had been reported

“All they have left me is this story,” Cohen writes in / Julie Rosenberg the introduction to “Sweet and Low” (Farrar, Straus and before, but the family stuff was even weirder Giroux), his memoir of how the world’s most-famous ar- and even more painful,” Cohen told The tificial sweetener saved plenty of teeth, but rotted his fam- Brooklyn Papers this week, days after the pub- ily to the core. lication of his book. “Why was my mom dis- “To be disinherited is to be set free!” inherited? It’s insane.” Cohen certainly lives up to that promise. His book cov- How insane is this family? When Cohen in- Papers The Brooklyn ‘SWEET’ MEMORIES: The cover of Rich Cohen’s book “Sweet and ers the growth of this famous Brooklyn product, recount- terviewed his uncle Marvin for the book, Mar- IN EXILE: Rich Cohen, author of “Sweet and Low,” in Man- Low” features caricatures of his dysfunctional family. ing how an orphaned Eisenstadt raised himself and put vin told him that he could also interview his hattan last week. 2 AWP THE BROOKLYN PAPERS April 22, 2006 Mary Mae celebrates DENTISTS Benefits of chocolate? 107 years Quality Dentistry New York Methodist Hospital NYM, who has received numerous calls on the subject. “Unfor- Chocolate can be used for a Valentine’s Day gift, a tunately, unprocessed chocolate is very hard to find and the Gentle care in our ultra-modern office warm drink on a cold night, a Halloween bag stuffer and chocolate that is available is high in fat, sugar and calories.” of course a hungry tummy. But, can indulging in choco- Although Sacchi believes there is a modicum of truth to the • Cosmetic Dentistry • Cosmetic Laminates chocolate hype, he suggests a diet low in fat and salt as a better late also be used to lower your blood pressure? Health- alternative for lowering blood pressure. • Reconstructive & Bonding care professionals at ’s New York Methodist “Put simply, if you eat a lot of chocolate, you will gain weight Dentistry • Advanced Sterilization Hospital unwrap the truth behind and ultimately that is what will cause an • Gums & Implants • Behavior Modification chocolate’s health benefits. increase in blood pressure and a higher • Bleaching • Sealants The Wall Street Journal recently pub- risk of heart disease,” he said. • Nitrous Oxide • Fluoride lished an article looking at the advantages Manoj Chhabra, MD, chief of pediatric (Sweet Air) •Preventative Dentistry of eating chocolate to better one’s health. cardiology at NYM agrees. The article focused on a new study, per- “High blood pressure in children and formed in the Netherlands, that examined adults is most often a result of being over- 470 healthy, older men who ate products weight due to physical inactivity,” he said. RONALD I. TEICHMAN, DDS such as cocoa drinks, chocolate pudding “I recommend a balanced lifestyle of diet and chocolate bars. and exercise over eating chocolate.” Saturday & Evening Hours According to the Journal, the study “indi- Although Chhabra is hesitant to prescribe cated those who ate the equivalent of one- a chocolate bar for its health benefits, he 357 Seventh Avenue at 10th Street third of a chocolate bar every day had lower does recommend it for the enjoyment. 768-1111 blood pressure and a reduced risk of death.” “Because eating chocolate is a pleasure Although the research supported the for many people, it is not necessary to cut it

findings of previous, smaller studies on out all together but instead, enjoy it in mod- Callan / Tom chocolate and health, the researchers ac- eration,” he said. knowledged that it is too soon to conclude So, if chocolate is not the secret ingre- that it was the chocolate alone that led to dient to better health, what is the recipe the men’s better health. for lowering your blood pressure? With the jury still out, the question re- Prosthetically Driven Leisa Bryant, RD, associate director Papers The Brooklyn ––––––––– mains, should you stop by your local bodega and pick up a bar of of the Department of Food and Nutrition Services at NYM, sug- Implant Dental Practice Mary Mae Churnside celebrated her 107th birthday on Jeff C. chocolate to improve your health? gests eating foods that are low in saturated fat, sodium and cho- Easter Sunday. She was born in 1899. with Periodontics Healthcare professionals at New York Methodist Hospital ad- lesterol. vise against it. Strachan, DDS “A balanced diet including a variety of fresh fruits and vegeta- The Brooklyn Papers as its Core “While cocoa beans do contain flavanol, an antioxidant be- bles, low fat dairy, lean meats and unsaturated fats is ideal,” she said. 189 Montague Street lieved to improve blood vessels, the majority of chocolate found Mary Mae Churnside is partying like it’s 1899. • Implants Surgically Placed and Restored An eating and wellness plan including whole grains, skinless Suite 800A in local stores has been processed, taking out the beneficial com- poultry, fish, nuts and regular exercise, as opposed to fatty meats, That’s when this longtime Fort Greene resident was born — • Periodontics - Treatment of Gum Disease - ponents,” said Terrence Sacchi, MD, chief of cardiology at sweets and sugared beverages, is helpful in lowering blood pres- and on Easter Sunday, dozens of friends and family gathered to Brooklyn, NY 11201 Surgical and Non-Surgical Therapy sure and improving your overall health. celebrate the matriarch’s 107th birthday. • Endodontics - Using rotary instrumentation Although it would be delightful if chocolate was key to lowering Dolled up in a white suit, hat and corsage, Churnside — ––––––––– for faster more thorough cleaning with less blood pressure, until Willy Wonka can produce a tasty flavanol bar, whose life spans three centuries — presided from her wheelchair, (718) 783-0504 post operative discomfort Office DERMATOLOGY it’s wise to save the cocoa products for special occasions. a kindly smile on her face. • Digital X-Rays - 90% Less Radation For more information or to find a physician affiliated with New How old is Mary Mae Churnside? 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New owners have taken over. in Modern Pleasant Surroundings • Hepatitis State of the Art Sterilization (autoclave) • Malaria prevention Continued from page 1 Emergencies treated promptly HOLISTIC Garin, referring to a soda popular in New York’s Jewish deli- –– BROOKLYN HEIGHTS FAMILY PRACTICE –– Special care for children & anxious patients catessens. 25 Schermerhorn St. (bet. Court & Clinton Sts.) The Garins promised to keep the miniature golf course — for WE NOW ACCEPT OXFORD CHINESE THERAPY DREAM INTERPRETATION Hours: Mon-Sat • (718) 624-6185 this summer at least. • Tooth Bleaching (whitening) “After, we’ll evaluate if we want to keep it,” said Marc Garin. • Cosmetic Dentistry, Porcelain Facings & Inlays, Headaches? Low Energy? DREAM GROUP The Garins took over operations from Gena Romano, whose Bonding Crowns & Bridges (Capping) Back or Neck pain? FREE, monthly dream interpretaiton Sports Injuries? Stressed Out? family ran the park since its opening in 1967. 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(718) 622-8020 Park Slope Office • [email protected] • www.emoshuns.com www.allcitymobility.com April 22, 2006 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM • (718) 834-9350 AWP 3 5th Avenue Cat Clinic Dollar vans: Famous or infamous • Laser Surgery • By Ariella Cohen make crazy turns.” lead to reform of the rules that cater We with a View The Brooklyn Papers Their commuter customers currently treat vans more like swear by them, but residents livery cabs than hail-friendly • No Barking Flatbush Avenue is an of the neighborhoods tra- taxis. Cats • Stress Free impatient crawl of yellow versed by the vans swear at “They have been regulated to taxis, harangued Toyota them. like the livery and black car only Corollas, smoke-puffing “They make quick rights on service, but that doesn’t work buses and dollar vans of Third Avenue, hard lefts on for working-class people who all colors, size and legal Schermerhorn Street and al- ride them,” said Council- status. ways go fast, just to skip the woman Yvette Clarke (D-Flat- For years, the vans — light,” said Rob Parris, district bush). “If you have to call which earned their monicker manager of Community one, it breaks down the whole because a ride costs a buck, no Board 2. idea of efficiency and forces Mon-Th: 10am-8pm 225 5th Ave. (at President St.) matter the distance — have Drivers blame their bad rap up the costs.” Fri-Sun: 10am-5pm been a cheap and vital form of on the city’s tight restrictions. Dollar vans may someday (718) 398-1187 transportation for many, but a “The existing rules have be hailable without fear of a swerving, speeding menace to Mango / Greg forced legal vans into the summons, but it is unlikely others. shadows, while the illegal cars that they will ever legally trav- In the wake of a fatal hit- take our business,” said legal el along routes, Liu said. and-run involving one such van driver Suleiman Haqq. “If the demand for mass van in March, the City Coun- In 2005, Haqq paid transit isn’t being met by the cil is trying to rid the streets of $35,000 in city licensing fees existing system, then we need

The Brooklyn Papers file The Brooklyn Pup unlabeled, illegal vans — but, and tickets. And he wasn’t the to increase the number of bus- in doing so, is colliding with A “dollar van” picks up a passenger on Livingston Street behind Macy’s, Downtown. only legal driver slapped with es along certain routes,” he the needs of many of its con- fees last year. said. “We can work with ex- Of the 8,000 summonses isting transportation infra- Cakes stituents. “The city doesn’t recognize bush Avenue. bars the vans from following the city issued to vans on Flat- structure as well as [the vans] And other freshly baked how many people ride these Ricketts’s vans are recog- bus routes or taking street- bush Avenue and Utica Av- and yellow taxis to find a so- all-natural dog treats vans,” said Hector Ricketts, nizable by the Jamaican flags hails. But van companies do enue last year, only 800 hit il- lution.” who earned the nickname, waving off their antennas. just that along Flatbush Av- legal operators, city figures And the solution, whatever SYNAGOGUE “the Godfather of the Dollar At a City Council hearing enue. When Flatbush is show. it is, may bring a new con- PLUS: holistic remedies, holistic pet foods, SERVICES Van” after he introduced them earlier this month, the Trans- clogged — like it usually is — “If legal drivers have to sumer base to the low profile, aromatherapy, canine couture and more… in 1987. portation Committee recom- the vans jump to Fifth and constantly pay summonses, low-cost dollar van. “The industry must be fully mended that the city regulate Sixth avenues through Park the message you are sending “Now they scare me,” said Congregation recognized as an important legal vans by giving them a Slope. is why become legal?” Haqq Lindsey Wells, who moved to Kol Israel part of the city before we can standard color, akin to the om- Critics say that because a said. Flatbush last year but has nev- Located in Prospect Heights get more strict with it.” nipresent yellow of cabs. large number of the vans are Ricketts believes the er taken the neighborhood since 1924 603 St. Johns Place Every day, his company, “With a color code, people not licensed by the city to op- biggest problem facing the vans. (718) 399-2228 bet. Classon & Franklin Community Transportations would know which vans were erate, they don’t respect traffic van industry is a poor public “But if they were more reg- OPEN M: 1-7, Tu-Sat: 11-7, Sun: 11-6 638-6583 Systems, runs vans on Flat- legal and which were not,” rules. image. ulated. why not take a ride for Rabbi Elkanah Schwartz www.buttercupspaw.com • ™ Fri. at Sunset • Sat. 10:30am bush Avenue and Livingston said Councilman John Liu (D- “They stop where they are “People believe we are dan- $1? W34/37/52 Street, each carrying between Queens), chairman of the not supposed to,” said Ron gerous, so they don’t ride. nine and 20 passengers to committee. Fagan, a police officer at the And the illegal cars take our PARK SLOPE Downtown from Kings Plaza Under current law, the Taxi 84th Precinct Downtown. [steady] customers.” JEWISH CENTER Mall at the other end of Flat- and Commission “They don’t signal and they This month’s hearing could 8th Avenue at 14th St. Fri. nights 6:30 pm Sat. mornings 10 am Adult Ed e Hebrew School Rabbi Carie Carter Park Slope’s Egalitarian, chor, and LeNell’s. But Brooklyn Brewery Conservative Synagogue “This is a joke,” said Tonya owner Steve Hindy was cer- 768-1453 W29-31 QUEEN… “Lenell” Smothers, owner of tainly pleased: His company the neighborhood’s popular had just gotten “a rather large Congregation Continued from page 1 dustrial Development Corpo- boubon-filled liquor store, order” for his legendary lager, Suite dreams, sweeter savings! $ Mount Sinai plore the trendy shops of ration, was available, but few “Who gets off a boat and goes which will soon be served on Take 100 off sale price on any bedroom suite* 250 W. SoHo.” people took it, and even fewer to general contractor or a Chi- ship, spreading the “Brook- Add a mattress set, take an additional $50 off! Conservative/Egalitarian Cunard did send a full bus of followed it to such Red Hook nese restaurant with bullet- lyn” name across the seven A House for Prayer / A Home for People Queen Mary 2 crew members treasures as 360, Hope & An- proof glass?” seas. — with Susan Cosier 718-875-9124 Friday Eve Services 6:30pm to the Atlantic Center and At- Saturday Morning 10:00am lantic Terminal malls to pick up Tiki Rabbi Joseph Potasnik A29-41 life’s essentials after more than a month at sea. One of the cus- The Queen’s view of Kings tomers was, surprisingly, Cap- Union tain Bernard Warner’s wife. The arrival of the 3,000-passenger Queen Mary 2 to Red Hook has local pols excited Temple “Well, we sail out in just a at the tourism potential for Brooklyn. But can that potential be realized? The Brooklyn Park Slope’s Friendliest Reform few hours, so she headed to Papers asked random QM2 passengers what they thought when they heard the word “Brooklyn.” Judging from the responses, our borough has a lot of work to do to win Congregation the nearest mall,” he said. these hearts and minds. — Compiled by Ariella Cohen and Gersh Kuntzman SHABBAT SERVICES: “But I do imagine on a future First Friday monthly visit that she will get into followed by Potluck Dinner 6:30 p.m. Manhattan. She wants to shop TOURIST COMMENT All other Friday evenings 8:15 p.m. on Fifth Avenue.” Solid & Basic Saturday mornings 10:30 a.m. Borough President Marko- Nicola Ingram, “Brooklyn? I have heard of it from the TV. It’s not as posh as 17 Eastern Parkway witz, a strong supporter of the Kent, England Manhattan.” at Grand Army Plaza new cruise terminal, admitted Picadilly 638-7600 that the Queen’s maiden voyage Ian Marsden, “Brooklyn? That’s the Bronx, right? My preconception is that Tranquility Rabbi Dr. Linda Henry Goodman was no crown jewel — but said A43 Brighton, England Brooklyn is a poor area. I’m going to Ground Zero and then Brooklyn would soon reap what flying home.” the city had sown. “So many tourism opportu- Danny Dewey, “It looks like a depressed area. I think a face-lift is in order.” Happy Passover! nities will be opened up by Presented by this,” he said. “Small tour op- Oshawa, Ontario B’nai Avraham erators will start pitching of Brooklyn Heights Brooklyn packages to Cunard Suzette Sedty, “Brooklyn is a big quarter [neighborhood] of New York — 117 Remsen St. • 596-4840 and, when there are more ho- Luxembourg but not a nice one.” Rabbi Aaron Raskin tels in Brooklyn, there will be cruise packages that will at- Lee John, “Manhattan is much better. Here you have to walk to get Candle tract people to stay here be- Singapore anywhere. I am catching a taxi.“ Lightingf fore and after their voyage.” Open the door to great savings. 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OUR OPINION ALL DRAWN OUT Don’t let tourists drift ESIDENTS OF RED HOOK said they on Fifth Avenue. for an aggressive campaign that actually puts were awakened last Saturday by the Hey, there, big spender: Brooklyn has a cruise ship passengers on a bus tour of our R foghorn on the Queen Mary 2 as she pretty lively Fifth Avenue, too! borough. slipped into her brand-new berth at the foot of While we’re not so naïve that we expect Cunard officials said they are open to the Pioneer Street. Brooklyn to be a cruise tourist’s dream vaca- idea, but that means Brooklyn needs to do the That foghorn should be a wake-up call for tion, the borough did expect — and must now hard work itself. A good idea would be for the the entire borough. The arrival of the world’s demand — that the city tourism-industrial Brooklyn Marriott to make special deals with largest passenger ship — and the debarkation complex do much more to promote Brooklyn passengers beginning or ending their QM2 of thousands of wealthy tourists — is a his- to the million passengers who will arrive here trips — but when The Brooklyn Papers called toric moment that Brooklyn must not let slip this year. Yes, Bloomingdale’s is “like no oth- the hotel to see what was in the works, a by. er store in the world,” but that doesn’t mean a As our own Gersh Kuntzman and Ariella few tourists can’t be encouraged to spend spokesman said that nothing was. Cohen discovered as they interviewed sea- some money at Luce on the Hook, one of the Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised. After weary travelers leaving the ship last Satur- closest boutiques to the Queen Mary’s new all, this is a borough that still does not have — day, virtually none had any intention of ex- home. despite all the confused tourists wandering ploring the borough where their massive boat Borough President Markowitz will put aimlessly around Cadman Plaza Park — a de- was moored. Instead, they hopped right onto Brooklyn-savvy, map-wielding volunteers at cent sign leading people to the footpath of our waiting buses that whisked them into Man- the terminal whenever boats come and go — main tourist attraction, the . hattan, where they could spend their money and that’s a great start. But it’s no substitute And don’t get us started on the Promenade!

LETTERS Papers Cristian Fleming © The Brooklyn Park’s grass should be the real thing

To the editor: Editor’s note: We offered the Parks or fertilizers, it is environmentally and the best of good luck to you. April 15): “Even though [Oscar] I attended the rally to protest the Department an opportunity to re- friendly, saves money, and, most im- Veronica Weiss, Prospect Heights Wilde is infamous for his epigrams paving of Cadman Plaza Park with spond: portantly, is usable year round. and witticisms…” FieldTurf, a softer variant of AstroTurf To the editor: The lawn is popular with school “Infamous” is, again, incorrect. (“Turf for Cadman Plaza,” April 15). The renovation of Cadman Plaza groups and neighborhood children. Park right You could look it up. It is difficult to understand how incorporates synthetic turf at the cen- Even with new irrigation, it wouldn’t To the editor: David Hawkins, Park Slope New Yorkers can stand by silently tral lawn, not the area surrounding be able to withstand the daily beat of Thank you for your recent story on Editor’s note: Please see page 3 and and not resist the plastic wrapping a the WWII memorial. Additionally, hundreds of feet. Allowing it to remain police illegal parking (“Cops illegally let us know if the terminology is used Published weekly by Brooklyn Paper Publications Inc. public park, instead of thinking of we’ll add 20 percent more natural a dustbowl — or a mud puddle when it parked all over the place,” April 1). I correctly. We sure hope it is! at 55 Washington St, Ste 624, Brooklyn, NY 11201 ways to maintain real grass. This grass to the park’s perimeter. rains — would be more of a disservice hope you will continue to follow this to our borough’s veterans than anything story as I am skeptical about the Phone (718) 834-9350 quick fix has other implications — as We designed the project in consulta- Established 1978. Copyright 2006. • Ed Weintrob, President (ext 105) the site of a major veterans’ memori- tion with the community, including else. Julius Spiegel NYPD’s promise to take action Beetles are serious Brooklyn Borough Commissioner, Parks al, it is inconceivable to think that Ar- United Veterans of Kings Country and against these rogue parkers (they’re To the editor: PUBLISHER Celia Weintrob (ext 104) Department Regarding your snide article, lington cemetery would be upgraded the American Legion. It was presented also in the bicycle lane on Adams EDITOR Gersh Kuntzman (ext 119) “Beetles are Back in Brooklyn” to AstroTurf! What about AstroTurf at public meetings and approved by the Street). SENIOR EDITOR /PRODUCTION MANAGER on the White House lawn? community board and the Art Commis- It’s too bad that The Brooklyn Pa- (April 15), I have a question: I as- Vince DiMiceli (ext 125) Yet, the Parks Department has tak- sion. Keep reducing pers did not publish photos of the sume you would have been one of To the editor: GO BROOKLYN/BROOKLYN BRIDE EDITOR en precisely that route. Today’s synthetic turf is safer, soft- cars, their license plates, and the per- those slick-toed fiddlers fiddling Bruce Ratner should be congratu- Lisa J. Curtis (ext 131) We should all consider the startling er, and more versatile than before. mits displayed in the windshields — while Rome burned — wouldn’t you ART DIRECTOR Leah Mitch (ext 127) Because it uses recycled materials lated on having agreed to some re- and then presented these to the 84th have? Enjoy your laughs now, oh fact that New York City is one of the ductions in his Atlantic Yards devel- OFFICE MANAGER Charna Brown (ext 101) and requires no chemical pesticides Precinct for comment and investiga- mocking Mr. Kuntzman, because largest purchasers of AstroTurf. opment (“Ratner reemed over Yards tion. This might be a way to get re- There’s more to replacing real grass ‘concession,’” April 8). you won’t be laughing so hard when COMPOSITION OWNERSHIP: Copyright 2006 Brooklyn Paper Publications with plastic grass — it involves the sults. the Parks Department has to chop Inc. All content prepared by our staff, including ARTWORK, DESIGN and Mr. Ratner can now sit down with COPY, remain the sole property of The Brooklyn Papers and may not be re- other green: city contracts. Send a letter his architect and experts, and they can George Korval, Park Slope down every tree on your street — produced without the Publisher’s written permission. To seal New York City in this way and on every block around you for By mail: Letters Editor, Brooklyn all join in making plans for further re- Editor’s note: We did take such pic- EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS: The Brooklyn Papers assumes no responsibil- only contributes to an intensification tures and presented permit and li- two miles. ity for unsolicited materials. Articles, story ideas, letters, photography, and all Papers, 55 Washington St., Brooklyn, ductions. Hopefully, his revised plan other materials delivered to The Brooklyn Papers, whether or not solicited of global warming as well as making NY 11201 will eventually be reduced to 50 per- cense numbers to the NYPD. These beetles are a scourge and I by Publisher or Publisher’s agent and whether or not they contain or are our city even less hospitable to birds, By fax: (718) 834-9278. cent of the old plan! That would be think I speak for everyone on MY otherwise accompanied by restrictions on publication or use, will be treat- plants and the worm population that Brooklyn block when I say, “This is ed as unconditionally assigned to The Brooklyn Papers for publication and By email: perfect. copyright purposes, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Publisher prior will be annihilated by the new turf. [email protected] An attractive residential communi- Favorite mistake no laughing matter!” to publication. All submitted material becomes the property of The Brooklyn Politicians who support this project All letters must be signed and ty to house perhaps a few thousand To the editor: So write your clickety headlines Papers which may edit, publish and assign the material for use in any medi- um now known or later developed. Submissions will not be returned and may will definitely not receive my vote. include the writer’s home address happy Brooklynites without over- Afew weeks ago, I objected to to sell your miserable paper as you not be acknowledged. and phone number (only the writer’s This project marks the commitment crowding, and within the limits of the Chiara Cowan’s use of the word “in- funnel for laughs like a two-bit tap- ADVERTISING: Subject to Terms Governing Acceptance of Advertising pub- of our Parks Department to plastic name and neighborhood are pub- local resources (water, sewage, gas, famous” to describe Bob Newhart’s dancing toad in love with your own lished in our latest rate card. CIRCULATION: Net, based on period norms. lished with the letter).Letters may gardening, intense pesticide use and a etc) would greatly benefit our bor- routines. froth. If those beetles keep coming, NATIONAL AFFILIATIONS: The Brooklyn Papers is a member of Indepen- be edited and will not be returned. dent Free Papers of America (IFPA), Suburban Newspapers of America corporate mentality. The earlier in the week you send ough. But the problem persists. Now it’s you deserve each other! (SNA), National Newspaper Association (NNA). Lisited in SRDS. Name held by request, Brooklyn Heights your letter, the better. Keep getting smaller, Mr. Ratner, Kevin Filipski (“Serious Comedy,” Averil Haupptman III, Crown Heights

