Buriedthe Blizzard of ’03 May Have Dumped More Than 20 Inches of White Stuff on Brooklyn but It Couldn’T Have Come at a Better Time

BURIEDThe Blizzard of ’03 may have dumped more than 20 inches of white stuff on Brooklyn but it couldn’t have come at a better time. With school out and most adults off for

Presidents’ Day, Monday was a time to go play in the snow. Here on 86th Street be- Mango / Greg tween Third and Fourth avenues, the sidewalk has been cleared with a snowblower, but some cars parked on the street disappeared. The snowfall lasted from about 6 pm on Sunday through late Monday night and picked up again on Tuesday morning. The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn

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Spa report Published weekly by Brooklyn Paper Publications Inc, 26 Court St., Brooklyn 11242 Phone 718-834-9350 AD fax 718-834-1713 • NEWS fax 718-834-9278 © 2003 Brooklyn Paper Publications • 16 pages including GO BROOKLYN • Vol. 26, No. 8 BRG • February, 24, 2003 • FREE TOP RIDGE SCHOOLS Gangemi admits By Deborah Kolben The Brooklyn Papers bilking clients of Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Grippo off to Philly Joel Klein named the city’s 208 top performing schools this week, which will be exempt from the citywide curriculum being instituted next year. By Deborah Kolben ing to Philadelphia, where he Of the 208, 47 elementary and middle schools and 10 high millions of dollars The Brooklyn Papers will become the new Chancel- schools were from Brooklyn. lor for Instruction of the public District 20 School Super- As part of the broad sweep of educational reforms, a new By Deborah Kolben cle to quiet witnesses. schools there. math and reading intensive program will be introduced to city He faces up to 15 years in intendent Vincent Grippo, With schools closed for The Brooklyn Papers who announced his retire- schools starting in September. The schools on the list are exempt prison and was also ordered winter recess this week, the and may continue their current programming. The judge made him an to pay back his victims. Had ment after being shunned Department of Education said According to the Department of Education, schools were offer he couldn’t refuse. he lost at trial, Gangemi for a top spot in the they would need to track Grip- identified for exemption based on academic achievement, using Disbarred lawyer Frank could have been sentenced to realigned city educational po down before commenting. city and state test results. There was also a push to present a di- Gangemi, a member of a po- A spokesman for the School up to 40 years, according to a system, won’t be waiting verse set of schools and not just ones in predominantly white litically prominent Bay Ridge court official. District of Philadelphia de- family, switched his plea out the school year before and middle-class neighborhoods. “Today, justice has been clined to comment. from not guilty to guilty this ditching his post — he’s In District 20, which includes Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bath served. Mr. Gangemi found heading for the city of Grippo could not be Beach, Bensonhurst and Borough Park, 12 elementary and middle week, admitting that he swin- reached for comment. dled 30 mostly elderly clients out that that you cannot dupe Brotherly Love next month, schools made the list, as well as the High School of Telecommuni- people out of their money Many parents said they cations Art and Technology. of more than $2 million. In sources told The Bay Ridge BP / File photo were sad to see him go, espe- Vincent Grippo Carmine Santa Maria, president of School Board 21, which in- exchange, Judge Neil Firetog and get away with it,” Dis- Frank Gangemi BP / File Paper. cially since Grippo originally cludes Gravesend, Midwood, Coney Island and Sheepshead Bay, said promised that Gangemi would trict Attorney Charles Hynes Grippo told some parents announced that he would wait Gearity who has sent five chil- he was surprised that only 12 of the district’s 26 schools made the list. be sentenced concurrently on said in a prepared statement. and community school board until June before jumping dren to school through the dis- “This was a top district with one of the highest number of improved all 17 counts of grand larceny, in the second degree and Hynes said Gangemi used members this week that he ship. trict. schools,” said Santa Maria. “We think all the schools are great.” as well as any pending wit- eight counts of grand larceny check fraud, forgery and in- will be resigning shortly after “He has done a lot of won- Grippo announced his re- Calling the school board “despondent,” Santa Maria said they ness tampering charges. in the third degree. The for- vestment, mortgage and in- the winter recess, which ends derful things,” said former PS tirement last month just days were too busy lamenting the loss of their superintendent to focus on Gangemi pleaded guilty to mer attorney may also face surance scams, among other on Monday, Feb. 24, and mov- 186 PTA President Cathy See GRIPPO on page 7 See WINNERS on page 5 nine counts of grand larceny charges of using Mafia mus- See BILK on page 7

The Paper’s pick: Pacis parents not giving up By Deborah Kolben Dyker Heights, would be shut- raised $50,000. Of that, new batch of recruits. increasing operating costs and The Brooklyn Papers ting its doors in June. The dio- $10,000 came from the school’s With recent cuts to state-fund- changing demographics. When a Joanne for council cese also announced it would alumni association. ed pre-kindergarten programs, school’s enrollment falls below Parents at Regina Pacis be closing two other schools in “We’re not going to give up the parents at Regina Pacis are 220 students it is considered Tuesday’s special City Council election lican in this race, lacks the political acu- Catholic school in Dyker Brooklyn due to declining en- without a fight,” said Patricia out recruiting parents to send “high risk,” according to a presents residents of Marty Golden’s old dis- men to navigate in an overwhelmingly Heights say they are not giv- rollment. D’Apice, who has a daughter in their children to pre-K at Regina Catholic University study cited trict with gold-plated choices; each of the Democratic council. For Vincent Gentile, ing up. Pounding the pavement with the fourth grade at Regina Pacis. Pacis. Last year, the school had a by the diocese. five candidates has strong community ties victory would be little more than a conso- Just last week the Roman donation baskets outside the In addition to trying to raise total enrollment of 149 in pre-K The other schools being and a proven commitment to its betterment. lation prize for having lost his state Senate Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn parish on Sunday morning and $150,000, a figure parents say through eighth-grade. closed are Saints Simon and Outstanding in this good field is our seat to Golden. told parents that the school, on hitting up local businesses, the would keep the school afloat, The diocese blames the school Jude, at 295 Ave. T in Gravesend preference, Joanne Seminara. She would In a special election, every single vote 66th Street at 12th Avenue in parents say they have already they are busy drumming up a closings on declining enrollment, See REGINA on page 7 bring to the council’s Bay really does count, so be sure Ridge-Dyker Heights-Ben- to vote. (Voting booths are sonhurst seat a sensibility open between 6 am and 9 too long absent there — one pm on Tuesday, Feb. 25.) open to debate and new And remember that this is a ideas while still grounded in non-partisan election; the ‘Bill the Butcher’ the needs of her constit- party-like labels atop each uents. As a working mother candidate’s name are little who has raised a family in more than a whimsical re- Bay Ridge, she shares their flection of target marketing, rests in G-Wood reality. As a leading member and the order of placement of a community board that Joanne Seminara on the ballot does not reflect has often stifled debate, a candidate’s popularity. By John P. Cassidy Seminara has stood against prevailing Joanne Seminara twice won the Demo- for The Brooklyn Papers winds to fight on behalf of her neighbors. cratic nomination, only to be overwhelmed If filmmaker Martin Scorsese takes home a Best Director Both Steve Harrison and Carlo Scissura by Golden’s Republican-Conservative ma- are knowledgeable and articulate; but Har- chine; now, with Golden relocated to Al- Oscar next month for his “Gangs of New York,” he won’t rison’s autocratic approach to community bany, we have the opportunity to elect a have been the first to get his due, so to speak, because of the leadership is undesirable in a local official, smart, energetic fighter, a woman prized film’s success. and Scissura’s orientation owes too much for her independence and grassroots ac- In a small ceremony on Feb. 13, William “Bill the Butcher” to the discredited Board of Education sys- tivism who represents the very best of our Poole, the 19th-century New York gang leader who inspired the vil- tem. Rosemarie O’Keefe, the lone Repub- community. lain of the same nickname in Scorsese’s film, finally got a headstone See BUTCHER on page 6 “Abe Lincoln” takes a picture of the Poole headstone Thursday. The Brooklyn Papers / Brad Horrigan 2 BRG THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM February 24, 2003 Before After Money for nothing Artist: MTA paid me $30G for art it can’t hang By Deborah Kolben sioned more than a decade work a depiction of Neptune “But people were telling us The Brooklyn Papers ago, are sitting in a storage that she had modeled after a that the structure wasn’t sound.” Brooklyn artist Deborah locker, when they should be Caravaggio because one of the hanging on the Ocean Park- disgruntled architects said the (Feuer, a Brooklyn-based Masters has exhibited her way viaduct in Coney Island. figure “looked gay,” she said. consultant, later hired Masters sculptures everywhere “It’s like having a baby that Nobody took issue with her to create an installation at the from Prospect Park to the dies,” the artist said of the sketches of beluga whales and newly renovated international Whitney Museum of project, which she worked on mermaids. arrivals terminal at Kennedy American Art. She is now for almost four years with a A new budget was calculat- Airport. That project landed battling to have her work staff of 12 who she could only ed at $130,000 and Masters Masters on the front pages of shown at a less renowned afford to pay $10 an hour. secured part of the funding newspapers across the country locale — a crumbling Originally offered a from the National Endowment after a construction worker Coney Island subway $60,000 budget to spruce up for the Arts. But that grant fell noticed that she had neglected the Ocean Parkway stop on through and Masters maxed to cover an 18-inch depiction Brooklyn Vein-Laser Center bridge. of Jesus with a loincloth in a Known for her large-scale the Q train, which Masters de- out her credit cards and bor- scribes as “a dark, cramped rowed almost $30,000 from 320-foot installation titled Exclusively for Treatment sculptures and affinity for “Walking New York.”) public art, Masters was hired little station painted with 80 her father. coats of institutional green,” She was finally able to pay “Everyone loved the of Varicose Veins of All Sizes. in 1990 by the Metropolitan the artist had another idea. him back when the MTA reim- [Ocean Parkway] project,” Spiders and Facial Spiders. Leg Ulcers. Transportation Authority The daughter of a bridge bursed her a few years ago, but Masters said, explaining that through their Arts for Transit engineer, Masters, who stands Masters says it ruined her rela- she had no reason to believe 17 years experience program, which promotes per- 5-foot-2, says she has always tionship with her father. (They the MTA would not follow National clientele forming and visual arts in sub- been attracted to buildings and no longer speak, she said.) through. way stations around New So she didn’t worry when 263 7th Avenue (718) 499-7755 bridges. Waking up in the ear- When the project grew too Artist Debra Masters stands in front of the Ocean Park- York City. ly morning, Masters would big for Masters’ 6,000-square- repairs for the Ocean Parkway Suite 5E http://[email protected] But Masters says her 12-ton tag along with her father on foot studio in DUMBO, Viaduct weren’t included in way viaduct where her artwork was intended to be in- concrete reliefs, commis- the barges and cherry pickers where she worked and lived the budget right away. Or the stalled. The Brooklyn Papers / Greg Mango where he would teach her to for 26 years before moving to following year. Or the next. inspect welds and I-beams. south Williamsburg four years “I knew to be patient,” Parker, said the agency is a former Ronzoni pasta facto- “I loved seeing the bridges ago, a friend offered up space Masters said. aware of the problem and ry. She also shares the studio Home of Funzi’s Pub • Karaoke – Fri. Nights from far away and then get- at the Red Hook Piers, where “Every year I call the MTA plans on rehabbing the viaduct — and it’s striking views of ting to examine the details up the artist and her crew went to Arts for Transit program to but it is now only in the design the Manhattan skyline — with Cosmic Bowling – Sat. Nights • Fund Raisers close,” Masters said. work constructing 1,570 see if the viaduct is in the phase. her two dogs, Tito and Rebar. So when Masters noticed square feet of reliefs. MTA budget for renovation. Arts for Transit did not re- She says she’s tired of wor- that the station sat atop the Masters said that an MTA The new budget just came out turn calls seeking comments. rying about the project. “I Corporate Parties • Leagues Forming Ocean Parkway Viaduct — a engineer contacted her the — it goes to 2003‚ my viaduct Masters spends her days don’t want to sue the MTA,” beautiful, old, three-arch night before she began casting is still not listed,” Masters toiling away at her Kent Av- Masters said, noting that artists bridge with Art Deco tiles and the concrete, refusing to sign said. enue studio, a space she con- who sue tend not to get com- architectural indentations de- off on the drawings and insist- An MTA New York City verted with her boyfriend, Ge- missions again. “I just want signed for reliefs — she pro- ing that she double the thick- Transit spokeswoman, Deirdre offrey, on the seventh floor of the pieces to be shown.” Monday Madness posed filling those indenta- ness of the concrete from 2.5 tions with Coney to 4 inches. Island-themed art. That also doubled the UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT • RESERVATION LINE OPEN 24 HOURS RENT A LANE Masters spent weeks in weight, Masters said, from Coney Island sketching every- about 175 pounds each to thing she saw. She fell in love about 400 pounds each. Per Hour with the sideshows, the When Masters finally com- HANNA CAR & LIMO SERVICE $1 .00 (Up to six people per lane) carnies, and the women show- pleted the detailed reliefs, in ing off 9-foot boa constrictors. October 1994, she was in- GREAT PARKING! from 9pm to closing “But the thing I really loved formed by the MTA that the (718) 921-4848 or 921-9900 were these old rides that bridge was in bad shape and (cannot be combined with any other offer) looked like people would get the reliefs were too heavy to killed on them,” Masters said. be installed. WE GO ANYWHERE! 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But pipes inside the bridge to LGA Another depicts a beach had apparently filled with 1570 60th Street • Bklyn, NY 11219 scene with groups Masters has gravel and disintegrated the 718-331-9000 Special named, “the bathing beauties” concrete, which was no longer to NEWARK $35 and “the fat ladies.” There is strong enough to support the Gil Hodges Lanes also a white gang, a Hispanic weight. “The Best of NY” gang, a lesbian couple seated “We loved her work and 6623 Fort Hamilton Pkwy 6161 Strickland Ave. • Bklyn, NY 11234 – Daily News near a gay couple, and a group she had done a great propos- Licensed by TLC #BO1231 Brooklyn, New York 11219 718-763-3333 of Russian women. al,” said former Arts for Tran- Masters was asked to re- sit Director Wendy Feuer. RADIO DISPATCHED • 24 HOURS • 7 DAYS A WEEK •

