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Associated Press Brooklyn Dodgers Duke Snider and Don Newcomb celebrate Dem Bums’ vic- tory over the New York Yankees in the 1955 World Series. will be torn down By Jotham Sederstrom The Brooklyn Papers Only a month shy of its Dodgers’ 175th anniversary, Broo- klyn’s oldest Methodist con- gregation could be forced to celebrate its 176th on the street if parishioners of the Bay Ridge church fail to renovate its rapidly deterio- pennant rating sandstone facade. More than a decade after rain and wind began bruising the out- er walls of the United Methodist
Church, on Fourth Avenue at Mango / Greg Ovington Avenue, officials say the historic building may finally restored be sold and, perhaps, demol- ished. A real estate agent empha- sized that negotiations were on-
By Frank Eltman something so others can enjoy it for the fu- Papers The Brooklyn Associated Press ture and that’s an important thing for us.” going, but parishioners contend that a board of trustees has al- The historic United Methodist Church, at the corner of Fourth and Ovington avenues, may be demolished. Only a half-century old, it certain- The banner was won when the Dodgers beat the despised cross-town rival New ready begun meeting with devel- ly doesn’t have the provenance of a York Yankees following decades of frustrat- opers to discuss the future of the medieval tapestry. But it is a one-of- ing defeats for the Brooklyn faithful, known 105-year-old church. a-kind, and to millions of baseball as Dem Bums. It only flew for a brief time “This has been an albatross fanatics it’s probably more valuable. in Brooklyn before Dodgers owner Walter around this congregation’s neck The 1955 World Series championship for quite some time,” said Debra City: Keep working piers O’Malley packed up the team and moved to banner captured by the Brooklyn Dodgers Los Angeles in 1957. Jamet, a parishioner who has — the only one the team ever won — was Where it went from there is a bit murky, lived less than a block from the unveiled Wednesday following a $16,000 by most accounts. church for 10 years. “For a few restoration by experts at the Textile Conser- It was believed to have been liberated [trustees], they may have stars in in Jersey — not Brooklyn vation Laboratory at the Cathedral Church from a Los Angeles hospitality suite by a their eyes, but for the majority of St. John the Divine. team of New York sportswriters during the it’s simply exhaustion. “It’s just fantastic,” beamed Jessie Kelly, 1959 World Series. The banner was then se- “My concern is that they By Jess Wisloski American Stevedoring Inc. (ASI), promis- securing long-term contracts,” said Dehe. president of the Brooklyn Historical Soci- creted in a suburban basement, where it sat aren’t considering any option The Brooklyn Papers ing the creation of 400 jobs here, he said. “As a shipping line, we want to be sure The company instead signed a contract ety, which will feature the banner as the for decades, and eventually was turned over other than tearing the church An official with a German shipping that we have a terminal in five to 10 years, centerpiece of its upcoming exhibit on the to the Hall of Fame — with the understand- down.” with a port in Bayonne, N.J., after city Eco- maybe even 20 years. Seeing as terminals Dodgers. ing that it would stay in Cooperstown until Listed as a landmark in the company that took its $1.6 billion trade nomic Development Corporation officials everywhere are filling up very quickly, if The 8-foot by 17-foot, blue-and-white, a deserving Brooklyn home could be found. National Registry of Historic deal to New Jersey after first consider- refused to guarantee that the Red Hook port we transferred our ships to Brooklyn we’d cotton-and-nylon banner — inscribed Thirty years after winning the pennant, Places and boasting one of the ing Brooklyn’s port, said this week that would remain open through 2009. end up without a place to go when their “World Champions 1955 Dodgers” — re- O’Malley’s son, Peter — then the owner of borough’s last surviving four- the decision came down to the city’s “It was definitely a factor that they have lease expired.” ceived about three months worth of tender the Dodgers — came up with the idea of faced clock towers, the church refusal to back a Red Hook port. a relatively short contract that extends But, he added, “it certainly makes sense loving care, said Marlene Eidelheit, head of giving the flag back to the people of Brook- has been plagued since the “There’s usually other factors that are in only to 2007,” added Dehe. to maintain a viable active port in Brooklyn,” the cathedral’s textile lab. She said after a lyn in 1995. 1980s by the ravages of weather play, but it is correct that the lack of a After extensive negotiations, the Port given its proximity to truck routes, buyers, “gentle cleaning,” workers restored the tat- The Brooklyn Historical Society exhibit and a shrinking congregation. long-term lease agreement affected our Authority of New York and New Jersey adequate water depth for docking large tered edges and some of the lettering. will be the first time in decades that the ban- Although thousands of dollars decision,” Rainer Dehe, chief of opera- last December granted ASI a three-year freighters and the reputation of ASI. “It’s just such a great opportunity to be ner gets a wide showing. The exhibit, at its have already been spent to pro- tions for the international shipping compa- lease extension on piers 7 through 10, “The operator of the terminal has a good part of this history, because we were work- headquarters on Pierrepont Street at Clinton tect and renovate its eroding fa- ny Hamburg Sud said. The company had claiming piers 11 and 12 for conversion to reputation as somebody who is managing ing on a historical icon of our time,” Eidel- Street in Brooklyn Heights, is scheduled to cade, some say that the cost to hoped to ship to Brooklyn for the next five a cruise ship port. operations efficiently and fast,” Dehe heit said. “Our job is always to preserve run from April 22 through the fall. See CHURCH on page 4 years at the Red Hook piers operated by “That certainly hasn’t helped [ASI] in See HOOK LOSES on page 16
Church Rally for SHUT OUT AGAIN rezoning Marty holds another closed-door arena meet By Jess Wisloski mailed invitations to the Borough dooms The Brooklyn Papers Hall meeting. Goldstein said DDDB was not Borough President Marty initially invited, but after asking Markowitz has hosted another another local group to urge their closed-door meeting about de- inclusion, “[Markowitz] said, OK, veloper Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic we could come, but Daniel Gold- ‘oasis’ Yards proposal, continuing his stein can’t come. Also Patti and policy of shutting out community Schellie [Hagan], and PHAC members who have prominently [Prospect Heights Action Coali- Wants apartments voiced opposition to the plan to tion] can’t come either.”
build a basketball arena as well Mango / Greg Asked why certain people or on site of 30-year as 17 residential and office high- groups were barred from attending Boerum Hill garden rise towers. the meeting, Markowitz said Last October, Markowitz held a through a spokeswoman, “This By Jess Wisloski similar meeting, shutting out re- community meeting brought to- porters as well as members of gether leaders of over a dozen The Brooklyn Papers civic organizations and elected of-
neighborhood groups that openly Papers File The Brooklyn ABoerum Hill community garden that sur- ficials from the neighborhoods ad- protested the plans. Marty Markowitz vived for decades on little more than silver According to attendees of both jacent to the Atlantic Yards and bells and cockleshells is now in the crosshairs meetings, the policy has resulted in Nets arena who represented every of a battle between the neighbors who plant- excluding those living in the stein, the last holdout who has not point of view on the project. The ed it and the church that owns it. Prospect Heights footprint of the sold or agreed to sell to Ratner his size of the group was relatively With spring summoning daffodils, bluebells and planned development, bounded by condominium in the Atlantic Arts small to create a working group goldenrod to poke through the Hoyt Street Gar- Dean Street and Atlantic, Flatbush building at 636 Pacific St. within for constructive dialogue.” den’s wrought-iron fence and buds to sprout on its Greenhood / Aaron and Vanderbilt avenues. the Atlantic Yards footprint. Local elected officials, includ- knobby oak tree, the Iglesia Del Vivo Cristo, or This time around, Markowitz re- “We eventually decided not to go ing Councilman David Yassky, Church of the Living Christ, has asked the Hoyt lented in allowing members of the at all, because we don’t think Bor- Councilwoman Letitia James, and Street Association, which built and planted the gar- anti-Atlantic Yards group Develop ough President Marty Markowitz state Senators Carl Andrews and den, to get lost. — Don’t Destroy Brooklyn to attend has the right to say who represents Velmanette Montgomery attended. Margaret Cusack, founder of the Hoyt Street As- Papers The Brooklyn the March 24 meeting, just not their our group,” said Goldstein. “Instead Prospect Heights Community sociation, who lives only doors from the little pink Sunset Park Rep. Nydia Velasquez addresses protesters at Battle Hill Monument chief spokesman, Daniel Goldstein. of making a scene we decided to Neighborhood Alliance President church on Hoyt Street between Atlantic Avenue in Green-Wood Cemetery at the conclusion of Sunday’s march in protest of new “One reason they gave that I step back this time. We will attend Gib Veconi said Markowitz “made and Pacific Street that abuts the garden, says she’s real estate development in Green-Wood Heights that threatens the neighbor- couldn’t come is that I’m a figure- the next meeting.” an effort to reach out to more See DOOMED on page 17 hood’s low-rise character and harbor views. head of the opposition,” said Gold- The groups or individuals were See MARTY on page 15