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This hands-on 1 Presidents’ Week A campers age 4⁄2 to 14 Mini-Camp learning experience is designed to enhance a child’s creativity • Safe, fun, stimulating FebruaryOPEN 16–20, 2004 and explore the imagination. environment CAMP GUIDE 5 days of trips and activities For further information call Victoria Hofmo at • Very flexible registration; basedHOUSE in Park Slope accommodating 10 week Openfor Summer House Camp for 718-748-3624 season SummerSundays, 4/23 Camp & 5/7 OPEN HOUSE: Saturday, April 29, 11-1pm Beth Elohim 215 Pacific St., Cobble Hill • Free morning transportation Sunday,presentations January 25, at 2004 (718) 596-4840, ext. 15 from most Brownstone Noon–2pm12 and 1pm Summer Day [email protected] Brooklyn neighborhoods 339339 8 8 St. St. just just below 6 6 Ave. Ave. 274 Garfield Place, Park Slope Director: Simcha Weinstein Lutheran 5 to 9 years • Established 1992 • (718) 768-3814, ext. 210 Ages: Elementary School congregationbethelohim.org June 26 to Aug. 11 718 788-PSDC (7732) 440 Ovington Avenue, Bay Ridge Preschool Division Full day: 9 am to 3 pm, ex- www.parkslopedaycamp.com Ages: 3 to 5-1/2 tended hours 8am to 6pm Directors: Maura Lorenzen Fee: $450 per 2-week session and Jaci Israel Activities: instructional swim, Ages: 3 to 5-1/2 soccer, tennis, arts & crafts, com- Full Day (9 am to 3 pm) and puters, dramatics, karate, trips, Half Day (9 am to 12:30 pm) gymnastics, Jewish culture, mu- Activities: swimming, weekly sic, dance. Elo trip for 4- and 5-year-olds Beth him Elementary Division Kim’s Kids Director: Bobbie Finkelstein Ages: entering 1st to 4th grades Summer Camp June 29 to Aug. 18 (extended Park Slope location week available Aug. 21 to 25) (718) 768-6419 Full day (9 am to 5 pm) • Ex- Director: Dan Moinester Da tended hours (8 am to 6 pm) er Day C Ages: 5-1/2 to 11-1/2 years a available m am Activities: swimming in lakes, m p Activities: swimming (instruc- pools and beaches, hikes, trips u s tional and recreational), arts to Sesame Place, amusement S and crafts, music, nature, parks, museums sports, gymnastics, trips 2 days per week LES Summer Movin’ On Travel Camp Director: Bobbie Finkelstein Camp Ages: entering 5th to 9th grades 440 Ovington Ave., Bay Ridge June 29 to Aug. 18 (extended (718)748-3624 week available Aug. 21 to 25) Director: Victoria Hofmo Full day (9 am to 5 pm) YOUNG ARTISTS IN TEEN INTENSIVES Ages: 5 to 14 years THE COMMUNITY (YAC) A Camp For All Ages Activities: Daily trips, swim- June 19 to August 11 completed Grades 9 – 11 ming, two overnights Full day: 8 am to 4 pm completed Grades 5 – 7 Dance with Wright Now! 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Sessions run from July 5 499-6208 ence, Theater with Falconworks. to Aug 3. 8th Ave. & Garfield Pl. – Park Slope For Elementary & Travel Camp Creative Arts Program Call 718-789-6060 Children of all faiths and ethnic call Bobbie Finkelstein at: or email: 181 Lincoln Pl., Park Slope backgrounds are welcome! 768-3814 x210 (718)789-6060 [email protected] www.congregationbethelohim.org [email protected] 181 Lincoln Place & Ages: 8 to 14 years 701 Carroll Street June 26 to July 27 Full day: 9 am to 4 pm in Park Slope, Brooklyn BH Activities include: music, BROOKLYN HEIGHTS Better Brooklyn Community Center dance, sports, clay, jewelrymak- r Summer Enrichment Camp 2006 ing, creative writing, theater v Jewish Huggs Day School Summer Sports Academy academic enrichment + gymnastics + dance + art + 763 President St, Park Slope band + rockclimbing + horseback riding + bowling + OPEN (718) 230-5255 Randie Bader and June 26th - August 11th nature + swimming + athletic sports + special events HOUSE Directors: www.berkeleycarroll.org every Monday Gary Siegel At: The Hannah Senesh School - 215 Pacific St. = a FUN learning experience in May & June Ages: 2.3 to 5 years Ages: 5-9 6:30-7:30pm June 19 to Aug. 1 for children from 4 to 15 years old! 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Lincoln & Berkeley) in Park Slope This is not a first marriage By Louise Crawford some sort of ca- www.theartfulplace.com • (718) 399-8199 for Spot either. He was previ- chet about it for *INSPIRE*CREATE*PLAY* ously married to Annika, an- OSFO and her other stuffed bear. But Annika kid whose parents are divorced, Fourth,” by Paula Danzinger friends. Perhaps, kept bossing Spot around. Fi- if not more. OSFO seems fairly and “It’s Not the End of the as scary as it is, nally, Spot told OSFO to tell nonchalant about the whole World,” by Judy Blume). divorce sounds Birthday Parties Annika’s owner that he want- thing. Just the other day, she For kids growing up nowa- exciting, risky, ed a divorce. told Smartmom, “Blondie is days, divorce is in the air they and even interest- staying at her father’s girl- breathe. Even in enlightened, ing. • Fun, safe, well supervised Two days later, they signed the divorce papers. It was a friend’s house this weekend. kid-centric Park Slope, where That’s a sad • Exclusive use of equipment and gym Can we have a playdate?” there’s no shortage of child thought. But, s. J’s bitter ride to Splitsville. Anni- Alice Ethel Crawford M • 90 minute party Or she’ll ask, as she did last psychologists, divorce is as since when are ka wanted to stay married to The Oh So Feisty One’s pals participate in the remarriage of her bear, ymnastics • Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday year, “How come Groovy ugly as ever. children’s games G Spot, but Spot refused. Spot (center, in tuxedo), at the PS 321 playground. • Approx $20 per child Interestingly, not one of the Grandpa and Manhattan O WHILE OSFO AND totally whole- girls involved in these wed- Granny [Smartmom’s parents] her friends play bear some? CALL FOR MORE INFO! dings is from a divorced fami- got divorced?” Smartmom, a Sbreak-ups, the kids The wedding date has not their special day, Judge Em- the marriage and thinks that Run by former member of Chinese Olympic Team ly. But that doesn’t mean they bit taken aback, didn’t really whose parents are divorced opt been set. But Spot will wear a mie, OSFO’s best, best friend, Spot and Kate are a good know what to say, so mur- out; they’re living it first hand, spiffy tuxedo, shoes, and top will marry the two lovers. “It’s match. “They are planning on 289 Kent Avenue (Bet. S. 1st & S. 2nd) (718) 218-7065 haven’t seen a marital brouha- mured: “They didn’t get along coping with custody arrange- hat, that OSFO’s aunt, Diaper going to be a bear/dog wed- having three more children in Williamsburg (L Train to Bedford Ave. Station) www.msjgym.com ha or two. This is Brooklyn, land of divorce and joint cus- after being married for 20 ments, parents’ boyfriends and Diva, was willing to buy for ding. That’s their religion.” the future. Spot will be a very tody. (Full disclosure: Smart- years,” and quickly changed girlfriends. No wonder they’d over $20 bucks. He looks very The animals and the girls good stepfather to little Bob, mom and Hepcat rarely raise the subject. rather play dodgeball or hop- dapper in it. There’s even a had a rehearsal last week in Jr.” she says. their voices and NEVER Needless to say, there’s scotch than divorce. white rose on the lapel. the school’s backyard. At the Mazel tov to the bride and ART FOR KIDS fight, but Smartmom hears plenty of divorce and marital Smartmom knows what Kate will be wearing a blue rehearsal, Spot’s ex, Annika, groom. If kids’ games bear that that sort of thing does disagreement on television, that’s like. Nearly 30 years af- tea dress (no white for this di- who will be singing at the any resemblance to the real happen in other homes.) the movies (“The Parent ter her own parents’ split-up, vorcee). OSFO created a wed- wedding, kissed Spot and told thing, they’re going to need it. Chances are, most kids in Trap”) and in chapter books Smartmom is still scarred by ding bracelet out of colored him that she wants him back. Louise Crawford also writes Park Slope know at least one (“Amber Brown Goes the divorce. wire that Spot will give her on OSFO has high hopes for “Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn.”

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SATNICK when they tried to fight off a money.” The 51-year-old em- them, but fell during the pursuit ing $360, a Sony Playstation, an The victim pushed him away pair of armed robbers with a ployee emptied the cash register and sliced open his hand. Police The three waited for their 37- and tried to run off, but the year-old victim outside his apart- Xbox gaming device, and health The Only Certified weapon of their own, police drawer and turned over $950. then joined the effort and arrest- insurance cards, police said. mugger snatched the mobile said. The gunman forced the work- ed the two robbers, ages 40 and ment, near Henry Street. When phone from her belt. 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First timers By Lisa J. Curtis GO Brooklyn editor

his year’s Tribeca Film Festival includes the world premiere of two feature films with TBrooklyn connections: “Brother’s Shadow” and “The Big Bad Swim.” (718) 834-9350 The Brooklyn Papers’ essential guide to the Borough of Kings April 22, 2006 Directed by former Carroll Gardens resident Todd Yellin, “Brother’s Shadow” (pictured below), is the story of Jake Groden (Scott Cohen), a down- and-out prodigal son who returns to Brooklyn after his brother’s death. He tries to patch things up with his curmudgeonly father (Judd Hirsch) and skepti- cal sister-in-law (Susan Floyd), while forging a rela- tionship with his teen nephew (Elliot Korte), who didn’t even know he existed. While the clan agonizes over selling their furni- ture biz, Jake steps into his twin brother’s shoes — and bed — with incendiary results. Poetic legacy To create a realistic woodworking shop and be- lievable craftsmen, Yellin, 40, told GO Brooklyn that he turned to East Williamsburg designer Scott Braun — only to find that life really did imitate art. Artist draws on history to create works rich with memory “He inspired some of the main character,” Yellin re- called. “He does really interesting designs and is the By Lisa J. Curtis ‘anti-machine’ guy that I was trying to make Jake GO Brooklyn Editor into.” Braun said that al- he vibrant, complicated artworks of Am- though documentary inah Lynn Robinson are as unique and filmmakers have ap- Tengaging as the artist herself. proached him in the past, One might expect a woman born in 1940 this is the first time his in- to have a grandmotherly poof of curls on her sight was sought for a head, but Robinson’s dome is sleek and her narrative film. ears are trimmed in rows of gold hoops. The “[Yellin] wanted an MacArthur “genius” grant winner says she opinionated, iconoclas- “never had any doubt in my mind about be- tic, Brooklyn, Jewish ing an artist. I had my first exhibition when I furniture maker and it was 8-years-old. I hung my paintings on a turns out there was one clothesline with pins.” and it was me,” said Braun with a laugh. “There’s a GO Brooklyn spoke with Robinson at the whole scene about the difference between planing Brooklyn Museum, where samples of 50 years and sanding — that’s all my shtick. of her boundless creativity are on display in Callan / Tom “That’s what appealed to me: the way they were “Symphonic Poem.” Community is one of the trying to make furniture-making a character in the overwhelming themes in her art, which ranges movie, like what ‘Sideways’ did for wine,” said from painting to sculpture to needlework to Braun, the president of Furniture New York. “For elaborate, never-quite-fin- me, it was exciting to have a voice in the way the ished pieces that she calls Papers The Brooklyn public looks at furniture-making.” “RagGonNons.” Art that sings: (Clockwise from top) Inside In addition to his techniques and theories, some ex- She’s been inspired by her “Symphonic Poem: The Art of Aminah Bren- amples of Braun’s furniture were shot for the film as hometown of Columbus, da Lynn Robinson” at the Brooklyn Museum, well as works by Jonah Zuckerman of DUMBO’s City Ohio — and Poindexter Vil- Robinson stands in front of her 1994 installa- Joinery and Susan Woods of DUMBO’s Aswoon. lage, the federally funded tion, “My Lord, What a Morning,” which Yellin shot on location all over the borough; in metropolitan housing devel- plays the titular spiritual; Robinson’s 1984 one scene, a dejected Jake lies near the water in opment where she grew up “Basket Woman,” made from her family’s DUMBO — with the River Cafe as a backdrop. — to create several pieces recipe of “hogmawg” (mud, grease, dyes While his hero, er, anti-hero may be down and that incorporate her research and glue) and other materials;and a page out, there’s nothing but celebration on tap for Yellin, into the city’s history. One from the “To Be a Drum (Jazz)” artist book. who dubs himself “a gritty survivor” who navigated such work is a festive paint- the competitive movie industry’s “endurance test” ing on cloth, “Life in Sell- for years before arriving at the festival’s “NY, NY sville” (1981-82), which is Robinson said she made the chair for her Narrative Feature Competition.” the text-and-image portrait of son, who was also an artist, when they first “I am thrilled,” said Yellin. “Almost all of the ac- a long-disappeared town set- moved into their first house, and he com- tors are New York-born. I think it’s appropriate that tled by circus folk from plained that they didn’t have any furniture. the world premiere should be here.” 1871-1900. After “digging He died in 1994 at age 27. Yellin’s film is competing with 12 other movies, and digging into public Over the years, this chair has come to re- including William Tyler Smith’s menage a trois records and interviewing people,” Robinson such as “Basket Woman” (1984), a sculpture of semble a rustic throne with its many tree flick, “Kiss Me Again,” also set in Brooklyn. was able to create an artwork — think a Grand- a slim female figure with an elongated neck, branches and hand-tooled leather seat. ma Moses painting in Technicolor — that clothed in cheerful printed fabric, layered like But Robinson, who adopted the name “Am- Good to be ‘Bad’ painstakingly details the forgotten community feathers. The figure seems to have grown right inah” — Arabic for trustworthy — after a 1979 Showing in the festival’s “Discovery” section, down to each animal’s pen. up out of her base of peanut buttery stuff and trip to Africa, is also a citizen of the world, and which highlights “up-and-coming directors,” is Robinson’s works are also inspired by the buttons, like those jaunty silk flowers waving she explores her African-American heritage in “The Big Bad Swim” (pictured, top) by Park Slope places she to, such as the hip-hop-in- from her hat. pieces such as the harrowing “Nightmare of filmmaker Ishai Setton, 26. spired painting “The Canwoman Who Carried While “Basket Horrors” which de- “It’s nerve-wracking,” said Setton of the honor Her Home Through the Streets of New York Woman” is a com- ART picts slaves falling to bestowed on his feature film debut. “It’s over- City” (1989). The “Wall Street” sign behind the pleted piece, “Sym- “Symphonic Poem: The their deaths from a whelming right now — but in a good way.” Art of Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson” is on displaced woman’s head underscores the irony phonic Poem” also display through Aug. 13 at the Brooklyn Muse- boat and “One Day in In Setton’s work, a diverse group of adults gather of a homeless woman on a street where so includes examples of um (200 Eastern Parkway at Washington Av- 1307 AD: King at a suburban recreation center to learn how to swim many have reaped so much wealth. Robinson’s original enue in Prospect Heights). Abubakari II,” a por- from unflappable hunk, Noah (Jeff Branson of “All On Sunday, April 23 at 3 pm members of The artist has even been inspired by her concept, the “Rag- the Brooklyn Philharmonic will perform a cham- trait of a West African My Children”). Over the next six weeks, the stu- work’s visit to Brooklyn and has created large, GonNon.” These lit- ber music program, “Homespun,” inspired by king. dents make friends, quarrel, hook up and confront borough-centric woodcuts — three of which erally go on and on, “Symphonic Poem.” A free gallery talk by a Whether her sub- their fears with varying degrees of success. museum guide precedes the concert. For tick- hang in “Symphonic Poem.” She is also carv- as Robinson works ets, call (718) 488-5913. jects are regal or a Between classes, Amy (Paget Brewster), a high ing a door, titled “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” on the pieces over Admission to the museum is $8 adults, $4 Poindexter Village school calculus teacher enduring a bad break-up with but Robinson said that it is so large the curators time. students and seniors, free to children age 12 and resident making her husband, reaches out to confident beauty Jordan younger. For information, visit the Web site couldn’t get it out of her house, so she made 12 “The RagGon- www.brooklynmuseum.org or call (718) 638-5000. soap, Robinson’s (Jess Weixler, a Carroll Gardens resident) for some girl woodcuts instead. She said she was “touched Nons won’t be com- works explore talk — while Jordan paddles her way towards Noah. deeply” by the neighborhoods of Weeksville, pleted until my own those universal In the meantime, Jordan’s little brother, David, Brownsville and Crown Heights. transition,” she told GO Brooklyn. themes of family and community — re- decides to make his sister the subject of a documen- Her signature medium, “hogmawg” — The chair, “Gift of Love,” that is dedicated minding the viewer that we are all tary for a class assignment, which threatens to re- which Robinson learned how to make from her to her late son, Sydney, is an example of a inextricably linked to those who veal the unconventional career path Jordan’s chosen father — is a mixture of mud, grease, dyes and “RagGonNon” which she has been assem- have come before us and have a in order to pay the bills. glue that she bling and fine-tuning since 1974 from wood, responsibility to be good to those Jordan’s brother is played by Setton’s real-life sib- uses in works “hogmawg,” mud, leather and music boxes. among us now. ling, 19-year-old Avi, an alum of “Wet Hot American Summer” who’s currently enrolled as a freshman at New York University. The experience seems to be a positive one, as the Setton Brothers are currently col- laborating on a screenplay that Ishai describes as be- ing “about a conservative Jewish family vacationing ‘Queen’ of everything in a place rife with spring-breakers.” Also screening at this fifth annual Tribeca Film In “The May Queen: Women on Life, Love, Work, formers, so their approaches to overcoming obstacles in this Halliday excerpt: “Here is a random sampling Festival are “Saint of 9/11,” Glen Holsten’s docu- and Pulling It All Together in Your 30s,” editor An- and hardships while juggling family and/or careers of some things that happened [to me] between the mentary about Father Mychal Judge, the Brooklyn- drea Richesin has culled an eclectic collection of es- can be as inspiring as they are creative. Many of the ages of 30 and 40, but probably only because I had born FDNY chaplain who died in the terror attacks; says by a diverse array of women about what being two-dozen stories are about how the authors accept- children: exposed breasts in public, excrement in and the directorial debut of Bushwick native Rosie “put together” means after 29 — in 2006. ed past mistakes, and mined their newly found wis- purse, started ’zine, wound up in hospital, wound up Perez, whose documentary is called “Yo Soy On Wednesday, Richesin will read from “May dom to craft a rewarding future. in hospital again, book contract #1, met 90 percent of Boricua, pa’ que tu lo sepas! 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Black Iris Mango / Greg 228 DeKalb Ave. at Clermont Avenue, (718) 852- to the soft raw fish, but someone in the 9800, (718) 852-5556 (Cash only) Entrees: $7-$17. kitchen went overboard, layering the Since early 2002, Black Iris has been serving Middle mound’s center with so many almonds Eastern cuisine that their menu boasts is the “Finest that munching became labor intensive. ... in Fort Greene.” The moodily lit dining area seats around 30, with exposed brick walls and banquettes Frizzled slivers of beets sprinkled over

