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ALIVE! Yards foes GOING FOURTH to sing to Forlorn no longer, Brooklyn’s Supremes boulevard seems ready for retail By Dana Rubinstein By Dana Rubinstein The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn Paper The Atlantic Yards project is heading to the Supreme Court — if Retail finally looks ready to take off on the Court will have it, that is. Fourth Avenue, a run-down thoroughfare that has seen scores of new residential units Eleven Brooklynites who still own land in the foot- in the past few years, but has been slow to DEAD! print of the mega- cast off its identity as a commercial desert project asked between Park Slope and Cobble Hill. the High Court Neighbors hankering for more shopping op- on Monday to tions on what planners have billed as the future examine the “Brooklyn Boulevard” can thank the avenue’s state’s use of emi- oft-derided 12-story towers for the good news. nent domain to make These buildings may offend the eye, rising like way for Bruce Rat- so many yellow teeth in a gingivitis-ridden ner’s development — mouth, but the flood of new residents has fi- and at least one ex- nally created consumer demand. pert gave the case a “Retail follows population changes,” said good chance of be- Roslyn Huebener, of Aguayo and Huebener ing heard by the Realty. Court, which turns Indeed, for every new building coming up Julie Larsen Maher / Wildlife Conservation Society Julie Larsen Maher / Wildlife Conservation Society down 99 percent of

with zero space for ground-floor retail, another / Noelle D’Arrigo the 8,000 petitions is rising with space set aside for boutiques and it receives every year. gyms and restaurants. “The petition is very well written, Circle of life (death) The Argyle, a 12-story, 59-unit tower to be so there’s a chance,” said attorney completed by this end of this year, between Michael Rikon, who once represented For every beginning, there is an ending, and animal lovers learned that lesson again Sixth and Seventh streets, may have no last week. First, on Friday, the Prospect Park Zoo welcomed its newest arrival, a kanga- Paper The Brooklyn plaintiffs fighting eminent domain at ground-floor retail. Ratner’s Metrotech project. roo joey named Riley. But the next day, tragedy struck at the New York Aquarium in But developer Domenick Tonacchio’s This building on Fourth Avenue and Warren Street has eight stories Two months ago, Rikon said the Coney Island, where a 43-year-old sand tiger shark Bertha sucked in her last gill-aided planned 10-story, 49-unit building at the corner of housing with a parking garage instead of retail on the ground odds were “extremely slim” that the breath. That circle of life, folks; it giveth and it taketh away. See FOURTH on page 14 floor, bucking a trend on the future “Brooklyn Boulevard.” case, Goldstein v. Pataki, would be accepted. But he said on Wednesday, “I’ve changed my opinion” because the plaintiffs, who include Freddy’s Bar and Daniel Goldstein of Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn, may have found an inconsistency in the Court’s The cost WATCHTOWER landmark 2005 Kelo decision. Traditionally, Eye-in-sky is talk of DUMBO courts have allowed of Victory governments to seize By Ben Muessig privately owned land for public projects Hospital sells for $45M The Brooklyn Paper like highways. And There’s a new high-rise in DUMBO, Kelo expanded the By Ben Muessig but this one isn’t residential. definition of “public The Brooklyn Paper Police parked a two-story mobile patrol benefit” to include the A local businessman paid $45 million for Dyk- tower on Front Street between Adams and positive impacts of eco- er Heights’ ailing Victory Memorial Hospital at an Pearl streets last week, directly beneath the nomic development on a “blighted” auction this week. Manhattan Bridge, puzzling residents of community. Gabi Saadia offered the staggering sum for the the quiet neighborhood who don’t think of But the court also said that the state soon-to-close medical center on March 31. The re- the area as needing 24-hour surveillance. can’t seize land “under the mere pre- mainder of the hospital’s $90-million debt will be Cops usually install the hydraulic tow- text of a public purpose when [the] slowly paid off by Saadia, said Tim Walsh, a lawyer ers, known as Sky Watch, in high-crime ar- actual purpose [is] to bestow a private for Victory. eas. The 20-foot-tall platforms, equipped benefit.” “The good news is that it’s not going to become with cameras and various sensors, offer po- That same 5–4 decision also held condos,” said Bill Guarinello, chairman of the be- lice improved vantage points, while re- / Julie Rosenberg that courts must defer to a given state leaguered hospital’s board. “It’s going to remain minding crooks that they’re being watched. legislature’s determination of what is and is not in the public benefit.

healthcare related.” Callan / Tom In recent years, Sky Watch towers have The 243-bed hospital filed for bankruptcy in been deployed in Harlem to combat drug But the Goldstein v. Pataki plain- 2006, and a state commission subsequently recom- trafficking. In February, police installed a tiffs, who have lost two prior rounds in this battle, want the Supremes to al- mended that it be shuttered. surveillance tower on the corner of Nos- Paper The Brooklyn Since then, the 108-year-old hospital has laid off trand and St. Marks avenues in Crown Police have deployed this 24-hour low lower courts to determine if government is using its eminent domain employees, lost its ambulances, and terminated its Heights for the same stated reason. watchtower in low-crime DUMBO. maternity unit — where hospital supporters state Paper The Brooklyn The latest Sky Watch installation is the power properly — namely that it is Sen. Marty Golden (R–Bay Ridge) and Councilman talk of DUMBO, where the local popula- truly for public benefit, not for the Vince Gentile (D–Bay Ridge) were born. tion of artisans and trendsetters is growing But never has the NYPD brought out gain of a developer. The hospital will shut its ER and end in-patient Toys for tots accustomed to a beefed-up police pres- the big gun — the Sky Watch. The issue is central to Atlantic care on June 30, but “but the nursing facility will ence. After a crime wave during the sum- “It’s always seemed very quiet in the Yards, because opponents argue that remain open [under the new owner],” said Jeremy One-year-old Gabriel Rosenbaum plays janitor at the fake (no, mer, extra officers — some from neigh- streets here,” said Elizabeth Maher, a the so-called public benefit of the Johnson, another lawyer for the hospital, which is really, fake), gas works inside the new Moxie Spot family restau- boring precincts — were called in as a Boerum Hill resident who hangs out in now-truncated 16-skyscraper arena, on 92nd Street. rant at 81 Atlantic Ave. in Brooklyn Heights. show of force. residential, office space See SKY WATCH on page 12 and hotel project was merely a sham designed to get Ratner through the approval process. “The arena for Rat- ner’s professional basketball team is no more City pitches its $240M jail plan a public benefit than the planned hotel,” reads the petition. “Both … will be By Mike McLaughlin lion to enlarge the currently closed, 11-story, and has been closed since 2003. called for demolishing the existing jail and available to the public — for a price.” The Brooklyn Paper 759-inmate prison into one that holds 1,469 The latest request for proposals is a far cry replacing it with a smaller detention center The petition also argues that if the The city is taking another stab at re- troubled souls, plus boasts ground-floor retail from the city’s effort last year, when it asked — a vision that doesn’t mesh with the city project were indeed intended for the on bustling Atlantic Avenue. developers to integrate residential housing plan for expanding the jail, said Department designing the shuttered Brooklyn House of public’s benefit, the state would have The city has long said that enlarging the and retail into the complex. of Correction spokesperson Steven Morello. Detention in its ongoing effort to expand had a long planning process, and then pokey is necessary because its Rikers Island Such a request brought little interest — Another contentious proposal called for a held a bidding process to choose the the jail and install retail space in the At- penal colony is crumbling, and the Depart- though Common Ground Council, Hamlin public middle school on the premises. That lantic Avenue facility. best developer — a process that did ment of Correction wants inmates closer to Ventures and Time Equities created a fanci- idea was scotched within minutes after it was not happen at Atlantic Yards. The Department Downtown Brooklyn courts. ful idea that included luxury housing and floated at a January meeting. Warner Johnston, a spokesman for of Design and Con- But neighborhood groups have been criti- open space in a glass-walled doughnut Developers interested in expanding the jail the Empire State Development Cor- struction will pay a de- cal of all plans to expand the slammer, which around the jail (pictured). should submit proposals to the Department The city rejected this plan poration, which spearheaded the proj- veloper $240 mil- is between Boerum Place and Smith Street That proposal went nowhere because it of Correction by April 11. for the House of D. See SUPREMES on page 12

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FORT GREENE 8FOFFEBSFBM th venue TVQFSNBSLFU rt *U¤TKVTUBEJSUZTIBNF ASupplies he fastest way to strengthen 7 a neighborhood’s heart is to BROOKLYN Residents of housing project must walk a half-hour to 5 feed its stomach. SOUTH 376 So say people in Carroll Gar- dens, who want to see a supermar- clean their clothes since city shut down laundry room Supplies for 7th Ave. ket in the old Longshoremen’s the Fine Artist, (bet. 11th & 12th Sts) medical center on Court and Union By Dana Rubinstein Graphic Artist, streets. How widespread is the de- The Brooklyn Paper Student sire to have a supermarket? Even And you thought your THE LONG MARCH and Children 369-4969 the owners of some of the specialty laundry situation was the pits. Residents of the Farragut Houses must walk close to a mile to get to the nearest Laun- shops on Court Street — the very Try walking a mile in these dromats (L) because the project’s washer-dryer center has been closed for almost a year. stores that would have to compete folks’ shoes — literally. against a big grocery store — support the idea of competition. Hundreds of residents of a public housing project in Vin- The Clarett Group acquired the Mike McLaughlin longshoremen’s building at 340 egar Hill have been forced to Farragut Houses Court St. last year and the company plans to build a seven- walk nearly a mile to do their story building. That’s too tall for some people, but there’s a laundry ever since the on-site silver lining: Clarett wants the project to include a supermar- Laundromat closed last year. ket on the ground floor. It’s a much-needed amenity. Farragut Houses, the city- Walk five blocks north or south from 340 Court St. and run, 10-tower complex of 3,440 residents, has zero laun- Navy Yard Visit our Expanded you’ll pass at least 12 small food shops — including F. Mon- VY ST dry facilities within a nearly teleone & Cammareri bakery, K&Y Fruit and Vegetables and NA 20-block radius. D’Amico’s Coffee. The specter of one-stop shopping and low- FLUSHING AVE –––––––––––––––––––– er prices of a Key Food or C-Town might seem like a death “It is almost a year since knell for the nearby independents, but supermarkets and local we’ve had a Laundromat,” said specialty shops can peacefully coexist. In fact, they always Ines, 64, who declined to give PASSOVER did on Court Street — until, ironically, the Key Food closed her last name. about two years ago (it’s now a CVS). Indeed, some of the So at about 7 am last Friday, there was Ines, setting out small, mom and pop food stores miss their bigger neighbor. BQE “It was better before the Key Food closed,” said Lenny from the intersection of Navy SECTION Street and Flushing Avenue FLATBUSH AVE EXTENSION Cristino, the baker and co-owner of Monteleone & Cammare- N. PO with a cart piled high with ri. “More people [were] walking up and down the strip.” CARLTON AVE –––––––––––––––––––– laundry, making the first steps Indeed, many shoppers keep coming back to the mom and RTLAND AVE pop stores, but some longtime residents can be bought for the of a 25-minute walk to a Laun- We have (or will get you) lowest prices. dromat on Myrtle Avenue. “I shop for the sales,” said Mark Karwowski, who had just “It’s terrible,” said Ines, who everything you need for added that the trip was espe- bought produce at K&Y and a morning nosh at D’Amico’s. cially difficult thanks to her “I’m not loyal to any store.” your Seder Table. respiratory problems. L This mercenary mentality could lead to the death of the lo- As Ines made it home at MYRTLE AVE cal fruit and vegetable stand or butchers — but only if the su- “We’re not just Matzo” around 10:30, another Farragut permarket has high-quality items at low prices, which would House resident appeared at the L clearly be a win for local consumers. intersection. Jerry was just be- Ft Greene Park Still, some Carroll Gardeners are torn about how to save Pick Quick Key Food ginning his journey to Myrtle money when shopping, yet preserve the neighborhood’s char- Avenue, like Ines, pushing a acter. It requires a balancing act, said resident Katia Kelly. 5th Avenue/Corner Baltic St. black metal cart piled with “I try to do one big shopping out at Pathmark two times a The weekly march to one of code,” said Howard Marder, facility back into compliance, laundry. month, and the rest of the time shop at the small shops on the two Myrtle Avenue Laun- spokesman for the New York and then we would have to do a Also like Ines, he supports a Court Street,” she said. dromats — one at North Port- City Housing Authority. [request for proposals] to find * Plenty of Free Parking * city plan to tear down a row of That’s a woman after my own heart. A little extra effort land Avenue, the other at Carl- He added that there “is no someone to run it,” said Marder. dilapidated homes just inside and everyone wins. Some residents, like tenants the wall of the Brooklyn Navy ton Avenue — would not be immediate plan” to put a new Mike McLaughlin is a staff reporter at The Brooklyn Paper. necessary if the city found an- laundry facility into the Far- association President Deborah Yard at the corner of Navy Stewart, have their own wash- Street and Flushing Avenue. other operator for the base- ragut Houses. ment laundry space at 191 “Our capital projects division ing machines. But many oth- “When they put in a super- ers, she said, make the “long Sand St., which was closed last is doing a cost estimate to find THE KITCHEN SINK market, they should put in a and very inconvenient” walk DOWNTOWN Laundromat, too,” he said. year because it “was not up to out what it will cost to put that Brooklyn Heights: Brendan Dugan just got tapped to to Myrtle. be the new president at St. Francis College. Dugan replaces Or, like her neighbor Debo- BROOKLYN Frank Macchiarola, who led the Remsen Street institution rah Ansley, they rely on rela- for 12 years. Dugan, a St. Francis alumnus (’68), was chair- VINEGAR HILL tives to drive them out of the PAINT SUPPLY man and CEO of the metro New York division of Sovereign neighborhood. Bancorp. We wish him luck. … Insurgent state Senate candi- “I have a daughter who lives HEADQUARTERS date Daniel Squadron, running to unseat longtime incum- out in East New York, and she bent Marty Connor this fall, scored the Working Families comes and drives me,” said Party endorsement. That’s nice, but he’ll need a squadron of Ansley, who has two herniated 10% OFF discs so she cannot make the ® ALL STORE MERCHANDISE lawyers to get on the ballot, if election law expert Connor WITH THIS AD holds to his usual form. … Cobble Hill Councilmember Bill trek to the Laundromat. DeBlasio reached a compromise with the mayor on his bill Unlike other gentrified to launch a recycling program for televisions, computers and neighborhoods, DUMBO, AMERICAN other electronic gadgets. It’s going to happen, you e-wasters, which borders the Farragut so get ready to e-cycle! … Boroughwide: Our friends at the Houses, has no Laundromats HOUSEWARES gay and lesbian political clubhouse, the Lambda Indepen- — though there are plenty of 85 Court Street in Downtown Brooklyn dent Democrats, have new co-presidents, Terrance Knox / Noelle D’Arrigo coffee shops and restaurants Ê"«iÊÇÊ >ÞÃÊÊ7iiÊUÊ ÊUÊÇ£n®ÊÓ{Îän{{ and Dan “Double L” Willson. But, more important, they’re and no less than two modern having a party on April 17 at DUMBO’s Water Street Res- design shops. taurant. The goal is to “see more of you,” the co-leaders In part, that’s because all of said. We know they mean that in a political sense. Call (718) the new luxury developments (