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THE ENERGY TO THINK AHEAD. Paid for By Friends of Vincent Gentile ’03 February 24, 2003 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM BRG 3 UNITED ASSET STRATEGIES, INC. Independent Registered Investment Advisors Sen. Golden goes to China PRESENTS

By Deborah Kolben In addition to pushing Asian-American community The Brooklyn Papers trade, the envoy took time to and he has an incredible amount TOP 10 tour Taipei and the country- of experience and understand- For a man who fancies side during their sojourn from ing of the issues that are impor- himself a homebody, Bay Jan. 16 to Jan. 22. Surprised tant to the community.” Ridge state Sen. Marty by the lack of graffiti and Golden’s district, which in- Golden has been spending homelessness, Golden said he cludes Bay Ridge, Dyker INVESTMENT a lot of time away from, was also impressed with the Heights, Bensonhurst, Gerristen well, home. dearth of honking in a city Beach and Marine Park is His assent to the state Leg- plagued with traffic and a about 16-percent Asian-Amer- islature from the City Council population of nearly 3 mil- ican. MISTAKES this year has meant a longer lion. Golden also received sig- commute, 165 more miles to “I found that the worst part nificant financial and cam- What they are and how to avoid the pitfalls be exact. of town was in good shape,” paign support from Josephine And then there was that trip Golden said, adding that the and Shan Lin, a prominent to the Republic of China. country still had improve- Asian-American couple active INCLUDES: ments to make in the environ- Within the first three weeks in GOP politics who were mental arena. of his new job, Golden was murdered in their Williams- When to sell your stocks State Senate Deputy Major- burg apartment last month. asked to join a special delega- ity Leader Dean Skelos head- tion of elected officials from Despite being a self-pro- What to do with your losers! ed the delegation. Also on claimed “meat and potatoes” New York, New Jersey and board were state Sens. Tom Pennsylvania on a trip to Tai- kind of guy, Golden said he Money Market Alternatives Duane and Toby Ann gained five pounds and con- wan to push for increased Stavisky, Assembly Deputy trade. sumed every kind of noodle Estate and Elder Care planning & tips Majority Leader Ronald while in Taiwan. It was quite a prestigious Canestrari, and Assembly Extolling the buffets and And much more... trip for such a junior senator members Robert Sweeny and dumpling restaurants, Golden (he was also appointed a com- Robin Schimminger. said he might just have picked mittee chairmanship). It was Skelos, however, up a tip or two for the Bay Among Golden’s goals was Thurs., Feb. 27th 2003 who recommended including Ridge Manor, his catering hall Callan / Tom Comfort Inn Hotel Gregory to explore how the Empire Golden in the trip overseas. on 76th Street and Fifth Av- Choose from two Seminars: State could expand trade with Calling him “the perfect per- enue in Bay Ridge. 8315 Fourth Avenue Taiwan, which is located 100 son” to include, Skelos Lunch at 12:30 PM or While for now he will split Brooklyn, NY 11209 miles off the coast of China, spokesman Thomas Dunham his time between Albany and Light Supper at 6:00 PM especially using internet tech- said, “Senator Golden repre- the district, Golden said he nology, Golden said. sents a very large section of the would like to visit mainland Papers The Brooklyn ••••••• China. He added that he would also like to visit Israel to gain Admission is free, registration is mandatory a firmer grasp of the conflict New cheer in the Middle East and have During Chinese New Year celebration at New Utrecht R.S.V.P. to MaryJane at (516) 222-0021 by February 25th Council lines the opportunity to “walk High School Friday, state Sen. Marty Golden gives change again where Jesus walked.” proclamation to honoree May Ying Chen. By Patrick Gallahue The Brooklyn Papers A few blocks here and a few blocks there, but the New York City Districting Commission’s third draft of the proposed Councilmanic lines, made public on Feb. 6, generally stayed consistent in western Brooklyn with the draft released at the end of last year. Steve Harrison After the first proposal, released last October, raised significant concerns about the ethnic and population balancing of some districts, December’s modification was warmly embraced by com- parison. The lines, which are redrawn every 10 years to conform to the A Community Board shifting populations according to the latest census data, represent the districts for which council members may run for re-election in November. Ridge, ’Hurst and Sun Park A gerrymandered stretch roughly between 62 and 70th streets in the 38th District, which is represented by Councilwoman Sara Chair who knows how Gonzalez, stretched as far as 23rd Avenue in the first proposal. It has been whittled down to 16th Avenue between 62nd and 67th streets, in the latest draft. A small portion of that island — south of 62nd Street between 11th and 14th avenues — is proposed to join the 43rd District of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and parts of Bensonhurst. Gonzalez’s chief of staff, Lynn Schulman, said, “The impor- to get results. tant thing was to keep it both a majority Latino district and to make sure Sunset Park is one entity, one district and includes all the different ethnic groups that are currently in Sunset Park.” Steve Harrison is a candidate for City Council for all the The 43rd District does not currently have a City Council member, since Marty Golden was elected to serve in the state Senate. right reasons. Steve has an unwavering commitment to A special election is scheduled for Feb. 25 to replace him. The 50th District — represented by Councilman James Oddo neighborhoods, people and public service. — remains in Staten Island, Bensonhurst and Bath Beach, although the population would dip from about 42,000 to 14,000. Year after year he has freely given his time and energy to us as Chair of The proposed 50th District contains both sides of the Ver- razano-Narrows Bridge, the neighborhoods at the foot of the Community Board 10 and as a leader in neighborhood organizations. bridge, and Dyker Beach Park. Under the latest draft it loses some voters between Benson and Bath avenues, from 21st to To Steve running for City Council is an extension of community service. He 24th avenues, but current residents of the district south of 77th Street, between 17th Avenue and Bay 19th Street, would remain has the experience and record of results we need in our new Council Member. in the district should the maps pass. The 50th District was an entirely Staten Island seat in the orig- As our Council Member, Steve will fight to roll back taxes, improve our inal draft but when it was discovered that having three Staten Is- land seats underpopulated other districts in the city, Oddo, the local schools and make our neighborhoods safer. council’s Republican minority leader volunteered to return to Bensonhurst. Steve Harrison has earned a reputation as an effective problem solver whose innovative leadership has made a difference. SPONSOR REGISTRATION STEVE HARRISON HAS EXPERIENCE WE CAN TRUST. 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T PAREN Dealing with At bat for Gil a very ill child Joan Hodges, wife of Dodger and Met-great Gil Hodges, lobbies for the posthumous in- duction of her husband into Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame with Sen. Charles Q: “I’m a social worker, Schumer (left) and ’69 Met third baseman Ed Charles. and I’d like to know more Parent-to-Parent about how to help a mother deal with her child’s cancer.” — a reader A: Encourage the mother to reach out for help. McKinley student “You don’t know what’s out there until you ask,” says Tara Peters, media spokeswoman for the American Can- cer Society’s Eastern Division. authors top essay “We act as navigators for patients a lot of times.” By Deborah Kolben All types of support are there for the asking, and a so- By Betsy Flagler The Brooklyn Papers cial worker can help hone in Channa Bao is what her on resources. over-explaining.” teachers call an “excep- “You can’t do this alone,” While it’s a loving reflex tional” student. says Joanne Hilden, MD, head for parents to protect their The eighth grader at Wil- of pediatric hematology-on- children from news about liam McKinley Junior High cology at The Children’s Hos- their cancer, Hilden says, kids School in Bay Ridge, who ad- pital at The Cleveland Clinic. in turn try to protect their par- mits to being a bit shy, was To be a partner in treatment ents — and don’t get the emo- overwhelmed at all the atten- plans and a participant in your tional support they need. tion bestowed upon her this child’s care, try to stay Through her work, Hilden week. grounded in the present, says says she has learned how As one of the prizes for be- Hilden, co-author with Daniel much families and young pa- ing selected a winner of the R. Tobin, MD, of “Shelter tients are helped if everyone 2003 Winter Achievers essay from the Storm” (Perseus, talks openly, if they seek guid- contest, sponsored by the New Teacher Elizabeth Bartoloma with her student, essay con- 2003), a book on caring for a ance, and if they face up to the child with a life-threatening York Lottery, a special sports test winner Channa Bao. The Brooklyn Papers / Greg Mango possibility the child might die. clinic was set up on Feb. 7 in condition. Part of reaching out for the McKinley gymnasium on Rather than regretting the help means having tasks in Lake Placid this weekend. happy because I don’t speak past or being anxious over the Fort Hamilton Parkway at Bao, who swims and plays English and now my daughter mind when friends and neigh- 73rd Street. future, focus your energies on bors ask how they can be sup- handball, wrote that sports has won this contest.” finding the support and infor- The contest, opened to New portive. helped her make friends. Bao is still undecided about mation you need now to be an York State sixth, seventh, and Ask one friend to be the Her teacher, Elizabeth Bar- what her future may hold. advocate for your child. eighth graders, asked students gatekeeper for assigning toloma, said Bao, who tends She enjoys writing and play- “You know your child bet- to write an essay on how par- to hide behind her long black ing sports and may attend chores that will lighten your ter than anyone else,” Hilden load such as grocery shop- ticipation in sports has made hair, is very modest about her Stuyvesant High School in says. them a better person. abilities. “I don’t think she re- Manhattan, which specializes ping, laundry, carpooling and There’s a boggling amount childcare. Bao was one of 10 winners alizes how talented she is,” in math and science. “Every- of medical information to selected from a pool of more said Bartoloma, adding that body says it’s a good school, One friend made bag keep track of, including treat- lunches for a coworker whose than 5,000. Other prizes include Bao has also won art contests. so I guess I’m going,” said ment plans, side effects and a new laptop computer, com- Asked how she felt about Bao, who is also thinking of child had cancer. nutrition. One father, without asking, puter equipment for her school, her daughter’s achievement, attending Laguardia, the art To deal with the emotional and an all-expenses paid trip for Bao’s mother — speaking and science high school that got in the habit of mowing aspects of having a child with two lawns at a time to help a her and a guest to attend the through her daughter as a was the inspiration for the cancer, get into a support Empire State Winter Games in translator — said, “I am really movie and TV series “Fame.” neighbor with a child under- group. going cancer treatment. “When your gaze is met by Jill Fishman, executive direc- someone who gets it, you feel tor of Cure Childhood Cancer understood and supported,” (www.curechildhoodcancer.org), PROSTATE PROBLEMS? Hilden says. based in Atlanta, says it’s also Kim Kinner, director of Pa- helpful if an ill child’s friends Have a weak urine flow? tient and Family Services for can visit and stay in touch. She the American Cancer Society, recalls one child whose best agrees: friends came to the hospital and Often feel a sudden urge to urinate? “Support groups are a way watched videos and played to share feelings in a non- games. Have difficulty starting urination? threatening way and not have to worry about what you are Can you help? If you answered YES to any of these questions you may benefit from the TherMatrx saying.” “My husband and I are in Children also need their own our early 80s and both of us microwave thermotherapy treatment now being offered by Dr. Francis E. Florio, M.D. ways to express their feelings plan to be cremated. This treatment for enlarged prostate is done in the physician’s office and does not involve such as through art and music “How in the world do you surgery. 