hung with richly embroidered kilims. The takeout Papers file The Brooklyn the fish were chewier and a little sweeter windows are arabesques opening onto a brightly lit Inside Fort Greene’s Mo-Bay restaurant. than expected, but pleasant. And dabs of kitchen, where the staff enjoys the same ethnic roasted beet vinaigrette cried out for salt. music as the diners. Customers are encouraged to Blue ‘Moon’ bring their own wine or beer. The mock-meat invasion continues with Jason Nothing was needed to improve the The moderately priced features classic Middle Wong’s Red Bamboo, the newly opened sister to flavor of grape leaves filled with rice Eastern dishes like baba gannouj, humus, spinach the vegetarian restaurant by the same name in Williamsburg restaurant’s and tiny cubes of apricots that lent a pie, red lentil soup and kebabs. A house specialty is Manhattan’s West Village, which specializes in welcome note of sweetness. Too bad the “chicken ouzi,” a medley of chicken breast, veg- Caribbean and Soul Food-style vegetarian dishes they were left on the stove until the etables, almonds, raisins and rice wrapped in phyllo that taste like the real McCoy. Wong has big plans interior is out of this world; dough. Lamb chops, merguez sausage and roasted for his dining palace on the corner of DeKalb and grain went from tender to soggy. leg of lamb are also on the menu, and Moroccan Adelphi, where patio seating lets diners enjoy the A skewer of sweet shrimp and meaty specials are offered daily. For dessert, naturally street ambiance of this trendy neighborhood. By tuna with delectable, chargrilled edges there’s baklava; or for a lighter treat, sample the May 15, says Wong, the space will boast two full but food is utter lunar-cy “basbousa”: a large slab of semolina cake redolent bars, two stages, and an upstairs deck. Red redeemed the disappointing grape with honey and yogurt, and unadorned except for a Bamboo’s Brooklyn hostess, Nikki Gaskins, raves leaves. A pile of mixed greens in a sprinkling of slivered almonds. According to GO about the Cajun “shrimp,” saying that it “tastes just By Tina Barry Artists and others may be in atten- Mango / Greg strong lemony dressing, which were Brooklyn’s Rebecca Migdal, it’s perfect accompa- like real shrimp.” So if you like Cajun food, and nied by a cup of Black Iris’s authentic Turkish coffee, aren’t a vegetarian, but want to party hearty while for The Brooklyn Papers dance on Wednesday when a live belly served with the kebab, complemented richly scented with cardamom. Free delivery avail- eating healthy, try Red Bamboo and maybe you’ll dancer entertains; they may show up on the fish’s smoky taste. able. Open daily for lunch and dinner. never miss the meat. Their “soul chicken” is a regis- t took more than a year for Bener Fridays for jazz sessions, or on Saturdays What should be the restaurant’s sig- tered trademark: Cajun-flavored soy chicken cutlet breaded with “panko” (Asian-style breadcrumbs) Bilgin, the owner of My Moon in when a DJ spins ’80s rock or house mu- nature dish, “couscous with 10 ingre- Chez Oskar and served with a hickory-smoked Vidalia dressing. Williamsburg, to gut the boiler room sic, but on a recent Tuesday evening, only Papers The Brooklyn dients,” turned out to be the biggest 211 DeKalb Ave. at Adelphi Street, (718) 852- There’s also jerk “chicken” and buffalo barbecue I Safe bet: (Top) While My Moon’s of an old factory and transform the neg- a few tables in the 246-seat dining room disappointment of the evening. The 6250, www.chezoskar.com, (AmEx, Disc, MC, “wings.” Like the original Red Bamboo, there’s an lected space into the performance ven- were filled. menu can be a hit-or-miss affair, waiter came to the table carrying an Visa) Entrees: $9-$19. international twist to the cuisine: teriyaki “chicken,” the kebab medley of grilled tuna Chez Oskar offers some of the best French bistro vegetable tempura, and Philly cheese “steak” can ue and eatery he envisioned. The nearly empty restaurant may be elaborately engraved metal pan with a fare — with hints of the Caribbean — in Brooklyn. all be found on the menu. Many of the selections His hard work created a showplace due in part to a chef just getting his and shrimp over mixed greens and conical lid. With some fanfare, he lift- And what goes better with owner Denis Costaz’s are vegan and the menu notes when milk or eggs feta cheese is a winner. (Above) At are used, with a choice of dairy or non-dairy cheese. with a towering ceiling, arched brick bearings in the kitchen. Manny Marin, ed the tagine’s top, revealing a small delicious French staples than a bottle of wine from walls and huge who cooked for serving of pallid couscous. an affordable list? Whether you choose the grilled You’re in no danger of masticating tasteless alfalfa the bar, artists Tunja Bolayir (left) salmon (served with artichokes, snow peas and oys- sprouts in this swanky veggie bar and lounge. banquettes cleverly Palio in Manhat- and Elif Ozkoc take seats in front “It must taste better than it looks,” I ter mushrooms) or the lamb shank (served with Currently open Thursday through Sunday for lunch fashioned from the DINING tan, took over the of the angel they created. thought. Not so. The lamb was cut into caramelized onions and fennel potato gratin), the and dinner, with a brunch menu on weekends. former plant’s wa- kitchen in early such tiny pieces I could barely taste it; flour-less chocolate cake is a perfect ending. Brunch ter tanks. My Moon (184 N. 10th St. between March. He offers the vegetables were also diced into is served weekends, from 11:30 am to 4:30 pm. Rice Bedford and Driggs avenues in Sidewalk cafe seats available, weather permitting. Above the long Williamsburg) accepts American Ex- an eclectic mix of dressing; and a silky creme brulee cubes so minute that I’d need the team Open daily for lunch and dinner. 166 DeKalb Ave. at Cumberland Street, (718) bar hovers a sculp- press, MasterCard and Visa. Entrees: Spanish, Turkish tinged with orange. But too many from “C.S.I.” to detect them. As far as 858-2700, (Cash only) Entrees: $5-$15. $14-$18. The restaurant serves dinner The newest of four Rice locations owned by David ture that resembles daily; brunch is available on weekends, and Mediterra- overcooked, improbably under-sea- spicing goes, that, too, was kept on the Lou Lou Selig and Peter Lawrence, the restaurant has a warm- Emma Thompson from 11 am to 4 pm. For reservations, nean meze and soned dishes made for a disappointing understated side. 222 DeKalb Ave. at Clermont Avenue, (718) 246- ly understated interior dining room seating around 30. descending from call (718) 599-7007. tapas — little meal. There were no Middle Eastern notes 0633 (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $13-$19. Banquettes with tatami-covered cushions, out-of-the- the heavens in plates meant to be Pretty green zucchini patties, one of in the small dessert list, just the usual Lou Lou has a cozy French countryside atmosphere crate decor and large picture windows give a bright with rustic tables, exposed brick walls and a lovely gar- and airy, informal feel to the space. True to the its Tony Kushner’s shared — as well the hot meze offerings, looked lovely bistro-style suspects: creme brulee, den. A signature dish from chef William Snell’s menu name, Rice’s menu boasts a variety of specialty rices, “Angels in America.” Like so many as a small selection of entrees. The drizzled with garlic yogurt dip; however, chocolate mousse and sorbet. I couldn’t is his seafood bouillabaisse in a coconut curry broth. such as green rice infused with cilantro, parsley and spinach, or Thai black rice steamed in coconut milk. places in the neighborhood, the walls menu makes a good read: garlic they were bland and soft, and the garlic find fault with the citrus-infused creme, Another option for starters, the Blue Hill Bouchot serve as a gallery space for local artists. shrimp in white wine; grilled octopus in the sauce was barely noticeable. and the mousse was serviceable. Nei- mussels, offers a choice of three sauces: Normandy The fare is an eclectic mix of influences including cider and braised fennel; red curry with coconut milk Jamaican, Lebanese and Thai, not to mention great When I visited, an exhibition of paint- with chopped red onions in a sherry After such a dismal beginning, briny ther was memorable. and lime; or a Chardonnay white wine with garlic and tamales. Vegetarian bean dishes, curries and stews are ings, strongly influenced by Picasso’s vinegar dressing; “boreks,” the phyllo mussels, chunks of sweet shrimp and I suspect My Moon will be at its tomato. Other specialties include the grilled rainbow offered alongside chicken, beef and shrimp special- early works, hung about the room. (A dough turnovers filled with feta lobster in a rich seafood bisque came as peak on warm spring days and summer trout with roasted potatoes and sauteed spinach in a ties. According to Gabriele Blecher, manager at the champagne cream sauce; the grilled salmon casse- DUMBO location, the chicken kebab, served with new display goes up every six weeks.) cheese; and other dishes that promise a surprise. months, when its doors open onto a role with roasted vegetable gratin and tomato vinai- Lebanese rice, steamed vegetables and pita, is one of After a “Pomelitan” (Absolut citron a lively dining experience. However, I understand why Marin thought breezy, secluded courtyard lined with grette, or the red wine-braised monkfish with fennel, the most popular entrees, but the Vietnamese lemon- and fruit juices), the dark, multi-leveled much of the pleasure lies on the page. sliced, toasted almonds in the “tuna tables. A change in ambience may soft- roasted plum tomatoes and white bean ragout. A grass chicken salad has been turning heads, too. three-course, $19 prix fixe menu is offered Sundays Seasonal fresh juices, such as watermelon or apple- space can seem as campy as it is dra- There were a few highlights: a stack,” one of the cold meze, would en the space, but the kitchen needs through Wednesdays. On 2-for-1 Thursdays, get two lemon-ginger, are available, and there is terrace seat- matic, like a hangout for creative types briny seafood bisque; rare shrimp and make an intriguing addition. A few nuts more than a shift in mood to turn out entrees for the price of one, and Mondays are cork- ing in warm weather. Open daily for lunch and dinner as envisioned by a set designer. tuna over a salad with a tart, lemony would have added an interesting crunch decent fare. age-fee free. Open for dinner daily, and for brunch on and for brunch on weekends, from 10 am to 4 pm. the weekends, from 11 am to 3:30 pm. Free local delivery for orders over $10. Mo-Bay Restaurant Two Steps Down 112 DeKalb Ave. at Ashland Place, (718) 246- 240 DeKalb Ave. at , (718) 399-2020, (MC, Visa) Entrees: $13.95-$29.95. Sweet smell of 2800, www.mobayrestaurant.com. Entrees: $9.75-$18.75. Opened in 1969, owner Yvette Mayo’s exquisite If Caribbean, soul and vegetarian food are what you seafood restaurant may very well be why other fine restaurants have flocked to Fort Greene. This cozy, bi- fancy, then Mo-Bay restaurant is the place to be. success level eatery can seat up to 75, between the ground Mo-Bay’s beach hut interior, fresh-cut flowers and floor and the upstairs. Inside, you’ll find exposed brick reggae music give the place a cool, island vibe. There’s only one disadvantage to eat- trees,” he says, “but I’d rather not scrimp walls adorned with lots of artwork and a renovated Owner Sheron Barnes’s popular dishes include the ing in a Korean restaurant: afterwards, on the mains just to load diners up on ex- upstairs lounge with a full bar and fireplace. And the curry coconut salmon, brown-stewed chicken and food! The Louisiana gumbo’s roux base contains mus- everyone can tell where you’ve dined. tras. And my prices are about 20 percent oxtail stew. For vegetarians, there’s the brown- sels, clams, shrimps, scallops and oysters along with While grilling your own meat at the table cheaper because of it.” Kimchi (spicy stewed “chicken,” curry “chicken,” and “salmon” corn and okra, and it is served with yellow rice and a (made from soy protein). The dessert menu offers is a wonderful way to enjoy the cuisine, pickled cabbage) and other “ban chan” garden salad. The blackened medley combines red velvet cake and Mo-Bay’s famous “rummy rum spiced and seared salmon, catfish and tuna, topped those fumes can stick with you long after (side dishes) are available a la carte. cake,” vanilla cake soaked in three types of rum and with a black bean and corn salsa. Meatlovers can try the check’s been paid. Shul Kim (pic- In the modern, brick-walled, 100-seat served warm with vanilla ice cream - a slice of heav- the filet mignon with mushrooms. Desserts include en, according to GO Brooklyn’s Lisa Curtis. Daily tured on right), the owner of Williams- dining room, which opened in Novem- sweet potato cake with cinnamon gelato, and the luncheon specials. Open daily for lunch and dinner. burg’s Dokebi (means “devil” or “ghost” ber, patrons can enjoy the grilled selec- “signature dessert,” according to manager Renee Mayo, is the bread pudding with bourbon sauce. in Korean), has found a way for you to tion, or other Asian specialties such as Red Bamboo Happy hour with martini specials every Thursday, from remain sweet-smelling. At each table, “shabu-shabu” (raw meat and vegetables 271 Adelphi St. at DeKalb Avenue, (718) 643- 5 pm to 7 pm. Sundays there’s a brunch special, with he’s installed grills specially designed to cooked at the table in hot broth) and 4806 (Cash only) Entrees: $7.95-$12.95. a choice of breakfast entree and side, plus cocktail or juice, and coffee or tea for $10.95; and starting in May, suck the smoke out of the air. “bibim bob” (rice mixed with vegetables a three-course, $19.95 prix fixe Sunday dinner will be “They really work,” says Shul. and beef). offered. Open Thursday though Sunday for dinner, Shul and his chefs “Mr. Park” and To end the meal, there are 12 gelatos, = Full review available at and from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm for Sunday brunch. Closed Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. “Mrs. Kim” (both have worked in Man- including red bean, ginger, fig and cinna- hattan’s 36 Bar & BBQ and Seoul Gar- mon, and three fruit sorbets. den) developed the menu. Entrees focus Dokebi (199 Grand St. between Editor’s note: These are a sampling of restaurants

in the neighborhood. The list rotates, and it is not Mango / Greg on high-quality provisions such as An- Bedford and Driggs avenues in comprehensive. For more restaurants, go to gus beef, not inferior ingredients with Williamsburg) accepts American Ex- Abbreviation Key: AmEx= American www.brooklynpapers.com on the Web. If your lots of sides, the way some other Korean press, MasterCard and Visa. Entrees: Express, DC= Diner’s Club, Disc= Discover restaurant is not listed and you would like it to be, Card, MC= MasterCard, Visa= Visa Card please contact GO Brooklyn Editor Lisa Curtis via restaurants serve their meals, says Shul. $8-$20. The restaurant serves lunch e-mail at [email protected]. “People have criticized me for not in- and dinner daily. For reservations, call

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There just isn’t enough room in their sic Pinot Grigio: nicely aromatic without being warehouse, and a few containers of wine are heavy or “perfumey”, smooth and slightly rich coming in. They have to move the current stock on the tongue with subtle flavors of pears, By Kevin Filipski out, and are willing to sell a big “drop” for a bar- apples and peaches. This wine is a pleasure to for The Brooklyn Papers gain price. The current vintage is in, and they drink by itself, or with almost any dish that calls still have a good amount of the last one and, for white wine. Springtime is here, and the arely known hereabouts — espe- while it may be drinking better than the “new” one, they will offer it to me cheaply if I take weather is just right for sipping a white wine like cially compared with giants like everything that they have left. They bought too this. Buy it now: there’s not much left at this Bhis compatriots Yasujiro Ozu, much of a wine that just isn’t selling, for what- price, and there’s not a better Pinot Grigio deal Masaki Kobayashi and Akira Kuro- ever reason, and are willing to recoup their cost, in town! sawa — is Japanese director Mikio just to get out from under it. I’ll taste the wines Michel Fonne, Pinot Blanc, Cuvée René Naruse. (I’m still amazed that there are so many liquor Barth $11.95. Our good friend Daniel Johnnes Naruse was also a giant who made shops whose owners don’t taste before they buy! brought this wine to us, and we bought enough films with a grace and humility of their Can you imagine buying a jacket without trying to bring the price way, way down! You can find it on?) and, if the deal is really worth it, I’ll take it selling in Manhattan for $19, and you can own; although superficially similar to the wine in and pass the savings along to my enjoy it by the glass at some well-known, won- Ozu — whose career was also filled customers at Red White & Bubbly. I’ve got fifty derful restaurants, but the smart money says to with domestic dramas that more often cases on hand that I want to sell quickly, and the buy it here at Red White & Bubbly at this bar- than not centered on very few principal best way to do that is to sell it at a bargain price. gain price! Rich and smooth in the mouth, this characters and their quotidian lives — Since my customers know from experience delicious wine has remarkable balance, soft fresh Naruse did not go in for big spectacu- that these are delicious wines and really are fruit flavors, bright, crisp acidity and a long, lin- being sold at a big discount, they tend to sell gering finish. This “goes with anything” white lars or the costume dramas that often out quickly! marked the work of Kurosawa and will do just that, and do it very, very well! Some of the bigger retail shops, especially in Dom. De la Haute Borne, Vouvray, Sec Kenji Mizoguchi. Manhattan, buy these deals too, but put the $12.95. Terrific wine, Closeout price! Vouvay, Now, following a Film Forum retro- wines out for their full price. I can’t tell you how spective last fall honoring the 100th an- many times I’ve heard “so-and-so has this same one of the great white wines from the Loire wine for $6 more than you’re selling it for.” Valley, is a perfect springtime sipper, but this niversary of his birth — Naruse died in one is so much more “serious” than just that! 1969 — BAMcinematek is the lone Come on now! Can’t they make a fair profit and still give their loyal customers a break, too? I Currently poured by the glass at some of the Brooklyn venue for a series running know that I can, and I do! Perhaps that’s the dif- city’s most prestigious restaurants, this 100% April 27-May 10. ference between business and greed. Organic white has captivating, wonderful hints “The Films of Mikio Naruse: The Janus Films A few of the biggest wholesalers offer what of cardamom, quince, acacia and honey on the Unknown Japanese Master,” which in- Eyes on Naruse: Part of the Mikio they call closeouts every month, and these are nose. Richer than most Vouvrays, with flavors cludes several newly struck, newly Naruse retrospective at BAM- the ones I avoid. These are often wines that have of ripe peach, Golden Delicious apple, citrus subtitled prints from the Japan Founda- cinematek, “Repast” (left) will be been standing around in their warehouses so and minerals, this is the wine I’m drinking right long that they’ve gone bad. Old, spoiled wine, now! tion, is a great opportunity to discover screened on April 29 and “When A this humane artist whose explorations no matter how cheap, is never a bargain! I’ve Woman Ascends the Stairs” (above) seen these offerings: three year old Beaujolais Red White & Bubbly: fine wines, of ordinary people can be spoken of in on May 7. Nouveau for 50 cents a bottle... the lists go on the same breath as the heartrending and on, filled with bad wines. Shops that know great spirits, no attitude! profundity of that ultimate Japanese little about wine buy this plonk up, sell it cheap- master Ozu. dramatic soap opera, but here it goes ly and think they’re making money. My theory Find all of our columns online at Opening the series April 27 is “Wife! anyway: a young widow named is if someone buys a bottle like this, why would Be Like a Rose!” which Naruse shot in “Mama,” who works as a nightclub they ever trust you with another purchase? BrooklynPapers.com 1935. The first sound film made in Japan hostess, dreams of opening her own to be released in North America, “Wife!” club at the same time as she fends off is a gently funny look at a young various suitors. 211 Fifth Avenue woman’s attempts to bring her separated That’s it, really, but the director has (bet. Union & President) PARK SLOPE

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Most obvious are the trio from April 27 to May 10 at the BAMCin- Silents Until Now.” viewer feels he’s spent two blissful of “Floating Clouds” (1955), “Summer ematek, 30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Other Naruse series highlights in- hours with close friends whom he does- Place in Fort Greene. Admission is $10 Clouds” (1958) and “Scattered Clouds” for adults, $7 for students and seniors. clude films featuring typically Narusian n’t want to leave. (1967). For a complete film schedule, call (718) (to coin a word) heroines, all of whose Shot in sparkling, black and white But their similarity begins and ends 636-4100 or visit the Web site, lives are studied in a fascinatingly Tohoscope (the Japanese variation of *** At the Bar *** with their titles. All made during www.bam.org. somber way. “Mother” (April 30) Cinemascope), “When a Woman As- Naruse’s late period — “Scattered stars the great Japanese actress Kinuyo cends the Stairs” abounds with many Happy Hour & Clouds” was Naruse’s final film — Tanaka (seen in several Ozu and Mi- telling touches that bespeak a master $10 Burgers these films are each epic portraits of As for “ ” (May zoguchi works) as a widow with three director at work, including a quite judi- Scattered Clouds every night bet. 5:30pm & 7pm quite specific Japanese milieus. 10), its story of a pregnant woman — children trying to keep her late hus- cious use of voiceover, which gives im- “Floating Clouds” (May 6) is a sur- widowed by a car wreck, who rebuffs fi- band’s dry-cleaning business. Another portant and strategic insights into prisingly erotic, yet ultimately painful, nancial assistance from the man who feminist masterpiece, “Late Chrysan- Mama’s mindset, and Toshirô Mayuzu- tragedy about a couple seeking to caused the accident — is a wonderfully themums” (May 4), is an incisive mi’s spare (and sparingly-used) musical Movie Night TUESDAY rekindle an old romance. “Summer fitting final testament from the most gen- character study of a quartet of retired score, whose jaunty melancholy recalls Come & enjoy a full screen movie Clouds” (May 5), Naruse’s first film erously humane of all Japanese directors. geishas. Nino Rota’s best scores for the films of & our special $18 prix fix shot both in color and in the widescreen One of the director’s very own fa- Perhaps Naruse’s most notable film Federico Fellini. format, was the director’s initial portray- vorites, “Sound of the Mountain” is 1960’s “When a Woman Ascends “When a Woman Ascends the Stairs” “Crêpes à gogo” al of life in the Japanese countryside as (April 28), develops a most affectionate the Stairs” (May 7). As always in is the perfect introduction to the worldly a female farmer (and widow) has an af- relationship between an unhappy wife Naruse’s work, merely recounting the art of Mikio Naruse, as are any of the WEDNESDAY fair with a Tokyo-based reporter. and her kind father-in-law. After the plot makes it sound like a merely melo- other dozen films being shown at BAM. Savory, sweet, delicious & cheap, you’ll get addicted! Two-for-One THURSDAY ning of the 20th Buy one entrée; get one free, century. 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Although the group’s music grooves translation: anyone can see they’re about with ’60s-style go-go rhythms, the 11- having a good time and getting the audi- Q: Why am I tired even after a full night’s sleep? member band will be an utterly contem- ence’s go-go booties twitchin’. porary addition to the Garden’s annual Even the band’s name, “Gaijin,” cherry blossom festival line-up, “Sakura which means “foreign barbarian,” re- Q: Why do I wake up feeling that I can’t catch my breath? Matsuri,” which predominantly showcas- veals their infectious, self-deprecating es centuries-old Japanese art and culture. humor, which caught the attention of Q: Why do I have diffi culty falling asleep? When DUMBO fashion designer Pe- “Beavis and Butthead” director Mike tra Hanson isn’t at her day job, the 6- de Seve. (He not only produced their Q: Why do I often feel as if I’m in a daze? foot-tall former model transforms herself new Skebe Music CD — which trans- into the platinum-haired Kiku Kimono- lates as Sleazy Music, he co-wrote Q: Why do I fi ght to stay awake while I’m driving? lisa, lead singer of Gaijin a Go-Go. three of its songs.) Kimonolisa told GO Brooklyn that “Our music is fresh and positive and she is designing a cherry blossom-in- there’s not a lot of that out there,” says spired costume for the festival, but like a Kimonolisa. “It’s something different A: THE INSTITUTE FOR SLEEP tightlipped geisha, the coquettish vocalist from an entertainment angle — it’s an art as part of “Sakura Matsuri.” The festival admission: $5 adults, $3 seniors and would only reveal that it will be ’60s-in- experience, a multicultural experience. takes place, rain or shine, throughout students with ID, free for children under AND BREATHING DISORDERS. spired and fun. We’re the arty band with a capital P.” the garden (900 Washington Ave. at age 16. For a schedule of events, call The designer-musician used to live in Gaijin a Go-Go performs on the Eastern Parkway in Prospect Heights) the hotline at (718) 623-7333 or visit Tokyo and now writes and sings in Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Cherry Es- on April 29 and 30, from 10 am to 6 the Web site, www.bbg.org. At the Institute for Sleep & Breathing Disorders, you can fi nally “Japanese, English and Japlish — we try planade Stage at 3:30 pm on April 29, pm. All activities are free with garden — Lisa J. Curtis fi nd the answer to these questions and begin to live a fuller, more productive life. The center is open seven days a week and has