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The Brooklyn Paper The would-be-thug trailed the clear, but according to the propri- woman along Pacific Street at etor, a prowler stole $1,000 from 78th Precinct around 2 pm, snatching her bag FOWL PLAY! his vault after the FDNY left the when they were between Hoyt Did Gristedes scene between Huntington and Park Slope and Smith streets. West Ninth streets at 5:40 am. Two thieves pounced when But when the crook ran off to- — Mike McLaughlin two women put their purses wards Smith Street, the victim down during separate shopping gave chase, cops say. Realizing 88th Precinct that he was being pursued, the fire begin in rotisserie? expeditions this week. thief dropped the bag and fled. In the first case, the 35-year- Fort Greene–Clinton Hill old victim was shopping at an Teenage riot By Ben Muessig Pineapple streets, snapping photos on their cellphones. Eighth Avenue organic market at A crowd of teenagers badg- The Brooklyn Paper Shoplifted “It was black everywhere, smoke was around 5 pm. She placed both ered a Harlem man into handing A shopper spent more than she Black smoke filled the air in Brooklyn blowing all over the place,” said Tifany her jacket and purse on the over his iPod on March 26 near thought she would when she left Heights on Tuesday night after a large fire Drinkwater, who lives across the street in the ground as she lifted up her baby. the corner of Flatbush Avenue her pocketbook on the counter of broke out inside the deli deparment of the St. George Hotel. “There was so much smoke She then picked up her jacket, Extension and Concord Street. a fancy soap shop on March 24. Gristedes supermarket on Henry Street — a — it looked really bad.” but neglected to grab her purse as Three or four adolescents The victim placed her pocket- blaze that possibly started in a rotisserie With Gristedes closed, residents of the well, cops said. jumped the man at around 4 pm book beside the register of the chicken device. North Heights will have to trek to Key Food When she went back to check and accused him of bumping into shop, which is near the corner of Employees and shoppers fled the grocery on Montague Street for a full-service super- for it, it was gone from the store, one member of the posse. Flatbush and Atlantic avenues, at on Tuesday, when thick smoke engulfed the market, or shop at the smaller Peas & Pickles which is at the corner of 13th When the man attempted to around 3:15 pm. Street. walk around the group, one of aisles. Twelve units responded She returned for it minutes lat- The purse-snatcher got an the teens barred his path. to the 5:52 pm call, bringing er, but a crook had already es- iPhone, various credit and ATM “Give me your iPod,” he de- 60 firefighters to battle the caped with the pocketbook, cards, checks, a Coach wallet and manded. blaze. which contained credit cards, a a few DVDs — more than The victim handed over the A fire official on the scene gold nameplate and chain, and $1,000 in loot, cops said. popular digital music device, and said that the blaze was electri- $295, cops say. In the second incident, a the thieves fled. cal in nature and it “started to- Un-Gatesful woman’s wallet was stolen out of wards the front of the store.” her purse as she shopped on Sev- Pick pocket! And an employee told The Thieves got onto the roof of a enth Avenue on March 26. A crowded City Tech elevator Brooklyn Paper that the fire Gates Avenue public school dur- The 56-year-old woman said became a crime scene on March started “in the back of the deli ing the Easter vacation and end- she placed her purse beside her 26 when a pickpocket snatched a department,” where Gristedes ed up stealing two expensive ex- fancy cellphone from a woman’s had those rotisserie units. haust fans. as she was trying on shoes at a / Ben Muessig popular chain location between pants at around 6 pm. The employee, who gave The crooks got onto the roof Union and President streets. Before the victim had boarded the name Sanford, added that of the school, which is between When she went to pay for her the elevator at the school, which is the store was severely dam- Downing Street and Irving Place, new pumps, she noticed her purse on Jay Street between Johnson aged from “the smoke and the possibly by climbing up a tree. was dry — the wallet, including and Tillary streets, she clipped her water” — and the FDNY offi- Once there, they stole the cool-

credit and debit cards, was missing. Sidekick cellphone to her pocket. cer certainly agreed with that Paper The Brooklyn ing units, which are worth $1,850. But when she got off the assessment. Firefighters admire their handiwork outside the Chokehold iPod iGone crowded elevator, she noticed “The store is trashed,” he Henry Street Gristedes. A thug choked a woman for A perp cornered and robbed a that her phone was gone, accord- said. “Entirely trashed.” her computer bag on March 25. man as he attempted to enter his ing to police. The street didn’t look much President Street home early on The crook grabbed the Grab and go better. To gain access to the blaze, firefighters on Henry Street. woman just after midnight on the March 30. had to smash the store’s front windows, leav- A crook took the money and Gristedes officials vowed to reopen the corner of Fulton Street and The victim said he was walking glass strewn across the sidewalk. cabbed on March 30. store, and said the pharmacy might be back in Washington Avenue. ing between Seventh and Eighth Cops reported no injuries. The thief spotted the woman business as early as this weekend. “Give me your bag,” he said. avenues at around 2 am, but just The smoke attracted neighbors, who gath- on the corner of Hanover Place “I’m sure we’ll open fast — I’m just not sure The woman refused, so the as he entered his building, the ered behind police tape between Clark and how fast,” said manager Stephen Melesio. suspect approached and blocked and Livingston Street at around 6 crook tried to pull the bag from the door, cops said. pm and grabbed $500 right out her shoulder. “Give me your iPod!” the thief of her hand. They wrestled for the bag un- screamed, thrusting his hand into With the cash in hand, he til the strap broke, scattering the the 25-year-old victim’s pocket. jumped in a cab and headed west streets, gave the thief her $400 But the woman spotted him While she was still counting woman’s belongings across the The perp fled with the fancy on Livingston Street, cops say. iPod, a $70 wallet, a credit card, and yelled out, “Hey!” sending her money, the suspects ap- sidewalk. nano-device. — Ben Muessig an ATM card, a $76 MetroCard, the thief and his accomplice out proached, grabbed the cash and The crook grabbed a small Bad medicine and a German identification card the door with $2,000. ran away. — Emily Lavin purse from the ground and ran 90th Precinct worth $120. Double trouble off, escaping with $80, an ID and A man stole a doctor’s purse 76th Precinct a debit card. — Ben Muessig from her Flatbush avenue office Williamsburg–Bushwick Guitar stolen Thieves broke into two homes on March 26. A $4,000 1962 Epiphone on the same block last week, The 33-year-old victim told Oopsy-daisy Coronet guitar was stolen from a cops said. Carroll Gardens–Cobble Hill cops that a man entered her office, A thief acted quickly, not only Driggs Avenue shop on March In the first case, on March 24, Red Hook which is between Dean and seizing the ATM card of a 25-year- 28, cops said. the 44-year-old 73rd Street resi- Two murders RELIGIOUS Bergen streets, as she was examin- old man who had left the debit The victim, 31, discovered the dent told cops that he left the Two murders shocked nor- ing a patient at around 10:30 am. card inside an ATM on March 26, theft at 7:45 pm at his store, house, which is between 11th and mally quiet South Brooklyn last SERVICES Baseball Cards After politely asking for a job, but withdrawing $280 before the Southside Guitars, which is be- 12th avenues, at around 12:30 am. week — the first involving the the suspect reached behind the victim could cancel the account. 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By Ben Muessig And there will be no is jeopardizing the develop- The Brooklyn Paper ground-floor retail. ment of Downtown Brook- The MTA says its consoli- lyn.” The Metropolitan Trans- dation on Jay Street would That’s Chan’s point, exactly Congestion pricing: portation Authority will relo- save as much as $40 million — though he drew a different cate some workers to an per year. conclusion. abandoned Downtown build- But that’s not part of “[The building] offers a dif- ing this week, despite calls Chan’s master plan to “diver- ferent type of office space — The Brooklyn vote from the neighborhood’s sify the local economy.” one that is more amenable to The City Council approved the mayor’s plan to charge car drivers $8 and truck drivers leading business group to use He’d like to see “additional smaller companies,” he said. $21 to enter Manhattan below 60th Street by a 30–20 vote on Monday. But here in the Jay Street office tower as industries establish a presence “There’s really a dearth of that Brooklyn, the vote went the opposite way. — Gersh Kuntzman a small-business incubator in Downtown Brooklyn, which kind of space in Downtown and a new shopping strip. is primarily tenanted by banks Brooklyn.” YES VOTES (7) DEGREE OF FLIP-FLOP Downtown Brooklyn Part- and insurance companies and And Chan has the support nership President Joe Chan other larger companies. There of Councilman David Yassky. Simcha Felder Major! Two weeks ago, he told The Brooklyn Paper: “Until there had asked the transportation is room for small businesses “The MTA priority at this (D–Borough Park) are more details on exactly what Brooklyn will get from money agency to revitalize the area here, too.” point has got to be improving generated from congestion pricing, I cannot support this plan.” between Willoughby and When he made his first subway and bus service,” said Tillary streets — currently pitch to the MTA last year, the Brooklyn Heights Democrat. Sara Gonzalez Minor. Two weeks ago, her spokesman said “the final product has blighted by the dilapidated Chan wanted the entire 13-sto- “The only way they can (D–Sunset Park) not been presented yet,” so the councilwoman was undecided. MTA building — by renting ry building as a small-business justify spending $150 million some space to small business- incubator. This week, he asked on new office space is if they Letitia James No flip flop. The councilwoman had been “leaning yes.” es and reserving the ground the MTA to use only five sto- can show that it’s going to (D–Fort Greene) floor of the building for retail. ries and reserve the rest for save them even more money Domenic Recchia Unclear. The councilman said he was undecided two weeks ago. small businesses. somewhere else. I want to see Such an arrangement, Chan (D–Bensonhurst) argued, would save the cash- Downtown business owners the detailed plan with address- strapped MTA $121 million — were happy to hear that there es and numbers and dollar fig- Kendall Stewart Major! Two weeks ago, he said he would vote no because “peo- money that Chan said could be was at least activity at the ures on that, and if not, then its (D–Flatbush) ple from New Jersey must pay, too.” And he called residential diverted to repair the much- building, which is in a boom- just plain old bad judgment. parking permits “another tax as far as I’m concerned.” maligned Lawrence Street, ing area near the Marriott Ho- “I think [Chan’s plan] is a Hoyt-Schermerhorn, and Bor- tel. much smarter approach be- Al Vann Unclear. The councilman never called us back. ough Hall subway stations. “Having that thing sitting cause it actually brings in (D–Bedford-Stuyvesant) Instead, the MTA will spend vacant on Jay Street is hurting money to the MTA rather than $150 million to renovate the the businesses here,” said costing money, and it would The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership wants this Jay Street David Yassky No flip flop. Yassky long favored the mayor’s plan. building and consolidate various Michael Gold, owner of Sid’s help develop the downtown (D–Brooklyn Heights) departments under one roof. building, but the MTA will spend millions to rehab and keep it. Hardware. “Keeping it empty Brooklyn business district.” NO VOTES (10) DEGREE OF FLIP-FLOP

Diana Reyna Unclear. The councilman said he was undecided two weeks ago. (D–Bushwick)