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COSMETIC SKIN PROBLEMS Laser Hair Removal Acne • Herpes Chemical Peels Warts • Genital Warts Colton wants New York Botox • Collagen Moles • STD’s/VD Spider Veins Skin Cancer Liposuction Blemishes SKIN • HAIR • NAILS to pass ‘Schiavo law’ Day & Evening Hours By Jotham Sederstrom she died on March 31. specific request is included in to be kept alive with the help al poll, conducted on behalf of or two people had sought them Most Insurances and Credit Cards Accepted The Brooklyn Papers Colton, a Democrat repre- a written consent and attached of a feeding tube, he or she the Christian Defense Coali- out. Since last month, howev- senting Bensonhurst, said that to existing health care proxies would have to specifically tion, found that eight out of 10 er, 15 to 20 constituents have ALAN R. KLING, M.D. Just a couple of weeks if passed into law, his legisla- or living wills. The idea, he state that request in a written people surveyed believed that called looking for the proxies. after the death of Terri tion would prevent doctors said, was to bar hearsay testi- consent rather than rely on a a disabled person who is not “I’ve worked here for three BOARD CERTIFIED DERMATOLOGIST Schiavo, Assemblyman from removing a patient’s mony. guardian to decide later. terminally ill or in a coma, and and a half years in the Senate William Colton has draft- feeding tube unless such a If the patient does not want Similar legislation is being not being kept alive by life and we’ve always had them on 27 8th Avenue 1000 Park Avenue ed legislation seeking to sponsored in the state Senate support, should not, in the ab- file if people needed them,” (corner Lincoln Place) (at 84th Street) prevent similar scenarios by Queens state Sen. Serphin sence of a written directive to said Quaglione. Maybe one Park Slope, Brooklyn New York City, NY from arising in New York. Maltese, a Republican. the contrary, be denied food person asked. But now —.” (718) 636-0425 (212) 288-1300 Introduced earlier this “To deprive anyone of food and water. During a Knights of month, the legislation seeks to and water is nothing short of By a 3-to-1 margin, those Columbus conference in Al- tighten and amend the state’s Stabbing on ‘R’ being barbaric,” said Colton. questioned said that when con- bany this week, Golden ac- Mental Hygiene Law, which “Even in solitary confinement, flicting evidence arises, elect- knowledged that amended leg- currently leaves room for sce- By Jotham Sederstrom before 8:20 am on Wednesday. prisoners are given food and ed officials should order that a islation was needed for New water. How could anyone in narios like those that divided The Brooklyn Papers Before he could get off at the feeding tube remain in place. York State, although he good conscious deny it to a John Quaglione, a stopped short of endorsing the Schiavo’s parents and hus- next stop, Bay Ridge Avenue, Police arrested a 14-year- dying patient?” spokesman for Bay Ridge legislation sponsored by either band, Michael Schiavo, who the suspect approached him old Fort Hamilton High Schiavo fell into a vegeta- state Sen. Marty Golden, a Re- Colton or Maltese. maintained that his wife had and then stabbed him twice in School student just hours the stomach, police said. It tive state 15 years ago after publican, said the Schiavo “We cannot have a situation said in discussions the couple her heart stopped pumping case jumpstarted a new inter- like hers here in New York,” had before she lapsed into a after he allegedly stabbed was unclear by press time an 18-year-old man on a whether the victim was anoth- following complications that est in the use of living wills said Golden at the statewide vegetative state, that she did stemmed from an eating disor- southbound R train as it er student or whether the at- and proxies. convention, held on April 12. not want to be kept alive by der. Although such forms have “The answer lies in the fact pulled toward Bay Ridge. tack was spurred on by an ar- artificial means in the event of The Schiavo case was fol- always been available at Gold- that New York State must pass an accident. Police say that following gument or robbery attempt. lowed closely throughout the en’s district office, Quaglione legislation to protect voiceless Because those wishes were the April 13 stabbing, officers Newsday reported in its on- country, with religious conser- said that before now only one victims.” never written in a living will from the 68th Precinct nabbed line edition Wednesday that vatives rallying behind Schia- or health care proxy, however, the suspect. Police would not the two were both Fort Hamil- vo’s parents, who fought to a shadow of doubt, and sever- identify him because he is a ton students who know each keep their daughter’s tube in al rounds of court battles were minor. other and had gotten into an place. waged against Michael, his The boy was charged with argument on the train. Although nearly every poll Spring Starting wife’s legal guardian under assault in the first degree. No property was reported or survey released over the Florida law. After the feeding Police say that the victim of stolen. last month has been called tube was removed, Terri Schi- the attack was on a train head- On Wednesday, the victim into question — mostly be- SATURDAY avo, 41, lived without food ing to Bay Ridge, which had was listed in stable condition cause of the way questions are TENNIS and water for 13 days before left a station on 59th Street just at Lutheran Medical Center. asked — a Zogby Internation- LESSONS APRIL 30 venile delinquents. in Bay Ridge The Bay Ridge community is coming together to A third church was built on Fourth Avenue at Ovington at Leif Erikson Park - 66th St. bet. 7th & 8th Aves. celebrate 100 years of commitment and caring CHURCH… Avenue shortly after the fire, Continued from page 1 lives near the church but is not but it took several years be- • Pee Wee Programs (Ages 4-6) restore the church, upwards of a parishioner, said that the fore workers built the existing • Junior Programs (Ages 7-15, all levels) $3 million, may be too much idea of destroying a building church on the same block. Join the to bear. with such historical value was Two architectural firms • ADULT BEGINNER CLINICS According to several parish- shocking to her and other have attempted to reverse the ioners and Bay Ridge preser- neighbors along Ovington Av- damage since 1990 only to be • Men’s & Women’s Int. Programs - Sat & Sun AM vationists, trustees have been enue. flummoxed by the serpentine deliberating at least since Octo- Spach, a real estate agent, sandstone it was built with more than 100 years ago. Call (718) 745-7776 Celebration ber, though likely much longer, said most developers would on whether to sell off a school want to build condos on the Those stones were gathered building and parking lot on the lot, but added, “In my knowl- at a quarry in Pennsylvania Bethlehem Lutheran Church’s same lot in order to finance edge as an agent who has that no longer exists, said the EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS® further renovations or simply worked with big developers, Rev. Scott Summerville, a for- surrender the church itself. any developer worth their salt mer pastor at the church who Centennial Celebration Jamet, a real estate agent, would never be interested in a is now at Asbury United Give something sweet to said that she and roughly 100 project if it included destroy- Methodist Church, in Yonkers. your sweetheart other congregants were told in ing a national landmark. So When the church was built in You are invited October that trustees were whoever’s looking at this site, 1900, builders laid the stones Sweetheart considering at least five op- I don’t know.” incorrectly, placing the water- Bouquet™ to join us for tions with the help of brokers Church officials did not re- proofed edges on the inside, at Massey Knakal Realty. turn calls seeking comment rather than on the outside, he a special Service at 10:30 a.m. Stated in a memo to parish- for this article. said. ioners, those options include: While acknowledging that “It’s such a poor quality & Dinner at Micali Terrace relocating after selling the en- he had discussed the future of and really should not have tire lot — consisting of a the church with its trustees, been used in this climate school house, parking lot and Timothy King, a broker for zone,” said Summerville, who the church; selling the school Massey Knakal, contends that believes that at least one other house and parking lot and us- plans to sell or demolish the church, in upstate Kingston, Sunday, April 24th historic building have not was built with the same type To order,please call or visit: ing profits from those sales to 718-837-FRUIT finance renovations; selling a been made. 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THEATER Daddy dearest Kings County Shakespeare Company’s home space, Founders Hall at St. Francis College in Brook- lyn Heights, may still be under renovation, but that hasn’t stopped the company from mounting its first production of the 2005 season: a double bill of Terry Quinn’s verse adaptation of the Nathaniel Hawthorne short story, “Rappacini’s Daughter,” and Quinn’s own “Bad Evidence.” The two one-acts, directed by Deborah Wright Houston, will be performed at Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex in Manhattan April 16 and April 17. Houston is staging the world premiere of (718) 834-9350 The Brooklyn Papers’ essential guide to the Borough of Kings April 16, 2005 “Rappacini’s Daughter” Jonathan Slaff (at left) as an experi- mental drama with mu- sic by Quinn performed by a cellist, guitarist, three dancers and a soprano soloist. Set in Bergamo, Italy, the play is about a young woman, Beatrice, who has been confined to her gar- den by her botanist father, Giacomo Rappacini, be- cause he wants to protect her from the evils of the world by raising her among perfumes of poisonous plants. Inevitably, his plans are foiled when a world- ly suitor, Giovanni, falls in love with Beatrice and becomes immune to the deadly plants. “Bad Evidence” (at right), in its New York premiere, is a contem- porary play about a young married couple trying to cope with sus- picions of infidelity. Talking in bed after hosting a party, each
tries to tempt the other Jonathan Slaff partner into humiliating confessions by the use of “bad evidence.” This play also incorporates music by Quinn, who is an adjunct professor at St. Francis College. “Rappacini’s Daughter” and “Bad Evidence” will be performed April 16 at 2 and 8 pm and April 17 at 2 and 7 pm. Tickets are $15. Abing- don Theatre Arts Complex is located at 312 W. 36th St. between Eighth and Ninth avenues. For tickets, call (212) 868-4444 or visit www.smart- tix.com. To download an audio “Podcast” dis- cussing the two-part show, visit www.kingscounty- shakespeare.org. — Paulanne Simmons
CINEMA Homecoming Fort Greene’s poet-painter Basquiat is fondly remembered
By Lisa J. Curtis the Brooklyn Museum to see the show. GO Brooklyn Editor The museum’s chronological exhibition is curated by Marc Mayer, former deputy direc-
ith two floors of exhibition space tor for art at the Brooklyn Museum and now Jean-Paul Dumas-Grillet / Corbis showcasing more than 100 works by director of the Musee d’art contemporain de Whis hand, the Brooklyn Museum’s lat- Montreal; Fred Hoffman of the Museum of est show is a moving tribute to one of the bor- Contemporary Art in Los Angeles; Kellie ough’s most famous sons, Jean-Michel Jones, assistant professor at Yale University; First ‘Look’ Basquiat. and Franklin Sirmans. “Basquiat” is a comprehensive display of The curators trace Basquiat’s trajectory to At long last, director Agnes Jaoui’s second film, paintings and works on paper by the poet-ac- stardom, starting with the artist as a 6-year-old “Look At Me,” which received a warm welcome tor-artist who was born and raised in Fort boy who showed a precocious talent for draw- when it opened the New York Film Festival last Greene. ing (so his mother enrolled him as a junior fall, is being screened in Brooklyn. At the exhibit’s opening last month, Brook- member of the Brooklyn Museum). The next Triple threat Jaoui has crafted a film that demon- lyn Museum Director year, at St. Ann’s School in Brooklyn Heights, strates her many talents — as writer, director and Arnold Lehman said “[He] drew a lot actress. (“Look at Me” garnered the best screenplay that the works are ART whenever he could award at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival for Jaoui from 37 international “Basquiat” is on view at and grinned when he and co-writer Jean-Pierre Bacri.) lenders “and some the Brooklyn Museum (200 Eastern Parkway at came for more pa- Believe the hype: Included in the Brook- In her movie, Jaoui plays the role of singing Washington Avenue in Prospect Heights) have never been seen through June 5. Admission is $8, $4 students per,” his second- lyn Museum exhibit, “Basquiat,” a retro- teacher Sylvia, who is initially annoyed by the by the public before.” with valid ID and seniors, free to members and grade teacher, Coco spective of works by Jean-Michel Bas- cloying enthusiasm of her heavyset, 20-year-old In addition to be- children under age 12 accompanied by an McCoy, is quoted in student, Lolita, but softens when she finds out that adult. quiat (at left) are 1983’s “La Colomba” ing a prolific visual On April 21, the Brooklyn Museum will the exhibit. The (top) and 1984’s “Trumpet” (above). Lolita’s father is a famous writer-publisher (played