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Where Brooklyn comes together Take this diagram with you into the voting booth. For the write-in to Every Week! be valid, make sure that “Danniel Maio”, is printed correctly. February 24, 2003 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS BRG 5 Doorman screwed WINNERS… Continued from page 1 cal instructional supervisors, who will oversee By Deborah Kolben tween 67th and Senator submitting waivers. no more than a dozen schools. Under the current plan, districts 20 and 21 The Brooklyn Papers streets, police said. Park Slope Councilman Bill DeBlasio said the list was what he had expected and includ- will join with Staten Island to form District 7, A screwdriver-wielding POLICE Crowbar crooks ed schools that have “done well historically the largest of the 10 districts with 137,186 stu- COMMERCIAL thug gained entry to an Nimble crooks maneuvered and some that had made a lot of progress in dents. Queens school superintendent Michelle APARTMENTS SPACE apartment building, threat- desk drawer, and ripped the through alleyways and scaled the past few years.” Fratti will oversee that district, but will be based ened a husky doorman, and telephone cord out of the wall a metal fence to gain access to at the Tweed Courthouse. “The wildcard,” said DeBlasio, a former District 20 Superintendent Vincent Grippo then cleaned a washing before fleeing with $1,500 in the back entrance of a dry school board member who has two children in For Rent / Brooklyn Office Space Available cash. cleaner on Fifth Avenue at will be retiring in March and District 21 Super- machine out of its quarters. public schools and is a member of the coun- intendent Ethel Tucker said she does not know Around 8:50 am on Feb. Dupes dopes 80th Street. cil’s Education Committee, “was how the Carroll Gardens Brooklyn Heights The burglars pried the cash what the future holds for her. 16, the man was buzzed into A teenager was approached chancellor would deal with different income Districts 13, which had no exemptions, Dis- 3.5 rooms, wood floors in Location, Location . . . beautifully the building on Shore Road at on Fort Hamilton Parkway at register drawer with a crow levels. In District 15, he did a fair job of not furnished offices with views in central bar and took $700. trict 14, which had three, and District 16, which brownstone building, avail. 3/1. 92nd Street. 85th street by two thugs who just choosing privileged schools.” had just one, will join with the relatively high Brooklyn Heights. Suitable for psy- Police later recovered the Minutes away from train. $1550 chotherapists, nutritionist & allied Heading straight for the said they needed him to help Six schools from District 15, which currently performing District 15 for a district that will crowbar. monthly. Call (718) 643-8075 or health professionals. Available F/T laundry room, he jacked open sell drugs for them. includes Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Red stretch from Red Hook to Crown Heights and (718) 488-0748 (718) 875-8615. or P/T. . R06 the washing machine with his When they asked for his Time after time Hook, Cobble Hill and Sunset Park, but will be from Greenpoint to Park Slope, incorporating R08 screwdriver and emptied it of telephone number, the savvy A man with a collection of incorporated into the broader District 8 next year, most of northeast Brooklyn for District 8, with Art Studio/Office its change. teen gave the thugs an old Rolex watches told police he made the cut. 82,593 students. Charming 13’x13’ room w/northern On the way out of the phone number. But he was at was robbed after leaving a District 15 Superintendent Carmen Farina, Farina will oversee that district. Windsor windows on a quiet residential block building, the man pointed his a loss when they demanded who will head the expanded school district, said While many schools are busy filing petitions in prime Cobble Hill. Perfect escape side window open at his house screwdriver at the doorman’s his cash. “Give me your mon- on Fort Hamilton Parkway at she wanted to stress that parents shouldn’t look before the March 3 deadline, United Federation for artist, therapist, writer, or to run to this list as omniscient. “If the kids are happy of Teachers President Randi Weingarten called Terrace a small business (no live-in). Private stomach and told him to get ey or else I’ll pop you,” one of 77th Street. the list of schools an “artificial benchmark.” entry, share bathroom and fridge. out of the way. He then the thugs said. Someone mistook that ajar and the parents are happy, chances are they’re in 3 bedroom – 2nd fl, very bright, “Any attempt to reduce the rating of a school Just $450/mo. Call (718) 222-8209. punched the doorman in the The teen quickly obliged, window for an invitation and a good school,” she said. newly renovated, wd flrs in LR, par- W07 Farina has already petitioned to add two to a single number — no matter how sophisti- left ear before fleeing. and after passing over $110 in cleared the house of $8,000 quet flrs in lg bdrm, carpet in other Candy bandits cash, he was told to count to schools in her district to that list, although she cated the methodology or well-meaning the in- 2 bdrms, New bath, nice kit w/win- CO-OPS and five Oyster Diamond declined to comment on which schools. DeBla- tentions — will shortchange some schools and An elderly man was forced 60 while the muggers made Rolex watches valued at over dow and w/d, pet friendly Avail. & CONDOS off with the fake digits and the sio noted MS 51, on Fifth Avenue at Fourth overrate other schools.” 1/15/03 - $1,900. to the ground along with his $8,000. Street in Park Slope as a school that might peti- The schools in District 15 that are exempt housekeeper and grandson as pilfered dough. For Sale / Brooklyn The incident occurred on tioning for a waiver. from the standardized curriculum are: PS 29, PS 3 bedroom – 3rd fl, very bright, wd men in facemasks ambushed Tool time Feb. 14, sometime between Schools or specific programs within schools 107, PS 130, PS 172, PS 230 and PS 321. flrs in LR, carpet in bdrms, nice kit his apartment. They say a man is nothing 8:15 am and 1:30 pm. can petition for a waiver of either the literacy or The schools in District 20 are: PS 48, PS 105, w/window, pet friendly, Avail Park Slope At 3 pm on Feb. 12, three without his tools. Ridge snatch math portion of the new curriculum — or both. PS 112, PS 127, PS 160, PS 163, PS 176, PS 1/15/03, $1,600. 2 bedroom coop. Garden front, men pushed their way into an A 40-year-old man waved A woman walking to work Those waivers must be submitted by March 3. 180, PS 185, PS 200, PS 229 and PS 247. sunny. Dorrman building. 230 Park apartment on 101st Street near buh-bye to his pricey tools on The new curriculum was just one part of The District 21 schools are: PS 97, IS 98, PS Studio – 2nd floor, very bright, par- Place, Apt. 1L. OPEN HOUSE: Third Avenue. Feb. 12 after crooks jimmied in the early morning hours 100, PS 101, PS 153, PS 177, PS 199, PS 215, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2003, bet. 1-3pm. Bloomberg’s sweeping overhaul of the New quet floors, separate eat-in-kitchen, The perps asked the 86- open the driver-side door of was nabbed from behind, po- York City school system. PS 216, PS 225 and JHS 239. full bath, rent includes electric, heat $285,000. Call Century 21, Laffey. lice said. (516) 578-4636. year-old man where the safe his 1992 white Chevrolet van Starting in July, the city’s 32 community The Brooklyn high schools that will be ex- and hot water. Available 1/15/03, S08 was, adding, “We know you and made off with $7,000 The 57-year-old woman school districts will be replaced with 10 instruc- empt are: Brooklyn College Academy, Brooklyn $950. own a chocolate factory.” worth of machinery and tools was stopped on 72nd Street at tional leadership divisions called Learning Sup- Technical High School, High School of The victim pointed to a with a “B&M” insignia, the Ridge Boulevard at 5:30 am port Centers. These centers will each be guided Telecommunications Arts, Midwood HS, Sci- F train, Fort Hamilton Parkway stop. desk drawer explaining that he victim told police. on Feb. 13. by one of the 10 regional superintendents who ence Skills Center HS, Edward R. Murrow HS, 3 blocks from subway HOUSES did not own a safe. The thugs The incident occurred A man ran up and snatched will work together at the Tweed Courthouse in Leon M. Goldstein HS for the Sciences, Middle 2 minutes to Park Slope rifled through his pockets, sometime between 3:30 pm her purse, which contained Manhattan forming a board of directors. College HS at Medgar Evers College and Bard For Sale / Brooklyn grabbed the cash from the and 7 pm, on Fifth Avenue be- $55 and a host of credit cards. Each of these superintendents will have 10 lo- HS Early College. Very residential quiet area Great schools Park Slope NO FEE, call landlord at 2 attached houses for sale by owner. 40x100 lot, perfect for (718) 853-7781 developer. 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I Languages spoken The wealth of ideas vanished “One of into the sand dunes. Call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Now an attempt is being the nation’s made to stop the erosion of All calls confidential. TOP 100 HEART time. The city Landmarks The former Childs restaurant on the Coney Island boardwalk. The Brooklyn Papers / Greg Mango Preservation Commission has Or go to the Physician Referral HOSPITALS” recognized another relic of An earlier Childs had been Colonial architectural influ- dered it torn down on a Friday Service page on our website. –Modern Healthcare Coney Island’s history: the on Surf Avenue and West 12th ences with numerous maritime night to cleanse the sight lines former Childs Restaurant Street, which is now the site of motifs decorating the roofline from Keyspan Park. The Tor- building on the Boardwalk. Dick Zigun’s “Sideshows by and windows. Created in terra nado and numerous carousels Built in 1923 to add attrac- the Seashore.” The Childs cotta, the building stands as disappeared before preservation to the newly completed chain represented a cheap, one of the few remaining sym- tion laws were enacted. Maimonides Boardwalk, Childs represented clean alternative to middle- bols of Coney Island’s heyday. Earlier, Dreamland and Luna glamour to many who dined class diners. It was not quite “The former Childs Restau- Park had burned and developer MEDICAL CENTER and danced there both in the the Automat but, like the rant building is a wonderful re- Fred Trump — Donald’s father giddy 1920s and the lean Schrafft’s Restaurant chain, minder of the days when — tore down Steeplechase Park. 4802 Tenth Avenue 1930s. This was not the first the cafeteria became a prede- Coney Island was considered He even tried to remove the Brooklyn, NY 11219 Childs in Coney Island but it cessor of the fast-food eatery. ‘the world’s largest play- Parachute Jump but demolition was the first on the Board- But only Childs had dancing. ground,’” said Landmarks costs precluded that. The famous www.maimonidesmed.org walk, where diners could gaze The freestanding, rectangu- Chairman Robert B. Tierney. Half Moon Hotel succumbed to out over the waves. lar building reflects Spanish “The building’s whimsical ar- time and almost self-destructed. chitecture, which survives as a Many World’s Fairs had con- celebration of the area’s past, is tributed to the decor and design now secured for the future.” of Coney Island with rides com- Since it is adjacent to ing from the Philadelphia, Keyspan Park, where the Brook- Chicago, Buffalo, St. Louis and lyn Cyclones play baseball in the New York expositions. Since the summer, the building — which fairs, too, vanished in a short has most recently been a choco- time, the amusement parks held late factory — could be used as the only memories of these trib- a restaurant again or a catering utes to progress. hall. Founded by brothers Preservation of Coney Island Samuel and William Childs at — in a part of Brooklyn always the turn of the 20th century, considered too remote, too Childs prevailed in New York unimportant and too distant Carlo Scissura until the 1970s when it was from Manhattan to be of any bought by the Riese Brothers. lasting value — always had Landmarks have been desig- been elusive. Then the Land- nated in Coney Island before but marks Preservation Commission the politics is complex. While began to find more historic the Cyclone, the Wonder Wheel houses in Brooklyn than in the and the Parachute Jump — now other boroughs. Soon Lundy’s in being refurbished — have all Sheepshead Bay was landmark for City Council been designated landmarks, the designated. The Cyclone, once Riegelmann Boardwalk could threatened with demolition, was never be considered because of preserved as well. the constant replacements of the At this point, now that Childs wooden slats. is earmarked for posterity, not Several bathhouses still sur- much more remains to be saved vive in other uses, but Stauch’s there except the sands. Perhaps, on Stillwell Avenue off the someday, defunct amusement Boardwalk fell to a demolition rides from all over the country “For too long, this community company over a weekend. could be huddled together in While preservation efforts to Coney Island for a last preserva- save the Thunderbolt proceed- tion stand as a tribute to the has been bogged down by too ed, Mayor Rudy Giuliani or- Brooklyn seaside’s glorious past. much partisan bickering. BUTCHER… There is no Democratic way to Continued from page 1 to mark his Brooklyn grave. reduce class size in our schools, The tombstone was unveiled, and a bugler played taps, in a ceremony in the historic Green-Wood Cemetery, a 478-acre bur- ial ground that is the final resting place of almost 600,000 peo- and there is no Republican way ple, including many prominent and many infamous New York- ers. (Oddly, the there was a Civil War buff dressed as Abraham to fill potholes. Lincoln at the enveiling). Poole’s grave was known to be located in Green-Wood by the cemetery staff, but was previously unmarked because it lay inside a family vault that had no external markings. Richard Moylan, the president of the cemetery, said that the There is a non-partisan way to film, which is loosely based on the book of the same name by Herbert Asbury, provided a timely opportunity to mark Poole’s find solutions. I pledge to put grave. Moylan also noted that although the movie wasn’t entirely factual about the gang leader’s life, patrons of the cemetery had expressed an interest in his final resting place. politics aside and get the job “With the release of the movie, we thought this might be an appropriate thing to do,” Moylan said. In the film, the character done!” is played to villainous perfection by Daniel Day-Lewis, who was also nominated for an Oscar. In “Gangs of New York,” Asbury writes that William Poole was the leader of a nativist, or anti-immigrant gang in New York in the mid-19th century. A notoriously vicious street fighter, Poole and his gang often clashed with the Tammany gang, comprised mostly of – Carlo Irish immigrants. But on Feb. 24, 1855, in a bar on Broadway near Prince Street, Poole was challenged by several Tammany bruisers. He wagered he could take them all on but a rival named Lew Baker surprised him, shooting Poole in his leg, abdomen and heart. Despite his mortal wounds Poole grabbed a carving knife and screamed that he would cut Baker’s heart out. He took a few steps but then collapsed. As Poole fell, though, he flung the knife, and its blade quivered in the door jamb as Baker ran out. As your City Councilman, Carlo will fight for: Poole hung on for two weeks before uttering his last words on March 9, 1855: “Goodbye boys, I die a true American.” Those words are inscribed on his new headstone, supplied at cost by Dom De Nigris, a Bronx monument dealer. • An improved quality of life here in our neighborhoods; The film details the fictional rivalry between “Bill the Butch- er” and Amsterdam Vallon, the leader of an Irish immigrant gang, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. However, Scorsese changed • A thriving senior citizen community; Poole’s name to William Cutting, and extended his life by roughly a decade so that he could take part in the Draft Riots. After the tombstone was revealed from underneath a green cloth Thursday, David Gilles, a midshipman from the Merchant • A world-class education for our children; and Marine Academy, played taps. The dedication was made possible by the Green-Wood His- toric Fund, which was created three years ago to foster preserva- • NO NEW TAXES!! tion, restoration, education and community service, according to Moylan. He said part of the Historic Fund’s efforts would include revealing “notables” who were interred in graves that were previously unmarked. ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH TAX FREE CIGARETTES Huge Savings! VOTE CARLO SCISSURA Order On-Line Now At www.cal-mar-enterprise.com AS YOUR NEXT CITY COUNCILMAN. Or Call Toll Free 1-877-945-0862 Marlboro At Special Price While Supplies Lasts February 24, 2003 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM BRG 7