Charles Barron No flip flop. Barron long opposed the mayor’s plan as “a regres- Plaza- (D–Brownsville) sive tax on those who can afford it least.” Bill DeBlasio Unclear. He said he was undecided, yet had a long list of reasons (D–Park Slope) for opposing the plan, including a “woefully inadequate” public debate and the “effect on low-income commuters.” palooza Erik Martin Dilan No flip flop. Two weeks ago, Dilan said, “I hate congestion pricing.” (D–East NY) The Brooklyn Paper The developer of a controversial build- Mathieu Eugene Unclear. Two weeks ago, he was undecided and leaning against it. ing at the corner of Second Place and (D–Crown Heights) Smith Street revealed this rendering, Lew Fidler No flip flop. Fidler has long opposed congestion pricing. showing how his project will reconfigure (D–Canarsie) the adjoining and much-beloved plaza. Billy Stein’s plans to build a seven-sto- Vince Gentile No flip flop. Gentile opposed congestion pricing because it did ry condo tower at 360 Smith St. has been (D–Bay Ridge) not have “benchmarks [like] 24-hour R-train service [and] better hounded by some critics. Not the least of bus service.” their concerns was what would happen to the court, which they equate with a little Diane Mealy Unclear. She never called us back. sliver of Paris in Brooklyn. (D–East NY) Stein’s design show there will be a 20- foot covered path to the subway entrance, Michael Nelson No flip flop. Nelson opposed congestion pricing because he had because his building will project over what (D–Sheepshead Bay) not been shown that “it will help the environment enough to add is now open space. He described its benefit this tax to my constituents.” to The Brooklyn Paper as “a protected area to stand in inclement weather,” though his James Oddo No flip flop. Oddo opposed congestion pricing because the may- fiercest opponents may not be assuaged by (R–Dyker Heights) or never “demonstrated how it benefits” his district. that silver lining. — Mike McLaughlin Kicking the tar habit Gowanus Canal site cleanup begins By Mike McLaughlin Navigating the vast array of health care The Brooklyn Paper A highly contaminated for- services and resources can be confusing. mer refinery that is “bleed- ing” coal sludge into the Developer nixes ‘Village’ Selfhelp has the experience and knowledge Gowanus Canal will take at least three years to clean be- to make sense of it all for you and your fore the city can implement loved ones...relieving you of the worry. its plan to put housing and open public space there. The cleanup of the so- Benefits: called Public Place, a long- abandoned city-owned plot • 24/7 Care Management bounded by Fifth, Smith and Huntington streets and the • In-Home Assessments Gowanus Canal, entails removing eight feet of tainted • Preservation of Assets soil and installing a barrier to stop the ongoing leakage of • Access to our Home Care Network coal tar into the waterway from soil below the area to be • Benefits & Entitlements Advocacy cleaned. • In some parts of the site, Customized Care Plan where coal tar concentrations / Noelle D’Arrigo • Crisis Intervention are the highest, the sludge will be sucked out. Public Place “is still bleed- ing tar into the canal,” said Gardiner Cross, from the New York State Department of En- Paper The Brooklyn vironmental Conservation. Developer Shaya Boymelgreen has bailed on his long-sought “Gowanus Village” plan and But he said the site could be has put this piece of canal-front property along Third Avenue up for sale. remediated — and future residents would not be in danger. By Mike McLaughlin idea was saving the powerhouse building on the Such a cleanup will lead to The Brooklyn Paper site,” said Craig Hammerman, the district man- “a significant improvement ager of Community Board 6, referring to a red from a human and ecological One of the first properties gobbled up in the brick building facing the canal. point of view,” he said. ongoing land rush around the Gowanus Canal Others see this as a possibility to foster light The state revealed the is back on the market, signifying that develop- industry along with residential development on cleanup plans to Community er Shaya Boymelgreen’s plans to build a glam- the Park Slope side of the canal. Board 6 on Monday night. orous waterfront community on the Park Slope “We have to persuade the Department of City National Grid, the energy gi- side of the canal are washed up. The right care at the right time… ant that now owns the original Planning to invoke a more sustainable mixed-use Boymelgreen and his partners had dubbed model,” said Brad Lander, director of the Pratt polluter, Keyspan, will carry their plans for 400 units of mixed-income hous- out the dirty work, which Center for Community Development. Lander says ing as “Gowanus Village,” but those plans unrav- might unleash foul odors or less intensive industrial operations and residential for the ones you love. even polluted dust on nearby eled in an unrelated souring of the partnership development can work well alongside each other. residents. two years ago. But some activists backed Boymelgreen’s That possibility alarmed That left Boymelgreen and his associates to un- original model — a reflection that there are some residents, given that the load the manufacturing property they amassed in many competing notions of what the Gownaus work is already underway. three purchases beginning in 2003 bounded by the Canal zone should become. The city says it’s currently canal, Third Avenue, and Carroll and Third streets. “Low- to mid-level townhouses can definitely only removing grass and above- The land is contaminated, but given the city’s in- work around the canal, although we would like ground debris, which it says is tention of rezoning the area for residential develop- there to be a significant percentage of affordable not polluted, unlike the subter- ment, it’s potentially quite valuable — which ex- units,” said Bob Zuckerman, executive director ranean mess yet to come. plains Boymelgreen’s $27-million asking price. of the Gowanus Canal Community Development The remediation is the first “I have had interest from both people looking Corporation, which favors residential develop- step towards building hundreds to land-bank it and wait for residential development and an environmental cleanup. Over 70 Years of of units of housing — roughly ment, and people looking at it for as of right Zuckerman added that whoever buys the For more information: for half of them at below-market uses,” such as companies looking for temporary property should include public open space and Caring Generations rates — community space and industrial space, said Ken Freeman of the cultural facilities in their project. Call (800) 935-3701 a public esplanade on Public Massey Knakal real estate giant, which is han- Open space, in the form of a canal-side es- Place, part of the Bloomberg dling the sale. planade, is a key part of Toll Brothers’ proposal Administration’s vision for a News that the Gowanus Village had bit the for a 447-unit complex just south of the historic thriving residential and recre- dust also rekindled hopes of neighborhood ac- Carroll Street Bridge on the Carroll Gardens side Or visit us online at www.selfhelp.net ational frontier along the odor- tivists that their input would be considered. of the canal. That plan, like Boymelgreen’s, iferous canal. “One thing that seems to have been a popular would require a city rezoning. 6 AWP THE BROOKLYN PAPER • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM • (718) 834-9350 April 5, 2008

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NEWS ITEM: Ratner would lose $200 million in Protesting Ratner’s honor public money if all lawsuits are not concluded by the end of 2009. he Brooklyn Museum has ex- by courting donations from controversial Yards project called for massively out- pressed shock that its decision to figures accused of not caring about the of-scale towers and the much-reviled T award Bruce Ratner its highest interest of the broader community. superblock configuration. honor has been so widely criticized. So while we understand the Brook- Lest we forget, dozens of residents We’re wondering why. Any institu- lyn Museum’s motivation in honoring are being evicted from their homes so tion as connected to the borough as the Ratner, we are equally cognizant of those buildings can be turned over to Brooklyn Museum certainly should why so many Brooklynites — many of Ratner — hardly an example of being a have seen the attacks coming. them museum members — were pick- good neighbor. To be clear, we will not criticize the eting the institution on Thursday night. Most important, his project was al- Brooklyn Museum for honoring a rich hatever contributions Ratner lowed to circumvent the city’s normal person like Bruce Ratner. Charities and makes to the arts community public review process. arts institutions have always survived be- W (and it’s unclear exactly what That’s the same review process that cause of benefactors — a group that in- they add up to, by the way), his Atlantic countless other developers — even cludes everyone from the most-responsi- Yards mega-project has been an utter ones who give big money to charity — ble corporate citizens to those who earn insult to the notion of community in- must undergo. their money in less-appealing, though le- volvement and concern for neighbors. But not Ratner. gal, ways. And all those donations go to- For one thing, Ratner paid a bargain- So while the Brooklyn Museum is ward something good. basement price for a valuable publicly free to honor anyone it chooses, the In a perfect world, arts institutions owned resource — the air rights over Museum should not be surprised when would not have to go begging — or, the MTA’s Vanderbilt rail yard. And his residents of the borough choose to pick- worse, risk the appearance of impropriety design for the now-truncated Atlantic et that selection. Cristian Fleming

LETTERS Readers respond to Bruce Ratner’s Yards failure

To the editor, makers. Make it happen. Take the rail legit and who’s are not. That’s not report- My case against the city was dismissed 15th street and between Second and Third Your article about the demise of Atlantic yards back. And work on legal relief for Bias crime ing, that’s preaching. in violation of the court rules which pro- Avenues — not exactly the center of Park Yards (“Atlantic Yards Dead; Ratner kills those adjacent neighborhoods, which are To the editor, • The next paragraph states sarcastically hibit the filing of a written motion to dis- Slope. In fact, this garage is near CB6’s Miss Brooklyn, KOs 11 buildings; vows to not being developed but destroyed. I notice frequently that your “journal- that “community members say the com- miss in court. In a pre-trial hearing the Sanitation garage. build publicly financed Nets arena,” March Daniel Meeter, Park Slope ism” is filled with editorials presented in plaints are justified — especially when it’s lawyer for the city, Carolyn Planas, at- Secondly, CB2 has the highest concen- 29) makes it seem like Bruce Ratner’s The writer is the pastor at Old First Re- ways which distort facts, create bias, and their complaint.” tempted to serve a written motion to dis- tration of borough-wide and city-wide promised 2,250 units of affordable housing formed Church on Seventh Avenue fail to meet professional standards for By reading this, I had been prepared by miss. This motion was denied by honor- services within its borders — things like might never get built. community newspapers. the author to disagree with the following able Donald S. Kurtz for improper service. courthouses that also service CB6. One scenario is that Ratner builds the To the editor, Though I could find other examples to statement. Instead the “whiner” went on to The following day, the same city attor- Perhaps we can trade the Brooklyn stadium and then sells off the rest of the Bruce Ratner didn’t create this blight. It support my claim, the one that pushed me describe safety issues such as crime and ney read the denied motion in court in House of Detention or the parole offices 22-acres to private developers. has been a blight created by 60 years of to write this message was one found on the broken streetlights. Again, the 311 system front of the honorable Lawrence Knipel. and put the garage at these sites. So when does ACORN, which support- political neglect. Even when the all-power- front page about (ironically) “whining” was set up so people would have a conven- He accepted this motion and dismissed the Sidney Meyer, Boerum Hill ed Ratner and signed the Community Ben- ful speakers of the state Assembly were (“Whine connoisseurs,” March 22). ient way to report issues like these, so case claiming it was an oral motion! efits Agreement, say, “Bruce, you’re from Brooklyn, nothing was done to im- While every newspaper uses eye-catch- characterizing the complaints this way is As such, I have filed formal complaints breaking the deal”? prove the area. ing headlines, my complaint comes from unreasonable and unprofessional. against the judge and the city attorney. Reader betrayed Bertha Lewis has to have major egg on That is where the blight and neglect the body of the article: I read your paper because the New Thank you for taking the time to look To the editor, her face now. started — and remains. York Times and other “larger” papers into this matter. As cheeky and amusing as Mike P.S. I hope the editor’s ankle is healing • In the list breaking down the nature of Al Pankin, Downtown don’t cover Brooklyn sufficiently. There- Arthur Wood, Clinton Hill McLaughlin’s Styrofoam vs. biodegrad- nicely. Steve DeSève, Brooklyn Heights the complaints, the text says that Williams- burg and Greenpoint residents called 311 fore, I count on you. But please do the re- The writer ownes the Broken Angel, a able field test was (“Field Test: It’s a tale of “491 times to whine about blocked drive- porting and let me draw my own conclu- unique house on Downing Street. two trays,” March 29), I found his insinua- To the editor: sions. I have plenty of my own Your editorial, “Take Back the Rail Send a letter ways, 426 times to request graffiti removal...” tions that Styrofoam trumps the “green” unreasonable biases, I don’t need a re- Yards” (March 29) was right on. The The choice of words makes people who sugar cane based trays quite irresponsible. By e-mail: [email protected] porter to provide me with his or hers. whole Atlantic Yards project has been a need to drive out of their driveways to go to Trash talk The green trays, though more expen- huge betrayal of the public trust, and a re- By mail: Letters, The Brooklyn Paper, work, pick up their kids, or even to do Tim Steele, DUMBO To the editor, sive, break down in 45 days and can sig- version of the yards would help at least a 55 Washington St., Brooklyn, NY something for pleasure seem to be com- As a member of Community Board 2, I nificantly decrease the amount of daily little bit. 11201. pletely unreasonable — even though calling am highly supportive of getting the Sanita- waste in our schools. If balancing over- Your coverage of the whole debacle has All letters must be signed and include 311 is what they are supposed to do. Morning, Wood tion garage to be moved within CB2, if sized portions of baked ziti and chicken been most welcome, and your jeremiads the writer’s home address and phone Yet people who don’t agree with an To the editor, possible (“Heights ‘trashes’ Slope,” March Parmesan with one hand is Mr. McLaugh- number (only the writer’s name and artist’s free expression are the ones who I want to clarify that when I called at- 22). But I do think the concept that we lin’s defining factor, than perhaps he has are being vindicated. neighborhood are published with the let- Let’s hope the several public officials do ter). Letters may be edited and will not sound like upstanding citizens in your pa- tention to my situation last week, I was fo- have imposed our garbage trucks on Park somewhere to store the 850,000 used Sty- the right thing now, and move from (tardy) be returned. The earlier in the week you per. Your writer seems to have inserted his cusing on corruption in the courts in partic- Slope is a little far-fetched. rofoam trays? outrage to (early) action. Get on it, law- send your letter, the better. own opinions about whose complaints are ular (“He Wood if he could,” March 22). First, the garage is between 14th and Scarlett Lindeman, Bushwick INSIDE DINING | PERFORMING ARTS | NIGHTLIFE | BOOKS | CINEMA

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Prostitutes, policemen and gangsters. Not another gu- bernatorial fiasco, it’s “Tomu Uchida: Discovering a Japanese Master,” a film series celebrating the work of the late director coming to BAMCinematek on April 11. “Uchida is very powerful,” said Japanese film expert Kyoko Hirano. “It is obvious compared with today’s younger generations of Japanese directors, who are often more concerned about their own middle-class lives and their small worlds. On the contrary, Uchida’s films portray the pre- dicament of the op- pressed in the society and their anger.” Films like “Chika-

Courtesy of Toei matsu’s Love in Osaka,” (1959) which uses pup- (718) 834-9350 The Brooklyn Paper’s essential guide to the Borough of Kings April 5, 2008 pets and kabuki, and “The Mad Fox” (1962), pictured, which employs animation to tell a classic Japanese folk tale, are rarely shown, despite Uchida’s iconic status. All the prints shown at BAM are archival and in Japanese with English subtitles, making this a rare opportunity. “Tomu Uchida: Discovering a Japanese Master” runs April 11 - 30 at BAMCinematek (30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort Greene). Tickets are $11. For a full schedule, call (718) 636-4100 or visit www.bam.org. Flower — Adam Rathe power EVENT Murakami and Louis Vuitton cross-

pollinate at the Brooklyn Museum Lois Greenfield

By Adam Rathe er, he is known as the artist behind the 2003 Vuit- The Brooklyn Paper ton line that featured smiling flowers, and a later Arty party line that covered the classic monogrammed t’s not the futuristic nude sculptures or trip- leather in cartoon cherries. Additionally, Muraka- Ipy, Alice-in-Wonderland-style magic mush- mi has designed album covers for Kanye West, “Japanimated” — focusing on the art and culture rooms growing out of the floor that has the rapper who was scheduled to perform — at of the land of the rising sun — is the theme of the tongues wagging about the “Murakami” exhi- press time — at Thursday’s “Brooklyn Ball” in Brooklyn Museum’s “First Saturday” on April 5. bition that opens April 5 at the Brooklyn Muse- Murakami’s honor. All who attend are encouraged to dress as their fa- um. It’s the 550-square-foot Louis Vuitton bou- Walking through his exhibit, which sprawls vorite manga (Japanese comic book) or anime — antique, hawking $5,000 purses and $10,000 through two floors of the museum and even imated Japanese film or TV show — character and canvases within the show, which seems to be spills into the stairwells, it’s hard not to concur the best will win a catalogue for the museum’s new the real sensation. with Lehman. While one could grumble about exhibit, “Murakami.” “Truly, one of the the sullying of art In addition to the “cosplay,” the program will fea- key points of the exhi- ART through commerce, it ture screenings of several films including “Space Bat- bition is Takashi Mura- “Murakami” is on exhibit takes little more than a tleship Yamato: The New Voyage,” a movie based on kami’s direct en- April 5 through July 13 at the Brooklyn Muse- glance to see the same a hugely popular, 1970s Japanese TV series; a per- gagement with many um (200 Eastern Pkwy. at Washington Av- affect that “Tan Tan formance by drumming group Taikoza (pictured); enue in Prospect Heights). Tickets are $10, different cultural $8 for seniors and students, and include mu- Bo” — a manic, psy- and a dance party — the “highlight of the evening,” spheres and medi- seum admission. For information, call (718) chedelic painting that according to Traslin Ong, manager of adult services. ums,” said Brooklyn 638-5000 or visit www.brooklynmuseum.org. reconfigures a comic Bachner / Jeff “We actually invited one of the top Japanese hip- Museum Director Ar- book character — has hop DJs, DJ Muro — they call him ‘The King of nold Lehman. “The can also be achieved Diggin’ — to spin a mix of hip-hop, funk and soul,” Louis Vuitton designs are not offshoots, they are on a pricey handbag or a $40 T-shirt in the mu- said Ong. “We’re trying to explore how Japanese and the work itself. The permanent galleries are filled seum’s own gift shop. American culture cross. So, to have a Japanese hip-

with objects that, in the past or in current times, What Murakami’s selling isn’t leather goods Paper The Brooklyn hop DJ in our backyard is pretty cool.” you could buy in retail stores.” or clothing or stuffed animals, it’s a piece of his “Japanimated” begins at 5 pm on April 5 at the