artist, Basquiat, the honor JPMorgan Chase at its annual Brooklyn teacher notes that his Lizzie Himmel by Bacri). child of a Haitian- Ball and attendees will have the opportunity drawings then were Marilou Berry (pictured above right, with Jaoui) to view “Basquiat” during the cocktail recep- American father and tion, which is followed by dinner and dancing “a thought process Policeman.” Here the artist scratches through Colomba” (“The Dove”), which employs is riveting as the angry Lolita who is not only a Puerto Rican moth- in the Beaux-Arts Court. Tickets are $350- elaborated with raw a surface of white paint to get at the colors be- acrylic, oil paintstick and photocopy collage eclipsed by her father’s celebrity but doesn’t get er, was a multitalent- $1,500. For more information about the figures, lines, icons, neath; the figure in a blue uniform, with a on a canvas with wood supports, a head ap- any serious attention from him either. Lolita must Brooklyn Ball, call (718) 501-6423 or e-mail ed creative force who [email protected]. symbols, edits and a black skull for a face, enforces the rules of the pears to melt gray paint in the face of a bril- even compete with his young, pretty wife Karine starred in a film For more information about the exhibit, message.” white world. liant blue sky and a splotch of red while the (Virginie Desarnauts) for her father’s attention. loosely based on his call (718) 638-5000 or visit the Web site at The exhibit recalls In 1982’s “Native Carrying Some Guns, back of the figure’s head is cluttered with As the lives of Sylvia and her boyfriend, also a www.brooklynmuseum.org. own life (Edo The catalog, “Basquiat” (Merrell Publish- his early incarnation Bibles, Amorites on Safari,” a black man thoughts in the form of words and symbols. writer, intertwine with the lives of Lolita’s family, Bertoglio’s “Down- ers Ltd/Brooklyn Museum), edited by Marc as a cryptic graffiti holds a crate above his head, his eyes wide Although the artist initially painted on any- Jaoui creates a film that mocks the sycophants who town 81”), was a mu- Mayer, is on sale in the museum gift shop. poet tagging the with fright while the black outline of a white thing he could due to financial constraints, orbit celebrities; skewers the global obsession with sician in the ska- buildings of lower man in a safari hat holds a menacing rifle. On even after he achieved success he continued to weight and beauty; and celebrates the healing, tran- punk band Gray, Manhattan with the this canvas, Basquiat writes provocative paint on unusual materials. One example is the scendent power of the performing arts — especial- performed in Blondie’s “Rapture” video, pro- insignia SAMO © (for “same old, same old,” phrases alluding to the slave trade including humble, crudely stretched canvas upon which ly the art of song. duced his own hip-hop record “Beat-Bop,” according to the exhibition notes) to the darling “Good money in savages” and “Cortez.” “St. Joe Louis Surrounded by Snakes” (1982) Throughout “Look at Me,” the viewer anxiously collaborated with Andy Warhol and dated of the ’80s art scene that Basquiat became. Fast forward to 1983’s complicated compo- was drawn. In it, the boxer rests under a halo watches to see if Lolita will succumb to the pres- Madonna before dying of a drug overdose in Basquiat’s works reflect both his diverse sition for “Eyes and Eggs,” which is a plea for in the center of the composition, encircled by sure to remain miserable and petty or take respon- 1988 at the age of 27. Brooklyn heritage and the city itself. He incor- help for the downtrodden, hourly paid employ- white faces. sibility for her own life and pursue the possibility Although he was an artist who worked for a porates symbols from American, Haitian and ee. This figure, wearing a fast-food worker’s hat The exhibition is supplemented by Lee of true love. short amount of time before his death 17 years Puerto Rican cultures, and combines layers of and a nametag bearing “Joe,” holds a frying Jaffe’s photos of Basquiat at work. Those im- Just as Jaoui demonstrates the many ways peo- ago, Basquiat continues to fascinate art histori- media to achieve layers of meaning with his pan with red eggs emitting red steam. His ex- ages help the viewer to remember the hand- ple routinely demean their customers, colleagues ans, the public and celebrities. Not only does collages, paints and text. hausted wide eyes are rimmed in red, and there some young man at work and full of life, and loved ones, she deftly applies a sprinkling of Haitian-American hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean In addition to paying homage to his heroes are actual sneaker prints all over the work. rather than dwelling on his too-early, tragic humor to help the medicine go down. read passages from Basquiat’s interviews and from the worlds of music (Charlie Parker) and Many of Basquiat’s canvases are effective death. In one of Jaffe’s shots, Basquiat works “Look At Me” is now playing at the BAM Rose poetry on the exhibit’s audio tour, but super- sports (Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis), because they illustrate the inner world of hu- outdoors, applying paint to the canvas with a Cinemas (30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in stars such as Bruce Springsteen and Leonardo racism is a recurring, affecting theme in his man figures juxtaposed with the chaos of their tube rather than a brush, squishing the Fort Greene). Tickets are $10. For more informa- DiCaprio have already made pilgrimages to works, such as in 1981’s “Irony of the Negro surroundings. In 1983’s enormous work “La turquoise pigment with his fingers. tion, call (718) 636-4100. — Lisa J. Curtis The Kettle Black Brooklyn Heights restaurant & bar is PIG’N OUT! Sunday Casa CHICKEN 1 PINTS TERIYAKI Brunch $ Calamari Mixed Vegetables 12-3 • $13.95 Pizza & Pasta and Rice Unlimited . . . . Bloody Marys, 60 Henry St. draught beer & mimosas (bet. 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Bites Mango / Greg This week: CONEY ISLAND The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn Alex Deli Grocery 1418 Mermaid Ave. at West 15th Street, (718) 265-0675 (Cash only) Sandwiches: $4.50-$5.25. According to manager and chef Noe Uroza, the most popular item on the menu is the Mexican sandwich, which has a little bit of everything, it
seems. Once the pork, chicken and steak are DiMiceli / Vince piled on top of a layer of beans, the concoction is
spiced with hot peppers, covered with mozzarella Mango / Greg cheese, garnished with lettuce and tomato, Whine bar dressed in mayo and served to you on a roll of bread. Sounds like too much? Let the “Arnold Schwarzenegger” be your hero and save the day Vino-themed Sheepshead with grilled chicken, fresh sliced tomatoes and The Brooklyn Papers file The Brooklyn
melted Muenster cheese. Or pick another sand- Papers The Brooklyn wich named after a movie star. Can’t make up A corndog from Pete’s Clam Stop. Bay restaurant, W, could use your mind? There’s always a good ol’ taco from W’s for wasabi: (Clockwise from the wide selection of Mexican food the deli has to top left) At W Vinotheque, Yaaco offer. Open daily from 7 am to 7 pm. and other canned and bottled beverages. The Clam Stop proprietors also own the neigh- more cheer, less ingredients Mayman wanders from room to Gargiulo’s boring Williams Candy. Open daily. room playing his tenor saxophone; By Tina Barry meanor never hurts. wasabi oysters are served with 2911 W. 15th St. at Surf Avenue, (718) 266- for The Brooklyn Papers 4891, www.gargiulos.com (AmEx, DC, MC, Ruby’s Bar and Grill And the music. I assumed there fresh ground horseradish; and W’s Visa) Entrees: $7.50-$31. Boardwalk at Stillwell Avenue, No phone (Cash would be music, but nothing prepared chef Yanto Gumawan. “It’s the classic story of the immigrant family from only) Entrees: $2-$6. hat is a Vinotheque? If I base me for the continuous soundtrack, just Sorrento trying to get a better life in America,” says “People know Ruby’s as a place of nostalgia,” my definition on W Vinotheque loud enough to be disturbing, and the Anthony Russo, whose family has owned this nearly says co-owner Michael Sarrel, husband of the in Sheepshead Bay, I’d say it’s saxophonist wandering from room to touch of wasabi but ruined by a crown century-old Italian restaurant for the past 40 years. original Ruby — Rubin Jacobs’ daughter. “It’s W been in the family many years.” an attractive restaurant-supper club room playing Kenny G. and the theme of pallid chopped tomatoes and green Originally established in 1907 by the Gargiulo with an impressive wine list (the W from “Love Story.” peppers — a bruschetta gone awry. family, the restaurant’s grand ballroom hosted In 1928, Ruby’s was an underground cabaret, when many wedding celebrations and other social func- Coney Island was “like the Riviera of the East,” stands for wine), a so-so menu and a There are four dining areas in the Mango / Greg As for the entrees, the skirt steak tions throughout the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s. The according to Sarrel. In 1948, it became a full deli- somber ambience. restaurant. The two main dining rooms was served rare as we requested. Russo family, who purchased Gargiulo’s in 1965, catessen, and it’s been serving the boardwalk Let’s begin with mood. Upon enter- have fireplaces, rough-hewn walls and However, the most memorable aspect kept the name while implementing their crowd a variety of drinks and food ever since. The ing the restaurant we were led silently floor-to-ceiling wine racks. Tables are of the dish, was its bizarre presenta- Neapolitan hospitality and home-style cuisine. drinks come from behind a long, stool-lined bar, back with a nod wood and set with tion. On one side of the tray-sized plate Among Russo’s recommendations are the “veal the wall of which is plastered with hundreds of cen- alla vittorio,” grilled veal with sauteed artichoke tury-old photos of Coney taken by Jacobs. to the coat check candles, oversized Papers The Brooklyn sat the steak, on the other was a huge hearts, mushrooms, peppers and onions; and the Couches, tables, and plastic booths fill out the woman who took DINING cutlery and glass- rectangle of dull-tasting mashed pota- “fettuccine verde alla Gargiulo,” green fettuccine back, but most customers take their cold beer our coats without es. Chairs are up- affect its incomparable tenderness. toes mirroring the meat in size and in a light cream sauce with mushrooms, onions, and food outside to the white-plastic tables, uttering a word. W Vinotheque (2812 Ocean Ave. holstered in floral The menu reads like a compilation shape. Because the dish did not have a chicken and prosciutto. Closed Tuesdays. where they munch on frankfurters, hot wings, fries at Avenue X in Sheepshead Bay) ac- and corn dogs. We were then cepts American Express, Discover, tapestry, and the of ideas culled from old issues of vegetable, there was not a spot of color steered to a table MasterCard and Visa. Entrees: $16-$43 floors are laid “Bon Appetit.” There’s the “Flame on the platter. Visually, it was as excit- Nathan’s Famous near the fireplace, (for Kobe beef). As part of “Dine In with huge terra- Hama-Hama,” one of four oyster ing as a column of newsprint. Seaside