Originally, Gangemi’s attorney, Ronald Aiello, a former Brooklyn Supreme Court judge, was expect- REGINA… ed to accept a plea offered by Judge Firetog for a four- to 12-year sentence at a hearing on Dec. 23. Continued from page 1 But Aiello said the judge had jacked up the plea and Our Lady of Solace, at 2865 W. 19th St. in Coney amid new allegations of witness tampering, so Island. Gangemi instead pleaded not guilty. Told about the fundraising by Regina Pacis parents, Those new allegations emerged in December af- diocesan spokesman Frank DeRosa said he did not ter a major bust of 27 alleged Luchese organized know how much money it would take to keep Regina crime family members led federal prosecutors to in- Pacis operating and instead stressed that declining en- formation about alleged attempts by the Mafia to rollment was at the heart of the matter, not money. quiet witnesses in a case in Brooklyn involving a The diocese is currently facing a $300 million “disbarred lawyer.” class-action lawsuit filed by more than 40 people in That information was gathered by wiretaps October who claim they were sexually abused as placed on the cell phones of John “Johnny Side- children by priests in Brooklyn and Queens parishes. burns” Cerrella, Luchese consigliere Joseph Caridi’s DeRosa said that there was “absolutely no con- hand-picked captain, and Vincent “Vinny Baldy” nection between [the lawsuit] and the closing of the Salanardi, identified in court papers as a Luchese schools.” soldier. Parents’ aggravation with the administration at But this month, Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Regina Pacis intensified because many of them Neil Firetog promised the sentence of five to 15 found out about the school closing from a reporter years on the class C felonies and two to six years on who had come to get their reactions. the class D felonies would run concurrent. Firetog Mothers immediately organized an impromptu also promised to sentence Gangemi to a concurrent meeting following news of the closing and have been sentence for any witness tampering charges that meeting ever since. A protest was planned outside the may arise. diocese in Fort Greene, but parents backed off when Gangemi is to be sentenced on March 7. SNOW they found out they could be arrested without first obtaining a permit. The school has also opened their books to a lawyer and attorney — both parents at the school — who are combing through the figures to find out where all the money has gone. GRIPPO… DAY Many parents are also busy making arrangements Continued from page 1 for next year. Other local Catholic schools have said before Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Schools they will do their best to accommodate the new in- Chancellor Joel Klein named the 10 regional super- Making snow angels was a popular activity Monday. Above, child makes one on 86th Street at Third Avenue. The Brooklyn Papers / Greg Mango flux of students, but there are no promises. intendents who will replace the almost 40 current For now, parents are continuing to go door to district superintendents under the broad sweep of door, looking for whatever donations people can of- citywide educational reforms. fer. “Even if you can spare a dime or a dollar,” Grippo did not make the cut. D’Apice tells her neighbors. Many community members said they were State Sen. Marty Golden called the school clos- shocked that Grippo, who has been the district su- ing “very, very sad” and said he would be meeting perintendent for nine years and was considered a with the pastor of Regina Pacis, Monsignor Dino top candidate for schools chancellor last year, had Zeni, who checked into Lutheran Medical Center been passed over. for an undisclosed medical condition last week and While he may be moving to Philadelphia, Grip- was released on Tuesday. po is still facing federal lawsuits charging age dis- “We knew that numbers were down, and there crimination filed by almost 30 teachers in District were rumors of an anticipated closing,” said Golden 20 who claim they were unjustly terminated, trans- who will also be meeting with parents on Friday ferred or harassed. morning. “We’ll try to reach out and save the The teachers, all over age 50, allege that Grippo school, but I don’t want to give out false hope.” was responsible for getting them fired and replac- ing them with “young, thin, attractive women.” The Department of Education said the lawsuit had no effect on their decision. Gearity said she is sad to see him go. “I think BILK… he’s been hurt by what’s been done to him,” Geari- ty said of the lawsuit. “His ego has been insulted.” Continued from page 1 School Board 20 Vice President Carlo Scissura schemes to dupe his clients of hundreds of thou- called Grippo’s move “a loss for New York City,” sands of dollars. Promising to invest the money, but “great for him.” Gangemi pocketed the funds and when questioned Under the new plan, districts 20 and 21, covering Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights, Bath by clients, would write bad checks. Beach, Gravesend, Borough Park, Brighton Beach Among those counts, prosecutors charge that and Coney Island will join with Staten Island to Gangemi cashed in a 90-year-old man’s life insur- form Region 7, the largest of the proposed 10 divi- ance policies, sold his Miami Beach apartment and sions, with 137,186 students. mortgage and wrote a $65,000 check to himself Michele Fratti, the current superintendent of Dis- from the victim’s account. In total, he bilked the trict 25 in Queens, will oversee the new district man out of more than $600,000, prosecutors said. starting in July, but will be based at the Department An investigation into Gangemi was launched in of Education’s new headquarters at the Tweed 2001 when two victims brought their complaints to Courthouse in Manhattan. the district attorney’s office. The Department of Education could not say at Mayor Bloomberg joined DOT Deputy Commissioner Judy Bergtraum (right) and He was arrested in March and forced to resign press time who would replace Grippo in the inter- Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty (center) for blizzard press conference on Anton Perry pulls daughter Zoe in Park Slope Mon- from the New York Bar. im. Smith Street at President Street in Carroll Gardens Tuesday. The Brooklyn Papers / Tom Callan day. The Brooklyn Papers / Greg Mango

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nce again, GO Brooklyn’s in- their due. The Home Spa in Cobble Hill trepid reporters have hit the has opened a second loca- streets and the massage tation just to keep up with 4 O bles to get the skinny on new client demand (page spas and therapies to improve your skin, GO 2), and Corner- In this issue: (1) all natu- your mood or to ease aches and pains. stone Healing just ral ingredients at The Spa; (2) Home Spa’s own This year’s spa report reveals that opened to offer the brand of products; (3) Brooklyn’s oases of rejuvenation are as ancient Chinese arts baby massage tips; (4) facials for men at Down- popular as ever thanks to the ingenuity of acupuncture and Time Day Spa; (5) acu- of the borough’s skincare pros and mas- massage to cure puncture at Cornerstone Healing; and (6) tools of sage therapists. The Spa in Bay Ridge whatever might ail its the trade at Pilo Arts. looks to foods — and even chocolate — Carroll Gardens neigh- 5 to keep their treatments new and clients bors (GO 5). returning (this page), and DownTime Day Remember, being stressed is a choice. Spa in Williamsburg goes after the final Instead, opt for a spa treatment at one frontier: male clients (GO 4). Pilo Arts of Brooklyn’s ever-growing number of

(1) Tom Callan, (2) Greg Mango, (3) William Walters, (4-6) Mango, (3) William Walters, Callan, (2) Greg Mango (1) Tom Day Spa and Salon in Bay Ridge updates spas and holistic healing centers. (See its tradition of excellence by incorporat- the Spa Directory on GO 4.) ing hot stones into its facials (GO 5), and We hope Spa Report 2003 brings you on Smith Street, we even found a way to a world of treatments to discover and help parents massage babies (GO 3). to enjoy. 1 6 The tried and true are also getting — Lisa J. Curtis, GO Brooklyn editor Photo Credits: The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn Photo Credits: Cuckoo for cocoa Popular chocolate treatments at The Spa are sweet sensations for all the senses By Lisa J. Curtis through April. roses? So for my fair, newly wind-burned skin The Brooklyn Papers When I turned up at The Spa’s doorstep af- the prescription was a fruit enzyme peeling ter being stranded on various subway plat- treatment ($45), which uses pineapple, papaya ntil now, I thought merely eating choco- forms for over three hours in the blizzard of and lemon to naturally polish and brighten the late made me feel better. . the century, it was clear that Shalene had her skin, followed by a Matis “intensive glow spa U While gobbling chocolate, honey and work cut out for her. signature print mask” ($75), which employs brown sugar is sure to destroy my figure, But after I had enjoyed a cup of jasmine tea in soothing rose water and rose-scented oil. when they were applied liberally to my skin by the recently renovated spa, Shalene had a recipe Shalene did warn me, however, that this the staff at The Spa, on Third Avenue at 88th to slough off the stressed-out, dehydrated skin much exposure to the aroma of warm choco- Street in Bay Ridge, I noticed an immediate and put a shine on me from head to toe. late can give one cravings, so she leaves Hot fudge fun-day: At The Spa in Bay Ridge, chocolate syrup and honey are mixed and improvement on the outside — and inside — Shalene’s menu included a chocolate-rasp- chocolate kisses out for her clients when they heated to create a hydrating chocolate mousse body wrap. The Brooklyn Papers / Greg Mango of this 30-year-old body. berry scrub ($95) to exfoliate, followed by a return from their post-scrub showers. (And — The Spa’s friendly, expert aesthetician, Sha- hydrating chocolate-honey mousse wrap a hazard of the job — she confessed that even chocolate and peppermint oils (as well as al- Shalene acknowledges her scrubs are also lene, is quickly gaining a reputation for inno- ($95). For the face, Shalene explained that she’s not immune to the power of cocoa, and mond and grape seed oils) and brown sugar. just plain fun, so she mixes them in front of vative treatments that employ natural ingredi- chocolate oil is too strong to be applied to the must keep a supply of chocolate milk on hand She explained that using sugar instead of the client. ents to get to that beauty that’s hiding right skin, but the mouth-watering effect can still be to satiate her own cravings.) sea salts isn’t just a novelty; the sugar is less While the raspberry and chocolate oil behind your furrowed brow and dry epidermis. achieved by massaging the neck, shoulders Raspberries are a natural antioxidant that abrasive than sea salts, which can irritate fresh- smells scrumptious, the peppermint has the Her Valentine’s Day chocolate-themed treat- and arms with chocolate oil. help detoxify the skin, explained Shalene, so ly shaved legs or underarms, but is just as ef- added, soothing benefit of clearing congestion ments are so popular they are being extended But what goes better with chocolate than she adds them to her scrub, a mix of raspberry, fective at leaving a shiny finish. See THE SPA on page GO 5