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Slope, (718) 965-9177, Papers The Brooklyn OCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED www.barbesbrooklyn.com. L Tuesdays: Slavic Soul Party, 9 pm, $8; Wed- Sean Kershaw and the New Jack Ramblers will play Hank’s Saloon at 10 pm on April 23. Stain nesdays: “Night of the Ravished Limbs,” 9 766 Grand St. at Humboldt Street in pm, $8; April 22: Banning Eyre, 8 pm, $8 www.urbanviewrealty.com Saturdays: Rhum, live DJs alongside live Latin Mondays: Joe McGinty’s Piano Parlor and Williamsburg, (718) 387-7840, suggested donation, Kill Henry Sugar, 10 percussion flavors, 9 pm, FREE; Sundays: No Frank’s Lounge keyboard karaoke, 11 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: www.stainbar.com. pm, $8 suggested donation; April 23: Akiko Selectors with live DJs, 9 pm, FREE; Mon- 660 Fulton St. at South Elliott Place in Jezebel Music Open Mic Night hosted by Mondays: “Paint Stain,” 5 pm (often accom- Pavolka and House of Illusion, 7 pm, days: Unintripited, 9 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Fort Greene, (718) 625-9339, Dave Cuomo, 7 pm, FREE, Fear of a Whack panied by the jazz guitar of Noboru, 8 pm), Stephane Wrembel, 9 pm, $8 suggested 164 Fifth Avenue at Lincoln Place (718) 398-2900 Natural Selections with DJ Jon Bless and www.frankscocktaillounge.com. Planet, 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Hex! FREE; Wednesdays: JAMstain, an informal donation; April 25: Jenny Scheinman, 7 pm, guests, 9 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Conva- Saturdays: Sinful Saturdays with DJs Tyrone with DJ Jeremy, 10 pm, FREE; Fridays: open mic hosted by singers/songwriters, 9 lescence with DJ Stefan Andemicael, 9 pm, and Infinite, 9 pm, $5; Tuesdays: Tuesday Finger on the Pulse with live DJs, 11 pm, pm, FREE; April 22: Greg Hefferman, 8 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Toque with DJs Busquelo Night Live, 9 pm, 2-drink minimum; Wed- FREE; April 22: Barcore, 10 pm, $TBD; April FREE; April 25: John Wriggle, 8 pm, FREE; and Captain Planet with live rumba by nesdays: Karaoke with Davey B, 9 pm, 27: Brooklyn Rocks! Stone Man, 7:30 pm, April 27: David Yang, 9:30 pm, FREE; April Romain Diaz and Pupi and the Oriki omi FREE; Thursdays: Lonnie Youngblood, 9 Full Tank, 8:30 pm, Next Tribe, 9:30 pm, 28: Dan Costello, 8 pm, FREE; April 29: Oddra Rumba Ensemble, 10 pm, FREE; pm, $TBD; Fridays: (Downstairs) Ffun EZMachine, 10:30 pm, $8, Art4YourEar with Aaron Irwin Group, 8 pm, Nate Smith Fridays: World Beat Flavors, 9 pm, FREE. Dance Party with DJs Tyrone, Julian and sax wizardess Matana, 11:30 pm, FREE; April Quartet, 10 pm, FREE. Infinite, 8 pm, $5; April 22: “Taurus Affair 28: Finger on the Pulse with Terry Diabolik, Black Betty 2K6,” The 20th Anniversary Celebration, DJ Never Forget and DJ Balls Deep, 11 pm, Tea Lounge 366 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer Time TBD, $TBD. FREE; April 29: The Shadowboys, Ruth, 837 Union St. at Seventh Avenue in Park Street in Williamsburg, (718) 599-0243, Pedo Pedru, and more, 9 pm, $5. Slope, (718) 789-2762, www.blackbetty.net. Galapagos www.tealoungeny.com. Saturdays: DJs Yah Supreme and Con- 70 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Magnetic Field April 26: Jessica Lurie, Andrew Drury, Bran- cerned, 11 pm, FREE; Sundays: Brazilian Williamsburg, (718) 782-5188, 97 Atlantic Ave. at Henry Street in don Seabrook, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, FREE; April Beat with DJ Sean Marquand and DJ Greg www.galapagosartspace.com. Brooklyn Heights, (718) 834-0069, 27: Andrew D’Angelo Trio, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, Caz, 10 pm, FREE; Mondays: Rev. Vince Fridays: VJ/DJ Friday Nights, 10 pm, FREE; www.magneticbrooklyn.com. FREE; April 28: BQP, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, FREE. Anderson and his Love Choir, 10:30 pm, April 22: ITP-NYU Collective, 6:30 pm, FREE, April 22: Accidental Sons, The Real FREE; Tuesdays: Hot Rocks, 10 pm, FREE; Cabaret Cucaracha, 7 pm, $10, Playing Dead Burnouts, 8 pm, $5; April 26: Rose Trash Bar Wednesdays: Yah Supreme & Brohemia record release party, 10 pm, $10, Cusp of Melberg, Graham Smith, 7:30 pm, $TBD; 256 Grand St. at Driggs Avenue in with DJ Concerned, 9:30 pm, FREE; Thurs- Power Party, 1 am, FREE; April 23: “Point April 27: Live band karaoke, 8 pm, FREE; Williamsburg, (718) 599-1000, days: Brian J and the Pimps of Joytime, 10 Break Live!” play, 8 pm, $12, Adam Matta, 8 April 29: Cash Carson, 8 pm, $TBD. www.thetrashbar.com. pm, FREE; Fridays: The Greenhouse with pm, $12, Sid & Buddy Karaoke, 10 pm, FREE; April 22: Imaginary Icons, 9:30 pm, Money- DJ MonkOne, 11 pm, FREE. April 26: Lip Service, 8 pm, $8, Sopranos Live! National changers, 10:30 pm, M.O.T.O., 11:30 pm, with The Love Show, 10 pm, $5; April 28: DC Snipers, 12:30 am, $8; April 23: Dead- Cafe Steinhof Blue Box Productions presents “Sticky,” 7:30 Restaurant beat Descendant, 8 pm, Raise the Red 422 Seventh Ave. at 14th Street in Park pm, $TBD. 273 Ave. at Brighton Lantern, 10 pm, Prowler, 11 pm, $6; April Slope, (718) 369-7776, Second Street in Brighton Beach, (718) 24: Dunk, 8 pm, Jakkhamr Hypocryt, 9 pm, www.cafesteinhof.com. Good 646-1225, www.come2national.com. Dead Leaf Echo, 10 pm, $6; April 25: The April 26: River Alexander & His Mad Jazz Coffeehouse Saturdays: Live Russian music and dance Fools, 8 pm, Jack Tung, 9 pm, Gracer, 10 Hatters, 10:30 pm, FREE. show, 9 pm, FREE (with $65 prix fixe din- pm, $6; April 26: Sworn, 8 pm, Slimfrancis, 9 Music Parlor ner); Fridays: Live Russian music and dance pm, Without MF Order, 10 pm, Gist, 11 pm, Rabidroy, 1 am, $6; April 27: A Real Thing, 8 At Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, show, 9 pm, FREE (with $50 prix fixe din- Cattyshack pm, Barbiana Complex, 9 pm, The Howl, 10 53 Prospect Park West at Second Street ner); Sundays: Live Russian music and dance 249 Fourth Ave. at Carroll Street in Park pm, Jake Brennan & the Confidence Men, in Park Slope, (718) 768-2972, show, 7 pm, FREE (with $50 prix fixe dinner). Slope, (718) 230-5740, 11 pm, $6; April 28: The Visitors, 9:30 pm, www.bsec.org. www.cattyshackbklyn.com. Night and Day The Dents, 10:30 pm, The Choke, 11:30 pm, Saturdays: DJs Daryl Raymond & BK Brew- April 28: Traveling Troubador Series with Stalkers, 12:30 am, $7. ster, 10 pm, $5; Sundays: PJ’s Tea Party fea- Nick Katzman, 8 pm, $15. Restaurant turing rotating DJs and the latest “L-Word” 230 Fifth Ave. at President Street in Two Boots viewings, 9 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: (Down- Hank’s Saloon Park Slope, (718) 399-2161, stairs) Trivia Night with Sancho, 7 pm, FREE, 46 Third Ave. at Atlantic Avenue in www.nightanddayrestaurant.com. Brooklyn (Upstairs) After work party with rotating , (718) 625-8003, Sundays: John McNeil and Bill McHenry, 8 514 Second St. at Seventh Avenue in DJs, 5 pm, $5, FREE after midnight; Wed- www.hankssaloon.com. pm, $6 and 1-drink minimum; Mondays: Park Slope, (718) 499-3253, nesdays: (Downstairs) “I’m Okay, You’re Sundays: Shotgun Shack, 6 pm, Sean Ker- Artist’s Salon, 7 pm, FREE, Debra and Mary’s www.twobootsbrooklyn.com. Okay - Kara-Okay,” 9 pm, FREE to watch, shaw and the New Jack Ramblers, 10 pm, Night on the Town, 9 pm, $10 and 1-drink April 22: The M Shanghai String Band, 10 $5 all you can sing, (Upstairs) “Oink!” with FREE; Wednesdays: Mobscenity, 10 pm, minimum ($5 for students); Tuesdays: pm, FREE; April 27: The Younger Sister DJ Floyd for dirty boys hosted by PJ, 9 pm, FREE; April 22: Jack Grace Band, Fancy Band, 9 pm, FREE; April 28: Yates & $3; Thursdays: Schoolhouse with DJ ’Lina & Songwriters Showcase with Kevin Ray, 7 pm, Trash, 10 pm, FREE; April 28: Voodoo Or- Carlson Quintet, 10 pm, FREE. Daryl Raymond, 9 pm, $TBD; Fridays: All- FREE with 1-drink minimum, Live jazz jam ganist, Andy Friedman & the Other Failures, request after-work party with DJ Lugnut, hosted by Dan McCarthy Trio, 9 pm, FREE 10 pm, FREE; April 29: B-Star, Coppersonic, Cirrah with DJ Mark James, and rotating with 1-drink minimum; April 22: Cliff Korman Vox Po p Lonesome Billys, 10 pm, FREE. go-go with Maine & Sarah and Cinnamon & Ensemble, 9 pm, $8 ($5 for students and 1022 Cortelyou Road at Stratford Road Keisha, 10 pm, $5; April 22: “RE:,” a per- teachers with valid ID) and $7 food/drink in Flatbush, (718) 940-2084, formance and dance party with Olive The Hook minimum; April 26: Mike Golay, 9 pm, FREE www.voxpopnet.net. with $7 food/drink minimum; April 27: Demetrius, DJ Mark James and Marga 18 Commerce St. at Columbia Street in Sundays: Open mic, 7:30 pm, FREE with 2- Mikanic Quintet, 9 pm, $10 with $7 Gomez, 9 pm, $7; April 27: Sweet Tooth Red Hook, (718) 797-3007, drink/snack minimum; April 22: Diva Blues food/drink minimum; April 28: “Let’s Fly presents Disco Cult, 9 pm, $3. www.thehookmusic.com. Series with Terraplane Blues Duo and Jo Away,” a (lesser-known) Cole Porter Cabaret April 22: Emergenza Festival with Where Life Wymer, 8 pm, $5 suggested donation; April show, 7 pm, $15 with $7 food/drink mini- Takes Us, 7:30 pm, MJ and the Heretics, 8 24: Paradise Regained, 7 pm, $5 suggested Center for mum, Roberto Tarenzi Trio with special guest pm, Robot Love, 8:30 pm, We are the donation; April 26: Serene and Rochelle, Alice Ricciardi, 9 pm, FREE with $7 food/ Improvisational Romans, 9 pm, Deimos, 9:30 pm, Graffiti, 10 7:30 pm, $5 suggested donation; April 27: drink minimum; April 29: Pete Zimmer Quar- pm, Decent at Best, 10:30 pm, Fighting Eleisha Eagle, 8 pm, $5 suggested dona- Music tet, 9 pm, $10 with $7 food/drink minimum. Maxine, 11 pm, Voxhound, 11:30 pm, $10 in tion; April 28: Marni and Melissa, Distance 295 Douglass St. at Third Avenue in advance, $15 day of the show; April 23: to Empty, 8 pm, $5 suggested donation; Park Slope, (212) 631-5882, Emergenza Festival with Beyond Hope Lies, Night of the April 29: Pascale Jean-Louis, Miles to www.schoolforimprov.org. 6 pm, Forrester, 6:30 pm, Lifes Agenda, 7 Dayton, 8 pm, $5 suggested donation. April 22: Big Satan, 8 pm, $12. pm, Midnight’s Aubade, 7:30 pm, A Sepa- Cookers rate Peace, 8 pm, Sexy Heroes in Transit, 767 Fulton St. at South Portland Avenue Waterfront Ale Chocolate 8:30 pm, When all Else Fails, 9 pm, Say Hello in Fort Greene, (718) 797-1197. to Symphony, 9:30 pm, Never Say Die, 10 Saturdays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE; Sundays: House Monkey pm, Achilles Heel, 10:30 pm, $10 in advance, Live music, noon, FREE; Thursdays: Live jazz, 155 Atlantic Ave. at Clinton Street in 329 Flatbush Ave. at Seventh Avenue in $15 day of the show; April 28: Gutenflower, 8 pm, FREE; Fridays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE. Brooklyn Heights, (718) 522-3794, Park Slope, (718) 789-7896. 9 pm, The Heaves, 10 pm, $TBD; April 29: www.waterfrontalehouse.com. Saturdays: Express aka open mic poetry tal- The Tombstone Brawlers, 9 pm, Devil Northsix April 22: Tone Johannsen, 11 pm, FREE; ent showcase, 10 pm, $7 (performers), $10 Spades, 10 pm, Mad Sin, 11 pm, $15. 66 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in April 28: Hugh Pool, 11 pm, FREE; April (spectators), Sexy Lounge After-Party with DJ Williamsburg, (718) 599-5103, 29: Bob Hoffnar Group, 11 pm, FREE. Ozkar Fuller spinning house, classics and rare Hope and Anchor www.northsix.com. grooves, 12:30 am, FREE; Sundays: Krazy 347 Van Brunt St. at Wolcott Street in April 22: (Downstairs) Polar Bear Club, 9 Nanny’s Sunday Karaoke featuring Lisa Love, The Wicked Monk Red Hook, (718) 237-0276. pm, $7, (Upstairs) Har Mar Superstar, 33hz, 9 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Femme Elite Enter- 8415 Fifth Ave. at 84th Street in Bay Saturdays, Thursdays and Fridays: Karaoke The Hunting Party, 9 pm, $10 in advance, tainment music by DJs Candy and Inez host- Ridge, (718) 921-0601, hosted by drag queen Kay Sera, 9 pm, FREE. $12 day of the show; April 26: (Downstairs) ed by Lisa Love, 6 pm, FREE ($5 after 9 pm); www.wickedmonk.com. Iron Age, Sick of Talk, Dustheads, 7 pm, $7; Wednesdays: Comedy Showcase hosted by April 22: DareIII, 8 pm, Junk Munky, 11 pm, April 28: Elf Power, The Instruments, 9 pm, Ray DeJon, 9 pm, $10; Thursdays: A Taste of Jazz 966 $5; April 28: 101 Proof, 8 pm, La La’s $10 in advance, $12 day of the show. the Underground, 9 pm, FREE; Fridays: 966 Fulton St. at Cambridge Place in Basement, 11 pm, $5; April 29: Stoned “After Work Karaoke” hosted by Lisa Smiles, Clinton Hill, (718) 639-6910, Asylum, 8 pm, Holla Back, 11 pm, $5. 6 pm, FREE, Live music and DJ, 11 pm, $5. www.jazz966.com. Parlor Jazz Fridays: Live jazz, 8 pm, $5 and $15 dona- 119 Vanderbilt Ave. at in Zebulon Crossroads Cafe tion; April 28: Cynthia Scott and her Quar- Clinton Hill, (718) 855-1981, 258 Wythe Ave. at Metropolitan Avenue www.parlorjazz.com. 1241A Prospect Ave. at Reeve Place in tet, 8 pm, $15 donation and $5 minimum. in Williamsburg, (718) 218-6934, Windsor Terrace, (718) 972-1852, April 22: Klaro!, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $20 donation. www.zebuloncafeconcert.com. www.cafe-crossroads.com. The Jazz Spot April 22: Zemog (el Gallo Bueno), 10 pm, Tuesdays: Jazz series with Todd Neufeld and 179 Marcus Garvey Blvd. at Kosciuszko Pete’s Candy FREE; April 23: Michael Blake Band, 10 pm, friends, 8 pm, $5 donation suggested. Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 453- Store FREE; April 24: Ron Miles, 8 pm, Stella- 7825, www.thejazz.8m.com. mara, 10 pm, FREE; April 25: Oyasaba, 10 709 Lorimer St. at Richardson Street in Mondays: Jam session, 8 pm, $5; April 22: pm, FREE; April 26: Ken Butler’s Voices of Crossroads Williamsburg, (718) 302-3770, Johnny James Quartet, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, Anxious Objects, 10 pm, FREE; April 27: www.petescandystore.com. Saloon midnight, $10; April 29: Ben James Tjovi Ginen, 10 pm, FREE; April 28: Forro in 2079 Ave. at Kings High- Ensemble, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, midnight, $10. Sundays: Open mic, 5 pm-8 pm, FREE; April the Dark, 10 pm, FREE. way in Sheepshead Bay, (718) 339-9393. Saturdays and Fridays: Karaoke, 9 pm, FREE. Jolie Restaurant 320 Atlantic Ave. at Hoyt Street in Le Dakar Cafe Boerum Hill, (718) 488-0777, 285 Grand Ave. at Lafayette Avenue in www.jolierestaurant.com. TALK TO US… Clinton Hill, (718) 398-8900, Tuesdays: Bonne Ambiance Mardi Night To list your events in Brooklyn Nightlife, please give us as much notice as possi- www.dakarcafe.net. featuring live music with Peter Davenport, ble. Include name of venue, address with cross street, phone number for the public Mondays: Keswa, cast member in “The 9 pm, FREE. to call, Web site address, dates, times and admission or ticket prices. Send listings Lion King,” sings live, 8 pm, $5; Wednes- and color photos of performers via e-mail to [email protected] or via days: Soul Session with DJ Op, 8 pm, FREE; Kili Bar-Cafe fax at (718) 834-9278. Listings are free and printed on a space available basis. We Thursdays: DJ Moh, 8 pm, FREE. 81 Hoyt St. at State Street in Boerum regret we cannot take listings over the phone. Hill, (718) 855-5574. The listings are correct as of press time. Contact the venue before you go to Europa Night Club Tuesdays: Open acoustics, 10 pm, FREE; confirm event details. 98 Meserole Ave. at Manhattan Avenue Fridays: DJ Chappy plays rock, hip-hop and April 22, 2006 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM AWP 13