He cited silver from Tiffany and Herman Wonkaesque world, where teenage aliens fall in i photos: Brooklyn Museum (200 Eastern Pkwy. at Washington Miller furniture, and said, “We believe they rep- love with classmates, and the artist’s alter ego, m Avenue in Prospect Heights). Admission is free. For a resent the highest aesthetic achievement of their “DOB,” bounces from frame to sensory-over- complete schedule of events, call (718) 638-5000 or historic period.” load-inducing frame. visit www.brooklynmuseum.org. — Adam Rathe Murakami, a Tokyo native, is best known in That’s what should have the borough crow- Both Muraka the art world for pioneering “Super flat,” a coming: the overwhelming, exciting exhibit that — Hop on Pop: “Flower Matango,” above, a fiberglass sculpture that Takashi Murakami created be- bination of anime and comic styles that flattens while not an original show, it was imported tween 2001 and 2006, is just one of the colorful, explosive pieces in “Murakami,” opening April 5 its subjects on a canvas. To many people, howev- See MURAKAMI on page 11 at the Brooklyn Museum. “Kiki” (2000) is pictured at top left. ART

collection of more than 200 trees in- Graphic display cludes dozens of kinds of cherries that bloom at various times according to j y BBG’s Director of Public Programming, James McNeill Whistler, Mary Cassatt, Winslow En o the view Anita Jacobs. Homer and other famous American artists caught J- “Our festival is based on the Japanese fever in the late 19th century, and the Brooklyn Mu- concept of beauty in the moment,” ex- seum has 25 works on paper to prove it in its Luce plained Jacobs. “Experiencing some- Visible Storage Center, beginning April 16. Brooklyn Botanic Garden kicks off thing very intensely and celebrating it, Incorporating the newly trendy Japanese motifs, understanding that it will soon be gone. aesthetic principles and techniques into their own art month-long cherry blossom love fest “One of my favorite times is when spawned a phenomenon — known by the French the petals are on the ground, a cherry term “Japonisme” — and the results make for a fas-

/ Aaron Greenhood / Aaron By Lisa J. Curtis coming infected with excitement over blossom snowstorm,” said Jacobs. “This cinating look at cultural cross-pollination. GO Brooklyn Editor this gorgeous horticultural event. is one of the phases of the viewing, and “Japonisme in American Graphic Art, 1880-1920,” “Hanami,” the Japanese tradition of people come just to see that. Kids and is on exhibit April 16 through Aug. 3 in the Luce Visible here’s a virus spreading through the savoring each moment of the cherry adults throw the petals into the air.” Storage Study Center in the Brooklyn Museum (200 Tborough. Triggered by the blooming blossom-viewing season, spans from “Hanami” will — ideally — culmi- Eastern Pkwy. at Washington Avenue in Prospect of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Saturday through May 11 throughout the nate with the spectacular blooming of Heights). Admission is $8. For information, call (718)

The Brooklyn Paper file The Brooklyn collection of cherry blossom trees, it Garden’s Prospect Heights grounds. the showy double blossoms of the up- 638-5000 or visit www.brooklynmuseum.org. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden celebrates the cherry blossom season April 5 - May 11. seems that no one is immune from be- It lasts so long because the garden’s See HANAMI on page 10 — Lisa J. Curtis

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Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival May 3–4, 10 am–6 pm Celebrate New York City’s “rite of spring” at a weekend-long family festival of Japanese WHERE TO =aU[]bY culture and arts with over 50 performances. EDITORS’ PICKS McifgY`Z Cherry Blossom Visions: 5acb[ Works by Charles Gustina h\Y and David Wander 7\Yffm April 5–May 11 SATURDAY SUNDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY View wall-sized cherry blossom April 5 April 6 April 9 April 10 April 11 murals composed of mosaics of 6`cggcag color photographs, and expressive oil paintings and pastels. Catch the bug Silent score Callan

CherryWatch Forget the idea of a flea Tonight, as part of m / Jeff Bachner / Jeff Plan your visit by tracking the market as a last stop for Monkeytown’s “Silent / To Garden’s more than 200 cherry broken-down furniture Films and Unique trees as they bloom. and mismatched dishes. Instruments Festival,” bbg.org/cherrywatch Starting today, the week- the 1918 film “20,000 Savor Japanese entrees at the The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn ly “Brooklyn Flea,” a Leagues Under the Sea” Paper The Brooklyn Terrace Café, take free weekend bazaar featuring 200 will be accompanied by tours, and browse the special

Hanami Shop. Pop art vendors, will kick off at Mark Seliger cellist Jane Scarpantoni Warm notes Bishop Loughlin Me- and Bradford Reed (pic- To learn more about Hanami Today, “Murakami,” a One World Symphony morial High School in tured) on the pencilina visit bbg.org or call 718-623-7333. retrospective of the Starry night (led by Sung Jin Hong, Fort Greene, and the — a stringed instrument Buy tickets in advance through work of internationally Caroline Kennedy, Paul pictured) will be doing

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Eastern Pkwy. (718) 638-5000. Free. SAT, APRIL 5 POETRY SALON: Brooklyn Public Library’s Central branch hosts Jayne Cortez and OUTDOORS AND TOURS Elizabeth Swados Cortez. 4 pm. Grand PARK SLOPE WALK: Walking tour of the Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. Park Slope and Prospect Park neighbor- RECEPTION: Brooklyn Artists Gym presents hoods. $25, $15 kids (includes lunch). Tour “Side-by-Side: Works by The Supporting times are 10 am and 1:30 pm. Call for Women Artists Project.” BAG Gallery, 168 location. (212) 209-3370. Seventh St. (718) 858-9069. STINKY CHEESE: Learn about cheese while PERFORMANCE enjoying a glass of wine. $55. 7 pm. Smith DRAMA: Ryan Repertory Company presents and Vine’s Tasting Room, 268 Smith St. “Thistle Blossoms.” $12. 3 pm and 8 pm. Reservations required. (718) 522-7425. 2445 Bath Ave. (718) 996-4800. BOOKCOURT: presents a reading with METROPOLITAN OPERA: Live transmission Joshua Ferris: “Then We Came to the of the Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD. End: a Novel.” 163 Court St. (718) 875- Today: “La Boheme.” $42, $40 (includes 3677. Free. brunch). Brunch at 11:30 am; screening at RECEPTION: Madarts hosts a group show ALL 1:30 pm. Runs 3 hours, 41 minutes with 3 featuring contemporary art by 17 artists. 8 intermissions. BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 pm. 255 18th St. www.madarts.org. Free. seats Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4129. PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING: Match at CONCERT: Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Gleason’s Gym. $10. 77 Front St. (718) $ branch presents folk singer Luke Temple. 797-2872. 20! $10, $7 students and seniors. 7 pm. Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100. HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: Fort Hamilton High School presents “Thoroughly Mo- SUN, APRIL 6 dern Millie.” $10. 7:30 pm. 85th Street and Narrows Avenue. (718) 748-1537. PERFORMANCE BARGEMUSIC: Classical music program fea- ORGAN RECITAL: Michael Kaminski per- tures works by Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky and forms French symphonic music. $10. 2 Mussorgsky. The Montreal Chamber Orches- pm. St. Francis Xavier Church, 225 Sixth tra performs. $50, $25 seniors and students. Ave. (718) 638-1880. 8 pm. Fulton Ferry Landing, Old Fulton BCBC: The Brooklyn Center for the Per- 2007-2008 SEASON Street at the East River. (718) 624-2083. forming Arts presents the musical “Evita.” MUSIC: As part of its Faculty Showcase $35, $20. 3 pm. Walt Whitman Theater, series, Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory of 1900 Campus Rd. (718) 951-4500. Music presents soprano Nakia Verner. $10, SYMPHONY CONCERT: Brooklyn Symphony Walt Whitman Theatre at Brooklyn College $5 students and seniors. 8 pm. 58 Seventh Orchestra performs works by Latin com- Ave. (212) 209-3370. posers Turina, Revuelta, Ravel and Villa- 2900 Campus Road, Brooklyn (2 train to Flatbush Avenue) OTHER Lobos. $15, kids free. 3 pm. St. Ann’s First lady sings: On Sunday, April 6, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Church, 157 Montague St. (718) 852-0677. FIRST SATURDAY: Event features music, CONCERT: Regina Opera presents a two- dance and art-making classes highlighting at Brooklyn College presents “Evita,” Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tickets and info: hour concert of favorite Italian songs and www.BrooklynCenterOnline.org or 718-951-4500 Japanese art and pop culture. Schedule of Tony-winning tribute to Argentina’s former first lady, Eva Peron. Broadway tunes. 3 pm. Regina Hall, 65th events includes: Japanese music and Street and 12th Avenue. (718) 232-3555. dance from 5 pm to 7 pm; classic anime CONCERT SERIES: Union Church of Bay film “Kiki’s Delivery Service” (1989) at 6 (718) 238-2991. Portraits: Identity and Disability,” paintings Ridge presents Elena Antimova in a piano Program support provided by: pm; poetry reading at 6 pm; hands-on art WOMEN’S HEALTH: St. Luke’s Women’s by Hillary Cooper. 111 Front St. (212) 796- recital of works by Beethoven, Chopin and for kids and adults at 6:30 pm; documen- Janacek. 4 pm. Ridge Boulevard at 80th LILA ACHESON tary: “Smoke and Mirrors: A Geisha Story” Ministry invites women of all ages to a 2707. Free. WALLACE THEATER Street. (718) 745-0438. Free. FUND (2004) at 8 pm. More. Dance party, 9 pm Women’s Health Forum. 8:30 am to 12:30 LECTURE: Brooklyn Museum Library Reading to 11 pm. Also, as part of the “Murakami” pm. St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 259 Room presents Andy Birsh and Davin CONCERT: Brooklyn Public Library’s Central exhibit, a retrospective of 90 works by Washington Ave. (718) 622-5612. Kuntze. They speak about elements of the branch presents The Amstel Saxophone Japanese artist Takashi Murakami. 200 CRAFT FAIR: Shop for handmade pottery, book format. Their talk will encompass the Quartet. 4 pm. Grand Army Plaza. (718) Eastern Pkwy. (718) 638-5000. Free. jewelry, woodwork and artwork. 11 am to changing typography, papers and bindings 230-2100. Free. INDOOR FLEA MARKET: at the Salvation 4 pm. St. Francis Xavier Lyceum, 756 in use before and since the days of Guten- BARGEMUSIC: Classical music program fea- Army. Admission is 25 cents. Refresh- President St. (718) 638-1880. berg. Selected rare books from the Museum tures works by Tommaso, Mozart, Schu- ments sold. 9:30 am to 3 pm. 252 86th St. EXHIBIT: Umbrage Books presents “Divided Library will be on view. 3 pm to 4 pm. 200 mann, Prokofiev, Part and Chausson. Helena Baillie and Julian Riem perform. 1=<5@35/B7=<0Â