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In addition to her planned spa-resort in Costa Rica, Townes is dreaming of starting a Home Spa school in Brook- Finally! lyn. She promises a holistic-based curriculum with small classes that will “empower” her students, calling it the A website Where the “Andover of aesthetics.” Taking risks However, not every Home Spa that’s useful!! venture is a success story. Townes’ short-lived association with Paul’s Baisley House Bed and Breakfast at [email protected] Hoyt and Union streets wrapped after just six months. (718) 222-8209 heart is Paul opened his bed and breakfast to Home Spa treatments, and the two created specially priced packages. Spa guru Debbie Townes “The combination of B&B and spa can be quite successful,” Paul told GO Brooklyn. “In California they have opens Home away from Home quite a few, and in Europe there are many that operate under the same By Lisa J. Curtis Harry Paul, who collaborated with idea.” Paul said that their collabora- The Brooklyn Papers Townes in bringing Home Spa servic- tion ran out of steam after Townes ran es to his Victorian bed and breakfast into a staffing shortage when several hile some may claim there is two years ago described Townes’ of her employees had medical emer- an economic recession going management style: “I would say that gencies. Serving fine Italian Cuisine At ‘Home’: Home Spa owner Debbie Townes, with her pet Cookie, at her Won, the Home Spa in Carroll she expects people to almost be self- “The quality of her services is quite Court and Douglass streets spa. Her Home Spa Annex opened at Court Parking is available. Dine in or take out. Gardens doesn’t seem to be feeling managed. You give an employee a po- good,” said Paul. “But she became the pinch. sition, you explain, and you expect and Huntington streets in January. The Brooklyn Papers / Tom Callan short-staffed … and she had to pull DON’T MISS THIS TUESDAY’S SPECIAL! Owner Debbie Townes opened her them to take initiative and work as a her therapists from here.” Wine lover’s night – Any bottled wine on list 1/2 price second location, Home Spa Annex, on team. We had several conversations When performing the Home Spa at Bergen and Smith streets, carries her “Then came the summer, a slow All specials valid 5pm to 10pm excluding holidays Jan. 17, at Court and Huntington about how we manage, and that was nourishing facial for dehydrated skin, Home Spa line of products and she is time for spas in particular,” said Paul. streets. The new location beckons important to us as we began her part- Townes explains that her aestheticians looking to open a third spa — and re- “Then in September 2001, with all the clients down Court Street with its nership. She held true to that style. will examine the client’s skin and, de- sort — in Costa Rica by the end of the craziness that ensued, business stayed Tiffany blue sign. Clients will appre- “And when an employee’s down pending on their needs, may just apply year. At her Costa Rica spa, Townes down, and [the partnership] just dissi- Opescatoré ciate the annex’s spacious waiting we believe someone else should step heated, wet towels around the face — says she’ll experiment with “big, old pated into nothingness. It was beyond Cono’s area replete with a cozy, homey fire- in to help because the bottom line is rather than the ubiquitous day spa banana leaves instead of towels” in her one’s control. (cor. Ainslie St.) (718) 388-0168 301 Graham Avenue place, couch, chairs and exposed customer service and quality of prod- steam machine — to relax pores before facials and make use of the local fruits “But all the people we did have Williamsburg • • Open 7 days 11am-11pm wood-beam ceiling. In the rear of the uct,” said Paul. extractions. in her menu of facial and body treat- here loved [the spa services],” said converted apartment are two candlelit, Both the Home Spa, going into its “The steam machine can just make ments. Paul, noting that expanding and grow- aromatic preparation rooms. fifth year, and the Home Spa Annex the pores wet, and not encourage the Townes insists she doesn’t have a ing a business means taking risks. He Townes says have different phone pores to relax as efficiently as the tow- business plan and didn’t plan to triple believes Townes’ annex location is a Seniors: 15% Discount the biggest differ- numbers and managers els,” explains Townes. the number of spas she owns in one smart move. every Tuesday night (dine-in only) ence between the so clients can pick She eschews treatments such as year. She says she is often stunned “There are risks involved in busi- two locations is whichever location glycolic peels, because although they when friends come to her with new ness, and sometimes you have to that her small Jack SPA they prefer. The staff is are lucrative for a spa proprietor, “they business opportunities like the space at choose to expend funds when times Russell terrier, interchangeable, so a turn skin to leather, taking away the 532 Court St. at Huntington Street. are down. You have to look futuristi- Cookie, will con- client with a preferred top layers of skin, which you need, “I don’t plan it,” she says. “I just cally to ensure that business will be tinue to only greet aesthetician can re- leaving the eye area wrinkly.” have incredible faith in the universe.” successful when business returns. You the clients at her Report quest that person in ei- “We operate out of respect for the She notes that she is a Virgo “and I have to take educated risks. original location, ther spa. skin and body,” she says. want things organized” but Townes “For her [the annex] was a perfect D • E • L • I • C • I • O • U • S on Court Street at Degraw Street. The annex has one massage room Home Spa offers a menu of treat- doesn’t wear a watch and she frequent- space for a down economy,” said Chinese Cuisine & Vegetarian Nutrition The new spa is active just servicing and one facial room, while the original ments for every skin type, and every ly asks the staff what day it is. She says Paul. “And they’re close enough so the overflow clients of the first locale Home Spa has four treatment rooms. skin color, for men, women and kids, she “lives in the moment, like Cookie.” she can be around both. When you • Fast Free Delivery 162 Montague Street (and from new clients living in the too. She laughs often, going off into comic have a small business, you have to be Brooklyn Heights apartment building directly across the The product “Some of our best clients are tangents, and is self deprecating, yet a hands-on person.” • Open 7 Days a Week (718) 522-5565/66 street). Recommended winter treatments, teenagers,” says Townes. “They have passionate about her business. She is But Townes says that even when fax (718) 522-1205 (24hr) “Surviving off the crumbs of the available at both locations, such as the issues and we show them how to take also impossibly thin and has a perfect she fails, she has the satisfaction of • Party Orders Welcome Mon - Thurs 11:30am - 10:00pm mama spa,” Townes is pleased with hot stone massage and nourishing fa- care of their skin and breakouts. It can complexion (of course). knowing she was doing the best job Fri - Sat 11:30 am - 11:00pm Sunday 2:00pm - 10:00pm the new location, and attributes her cial, put the emphasis on low-tech, be painful and traumatic for them. Of- In addition to her burgeoning busi- she could. She refuses to dwell on the We Only Use Vegetable Oil Home Spa success to the communi- high-potency remedies. In a hot stone ten their mothers request their appoint- ness, Townes, 39, is a single mom pain of a defeat. With a laugh, she de- Natural Cooking FREE $7.00 ty’s appreciation of the types of prod- massage, the smooth, heated stones ments because they won’t listen to with a “latch-key dog Cookie” and a clares, “I just kick a bad idea to the and Fresh Vegetables DELIVERY min. ucts they use (“not a lot of chemicals “iron out the tense muscles that have them, but they’ll listen to us.” 16-year-old son who is currently curb and move on.” and the ones we do are non-toxic”) been contracting away from the cold studying abroad in Spain. (Townes and to a staff that’s dedicated to help- weather,” says Townes. “The stone The future said he is excited about his Spanish For more information about the ing the client, “not chasing down the massage melts the muscles like butter Townes’ brand is bearing yet more being put to work at her new spa this Home Spa and Home Spa Annex see Classic, Elegant Italian Cuisine dollar.” with a deep, nurturing heat,” she adds. fruit. The Home Spa Shop, a retail store summer.) the Spa Directory on GO 4. Still one of the best restaurants in Brooklyn! compiled by Susan Rosenthal drink minimum. 9 pm. 273 WHERE TO Smith St. (718) 624-8878. Walking tall BARBES BAR: Belly dancing with In celebration of Julia Queen of the Nile and Hookah Habibi. $5. 9 pm. 376 ABOVE THE RIGHT BANK: pres- Black History Month, Ninth St. (718) 965-9177. THURS, FEB 20 FRI, FEB 21 ents music with Rah Bras, the Brooklyn Public Li- MUSIC: Big A, little a and Castro and Zombi. $7. 8 pm. FILM: St. Francis College presents Hominid play. $5. 8 pm. 302 DENTAL SCREENING: Children 6 409 Kent Ave. (718) 388-3929. brary’s Central Branch “Hart’s War.” 6 pm. 180 Rem- to 16 are invited to have their Butler St. (212) 481-1018. sen St. (718) 489-5272. Free. teeth checked. 9 am to 3:30 MODA CAFE: Latin jazz with Eye in Grand Army Plaza LOW BAR: Music with Koosilja, Contacto. 9 pm. One drink SCREENING: Maimonides Medical pm. New York Methodist will present the African- Lloop and Qpe. No cover. 9 Hospital, 506 Sixth St. (718) minimum. 294 Fifth Ave. (718) pm to 2 am. 81 Washington St. Center offers blood pressure 832-8897. American Stilt Ballet on screening. 1 to 3 pm. 4802 780-5410. Free. (718) 222-1LOW. 10th Ave. (718) 283-8902. Free. PARK NESTLINGS: Prospect Park BARBES BAR: Music with Daniel Feb. 22 at 2 pm. The BOGART’S BAR: Music with Carter and Reuben Radding. HEALTH NEWS: “We Care” meets Alliance weekly program of traveling troupe of stilt Closenuf. No cover. 10:30 pm. storytelling, music and crafts $6. 9 pm. No cover. 376 Ninth 6124 Fifth Ave. (718) 492-5803. to discuss changes and issues in St. (718) 965-9177. health care. 4:45 to 6:45 pm. for kids ages 3 to 5. 2 to 3 pm. dancers (pictured) will HIP Office, 200 Montague St. Audubon Center, Prospect BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC: perform in elaborate CHILDREN (718) 499-5065. Free. Park. (718) 287-3400. Free. presents “American Lollapa- ARTY FACTS: The Brooklyn looza.” 8 pm. See Sat. costumes accompa- POETRY READING: Mary Herbert BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSE- Museum of Art invites kids to and Robert Spector, English UM: NY Blood Center presents LOW BAR: Music with Howard nied by percussionists. “Patterns All Around.” Learn Fishman Quartet. 10 pm. No about African masks and • Banquet Room Available for Holiday Parties professors at Long Island “Bloodology 102.” Kids invited The event is free and University, give a joint poetry to discover what blood is made cover. 81 Washington St. (718) Islamic carpets. 11 am and 2 222-1LOW. open to the public. For pm. Also, “Stories and Art” • Enclosed Sidewalk Cafe • Full Mahogany Bar reading. 6 to 8 pm. Long of and learn just how important Island University, Flatbush blood is. $4 admission, free for PUPPETWORKS: presents “The more information, call presents Cabin Fever. Shake off Prince and The Magic Flute.” winter blues with these tales. 4 • Live Piano - Wed, Fri & Sat eves • Fine Wine List Avenue Extension and DeKalb members. 2 to 4 pm. Also, (718) 230-2100. Avenue. (718) 488-1050. Free. “Guess Who Zoo” teaches kids 12:30 and 2:30 pm. See Sat. pm. Free for children 12 and through songs, dance and HEIGHTS PLAYERS: “Come Blow under. $6 adults. 200 Eastern GOSPEL NIGHT: Borough Hall Parkway. (718) 638-5000. presents Hezekiah Walker and games. 1 to 2 pm. 145 Your Horn.” 8 pm. See Sat. Flipside Entertainment in a Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. FLAMENCO: Dance performance CHILDREN’S FILM FEST: Prospect performance by Love Fellowship at 8 and 9:30 pm. See Sat. 636-4111. INTERACTIVE MURDER: St. Park presents nature-themed Marco Polo BUSINESS TALK: Brooklyn Public Rosalia Regina Pacis Alumni Choir. 6 to 9 pm. 209 Jorale- DINNER: St. Luke’s Church cele- short films. “Stewards of the Library, Business branch, hosts ICE SKATING: Kate Wollman Ice Association presents “Pazzo: RISTORANTE mon St. (718) 802-3832. Free. Skating Rink is open. $4 skate brates Black History Month Wild” at 12:30 pm; “Duck, a talk “Remote Control.” Learn The Engagement of the Don’s rental, $4 admission. Call for with a dinner, film and dia- Duck, Goose” at 2 pm; “Micro Pioneer of the fine restaurant movement in Brooklyn BRIC STUDIO: Sink or Swim, fea- how to use the business library Daughter.” $35 includes hot turing new experimental the- Web site and other resources. hours. (718) 287-6431. logue. Film “The Language You Cosmos” at 3 pm. Con Edison buffet and show. 8 pm. Regina Discover Nature Theater, ater directed by emerging 6 to 8 pm. 280 Cadman Plaza CHILDREN’S FILM FEST: Prospect Cry In.” $15. 6:30 to 9:30 pm. 259 Washington Ave. (718) Hall, 65th Street and 12th Audubon Center, Prospect directors. Tonight, American West. (718) 623-7000. Free. Park presents nature-themed Avenue. (718) 232-4340. 345 Court Street (at Union Street) 718-852-5015 Theater Nexus. $10, $8 stu- short films. See Sat. Free. 797-9774. Park. (718) 287-3400. Free. TENANTS RIGHTS: Gowanus FLAMENCO PERFORMANCE: Open 7 days for lunch and dinner • Free Valet Parking • dents. 7:30 pm. 647 Fulton St. Canal Community Develop- AUDITION: Paper Moon Players BCBC: Brooklyn Center for the PUPPETWORKS: “The Prince and (718) 855-7882. Performing Arts presents The $10 cover charge, $20 mini- The Magic Flute.” $6, $7 ment Corp. offers talk, is casting for its spring produc- mum consumption. 8 and 9:30 Visit our website www.MarcoPoloRistorante.com NUTRITION FOR KIDS: Park Slope “Tenants that Sublease: Know tion “Love Letters.” Call for US Military Academy Concert adults. 12:30 and 2:30 pm. 338 Band. 7:30 pm. Walt Whitman pm. Meson Flamenco. 135 Sixth Ave. (718) 965-3391. Food Co-op discusses balanc- Your Rights.” 6 pm. 515 Court appointment. (718) 968-1475. Atlantic Ave. (718) 625-7177. ing good nutrition and lifestyle St. (718) 858-0557. Free. Theater, Brooklyn College, one BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSE- GALLERY PLAYERS: “The Beauty to children and families. Kids SHABBATON: Congregation B’nai block from the intersection of UM: Dance with Dunham is an Queen of Leenane.” $15, chil- adventure in education, dance Authentic Japanese Food in Park Slope welcome. 7:30 pm. 782 Union Avraham hosts “From Rock SAT, FEB 22 Flatbush and Nostrand avenues. St. (718) 622-0560. Free. (718) 951-4500. Free. dren and seniors $12. 8 pm. and activism. $4 admission, and Roll to Redemption.” Find 199 14th St. (718) 595-0547. free for members. 2 pm. Also, BAM: Brooklyn Academy of out about Kabalistic lessons DOO WOP NIGHT: Bishop Ford OUTDOORS AND TOURS HEIGHTS PLAYERS: presents Neil Guess Who Zoo teaches kids Music presents Donmar hidden within the lyrics of Bob HS honors its seven alumni lost Warehouse’s performance of BROOKLYN BRIDGE WALK: Dr. in the WTC tragedy and holds Simon’s comedy “Come Blow through songs, dance and Dylan. $30, $25 members, $15 Your Horn.” $10, $8 seniors games. 1 to 2 pm. 145 Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” seniors and students. 6:30 pm. Phil’s New York Talks and Walks a benefit scholarship event $75, $55, $30. 7:30 pm. takes a hike over the bridge. hosted by WCBS FM 101.1. and children. 8 pm. 26 Willow Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. Lecture continues on Saturday Place. (718) 237-2752. Inaka Harvey Theater, 651 Fulton St. at 11 am. 117 Remsen St. (718) End walk at Brooklyn Ice Cream $27. 7:30 pm. 19th Street and PROSPECT PARK ZOO: Opens Inaka (718) 636-4111. 596-4840. Factory and receive a free cone. 10th Avenue. (718) 360-2587. COMEDY: Brooklyn Brew-Ha-Ha from 10 am to 4:30 pm. $2.50 BARNES AND NOBLE: “The Milk $15. 1:30 pm. Meet at Blimpies at East End Ensemble. $5. One adults, $1.25 seniors, 50 cents PRE-CONCERT TALK: Brooklyn Restaurant, 38 Park Row, lower CONCERT: Congregation Beth Sushi House of Almonds: Italian American Philharmonic artistic advisor Elohim presents Ari Ben Moses Our experienced Sushi Chef Manhattan. (888) 377-4455. Women Writers on Food and Evans Mirangeas leads a dis- Band. $10. 