Call for reservations. (718) 756-5250. UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS: Black circus performers in Compiled “Hip-Hop Under the Big Top.” $20.50 to $35. 4:30 pm and 8 pm. Wollman Rink Lot, Prospect by Susan Park. Check for info at www.universoul- circus.com. (800) 316-7439. Rosenthal Jay CAROUSEL: Ride the Prospect Park Carousel. Where to $1.50 per ride. Noon to 5 pm. Children’s Corner, intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Empire Boulevard. (718) 965-8960. SAT, APRIL 22 PERFORMANCE TUES, APRIL 25 BCBC: Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts OTHER Earth Day presents Yiddishe Cup Klezmer Band. $25. 2 BOOK TALK: Manor Midwood branch of National STOOP SALE: Portion of proceeds go to the fight pm. Walt Whitman Hall at Brooklyn College, Council of Jewish Women presents author against breast cancer. 10 am to 5 pm. 12 OUTDOORS AND TOURS one block from the intersection of Flatbush Samuel Freedman. He discusses his book: “Who Lincoln Place. (718) 748-5155. CLEAN-UP: Annual Gowanus Canal Earth Day and Nostrand avenues. (718) 951-4500. She Was: My Search for My Mother’s Life.” $5, BROOKLYN MUSEUM: hosts the 40th Inter- clean up. 11 am to 5 pm. Second and Bond CONCERT: Old Stone House continues its series $3 members. 11:30 am. East Midwood Jewish national Film and Video Festival. Included in streets at the Canal. (718) 802-9874. called “Zeemeeuw”(“seagull” in Dutch). Today, Center, 1625 Ocean Ave. (718) 338-3800. museum admission of $8, $4 students and sen- CIVIC SWEEP: Park Slope Civic Council’s neigh- “Cellobration” features eight cellists. $10. 2 pm. LINE DANCING: Jubilee Senior Center invites iors and free for members. Noon to 6 pm. 200 borhood clean up. 10 am to 2 pm. After the JJ Byrne Park, Fifth Avenue between Third and dancers of all levels for fun. 1 pm. 55 Pierre- Eastern Parkway. (718) 625-0080. clean up, take part in “Spring Fling,” a family Fourth streets. (718) 768-3195. pont St. (718) 680-2142. Free. PIER SHOW: Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition event at the Old Stone House. 11:30 am to MUSIC OFF THE WALLS: Brooklyn Philhar- BUSINESS WORKSHOP: Church Avenue Mer- presents a preview of its upcoming show “Trans- 3:30 pm. JJ Byrne Park, Fifth Avenue between monic, in conjunction with Brooklyn chants Block Association offers workshop on formation,” which will be held in Red Hook from Third and Fourth streets. (718) 832-8227. Museum’s exhibit “Symphonic Poem: The Art how to write a business plan. 3 pm to 5:30 May 13 to June 18. 1 pm to 5 pm. The Land VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Celebrate Earth Week of Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson,” presents pm. 884 Flatbush Ave. Registration required. Gallery, 67 Front St. (718) 596-2506. Free. and help clean up Prospect Park. 10 am to 2 “Homespun.” Program features music by (718) 282-2500, ext. 242. Free. SILENT AUCTION: A selected group of artists and pm. Meet at Long Meadow and Endale Arch. Mozart, Schubert, Dvorak and Bernstein. $15, BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Shelley Winters vs. designers offer contents of storage boxes to Enter Prospect Park at Flatbush Avenue and $10 students, seniors and members. 3 pm. The Water” film series. Today: “The Poseidon be auctioned. 2 pm to 5 pm. Spring Gallery, Eastern Parkway. (718) 965-8960. Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) Adventure” (1972). $10. 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and 126A Front St. (718) 222-1054. WEEKSVILLE TOUR: Learn about historical area 488-5913. 9:15 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 777-FILM. ARTIST TALK: Tabla Rasa Gallery presents artists known as Weeksville. Tour includes a visit CHAMBER MUSIC: Brooklyn Friends of Chamber www.bam.org. Ginger Andro and Chuck Glicksman in a talk, inside the Hunterfly Road houses. $3 admis- Music presents Gay Gotham Chorus. $15. 3 BARNES AND NOBLE: presents “Our New “Collaborative Art, How it Happens.” 2 pm. sion to houses. 1 pm to 3:30 pm. Meet in front pm. Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, 85 Favorites,” a discussion of “Kissing in Man- 224 48th St. (718) 833-9100. Free. of Boys and Girls High School, corner of Fulton S. Oxford St. (718) 625-7515. hattan,” by David Schicker. 7 pm. 106 Court BAMCINEMATEK: presents “The Films of Mikio Street and Stuyvesant Avenue. (718) 756-5250. BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of Mar- St. (718) 246-4996. Free. Good grief: Parthiban Shanmugam’s film “Mother Goddess” will be screened Naruse” series. Today: “Repast” (1951). $10. 2 URBAN RANGER WALK: Learn about the history tinu, Beethoven and Dvorak. $35, $30 sen- COFFEEHOUSE SERIES: Brooklyn Public Library’s at the Brooklyn Museum on April 29 at 1 pm as part of the Brooklyn Arts Coun- pm, 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. 30 of Fort Greene Park. Ranger-led walk discusses iors, $25 students. 4 pm. Fulton Central branch celebrates National Poetry Month Lafayette Ave. (718) 777-FILM. www.bam.org. fort’s role in the Revolutionary War and the Landing, Old Fulton Street at the . and presents a reading by several poets. 7 pm. cil’s 40th International Film and Video Festival. PLANT SALE: Annual event hosted by Hoyt Street prisoners of war who are entombed in a vault. (718) 624-2083. Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. Association. 10 am to 6 pm. 110 Hoyt St, at 1 pm. Meet at Visitor’s Center, Myrtle Avenue CONCERT: Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims pres- NEXT WAVE: Brooklyn Academy of Music pres- Pacific Street. (718) 643-0857. at Washington Park. Call 311. Free. ents The Plymouth Choir and The Taghkanic ents “The Importance of Being Earnest” by ceremonies, craft demos and more. Noon to 5 40 Greene Ave., between Carlton Avenue and PARTY: Micro Museum hosts an opening party for BROOKLYN BRIDGE WALK: Big Onion Tours Chorale in a spring concert. $20. 4 pm. Oscar Wilde with the Theater Royal Bath/ pm. 1000 Washington Ave. (718) 623-7200. Adelphi Street. (718) 783-9794. the exhibit “Circus Surreal.” Works by 43 artists takes a walk over the bridge and through Orange Street between Henry and Hicks Peter Hall Company. Stars Lynn Redgrave. $30 Visit www.bbg.org for complete schedule of PAPER MOON PLAYERS: presents Neil Simon’s from 20 US states are on view. $5 includes Brooklyn Heights. $15, $12 seniors, $10 stu- streets. (718) 624-4743. to $85. 7:30 pm. BAM Harvey Theater, 651 events. “Jake’s Women.” $10, $8 seniors. 8 pm. drinks, performances and music. 6 pm to 10 Fulton St. (718) 636-4100. dents. 1 pm. Meet at the southeast corner of GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: presents “Point Break URBAN RANGER WALK: Learn about the history Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 2635 E. 23rd St. pm. 123 Smith St. (718) 797-3116. Broadway and Chambers Street, lower Live!,” the stage adaptation of the 1992 Keanu MUSICAL DRAMA: American Females for of Fort Greene Park. Ranger-led walk discusses (718) 645-2276. DANCE: St. Finbar’s Italian Societies hosts its Manhattan. (212) 439-1090. Reeves extreme-sports show. Starring role will Righteousness, Abasement, Ignorance and fort’s role in the Revolutionary War and the MUSICAL COMEDY: The Strivelli Players present annual dinner dance. $45 per person includes WALKING TOUR: Mauricio Lorence hosts this be selected at random from the audience. Docility presents a musical drama in two acts. prisoners of war who are entombed in a vault. “Pippin,” music and lyrics by Stephen full meal, live music and more. 7:30 pm. Bath Metro Tour Service, taking a walk through Fort $12. 8 pm. 70 N. Sixth St. (718) 782-5188. $20. 7:30 pm. Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 Fourth 1 pm. Meet at Visitor’s Center, Myrtle Avenue Schwartz. $15. 8 pm. St. Bernadette’s School, Avenue and Bath 20th Street. (718) 236-3312. Greene, Clinton Hill and Brooklyn Heights. $25. Ave. (718) 857-4816. at Washington Park. Call 311. Free. 1313 82nd St. (718) 907-3422. 2 pm to 5 pm. Meet at Marriott Hotel NEXT WAVE: “The Importance of Being ARTS FESTIVAL: Bay Ridge Festival of the Arts Earnest.” 3 pm. See Sat., April 22. ARTS FESTIVAL: Bay Ridge Festival of the Arts GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Brooklyn Center for IRONDALE CABARET: “Clowns, Politics and continues. Lutheran Church of the Good Shep- Brooklyn, 333 Adams St. (718) 789-0430. presents a performance by Stephen Lin, Tai MUSICAL COMEDY: “Pippin.” 5 pm. See Sat., the Urban Environment offers a Civil War walk Theater.” $10, $5 students and seniors. 8 pm. herd, 7420 Fourth Ave. (917) 803-5662 or (718) GOWANUS CANAL: Proteus Gowanus explores Chi master. 8 pm. Lutheran Church of the through this landmarked, Victorian cemetery. April 22. Lafayette Avenue Church, 85 S. Oxford St. 748-7249. For info, visit www.brfa.org. Free. the Canal in conjunction with the Gowanus Good Shepard, 7420 Fourth Ave. (917) 803- Walk is dedicated to finding as many of the (718) 488-9233. www.irondale.org. Dredgers Canoe Club. $35, $10 children. 2 pm THEATER: “Cabrini-Greene.” 7:30 pm. See Sat., 5662 or (718) 748-7249. For info, visit the Web FILM & VIDEO FEST: The Brooklyn Arts Council cemetery’s veterans as possible. $11, $9 mem- presents their 40th International Film and Video to 4 pm. Proteus Gowanus, 543 Union St. at April 22. site www.brfa.org. Free. bers, $8 seniors and students. 1 pm to 3:30 CHILDREN Nevins Street. Call for details. (718) 243-1572. Festival. Free with museum admission: $8 CHILDREN UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS: “Hip-Hop Under the Big pm. (718) 788-8500, ext. 208. NY AQUARIUM: Children are invited to take a adults, $4 students and seniors, free for chil- Top.” 7:30 pm. See Sat., April 29. WALKING TOUR: Mauricio Lorence hosts this look behind the scenes and find out what it’s PERFORMANCE PUPPETWORKS: “The Wizard of Oz.” 12:30 pm dren younger than 12. 6-8 pm. 200 Eastern POTTERY CLASSES: Union Church of Bay Ridge Metro Tour Service, taking a walk through Fort like to be an animal trainer. $25, $18 members. Parkway. (718) 625-0080. NEXT WAVE: Brooklyn Academy of Music pres- and 2:30 pm. See Sat., April 22. begins its spring term for adults and kids. Call Greene, Clinton Hill and Brooklyn Heights. 9:30 am to 11 am. West Eighth Street and Surf ents “The Importance of Being Earnest” by NY TRANSIT MUSEUM: Learn how subway trains for info. Parish House, 8101 Ridge Blvd. (718) $25. 2 pm to 5 pm. Meet at Marriott Hotel Avenue. (718) 265-FISH. Oscar Wilde with the Theater Royal Bath/ work. 2 pm to 4 pm. See Sat., April 22. 745-0438. Brooklyn, 333 Adams St. (718) 789-0430. RUN AROUND: Brooklyn Lyceum opens its theater SUN, APRIL 30 Peter Hall Company. Stars Lynn Redgrave. $30 UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS: “Hip-Hop Under the Big FILM AND VIDEO FEST: Brooklyn Arts Council DINNER CRUISE: Event to help raise funds for stage for a “Kid Runaround.” Bring your kid in to to $85. 2 pm and 7:30 pm. BAM Harvey Top.” 4 pm and 7 pm. See Sat., April 22. presents its 40th International Film Festival. AnySoldier.com, a non-profit organization. burn off some energy. 10 am to 2 pm. Food is Theater, 651 Fulton St. (718) 636-4100. Opening and screenings at Pratt Institute. 5:30 $125 includes dinner. 7 pm to 11 pm. Departs available. 227 Fourth Ave. (718) 857-4816. OUTDOORS AND TOURS UTE SINGS: Brooklyn Philharmonic performs with pm to 8:30 pm. For complete schedule of from Pier 9, Sheepshead Bay. For info, visit the SHADOW BOX THEATER: presents “The Earth DUMBO WALK: Brooklyn Center for the Urban chanteuse Ute Lemper. $10 to $60. 8 pm. films, visit www.brooklynartscouncil.org. Web site www.anysoldier.com or e-mail and Me,” asking the question: can a child save Environment takes a walk Down Under the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, 30 [email protected]. the earth? $5.50. 10:30 am. YWCA of Overpass. Tour takes you Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. Brooklyn, 30 Third Ave. (212) 724-0677. through cluttered hallways and artist ateliers to BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of Haydn, WEDS, APRIL 26 PERFORMANCE ALL ABOARD: NY Transit Museum celebrates discover creations of tomorrow. $11, $9 mem- Schoenberg and Dvorak. $35, $30 seniors, $25 NEXT WAVE: Brooklyn Academy of Music pres- National Puppetry Day with a shadow puppet bers, $8 seniors and students. Noon to 2 pm. students. 7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry Landing, Old MARKETING TALK: The Brooklyn Chamber of ents “The Importance of Being Earnest” by performance. $5, $3 children ages 17 and Meet on street level of the A train, High Street Fulton Street at the East River. (718) 624-2083. Commerce hosts “The Marketing Expert Chal- Oscar Wilde with the Theater Royal Bath/ younger. 11 am to 2:30 pm. Boerum Place and on Cadman Plaza West near Middagh Street. THEATER: The Paul Robeson Theater hosts the lenge.” Seminar includes a panel of experts Peter Hall Company. Stars Lynn Redgrave. $30 Schermerhorn Street. (718) 694-1600. (718) 788-8500, ext. 208. premiere of the production “Cabrini-Greene,” who will attack marketing challenges from a to $85. 2 pm and 7:30 pm. BAM Harvey FAMILY PROGRAM: In conjunction with the “Eat, CEMETERY WALK: Green-Wood Cemetery hosts a story about an interracial couple. $20. 8 pm. variety of angles. $10, free for members. 8:30 Theater, 651 Fulton St. (718) 636-4100. Drink and Be Literary” series, Brooklyn Academy “The Civil War Draft Riots.” Learn about the 40 Greene Ave., between Carlton Avenue and am to 10 am. Brooklyn Business Solutions BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of works of Music presents children’s author Jacqueline many people who played a role in the largest Adelphi Street. (718) 783-9794. Center, 9 Bond St. (718) 875-1000, ext. 114. by Mozart, Mendelssohn and Shostakovich. Woodson and illustrator Hudson Talbott. $20, riot in American history. $10, $5 members. 1 MUSICAL COMEDY: The Strivelli Players present LECTURE: Dennis Walcott, NYC’s deputy mayor $35, $30 seniors, $25 students. 7:30 pm. $15 for ages 16 and younger. Includes brunch. pm. Call for meeting location. (718) 768-7300. “Pippin,” music and lyrics by Stephen for Education and Community Development, Fulton Ferry Landing, Old Fulton Street at the Noon to 2 pm. Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 CHERRY BLOSSOM FEST: 25th anniversary of Schwartz. $15. 8 pm. St. Bernadette’s School, speaks. 6 pm to 8 pm. Long Island University, East River. (718) 624-2083. Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. “Sakura Matsuri.” Noon to 5 pm. See Sat., 1313 82nd St. (718) 907-3422. Flatbush and DeKalb avenues, room 110. (718) JAZZ: Vocalist Cynthia Holiday performs. 7 pm to PUPPETWORKS: presents a marionette perform- April 29. Visit the Web site, www.bbg.org, for BROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE: presents “Tiny 488-1135. Free. 9 pm. Call for cover info. Sugarhill Restaurant, ance of “The Wizard of Oz.” $8, $7 children. complete schedule of events. Free. Open Sky,” by artist-in-residence Allison MEDITATION: Buddhist class at First Unitarian 609 DeKalb Ave. at Nostrand Avenue. (718) Recommended for ages 4 and older. 12:30 pm Farrow. $15, $10 members, $8 low-income. 8 Church. $10. 7 pm to 8:30 pm. 48 Monroe 797-1727. and 2:30 pm. 338 Sixth Ave. at Fourth Street. PERFORMANCE pm. 421 Fifth Ave. (718) 832-0018. Place. (718) 496-5514. BCBC: Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts (718) 965-3391. CONCERT: Old Stone House continues its “Zee- BAMCINEMATEK: presents the film “The presents the National Dance Theater Company FLAX AND FLEECE FEST: Lefferts Historic House meeuw”(“seagull” in Dutch) series. Today, Dick CHILDREN Proposition” (2005). $10. 7 pm. 30 Lafayette of Jamaica. $20 to $40. 2 pm. Walt Whitman hosts its annual event. Kids help plant flax and Staber and Judith Chasnoff play bluegrass. $10. RUN AROUND: Brooklyn Lyceum opens its theater Ave. (718) 777-FILM. www.bam.org. Hall at Brooklyn College, one block from the process fleece from sheep that live at the 2 pm. JJ Byrne Park, Fifth Avenue between stage for a “Kid Runaround.” Bring your kid in ARTS FESTIVAL: Bay Ridge festival of the Arts intersection of Flatbush and Nostrand avenues. Prospect Park Zoo. Spinning demos and weav- Third and Fourth streets. (718) 768-3195. to burn off some energy. 10 am to 2 pm. Food presents the Children’s Chorus of Bay Ridge. (718) 951-4500. ing workshops. 1 pm to 4 pm. Children’s GOSPEL MUSIC: Lafayette Inspiration Ensemble is available. 227 Fourth Ave. (718) 857-4816. Chanteuse on the loose: Ute Lemper 7:30 pm. Lutheran Church of the Good Shep- SACKETT GROUP: performs as the resident com- Corner, inside Prospect Park’s Willink entrance, hosts its 15th annual concert. $15, $10 seniors ARTY FACTS: Brooklyn Museum invites kids, ages herd, 7420 Fourth Ave. (917) 803-5662 or (718) pany at the Brooklyn Music School Playhouse. at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and and children. 4 pm. Lafayette Avenue Presby- 4 and older, to look at art and have an arts and will perform with the Brooklyn Phil- 748-7249. For info, visit www.brfa.org. Free. Production is “One Big Happy Family,” by Joe Empire Boulevard. (718) 287-3400. Free. terian Church, 85 S. Oxford St. (718) 625-7515. crafts session. $8 adults, $4 seniors, free for harmonic on April 22. BOOK COURT: Readings by the contributors to Costanza. $19. 8 pm. 126 St. Felix St. (212) WEEKSVILLE HANDS-ON: Teens, ages 16 and BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of works children younger than 12. 11 am and 2 pm. “The May Queen: Women on Life, Love, Work 868-4444. www.smarttix.com. older, are invited to learn about cultural tradi- by Mozart, Mendelssohn and Shostakovich. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000. and Pulling it All Together in Your 30s” anthol- THEATER: The Paul Robeson Theater hosts the tions in beading. Three sessions weekly through $35, $30 seniors, $25 students. 4 pm. Fulton AQUARIUM: Celebrate Earth Day with a variety ogy. 8 pm. 163 Court St. (718) 875-3677. Free. premiere of the production “Cabrini-Greene,” May 13. Participants must attend all sessions. Ferry Landing, Old Fulton Street at the East of activities at the Aquarium. Meet sharks, clean- OTHER NEXT WAVE: “The Importance of Being a story about an interracial couple. $20. 8 pm. $4 per child. 3 pm to 5 pm. 1698 Bergen St. River. (718) 624-2083. up walk and talk, community mosaic and more. FILM: Union Temple presents “Paper Clips,” a Earnest.” 7:30 pm. See Sat., April 29. $12, $8 kids, ages 2 to 12. 11 am to 4:30 pm. documentary set in Tennessee. Refreshments West Eighth and Surf Avenue. (718) 265-FISH. UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS: “Hip-Hop Under the Big served before the film. 17 Eastern Parkway. Top.” 7:30 pm. See Sat., April 29. PUPPETWORKS: presents a marionette perform- (718) 638-7600. Free. ance of “The Wizard of Oz.” $8, $7 children. SUNDAY PLATFORM: Topic is: “The New Story: Recommended for ages 4 and older. 12:30 pm Living into the Power of Consciousness, THURS, APRIL 27 and 2:30 pm. 338 Sixth Ave. at Fourth Street. Choice and Community.” 11 am to 12:30 pm. (718) 965-3391. Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL: Ocularis at Gala- KIDS CIRCUS: Russian American Kids Circus per- Prospect Park West. (718) 768-2972. Free. pagos Art Space hosts the 40th international Clayton Broomes Jr.: forms at Brooklyn Center for the Performing ARTS FESTIVAL: Opening day of the Bay Ridge festival. Today: Brooklyn Arts Council offers a Arts. $10 to $20. 1 pm. Brooklyn College, Walt Festival of the Arts. 4 pm to 7 pm. Lutheran talk on legal and business issues for filmmak- Whitman Hall, one block from the intersection of Church of the Good Shepard, 7420 Fourth ers. 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Spike Lee Screening Flatbush and Nostrand avenues. (718) 951-4500. Ave. (917) 803-5662. For more info, visit the Room, Long Island University, DeKalb and BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: Kids are Web site www.brfa.org. Free. Flatbush avenues. (718) 625-0080. Free. invited to honor the earth and participate in an Keeping It Real Life BAMCINEMATEK: presents the film “Princess BEAUX ARTS GALA: Brooklyn Museum hosts its array of science and culture activities. $4, free Raccoon” (2005). $10. 3 pm, 6 pm, and 9 pm. annual benefit. Tickets start at $500. 6:30 pm. for members. 1 pm to 5 pm. Also, “Brooklyn 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 777-FILM. www.bam.org. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 501-6423. Reads to Babies,” an early literacy event. Noon to 4 pm. 145 Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. CHURCH TOUR: St. Augustine Catholic Church AFTER PARTY: After the annual fundraising gala By Leonard Jacobs invites the community to enjoy a guided look at the Brooklyn Museum, hipsters are invited NY TRANSIT MUSEUM: Learn how subway trains at the Victorian Gothic design featuring Locke to an after-party at the museum. Music, silent work during a demo and discussion. $5, $3 ages and Tiffany glass, marble and bronze statuary. auction items include works by Wegman and 3 to 17 and seniors. 2 pm to 4 pm. Boerum 3:30 pm. Sixth Avenue and Sterling Place. Wiley. $75. 9:30 pm. 200 Eastern Parkway. Place and Schermerhorn Street. (718) 694-4915. (718) 783-3132. Free. (718) 501-6423. or the most part, there are two possible reactions when a friend UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS: features “Hip-Hop Under READING: Night and Day Restaurant presents BAMCINEMATEK: presents series “The Films of the Big Top” theme. $20.50 to $35. 4:30 pm “Shakespeare’s Birthday Bash,” hosted by Mikio Naruse.” Today: “Wife! Be Like a Rose!” or relative commits suicide. One is to succumb to the cauteriz- and 8 pm. Wollman Rink Lot, Prospect Park. F Jonathan Escobio. $7 drink and food mini- (1935). $10. 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. 30 Check for info at www.universoulcircus.com. mum, plus cover (TBA). 6 pm. 230 Fifth Ave. Lafayette Ave. (718) 777-FILM. www.bam.org. ing pain that suicide inflicts upon those who survive the victim. The (800) 316-7439. (718) 399-2161. MEETING: of Community Board 15. 7 pm to 9 other is to turn that pain into something positive to honor the OTHER FILM: Grand Street Documentary Film Series pres- pm. PS 131, 4305 Ft. Hamilton Parkway. (718) Clayton Broomes Jr., director ELECTRONICS : Bring in your old ents “Dream Deceivers,” by David Van Taylor. 8 858-5375. memory of the person whose anguish could evidently not be computers, peripherals, fax machines, TVs, pm. 295 Grand St. (718) 218-7866. Free. ATLANTIC YARDS FORUM: 7 pm. Unitarian Con- and producer of Junebug VCRs, copiers, video games, cell phones and GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: presents “Point Break gregational Society, Pierrepont Street between assuaged. The latter is what Clayton Broomes Jr. is doing with other small household equipment. 9 am to 1 Live!,” the stage adaptation of the 1992 Keanu Clinton and Monroe Place. (718) 624-5466. Free. Presents Everybody’s Doin’ It, pm. First Unitarian Congregational Society, Reeves extreme-sports show. Starring role will BARGEMUSIC: Classical music orchestra concert Junebug Presents Everybody’s Doin’ It, a half-hour program airing Pierrepont Street between Clinton and be selected at random from the audience. featuring a program of Britten, Mendelssohn, a monthly program on Monroe streets. (718) 624-5466. Free. $12. 8 pm. 70 N. Sixth St. (718) 782-5188. Higdon and Tchaikovsky. $35, $30 seniors, $25 monthly on Brooklyn Community Access Television (BCAT) on BCAT. EARTH DAY BENEFIT: Buffalo Exchange, a store SINGLES SOCIAL: Sheepshead Parents Without students. 7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry Landing, Old of new and recycled clothes, hosts a benefit Partners hosts a dance. $9, $6 members. Ages Fulton Street at the East River. (718) 624-2083. the fourth Wednesday of each month at 2pm and 10pm. for The Humane Society of the US. 504 Driggs 45 and older. 8 pm to midnight. Shore Park ARTS FESTIVAL: Bay Ridge Festival of the Arts Ave. For time and info, visit the Web site Jewish Center, 2959 Ave. Y. (917) 543-1028. presents a performance by violinist David Unlike the many social service, ducer, Susan Olupitan, goes over Independent Film Festival last year, www.buffaloexchange.com. (718) 384-6901. UNDERGROUND FILM FEST: New and emerging Newman and pianist Alice Levinson. 8 pm. STUDIO TOUR: Rotunda Gallery hosts a visit to filmmakers showcase their films. Also, Q&A ses- Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 7420 cultural, and talk show programs on what we need to do as far as shoot- he knows many industry eyes will be several art studios in Carroll Gardens. $55 per sions, panel discussions, art exhibit and more. Fourth Ave. (917) 803-5662 or (718) 748-7249. BCAT, Everybody’s Doin’ It focuses on ing, then we go out and shoot it. on whatever decision he makes. person. 10 am to 2 pm. Advance registration $8. Brooklyn Lyceum, Fourth Avenue at Union For info, visit www.brfa.org. Free. required. (718) 875-4047. Street. Program info and time at the Web site 651 ARTS: Salon series features Cabaret Unkempt, fictional characters and features so Then I edit it and air it.” Broomes doesn’t mind the pres- MOVIES AT THE MUSEUM: Brooklyn Museum www.brooklynunderground.org. (862) 485-0025. a 40-minute piece incorporating music, text, many interweaving storylines that it Broomes, 31, came to directing in sure. “Susan and I think outside the presents short films and videos by William Weg- BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC: begins its video projections and movement. $5. 8 pm. man. $8, $4 students, free to members. Noon to 14-day event of its second annual BAMart BRIC Studio, 57 Rockwell Place. (718) 636-4181. might as well be running on a major a roundabout way. After attending box, you know?” Broomes says. 6 pm. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000. Silent Auction. Works by artists such as THEATER: The Sackett Group performs as the network. It’s all the more remarkable Virginia State University for a year, “Besides the writing, we’re not the OPEN STUDIOS: Pratt Institute presents an Eggleston, Leibovitz, Sherman and others. resident company at the Brooklyn Music School because Broomes’ budget is no more he returned to New York, his home- conventional film production crew exhibit of work by its 140 graduate student www.BAM.org. (718) 636-4100. Playhouse. Production is “One Big Happy artists. 1 pm to 6 pm. 200 Willoughby St. (718) Family,” by Joe Costanza. $19. 8 pm. 126 St. than modest and his idea for the town, to become an architectural either. On average, we have maybe 636-3600. Free. Felix St. (212) 868-4444. www.smarttix.com. show—“a group of young people in major at New York Technical two people on set—I’m the cine- AUCTION: Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. $3 MON, APRIL 24 NEXT WAVE: “The Importance of Being admission. 1 pm. 414 80th St. (718) 745-0020. Earnest.” 7:30 pm. See Sat., April 29. their late 20s struggling with life as College. Soon, he says, “I realized my matographer and cameraman, I light PIER SHOW: Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition BUSINESS WORKSHOP: Church Avenue Mer- UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS: “Hip-Hop Under the Big they pursue dreams of working in the heart was into writing. I understood and gaff; Susan is on sound. It’s presents a preview of its upcoming show, “Trans- chants Block Association offers a 10-week Top.” 7:30 pm. See Sat., April 29. formation,” which will be held in Red Hook seminar on “Taking Care of Business.” $100. 6 SOCIAL DANCING: Singles and couples are invited entertainment industry”—is so directing, but didn’t think I could do amazing the response I’ve gotten from May 13 to June 18. 1 pm to 5 pm. The pm to 9 pm. 884 Flatbush Ave. Registration to an evening of social and line dancing. $4 ambitious. The title is certainly accu- it. I thought I’d be like Stephen from people who think we use mul- Land Gallery, 67 Front St. (718) 596-2506. Free. required. (718) 282-2500, ext. 242. includes refreshments. Shore Parkway JC, 8885 ARTIST TALK: Safe-T-Gallery presents a talk by BAMCINEMATEK: presents series “It Happened 26th Ave. off Cropsey Ave. Call for time. (718) rate. “We’ve got characters like an King—writing stories someone tiple cameras. As a director, some- artist Stephane Dumas. 2 pm. 111 Front St. in Brooklyn.” Today: “The French Connec- 891-4209. aspiring rapper, aspiring producer, an could make films out of.” times I know exactly what I want. It (718) 782-5920. Free. tion” (1971). $10. 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and 9:30 pm. Q & A with authors John Manbeck and actor, and filmmakers,” Broomes An internship with music-video depends. Some actors I don’t rehearse TABLA RASA GALLERY: presents a talk by artist follows the 6:50 pm screening. RI PRIL Thomas Bennett. 2 pm. 224 48th St. (718) 833- 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 777-FILM. www.bam.org. F , A 28 says. “They’re all based on people I mogul Hype Williams taught him much—they nail it. Some I have to 9100. Free. ARTS FESTIVAL: Bay Ridge Festival of the Arts BAMCINEMATEK: presents “The Films of Mikio know and the show uses events I otherwise. “Being around him, see- rehearse for hours so when the cam- BAMCINEMATEK: presents the film “Three presents a performance at Narrows Com- Times” (2005). $10. 7 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. Naruse” series. Today: “Sound of the Moun- know they’ve lived in real life.” ing his dreams come to fruition, I eras roll, I find magic.” munity Theater. 8 pm. Gallery hours from 2 pm tain” (1954). $10. 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. 30 (718) 777-FILM. www.bam.org. to 5 pm and 7 pm to 9 pm. Lutheran Church It was also the real-life suicide of a decided to start directing—figuring At a recent screening of the work of LECTURE: Elizabeth Kolbert gives a talk on global Lafayette Ave. (718) 777-FILM. www.bam.org. of the Good Shepherd, 7420 Fourth Ave. (917) BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of works close friend of Broomes’s that gave if he can do it, I have to do it,” young filmmakers, Broomes met a warming. $15. 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Reception 803-5662 or (718) 748-7249. For info, visit follows. First Unitarian Congregational Society, by Schubert, Frank and Shostakovich. $35, $30 him the idea to create the program. Broomes says. “So I took a continu- colleague who offered him sage www.brfa.org. Free. seniors, $25 students. 7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry Pierrepont Street between Clinton and KID FILM FEST: Cobble Hill Cinema presents Monroe streets. (718) 624-5466. Landing, Old Fulton Street at the East River. “He was basically a struggling actor. ing education course at the School of advice. “I showed him one of my “Pete’s a Pizza” (1976) and other shorts. $6. 4 (718) 624-2083. UNDERGROUND FILM FEST: New and emerging pm. 265 Court St. (718) 596-9113. He was an entrepreneurial, educated Visual Arts—Introduction to episodes,” Broomes says, “and he filmmakers showcase their films. Also, Q&A ses- ARTS FESTIVAL: Bay Ridge Festival of the Arts COOKING COURSE: Applewood Restaurant presents a performance by Phyllis Falletta. 8 young man. It sounded like every- Filmmaking—and everything was said, ‘What you’re doing is better sions, panel discussions, art exhibit and more. hosts a class on “Preparing and Cooking $8. 8:45 pm. Brooklyn Lyceum, Fourth Avenue pm. Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, thing was going good for him; it was shot on super 8mm film.” After than film school—you couldn’t learn at Union Street. Program and time info at Offals: Foie Gras, Sweetbreads and Liver 7420 Fourth Ave. (917) 803-5662 or (718) 748- www.brooklynunderground.org. (862) 485-0025. Pate.” $115 per person/ $200 per couple. 501 7249. For info, visit www.brfa.org. Free. unfortunate he didn’t reach out. He learning about BCAT, Broomes took more there than what you’re learning 11th St. Call for reservations. (718) 768-2044. PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS: hosts a dance. was frustrated—I understood his courses to become a certified produc- now with regard to telling stories.’ GALA: The Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy $9, $6 members. 8 pm to midnight. Knights of feelings—I’ve gone through hard er, enabling him to use equipment These are the stories I have to tell. SUN, APRIL 23 honors Judy Stanton, community leader and Columbus, 349 Quentin Road. (718) 256-5374. Executive Director of the Brooklyn Heights GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: “Rip Me Open” by times, too. And it’s all related to the free of charge. His motivation I’m just glad to tell them.” Association, at its annual “Voice of Harmony” Desiree Burch, Michael Cyril Creighton, Kyle same thing: finding it hard to do remained high as he began honoring OUTDOORS AND TOURS event. Tickets begin at $225. 6:30 pm. Palm Jarrow and others. $12. 8 pm. Also, “Jack and SPRING BABIES: Help the Urban Park Rangers House, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Wash- the Beanstalk,” a musical with puppets. $10. what we want with our lives, finding his late friend by creating a show –––––––––––––––––––––––– clean the Audubon Center. Enter Prospect ington Ave. (718) 243-9447, ext. 238. 10 pm in the front room. Additionally, Bindle- no a-to-b-to-show business. So I tracing the stories of their lives and Junebug Presents Everybody’s Park at Lincoln Road and Ocean Avenue. Call MEMORIAL LECTURE: Union Temple of Brooklyn stiff Family Cirkus Winter Cabaret. $15, $5 dis- for time. (718) 965-8999. Free. hosts its annual observance of Yom Hashoah. count for clowns in make-up. 10 pm in the wanted to look at that struggle. And the lives of those within their circle. Doin’ It can be seen monthly FAMILY WALK: Brooklyn Center for the Urban Author Helen Epstein addresses topic: “Children back room. 70 N. Sixth Street. (212) 868-4444. I didn’t want to wait for Hollywood Indeed, with Everybody’s Doin’ It Environment hosts a 1.5-mile walk through a of the Holocaust: the Next Generation.” 7:30 NEXT WAVE: “The Importance of Being in Brooklyn on BCAT on the salt marsh habitat in Floyd Bennett Field. $11, pm. 17 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-7600. Free. Earnest.” 7:30 pm. See Sat., April 29. to do it,” he says. nearing the end of its first season, $9 members, $8 seniors and students, children UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS: “Hip-Hop Under the Big UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS: “Hip-Hop Under the Big The casting of Everybody’s Doin’ It Broomes says it may also be time for fourth Wednesday of each free. 10 am to noon. (718) 788-8500, ext. 208. Top.” 7:30 pm. See Sat., April 29. Top.” 7:30 pm. See Sat., April 29. month at 2pm and 10pm on BUS TOUR: Take a tour of Green-Wood and Wood- TIRE SAFETY WEEK: D&J Tires offers pressure SACKETT GROUP: “One Big Happy Family.” 8 offers audiences a sense of real life as audiences to see, in the character lawn cemeteries. 10 am. Visit www.green-wood.com checks, tread checks and information. 8 am to pm. See Sat., April 29. well. “Half the actors are pursuing based on his friend, “the turmoil he for info. Call for reservations. (718) 768-7300. 5:30 pm. 781 Fourth Ave. (718) 788-1400. Free. Time Warner Cable channel acting—one or two have done some went through and the end result.” 35 and Cablevision channel SAT, APRIL 29 major productions,” says Broomes. Given that the program won a Gold “But most are inexperienced actors. 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By Gersh Kuntzman is a tiny, and overwhelmingly izing that I’m the strongest can- The Brooklyn Papers white, part of the majority black didate against David.” 11th congressional district, said City Councilman David Two other candidates — As- his prodigious fundraising semblyman Nick Perry (D-Flat- Yassky is still the man to beat speaks to his broad ap- Yassky’s Yiddish mess bush) and City Councilwoman — and beat up on — in the peal as a candidate. Yvette Clarke (D-Crown race to succeed longtime “It shows that New Heights) — are far back in the Rep. Major Owens. Yorkers are very excited Sends mailer aimed at Jews to Caribbeans money race. The Brooklyn Heights about electing an effec- In this quarter, Perry raised Democrat raised more tive congressman with The Brooklyn Papers actually gets things done?” “But what made me laugh was $38,360, while Clarke raised money than any of his four fresh ideas,” he told The The reference to the “Four that he put his head on the matzoh. just under $97,000. But Clarke Brooklyn Papers. “The lev- Excuse me, are fellow candidates in the first you Jewish? Questions” and matzoh would be I wanted to take a bite out of has only $36,000 on hand, ow- el of support is due to the recognizable to Jewish voters. him!” quarter of 2006 — a whop- City Councilman ing to campaign debts. fact that this campaign is The flyer was distributed wide- Yassky appeared embarrassed ping $296,000, which was David Yassky (D- Yassky has bigger challenges about a fresh agenda.” ly in Crown Heights, which has a by the screw up when asked about than merely his opponents. far more than twice the next- For their part, Andrews Brooklyn Heights) significant Jewish population, but it by The Brooklyn Papers, but he Two additional white Demo- best money-raiser, Chris and Owens said they don’t committed the po- Owens, the retiring congres- litical faux pas of many Caribbean-Americans re- said he would continue such tar- cratic leaders told The Brook- need Yassky’s money. ceived it as well, the New York geted “direct mail” campaigns as a sman’s son, who raised just “The person with the most the week when a lyn Papers this week that they mailing targeted Observer reported. way of getting his message out. will not endorse Yassky be- over $120,000 this quarter. money is not the one who will It is common for candidates to But the insider hoped Yassky Yassky’s haul adds to a win,” said Andrews, whose to Jewish voters cause they feel the 11th con- in the 11th con- send different campaign literature gets his addresses right the next gressional district was drawn to swelling war chest — he now senate district overlaps most of to the different ethnic, racial or time. has $751,000 cash on hand, the 11th CD. gressional dis- elect a black candidate. trict landed a bit class groups. “The only problem for David is One of the two leaders, who more than three-and-a-half times “You need a history of work- “There’s nothing new here,” that if voters start to think he is as much as state Sen. Carl An- ing in the neighborhood, which I afield of the requested anonymity, called bulls-eye. said one insider. “It’s just funny focussing only on certain groups Yassky “brilliant” and “the drews (D-Crown Heights) and have. I don’t need as much mon- that one group ended up seeing a — whites, Jews, etc — so that he nearly 12 times more than ey because people know me. “Ask the most qualified,” but added, “I Fifth Question flyer clearly intended for another.” can get his magic number [of don’t think he should be run- Owens — as the campaign heats I’ve lived in the district all my Even Yassky’s opponents re- votes] and win. Clearly, he wants life. I didn’t just move into the this Pesach ning in this district.” up. frained from Passover rejoicing. the Orthodox [Jewish] vote, but it For the second straight quar- district.” [Passover],” All four of his opponents “I won’t criticize him for target- can’t appear to come at the ex- ter, in fact, Yassky was the most- Yassky moved into the con- read the flyer, have made the same point at which featured Yassky’s photo ing a community on that group’s pense of wanting other people’s effective money-raiser of any gressional district just as the various times in the campaign, inset into a piece of matzoh. “Are holiday,” said Chris Owens, who support.” Democratic candidate for an campaign began. especially during appearances you ready for a congressman who is the current congressman’s son. — Kuntzman open seat in the country. Owens added: “I had a good in the majority-black portions Yassky, whose council district quarter because people are real- of the district. Fossella: Boro’s Weld visits Ridge By Gersh Kuntzman doing fine. And that’s what happened here.” The Brooklyn Papers Not that any of that came up during Weld’s speech and post-speech mingling. For the most part, he hewed He’s tanned, rested, ready and everyone towards what he considers the central issues of the cam- already calls him “Governor.” paign for governor: taxing (less), spending (less), public million-dollar But former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld — who safety (more aggressive), fighting public corruption spoke at a Bay Ridge American Legion hall on Monday (which he says his Democratic rival, Eliot Spitzer, has in his bid for the Republican nomination to succeed not done) and , whose name was evoked George Pataki as governor of New York — still needs a so many times, it sometimes seemed “America’s May- better way of responding to tough questions. or” was the man running. After giving a stump speech that energized members He also put Brooklynites at ease about the carpetbag- candidate of the Brooklyn Young Republican and the Armand ger question: “I grew up in Smithtown, Suffolk Coun- Starace Republican clubs that hosted him, Weld took a ty,” he said, without even the slightest trace of a Boston few polite questions from the audience. accent. By Gersh Kuntzman Park Slope) had been ponder- $521,000 generated form in- Then, the jackals from the media moved in, pepper- Most candidates present themselves as the “most-ex- The Brooklyn Papers ing jumping into the race. dividual supporters. ing Weld with questions about the level of his support perienced person” for the job. But with Weld, that line “That stopped my fundrais- Thomas Sipp of Bay among party leaders, how he will deal with a Conserva- of campaign rhetoric is almost undeniable: he has been It’s official: Democrat ing dead,” Harrison said, Ridge, who gave Fossella tive Party challenger and, especially, what voters should a governor, serving from 1991-1997 in Massachusetts. Steve Harrison has about a adding that he had high hopes $300, is the candidate’s only make of his role in running a now-bankrupt trade school After winning his first election with just 50.1 percent of million-to-one chance of for his first fundraiser, April individual contributor from that is under investigation for bilking the federal govern- the vote, he was re-elected with 71 percent in his largely unseating Rep. Vito Fos- 19, at the Banana Leaf the Brooklyn part of the dis- ment out of financial aid funds. Democratic state. sella (R-Bay Ridge). restaurant in Bay trict. Once that question was asked, Republican state com- “New York is the highest-taxed state — where Mass- That’s the story Ridge. National Republican lead- mitteewoman Elaine Guido swooped in, grabbed Weld achusetts was when I took over, he said. “But I cut taxes behind the $ Fossella certainly ers are watching the race by the arm, and pulled him away. 19 times and never raised them. And I’ve taken that campaign $ has not gotten off to closely, but Donner said the “Stop pestering him,” she chastised the reporters. pledge again, in blood. I cut $1.8 billion from a $14-bil- fundrais- $$ slow start, raising GOP had not raised any mon- To his credit, Weld tried to answer the question about lion budget. I was ranked the most fiscally conservative ing num- more than a mil- ey for the candidate. his role at Decker College, the Kentucky trade school governor in the United States.” bers re- $ lion overall and Still, Harrison remained accused of stealing $7 million from the government. After the speech, the crowd dispersed downstairs to Weld’s law firm, Leeds Weld — where Rudy Giuliani is leased this close to undeterred. watch the Mets beat the Braves, and Weld hopped into chairman — owed a 20-percent stake in the college, and his Chevy SUV. week: $200,000 this “In a grass-roots campaign, Weld was the school’s chief executive from January to “He was an accomplished governor and is a hell of a Through the quarter. we have the advantage,” he end of “These are October of last year. campaigner,” said one local leader. “I’m sure he’ll be said. “We may not match him “My firm is a venture capital firm and in venture capi- cleared of wrongdoing in the Decker case, but an indict- March, four- record num- dime for dime, but we will term incumbent Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld in tal, you don’t hit 10 for 10,” Weld said, explaining the ment just before an election doesn’t instill faith in the bers for us,” beat him with volunteers.” Fossella has said his spokes- Bay Ridge last week. bankruptcy of the school. “If you hit five for 10, you’re electorate.” raised $1,013,677, man Craig Don- according to papers ner. “It shows filed with the Federal the strong sup- Election Commission. port he has in By comparison, Harrison the community and didn’t even file first-quarter across the city.” papers because he had not It also shows how keenly Barron makes investment in himself raised the minimum $5,000. Republicans want to hold Even though he trails the onto the Staten Island-Bay The Brooklyn Papers on March 31, incumbent Rep. Ed the end of 2005 and now he has money,” he said. “I did it because I they haven’t collected more than money race by more than a Ridge seat, which has been in While much of the attention — Towns (D-Fort Greene) raised more $276,000, so clearly his fundraising is want to show that I am so serious $5,000. Nonetheless, both Powell and million dollars, the challenger GOP hands for years, despite than $127,000 — more than double the falling off,” Barron said. about winning that I’m investing in Green claimed they were receiving said he wasn’t worried. the district’s overwhelmingly and most of the money — is get- Democratic voter registration. ting funneled into the race to suc- amount of his nearest competitor, City “We raised the $79,000 in just six my victory.” “amazing” support and will post big “We’re right where we Councilman Charles Barron (D-Canar- weeks.” Neither of the two other declared numbers in July. want to be at this point,” he Just under half of Fossel- ceed Major Owens in the 11th said, but then pointed out that la’s war-chest has come from congressional district, the neigh- sie). He also has nearly five times the Barron admitted that $20,000 of candidates, Assemblyman Roger For his part, the 12-term incumbent he had initially had trouble political action committees — boring 10th district race is heat- cash on hand that Barron has. that amount was a loan he made to Green (D-Fort Greene) or hip-hop Towns said through a spokeswoman fundraising because City PAC donations amounted ing up, campaign filings show. Naturally, Barron claimed victory. his own campaign. writer Kevin Powell filed financial that his fundraising effort is “just get- Councilman Bill DeBlasio (D- to $490,000, compared to In the three-month period that ended “Towns had $208,000 on hand at “Sure I loaned my campaign the disclosure forms this quarter because ting started.” — Kuntzman