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Brooklyn. In fact, it was good enough for just about anywhere. The restaurant bills its dishes as “Japanese tapas,” meaning the portions are small and meant for sharing (prices run from $5.50 to $18 for a plate). The staff push- ‘Zen’ masters es the tasting menu — $44 per guest — which involves five courses coming out in the traditional appetizer-to-dessert formation. I began my meal with the tiger shrimp Modern Japanese cuisine and hip Tokyo and Camembert tempura, a plump, fried shrimp stuffed with tangy cheese and served with a side of green-tea-flavored interior design find a home in Williamsburg salt. Next came a carpaccio of sashimi- grade tuna, served over a slaw of carrots, By Adam Rathe daikon radish and The Brooklyn Paper peppers, and then DINING topped with a ’d heard rumors about the building green “yuzu” (cit- forever. Perched on the corner of Zenkichi (77 N. Sixth St. at Wythe rus fruit) pepper I Avenue in Williamsburg) accepts Ameri- North Sixth Street and Wythe Avenue, sauce, and a sweet can Express, MasterCard and Visa. completely encased in vertical wood Small plates: $5.50 to $18; 5-course duck salad. All of planks, some people said it was a restau- tasting menu: $44 per guest. L train to the starters were rant, others claimed it was a private din- Bedford Avenue. The restaurant is complex and en- open for dinner Wednesday through ing club and still more swore it was a Sunday. Closed Mondays and Tues- joyable. warehouse with some dark, nefarious days. For information, call (718) 388- For a restau- purpose. What’s inside of 77 N. Sixth St. 8985 or visit www.zenkichi.com. rant that eschews was quickly growing into a Williams- sushi, the carpac- burg urban legend, like the affordable cio — basically studio apartment or pleasant rush hour sashimi — was excellent and would be a commute on the L train. welcome dish at any of the sushi spots Once you’ve stepped inside the build- along the North Sixth Street restaurant ing — locating the camouflaged door corridor. The salad, which involved only took a few minutes — the busi- sweet chunks of duck meat and a cold ness’s purpose doesn’t get much clearer. poached egg on top of a pile of sweetly Although the three-story space is home dressed watercress, was savory and to Zenkichi restaurant — named after Bachner / Jeff unique; the type of dish I immediately the owner’s great-grandfather, she calls planned to return for. it a “modern Japanese brasserie” — you The next plates were a bit less excit- don’t discover it right away. The lobby is ing but equally tasty. “Saikyo miso black all dark wood and low lighting, and it is- cod,” a piece of the fish that has been n’t until you round a corner that you en- Paper The Brooklyn marinated in Kyoto miso and grilled, counter the hostess and a more familiar was served alongside a pearl onion and dining experience begins. shiitake mushrooms. The fish was light Opened in 2006 by husband-and- but luxurious, less fussy but more soul- wife-team Saul Margulies and Tokyo na- ful than I had expected. tive Motoko Watanabe, Zenkichi has a Equally surprising was the “rock salt bold mission. jidori chicken,” slices of grilled, free- “We don’t have sushi, and we don’t range fowl that come with a lemon concentrate on what sells,” said Watan- wedge and a knob of “yuzu,” so each abe. “We try to recreate Tokyo, not cater plate can be flavored by the customer. I to a mainstream demand.” recommend using both seasonings to And inside the restaurant, which can Bachner / Jeff give the chicken a real punch and elevate seat 70 at its tiny tables — each of which it from everyday to excellent. is obscured from view by blinds and has By the time our modish waitress, a built-in call button to summon a server dressed like a 1960s flight attendant, re- — it’s not like any other Japanese turned with dessert — a frozen black restaurant in town. Walls are mirrored Paper The Brooklyn sesame mousse and a dark chocolate and everything is covered in dark wood; Surprise inside: (Top) Tiger shrimp and “renkon” tempura at Zenkichi in truffle, both good, neither transcendent finding your way through the maze, or Williamsburg. (Above) The chic Tokyo-inspired interior is hidden behind a — I had started to think that perhaps the back to your table from the restroom, is windowless, wood-plank exterior. reason neighbors couldn’t tell me exact- a confusing endeavor. It’s inspired by the ly what was inside of those wooden private dining style — where you’re walls was that none of them wanted to blocked from seeing or being seen by “Anything good enough for 12 mil- the watchful eye of chefs Mikio Sano spoil the secret. It’s a shame, though, be- other diners because the restaurant is lit- lion Tokyoites,” said Watanabe, “is good and Tetsuya Akikawa, changes every cause once you find the door, Zenkichi is tle more than a series of connected enough for Brooklyn.” five weeks, but for the most part, what I the type of neighborhood restaurant that rooms — that is a hit in Japan. The menu at Zenkichi, crafted under ate was definitely good enough for everyone should experience.

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For two pared in front of you by expert offered the cuisine of southern tions like fried oyster rolls with big eaters, Luu recommends the Oriental chefs.” Guenther also offers small plates of his Japanese cuisine with a twist, like the Japan’s Shikoku area, also known spicy mayo and “chicken maki,” a “Love Boat”: 10 pieces of sushi, 18 recommends the miso-glazed Chi- as the “Magical Islands,” to its piece of breaded chicken rolled slices of sashimi, two maki rolls lean sea bass, quickly fire-broiled salmon-olive roll with sun-dried tomato or the “Mexican bomb,” a DUMBO neighbors since 2003. around mixed vegetables and selected by the chef plus miso and served with an assortment of For starters, try a bowl of eggplant American cheese. In a pretty din- soup and salad. Although specials Japanese pickles. There are also rice ball topped with salmon, avocado and green tomato sauce. For with ginger sauce, served with ing room that overlooks Monta- change every couple of weeks, two sushi bars, a cocktail lounge, rice, or the traditional miso soup. gue Street’s foot traffic, diners can Shinjuku now offers a crispy shrimp two private party rooms, and a a more hearty appetite, Suzuki offers entrees such as steak; pork Tender salt-and-pepper shrimp or watch the sushi chefs prepare their with sweet chili sauce. quieter dining room without the Shikoku tuna are recommend- meal or take in the view. Open hibachi tables. Takeout and party belly marinated in sake and soy The wine and sake list continues to sauce; or “Japanese fried chick- ed main courses. According to GO daily for lunch and dinner. grow, and they can accommodate packages available. Open daily for Brooklyn dining critic Tina Barry, en,” served with a creamy wasabi parties up to 20 behind the dinner. “[The Shikoku tuna] is worth the sauce on a bed of watercress. screens of the private tatami room, trip over.” New menu items Omiya Bozu, which opened in 2004, does the perfect place for a cruise on include a Japanese fish du jour, Best Of Bay Ridge Sushi keep with tradition by offering an Japanese the Love Boat. Open daily for Chilean sea bass with “yuzu” (a cit- 6819 Third Ave. at 68th Street in extensive sake menu, by the bot- Restaurant lunch and dinner. Bay Ridge, (718) 491-0662 rus fruit) and a creamy soup with Sofas tle or glass, as well as the 8618 Fourth Ave. at 86th Street (AmEx, Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: snow crab and edamame that’s Japanese beer, Sapporo. Open popular with diners, according to in Bay Ridge, (718) 748-1977 $7.95-$17.95. Sushi D shoprico.com daily for dinner. Zeo. Open for lunch and dinner (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $8.50- Step into Jenny Lin’s eight-year- 207 DeKalb Ave. at Adelphi Monday through Saturday; dinner $14.95. Street in Fort Greene, (718) 858- old Bay Ridge Sushi, and you’re in Miso only on Sundays. another world; the hustle and bus- Omiya Japanese Restaurant has 0058 (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: tle of the busy neighborhood 38 Main St. at Water Street in been offering a traditional Ja- $12-$20. gives way with each step inside. DUMBO, (718) 858-8388 (AmEx, Nanatori panese menu since opening in After running a Japanese restau- March 2003. Now diners can save The engaging sushi chefs will DC, Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: $8- 162 Montague St. at Clinton rant in Cobble Hill for 17 years, with its “buy one get one free” FREE Best-Selling carve up your favorites, including $16. Street in Brooklyn Heights, (718) owner Eileen Wu moved to Fort deal on any of their 60 special tuna, salmon, yellowtail, scallops, Miso’s chef and co-owner, Zeo, has 522-5555 (AmEx, MC, Visa) Greene and opened Sushi D in house rolls. Enjoy chef Ben Chin’s Entrees: $11.95-$49.95. 2004. The “D” is for DeKalb, so wide variety of salads, sushi, sashi- A Brooklyn Heights mainstay for you can’t forget where it is, but the Author Series mi, teriyaki and tempura dishes or innovative and seasonal dishes = Full review available at 24 years, owner Jerry Shen’s choose among the chef’s signature Japanese restaurant offers a wide Chef Ken serves up will also stick in @ Kingsborough Community College www.BrooklynPaper.com dishes: ginger pork (thinly sliced your memory. Wu said her most selection of traditional Japanese pork sauteed in ginger sauce) and dishes, including a large menu of popular rolls are the “D roll” [eel, Abbreviation Key: AmEx= American Express, DC= Diner’s Club, “nasu ebi itame” (eggplant and “masago” (fish roe) and avocado], Disc= Discover Card, MC= MasterCard, Visa= Visa Card sushi, sashimi and cooked dishes, shrimp in soy sauce). Among the as well as more inventive tempta- “spicy hamachi” (yellowtail, cilan- 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winner author desserts are fried ice cream, fried tro and jalapeno) and the “cater- bananas and “mochi” wrapped ice pillar” (spicy tuna topped with cream, in a variety of flavors. Open avocado and a secret sauce). Debby daily for lunch and dinner. Complimentary edamame offered, An Exceptional Meal Everytime. too. Open daily for dinner and on Oshima weekends for lunch. 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“The Collector of Bedford Street.” $5 donation. 7:30 pm. 295 Douglass St. (718) 408- HANAMI... 9 DAYS... 3234. FISH TALK: The Brooklyn Aquarium Continued from page 7 Continued from page 8 Society presents a talk on digital fish photography. $5 donation for right “kanzan” cherries in the Cherry Es- Culture presents Lisel Burns non-members; free for members. planade during the garden’s action- in a talk: “Conflict Lessons 7:30 pm. NY Aquarium, Surf packed “Sakura Matsuri” festival on May Learned The Hard Way.” 11 Avenue and West Eighth Street. am. 53 Prospect Park West. (718) 837-4455. 3 and 4. Under a tent, in their buildings (718) 768-2972. Free. BARGEMUSIC: Classical music pro- and scattered throughout the grounds, INDUCTION: James Madison gram features a performance by BBG will present Japanese arts and cul- High School Wall of Dis- Vertigo Quartet and features tinction honors Chuck Schu- works by Haydn, Wolf and ture: live music, dance and theater; work- mer, Harry Eisentat and oth- Britten. $40, $25 seniors and shops for adults and children; exhibits; ers. 1 pm to 5 pm. James / Joanna Virello students. 8 pm. Fulton Ferry demonstrations; and of course, the spec- Madison High School, cor- Landing, Old Fulton Street at ner of Bedford Avenue and tacular flowering of those cherry trees. BP file the East River. (718) 624-2083. Quentin Road. (718) 856- CONCERT: One World Symphony Until then, blossom buffs can keep 0329. Free. The write stuff: Park Sloper presents a concert, “Creation abreast of the activity of the garden’s EARLY DETECTION TALK: Mai- Paul Auster will read on Sat- Vs. Evolution,” featuring works blooming progress — already underway monides Medical Center by Stravinsky, Haydn, and hosts “Heart to Heart: Early urday, April 12 at the Brook- Bailey. $30, $20 students and — on its “Cherry Watch” Web site, Detection and Prevention of lyn Public Library’s Dweck seniors. 8 pm. St. Ann and the www.bbg.org/cherrywatch, and then visit Cardiac Disability.” $25 in- Holy Trinity, 157 Montague St.

BBG / Barbara Alper Center on Grand Army Plaza. the garden often to appreciate the bud, cludes lunch. 1 pm. Our Lady (718) 462-7270. blossom and showers of falling petals. Af- Flower girls: Among the performers of Lebanon Cathedral, 113 DRAW-UNTIL-YOU-DROP-A- to be featured in the Brooklyn Botan- Remsen St. (718) 921-6136. presents “Written Blueprint for THON: Pratt Institute presents ter all, the ancient purpose of “Hanami” is FILM: Moviehouse presents Making a Film.” Students will its 20th annual Draw-a-thon. to stop and smell the roses, or in this case, ic Garden’s “Sakura Matsuri,” May 3 “The Wizard of Oz” and be cast as actors and will work Pizza, fruit, coffee and refresh- the short-lived cherry blossoms. and 4, are DJ Jaiko Suzuki (left), spin- “Charlie and The Chocolate on wardrobe, props and set ments will be served at mid- ning ’70s and ’80s J-pop and rock, Factory.” $5. 8 pm. Galapa- design to understand how a night and throughout the “We’ve done a lot to make [the Web gos Art Space, 70 N. Sixth script can change. 6 pm to 9 event. $15. 7 pm to 7 am. Main site] more exciting and user-friendly,” and DUMBO’s Petra Hanson (above), St. (718) 384-4586. pm. Course continues through Building, 200 Willoughby Ave. said Jacobs, who has worked at the aka Kiku Kimonolisa, lead singer of June 3. Continuing Ed of NYC (718) 636-3617. College of Technology, 25 BAM: “Sizwe Banzi Is Dead.” 7:30 Brooklyn Botanic Garden for eight years, Gaijin a Go-Go. MON, APRIL 7 Chapel St. (718) 935-0490. pm. See Sat., April 12. and attended the first blossom festival in BOOKCOURT: presents a reading HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: 1981. “So you can go to the map to see CAREGIVER WALKING CLUB: with Lori Bongiorno: “Green, “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” what’s in bloom or in pre-bloom and then Turning Japanese Walk off stress while getting Greener, Greenest: a Practical 7:30 pm. See Sat., April 12. exercise. 6 pm. Park Slope Guide to Making Eco-smart SHAKESPEARE: at Brooklyn Col- see a photo of what that looks like.” The Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s suc- Geriatric Day Center, 1 Pros- Choices a Part of Your Life.” 7 lege. 7:30 pm. See Sat., April 12. Garden visitors can complete their ex- cessful celebration of this Japanese rite of pect Park West. (718) 499- pm. 163 Court St. (718) 875- SLEEPER HIT: “Once Upon A perience with a snack or meal in the gar- spring — last year was their highest atten- 7701, ext. 27. 3677. Free. Mattress.” 7:30 pm. See Sat., den’s cafe, which Jacobs said has created dance so far, said Jacobs — has encour- SALON SERIES: Brooklyn Young April 12. Filmmakers presents a film ROCK ‘N’ ROLL: Musical featuring a Japanese menu for “Hanami” (or they aged neighboring cultural institutions to literacy and careers salon. Par- WEDS, APRIL 9 songs of the 1950s, ’60s and