7:30 pm. 274 prepares the freshest Sushi Culture.” 7:30 pm. 267 Seventh cussion of the music featured in PERFORMANCES Garfield Place. (718) 768-3814. Ave. (718) 832-9066. Free. & Sashimi to order! “American Lollapalooza.” 7 pm. BAM: Brooklyn Academy of Music BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC: THEATER: Wooster Group per- Brooklyn Music School, 126 St. presents Donmar Warehouse’s presents American Lollapa- Sukiyaki, Yosenabe & Shabu forms “Brace Up!” based on a Felix St. (718) 622-5888. Free. performance of Shakespeare’s looza with guest conductor Have an Shabu prepared at your table translation of Chekhov’s BAM: Brooklyn Academy of Music “Twelfth Night.” $75, $55, $30. Kristjan Jarvi. $55, $35, $20. 8 “Three Sisters.” $20. 8 pm. St. presents Donmar Warehouse’s 2 pm. Also, “Uncle Vanya” at pm. Howard Gilman Opera Unforgettable Evening Combination Teriyaki & Tempura Available Ann’s Warehouse, 38 Water St. performance of Shakespeare’s 7:30 pm. $75, $55, $30. Harvey House, 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) (212) 966-3651. “Twelfth Night.” $75, $55, $30. Theater, 651 Fulton St. (718) 622-5838. A light, healthy meal for the entire family. BARBES BAR: Music with Matt 7:30 pm. Harvey Theater, 651 with our Munisteri. 8 pm. No cover. 376 Fulton St. (718) 636-4111. 236 7th Ave.(bet 4th & 5th Sts.) Ninth St. (718) 965-9177. RAW POTLUCK: Park Slope Food RED ROOM LOUNGE: presents Co-op raw food dinner. Bring a (718) 499-7856 saxophonist Andy Parsons. $5 raw vegan dish for six to share. Brooklyn’s TOP RATED cover. 9 and 10:30 pm. 444 $3 donation. 7:30 to 10 pm. Continuously serving lunch and dinner Court St. (718) 875-1981. 782 Union St. (718) 622-0560 ******* Mon. - Sat. Noon - 10:30pm, Sun. 5pm - 10:30pm LOW BAR: presents playwright GOOD COFFEEHOUSE: Music Chinese Restaurant Cusi Cram. 7 pm. 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Babies love massage, too Fashion designer Ann Myers has created the Touch of Love Baby Massage Snuggie to help parents give their infants a gentle pressure point massage. “I was going to a chiropractor-acupunctur- ist trying to get pregnant,” Myers told GO Brooklyn via phone from her St. Louis, Mo.- based company Urban Baby. “We were dis- cussing pressure points, and I asked if massage could help babies. “He said, ‘Oh my gosh, if parents only knew the healing properties of massage,’ and that’s how the idea evolved.” Since giving birth to the idea of the baby luxuriate massage snuggie, Myers has discovered real success with stores around the country, report- ing that her one-piece, footed garments are selling like hotcakes. “The past six months we’ve had a lot of sleepless nights,” she said of her young company. “I worked with chiropractors for almost a year to make sure we got the healing points, the icons, correct,” said Myers. “The first 12 months are so critical for a baby in terms of neurological development and weight gain.” The snuggies come in four sizes for a more exacting fit: small (0-3 months), medium (3-6 months), large (6-9 months) and extra large (9-12 months). Packaged in handbag-shaped boxes, the soft, cotton-Lycra suits come with a sheet of simple directions and a key to the garment’s images. A very gentle touch applied in a circu- lar motion on the purple swirls assists in aiding the overall health and development of the baby; the green leaves are used for respiratory assistance in the case of allergies, runny noses, coughs or ear infections; a red heart stimulates emotional wellbeing, used for insomnia and crankiness; and yellow stars aid in easing dis- comfort for colic, constipation, poor appetite and other ailments. (The garment is recommended for use in conjunction with regular visits to the pediatri- cian, and parents should always consult their doctor regarding any health concerns.) , an extraordinary spa in the heart of Brooklyn Heights “The best time to use the snuggie is right s h i bumi before they are going to bed,” said Myers. “It gives all the calming effects, or if they have treat yourself to refreshing skincare and bodywork in an elegant and soothing environment any of the symptoms on the pamphlet — runny nose or colicky, it’s a really great tool. enjoy a unique spa experience complete with swimming, sauna, steamroom, and hot tub “It’s great for use at appointments, because it will calm them in an environment they are a wide variety of individual treatments and full-day spa packages are available – the perfect gift unfamiliar with, or when traveling, especially on an airplane, it’s a great travel tool, too.” In general, the snuggie helps new parents bond with their children. Myers said the baby snuggie is such a hit, that she’s now developing snuggies for tod- dlers, too. Touch of Love Baby Massage Snuggies ($33) are available at The Green Onion, 274 Oh baby: Elizabeth, 8 months, models the new Touch of Love Baby Mas- Smith St. at Sackett Street. Call (718) 246- sage Snuggie. The Brooklyn Papers / William Walters 2804 for store hours. — Lisa J. Curtis

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PUPPETWORKS: presents “The Prince and The Magic Flute.” Upcoming Performances 12:30 and 2:30 pm. See Sat. OTHER LIBRARY EVENT: Brooklyn Public Library, Central branch, hosts 2OO2 Freddie Jackson & Oleta Adams “Authentically Black: Essays for SEASON A Valentine’s Concert the Black Silent Majority.” Author John McWhorter dis- 2OO3 SAT • FEB 15, 2003 • 8PM cusses his latest work. 2 pm. sponsored by Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230- 2100. Free. Tickets: $40, $35 BOWLING: Union Center for Women hosts a bowling party. $5. 3 pm. Mark Lanes. Advance sign- Brooklyn Center debut! up required. (718) 745-4657. KABBALAH COURSE: Park Slope Alberto Mizrahi Jewish Center begins a six- SUN • FEB 16, 2003 • 2PM week course on the Kabbalah Tickets: $25 and contemporary psychology. $90, $60 members. 6 to 7:30 pm. Eighth Avenue and 14th Street. (718) 768-1453. Free Event! 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that my skin is pretty good, but I should get facials a bit more often than I do, HEALTH AND WELLNESS which, you might have guessed, is about once a year. Health Consultations This was followed by the application of a mask (one of those mud things Alternatives to HRT A guy thing Wilma Flintsone would put on before hitting the sack) that went on freezing Acupuncture cold before heating up my face drasti- Just-for-him treatments draw cally. Despite these pleasant journeys to Herbal Massage extremes, my skin remained intact. When all was said and done, I ended Reiki men to a Williamsburg spa up with my face feeling as soft as a baby’s bottom. It also gave me a hard- Herbal Tonics, Medicinal Teas, Supplements, By Vince DiMiceli Well, as the ad for Virginia Slims ened mask replica of my face that drove The Brooklyn Papers used to say: “You’ve come a long way, home the point that I should seriously Aromatherapy and Skin Care products baby.” consider a nose job, too. wo years ago, in GO Brooklyn’s Apparently, guys are now going to Next up was my “Hands On Scalp first-ever Spa Guide, I shook up the spas, and they’re going in droves. Massage,” administered to me by the STACEY BROSNAN, C.N.M., N.P., M.S. borough by proclaiming loud and Time was when a guy was getting able hands of the spa’s owner. The idea (bet. Henry & Hicks Sts.) T 79 Atlantic Avenue, Bklyn Hts clear that it’s OK — in fact enjoyable married, he and his groomsmen would here is to give your head the kind of (718) 797-8797 • e-mail: [email protected] — for a guy to get a paraffin treatment. head off to the local barbershop for a cleaning it doesn’t normally get — a The response was overwhelming. good, old-fashioned shave with hot deep-down cleaning that practically For weeks afterward, the mailbox shaving cream and a straight razor. But goes to your brain, thus unclogging any here at The Brooklyn Papers was in this new, post-Spa Guide world, I hair follicles and keeping that mane in B’H swamped with letters, some for and wasn’t surprised to see my younger great shape. The Jewish Executive Learning Annex Presents some against the proposition that a guy brother Scott getting a manicure as Ice man cometh: At the DownTime Day Spa, the reporter’s face is layered After getting my hair washed with getting a facial and pedicure before part of this time-honored tradition of with gauze before the application of the Thermal Ice Mask. BP / Greg Mango “Davines Energizing Shampoo” and Monday Night Football was an accept- grooming on the day of my own wed- head rubbed down, Melaina towel dried An Audience able thing to do. ding. owner Melaina Ulino hatched a plan: see this big giant guy getting a mani- my noggin and applied “Davines Ener- But it didn’t end there. Suddenly, my “What are you doing there, Mary?” hold a men-only VIP night. There, for cure and pedicure.” — it’s for a bit of a gizing Serum” to it. The effects were with John Gray e-mail — both at work and at home — asked my dad, doing his best impres- three hours, guys got a chance to listen different purpose that they return. immediate. Within seconds, the entire was filled with offers sion of Frank Barone to live music, have a beer, enjoy the “We get a lot of hair removal,” Ulino room was filled with a forest of my hair for new and exciting from “Everybody spa’s backyard grill, play foosball and said. “Let’s face it, lots of guys don’t and we all needed a machete to get out. Author of ‘Men are from treatments that offered Loves Raymond.” darts, and get a course in how to hand- like hair on their backs. We can take Of course, I’m kidding. But that’s Mars, Women are to help me in a num- “I’m getting a roll a cigar. Treatments provided during care of that.” not to say the treatment wasn’t nice. My ber of ways. Appar- SPA manicure,” Scott an- the evening included the “Hot Rocks Luckily, I’m not one of them. By the head did feel a certain “chilled” effect ently, after reading my swered. Men’s Massage,” the “Back to Glow grace of God, my back is as follicle-free that stuck with me for about 20 min- from Venus’ story on the Web, “No you’re not. Men’s Facial,” the “Chill-out Men’s Fa- as Kojak’s head. And I wasn’t about to utes, and the massage was enjoyable. with opening remarks by Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin many people figured You’re getting your cial” and the “Hands on Men’s Scalp start showering in Rogaine just to sam- All told, it was another great spa ex- I’d also be interested Report nails done,” dad Massage.” ple this popular treatment. Instead, I perience. But I have to be truthful. John Gray, Ph.D. is the best- in growing more hair countered. “Have “It was a huge hit,” Ulino told me chose a couple of services geared to While these treatments are “geared” to- selling relationship author of on my head, pills and treatments for you been reading Vinny’s articles when I visited her spa this week. “It men who are leaning more toward re- ward men, I couldn’t quite find a reason all time. His phenomenal book losing weight, improving my “stami- again?” brought us some new customers who laxation and less toward, well, pain. why women couldn’t enjoy them. In has sold more than 15 million na,” and increasing my, er … size. (We got the last laugh, though, probably wouldn’t have come here if The Chill-Out Facial (a.k.a. the fact, I couldn’t find any difference be- copies and is a best-seller in While I chose to simply disregard when we had dad’s uni-brow waxed had we not held the event.” “Thermal Ice Mask”) featured a face tween a guy’s facial and a girl’s facial. 40 different languages those e-mails, I couldn’t help but won- while he was getting his shave.) Since then, Ulino says, the guys have massage, exfoliation and extractions by I guess it’s that old Barbie-G.I. Joe throughout the world. der how my column might have en- But it’s not only my family and me. been coming back, and while some do Vindy Lam, my talented “facial per- theory working here: Package some- lightened the masses some two years In hopes of luring male clients to her get work done on their hands and feet son.” For the third time in three years of thing right, and anyone — male or fe- How Can Spirituality hence. new Williamsburg spa, DownTime Spa — “It’s pretty funny,” she says. “You writing for the Spa Guide, I was told male — will enjoy it. Enhance Relationships? Irene Dinov offering accessories, products for the Wednesday, March 5, 8-10 pm home, skincare and body care. Open $20 ($15, members) Credit cards accepted. Checks payable to CBA 119 Montague St. at Hicks Street in Wednesday through Sunday. Accepts Brooklyn Heights, (718) 855-5900. Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Congregation B’nai Avraham Basic massage: $65; basic facial: $65. Hair Spa protocol and spa services. Open seven days a 117 Remsen St. bet. Clinton & Henry Sreets SPA DIRECTORY week. Full-service hair salon also offering • When making your appointment let the spa know if you The Spa tanning, permanent makeup, electrolysis, prefer a man or a woman to perform your services. Don’t 8806 Third Ave. at 88th Street in Bay Reservations strongly advised skincare, facials, massage, waxing, mani- Ridge, (718) 921-6100. Listed below are Brooklyn spas cures and pedicures. Currently undergo- wait until you show up, it could be too late for them to ac- DownTime Day Spa ing renovations, and will unveil its full- Basic massage: $65; basic facial: $75. For further information please contact and the services and products commodate you. 115 North Seventh St. at Berry service day spa using Aveda products in Primarily uses Matis products. Services Simcha Weinstein (718) 596-4840 Ext. 15 they offer. Unless otherwise Street in Williamsburg, (718) 218- early March. Accepts American Express, • Arrive 15 minutes early for your appointment, so you include deep tissue, medical and prenatal massages, as well as relaxation mas- noted, a basic facial and basic 9680. MasterCard, Visa and Discover. have time to unwind and check in. If you’re late, the time massage are one-hour treatments. sages, body wraps, scrubs, facials, mani- Basic facial: $75; basic massage: $75. Additional location: 78 Clark St. at Henry could come out of your treatment. cures, pedicures, Aculight laser hair Offers facials, phyto peel, microder- Street in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 522- Go to the bathroom before your service. removal and waxing. Open seven days a mabrasion, body treatments, massages, 6291. Basic massage: $65; basic facial: • week. Accepts Visa, MasterCard, Area Treatment reflexolgy, full service hair salon, mani- $65. While this Aveda concept salon offers • Generally, expect to give 48 hours notice when canceling Discover and American Express. See Center/Emporium cures, pedicures, make-up application a full-service hair salon including manicures an appointment. Many spas will charge a fee if you give story on page GO 1. and waxing. and pedicures upstairs, downstairs, Irene 252 Smith St. at Douglass Street in Dinov offers microdermabrasion, cus- less notice. Accepts MasterCard, Visa and American Cobble Hill, (718) 522-1906. tomized facials, milk peeling, massage, Express. Garden available in season. reflexology, acupuncture, waxing, electrol- • Always share any medical problems or special consider- Basic facial: $95; basic massage: $90. Open Tuesday through Sunday. For ysis, body treatments (with some including ations you have with the therapist or aesthetician — espe- Holistic Therapies Products used include Dr. Hauschka. more information, visit www.downtimes- the Aveda Pure-fume steam bath). Offers a cially if you have allergies or sensitive skin. Also let them Accepts MasterCard, Visa, American pa.com on the Web. significant series discount. Open seven Cornerstone Healing Express and Discover. The Area days. Accepts MasterCard and Visa. know if you prefer a deep tissue massage or lighter touch. Emporium retail store is located on the • Expect to tip 15 to 20 percent on all services, and to pay 476 Court St. at Fourth Place in opposite side of the street. Special Elan Salon & Day Spa Carroll Gardens, (718) 254-4075. packages available. Open seven days a Lifestyles for Body & Soul the tip in cash. Many spas won’t add the tip to your charge Basic massage: $75. Cornerstone week. For more information, visit 157 Seventh Ave. at Garfield Place in Beautifying Spa receipt, but use small envelopes for gratuities. Healing, which opened December 2002, www.areabrooklyn.com on the Web. Park Slope, (718) 789-1700. • Sometimes service offers are made to you in the midst of offers acupuncture, massage (including Basic facial: $50; basic massage: $60. 