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State University of New York. Notice to Bidders. Michael Chiappone, Downstate Medical Center, Company or any Member or Manager for any lia- the Limited Liability Company may be served, and shall mail a copy of any process against the limit- The State University of New York Downstate 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY (718) 270- bility, loss, damage, cost or expense which may the address to which the Secretary of State shall ed liability company served upon him or her is: Medical Center will receive sealed Proposals for 7508. Section 143 of the State Finance Law arise out of or in connection with any act or con- mail a copy of any process against the Limited Ray Chen. 4205 8th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232. Heights Project No. 05-035 Titled: Central Linen Duct requires payment of a deposit to receive these duct on the part of the Members or Managers Liability Company served upon him is c/o The BP12-17 Alterations until 2:00 p.m. Local Time on 5/8/06 at documents. Accordingly, a deposit check of without fraud or willful misconduct, including, but Limited Liability Company, 1184 60th Street, IN Divine Scents, LLC. Notice of formation of Limited 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203 Room $25.00, made payable to SUNY Downstate not limited to, the failure to obtain and/or main- WITNESS WHEREOF I hereunto sign my name Liability Company (“LLC), Articles of Organization # 1-15 - BSB, where such proposals will be pub- Medical Center is required. Deposits less than tain any insurance policy or the insufficiency of and affirm that the statements perjury this 19th filed with the Secretary of State of the State of licly opened and read aloud. Description: $50.00 are nonrefundable. Bids must be submit- any coverage thereunder, or the failure to insure day of November, 2002. S/BENNY C. FONG. New York (“SSNY”) on 2/15/05. Office location: Installation of new work and the alteration of ted in duplicate in accordance with the instruc- against any particular risk, any unforeseen losses Benny C. Fong. Organizer. tower sells Kings County. SSNY has been designated as existing duct work including one exhaust fan, tions contained in the Information for Bidders. caused by strikes, labor troubles, riots, fires, BP14-19 agent of LLC upon whom process against it may hangers, fire dampers, volume dampers, grilles, Security will be required for each bid in an power outages, tornadoes, floods, acts of a pub- be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process registers, power wiring, cutting/patching, louver amount not less than five (5) percent of The Total ARTICLE OF ORGANIZATION OF GREAT 8 REAL- lic enemy, insurrections, acts of God, breakdown to the LLC, 3000 , Brooklyn, NY and repairs of an exiting system. All work on this Bid. It is the policy of the State of New York and TY LLC. Under and Pursuant to Section 203 of the or failure of plant or machinery, the failure to per- 11235. Purpose: To engage in any lawful activity. Contract is to be completed within 90 calendar the State University of New York to encourage form its obligations hereunder due to restrictions Limited Liability Company Law of the State of New York. FIRST: The name of the Limited Liability BP16-21 for $101M days starting ten (10) calendar days after the con- minority business enterprise participation in this or prohibitions imposed by law, rule, regulation or tract approval date of the New York State project by contractors, subcontractors and suppli- demand of any governmental agency, or from any Company GREAT 8 REALTY LLC. SECOND: The NOTICE OF SALE. SUPREME COURT: KINGS Comptroller. Bidding and Contract Documents ers, and all bidders are expected to cooperate in other cause beyond the control of the Members County within this state in which the office of the COUNTY. Deutsche Bank National Trust may be examined free of charge at the campus implementing this policy. The State University of or Managers. FIFTH: The Limited Liability Limited Liability Company is to be located is: Company, et al, Plaintiff(s) vs. Barry Davis, et al, By Gersh Kuntzman and at: Site (SUNY Campus), Plan Rooms (Offices New York reserves the right to reject any or all Company shall defend, indemnify and hold harm- KINGS. THIRD: The Secretary of State is desig- Defendant(s). Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSIC- that apply from Form UF-9 -i.e., Brown’s Letter, bids. nated as the agent of the Limited Liability KI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit The Brooklyn Papers BP16 less all Members, Managers, and former Inc., Dodge Reports). Complete sets of Contract Members and Managers of the Limited Liability Company upon whom process against the Court, Suite 301, Fishkill NY 12524 (845) 897- Documents for bidding may be obtained from: Notice is hereby given that a license, serial num- Company against expenses (including attorney’s Limited Liability Company may be served, and the 1600. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and A controversial 33-story rental apartment Michael Chiappone, Downstate Medical Center, ber 1176084, for beer and wine has been applied fees, judgments, fines, and amounts pain in set- address to which the Secretary of State shall mail sale entered herein on or about November 2, building on Montague Street sold this week 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY (718) 270- for by the undersigned to sell beer and wine at tlement) incurred in connection with any claims, a copy of any process against the Limited Liability 2005, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest 7508. Section 143 of the State Finance Law retail in a restaurant under the Alcholic Beverage causes of action, demands, damages, liabilities of Company served upon him is c/o The Limited bidder at Room 261 at 360 Adams Street, for the Manhattan-like price of $101 million. requires payment of a deposit to receive these Control Law at 77 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY the Limited Liability Company, and any pending Liability Company: 1184-60th Street, Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York 11201. On May 11, 2006 at Denver-based real-estate company Arch- documents. Accordingly, a deposit check of 11211 for on-premises consumption; 77 North 6 or threatened action, suit, or proceeding. Such New York 11219. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I here- 3:00 PM Premises known as 478 Junius Street, $25.00, made payable to SUNY Downstate Corp. April 4, 2006. unto sign my name and affirm that the statements Brooklyn, New York 11212, ALL that certain plot, stone Smith bought the brick monolith at 180 BP16-17 indemnification shall be made to the fullest extent Medical Center is required. Deposits less than permitted by the laws of the State of New York, perjury this 5th day of September, 2003. piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and Montague St., from Bruce and Stuart Eichner, $50.00 are nonrefundable. Bids must be submit- NOTICE OF SALE. SUPREME COURT - COUNTY provided that such acts or omissions which gave S/BENNY C. FONG, Benny C. Fong, Organizer. improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and who built it for $50 million just six years ago. ted in duplicate in accordance with the instruc- OF KINGS. Mortgage Electronic Registration rise to the cause of action or proceedings BP14-19 being in the Borough and County of Kings, City tions contained in the Information for Bidders. Systems, Inc. as nominee for Fairmont Funding, and State of New York. Block: 3814 Lot: 138 As The deal was brokered by Massey Knakal occurred while the Member or Manger was in F060227000991. New York State, Department of Security will be required for each bid in an LTD., its successors and/or assigns. Plaintiff, more particularly described in the judgment of performance of his or her duties for the Limited State, Division of Corporations, State Records Realty Services. amount not less than five (5) percent of the Total AGAINST Sofei Diaz, a/k/a S. Diaz, et. al. foreclosure and sale. Sold subject to all of the Liability Company and was not as a result of his or And Uniform Commercial Code, 41 State Street, Bid. It is the policy of the State of New York and Defendant(s). Pursuant to a judgment of foreclo- terms and conditions contained in said judgment “In Brooklyn, this kind of deal happens her fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or Albany, NY 12231. www.dos.state.ny.us. ARTI- the State University of New York to encourage sure and sale duly dated 2/2/2006. I, the under- and terms of sale. Approximate amount of judg- a wrongful taking. The indemnification provided CLES OF ORGANIZATION OF LMTD, LLC. Under once, maybe twice, a year,” said Bill Ross, di- minority business enterprise participation in this signed Referee will sell at public auction at the on ment $248,573.18 plus interest and costs. INDEX herein shall inure to the benefit of successors, Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law. project by contractors, subcontractors and suppli- 5/18/2006 at 3:00 PM premises known as 2306 NO. 3437/2005. Leon Beerman, Esq., REFEREE. rector of sales at Halstead Property in Brook- assigns, heirs, executors, and the administrators FIRST: The name of the limited liability company ers, and all bidders are expected to cooperate in Quentin Road, Brooklyn, New York 11229. All that BH14-17 lyn Heights. of any such person. SIXTH: The Limited Liability is: LMTD, LLC. SECOND: The company within this implementing this policy. The State University of certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the build- Company is to have perpetual existence from the state in which the office of the limited liability Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by The 192-unit tower was able to rise so high New York reserves the right to reject any or all ings and improvements thereon erected, situate, effective date hereof until terminated upon the company is to be located is: Kings County, New the Civil Court, Kings County on the 29th day of bids. lying and being in the New York City, Borough of above Montague Street’s small-scale retail BP16 occurrence of any one of several events as set York. THIRD: The Secretary of State is designated March, 2006, bearing Index Number Brooklyn, County of Kings and State of New York, forth in the Limited Liability Company’s Operating as agent of the limited liability company upon N500218/2006, a copy of which may be examined strip because the Eichners bought air rights State University of New York. Notice to Bidders. Section, Block and Lot: -6806-2 Approximate Agreement. SEVENTH: The purpose for which the whom process against it may be served. The at the office of the Clerk, located at 141 The State University of New York Downstate amount of lien $424,937.77 plus interest and from their neighbors. Limited Liability Company is organized is to address writing or without this state to which the Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, in Medical Center will receive sealed Proposals for costs Premises will be sold subject to provisions engage in any lawful act or activity within the pur- Secretary of State mail a copy of any process room number 007, grants Mary Andrew Soufrant Since then, the city has put new zoning in Project No. 05-158 Titled: OPD Dry Cooler of filed Judgment Index #9734/05. Robert poses for which Limited Liability Companies may against the limited liability company served upon a/k/a Marie Andre Souffrant the right effective on place to prevent such towers. The height limit Installation until 2:00 p.m. Local Time on 5/8/06 at Sgarlato, Esq., Referee. Steven J. Baum, P.C., be organized pursuant to New York State Law. him or her is: Justine Luongo, Esq., 349 Van Brunt the day of compliance to assume the name of 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203 Room Attorney for Plaintiff, P.O. Box 1291, Buffalo, NY is now 185 feet. EIGHTH: The existence of the Limited Liability Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231. Leisah Swenson, Marie Andre Souffrant. Date of birth: February 12, # 1-15 - BSB, where such proposals will be pub- 14240-1291. Dated: 4/6/2006. BP15-18 Company shall begin upon filing of the Articles of Name of Organizer. 1977. Place of birth: 74 Lafayette Avenue, The sale represents a last hurrah for the licly opened and read aloud. Description: Organization with the office of the Secretary of BP12-17 Brooklyn, NY 11217. FG16 Eichners, Ross said. Stuart has moved his op- Installation of an 80 ton dry cooler and pump ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF 78 BAY 22 State of the State of New York. Signed on May 20, package including piping, valves, expansion tank, LLC. Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability 2005. /s/ Wai Yam Wong. Wai Yam Wong, New York State, Department of State, Division of eration to Miami, while Bruce is working out branch piping, piping specialties, controls, control Company Law. FIRST: The name of the Limited Organizer. 1184 60th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219. Corporations, State Records And Uniform Commercial Code, 41 State Street, Albany, NY PUBLIC NOTICE of Las Vegas. wiring, power wiring, roof top support steel, Liability Company is: 78 BAY 22 LLC. SECOND: BP14-19 access doors, cutting/patching and telephone The county within this state in which the office of 12231. www.dos.state.ny.us. ARTICLES OF The pair could have converted the building equipment room AC units. All work on this the Limited Liability Company is to be located is: ARTICLE OF ORGANIZATION OF 762-59th ORGANIZATION OF 713 43rd Street, LLC. Under Novena to St. Clare. Ask St. Claire for 3 to condos or coops, but by selling the entire Contract is to be completed within 120 calendar Kings County. THIRD: The Secretary of State is STREET REALTY LLC. Under and Pursuant to Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law. favors.One business, two impossible. Say 9 Hail days starting ten (10) calendar days after the con- designated as agent of the Limited Liability Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law FIRST: The name of the limited liability company Marys for 9 days with lighted candles. Pray property in one piece, they will save millions tract approval date of the New York State Company upon whom process against it may be of the State of New York. FIRST: The name of the is: 713 43rd Street, LLC. SECOND: The county whether you believe or not. Publish on the 9th in capital gains taxes, experts said. Comptroller. Bidding and Contract Documents served. The address within this state to which the Limited Liability Company 762-59th STREET LLC. within this state in which the office of the limited day, “May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised, may be examined free of charge at the campus Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process SECOND: The County within this state in which liability company is to be located is: Kings. THIRD: adored and glorified today & everyday.” requests How much is $101 million? It’s roughly the and at: Site (SUNY Campus), Plan Rooms (Offices against the Limited Liability Company served the office of the Limited Liability Company is to The Secretary of State is designated as agent of will be granted no matter how impossible it This Montague Street skyscraper, built where gross national product of the Marshall Islands that apply from Form UF-9 - i.e., Brown’s Letter, upon him is: The LLC, 1184 60th Street, Brooklyn, be located is: KINGS. THIRD: The Secretary of the limited liability company upon whom process seems. Publication must be promised. St. Claire and about the same amount in foreign aid the Inc., Dodge Reports). Complete sets of Contract New York 11219. FOURTH: The Members and State is designated as the agent of the Limited against it may be served. The address within or pray for us. St. Jude pray for us. M.S.C. R.C. a one-story OTB once stood, sold for $101 Documents for bidding may be obtained from: Manages shall not be liable to the Limited Liability Liability Company upon whom process against without this state to which the Secretary of State BP18 million this week. United States gave Kosovo and Albania last year. April 22, 2006 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM • (718) 834-9350 BRZ 15