can visit one of the restaurants in our din- Ryuhei Shindo offer Japanese programming, too. The ticipants learn about script ’70s. 8 pm. See Sat., April 12. ing guide on page 9, of course). Brooklyn Museum has dedicated its First writing and film careers and SPRING GALA: Brooklyn Academy DANCE: with Leanne Schmidt and network with film profession- of Music celebrates Paul Beginning this weekend, the garden is Other cultural institutions in Brooklyn Saturday program on April 5 to Japanese Company. 8 pm. See Sat., April als. 6:30 pm to 9 pm. Pro- Simon’s “Under African Skies” 12. unveiling an exhibit of artwork in the GARDEN — as well as those of New York’s other poetry, art, DJs, film and more with its gram continues through May with a fundraising concert and Steinhardt Conservatory by two artists boroughs — have jumped on the garden’s “Japanimated” lineup. 19. Continuing Ed of NYC gala. Performance by David College of Technology, 25 Byrne, Ladysmith Black Mam- SAT, APRIL 12 who have been inspired by those evoca- “Hanami: Cherry-blossom viewing Japanese culture bandwagon, but Jacobs The museum has already unveiled its bazo, Kaissa, Milton Nasci- season” runs April 5 through May 11 at Chapel St. (718) 935-0490. tive petals: “Cherry Blossom Visions: said there is something extra special about exhibit of woodblock prints from the Uta- BOOKCOURT: presents a read- mento, Paul Simon and others. the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (900 Wash- Cocktails at 6 pm; performance OUTDOORS AND TOURS Works by Charles Gustina and David ington Ave. at Eastern Parkway in enjoying the music, dance, film and more gawa school — several capturing Japanese ing with Linda Sue Park: “Keeping Score.” 163 Court at 7 pm; dinner with artists at 9 PARK SLOPE WALK: Walking tour Wander.” Gustina “takes photos and Prospect Heights). To track the cherry slated for the first weekend of May at 900 folk enjoying cherry blossoms over a cen- pm. $100 to $300 for cocktails blossoms’ progress, visit www.bbg.org/ St. (718) 875-3677. Free. of the Park Slope and Prospect pastes them into a quilt-looking mosaic,” Washington Ave. tury ago — and will open its retrospective and performance; $1,000 for Park neighborhoods. $25, $15 cherrywatch. For more information, call full evening. (718) 636-4100. kids (includes lunch). Tour times said Jacobs, while Wander has created (718) 623-7200. “While the Japan Society and other in- of works by contemporary artist Takashi “dreamy, evocative” oil paintings of the credible places do this kind of program- Murakami this weekend. The museum will TUES, APRIL 8 PUBLIC ART: Brooklyn Arts Coun- are 10 am and 1:30 pm. Call for cil presents the talk: “Getting meeting location. (212) 209-3370. blossoms. ming, they don’t have 220 trees,” said Ja- reveal “Japonisme in American Graphic ELECTRONIC HEALTH RE- Opportunities to Work and MOONLIGHT RIDE: Time’s Up year, I saw cherry blossoms on sneakers. cobs. “It makes for a different sensory Art, 1880-1920,” 25 works on paper from SOURCES: Brooklyn Public Perform in Public Spaces.” Panel hosts a tour through Prospect ‘Sakura Matsuri’ Everyone is producing cherry blossom experience. The audience is looking at this its collection demonstrating the impact of Library’s King Bay branch of arts professionals include Park for cyclists and skaters. 9 offers a lesson on how to members of Arts for Transit, pm. Meet at Grand Army Plaza. Jacobs says the fascination with cher- everything. It’s becoming explosive. The amazing dance performance with blos- Japanese art on the graphic arts of Ameri- find health information with Creative Time, Percent for Art (212) 802-8222. Free. ry blossoms isn’t limited to garden visi- excitement over Japanese culture keeps es- soms falling in their hair and the smell of ca, on April 16. the help of a computer. 11 and Public Art Fund. 6 pm to tors; “sakura” mania has taken on nation- calating.” the trees surrounding them. The Brooklyn Academy of Music in am. 3650 Nostrand Ave. 8:30 pm. Brooklyn Public Library’s PERFORMANCE (718) 368-1709. Free. Central branch. Grand Army RUSSIAN ROMANCES: Brooklyn al and global proportions — especially in Even Provence, France-based fragrance “It’s a very different environment, that’s Fort Greene is celebrating Japanese film- Plaza. (718) 625-0080. Free. MEETING: The Bay Ridge Chap- Public Library’s Kings Bay branch the fashion world. company L’Occitane has created a line of what makes us unique,” she maintained. maker Tomu Uchida with screenings of ter of AARP meets. 2:30 pm. BOOKCOURT: presents a reading presents Russian musician Alex- “On Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, every cherry scents, soaps and lip glosses, which “[‘Sakura Matsuri’] is the largest public rarely seen prints of his movies — in- with Joanna Hershon: “The ander Izbitser. 1 pm. 3650 No- Shore Hill Housing, 9000 German Bride” and Jennifer other clothing shop has cherry blossom they will offer samples of during “Sakura event of any botanic garden in the country, spired by traditional Japanese theater Shore Rd. (718) 748-9114. strand Ave. (718) 368-1709. Free. Cody: “The Painter From BAM: Brooklyn Academy of Music imagery,” said Jacobs. “In France, last Matsuri.” and the excitement keeps building.” and folktales — from April 11–30. INTRO TO SCRIPTWRITING: Shanghai.” 7 pm. 163 Court St. Brooklyn Young Filmmakers presents The Baxter Theater (718) 875-3677. Free. Centre in “Sizwe Banzi Is Dead.” BAM: Brooklyn Academy of Music $25 to $60. 7:30 pm. BAM presents The Baxter Theater Harvey Theater, 651 Fulton St. Centre in “Sizwe Banzi Is Also, BAM Talk: “Theater in Dead.” $25 to $60. 7:30 pm. South Africa: The New Millen- BAM Harvey Theater, 651 nium.” $10, $5 Friends of BAM. Fulton St. (718) 636-4100. 3 pm. Hillman Attic Studio. BARGEMUSIC: Classical music (718) 636-4100. Quality, Reliable Healthcare You Can Trust program features a perform- BARGEMUSIC: Classical music ance by Vertigo Quartet and program presents a perform- features works by Haydn, Wolf ance by Vertigo Quartet. $40, and Britten. $40, $25 seniors $25 seniors and students. 8 pm. Elite Comprehensive and students. 8 pm. Fulton Ferry Fulton Ferry Landing, Old Ful- Landing, Old Fulton Street at the ton Street at the East River. East River. (718) 624-2083. (718) 624-2083. Medical Services HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: Fort THURS, APRIL 10 Hamilton High School presents offers quality healthcare “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” $10. 7:30 pm. 85th Street and for women in Brooklyn at a LECTURE: Saddam Hussein trial Narrows Avenue. (718) 748-1537. judge, Dr. Raid J. Al-Saedi, SHAKESPEARE: Brooklyn College speaks at “The Trial of Saddam Department of Theater pres- convenient location right Hussein As a Defendant In My ents Joe Calarco’s play “Shake- Courtroom: The Rule of Law in speare’s R & J.” $5. 2 pm and Iraq.” 11:10 am. St. Francis 7:30 pm. New Workshop in your neighborhood. College – Maroney Forum, 180 Remsen St., room 7402. (718) Theater, 2900 Bedford Ave. 489-5200. Free. (718) 951-4500. SUPPORT: NY Methodist Hospital SALON SERIES: Brave New World offers a support group for peo- Repertory Theater presents three •Board Certiﬁed Physicians ple with cancer. Radiation On- new one-act comedies, per- cology Dept, 506 Sixth St. Call formed by Brooklyn-based Equity •Weekends and late hours available. (718) 780-3593. Free. actors. $18 includes dinner. 7:30 pm dinner; 8 pm reading. MEETING: Housing Committee of www.bravenewworldrep.org. •Most major insurances accepted. Community Board 17 meets. 6 pm to 8 pm. 39 Remsen Ave. SLEEPER HIT: Bishop Kearney (646) 996-6609. High School presents “Once •Same day appointments available. Upon A Mattress,” the comedic PANEL TALK: Long Island Univer- musical based upon “The sity hosts a discussion: “Pre- Princess and the Pea.” $13. •Multi-lingual staff venting Homelessness: What 7:30 pm. Reservations required. Can Be Done? What is Being (718) 236-6363, ext. 200. Done?” Panel includes officials from the city Department of BRIC THEATER: presents the the- Homeless Services, researchers, ater piece “Daughter’s Mother.” 71 Carroll Street a person who was homeless $12, $10 students. 8 pm. 647 and others. 6 pm to 8 pm. Flat- Fulton St. (718) 855-7882, ext. 53. (Between Columbia and Hicks bush and DeKalb avenues. ROCK ‘N’ ROLL: The Rhapsody (718) 488-3372. Free. Players host a musical featuring Street) FINANCIAL LITERACY: Session on songs of the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. “Banking and Managing Your $15. 8 pm. St. John’s Parish Hall, Money.” 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. 99th Street and Fort Hamilton Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Parkway. (718) 907-3490. Church, 85 S. Oxford St. (718) DANCE: Leanne Schmidt and 625-7515. Free. Company presents a dance Elite At Carroll Street • 1-718-797-9797 JAZZ AT BARGEMUSIC: The work which explores relation- Michael Marcus Quartet plays ships. $15, $10 students, sen- jazz. $35, $30 seniors, $20 stu- iors. 8 pm. Triskelion Arts, 118 dents. 8 pm. Fulton Ferry N. 11th St. (480) 296-8391. Pap Smears•Birth Control•Prenatal Care•STD Testing Landing, Old Fulton Street at OTHER the East River. (718) 624-2083. AUTHOR EVENT: Paul Auster BRIC THEATER: presents the the- reads at the Brooklyn Public ater piece “Daughter’s Library’s Central branch. Grand Mother.” $12, $10 students. 8 Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. pm. 647 Fulton St. (718) 855- 7882, ext. 53. FLEA MARKET: at Church of the Holy Spirit. 9 am to 4 pm. 8117 MUSIC: PLG Arts’ Jazz at the Ink Bay Pkwy. (718) 837-0412. Well presents jazz singer Chris- tine DeCapville. $5. 8 pm. 408 SYMPOSIUM: Brooklyn Museum Rogers Ave. (718) 675-6145. hosts “Love and Pop: Visual Cultures in Japan and Beyond.” BAM: “Sizwe Banzi Is Dead.” 7:30 Day-long event offers a look at pm. Also, post-show talk with the work of Takashi Murakami John Kani and Winston through the voices of local Ntshona. See Sat., April 12. graduate and undergraduate HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: students. Also, Roland Kelts, “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” author of “Japanamerica,” is 7:30 pm. See Sat., April 12. guest speaker and screening of SHAKESPEARE: at Brooklyn an anime film. $8, $4 students College. 7:30 pm. See Sat., and seniors. Noon to 5 pm. 200 April 12. Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000. DANCE: with Leanne Schmidt and STINKY CHEESE: Learn about Company. 8 pm. See Sat., April charcuterie. $55. 2 pm. Smith 12. and Vine’s Tasting Room, 268 Smith St. Reservations required. (718) 522-7425. FRI, APRIL 11 POETRY: Brooklyn Public Library’s Central branch hosts a poetry WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP: salon with Jean Valentine and Brooklyn Public Library’s Brook- Gerald Stern. 4 pm. Grand Army lyn Heights branch invites older Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. adults to bring art supplies and paint with others. 10 am. 280 Cadman Plaza West. (718) 623- SUN, APRIL 13 7100. Free. CRITICAL MASS: Time’s Up hosts a moving tour of Brooklyn. 7 PERFORMANCE pm. Meet at Grand Army Plaza BCBC: Brooklyn Center for the Per- and the Brooklyn end of Wil- forming Arts presents The Gol- liamsburg Bridge. (212) 802- den Dragon Acrobats. $20. 2 8222. Free. pm. Walt Whitman Theater, 1900 RECEPTION: Solo exhibit of pho- Campus Rd. (718) 951-4500. tographs taken by the collabo- RECITAL: St. Ann and the Holy rative team Sasha Bezzubov Trinity Church presents Carol and Jessica Sucher during their Francescani in “Open Your nine-month Fulbright trip to Heart,” songs of secular love India. The photographs in “The and sacred longing. $20 dona- Searchers” looks at various tion. 3 pm. 157 Montague St. aspects of Western spiritual (718) 875-6960. tourism in India. 7 pm to 9 pm. MUSIC: Kingsborough Community Front Room Gallery, 147 Roe- College hosts a program of bling St. (718) 782-2556. Free. Hungarian music and dance RECEPTION: Like the Spice Gal- with Eletfa. 3 pm. 2001 Oriental lery presents the exhibit “There Blvd. (718) 368-5632. Free. There,” featuring works by Ross BROOKLYN SINGS: Brooklyn Racine and Peter Feigenbaum. Public Library’s Central branch 6:30 pm to 10 pm. 224 Roe- hosts a jazz and gospel concert bling St. (718) 388-5388. Free. with Chandra Rule. 4 pm. FILM: Spoke the Hub presents Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230- Academy-award nominated film 2100. Free. LIST YOUR EVENT… To list your event in Nine Days In Brooklyn, please give us two weeks notice or more. Send your listing by e-mail: [email protected]; by mail: GO Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Paper, 55 Washington St., Suite 624, Brooklyn, NY 11201; or by fax: (718) 834-9278. Listings are free and printed on a space available basis. We regret we cannot take listings over the phone. April 5, 2008 THE BROOKLYN PAPER • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM • (718) 834-9350 AWP 11 MURAKAMI... Continued from page 7 from the Los Angeles Muse- um of Contemporary Art — Japanese hybrid is a large Technicolor feath- er in the Brooklyn Muse- um’s cap. Bed-Stuy’s Asian, gypsy rock band, Gallery surfaces are covered in unexpected ways — the stairwells splashed with camouflage and a skull Bachner / Jeff Kagero, boasts bold attire, new sound print, another room’s floor is done up with cartoon cracks By Annie Wilner “I joined the band because I was inter- — that make “Murakami” for The Brooklyn Paper MUSIC ested in my cultural heritage,” said Mar- more than the sum of its kov, who insists that he is not a gypsy. parts. Paper The Brooklyn erhaps it was fitting that Kagero — Kagero will play April 19 at 8 In terms of cultural influences in his And while Murakami’s Top $eller: Takashi Muraka- a Japanese, gypsy rock band pm at Vox Pop (1022 Cortelyou Rd. native country, Fujimoto, who grew up in sculpture, like “Flower Ma- mi at the Brooklyn Museum at Stratford Road in Flatbush) Ad- on Wednesday. Phelmed by Bedford-Stuyvesant mission is free. For more informa- the town of Yamaguchi, does not listen to tango” (2001-2006), which frontman Kaz Fujimoto — was playing tion, visit www.voxpopnet.net or call “J-rock,” mainstream Japanese rock mu- looks like a gumball main a Colombian bar in Queens named (718) 940-2084 sic, or the candied genre “J-pop.” He chine on steroids, and paintings, like “Super Nova” (1999), after an island in the West Indies. prefers traditional Japanese music and which has the appearance of an explosion in a candy store, or The crowd at last month’s show at reading about the history of the gypsy perhaps a mushroom cloud expanding over Nagasaki and Hi- D’Antigua, mainly from South America is buzzing. The music, borrowing from sound in the obscure Japanese magazine roshima, are bright and thought-provoking, it’s the extra touches and Mexico, responded to Kagero’s joy- Russian, Eastern European and Spanish Latino. He also brings an obsession with that truly make the show shine. ously, overstuffed gypsy-inspired world folk themes, became popularized in the early Beatles cover songs to the mix. But there’s more to Murakami than sunshine and horny ro- music. After all, it’s not often in Jackson United States in the 1930s. More recent At 14, Fujimoto began listening to a bots. The artist, whose group of collaborators works under the Heights you see a skinny, British-accent- rock acts like the Downtown party band rock program on his navy blue Victor ra- name “Kaikai Kiki,” has installed the “Kaikai Kiki Merchandise ed Japanese rocker from Brooklyn who Gogol Bordello and indie rock outfit dio, a present from his grandfather. The All that Kaz: Kagero, led by Kaz Fujimoto (second from left), strikes a Display Room” directly beneath the Vuitton outpost. Purporting will also belt a few cover songs in Span- Beirut have made this cross-cultural only rock the radio picked up in his pose in front of Coney Island’s “Shoot the Freak” attraction. to sell key chains, toys, clothing and books that aren’t really for ish. Like many a budding idol, glamorous music fashionable and cool. home aired from midnight to 3 am out sale, the shop pokes fun at Murakami’s retail success. lead singer Fujimoto could be everything Fujimoto, with a twinkle in his eye, of Nagoya. Maybe that’s why he likes violin, while Markov magnified the rock Gisele Reyes, also born in Mexico, Sitting at the press preview for the exhibit in a dark suit, to everyone. calls gypsy music “magical.” D’Antigua, where the show begins only element on drums and guitarist Rob typically comes to D’Antigua with her white sneakers and silver tie, Murakami, 45, spoke little but Attired like a Japanese Jarvis Cocker Kagero is the first to blend rock ’n’ when the owner gives the word, usually Simpson, a heavy metal-obsessed KISS Argentine boyfriend to see the local nodded enthusiastically as Lehman and Paul Schimmel, chief on acid, Fujimoto had opted to wear a roll and gypsy themes with traditional after midnight. fan, pushed the band’s sound to the Spanish rock acts and tribute bands. But curator of LAMoCA, explained the juxtaposition of handmade black leather jacket, a children’s plastic Japanese music, according to bandmem- As the set began, Fujimoto, arm brink of insanity. she appreciated Kagero’s sound. and mass reproduced work. amulet and a crazy tie-dyed shirt, ber Jon Whitney. The band’s name is crooked around an acoustic guitar, Yuki Kuwana, a 34-year-old Japanese While standing far from the stage, “This is an exciting interrelation between the world of art and capped off with both a red visor and rac- Japanese for “mirage” or “heat daze.” strummed heatedly while crooning play- graphic designer, came to the show be- she said of Fujimoto, “His voice is very luxury in a vibrant and dynamic fashion,” Vuitton Chairman ing goggles. But they don’t want to be pigeonholed ful, poppy power ballads set to gypsy cause she is a Kagero fan. unique and clear.” Yves Carcelle said in a statement. “People who play in a band are not by their oddball take on the bouncy melodies. He sang of actresses trying to “I felt it was something new, a little That evening, Kagero seemed ready The brand’s Artistic Director, Marc Jacobs, said, “It has been really wild,” Fujimoto nearly whispered niche music. get ahead in “Shanghai Calls Me,” while bit different from any category,” said to perform every song they had ever and continues to be a monumental marriage of art and com- to GO Brooklyn before the show, de- “We’re about world music,” explains polka dot disco lights pin-wheeled Kuwana. “I like the mixing between written. The band played a gritty, teeter- merce. The ultimate cross-over, one for both the fashion and art spite his outlandish getup. “I think they Fujimoto, who lives on Greene Avenue. around the room. Fujimoto’s undulating classical and rock.” ing chantey called “My Daddy is a history books.” are very shy people.” “Like Led Zeppelin or George Harrison voice, borrowing generously from 1960s Fujimoto’s sweeping voice was not Thief” and “Angel Baby,” a rainbow- Murakami isn’t just another artist blithely tossing his work The eccentric man singing nouvelle used to do with Indian or Arabic music.” classic rock, also recalled Hungarian completely unlike the vocal styles of like disco ballad set to a samba beat. onto a product though. His work comments on the commercial- gypsy songs had the audience swaying Alongside Fujimoto, drummer Geor- melodies and “minyo,” traditional many popular Spanish artists either. As the set rocketed forward, Fujimo- ism that he is part of. their arms up in the air, without being gi Markov brings serious Eastern Euro- Japanese folk songs. “They’re very synchronized, and ac- to’s appearance became progressively “It is the co-mingling of these ideas and cultures that is cen- asked, and whistling loudly. pean credentials; he’s the son of a drum- Alongside Fujimoto, Whitney (who tually, the music is good,” said Mexico messier, face warmed by beer, all the tral to his practice,” said Schimmel, just before Murakami, smil- The evening, billed as “Gypsy mer from Bulgaria’s popular rock band has an Irish father and Japanese mother) native Carlos Bordello, who runs a while maintaining control of his place as ing like one of the flowers in his paintings, bounded off the Night,” comes at a time when the genre Shturcite, or “the crickets.” created sloping melodies on amplified flooring installation business in Queens. resident gypsy king for the evening. stage and into the bright lights of a waiting television camera.