185 Atlantic Ave. at Court Street in tui na), cupping, herbal remedies, aro- Offers haircuts and colorings, waxing, Brooklyn Heights, (718) 797-3062. the treatment. Before you agree, ask if an additional fee will matherapy and reflexology. Offers pack- Cleopatra Salon & Day Spa manicures and pedicures, facials, electrol- be charged. ages for patients who wish to stop smok- Basic facial: $70; basic massage: $70. This ing or lose weight. Retail store offers 89 Montague St. at Hicks Street in ysis, eyelash and eyebrow tints, ear pierc- full-service hair salon and spa offers packing and body treatments. Open seven Thymes product line and Chinese home Brooklyn Heights, (718) 222-0700 ages and a wide array of treatments furnishings. Open Tuesday through days a week. Accepts Visa and including manicures, pedicures, facials, Uses Repechage products. Offers mas- through Sunday. Accepts Visa, Saturday. Accepts American Express, Visa Basic facial: $70; basic massage: $65. MasterCard. glycolic peel, fruit peel, makeup applica- sage, facials, body wraps and electrolysis. MasterCard and Discover. and MasterCard. For more information, Uses Repechage, Dr. Dennis Gross and tion, waxing, tanning, variety of massage Accepts American Express, MasterCard visit www.cornerstonehealing.net. See Dead Sea products among others. (including pre-natal) and body wraps. and Visa. Open Tuesday through Sunday. story on GO 5. Cleopatra is a full-service hair salon, and Home Spa Lifestyles uses Bioelements products. offers eyebrow and eyelash tints, make- Open seven days. Accepts MasterCard, Tantra Spa 300 Court St. at Douglass Street in up service, body wraps and polishes, Visa and American Express. waxing, manicures and pedicures. Cobble Hill, (718) 596-8668. Home Shibumi (at Eastern (at Cavale Tonuzi Salon) 8211 Third FemSurge Health and Ave. at 82nd Street in Bay Ridge, Open seven days a week. Accepts Spa Annex, 532 Court St. at Athletic Club) Wellness MasterCard and Visa. Huntington Street in Carroll Pilo Arts Day Spa & Salon (718) 748-9880. Gardens, (718) 596-5722. 43 Clark St. at Hicks Street in Brooklyn Basic facial: $80; basic massage: $80. 79 Atlantic Ave. at Hicks Street in Basic 75-minute facial: $75; basic 75- 8412 Third Ave. at 84th Street in Bay Heights, (718) 625-0500; also at New This location offers an Aveda Lifestyle Brooklyn Heights, (718) 797-8797 Creative Hair and Spa minute massage: $75. Home Spa uses Ridge, (718) 748-7411. York Marriott Brooklyn, 333 Adams St. store, spa and hair salon. Tantra offers a Basic massage: $80. Proprietor Stacey significant facial and massage series of 326 Ninth St. at Fifth Avenue in their own brand of products and the Basic facial: $60; basic massage: $80. Hair at Johnson Tech Place, fourth floor, in Brosnan, a nurse practitioner, herbalist and Dermalogica line. Four treatment salon offering manicures, pedicures, make- Downtown Brooklyn, (718) 330-0007. three discount (when pre-purchased). certified nurse midwife, offers a wide array Diabetes? Park Slope, (718) 788-8796. Services include makeup services, rooms at 300 Court St. and two treat- up, light concept nails, highlighting/color- Basic facial: $65; basic massage: $78. Uses of therapies practiced by licensed profes- Basic facial: $50; Basic massage: $50. facials, waxing, manicure and pedicure, ment rooms at the Home Spa Annex at ing services and precision haircuts. The spa Decleor products. Patrons do not have to sionals. Services for “women and the peo- Are you caught between these two health Open since 1985. Offers precision hair 532 Court St. Both locations offer offers facials, massages, laser hair removal, Cool Glide laser hair removal, Aqua ple they love” include one-one-one holis- be members of Eastern Athletic, and they body polish, massages and body wraps. problems? Then you may qualify for Look AHEAD, care, skin care, permanent makeup, spa facials, massages, waxing, scrubs and waxing, wraps, scrubs and electrolysis. can use the club’s yoga and pilates classes, tic health counseling, herbal and nutrition- manicures, spa pedicures, nail sculpt- wraps. Series discounts. Services for Outdoor garden available in season. Gift Spa is available to rent for private par- al remedies, acupuncture, reiki and thera- a National Institutes of Health research project swimming pool, hot tub, sauna and steam ties. Open Tuesday through Sunday. ing, massage treatments and body kids and teens. Open seven days a certificates available. Closed Mondays. room. (Eastern Athletic Club members do peutic bodywork. Consulting services Accepts Visa, MasterCard and American studying the long-term benefits of weight loss in scrubs. They also offer Lifetex decondi- week. Accepts Visa, MasterCard, Accepts American Express, Visa and get a discount on Shibumi services.) Series address the continuum of women’s con- Express. For more information, visit tioning steamer. The salon is open Discover and American Express. For MasterCard. For more information go to discounts available. Offer facials, mas- cerns from PMS to menopause. Retail people with type 2 diabetes. www.cavaletonuzi.com. seven days a week, and the spa is open more information, go to www.homes- www.piloarts.com. See article on GO 5. sages, wraps and waxing. Brooklyn store offers FemSurge Therapeutics herbal Monday through Saturday. Accepts pa.com. See story on GO 2. Heights location is open Tuesday through tonics, custom blended medicinal teas, MasterCard, Visa and Discover. Sunday. The Marriott location offers mas- nutritional supplements and skin care Physical exams, medical tests, and educational The Home Spa Shop, formerly Blissful products. Open Tuesday through Botanicals, is a retail shop carrying the Providence Day Spa sage only and is open Tuesday through Tapestry programs are provided at no cost to volunteers Saturday. Accepts American Express, Visa, Saturday. Accepts MasterCard, Visa, Home Spa product line at 85 Bergen St. 107 Montague St. at Hicks Street in American Express and Discover. who qualify. Cynergy Spa 53 Wyckoff St. at Court Street in MasterCard. at Smith Street, (718) 596-7094. Boerum Hill, (718) 596-6774. Brooklyn Heights, (718) 522-1202. 87 Fort Greene Place at Fulton Basic massage: $80; basic facial: $85. Basic facial: $70; basic massage: $75. Street in Fort Greene, (718) 403- Primarily use Decleor products. Services Opal Center for Massage For more information, call Il Camelion Salon Offers massages, including prenatal, Studio 19 Salon and Spa 9242 postpartum, and child and infant mas- include facials, massage, waxing, mani- and Allied Therapies Basic facial: $80; basic massage: $100. and Day Spa sage. Also, facials, waxing for women and 1610 E. 19th St. at Kings Highway in cures, pedicures, reflexology and a full- St. Luke’s-Roosevelt This new spa will open in late February. men, reflexology and body wraps. Open Midwood, (718) 336-7373. service hair salon. Outdoor garden avail- 158 Fifth Ave. at Douglass Street in 326 Seventh Ave. at Eighth Street It is the sister spa of Cynergy Spa in seven days. Uses Starflowers Essentials 90-minute facial: $60; basic massage: able in season. Open Tuesday through Park Slope, (718) 857-6183. (212) 523-8037 in Park Slope, (718) 788-1700. Saturday. Accepts Visa, MasterCard and Harlem and promises to have a makeup Skin Care line. 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breathe, I cannot say. But I will tell you that when Bella was done with me, my skin was finally as soft and clear as that coveted baby’s tush. I was next passed on to the masseuse, Stuart, for an hour-long Swedish massage ($80). The details of this are somewhat Me vs. the world hazy since I slipped into a blissful coma once the muzak began, and Stuart went to work loosening the knots in my back using a combination of traditional tech- Desperate times require relaxing, niques, reflexology and acupressure, paying special attention to my feet — a service I had requested. rejuvenating treatments at Pilo Arts Clients are offered a choice between oil and cream (not for scrambled eggs as I By Deborah Kolben feeling relaxed — sated, even. just for me. had misunderstood) but to be applied to The Brooklyn Papers Still, the grim reality of getting more ac- As a newbie to spas, I wasn’t entirely their body. Since I opted for the former, I tion on the day after Valentine’s Day by a sure what to expect. And truth be told, I al- was led to a steam room and shower at the hile I dutifully spent last week man you hardly know and having to pay for ways thought that by the time a Russian end of the massage in order to rinse off the loading up on duct tape and Evian it did leave a certain sense of, how shall I say woman was dipping my hands in hot wax residue. Win preparation for that looming ter- … impending doom. and wrapping my head in tinfoil, it would I spent a delightful 15 minutes in the rorism attack, I forgot to prepare for a But I digress. mean I had stepped on one too many toes private steam room admiring my rejuve- code red of another kind: Valentine’s Day. I arrived at Pilo Arts Day Spa and Salon in Bay Ridge. nated skin and relaxed muscles. (Maybe I So upon awaking alone with a hang- on Third Avenue and 84th Street at the un- But these were mere highlights of my ought to have paid a visit to the spa a day over on the morning after my least fa- godly hour of 9:30 am. That way I figured I facial. After slipping me beneath a white before ol’ V-Day). vorite holiday (at least this year thanks to could have my blackheads extracted and still sheath, Bella, my Russian-born aestheti- Weighty matter: At Pilo Arts Day Spa and Salon in Bay Ridge, hot and cold Finally, before dashing off to join the an ill-timed split-up), I decided to treat make it to Manhattan to check out the thou- cian, massaged my hands with a moisturiz- stones are an integral part of the facials. The Brooklyn Papers / Greg Mango throng of protesters clogging the streets of myself to something spe- sands gathering to protest er before dipping them into a warm paraf- Manhattan, I downed a quick mimosa in cial: a day at the spa. that pesky showdown with fin wax devised to provide much-needed While I thought I had been doing my- Bella rubbed a variety of these smooth the spa lounge and stuffed the bagful of After slipping on my Iraq. moisture to those wind-chapped extremi- self a service by using neither moisturiz- ebony stones on my face, the effect of signature Pilo beauty product samples sneakers, I headed to Bay When I arrived at Pilo, ties. ing cream nor foundation, Bella explained which was surprisingly relaxing. supplied to first-time visitors into my Ridge, where a man SPA which has a salon upstairs Bella then began to examine my face I had left my skin exposed to the elements. The grand finale of the facial, however, backpack. named Stuart proceeded to and spa below, I was happy beneath a bright light and magnifying And as we know, the elements have not was the collagen mask. A dry cloth made OK, OK, so it all sounds like a rather massage my naked body to see that my Bay Ridge glass to determine what sort of facial been particularly kind this winter. from collagen fibers is applied over the face. self-indulgent run-up to social activism. by candlelight with the brethren — war be damned would suit me best. We decided to upgrade the Pilo Signa- Then a concentrated collagen gel is used to But hear me out: I’d venture to say that sweet scent of lavender Report — had also crammed into I waited for her to “oooh” and “ahh” ture facial ($70) to a Collagen Rejuvena- hydrate the mask. That in turn is covered depriving yourself of a Swedish massage, and apricot in the air. the salon to have their roots over my youthful epidermis. tion facial ($130), which is best for, ahem, with a piece of Mylar to keep the whole hot wax treatments and expensive lotions, Now this was more like it. retouched and armpits waxed. Bella instead looked horrified. mature and dehydrated skin. contraption well insulated. As a final touch, means the terrorists — not to mention the Stuart, of course, was a trained profes- I knew I had come to the right place. “Your skin is clogged and severely de- At Pilo, hot and cold stones are also an cold stones are applied to the eye area while ex-boyfriends — have won. sional and wasn’t providing such a service Within seconds of descending into the spa, hydrated,” she said. integral part of facials; according to Bella, a single warm stone is placed on the chest to out of the goodness of his heart. He did, the manager had taken my coat, seated me “I was expecting something more along the iron from the stones helps the products keep the body warm. For more information about Pilo Arts however, approach his task with vim and on a plush couch, and gone to work froth- the lines of ‘soft as a baby’s butt,’” I told penetrate the skin. So throughout the The overall effect was somewhat robot- Day Spa and Salon, see the Spa Directo- vigor, and when he was finished I was left ing up a hot, cinnamon-topped cappuccino her. cleansing, exfoliating and moisturizing, ic in appearance. How I was able to ry on GO 4.