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH WHERE CRIMES TOOK PLACE

68 PRECINCT Fight over fake $100 bill could cause blindness

called the victim a “racist” Bay Ridge Parkway around neared 18th Avenue, at 8:40 Police also saw a string of 68th Precinct and thrust his finger into the 10 pm on April 11. When he 62nd Precinct pm on April 12. One flashed similar crimes last year. man’s eye. Paramedics said returned the next morning, he the knife and asked for a dol- Attack teen lar. By Lilo H. Stainton the heavy bleeding and vision found that the driver’s side A teenager suffered bruises Mystery attack When the victim said, The Brooklyn Papers loss that resulted may force door had been pried open and and lost $60 to a posse of fel- A man suffered serious “No,” the armed man showed doctors to remove the orb more than 50 items had been low students who jumped him Some would give their wounds when he was attacked off the weapon and asked, completely. taken. after school on April 10, po- left eye for fame or fortune. The bartender quickly The stolen loot included ca- by two knife-wielding men on “Are you sure?” But not for a fake $100 bill. April 15, police said. The victim changed her lice said. called police and ran after the bles, lights, microphones on The brawl began as a two- An April 10 dispute over fleeing thugs, following the long booms, headsets, a $2,500 It’s not clear what prompt- mind and turned over her wal- ed the strangers to attack the let, which contained $12 and person fight when a single counterfeit currency could pair into the lobby of an apart- audio mixer and a tripod valued teenager attacked the 15-year- leave a California man blind- ment building on Fourth Av- at $3,400, police said. man as he strolled along 63rd her high school ID. Street near 18th Avenue at old victim as he made his way ed — thanks to a scam artist enue near 82nd Street. The robbers ran off along Bodega robbed around 9 pm. home along Bay Parkway, who tried to pass off a phony That’s where Police Officer 18th Avenue before their vic- Burglars busted through the The thugs sliced the victim near 77th Street, around 5 pm. $100 bill and later poked his John Iorio found the suspects tim could get a good look. roof of a Third Avenue gro- in the back of the neck, the The bully did his best then finger into the victim’s left — a 30-year-old man and his cery store on April 12 to upper left arm, his chest and Robbed again bolted, reappearing five min- eye, police said. The man re- female partner, 43 — and re- swipe cash and cigarettes, po- his gut, but bolted before the For at least the third time utes later with reinforcements covered the cash, but para- covered the five twenties. He lice said. man could get a good look at this year, thieves held up a in the form of five fellow 62 PRECINCT medics said he’s likely to lose also found a crack pipe and Workers at the store, near their faces. restaurant delivery man teens. his vision. glassine bags with drug 96th Street, closed up at 1 am. Paramedics rushed the in- working within the 62nd The gang of six jumped the The incident started at the residue, police said. But when a 42-year-old em- jured man to Lutheran Med- Precinct. victim again, pummeling his bar of a hotel on Fourth Av- Breakfast burg ployee arrived early the next ical Center, where he was ad- The latest heist involved a face as they snatched his wal- enue, near 83rd Street, when Thieves snatched a laptop morning to re-open the shop, mitted in critical, but stable, 20-year-old man delivering let, which held $60 and the suspect approached the computer and other items the ceiling was damaged and condition. Chinese food to a 74th Street Metrocard. 63-year-old victim — a fellow from a car parked at a Seventh $500 in cash had been stolen residence around 9:15 pm on The bullies — described patron — and asked if he had Knifed near bar Avenue diner on April 10, po- from an ATM, along with 15 April 11, police said. only as white males around change for a $100 bill. The An armed man waited on lice said. cartons of Marlboros. When the victim ap- the age of 16 — scattered into visitor agreed, handed over McDonald Avenue to stab a The 51-year-old owner of proached the home, near 21st the neighborhood. five twenties, and the stranger Clothes hound stranger as he emerged from a the 2005 Honda left the vehi- Avenue, three strangers sur- thanked him and walked out Thieves stole clothing from bar on April 13, police said. Big-dollar burg cle in the restaurant’s lot at 8 rounded him, one pulling a the door. a Third Avenue boutique by The victim emerged from Most people stock their am and went in for breakfast. knife and demanded cash. That’s when the victim prying open a lock on the the tavern, near Avenue R, desks with envelopes, paper When he returned to the lot, at The victim turned over his turned to the bartender and basement entrance of the around 10 pm. and pens. Others apparently 65th Street, he found the front $375 bankroll and a cell- asked her to check the bill’s store. That’s when the stranger fill the drawers with cash. passenger-side window bro- phone, and the robbers ran off. authenticity. The woman used Someone cracked the pad- lunged at him with a small Thieves discovered that a ken and the laptop, multiple Few details about their ap- a special pen that reacts to lock between 7 pm on April 5 knife, leaving him with a slash pearance were available. 48-year-old Bay Seventh counterfeit cash and quickly checkbooks, photographs and and 3:10 pm on April 11, po- in his stomach. Street resident belongs in the a backpack had disappeared. A man delivering a pizza determined the currency was- lice said. Once inside, they The thug ran off and the pie was robbed at knifepoint second group when they n’t real. Hi-tech haul helped themselves to various victim’s family rushed him to on Jan. 21 while making a broke through the back door That prompted the visitor A Hudson Valley resident fashions, but left behind a a hospital in stable condition. stop on West Fifth Street, near of his home, near Cropsey Av- KEY TO THE CRIMES and bartender to dash out of lost video camera and sound screwdriver — an indication Knifepoint rob Highlawn Avenue, police said. enue, sometime early on April Break-in the bar in pursuit of the scam- equipment valued at tens of of their entry technique. Ateenager lost her wallet And another Chinese-food de- 12. iPod-like device taken Arrest mer. thousands when he parked his A neighbor on 85th Street when a pair of men armed livery man lost his BMW When the victim checked Robbery The victim caught up with car on Shore Road overnight, told police she saw two with a knife mugged her on when thieves posed as cus- his desk around 9:30 am, he Armed robbery Purse snatch the thief at the corner and de- police said. strangers, a man and woman, 86th Street, police said. tomers and lured him to Bath discovered the burglars had Armed robbery? Car stolen manded the money back. An The 35-year-old victim left lurking near the back of the The two thugs approached Avenue, near Bay 28th Street, stolen the $9,000 he had hid- Knife used argument erupted; the suspect the 2006 Chevrolet sedan near business earlier that week. the 17-year-old victim as she on March 27. den there. Former Mass. governor stumps in Ridge

By Gersh Kuntzman tive from January to October of last year. line of campaign rhetoric is almost The Brooklyn Papers “My firm is a venture capital firm undeniable: he has been a governor, and in venture capital, you don’t hit serving from 1991-1997 in Massa- He’s tanned, rested, ready and 10 for 10,” Weld said, explaining the chusetts. After winning his first elec- everyone already calls him “Gov- bankruptcy of the school. “If you hit tion with just 50.1 percent of the ernor.” five for 10, you’re doing fine. And vote, he was re-elected with 71 per- But former Massachusetts Gov. that’s what happened here.” cent in his largely Democratic state. William Weld — who spoke at a Bay Last week, Weld was one of 600 cred- He suggested that his “Massachu- Ridge American Legion hall on itors who filed a claim against the school. setts miracle” provided a perfect Monday in his bid for the Republican He had once loaned the college $3 mil- launch pad for his bid to be the only nomination to succeed George Pataki lion to keep it afloat. On his just-released person other than Sam Houston to as governor of New York — still tax forms, he claims he also lost all of his lead two different states. needs a better way of responding to $530,000 investment in the school. “New York is the highest-taxed state tough questions. Not that any of that came up dur- — where Massachusetts was when I After giving a stump speech that ing Weld’s speech and post-speech took over, he said. “But I cut taxes 19 energized members of the Brooklyn mingling. For the most part, he times and never raised them. And I’ve Young Republican and the Armand hewed towards what he considers the taken that pledge again, in blood. I cut Starace Republican clubs that hosted central issues of the campaign for $1.8 billion from a $14-billion budget. him, Weld took a few polite ques- governor: taxing (less), spending I was ranked the most fiscally conser- tions from the audience. (less), public safety (more aggres- vative governor in the United States.” Then, the jackals from the media sive), fighting public corruption After the speech, the crowd dis- moved in, peppering Weld with ques- (which he says his Democratic rival, persed downstairs to watch the Mets tions about the level of his support Eliot Spitzer, has not done) and Rudy beat the Braves, and Weld hopped among party leaders, how he will Giuliani, whose name was evoked so into his Chevy SUV and drove off. deal with a Conservative Party chal- many times, it sometimes seemed Lingering behind, though, were lenger and, especially, what voters “America’s Mayor” was the man run- plenty of local Republicans and should make of his role in running a ning. many theories on why they like — now-bankrupt trade school that is un- “My career in public service start- but don’t love — Weld. der investigation for bilking the fed- ed when Rudy Giuliani recommend- “He was an accomplished gover- STARTS APRIL 24 eral government out of financial aid ed me to Ronald Reagan for the job nor and is a hell of a campaigner,” funds. of U.S. Attorney in Massachusetts,” said one local leader. “His main prob- Once that question was asked, Re- he said. “In five years, we had 109 lem is the possibility of an indict- publican state committeewoman corruption convictions. People say I ment. I’m sure he’ll be cleared of Elaine Guido swooped in, grabbed shouldn’t challenge Eliot Spitzer on wrongdoing in the Decker case, but Weld by the arm, and pulled him away. prosecution issues, but I say baloney. an indictment just before an election “Stop pestering him,” she chas- I’m the one guy who can challenge doesn’t instill faith in the electorate.” tised the reporters. him on those issues.” Others spoke highly about John To his credit, Weld tried to answer the He also put Brooklynites at ease Faso, an upstate Assemblyman also / Julie Rosenberg question about his role at Decker Col- about the carpetbagger question: “I seeking the right to take on the heavi- lege, the Kentucky trade school accused grew up in Smithtown, Suffolk ly favored attorney general. But Faso of stealing $7 million from the govern- County,” he said, without even the has secured the Conservative Party ment. Weld’s law firm, Leeds Weld — slightest trace of a Boston accent. line in the election, and some Repub- where Rudy Giuliani is chairman — Most candidates present them- licans believe he is trying to pressure

The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn owed a 20-percent stake in the college, selves as the “most-experienced per- the GOP to back him based on his Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld In Bay Ridge last week and Weld was the school’s chief execu- son” for the job. But with Weld, that Conservative support.