Cafe Brooklyn,” W Vinotheque will offer a 1310 Surf Ave. at Stillwell Avenue, (718) 946- sat and looked cotta tiles. The preparations described as “oven- Like a box of Cracker Jacks, the 2202, www.nathansfamous.com (AmEx, MC, (At the New York Aquarium) 602 Surf Ave. at $19.55 prix fixe lunch menu now Visa) Entrees: $2.44-$16.28. West Eighth Street, (718) 265-3474, www.ny- around. Near us a through April 20.The restaurant serves back room con- broiled oysters topped with scallops dish even came with a surprise: hidden table of pretty lunch and dinner daily. For reserva- tinues the English and toasted buffalo mozzarella cheese.” beneath the potato moat was another The legendary Nathan’s began in 1916 as a nickel aquarium.com (MC, Visa) Entrees: $2-$9. tions, call (718) 769-2222. hot-dog stand and has grown into a fast food The aquarium’s new cafe, which opened on young women inn motif with Perhaps you’d prefer the “Tuna Marti- steak! franchise with outposts as far as Israel and Egypt. March 10, can seat 130 hungry folk beneath its murmured to one three long com- ni?” A preparation of “fresh tuna with The generously-sized tuna steak was The historic eatery continues to grab the spotlight chandelier dripping with glass and coral. The “all- another. At anoth- munal tables elab- Cajun seasoning deep-fried in veg- better looking but blah, lacking the with its annual July 4 hotdog-eating contest. American” menu is certain to please kids. They can choose from pizza, heroes, calzones, burgers er table, a family dined without a mo- orately set with tiered serving dishes. etable oil and served with sesame-fla- meaty taste that’s so delectable when “We have the best hotdogs in the world,” said The heated patio is darker and more ca- vored sauce,” or opt for an all-out tuna is seared properly. Oddly sour jus Sandro Ortega, a Coney Island resident and and fries and hotdogs. The cafe also has a new ment of conversation, and in the back Nathan’s manager for three years. three-level pizza oven. Adults will appreciate the room, two private parties were in sual. global melt-down with the “Jakarta- was splashed over the fish, a dollop of platters on the “sustainable seafood menu” which progress. Our waiter was the one bright note Style Chicken” that is butter-fried, mashed potatoes and a small pile of You can visit the original landmark and order its includes Alaskan wild-caught salmon, Pacific cod, 309-calorie, 23-grams-of-carbs hotdogs at the albacore tuna and more. Catering is available. and Parties? in the room: warm and smiling, he was wrapped in “nori,” a sheet of dried sea- mixed, julienned zucchini and green sidewalk counter windows or go inside to order the space can be rented for special occasions. Maybe. a delightful change from the others, but weed used in sushi, and stuffed with peppers. up the chicken sandwiches, “chargrilled” burgers, Open daily from 10 am to 5 pm. But no partying. Not a sound em- he upsold the wine and menu with a mozzarella. Desserts are courtesy of Payard bak- famous “krinkle cut” french fries, rotisserie chick- en from Kenny Rogers, fresh-squeezed lemon- anated from that room just a few feet vengeance. After handing us the wine We took our waiter’s suggestion and ery, and, thankfully, they don’t budge ade, shrimp boats and more. Outdoor seating is Totonno Pizzeria from where we sat. list — a book with an impressive, if gave the foie gras a try, even though its from classic French recipes. A delicate, available. Open daily. Napolitano W’s owners, some of the waitstaff expensive, collection of 450 interna- “honey infusion” raspberry sauce and layered pastry of raspberry cream and 1524 Neptune Ave. at West 15th Street, (718) and much of their clientele speak Russ- tional bottles — he asked, “Red or fig tart seemed better-suited to a Valen- yellow cake was enhanced with a lacy Peggy O’Neill’s 372-8606 (Cash only) Pizzas: $13 small, $15.50 ian, so conversing with us might be dif- white,” then suggested an $80 bottle tine’s Day dinner. It wasn’t bad. Chefs curl of white chocolate, and a tiny 1904 Surf Ave. at West 16th Street, (718) 449- large. ficult, but why is there such subdued before we could say we’d like it by the Jeff Kuncoro and Yanto Gumawan round of cheesecake atop another 3200, www.peggyoneillsci.com (Disc, MC, Visa) Totonno’s specializes in coal-burning, brick-oven conversation with one another? As far glass. wisely added an acidic note to the round of fudgy chocolate cake was Entrees: $5-$15. pizza. It has been rolling out its signature dish to as the hostess and some of the servers He thought the foie gras, at $21, the sauce that balanced the rich liver. marred by too much gelatin. thin-crust pie lovers since 1924. (Totonno pizzas Peggy O’Neill’s, located next door to Keyspan go, downcast eyes and faces without most expensive appetizer on the menu, The “Wasabi Oyster,” was the least My advice: for W Vinotheque to Park, is the obvious choice for pre-game and have since spread to additional locations: one in post-game tailgates. And with 12 tap beers, 15 Yonkers and two in Manhattan (1544 Second Ave. expression don’t endear diners. I’m not was a good choice, and for an entree, adulterated of the shellfish quartet. succeed, it needs to turn down the mu- bottled beers, frozen drinks and a huge outdoor at 80th Street and 462 Second Ave. at 26th Street). suggesting that anyone at W grin like a we’d enjoy the $43 Kobe beef, ex- Five fresh, but not spectacular, Ku- sic, rethink the menu and smile, smile, area with approximately 30 umbrella tables, it has Owner Louise Ciminieri explained the pizzeria’s cheerleader on speed, but a pleasant de- plaining how the cattle is massaged to mamoto oysters were topped with a smile. more to offer than just location. enduring fame: “We use my grandfather’s recipe The menu of the two-year-old restaurant is most- here since 1924. We didn’t change anything. We ly Irish pub fare. are the oldest pizzeria in America still run by the same family.” Owner John Imbriale describes his place as a sports bar atmosphere with nightly live entertain- Choose a small or large pie, add a few toppings ment. A kid’s menu is available upon request. The (the mozzarella is homemade) and eat in or take restaurant will re-open on Memorial Day. out. But there are no slices; just whole pies here. Urban farmer Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, except during Pete’s Clam Stop Cyclones home games. 1320 Surf Ave. at West 15th Street, (718) 372- Williams Candy in Williamsburg 0302 (Cash only) Entrees: $2-$6.50 for half dozen clams. 1318 Surf Ave. between West 15th Street and Stillwell Avenue, (718) 372-0302 (Cash only) For some chefs, making their own vidual size; $50 feeds two). Pizza may The same family has operated Pete’s Clam Stop Candy: $1-$3. pizza sauce is a big deal. For Michael be Fornino’s specialty, but there are for 28 years, says owner Peter Agrapides Jr. It is just as you would picture it: a quaint, old-fash- Ayoub (pictured), the chef and owner also baked clams, eggplant Parmesan, “We’re next to Nathan’s, so we have to have qual- ioned candy shop, crammed with pink puffs of cot- of Fornino (“little oven”) in Williams- and a pasta-of-the-day each evening ity food because we’re in competition with them,” ton candy, gooey caramel-coated apples, and sug- burg, growing vegetables and herbs for that are just as good. said Agrapides. “We take pride in what we do.” ary bins of sweets. The selection of sweet confec- Pete’s Clam Stop has some of the best corn dogs tions at this 75-year-old establishment is enough to the pizza’s topping in his restaurant’s If opening his restaurant and green- (wieners on a stick, deep-fried in a cornbread bat- make your teeth rot just by looking at it. Pick up a own greenhouse is part of the job. house in November and growing his ter) on Coney Island as well as sausage and pep- box of Coney Island saltwater taffy or gorge your- Ayoub — formerly of Cucina, the own produce wasn’t enough, Ayoub pers, fresh clams, oysters, corn on the cob and self on three different kinds of candy apples: jelly, restaurant that got the culinary ball designed and blew the glass for the shish kebabs. They also offer Coors Light on tap, caramel and chocolate. Children will be delighted by the whimsical display of cartoon character lol- rolling on Park Slope’s Fifth Avenue restaurant’s light fixtures. Talk about a lipops. Owned by the Clam Stop proprietors, the — installed a wood-burning oven in hands-on owner! wholesale and retail candy store is sure to appease Fornino to turn out Neapolitan-style, Fornino Restaurant (187 Bedford = Full review available at even the most resilient sweet-tooth with over 30 thin-crusted, deliciously charred pies. Ave. between North Sixth and North different kinds of sweets and an abundance of amusement park treats. Open daily. When he isn’t using his own organic Seventh streets) accepts American Ex- ingredients, he’s buying them locally press, MasterCard and Visa. Pizza: $8- Editor’s note: These are a sampling of restaurants from small farms and sourcing arti- $18; pasta: $9.
in the neighborhood. The list rotates, and it is not Mango / Greg sanal cheese. As part of “Dine In Brooklyn,” which comprehensive. For more restaurants, go to One pizza to try: the “Lombardi,” runs through April 20, the restaurant is Abbreviation Key: AmEx= American www.brooklynpapers.com on the Web. If your Express, DC= Diner’s Club, Disc= Discover restaurant is not listed and you would like it to be, with prosciutto, shaved Parmesan and offering a $19.55 three-course prix fixe Card, MC= MasterCard, Visa= Visa Card please contact GO Brooklyn Editor Lisa Curtis via Ayoub’s homegrown arugula. Or go menu for lunch and dinner. For more e-mail at [email protected]. for broke and order a pie covered with information, call (718) 384-6004.
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He Whether Hansen is singing “Friend- large stage to fill at St. Patrick’s Audi- Castle sank off For reservations and more information, then gets Moon- ship” with Tsalikis and Fahn, going torium and set designers Mickey Dil- #OUPON 6ALID 4HROUGH *UNE #OUPOPO ALID 4HR H *UNE the coast of New call (718) 482-3173. face Martin to solo with “I Get a Kick out of You” or lon, Mickey Sullivan and Sheridan Jersey and made a furnish him with blowing the audience away with “Blow make good use of the space. 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Producer Vinton Freedley then asked the wealthy Sir Evelyn Oakleigh (Al entertainers, all of whom sing, dance A whole team assembled the cos- A3/A=<A>= their lives than pamper their band has married Crystal, and bodies and indulge in useless, Sylvia has lost her own husband vicious gossip. to another woman, Mary has Edith Potter (Christine De- second thoughts and decides to Moor) is perpetually pregnant get her husband back. >V]b](>OcZ0`]e\ and perpetually complaining Although only women are about it. 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Kathryn Kinser plays Mary Haines. advice of her wise and experi- But whose side is she on ;]\AOb O[&(! ^[ 4`SRS`WQY> @]aS6OZZ6][S]T8OhhOb:W\Q]Z\1S\bS` John Bourne directs a cast of enced mother (Lois Look) and anyway? Ac\ O[&(! ^[ 0`]OReOgOb$ bVAb`SSb 21 women, some of whom play The excessive duration of without pause — as one would takes off for Reno for a divorce. “The Women” was first pre- multiple roles. It is a Herculean this production is partly due to expect from women chafing to There she meets several other sented on Broadway in 1936, task for a community theater, the lengthy scene changes, deliver the next barbed remark. women eager to untie the knot, and revived in 1973 and 2001. >@=C2>@3A3 pm. Cafe Steinhof, 422 Seventh Opera House, 30 Lafayette Ave. Compiled Ave. (718) 369-7776. Free. (718) 636-4100. BRIDAL ROW: Michael C. Fina cele- BARNES AND NOBLE: Reading and by Susan brates the opening of their store at signing with author Maggie Bruce. Rosenthal 8211 Fifth Ave. In honor of the She reads from her anthology on Where to opening, couples that register or the art and craft of murder. 