For those who want more While wrapped, Shalene be- face to rebuff the storm. The chocolate with their chocolate, gan my fruit enzyme peeling kneading massage on my neck THE SPA... The Spa offers a one-hour treatment and intensive glow was akin to gently pulling a tur- vanilla chip spa pedicure ($45), facial. This was the best facial tle’s head out of its shell. Every Continued from page GO 1 which combines a milk and of my life as she massaged my last bit of tension was erased from a lingering cold. honey bath, vanilla beans, face with each step: cleansers, from each muscle and the acu- After Shalene scrubbed me crushed almond scrub, vitamin-enriched oils, peeling pressure massage on my face from shoulder to toe with wide whipped mousse and a choco- treatment and more. (Even the even cleared my sinuses! massage strokes, I was late raspberry-oil massage for extractions seemed easier after The Spa will be offering wrapped in plastic, covered in thoroughly refreshed, scrump- the peeling treatment.) Then I the whole gamut of chocolate blankets and left to dream of tious gams. The client can even was ushered off to the showers treatments through the end of Charlie, the chocolate factory request a dip in the heavenly to wash off the crazy mix of April, when the change of sea- and the oompa loompas. scented chocolate-coconut sugar and chocolate. (Note: son will inspire Shalene to Then it was time for a quick paraffin treatment (with shreds Bring your own shower cap if concoct new skincare recipes. unwrapping and the application of coconut just barely percepti- you don’t want wet locks going As I traveled home with a of a warm mixture of chocolate ble in the pink wax). The Spa home.) bright, buffed face, the scent syrup and honey poured from a also offers Swedish massages Even the steam of the of warm chocolate and mint small teapot and spread all over with chocolate raspberry oil at shower brought more clouds would occasionally waft out my body with a paint brush. no extra charge. of comforting chocolate-mint of my bulky coat, and instead Shalene assured me that the Affordable packages of vari- scent. of a hardship, the falling snow honey would hydrate my skin. ous chocolate treatments are Then it was back to the tow- seemed like an exquisite gift. Surprisingly, the mixture was available, such as the two-hour el-covered table for a final, 15- not sticky or uncomfortable Chocolate Mini-Melt ($109) minute rub down in chocolate- For more information while I waited in the wrap for and the four-hour Chocolate raspberry-mint oil and a about The Spa, see the Spa the “mousse” to work its magic. Meltaway ($179). heavy-duty moisturizer for the Directory on GO 4.

I was worried about my health. But at least I didn’t have New alternatives: Acupuncturists Anne Mok and Peggy Regis in Cor- to worry about the tests. nerstone Healing, their newly opened office, which offers a variety of traditional Chinese healing arts. Heart to heart The Brooklyn Papers / Greg Mango “Thanks, gave me five herbal tea bags to relax me Cornerstone Healing staff takes the before sleeping (total cost: $93, future acupuncture visits and tea bags: $78). In New York time to listen to a patient’s needs addition to the 20 needles in my face, more were added to my feet, hands and By Lisa J. Curtis own families, and now they both claim wrist (to help a sprain). Mok left me with Methodist” The Brooklyn Papers success in employing all of these modali- an eye mask and soothing music while ties in aiding everything from fertility to my “chi” got moving. Regis offered a re- mploying traditional Chinese thera- weight loss to quitting smoking. laxing, 60-minute tui na massage, using pies, a new sanctuary in Carroll Gar- “We are not just treating the symptoms, deep-tissue massage strokes and acupres- Edens offers its patients a couple of ne- but the cause of the problem,” explained sure (cost: $75) under a warming heat cessities that are often missing at the Mok. “Traditional Chinese medicine lamp. doctor’s office: time and compassion. treatments last longer and are more bene- This traditional Chinese approach to Certified acupuncturists and herbolo- ficial for the patient.” healing takes the whole patient into ac- gists Anne Mok and Peggy Regis opened Mok said she started out in healthcare count and attempts to bring the patient Cornerstone Healing in December with a as a pharmacist. “People came back to me back into balance. commitment to making a patient’s visit month after month, sick with the side ef- I came away immediately relaxed, al- — and even the waiting room — as fects from the medicine,” said Mok who beit with some tenderness in my jaw. A soothing and relaxing as possible. The decided to further study the Chinese herbs week later, although I haven’t stopped walls are painted a cool, celadon green she grew up with. Regis said she turned grinding my teeth, the intensity of grind- and antique chests, bamboo stalks and to acupuncture to help with her anemia. ing is diminished and I’m looking for- wood bowls are carefully placed through- Just as reflexology uses pressure on ar- ward to a future visit. A combination of out. Mounted squares of fabric are the eas of the feet to aid with various ail- sleeping with a bite plate will protect my perfect finishing touches to the reception ments, Mok said that ears are equally sen- teeth, and future acupuncture visits will area and treatment rooms. sitive and acupuncture hopefully aid in diminish- And lest they forget, a framed message there can help patients ing the muscle tension in Chinese calligraphy hangs across from quit smoking or lose and jaw popping alto- the reception desk reminding the weight. gether. (And I have the acupuncturists that their mission is to “You can treat the feeling that Mok and practice with a “compassionate heart whole body with foot or SPA Regis would recognize [and] compassionate skills.” ear acupuncture,” said me on the street, while “We want to be like the old family Mok. She explains that my dentist might not physician for the neighborhood, back patients looking to stem Report know my name unless I when the family doctor knew the whole addictions follow up moved into the summer family,” said Mok. “We want to be like their ear acupuncture treatment at Corner- house next door to his in the Hamptons.) that for the neighborhood.” stone Healing with tiny seeds, like poppy Everything about the experience at When a patient arrives, they are imme- seeds, that are taped to their ears. When- Cornerstone Healing is about balance. diately greeted with a smile and a warm- ever they get a craving for that cigarette, When coming in for a treatment they ining cup of jasmine tea and asked to take a or next piece of cake, they are to give the struct patients, “Don’t have an empty seat on a chair topped with a plump, silk seed a bit of gentle pressure. Over time, stomach, but don’t have a full stomach.” cushion. the acupuncture, and use of ear seeds Their advice is very much about the time- Patients are then asked to fill out an ex- when away from the office, along with honored mantra, “All things in modera- haustive, five-page medical history. In the modifications in diet and lifestyle, will tion.” initial consultation, every one of your make a difference, said Mok, who also Mok and Regis are careful to stress that aches, pains and worries is addressed by uses acupuncture and ear seeds to help they work in conjunction with medical NEW YORK METHODIST MRI/CT CENTER one of the acupuncturists. patients overcome drug addiction at the doctors. “Your head is connected to the rest of Brownsville Multiservice Family Health “There are certain instances when an- your body,” said Mok with a laugh, ex- Center. tibiotics are certainly needed — or sur- New York Methodist Hospital’s MRI/CT plaining that the 90-minute initial consul- “Generally people don’t have the time gery,” said Mok. “We work hand-in-hand Center offers the highest quality tation helps them get to know their patient to come in for acupuncture more than with medical physicians and hopefully, in Magnetic Resonance Imaging and CT physically and psychologically. once a week, so they can do it themselves time, doctors will overcome the ‘our medi- Your tongue and pulse will be exam- with the ear seeds for another three to five cine vs. your medicine’ way of thinking Scans in a comfortable, state-of-the-art ined, and then it will be time to lay on the days,” said Mok. “The more you do it, the and feel that way, too. The bottom line is setting. Our team of professionals provide table and prepare to be “needled,” as Reg- better, and there are no side effects.” patient care, and whatever works for them. prompt and expert care. is calls it. (Acupuncture is actually the in- Acupuncture can even treat grinding That’s what we want to do.” Member sertion of fine, sterile needles into the and clenching teeth at night, or temporo- And they say that their treatments are If your physician has referred you for one body at specific points shown to be effec- mandibular syndrome (TMJ). When I only as effective as their patients — who NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System of these tests, call 718-780-3040 to set up Affiliate: Weill Medical College of Cornell University tive in the treatment of particular health went to my dentist for help, he told me have to be as careful about their sleeping an appointment. problems.) there was nothing I could do but order a and eating patterns as these acupunctur- Mok, a Chinese-American, and Regis, $700 custom-fit bite plate that I would ists are about where they place their nee- a Haitian-American, offer acupuncture, wear to bed for the rest of my life. dles. massage, herbal remedies and nutritional Mok offered a lengthy consultation and NYM MRI/CT CENTER counseling to cure whatever ails their pa- performed acupuncture on my face (to For more information about Corner- tients. Both say that herbal remedies were loosen the tight muscles in my jaw line), stone Healing, see the Spa Directory on 506 Sixth Street, Park Slope • 718-780-3040 • www.nym.org a common way to treat illness in their suggested cutting out the caffeine, and GO 4. 6 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM February 24, 2003 CCLLAASSSSIIFFIIEEDDSS Help Wanted • Situation Wanted • Business Opportunities • Income Opportunities • Adoptions • Automotive Bed & Breakfast • Bridal & Special Occasions • Business Services • Children & Childcare • Cleaning Services • Firewood Home Care • Instruction • Merchandise • Movers, Storage & Truckers • New Age • Personal Care • Pet Services • Psychics ––– To advertise please call 834-9161, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm –––

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