Union Hall Andrea Wittgens, 8 pm, $5 with flier, $8 without $12 day of the show; April 9: Dirty Projectors, BROOKLYN flier, (Front room) CD release party for Raquy No Kids, Deer Tick, 9 pm, $15; April 10: Mike (Downstairs at) 702 Union St. at Fifth and the Cavemen’s new CD “Mischief” featur- Doughty’s Band, The Panderers, 9 pm, $25; Avenue in Park Slope, (718) 638-4400, ing The Messengers and Raquy and the April 11: The Weakerthans, AA Bondy, www.unionhallny.com. Cavemen with belly dancer Autumn Ward, 8 Christine Fellows, 9 pm, $20. April 5: The Lisps, Spanish Prisoners, Drink Up pm, $10; April 10: (Front room) Crashin’ In pres- Buttercup, Creaky Boards, 8 pm, $8 in advance, ents Making Friends, 8:30 pm, Naked Hearts, Pete’s Candy Store $10 day of the show; April 6: Name That Tune 9:30 pm, Air Waves, 10:30 pm, House of Fire, 709 Lorimer St. at Richardson Street in with Sara Schaefer, 9:15 pm, FREE; April 7: 11:30 pm and live DJs, $8, She Keeps Bees, Williamsburg, (718) 302-3770, Monotonix, Dark Meat, 7:30 pm, $10; April 8: Sharon Van Etten, Darren Weiss and the Sauce www.petescandystore.com. Nightlife “Adult Education: Trash in the City” with Rhythm Experiment, 10 pm, $5; April 11: Sundays: Open mic, 5 pm-8 pm, Matty Charles, Benjamin Miller, Robin Nagle, Michael Mani- (Backroom) The Bunker, 11 pm, $10, (Front 8:30 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Bingo, 7 pm, FREE; Compiled by Chiara V. Cowan berg, Gertrude Berg, 7:30 pm, $5, Elf Power, room) Cantora Records Party, 10 pm, $TBD. Wednesdays: Quizz-Off, 7:30 pm, FREE; April Great Lakes, 9:30 pm, $10; April 9: Melissa 5: Sweet Bitters, 9 pm, Alice Lee, 10 pm, Alexa party, Midnight, $10; April 12: DJ Kenny Parker, Ferrick, Angie Mattson, 8 pm, $25; April 10: The Lucky Cat Woodward, 11 pm, FREE; April 6: Valerie Miller, BAY RIDGE Midnight, $5. Melissa Ferrick, Angie Mattson, 8 pm, $25; 245 Grand St. at Roebling Street in Williams- 9:30 pm, Stephen Thorne, 10:30 pm, FREE; The Wicked Monk April 11: David Dondero & The Entire State of burg, (718) 782-0437, www.theluckycat.com. April 7: Monday Evening Stand-Up, 7:30 pm, FLATBUSH Florida, These United States, Cheyenne, 8 pm, Mondays: Joe McGinty’s Keyboard Karaoke, 10 Joy Simone, 9:30 pm, Brett Saxon, 10:30 pm, 8415 Fifth Ave. at 84th Street in Bay Ridge, $10; April 12: Wye Oak, Deer Tick, Musee (718) 921-0601, www.wickedmonk.com. pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Jezebel Music Open Mic FREE; April 8: Jameson Fueled Bingo, 7 pm, Vox Po p Mecanique, 8 pm, $10. Royal Pine, 9 pm, Going Gone, 10 pm, Nate Thursdays: Lego Thursdays with Dog Voices, 8 Night hosted by Ed Gorch, 7 pm, FREE, You Metzker, 11 pm, FREE; April 9: Jason Ander- pm, $5; April 6: Fundraiser to help the March of 1022 Cortelyou Rd. at Stratford Road in Flat- Need a Band, 10 pm, FREE; April 5: Sunrise son, 10 pm, Christina Dot Hull, 11 pm, FREE; Dimes featuring St. Excess, 8 pm, Hidef, 9 pm, bush, (718) 940-2084, www.voxpopnet.net. PROSPECT HEIGHTS Social Club featuring resident DJs Mr. Mikey April 10: Argyle Johnson, 9 pm, William Gross, Holla Back, 10 pm, $5 donation suggested; April Sundays: Open mic, 7 pm, FREE with two- and Sport Casual and guest DJs Soul and The Backroom 10 pm, Schocolautte, 11 pm, FREE; April 11: 11: Saint Excess, 11 pm, $5 suggested donation. drink/snack minimum; April 5: The Sobriquets, 8 Boogaloo, 11 pm, FREE. Pete’s Big Poetry Series, 7 pm, The Kyle pm, donation suggested; April 6: Ragamuffin, 6 (At Freddy’s) 485 Dean St. at Sixth Avenue Luna Lounge pm, donation suggested; April 8: Vendetta in Prospect Heights, (718) 622-7035, Sowashes, 9 pm, Golden Shoulders, 10 pm, BEDFORD-STUYVESANT Cream, 9 pm, donation suggested; April 9: Ripe www.freddysbackroom.com. 361 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer Street …And the Moneynotes, 11 pm, FREE. Bushbaby Local Produce with Bill Bernthal, the Hot Left, April 6: Board Game Night, 5:30 pm, FREE; in Williamsburg, (718) 260-2323, Sound Fix Lounge and more, 8 pm, donation suggested; April 10: April 10: Opera on Tap, 8 pm, FREE. www.lunalounge.com. 1197 Fulton St. at Bedford Avenue in Fran Hawthorne book event, 7 pm, donation April 5: Mindless Truth, 7:30 pm, Dark Room, 110 Bedford Ave. at North 11th Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 636-5536. suggested; April 11: Brooklyn Singer/Song- 8:30 pm, Pretty Boys, 9:30 pm, $8, Jupiter One, Williamsburg, (718) 388-8090, April 11: Louisa McBee Light, 7 pm, FREE. writers Showcase featuring Rorie Kelly, 8 pm, RED HOOK 11 pm, La Strada, 11:55 pm, $8 in advance, $10 www.soundfixrecords.com. Indra Raj, 9 pm, Jason VonKraut, 10 pm, dona- Jalopy day of the show; April 6: Zak and Maria, 7:30 April 5: The Teenage Prayers, The Woes, 7 pm, Sista’s Place tion suggested; April 12: Alona tent. By AS, 7 pm, Nights, 8:30 pm, Wicked Charmer, 9:30 pm, FREE; April 6: Luc Sante, 6 pm, Fix Tape Exchange, 456 Nostrand Ave. at Jefferson Avenue in pm, donation suggested, Paul Claro, 9 pm, 315 Columbia St. at Woodhull Street in Red Another Day Late, 10:30 pm, $8; April 10: Stay 8 pm, FREE; April 7: JezebelMusic.com presents Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 398-1766, donation suggested. Hook, (718) 395-3214, www.jalopy.biz. F—ked, 7:15 pm, Jefferson Plane Crash, 8:15 “Songfair,” an open mic and Breeders listening www.sistasplace.org. Wednesdays: Roots ‘n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, pm, The Wayward, 9:15 pm, Krallice, 10:15 pm, party, 6:30 pm, FREE; April 8: Music Trivia April 5: Bertha Hope Quartet featuring Ulysses old-time, and blues, 9:30 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Dysrythmia, 11:15 pm, $8; April 11: Tom Tuesdays, 8 pm, FREE; April 9: The Very Best of the Slaughter, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $20; April 12: FORT GREENE Country Blues Jam, 9:30 pm, FREE; April 5: LoSchiavo, 7:30 pm, The Assault, 9:30 pm, The Ed Murray Show, 8 pm, FREE; April 10: Those Joshua Jordan Charles Tolliver, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $20. BAMCafe James Reams and the Barnstormers, 9 pm, $8. Bosch, 10:30 pm, $8;. Darlins, Jones Street Boys, 8 pm, FREE; April 11: Hot salsa: On Saturday, April 5, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Tom Brosseau, Melanie Moser, 8 pm, FREE. 30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort Monkey Town Greene, (718) 636-4100, www.bam.org. Arts presents Angelique Kidjo — singing salsa, funk and gospel — at WILLIAMSBURG Spike Hill Tavern BOERUM HILL 58 N. Third St. at Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, April 5: Charanga Soleil, Karlex, 9 pm, FREE; Brooklyn College. Black Betty (718) 384-1369, www.monkeytownhq.com. 184 Bedford Ave. at North Seventh Street in Hank’s Saloon April 11: The New Cookers, 9 pm, FREE; April Williamsburg, (718) 218-9737, April 5: Dystopians THX1138 Movie Night fea- 46 Third Ave. at Atlantic Avenue in Boerum 12: Malika Zarra, 9 pm, FREE. 366 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer Street www.myspace.com/spikehillnyc. turing SA, Bones and guitarist Norman Hill, (718) 625-8003, dance party, 10 pm, FREE before 10:30 pm, $15 Finlayson’s Common Thread, 8 pm, $10 sug- in Williamsburg, (718) 599-0243, April 5: The Morning Pages, 9 pm, The Amity www.blackbetty.net. Westburg, 7:30 pm, 10 pm, $5 and $10-drink www.exitfive.com/hankssaloon. Brooklyn Masonic after 10:30 pm; April 6: Weston, Love Automatic, gested donation, Frank Locrasto Group, 10 pm, Front, 10 pm, FREE with two-drink minimum; minimum; April 10: Silent Films and Unique Sundays: Jam Band Sundays, 5 pm, FREE, Sean General Miggs, 7 pm, $12; April 10: The New $10 suggested donation; April 10: Jakob Saturdays: DJ Emskee and G Man the MC pres- April 6: Evan Lawrence, 7 pm, Uke Night with Temple Instruments Festival featuring “20,000 Leagues Kershaw and the New Jack Ramblers, 10 pm, York Ska Jazz Ensemble, 8 pm, $10. Garchik Trio, 8 pm, $10 suggested donation, ent the “Make Love, Not War” party, 10 pm, Bliss Blood, 9 pm, FREE with two-drink mini- 317 Clermont Ave. at Lafayette Avenue in Under the Sea” and Bradford Reed (pencilina) FREE; Mondays: Live band kuntry karaoke, 10 Baby Soda Jazz Band, 10 pm, $10 suggested FREE; Sundays: “Brazilian Beat Brooklyn” with DJ mum; April 7: Chicken Gravy, 8 pm, Andy Fort Greene, (718) 638-1256. & Jane Scarpantoni (cello), 7:30 pm, 10 pm, $8 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Hank’s Country Bluegrass Studio B donation; April 11: Frank Schaap, 8 pm, $10 Sean Marquand and DJ Greg Caz, 9 pm, FREE; Arnold Trio, 9 pm, Brad Shepik, 10 pm, Ori April 11: Boost Mobile and JellyNYC present and $10-drink minimum; April 11: Silent Films Jam, 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Live band suggested donation, Brooklyn Qawwali Party, Mondays: Rev. Vince Anderson and his Love Dakari, 11 pm, FREE with two-drink minimum; The Secret Society with Man Man and Yeasayer, 259 Banker St. at Calyer Street in Greenpoint, and Unique Instruments Festival featuring “Rockstar Karaoke,” 9:30 pm, FREE; April 11: 10 pm, $10; April 12: Lambic, 8 pm, $10 sug- Choir, 10:30 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: “Saturday April 10: Christina Cone, 8 pm, East West 8 pm, $12. (718) 389-1880, www.clubstudiob.com. “Man With a Movie Camera” and League of gested donation, Zemog el Gallo Bueno, 10 Night Tuesdays,” 10 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Quintet, 11 pm, FREE with two-drink minimum. Gray, 9 pm, AM Preacher, 10 pm, Skinny Jim & April 5: “Black ‘n’ Blue Bowl” featuring Agnostic Musical Urban Robots, 7:30 pm, 10 pm, $10 The Number 9 Blacktops, 11 pm, Highway 13, pm, $10 suggested donation. “What is Soul?” with DJs Adrian Hibbs, 9 pm, Madiba Restaurant Front, Madball, Terror, Breakdown, 2 pm, $25; FREE; Fridays: The Greenhouse with DJ Monk- and $10-drink minimum; April 12: Silent Films Midnight, FREE; April 12: Lewinsky, Chris Q Union Pool 195 DeKalb Ave. at Carlton Avenue in Fort April 11: Devin the Dude, Prince Paul, Despot, The Royale One and DJs Emskee and MC G-man, 11 pm, and Unique Instruments Festival featuring Murphy, Randy Bandits, 9 pm, FREE. 10 pm, $15 in advance, $20 day of the show. “Phantom of the Opera” and Jay Wasco, 7:30 484 Union Ave. at Meeker Avenue in Greene, (718) 855-9190, FREE; April 8: The New York Howl, 10 pm, FREE. Williamsburg, (718) 609-0484, www.madibarestaurant.com. 506 Fifth Ave. at 12th Street in Park Slope, pm, 10 pm, $10 and $10-drink minimum. (718) 840-0089, www.royalebrooklyn.com. www.myspace.com/unionpool. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS Thursdays: “Meet Me at Madiba,” speed-net- Death by Audio MIDWOOD April 5: Saturday night dance party with DJs Music Hall of April 5: Lewis & Clarke, Picastro, Caroline working with Mark Henegan, 5 pm, $TBD; April 49 S. Second St. at Wythe Avenue in Weeks, 8 pm, $TBD; April 6: Soft Circle, Daniel Last Exit Bar and 10: Paul Simon after party featuring Kaissa, 10 Brooklyn Center for That Girl and Momotaro, 10 pm, FREE; April Williamsburg, No phone. Williamsburg 11: “The Good Foot” featuring DJ Morsy and Francis Doyle, Lone Wolf, Seth Sherman, 8 pm, Lounge pm, FREE. April 5: Daniel Francis Doyle, 8 pm, $TBD; April the Performing Arts guests, 10 pm, FREE; April 12: “Brooklyn 66 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in $8; April 8: Dark Meat (release party), Hat City 10: Tom Greenwood, Joanne Robertson, 8 pm, 136 Atlantic Ave. at Clinton Street in Brooklyn Bridges” with resident DJs Chris Annibell and Williamsburg, (718) 486-5400, Intuitive, Soldiers of Fortune, 8 pm, $10; April at Brooklyn College $TBD. Heights, (718) 222-9198, www.lastexitbar.com. GOWANUS Amon, 11 pm, FREE. www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com. 11: Flower of Flesh and Blood, Miles Benjamin Saturdays: “Kayo’s Knockout,” DJ Kayo’s booty- 1900 Campus Rd. at Hillel Place in Midwood, Galapagos April 5: Peelander-Z, An Albatross, Fun Ma- Anthony Robinson, 8 pm, $7; April 12: Tommy shakin’, jam-jumpin’, all night get down party, 10 Issue Project Room (718) 951-4500, www.brooklyncenteronline.com. Southpaw chine, The Soundscapes, 9 pm, $10 in advance, Guerrero, Bing Ji Ling and more, 8 pm, $TBD. pm, FREE; April 7: Pub Quiz, 8:30 pm, $5 per per- 232 Third St. at Third Avenue in Gowanus, April 5: Angelique Kidjo, 8 pm, $20 to $30. 70 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, 125 Fifth Ave. at St. Johns Place in Park (718) 782-5188, www.galapagosartspace.com. son; April 11: DJ Milky Manchester, 9 pm, FREE. (718) 330-0313, www.issueprojectroom.org. Slope, (718) 230-0236, www.spsounds.com. Saturdays: (Backroom) Larry Tee presents More Nightlife listings at www.BrooklynPaper.com. April 5: Stephan Moore, 8 pm, $10; April 10: PARK SLOPE April 5: The RUB featuring DJs Ayres, Cosmo Lemur, Ben Neill, 8 pm, $10; April 11: Bec “Dizzy” with Earl Dax and Kevin Graves, 11 pm, CLINTON HILL and Eleven, 10 pm, FREE; April 7: Jedi Mind $5; Fridays: VJ/DJ Friday nights, 10 pm, FREE; Stupak, Charles Cohen, 8 pm, $10; April 12: Barbes Tricks, Outerspace, Reef the Lost Cauze & King Five Spot Restaurant David Weinstein, 8 pm, $10. April 5: (Backroom) Theater Performance, 7 pm, 376 Ninth St. at Sixth Avenue in Park Slope, Magnetic, 9 pm, $15; April 9: Wounded Buffalo $TBD, Get Drunk ‘n’ Dance, 10 pm, $5, (Front 459 Myrtle Ave. at Washington Avenue in (718) 965-9177, www.barbesbrooklyn.com. Theory, Paprika, Tara Lynn Band, Zak Brock, room) Vicious Vaudeville, an evil burlesque show TALK TO US… Clinton Hill, (718) 852-0202, GREENPOINT Tuesdays: Slavic Soul Party, 9 pm, $10; April 5: Electric Fiction, 8 pm, $10; April 10: Freddy 10 pm, $10; April 6: (Both rooms) Dante Fried www.fivespotsoulfood.com. Stagger Back Brass Band, 8 pm, $10 suggested Johnston, Kevin Omen, 9 pm, $15; April 11: Chicken featuring Little Dragon, Jimmy Edgar, To list your events in Brooklyn Nightlife, please give us as much notice as possible. Include Saturdays: DJ Aki, 7 pm, FREE; Mondays: RPM- Club Europa donation, Pinataland, 10 pm, $10 suggested Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, DJ Lil Shalimar, 9 DJ Scottie B, Rye Rye, KIssey Asplund, Pursuit name of venue, address with cross street, phone number for the public to call, Web site address, Open Turntables hosted by DJ Copa (bring 98 Meserole Ave. at Manhattan Avenue in donation; April 6: Barbes Classical featuring pm, $20 in advance, $25 day of the show. Groves, Theophilus London and live DJs, 4 pm, dates, times and admission or ticket prices. Send listings and color photos of performers via e- your own needles and vinyl), 8 pm, FREE; Tues- Greenpoint, (718) 383-5723, Soo Bae, 7 pm, $10 suggested donation, Ste- Two Boots Brooklyn $TBD; April 7: Monday Night Burlesque pres- mail to [email protected] or via fax at (718) 834-9278. Listings are free and printed days: Five for Funny Tuesdays hosted by Dave www.europaclub.com or www.europalive.net. phane Wrembel, 9 pm, $10 suggested dona- ents Amateur Burlesque with host Murray Hill, on a space available basis. We regret we cannot take listings over the phone. Lester, 10 pm, $5; Wednesdays: Open mic with Saturdays: VIP dance party, 10 pm, FREE before tion; April 7: Chicha Libre, 9:30 pm, $10 sug- 514 Second St. at Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, 9:30 pm, $5; April 8: (Front room) Singer-song- The listings are correct as of press time. 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Nobody likes a bad review. house because they dered inside So when former City Coun- THE BROOKLYN are a target for vio- Gersh’s new ankle X-ray at City Hall. cilman Abe Gerges — now the lence. BrooklynPaper.com c) 9-11 newly minted administrative By Gersh Kuntzman “I was mugged didn’t change judge at the state Supreme ANGLE and beaten up when I namely that the terror attacks anything except turning what Court on Adams Street — read was a judge,” he said. could have been a mediocre our recent editorial slamming INTERVIEW of Sept. 11, 2001 showed that “I’ve had trials where presidency into one of histo- judges for parking on a walk- America, and, apparently, its witnesses were killed. hard-working judges, can ry’s worst. way in Columbus Park, he did the Daily News’s Court Street That’s the work we do. If you what any former show-business come under attack at any time. d) Gerges himself admitted bureau, arranging a hasty work the matrimonial part, one I have nothing but respect that he often walks to work. performer would have done. meeting with the Brooklyn side feels like you destroyed The Borscht Belt singer for Abe Gerges, but I batted Why? “I’m not going to let Heights Association, and even their life. It’s not like you, writ- his arguments aside like I was anyone tell me how to live,” once known as George Garson reaching out to Transportation ing an editorial or a column — dialed me up and asked for a David Wright on Opening Day he said. “I have to be a part of Alternatives, which had held a we have to walk outside where meeting. (did you see that game!): the city.” protest featuring fake “judges” someone could be waiting.” a) If judges don’t want to live So instead of complaining