7:30 purchase engagement or wedding pm. 267 Seventh Ave. (718) 832- rings the week of April 17 will CHILDREN art by Kathleen Laziza. Thirty-five 9066. Free. SAT, APRIL 16 hand-made flora and fauna-encrust- receive a book offering discounts at OPERA: The Great Room at South BARNES AND NOBLE: Storytime with ed jackets for sale. $2 admission. 5 other bridal vendors in the area. Oxford Space presents new scenes OUTDOORS AND TOURS Roxie Munro. Noon. 267 Seventh to 8 pm. Micro Museum, 123 Smith (718) 748-5100 from “The Bridge of San Luis Rey,” Ave. (718) 832-9066. Free. “Darkling,” “Sharon’s Grave” and WILD FOOD TOUR: Naturalist Steve St. (718) 797- 3116. CIRCUS: UniverSoul Circus performs. “The Summer King.” $15, $12 stu- Brill leads a tour of Prospect Park. BAMCINEMATEK: presents “In the ON PRIL Call for ticket info. Noon, 4:30 pm Company of Arnaud Desplechin” M , A 18 dents and seniors. 8 pm. 138 S. $10, $5 children under age 12. 9 Oxford St. (718) 398-4024. am. Meet at Prospect Park’s Grand and 8 pm. Prospect Park, Wollman film series. Today: “Playing In the Rink Lot. (212) 307-7171. BOOKSIGNING: Brooklyn College BUSINESS WORKSHOP: Church Army Plaza entrance. (914) 835- Company of Men” (2003). $10, $7 hosts a signing and talk with 2153. PUPPETWORKS: presents the adven- students 25 and younger, seniors Avenue Merchants Block Asso- author Mark Stuart Ellison. 12:30 ciation offers a talk on marketing CROSSING GOWANUS: Brooklyn ture story “Around the World in 80 and children under age 12, $6 Days.” $8, $7 children. 12:30 pm pm to 1:30 pm. Brooklyn College basics. 6 pm to 8 pm. 1720 Church Public Library Foundation hosts a members. 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. 30 Bookstore, Campus Road and East and 2:30 pm. 338 Sixth Ave. Reser- Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. Ave. Call to pre-register. (718) 287- tour of the Carroll Gardens Historic 27th Street. (718) 434-0333. Free. 2600. District and then through Gowanus. vations suggested. (718) 965-3391. FILM AND VIDEO: Brooklyn Friends SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS: Brooklyn SCHOLAR LECTURE: NYC College of Highlights of tour include Monte’s School hosts the sixth annual Bridge Technology presents Professor Venetian Room and a refurbished Children’s Museum offers a work- Film Festival, an evening of short shop for families with special needs Candido Cabo. Topic of lecture: WEDS, APRIL 20 public bath house. $12, $8 mem- films submitted by students from “The Reconstruction of the Heart: bers. 11 am. Meet at corner of with “Eggciting Spring.” $4. 11:30 Quaker schools around the world. am to 1 pm. 145 Brooklyn Ave. Building Bridges Across Cells and BUSINESS BREAKFAST: Brooklyn Smith and President streets. (718) $15. 6:30 pm. Pearl Street. (718) Disciplines.” He focuses on how (718) 735-4400. 852-1029. Chamber of Commerce presents 230-2465. the development of computer speaker Richard Mills, State Edu- LIVING LOG: Urban Park Rangers IMPACT THEATER: presents “Polly ADOPTIVE PARENTS TALK: Adoptive models of complex biological sys- Princess and the Penniless Fry cation Department Commissioner. offers a talk about what really lives Parents Committee holds its month- tems is emerging as an important 8:30 am to 10:30 am. Long Island in a “dead log.” 11 am. Meet at Cook,” a spin on the classic tale of ly meeting. 7 pm. St. Francis area of research. 5 pm. 300 Jay St. “The Princess and the Pauper.” $10 University, Salenas Gallery Learning Audubon Center, Prospect Park. College, 180 Remsen St. (917) 432- (718) 260-5560. Free. Center, 1 University Plaza. (718) Call 311. Free. adults, $7 children 12 and younger, 0234. Free. free for children 3 and younger. 3 BUSINESS WORKSHOP: South 875-1000, ext. 116. Free. BROOKLYN 101: New York Like a pm. 190 Underhill Ave. (718) 783- Brooklyn Business Outreach Cen- MONEY RAISING: Office Ops hosts a Native offers a tour which includes 1348. ter and Astoria Federal Savings talk for non-profit organizations Brooklyn’s history, architecture, lore SUN, APRIL 17 Bank presents a talk “The Road- “Raising More Money Model,” a and landscape. $15. 1:30 pm. Call BROOKLYN MUSEUM: Stories and map to Small Business Financing.” Art presents “2D/ 3D.” $6, $3 sen- fundraising approach. 1 pm to 3 pm. for meeting location. (718) 393- OUTDOORS AND TOURS 6 pm to 8 pm. 110 Seventh Ave. 57 Thames St. (718) 418-2509. Free. 7537. iors and students, free for members (718) 253-5262. Free. and children under 12. 11 am and 2 EXPLORING FT. GREENE: Brooklyn MEETING: Community Board 7 ATLANTIC AVE: Brooklyn Historical pm. Also, “Folktales from Asia.” 4 Center for the Urban Environment FILM: Brooklyn Society for Ethical meets. 6 pm. 4201 Fourth Ave. Society takes a walk along Atlantic Culture presents “Route 181: pm. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) hosts a tour of Ft. Greene and Royce Marc (718) 854-0003. Avenue. Learn about its landscape 638-5000. Clinton Hill. Learn about these Fragments of a Journey,” a film on ARTISTS SEMINAR: Brooklyn Arts and the surrounding neighbor- Brooklyn neighborhoods through Fort Greene’s own Mark Morris Dance Group returns to the BAM the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. $8. Council offers a seminar on artists hoods. Author and historian Francis OTHER the architecture, homes and houses Howard Gilman Opera House April 19 and 21-23 with “Silhouettes” 6:30 pm to 9 pm. 53 Prospect Park gaining management skills. 6 pm to Morrone leads. $15, $10 members, EMPOWERED WOMEN: The of worship. $11, $9 members, $8 West. (718) 230-1516. 8 pm. Williamsburg Art Center, 135 $5 children. 2 pm. Meet at north- Women’s Center at Medgar Evers seniors and students. 11 am to 1 (above), the New York premiere of “Rock of Ages” and more. BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Who’s Broadway. (718) 625-0080. Free. east corner of Atlantic Avenue and College hosts a conference pm. Meet at Williamsburgh Savings Afraid of Mike Nichols?” film Hicks Street. (718) 222-4111. BARNES AND NOBLE: Liquid “Reclaim, Renew, Restore! Turbo Bank, 1 Hanson Place. (718) 788- series. Today: “Wit” (2001). $10, Language Poetry. 7 pm. 267 FLOWER GARDENING: Floyd Charge Your Life!” $30. 8:30 am to 8500. Acrobats of Taiwan R.O.C.” $20. 2 Center. 9 am to 4 pm. 405 81st St. $7 students, $6 members. 9:15 Seventh Ave. (718) 832-9066. Free. Bennett Gardens Association hosts pm. Walt Whitman Theater at (718) 836-3103. pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636- 5 pm. 1650 Bedford Ave. (718) 270- VERRAZANO DAY: Urban Park MEETING: Bay Ridge Historical a talk about annuals. 2 pm. Ryan 5000. Rangers offers a tour and talk on Brooklyn College, one block from CELEBRATE SPRING: Brooklyn Botanic 4100. Visitor Center, Floyd Bennett Field. the intersection of Flatbush and Society hosts a meeting and dis- REUNION: Brooklyn Tech High School the history of the Verrazano Bridge. Garden offers a class on watercolor cusses “Civil War Medicine and (718) 338-3799. Free. Alumni Association hosts its 22nd 11 am. Meet at John Paul Jones Nostrand avenues. (718) 951-4343. painting. Bring your own materials. TUES, APRIL 19 Surgical Techniques.” 7:30 pm. PERFORMANCE annual homecoming day. 10 am to Park, Fourth Avenue and Shore CONCERT: The Brooklyn Music Works $54, $49 members. 10 am to 3:30 Shore Hill Towers, 9000 Shore 4 pm. 29 Fort Greene Place. Call. Road. Call 311. Free. performs a program of Bach, pm. 1000 Washington Ave. (718) Road. (718) 745-5938. Free. NEW WORKSHOP THEATER: Brook- (718) 797-2285. Handel, Purcell, Telemann and 623-7220. JAZZ SERIES: Long Island University lyn College Theater Department WALKING TOUR: Big Onion Tours presents jazz bassist Rufus Reid. 4 OPERA: New scenes from “The Bridge FILM FEST: NYC Mental Illness Film offers an introduction to the history, Praetorius. $10, $5 members. Old LIU DAY: Learn about the campus in of San Luis Rey,” “Darkling,” “Sha- presents a festival of one-act plays Stone House, JJ Byrne Park, Third Brooklyn and its faculty, administra- pm. DeKalb Avenue and Flatbush directed by first-year MFA directing Festival presents “Inside/Outside,” architecture and people of Green- Avenue Extension. (718) 488-1668. ron’s Grave” and “The Summer a documentary about eight people Wood Cemetery. $12, $10 seniors Street between Fourth and Fifth tors and students. 11 am to 2 pm. King.” 8 pm. See Tues, April 19. candidates. $5. 2 pm and 8 pm. avenues. (718) 783-8417. Corner of Flatbush and DeKalb Free. George Gershwin Theater, Brooklyn with histories of institutionalization and students. 1 pm. Meet at 25th BROOKLYN UNDERGROUND: Third who made the transition to recov- BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert avenues. (718) 488-1011. BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Who’s College, one block from the inter- Street and Fifth Avenue. (212) 439- Afraid of Mike Nichols?” film annual event features 100 films ery. Noon. Also, “Three Faces of 1090. features a program of Milhaud, WOMEN’S CLASS: Learn self-dense. from 12 countries. $8 per ticket. section of Flatbush and Nostrand Brahms and Stravinsky. $35. 4 pm. series. Today: “Silkwood” (1983). avenues. (718) 951-4500. Eve,” (1954) a story about a doctor GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Tour this 11 am. Brooklyn Aikikai, 408 Third Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 Fourth Ave. who treats a woman with multiple Fulton Ferry Landing. (718) 624-2083. $10, $7 students, $6 members. 6 Victorian city of the dead. $10, $5 Ave. Call for price. (718) 643-6044. pm and 9 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. Call for time. (718) 599-1450. Visit BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert personality disorder. 2 pm. $7 per DANCE: Brooklyn Museum presents features a program of Milhaud, members. 1 pm. Meet at main WORKSHOP: Brooklyn Society for (718) 636-4100. www.brooklynunderground.org film. Other films. St. Francis College, entrance, Fifth Avenue and 25th “Raw Vision,” an exploration Ethical Culture hosts a platform on Brahms and Stravinsky. $35. 7:30 180 Remsen St. (212) 780-1400. between words, movement and NETWORKING: Long Island Univer- pm. Fulton Ferry Landing. (718) Street. (718) 768-7300. valuing family stories and memories. PUBLIC MEETING: Brooklyn Bridge themes found in the works of Jean- sity presents Ken Adams of the 624- 2083. WILLIAMSBURG WALK: New York $10. 1 pm to 3 pm. 53 Prospect Park Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce THURS, APRIL 21 Park Development Corporation and Like a Native offers a look at this Michel Basquiat. $8, $4 students and West. (718) 768-2972. BCBC: Brooklyn Center for the Per- Michael Van Valkenburgh seniors. 4 pm to 6 pm. 200 Eastern in a talk on networking. 6:30 pm. forming Arts presents Jamaica’s neighborhood. $18 includes admis- OPENING: Gloria Kennedy Gallery Library Learning Center, Flatbush OPENING CEREMONY: Bay Ridge Men- Associates host a meeting regard- sion to Williamsburg Art Center. Parkway. (718) 638-5000. presents “Color and Texture.” 1 pm tal Health Council opens its store University Singers. $35, $40. 