Yassky sends mailer aimed at Jews to Caribbeans Loose Dentures?

The Brooklyn Papers time Rep. Major Owens. most-effective money-raiser of Owens added: “I had a good mocratic leaders told The GO AHEAD.... City Councilman David The Brooklyn Heights any Democratic candidate for quarter because people are real- Brooklyn Papers this week Eat what you want! Yassky is still the man to Democrat raised more an open seat in the country. izing that I’m the strongest can- they will not endorse Yassky Yassky, whose council dis- beat — and beat up on — money than any of his four didate against David.” because they feel the 11th con- Visit Dr. Tony Farha in the morning, trict is just a tiny, and over- Two other candidates — gressional district was drawn in the race to succeed long- fellow candidates in the have the “Mini-Implant System” placed in first quarter of 2006 — whelmingly white, part of the Assemblyman Nick Perry (D- to elect a black candidate. majority black 11th Flatbush) and City Council- One of the leaders called less than two hours, then go out and enjoy your $296,000 — congressional dis- woman Yvette Clarke (D- Yassky “brilliant” and “the LEGAL NOTICE far more trict, said his pro- Crown Heights) — are far most qualified,” but added, “I favorite lunch. No more messy adhesive or pastes. F060227000991. New York State, Department of than twice digious fundrais- back in the money race. don’t think he should be run- As recently demonstrated by Dr. Tony State, Division of Corporations, State Records the next- ing speaks to his Meanwhile, two white De- ning in this district.” And Uniform Commercial Code, 41 State Street, Albany, NY 12231. www.dos.state.ny.us. ARTI- best money- broad appeal as on ABC & Fox News CLES OF ORGANIZATION OF LMTD, LLC. Under raiser, Chris a candidate. Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law. FIRST: The name of the limited liability com- Owens, the For their part, pany is: LMTD, LLC. SECOND: The company retiring con- Andrews and within this state in which the office of the limited Owens said liability company is to be located is: Kings gressman’s County, New York. THIRD: The Secretary of State son, who rais- they don’t • This advanced system is FDA-Approved. is designated as agent of the limited liability need company upon whom process against it may be ed just over Yassky’s • It is a one-step, non-surgical procedure. served. The address writing or without this state $120,000 this to which the Secretary of State mail a copy of any money. • No sutures, nor the typical months of healing. process against the limited liability company quarter. served upon him or her is: Justine Luongo, Esq., “The per- • No pain or discomfort. 349 Van Brunt Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231. Leisah Yassky’s haul son with the Swenson, Name of Organizer. adds to a swelling • Affordable (Payment Plans available and Insurance coverage) BR12-17 most money is not the one war chest — he now who will win,” said Andrews, ART Dr. Tony is recognized as a Professor of the Mini Dental Implant. PUBLIC NOTICE has $751,000 cash on hand, whose senate district overlaps CLASSES more than three-and-a-half most of the 11th CD. Tailored to Individual Needs and Talent Novena to St. Clare. Ask St. Claire for 3 times as much as state Sen. “I don’t need as much mon- Call today for your FREE Consultation favors.One business, two impossible. Say 9 Hail Beginners to Advanced *ONLY $495 Marys for 9 days with lighted candles. Pray Carl Andrews (D-Crown ey because people know me. I whether you believe or not. Publish on the 9th Heights) and nearly 12 times didn’t just move into the dis- WED: 4-7pm; SAT: 9-12noon • (718) 236-7332 FOR DENTURE! 718-833-6895 day, “May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised, more than Owens — as the adored and glorified today & everyday.” trict.” Limited Time Offer 461 77th Street – Bay Ridge requests will be granted no matter how impossi- campaign heats up. Yassky moved into the con- Full Line of BROOKLYN ART ble it seems. Publication must be promised. St. For the second straight *with a puchase of MDI Claire pray for us. St. Jude pray for us. M.S.C. gressional district just as the Art Supplies www.oraldentalcare.com R.C. quarter, in fact, Yassky was the BR18 campaign began. 7709 5th Avenue April 22, 2006 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM • (718) 834-9350 PSZ 15 Yassky’s war chest loaded with booty Councilman brings home most bacon in Congressional race

By Gersh Kuntzman majority black 11th congres- Assemblyman Nick Perry (D- The Brooklyn Papers sional district, said his prodi- Flatbush) and City Council- gious fundraising speaks to his woman Yvette Clarke (D- City Councilman David broad appeal as a can- Crown Heights) — are far Yassky is still the man to didate. Yassky’s Yiddish faux pas back in the money race. beat — and beat up on — “It shows that New In this quarter, Perry raised in the race to succeed long- Yorkers are very excit- $38,360, while Clarke raised time Rep. Major Owens. ed about electing an ef- Sends mailer aimed at Jews to Caribbeans just under $97,000. But The Brooklyn Heights fective congressman Clarke has only $36,000 on Democrat raised more mon- with fresh ideas,” he told The Brooklyn Papers gressman who actually gets things current congressman’s son. “But what hand, owing to campaign The Brooklyn Papers. debts. ey than any of his four fel- done?” made me laugh was that he put his low candidates in the first “The level of support is Excuse me, Yassky has bigger chal- due to the fact that this are you Jewish? The reference to the “Four Ques- head on the matzoh. I wanted to take quarter of 2006 — a whop- tions” and matzoh would be recogniz- lenges than merely his oppo- campaign is about a fresh City Council- a bite out of him!” ping $296,000, which was able to Jewish voters. nents. agenda.” man David Yassky Yassky appeared embarrassed by Two additional white De- far more than twice the For their part, Andrews The flyer was distributed widely in next-best money-raiser, (D-Brooklyn the screw up when asked about it by mocratic leaders told The and Owens said they don’t Heights) com- Crown Heights, which has a signifi- Chris Owens, the retiring cant Jewish population, but many The Brooklyn Papers, but he said he Brooklyn Papers this week need Yassky’s money. mitted the politi- would continue such targeted “direct that they will not endorse congressman’s son, who “The person with the most cal faux pas of Caribbean-Americans received it as raised just over $120,000 well, the New York Observer report- mail” campaigns as a way of getting Yassky because they feel the money is not the one who will the week when a 11th congressional district was this quarter. win,” said Andrews, whose mailing targeted ed. his message out. It is common for candidates to But the insider hoped Yassky gets drawn to elect a black candi- Yassky’s haul adds to a senate district overlaps most to Jewish voters date. send different campaign literature to his addresses right the next time. swelling war chest — he now of the 11th CD. in the 11th One of the two leaders, “You need a history of the different ethnic, racial or class has $751,000 cash on hand, congressional “The only problem for David is who requested anonymity, working in the neighborhood, groups. more than three-and-a-half district land- that if voters start to think he is fo- called Yassky “brilliant” and times as much as state Sen. which I have. I don’t need as “There’s nothing new here,” said ed a bit cussing only on certain groups — “the most qualified,” but Carl Andrews (D-Crown much money because people one insider. “It’s just funny that one afield of the whites, Jews, etc — so that he can get added, “I don’t think he Heights) and nearly 12 times know me. I’ve lived in the dis- group ended up seeing a flyer clearly bulls-eye. his magic number [of votes] and win. should be running in this dis- more than Owens — as the trict all my life. I didn’t just intended for another.” “Ask the trict.” campaign heats up. move into the district.” Even Yassky’s opponents refrained Clearly, he wants the Orthodox [Jew- Fifth Ques- All four of his opponents For the second straight Yassky moved into the con- from Passover rejoicing. ish] vote, but it can’t appear to come tion this Pesach have made the same point at quarter, in fact, Yassky was gressional district just as the “I won’t criticize him for targeting at the expense of wanting other peo- [Passover],” read the flyer, which fea- various times in the campaign, the most-effective money-rais- campaign began. tured Yassky’s photo inset into a piece ple’s support.” a community on that group’s holi- especially during appearances er of any Democratic candi- Owens added: “I had a of matzoh. “Are you ready for a con- day,” said Chris Owens, who is the — Kuntzman date for an open seat in the good quarter because people in the majority-black portions country. are realizing that I’m the of the district. Yassky, whose council dis- strongest candidate against trict is just a tiny, and over- David.” whelmingly white, part of the Two other candidates — Dial ‘M’ for HS melee Lock in a in Slope great loan rate. Students tangle with cops over cellphone ban at former John Jay

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Ratner wants to tear eminent domain powers on behalf of the developer. yards.com went live, critics began finding half- it down to make room for an arena for the Brook- But Ratner spokesman Joe DePlasco said the old photo of the Atlantic Arts building was a placehold- er and that shots on the Web site “will be updated and revised on a regular basis.” In addition to the bait-and-click on Pacific Street, the virtual Bruce Ratner also lists Rep. Ed Towns Save Darfur (D-Fort Greene) as an unqualified “supporter” of the project. City Ratner Forest The Brooklyn Papers Cyclones “We were surprised we were on the Web site,” said Towns’s chief of staff Karen Johnson. “We do Even Brooklyn parking attendants are taking a support the project … but we do share the concerns stand on Darfur. of people who could lose their homes. And we ap- Edison Park Fast, at Schermerhorn and Livingston streets in plaud the fact that there will be a full environmen- Brooklyn Heights, has been using its electronic sign to encour- tal review.” age Brooklynites to march on Wash- tix on sale Ratner’s people were surprised by Towns’s sur- ington in support of the troubled Su- prise. danese state next Sunday, April 30. The Brooklyn Papers “We’re surprised to hear this,” DePlasco said. Hundreds of Brooklyn residents By the time you read this, there will “We appreciate the congressman’s ongoing support are already on board, having re- and look forward to work[ing] with him to improve served space on dozens of buses fer- probably already be a line at the ticket win-

the project.” Callan / Tom rying people to the rally. dow at Keyspan Park. / Dana Rubinstein Many activists were stunned that Ratner had also “The people in Brooklyn are more Cyclones tickets don’t officially go on sale un- renamed “Miss Brooklyn,” the 62-story building involved than any other parts of New til 9 am Sunday, but if prior years are any indica- that would tower over the adjacent Williamsburgh York,” said Motasim Adam, president tion, the faithful were hunkering down as this is- Bank Building, to “Ms. Brooklyn,” as it now ap- of the Darfur Peoples Association of sue went to press. pears on Forest City Ratner documents. New York, attributing Brooklyn’s “I’m always happy to see them [the fanatics] “The use of ‘Ms. Brooklyn’ vs. ‘Miss Brooklyn’ Papers The Brooklyn commitment to ending the guerilla Papers The Brooklyn because it means that, even going into year six of is part of a larger conspiracy to find out if the edi- On Bruce Ratner’s new Web site, war to the fact that most of New this club, we still have fans who are very intense tors at The Brooklyn Papers and the opposition 636 Pacific St. is an abandoned York’s 200 Darfur refugees live in Kensington and Fort Greene. about the team,” said Cyclone GM Steve Cohen. bloggers are actually following every little detail.” building (top). In reality, it was Brooklyn Parents for Peace is working to mobilize Brook- Five years of Cyclone baseball have meant Full disclosure: We are. — Gersh Kuntzman renovated into a luxury co-op. lyn’s stroller set, anticipating that 100 people will join them sellout crowds — but Cohen said that good seats in Washington. Local churches and synagogues are also are still available for most games. bussing people down. “It’s the hardest perception to change — the no- The situation in Darfur is a personal one for Adam, who es- tion that there’s no reason to come down to the caped Sudan in 2001. Much of his family remains there, terror- / Gary Thomas park because every game is a sellout,” Cohen said. coming off their pennant-winning year, but by an on-field wedding (July 8)? Will the Mets ized by Janjaweed bandits, who rape and kill, and by the Su- “Sales are good, but we do have seats.” June, when our season started, they were not honor Sid Fernandez (Aug. 21)? danese government that wants to cleanse Sudan of Darfurians. Cohen has another problem on his hands this doing so well,” Cohen said. “This year, they’re No. Plus tickets still start at just $6 ($11 if Adam hopes the rally will attract at least 100,000 people and year: The Mets. capturing a lot of excitement all over the city, so you want to see the players’ faces). put pressure on the Bush Administration to do something beyond Now that the mother ship in Queens has final- we recognize it will be a challenge for us.” In addition to the window sales that begin on sending a telegram to Nicholas Kristoff congratulating him on his ly taken off, Cohen admitted that he may lose Yes, but will the Mets be handing out Bri- Sunday, tickets are also available by phone at

Pulitzer. For more information, visit www.savedarfur.org. Papers file The Brooklyn some ticket-buyers to his crosstown “rivals.” an Bannister bobble-head dolls (as the Cy- (718) 449-8497 or on the team’s Web site at — Dana Rubinstein Cyclones mascot Sandy the Seagull. “During our first season [in 2001], the Mets were clones will on Sept. 6)? Will the Mets have www.brooklyncyclones.com. — Kuntzman Old timers: New Mets park no Ebbets Field

HE METS SAY THEIR my rant for it. I asked a bunch THE BROOKLYN Perhaps they can add two- or um could be Ebbets Field, new stadium design was of old guys what they thought three-hundred seats directly with its 297-foot-short dis- of the Ebbets-inspired design By Gersh T“inspired by the tradi- ANGLE Kuntzman behind a support beam so tance from home plate to the tion” of Ebbets Field. (see it for yourself at www- your view is blocked. Then it right field wall, and the 40- Them’s fightin’ words in .mets.com) and they found it Prince chimed in: “All that’s would be perfect.” foot wall protecting Bedford these parts. lacking: missing is some ambience! Of course, no modern stadi- Avenue pedestrians from True, I may be the only per- “The only thing that resem- Duke Snider homeruns. son in Brooklyn who admits bles Ebbets Field was the I knew one old guy who he never saw a game at [new park’s] exterior,” said would be bothered by that. Ebbets Field. But even with- Brooklyn Borough Historian “That right-field wall is out having seen the Dodgers’ Ron Schweiger. what made Ebbets Field beloved cathedral of baseball, “Ebbets Field had a seating Ebbets Field,” said Dad I find it hard to believe that capacity of about 33,000. The (not his real name). “And any new stadium where a new one will seat 45,000, where are the double- cheap seat will cost in the which makes sense because decked bleachers in center double-digits, where the only the Mets have already had two field? I used to sit up there trolleys being dodged will be games this season with more and call balls and strikes. commuter buses in the park- than 50,000 people.” No one did it better!” ing lots, where the music will Not one of them was The old man was getting be pounded into our skulls Schweiger, of course. He angrier by the second. through the PA system rather complained of the high ticket “Where are the pillars? than played liltingly by the prices and the much-higher And why are there so many Sym-Phony Orchestra, where players’ salaries. seats? And what’s with all ballplayers get paid more per “I’m still a big Mets fan, the and eleva- at-bat than most people make however,” he said. “In fact, I tors? We didn’t have those.” in a year, and where you can’t have four favorite teams: the Still, I got the sense that even curse in some sections Brooklyn Dodgers, the Mets, the old man was hiding will compare with the great the Brooklyn Cyclones and something. old ballyards of my (or, more Mets New York whoever is playing the Yan- “Do you think you can accurately, your) youth. An artist’s rendering of the new stadium — based on the design of Brooklyn’s Ebbets kees!” get us a pair of tickets for But you don’t have to take Field (right) — planned for the New York Mets in Flushing, Queens. Fellow old-timer Carl Opening Day?”

CHECKIN’ IN WITH... ‘Peeper’ Matthew Beals City charges architect with Easter has come and gone, but the Peeps — those squishy, pastel-colored, and repugnant (or delightful, depending on whom you ask) marshmallow chicks — are still with us. That’s not much of a shock, given that Harper’s Index estimates that 800 million peeps super-sizing his designs are consumed each year (at the expense of 125,000 pigs, who are needed for the gelatin). Matthew Beals, an East Williamsburg-based documentarian, is so enthralled by these “food” items, that for two Say Robert Scarano used loopholes to build big and a half years, he’s been collecting footage about this half-century-old relic and its strange American By Ariella Cohen between the Statue of Liberty and the Miner- following. His documentary, “Power of the Peep,” va statue in Green-Wood Cemetery. will be released this fall (just in time for the entire na- The Brooklyn Papers Robert Scarano calls himself the architect The design has since been scaled back to tion to start craving them again). This week, he enable the statues to gaze upon each other. checked in with our Dana Rubinstein. of “the new Brooklyn,” but the prolific mas- ter builder is facing charges that he falsified Scarano is not only in the public eye because applications for buildings that are larger than his modern designs may have run afoul of city zoning. He is simply unavoidable, thanks to the piece of nostalgia. We have grandmothers what is allowed under zoning codes. Q: Why do Peeps merit a movie? sheer number of projects he juggles. who had them in their Easter baskets who At least 17 of Scarano’s 299 city projects A: What you’re really asking is what is it Since the early 1990s, 44 of his buildings are now giving them to their grandkids. were bigger than they could be by law, ac- about marshmallow Peeps that inspires such have been completed — including the 30- They are icons of Easter and of American cording to charges filed by the Department a passion in people? When I say passion, odd that dot Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, culture. They are symbols of innocence. of Buildings. that can mean hate or love. People usually Prospect Heights, Red Hook and the Park feel pretty strongly about them either way. The charges center on one of Scarano’s Q: Do you like Peeps? trademark designs — a double-high ceiling Slope area. More than 200 more are in vari- Q: How does Peep-passion manifest A: I do. For a lot of people, Peeps are sort of that allows for an airy mezzanine floor in ous stages of completion. itself? this leftover thing in the Easter basket, and each condo. About 75 percent of his nearly 300 proj- A: Well, there’s the Sacramento Peep-Off, a there’s something about Peeps that demands Scarano — who is one of many architects ects are in Kings County. huge Peep-eating contest. It’s held the first that they be finished off in some way. They who are allowed to “self-certify” their de- But his prolificacy has carried a huge Saturday after Easter, when Peeps start have this blank-slate quality visually. signs — labels such mezzanine space as price, activists and local officials say. Last summer, the DOB halted construc- showing up on the clearance rack. It ulti- Q: How are they “finished off”? “storage area” on his blueprints and doesn’t mately culminates in a lot of Peep-vomiting add their square footage into the building’s tion of a four-story, 55-foot South Slope and Peep-fighting. There was a Peep wed- A: In the act of eating a Peep, people like to total floor-to-area ratio. project after an 800-pound beam collapsed ding when I was there last time. bite the head off or the tail off. He says that city rules only count “living on a construction worker and killed him. A second construction worker, Anthony Q: What’s a Peep wedding? Q: What does it say about people space” in its FAR equation, so his mezza- that they like to take a symbol of in- nines are exempt. Duncan, died in March when a garage wall A: Archbishop Dave Smith (the grand-mas- nocence and bite its head off? “We created that building type through the designed and inspected by the architect col- ter of the Peep-Off) got married to someone NYC Building Code,” the architect told The lapsed — and Duncan family lawyer Joseph — for tax purposes — in a Peep-themed A: I don’t know what it is about wanting to Tacopina blames Scarano. take something fresh and pure and wanting Brooklyn Papers. “People never took advan- wedding. The winner of the Peep-Off got to tage of the fact that the building code allowed The architect works out of one of Brook- serve as the witness for the wedding and to twist it and turn it into something evil. lyn’s most-recognizable buildings, 110 York There’s something very rebellious about it. for very high ceilings and a big footprint.” signed the wedding papers. City officials would not respond to Scara- St., the eye-catching structure with the ex- Q: And you have a lot of stories like Q: What about people who actually no’s comment, pending an upcoming hear- posed iron beams that mirror the trusses of this? hate them when they’re spongy and ing. Should the DOB rule against Scarano, the adjacent Manhattan Bridge. A: There really is no American who doesn’t “fresh” and let them get stale in their he will lose his self-certification privilege. His firm handled the addition to the old have a Peep story. cupboards? Also hanging in the balance are Scarano’s brick warehouse. In the evening, Scarano flicks A: People are very particular about how designs for seven, 12-story condo buildings a switch and lights the stylish top, a beacon to Q: Why are we so obsessed with they like them. There’s a huge fresh/stale ar- on recently upzoned Fourth Avenue. anyone crossing from Manhattan back to the Peeps? gument. Some people also like them frozen. Scarano’s mezzanine design is a main fea- promised land of Downtown Brooklyn. A: I think it’s a collision of a lot of different ture of the so-called “Minerva” building on Scarano blames his current troubles on circumstances. Number one, Peeps are a Q: Did you celebrate Easter growing Seventh Avenue and 23rd Street in Green- chatty rivals who urged the city to investi- seasonal thing, so they’re not always avail- up? Wood Heights. gate him as a way of slowing him down. able. Number two, they come out when A: Well, I’m Jewish. So I’m living proof The 70-foot condo building earned its “Not to sound egotistical, but it’s jealously,” Scarano Associates spring is coming into bloom, and people’s that Peeps do have this quality that inspires nickname because if it had been built ac- he said. “We put a lot into our jobs. We’ve This mezzanine sleeping area in the Robert Scarano-designed moods are lifting. Number three, they’re a something in everyone. cording to Scarano’s original design, it changed the face of what Brooklyn buildings Arches of Cobble Hill may violate zoning law, according to the would have blocked a historic view corridor look like. With change comes resistance.” Department of Buildings. Scarano appears in inset. April 22, 2006 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM • TO ADVERTISE CALL (718) 834-9350 AWP 17

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