Twenty minutes later, I was / Julie Rosenberg in the big man’s still-bare office, in robes holding signs like With all due respect, we in fear of being attacked, they about our stories, he should debating whether judges should “Parks R 4 Parking.” print our office address in the have a very easy way to avoid tell his judges to be “part of be parking in a city park. And, naturally, he called this paper (and my home address is violence: Don’t run for the of- the city” and get out of their It’s a debate that, objective- reporter-editor- non-park parker. in that quaint old phone book), fice in the first place. cars. It’s time to bring this ly speaking, I won. Throughout our debate, Gerges so it wouldn’t be hard for an b) Parking 50 feet from long-running comedy to a First, some background: refused to back down from his aggrieved party to find me. one’s car hardly affords a full close. Paper The Brooklyn Judges have been parking in central point: That judges need Gerges also made the now- measure of safety. Indeed, a Sorry, your honor, but I just New administrative judge — and former Councilman — Abe Gerges called up our colum- that cement lot for decades, long parking right next to the court- obligatory 9-11 argument — Councilman was once mur- gave you another bad review. nist to complain about coverage of his judges’ parking habits. Not that it helped! before the park was spruced up and the plaza around Borough Hall transformed into a genuine gathering place. Brooklyn Heights residents have been complaining for years about the four-dozen cars Truck off! Rigs gone wild parked within Columbus Park — and the dozen or so that are left on a newly renovated By Ben Muessig sounds like our whole building is falling there were more than 1,000.” walkway between the parking The Brooklyn Paper down.” Now that authorities know where to But noise is only a part of the problem, find illegal truck traffic, they plan to in- lot and Borough Hall. Kingsland Avenue in Williamsburg After the Parks Department said Assemblyman Joe Lentol (D–Green- stall motion or weight sensors in the roads has become a highway to hell — thanks point), whose office coordinated the for three months this summer. The sen- moved to evict the judges from to hundreds of big rigs that illegally use the walkway, a few of them study. sors will trigger cameras that photograph threatened a lawsuit. it as a shortcut through the residential “These trucks create traffic, noise and the trucks’ license plates, which would al- The subsequent press cover- neighborhood. pollution,” the lawmaker said. “Large low the city to send summons to the driv- age in this newspaper (“Judges Truck drivers making local deliveries trucks barreling down narrow streets ers. fighting for free parking”) and have the right to use local streets, but a where our children play is downright dan- The plan would have to be approved in the New York Daily News Department of Transportation study found gerous.” Albany, where it faces a future filled with (“These judges bemoan their that far too many of them are going where To determine which streets truckers potholes. lot”) presented the judges in they don’t belong, breaking the law — use illegally, the DOT installed cameras But even if it passes, some residents the kind of light typically re- / Ben Muessig and bruising a few eardrums — in the on local roads near major truck routes. doubt that ticketing will stop trucks from served for governors who get process. Kingsland proved to be the most popular, rumbling down their blocks. caught with prostitutes. “The noise here is pretty terrible,” said with as many as 267 trucks driving down “The drivers seem to like using this So Gerges, who was still in Adam Gucwa, who lives on the portion of it in a single hour. street,” said one Kingsland Avenue his first week on the job, mind Kingsland Avenue, south of Norman Av- “We spotted several hundred a day on woman. you, started a charm offensive, Paper The Brooklyn enue, that is off-limits for trucks. “When Kingsland, easily,” said Amy Cleary, a “I’ve been living here for 70 years and paying an impromptu visit to Caught!: Our photographer snapped this big rig driving on Kingsland Avenue. the trucks go past it shakes our house. It spokeswoman for Lentol. “On some days, it has never let up.” SKY WATCH

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