8 pm. ing Brooklyn Bridge Park. 1 pm to 4 Avenue Extension and DeKalb Walt Whitman Theater, Brooklyn 2:30 pm to 5 pm. Call for meeting CHORAL FEST: Brownstone Brooklyn to 4 pm. 111 Front St. (718) 858- Avenue. (718) 488-1132. Free. “Made From the Heart,” a boutique pm. Long Island College Hospital, place. (718) 393-7537. Jewish Choral Festival presents “In a 5254. Free. with plants and crafts. 10 am to noon. College, one block from the inter- Conference room A. 339 Hicks St. SCRAPBOOKING WORKSHOP: section of Flatbush and Nostrand VOLUNTEER DAY: Gowanus Woman’s Voice,” music from seven BROOKLYN AUTHORS: Brooklyn Learn the craft of album-making. 8710 Fifth Ave. (718) 680-0006. (718) 802-0603. Dredgers Canoe Club invites youth Brooklyn synagogues. $5. 3 pm to 5 Historical Society presents author DANCING: Shore Parkway Jewish avenues. (718) 951-4600. FUNDRAISER: Ladies Auxiliary of Bring 25 to 50 photos and bring and their parents to learn how to pm. Congregation Beth Elohim, Charles Lockwood, author of “Bricks home a finished product. $50 Center hosts a social event. $4 MUSICAL: Narrows Community Veterans of Foreign Wars hosts Eighth Avenue and Garfield Place. Theater presents “Anything Goes.” canoe. Adults are invited to sign up and Brownstone.” $18, $15. 2 pm. includes album. 6:45 pm to 8:45 donation includes refreshments. 11 “Tricky Tray.” $12. 2 pm to 6 pm. and get involved with the Gowanus (718) 768-3814. 128 Pierrepont St. (718) 222-4111. am to 3 pm. 8885 26th Ave. (718) $15, $10 seniors and children. 8 9312 Fourth Ave. (718) 833-0699. pm. Families First, 250 Baltic St. pm. St. Patrick’s Auditorium, 97th Dredgers activities. 3 pm to 6 pm. RAISE THE ROOF: Organ concert to BOOK COURT: Beth Teitell, author of (718) 237-1862. 449-6530. LECTURE: Our Lady of Angels pres- Meet at Second and Bond streets. raise funds for roof restoration at St. “From Here to Maternity,” reads LUNCH AND LEARN: Congregation Street and Fourth Avenue. (718) ents Joanne Malick in a talk, “Be CALMING YOUR BABY: Families First 482-3173. (718) 243-0849. Free. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church. from her work. 3 pm. 163 Court St. offers a class on how to calm a Mount Sinai hosts an interfaith Transformed by the Renewal of $25, $15 seniors and students. 7 pm. BRICK THEATER: presents “Tupper- PERFORMANCE (718) 875-3677. Free. fussy baby. 7 pm to 8:30 pm. 250 Freedom Seder. $5. 11:45 am. Your Mind.” 3 pm. 337 74th St. Reception follows. Montague and BAMCINEMATEK: presents “In the Reservations necessary. 250 Cad- ware Orgy,” a feminist play for (718) 836-7200. Free. Baltic St. Call to reserve and ticket DANCE: Young Dancers in Repertory Clinton streets. (718) 875-6960. Company of Arnaud Desplechin” info. (718) 237-1862. man Plaza West. (718) 875-9124. chauvinist pigs. $10. 8 pm. 575 BOOK COURT: Beth Teitell, author of hosts a spring performance. 1:30 Metropolitan Ave. (718) 907-3457. GREASE: “Grease.” 2 pm. See Sat., film series. Today: “The Sentinel” FILM SERIES: Brooklyn Public Library, BROOKLYN BALL: Brooklyn Museum “From Here to Maternity,” reads pm. IS 220, 49th Street and Ninth April 16. (1992). $10, $7 students 25 and hosts its annual gala. This year’s CLASSICAL: Brooklyn Philharmonic from her work. 3 pm. 163 Court St. Avenue. (718) 567-9620. Free. Central branch, presents film histo- THEATER: “Man of La Mancha.” 2 pm. younger, seniors and children under rian Vinnie LoBrutto. Learn about honoree is David Coulter, Vice Chair- performs Jennifer Higdon’s (718) 875-3677. Free. BCBC: Brooklyn Center for the “Brooklyn’s Ode to Joy.” $20 to See Sat., April 16. age 12, $6 members. 3 pm and 7 the relationship between choreog- man, JP Morgan Chase. Gala fea- WEARABLE ART: “The Spring Fever Performing Arts presents China’s MUSICAL: “Anything Goes.” 3 pm. See pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636- raphy and film editing, through tures an opportunity to view exhibit $60. 8 pm. Pre-concert chat at 7 Collection,” saleable and wearable acrobatic troupe “The National pm. Howard Gilman Opera House, Sat., April 16. 4100. excerpts from several well-known “Basquiat.” $350. 6:30 pm. 200 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 488-5913. COMEDY: “A Funny Thing Happened READING: Brooklyn Public Library, dance films. 7 pm. Grand Army Eastern Parkway. (718) 501-6423. COMEDY: The Strivelli Players perform On The Way To The Forum.” 3 pm. Central branch, hosts a Russian Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. ROOF GARDENING: Brooklyn the musical comedy “A Funny See Sat., April 16. author series. Patricia Thompson, BARNES AND NOBLE: Discussion Botanic Garden offers a workshop Thing Happened On The Way To S&J PLAYERS: “Baby.” 5 pm. See Sat., daughter of Russian poet Vladimir with Al Lautensinger, author of on how to turn a barren roof-top The Forum.” Call for ticket info. 8 April 16. Mayakovsky, is guest speaker. 4 pm. “Guerrilla Marketing in 30 Days.” into a green oasis. $28, $25. 6:30 pm. 8201 13th Ave. (718) 907-3422. Also, in celebration of Walt Whitman 7 pm. 106 Court St. (718) 246- pm to 8:30 pm. 1000 Washington Ave. (718) 623-7220. S&J PLAYERS: Sts. Simon and Jude CHILDREN and 150 years of “Leaves of Grass,” 4996. Free. Players presents the musical BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: live performances of music from BAM: Brooklyn Academy of Music LIBRARY PROGRAM: Brooklyn Public “Baby,” a story about three couples Early Learner Performance Series Whitman’s day will be performed. 2 presents The Mark Morris Dance Library, Central branch, presents in their 20s, 30s and 40s. $15, $12 presents “Spring in Pictures.” $4, pm. Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230- Group in “Rock of Ages.” $20 to Mark Doty, Martin Espada and children under age 12 and seniors. free for members. 1 pm and 2 pm. 2100. Free. $70. 7:30 pm. Howard Gilman Continued on page 13... 8 pm. 294 Ave. T. (718) 518-3008. Also, X-plorers Club holds a class on NETWORKING: hosted by Sowing THEATER: Brooklyn Theater Arts bark painting. 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm. Seeds Faith and Business Project presents “Man of La 145 Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. Networking. 4 pm. Call for info. 14 Mancha.” $15, $12 seniors, stu- PUPPETWORKS: “Around the World in E. 54th St. (718) 776-4238. dents, children. 8 pm. Christ Church 80 Days.” 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. READING: Spiral Thought Magazine Theater, 7301 Ridge Blvd. (718) See Sat., April 16. hosts a reading. 6 pm to 8 pm. Fall LIST YOUR EVENT… 390-7189. CIRCUS: UniverSoul Circus performs. 1 Cafe, 307 Smith St. (718) 832-2310. To list your event in Where to GO, please give us two weeks notice or more. Send Free. GREASE: George Westinghouse High pm, 4 pm and 7:30 pm. 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CIRCUS: UniverSoul Circus per- tempt at all to retell Shake- BARNES AND NOBLE: Dis- forms. Call for ticket info. spotlights master director’s experiments cussion with local author Fran Noon, 4:30 pm and 8 pm. speare’s greatest tragedy. Hawthorne, author of “Inside Prospect Park, Wollman Rink In a sense, Godard’s “King the FDA: The Business and Lot. (212) 307-7171. By Kevin Filipski some of these films with his those who want to see how far Lear” is a statement on the ori- Politics Behind the Drugs We PUPPETWORKS: presents ad- Take and the Food We Eat.” venture story “Around the for The Brooklyn Papers more widely known work. The astray political concerns some- gin and implications of creative 7 pm. 106 Court St. (718) World in 80 Days.” $8, $7 series includes the remarkable times led Godard away from in- bankruptcy, an admission that 246-4996. Free. children. 12:30 pm and 2:30 ean-Luc Godard’s promi- stretch of films he made in the teresting filmmaking. adapting Shakespeare is an BARNES AND NOBLE: Reading pm. 338 Sixth Ave. Reserva- with Sam Apple, author of tions suggested. (718) 965- nence in film history is mid-1960s: “Made in USA,” To be sure, a new Criterion awesome and even impossible “Schlepping Through the 3391. Jassured but problematic. “Masculin/Feminin,” “Two or DVD of Godard’s 1970 feature task. In its place, Godard has Alps.” 7:30 pm. 267 Seventh SLAM SHOW: Family entertain- The trouble with assessing Three Things I Know About “Tout va Bien,” starring Jane fashioned a fascinating visual Ave. (718) 832-9066. Free. ment blends dance, gymnas- Godard’s work is that so much Her” and his masterpiece, Fonda and Yves Montand, essay on the interrelationship of BAMCINEMATEK: presents tics and circus. $15, $10 kids, “Before and After: Jean-Luc free for kids ages 4 and of it is simply unavailable. “Weekend,” as well as later shows how Godard was able art, nature and life, in the Godard” film series. Today: younger. 7 pm. 51 North First Even with the advent of video- works like “In Praise of Love” to take his (and the leftist Fon- process making one of his most “British Sounds” (1969). $10, St. (718) 384-6491. tapes and DVDs, there are nu- and his most recent feature, da’s and Montand’s) political surprisingly successful films. $7 students, $6 members. IMPACT THEATER: presents 7:30 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. “Polly Princess and the Penni- merous gaps in the chronology, “Notre Musique.” concerns and create a biting The same cannot be said for (718) 636-4100. less Fry Cook,” a spin on the and hence in the expose of capitalism and mili- “For Ever Mozart” (showing BARGEMUSIC: Classical music classic tale of “The Princess ability to make in- tant leftism. Too bad “Tout va April 24), which attempts to be concert features a program of and the Pauper.” $10 adults, Brahms and Shostakovich. $7 children 12 and under, formed judgements CINEMA Bien” — or the incendiary Remember the controversy: “Hail Mary,” featuring a “Weekend” for our genera- $35. 7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry free for children age 3 and about a director documentary “Letter to Jane,” Myriem Roussel (above), will be screened at BAMcine- tion. But whereas “Weekend” Landing. (718) 624-2083. younger. 3 pm. 190 Underhill whose sweeping, “Before and After: Jean-Luc Godard” also on the Criterion disc — matek on April 25 as part of the “Before and After: Jean- was a shattering study of peo- READING: Anna Mockler, Ave. (718) 783-1348.. runs April 21-26 at BAMcinematek, 30 author of “Burning Salt,” even reckless sty- Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort isn’t in the BAM series. Luc Godard” series. ple’s failure to be moved by the reads from her work. Book OTHER listic experiments Greene. Tickets are $10, and on weekdays, The other four features in horrors then going on in Viet- Court, 163 Court St. Call for FASHION MARKET: Brooklyn $7 for students with ID, seniors and chil- time. (718) 875-3677. Free. Designers Showcase features — coupled with a “Before and After” range from nam, “For Ever Mozart” never emerging designers of hand- political radicalism dren 12 and younger. For schedule and 1985 to 1996, when Godard dryly humorous, faintly arid faith, beauty and art have been does the same in relation to the BAM: “Rock of Ages.” 7:30 pm. other information, call (718) 636-4100 or See Sat., April 23. crafted merchandise. 10:30 rarely equalled on- log on to the Web site at www.bam.org. made several of his strongest crime drama is as far removed co-opted by the chaotic every- Bosnian atrocities of the mid- am to 3 pm. 157 Montague BRICK THEATER: “Tupperware St. (718) 763-7654. screen — are so in- films, including “Nouvelle from the films of John Cas- day existence of modern life. 1990s. Orgy.” 8 pm. See Sat., April frequently seen. Vague” in 1990, “Helas pour savetes, Edgar G. Ulmer and (“Hail Mary” will be shown Godard appears reluctant to 23. BAMCINEMATEK: presents PASSOVER READERS: Ocean “Before and After: Jean-Luc That’s where BAMcine- “British Sounds,” one of Go- Moi” in 1993 and “JLG/JLG” Clint Eastwood (to whom the with the short “The Book of delve into that unfathomable Parkway Jewish Center offers Godard” film series. Today: matek’s series, “Before and Af- dard’s most notoriously polemi- in 1994. director dedicated the film) as Mary,” an equally stunning genocide, instead making a Passover Siddurim. Call. 550 “King Lear” (1987). $10, $7 Ocean Parkway. (718) 436-4900. students, $6 members. 4:30 ter: Jean-Luc Godard” comes cal statements, opens the retro- None of those films is on the possible. study of a young girl by Go- few half-hearted moviemaking pm, 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. 30 in. Since only five features and spective on April 21. Also schedule, but the quartet that Godard’s second film from dard’s frequent collaborator — jokes. But always present in Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. several short films will be known as “See You at Mao,” will be shown — 1985’s “De- 1985, “Hail Mary” (showing and life partner — Anne-Marie “For Ever Mozart” — and the FRI, APRIL 22 SUMMER VEGETABLES: Floyd shown from April 21-26, it’s this hour-long 1969 feature was tective” and “Hail Mary,” “King April 25), is one of his most re- Mieville, who deserves a retro- other films in the series — is a Bennett Gardens Association MOMMY MATINEES: at Brook- offers tips and techniques for hardly the comprehensive co-directed by Jean-Henri Roger Lear” (1987) and “For Ever markable creations. Banned spective of her own.) directorial mastery that can lyn Heights Pavilion. $6.50. a successful season of veg- overview necessary to grasp and shows Godard at his most Mozart” (1996) — demonstrate and picketed when it was first That Godard actually made only be one filmmaker’s. Call for film info. Noon. 70 etables. 2 pm. Ryan Visitor Godard’s importance. propagandistic; along with that Godard’s cinematic experi- released by those who believed a movie called “King Lear” “Before and After: Jean-Luc Henry St. (718) 596-5095. Center, Floyd Bennett Field. FUNDRAISER: Christopher (718) 338-3799. Free. But “Before and After” pro- “Wind from the East,” it’s Go- ments have been ongoing. the film to be sacrilegious, (showing April 23) is funny Godard” presents a master Council hosts “Nite at the DODGER MEMORABILIA: vides viewers with the opportu- dard-the-Leftist-Agitator tri- “Detective” (showing April “Hail Mary” is a typically Go- enough. That the production filmmaker, warts and all. Sure- Races.” $15 includes light Brooklyn Historical Society nity to at least fill in a few more umphing over Godard-the-Film- 22) has been described as Go- dardian exploration of a young deal was signed on a napkin at ly Godard himself will ap- dinner. 6 pm. 1012 Bay Ridge hosts an appraisal fair. Bring your Dodger stuff for evalua- noticeable gaps and to connect Artist. But it’s a must-see for dard’s homage to film noir. This virgin mother, and shows how a film festival — which Go- prove. Ave. (718) 680-4955. BARNES AND NOBLE: Panel tion. Included in admission discussion: “A Young Adult charge of $6, $4 students and Fiction Night.” Author Mary seniors. 2 pm. 128 Pierrepont Hogan reads from her book St. (718) 222-4111. “Serious Kiss.” 6:30 pm. 267 RECEPTION: Hogar Collection Ultimate, 10 pm, FREE. the Heartstrings, 11 pm, $5. Seventh Ave. (718) 832-9066. presents exhibit “Crossed Free. Circuits.” 6 pm to 9 pm. 111 BROOKLYN National Sputnik FILM: Brooklyn Public Library, Grand St. (718) 388-5022. Restaurant 262 Taaffe Pl. at DeKalb Avenue in Bedford- Central branch, hosts “Re- Free. Stuyvesant, (718) 398-6666, www.barsputnik.com. quiem for a Heavyweight” DANCE: at St. Finbar. $40 273 Brighton Beach Ave. at Brighton Second includes buffet dinner. 7:30 Street in Brighton Beach, (718) 646-1225, April 16: Oj, Time TBD, $6; April 21: Global (1962). 6 pm. Grand Army Transmission, Time TBD, $TBD. Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. pm. Bath Avenue and Bay www.come2national.com. 20th Street. (718) 236-3312. Saturdays: Live Russian music and dance show, AUCTION AND DINNER: 9 pm, FREE (with $65 prix fixe dinner); Fridays: St. Philips Spring dinner and fundraiser PASSOVER SEDER: B’nai Live Russian music and dance show, 9 pm, FREE Episcopal Church hosted by Immaculate Heart Avraham hosts a Passover Nightlife (with $50 prix fixe dinner); Sundays: Live Russian of Mary School. $20. 6:30 seder. $45, $25 students and music and dance show, 7 pm, FREE (with $50 (Martin Hall) 265 Decatur Ave. at Stuyvesant pm. 3002 Ft. Hamilton seniors. 8:30 pm. 117 prix fixe dinner). Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 636-6266. Parkway. (718) 871-1310. Remsen St. (718) 596-4840. The Backroom Crossroads April 16: Ray Abrams Big Band/Swing Dance, 3 BAMCINEMATEK: presents BROOKLYN UNDERGROUND: (Inside Freddy’s Bar) 485 Dean St. at Sixth Saloon Night of the pm, $25. “Before and After: Jean-Luc Third annual event features 100 Avenue in Prospect Heights, (718) 622-7035, Godard” film series. Today: films from 12 countries. $8 per www.freddysbackroom.com. 2079 Coney Island Ave. at Kings Highway in Cookers Stain ticket. Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 Sheepshead Bay, (718) 339-9393. “Detective” (1985). $10, $7 April 16: Beaucoup Bleu, 9:30 pm, Antique Six- 767 Fulton St. at South Portland Avenue in 766 Grand St. at Humboldt Street in Williams- students, $6 members. 6:50 Fourth Ave. Visit www.brook- Saturdays and Fridays: Karaoke, 9 pm, FREE. guns, 10:30 pm, Elapse, 11:30 pm, FREE; April 17: Fort Greene, (718) 797-1197. burg, (718) 387-7840, www.stainbar.com. pm and 9:15 pm. 30 Lafa- lynunderground.org or call Knit Night at Freddy’s with The Struck jazz band, 8 Saturdays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE; Sundays: Live Mondays: “Play Dirty,” 5 pm, FREE; Thursdays: yette Ave. (718) 636-4100. (718) 599-1450 for film titles pm, FREE; April 18: Comedy night, 9 pm, FREE; Europa Night Club music, noon, FREE; Thursdays: Live jazz, 8 pm, Mark Growden, 10 pm, FREE; April 16: SLAM SHOW: Family entertain- and screening times. April 20: Karaoke, 9 pm, FREE; April 21: The King’s 98 Meserole Ave. at Manhattan Avenue in FREE; Fridays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE. Redheaded Stepchild party, 8 pm, FREE (red- ment blends dance, gymnas- County Opry presents a song circle, 8:30 pm, Greenpoint, (718) 383-5723, www.europa- heads get 1 free drink); April 19: Speakeasy, a lit- tics and circus. $15, $10 kids, Michael Daves’ Band, 9:30 pm, and jam session, 11 club.com. Northsix erary open mic, featuring World View, 7:30 pm, free for age 4 and younger. 7 SUN, APRIL 24 pm, FREE; April 22: Variety Show, 9:30 pm, FREE; Saturdays: “VIP Dance Party,” 10 pm, FREE FREE; April 20: Musicians open mic, 9 pm, pm. 51 North First St. (718) April 23: Big Whiskey with Jason Brown, 9 pm, Bill 66 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williams- before 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 pm; Fridays: burg, (718) 599-5103, www.northsix.com. FREE; April 21: Freaky Funky Family, an anti- 384-6491. Carney & the Jug Addicts, 10:30 pm, FREE. Progressive/Dance party, 10 pm, FREE before OUTDOORS AND TOURS April 16: Of Montreal, St. Thomas, The Bluffs, 8 oppression expression night, 6:30 pm, $3; April 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 pm; April 17: GPoint FILM: Plymouth Church of the WONDERS OF WATER: NY pm, $10; April 18: Sunday Driver, Dropsonic, 22: Matt Logan, 10 pm, FREE. Electronic Festival, 7:30 pm, $10 (FREE before 8 Pilgrims presents the movie Aquarium hosts a day of BAM Cafe Small Arms Dealer, Near Forever, 8 pm, $10; pm with student ID). “The Motorcycle Diaries” events. Special appearance 30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort April 19: Mini Mini Market presents Smoke on Sugarhill Supper (2004). 7 pm. 75 Hicks St. Greene, (718) 636-4100, www.bam.org. the Water, Hot Fashion to Keep the Waterfront by the Zucchini Brothers, sto- Five Spot Club (718) 624-4743. Free. rytelling and arts and crafts. April 16: The Rebbetzin Hadassah Gross- Cool, 8 pm, $10; April 20: ASVA, Unearthly BARGEMUSIC: Classical music UNLEAVENED!, 10 pm, $10 food/drink mini- 459 Myrtle Ave. at Washington Avenue in Kylesa will perform at Crewtonz Trance, Gospel, 8 pm, $10; April 21: (Down- 615 DeKalb Ave. at Nostrand Avenue in $11, $7 children ages 2 to 12 Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 596-6629. concert features a program of and seniors. Noon to 4 pm. mum; April 22: P.I.C., 9:30 pm, $10 food/drink Clinton Hill, (718) 852-0202, www.fivespotsoul- House of God on April 20 at 7 pm. stairs) Conifer, Wetnurse, The Wayward, 8 pm, Brahms and Shostakovich. minimum; April 23: Doveman, 9:30 pm, $10 food.com. $8, (Upstairs) Shipping News, Pretendo, Minaret, April 17: Jazzpazazz BeBop Reunion Special, 5 West Eighth Street and Surf pm, $20 donation. $35. 7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry Avenue. (718) 265-FISH. food/drink minimum. Saturdays: DJ Aki, 6 pm, FREE, Super Lowery 8 pm, $10; April 22: Amon Tobin, Blockhead, 8 Landing. (718) 624-2083. Bros bring weekly live hip-hop and future jazz with pm, $18 in advance, $20 day of the show. PERFORMANCE Barbes DJ Tetsu, 10 pm, $5; Mondays: Open turntables The Jazz Spot Trash Bar CLASSIC ROCK: Closenuf per- hosted by Marlon (bring your own needles and forms. No cover. 10 pm. K CONCERT: Salem Lutheran 376 Ninth St. at Sixth Avenue in Park Slope, 179 Marcus Garvey Blvd. at Kosciuszko Street Parlor Jazz 256 Grand St. at Driggs Avenue in Williams- wax), 8 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Hot Damn Comedy Checks Bar and Grill, 8608 Church presents an organ (718) 965-9177, www.barbesbrooklyn.com. in Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 453-7825, 119 Vanderbilt Ave. at Myrtle Avenue in Clinton burg, (718) 599-1000, www.thetrashbar.com. Night with DJ Tommy Talkz, 9 pm, $5; April 17: Fourth Ave. (718) 491-3359. concert. 2 pm. 450 67th St. www.thejazz.8m.com. Hill, (718) 855-1981, www.parlorjazz.com. April 16: New Radiant Storm King, 8 pm, Spouse, Tuesdays: Jenny Scheinman, 7 pm, FREE, Slavic DJ Chartras, 6 pm, FREE; April 19: DJ Handspin BAM: “Rock of Ages.” 7:30 pm. (718) 748-7770. Free. Soul Party, 9 pm, $8; Wednesdays: “Night of the Mondays: Jam Session, 8 pm, $5; April 16: April 16: “Baltimore in the Parlor!” with Tamm E. 8:45 pm, Federale, 9:30 pm, Eve’s Fault, 10:15 Dinero, 6 pm, FREE; April 20: DJ Copa, 6 pm, Drake Colley Quintet, 9 pm, $10; April 22: pm, Chargertron, 11 pm, Jesse Diamond, mid- See Sat., April 23. BARGEMUSIC: Classical music Ravished Limbs,” 9 pm, $8; Sundays: Stephane FREE, Soul f’Real, 9 pm, $5; April 21: DJ Chris, 6 Hunt and her Trio, 9:30 pm, 11 pm, $20 donation. Wrembel, 9 pm, FREE; April 16: Glass Eye, 6 Shenole Latimer Quartet, 9 pm, $10; April 23: night, $8; April 17: Ever We Fall, 8 pm, Limitpoint, THEATER: “Man of La Mancha.” concert features an all- pm, FREE, Jiant, 9 pm, $5; April 22: DJ Connect, Nicki Mathis and Trio, 9 pm, $10. 9 pm, Slow Dance, 10 pm, High Tigers, 11 pm, 8 pm. See Sat., April 23. Beethoven program. $35. 3 pm, The Four Bags, 8 pm, The Moonlighters, 10 6 pm, FREE, Square Egg, 9 pm, $5. Peggy O’Neills pm; April 17: Le Clown featuring Joel Forrester Brown Frown, midnight, $6; April 18: Th’Haint, COMEDY: “A Funny Thing Hap- pm. Fulton Ferry Landing. 8123 Fifth Ave. at 81st Street in Bay Ridge, 8:30 pm, Upright Citizens Brigade present 9 pened On The Way To The Fo- (718) 624-2083. and Bernard Grandjean, 5 pm, FREE; April 18: Kili Bar-Cafe (718) 748-1400, www.peggyoneills.com. Le Clown featuring Joel Forrester and Bernard Frank’s Lounge O’Clock Shadow, 9:30 pm, Strikes Again, 10:30 rum.” 8 pm. See Sat., April 23. CONCERT: Plymouth Choir and 81 Hoyt St. at State Street in Boerum Hill, Tuesdays: Karaoke with Rod, 10 pm, FREE; Grandjean, 9:30 pm, FREE; April 19: The Zagnut 660 Fulton St. at South Elliott Place in Fort pm, Stunt Poet, 11:30 pm, $6; April 19: Klimper, BRICK THEATER: “Tupperware The Collegiate Singers per- (718) 855-5574. Thursdays: Karaoke with DJ Rob, 10 pm, FREE; Cirkus Orkestar, 9 pm, FREE; April 20: A Fare- Greene, (718) 625-9339, www.frankscocktail- 9 pm, The Five-Ups, 10 pm, Log Jam, 11 pm, La form works by Mozart and Tuesdays: Open acoustics, 10 pm, FREE; Fridays: DJ Richie, 10 pm, FREE; April 16: Brush Orgy.”. 8 pm. See Sat., April well to the Joe Maneri Quartet, 8 pm, 10 pm, lounge.com. Defense After Party, midnight, $TBD; April 20: Vivaldi. $20. 4 pm. Plymouth Fridays: DJ Chappy plays rock, hip-hop and Fire with DJ Rob (James’ Birthday observed), 10 23. FREE; April 21: A Farewell to the Joe Maneri Saturdays: Sinful Saturdays with DJs Tyrone and Goat, 8:30 pm, The Mars Patrol, 9:30 pm, Church, 75 Hicks St. (718) funk, 10:30 pm, FREE. pm, FREE. IMPACT THEATER: “Kettle Quartet, 8 pm, 10 pm, FREE; April 22: A Fare- Infinite, 9 pm, $5; Tuesdays: Tuesday Night Live, Lismore, 10:30 pm, Kumiko’s Long Letter, 11:30 Dreams.” 8 pm. See Sat., 624-4743. well to the Joe Maneri Quartet, 8 pm, Banning 9 pm, 2-drink minimum; Wednesdays: Karaoke Laila Lounge pm, $6; April 21: The Ladies Room Rock ‘n’ Roll April 23. THEATER: “Man of La Mancha.” Eyre’s African Night, 10 pm, FREE; April 23: The with Davey B, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Lonnie Pete’s Candy Store Party featuring Quarter Slot, Scream and Scream 2 pm. See Sat., April 23. Youngblood & The Blood Brothers, 8 pm, FREE; 113 N. Seventh St. at Wythe Avenue in Again, Priscillas, Secret Cervix, Anabolics, 9 pm, BROOKLYN UNDERGROUND: 4th St. Niteowls, 10 pm, FREE. 709 Lorimer St. at Richardson Street in COMEDY: “A Funny Thing Hap- Fridays: Ffun Dance Party, 10 pm, $5. Williamsburg, (718) 486-6791, Williamsburg, (718) 302-3770, www.petes- $8; April 22: The Post Office Girls, 8:30 pm, Visit www.brooklynunder- www.lailalounge.com. candystore.com. Drayton Sawyer Gang, 9:30 pm, School Trauma ground.org. See Sat., April pened On The Way To The Fo- Bembe 23. rum.” 3 pm. See Sat., April 23. Galapagos Saturdays, Sundays, Thursdays and Fridays: Sundays: Open mic, 5 pm-8 pm, FREE, Matty Flashback, 10:30 pm, Unsacred Hearts, 11:30 pm, 81 S. Sixth St. at Berry Street in Williamsburg, Live DJs, 9 pm, FREE; Mondays: Karaoke Mad- IMPACT THEATER: “Kettle 70 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, Charles and the Valentines, 10 pm, FREE; April Gorch Frock, 12:30 am, Jesse Diamond, 1:30 am, (718) 387-5389, www.bembe.us. ness with the Corn-Fed Sisters, 10 pm, FREE; Dreams.” 3 pm. See Sat., (718) 782-5188, www.galapagosartspace.com. 16: Das Ben, 8 pm, The Motion Sick, 9 pm, $8; April 23: Daphne, 10 pm, The Sense, 11 pm, Saturdays: Live DJs alongside live Latin percussion Tuesdays: Twin Peaks, 7 pm, Whiskey Breath Jesse Diamond, midnight, $8. SAT, APRIL 23 April 23. Sundays: Sid and Buddy Karaoke, 10 pm, FREE; Blitzkriegbliss, 10 pm, Cookie Galore, 11 pm, flavors, 9 pm, FREE; Sundays: “Universal Rhythms” with Rick Royale, Alexander Lowry, and guests, FREE; April 17: Finian McKean, 8:30 pm, FREE; with rotating DJs, 10 pm, FREE; Mondays: “Cold Tuesdays: New Rock Weekly, 8 pm, $6; Fridays: 9:30 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Jezebel Music CHILDREN VJ/DJ Friday Nights, 10 pm, FREE; April 16: April 18: Pete’s Big Salmon, 7:30 pm, Harry Two Boots First Night of Passover Hands” with DJ DiGilog, 9:30 pm, FREE; Tues- Showcase, 8 pm, FREE. Nagle, 9 pm, Brad Otts, 10 pm, Roulette Sisters, PUPPETWORKS: “Around the days: “Fresh Directions” with DJ N-Ron Hubbard, Soundpainting and The Walter Thompson Or- 514 Second St. at Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, World in 80 Days.” 12:30 pm chestra, 6:30 pm, $7, Brooklyn Media Lab pres- 11 pm, FREE; April 19: Bingo, 7 pm, Kocho Bi- (718) 499-3253, www.twobootsbrooklyn.com. OUTDOORS AND TOURS 9 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: “Convalescence” with Sexual, 9 pm, C. Gibbs, 10 pm, Joe Moore, 11 and 2:30 pm. See Sat., April ents CEO, 8 pm, $10; April 17: Ocularis, 7 pm, Les Babouches April 16: River Alexander & the Mad Jazz DJ Stefan Andemicael, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: pm, FREE; April 20: Queen Esther, 10 pm, FREE; PARK SLOPE TOUR: Brooklyn 23. “Toque” with DJ Nat, 9 pm, FREE; Fridays: “Call $6, Steve Ludlum’s “ARC,” 8 pm, FREE; April 7803 Third Ave. at 78th Street in Bay Ridge, Hatters, 10 pm, FREE; April 22: The Blues Center for the Urban Envi- (718) 833-1700. April 21: Synthetic Folk Hero, 9 pm, Turner CIRCUS: UniverSoul Circus per- to Drum,” world beat flavors, 9 pm, FREE; April 19: Earl Dax presents Baroque Odyssey with Prophets, 10 pm, FREE. ronment takes a tour of Cody, 10 pm, The Younger Sister, 11 pm, FREE; forms. 1 pm, 4 pm and 7:30 16: DJ Brother Sean and DJ Kofi Obafemi, 9 pm, Daniel Isengart, Nicole Renaud, and Martha Saturdays and Fridays: Belly dancer Shahrazad, Brooklyn’s Gold Coast. $11, McDonald, 7:30 pm, $5, Casey Neil, Kara 9 pm, FREE. April 22: Fort Ancient, 9 pm, Steve Koester, 10 pm. See Sat., April 23. FREE; April 22: DJ Miller Cruz (Alma), 9 pm, FREE; pm, The Comas, 11 pm, FREE; April 23: Small 200 Fifth $9 members, $8 seniors and April 23: DJ Sabo, 9 pm, FREE. Suzanne, Blue State Band, 10 pm, FREE; April students. 10:30 am to 12:30 21: Jezebel Music presents Theo Eastwind, 8 Potatoes, 9 pm, Howard Fishman Duo, 10 pm, 200 Fifth Ave. at Sackett Street in Park Slope, OTHER Liberty Heights (718) 638-2925. pm. Meet on the west side of pm, FREE, National High-Five Day at Galapagos, The Doc Marshalls, 11 pm, FREE. CENTENNIAL SERVICE: Beth- Black Betty 11 pm, FREE; April 22: Jessica Delfino and Dan Tap Room Saturdays: DJ Blazer spinning reggae and hip- Flatbush Avenue and Bergen lehem Lutheran Church cele- 366 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer Street in Fishback present The Cheese on Bread Variety 34 Van Dyke St. at Dwight Street in Red Rbar hop, 10 pm, $5 ladies, $10 men; Fridays: Friday Street, by Pintchik Hardware brates its 100th anniversary Williamsburg, (718) 599-0243, www.black- Show Party, 8 pm, $TBD; April 23: Flaming Fire Hook, (718) 246-8050, www.libertyheights- 451 Meeker Ave. at Graham Avenue in Night Salsa with a live salsa band and DJs Blazer Store. (718) 788-8500. with a special service. 10:30 betty.net. presents M.V. Carbon, Haunted Pussy, Flaming taproom.com. Greenpoint, (718) 486-6116. One and Big Will spinning salsa, reggae, hip- EARTH DAY ACTIVITIES: Spring am. Dinner at Micali Terrace hop, 10 pm, $5 ladies, $10 men. Saturdays: DJ Lil’ Shalamar, 11 pm, FREE; Sun- Fire with Linda Hagood and the Dewanatron, Thursdays: Open mic, 9 pm, FREE; April 23: Saturdays: Live music featuring local artists, 10 clean-up of the Gowanus follows. $40, $20 children un- days: Brazilian Beat with DJ Sean Marquand and Breast Fed Yak, and Squaw, 9 pm, $7. Melee, 9:30 pm, FREE. pm, FREE; Sundays: Open Mic, 9 pm, FREE; Canal. 11 am to 4 pm. Meet der age 15. 1 pm. 440 Oving- DJ Greg Caz, 10 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Hot Tuesdays: “Mikey’s Big Gay Pajama Party,” 10 Vox Po p at Second Street and Bond ton Ave. (718) 748-9502. Rocks, 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: “The Sweet Good Coffeehouse Life Cafe 983 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Karaoke, 9 pm, FREE; 1022 Cortelyou Road at Stratford Road in Flat- (at the Canal). (718) 802- WORKSHOP: Women’s Alliance Science” with DJ Hyde, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Thursdays: Comedy Night, 9 pm, FREE; Fridays: bush, (718) 940-2084, www.voxpopnet.net. 9874. Also, scavenger hunt. The Greenhouse with DJ MonkOne, 11 pm, 983 Flushing Ave. at Central Avenue in Bush- of the First Unitarian Congre- Music Parlor wick, (718) 386-1133, www.lifecafenyc.com. Open Mic Night, 9 pm, FREE. Sundays: Open mic, 7:30 pm, FREE. 11 am. Salt Marsh Nature gational Society hosts a work- FREE; Fridays: DJ Mihoko, 11 pm, FREE. (At The Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture) Tuesdays: Bingo for Beer, 8 pm, FREE; Wed- Center, 3302 Ave. U. Free. shop based on Allen John- 53 Prospect Park West at Second Street in Sistas’ Place BROOKLYN BRIDGE TOUR: son’s 1997 book “The Gender Park Slope, (718) 768-2972, www.bsec.org. nesdays: Open Mic with Chuck, 10 pm, FREE. Waterfront Ale Bread Stuy 456 Nostrand Ave. at Jefferson Avenue in Big Onion Tours takes a walk Knot: Unraveling Our Patriar- April 22: Traveling Troubador Series with Dale 403 Lewis Ave. at Decatur Street in Bedford- Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 398-1766, House over the Brooklyn Bridge and chal Legacy.” $20. 1 pm to 7 Miller, 8 pm, $15 adults, $6 children. The Lucky Cat Stuyvesant, (718) 771-0633, www.breadstuy.com. www.sistasplace.org. 155 Atlantic Ave. at Clinton Street in Brooklyn through Brooklyn Heights. pm. Monroe Place and Pierre- Tuesdays: Chess Club, 5 pm, FREE; Thursdays: 245 Grand St. at Roebling Street in Williams- Heights, (718) 522-3794, www.waterfrontale- burg, (718) 782-0437, www.theluckycat.com. April 16: James Spaulding with Louis Reyes $12, $10 seniors and stu- pont Street. Reservations nec- Jazz Lounge with Gregory Porter, 6 pm, FREE. The Hook Rivera, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $20; April 23: Charles house.com. Tuesdays: Joe McGuinty’s Piano Parlor and dents. 1 pm. Meet at south- essary. (718) 624-5466. 18 Commerce St. at Columbia Street in Red Gayle, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $20. April 16: Paul Sullivan Quartet, 11 pm, FREE; east corner of Broadway and BROOKLYN AUTHORS: Brook- Hook, (718) 797-3007, www.thehookmusic.com. karaoke, 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Hex! with April 23: Fintan O’Neill & Abraham Burton Chocolate Monkey DJ Jeremy, 10 pm, FREE; Fridays: “Futurefunk Chambers Street, lower lyn Historical Society presents April 16: Optimystica Fest featuring The Over- Quartet, 11 pm, FREE. 329 Flatbush Ave. at Seventh Avenue in Park Sessions” with DJ Sport Casual, 10 pm, FREE; Solomon’s Porch Manhattan. (212) 439-1090. author Roger Kahn reading man (opening act), Interzona, Tequilajazz, 8:30 Slope, (718) 813-1073. April 16: Saturday Night Stomp with Rockin’ 307 Stuyvesant Ave. at Halsey Street in from his book, “Beyond the pm, $25; April 17: Optymistica Fest featuring DOWNTOWN TOUR: Mauricio Saturdays: Express a.k.a. Open Mic Poetry talent 69s, Wrecking Dead, Tombstone Brawlers, The Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 919-8001. Williamsburg Boys of Summer: The Very Best Markscheider Kunst, Optymistica Orchestra, Lorence leads a tour of his- showcase, 8 pm, $7, Sexy Lounge Party with DJ Memphis Morticians, 9 pm, $5; April 17: Bicycle Sundays: Open mic, 6 pm, FREE. of Roger Kahn.” $6, $4 stu- 8:30 pm, $25; April 20: Soul! Sausage presents Music Center toric sites of Ft. Greene and Ozkar Fuller spinning house, classics and rare Project, 10 pm, FREE; April 18: Wrecking Ball, 9 dents and seniors. 2 pm. 128 The Sidecar Band, 8:30 pm, Half Step, 11 pm, 367 Bedford Ave. at South Fifth Street in Clinton Hill. $26. 2 pm to 5 grooves, 11 pm, FREE; Sundays: “Krazy Nanny pm, FREE; April 20: Fire of Space, 7:30 pm, Pierrepont St. (718) 222-4111. $TBD; April 21: Ghetto Ways, 9 pm, Tiger Tiger, Southpaw Williamsburg, (718) 384-1654. pm. Marriott hotel, 333 Sundays” and karaoke with Lisa Love, 8 pm, FREE; April 21: Zulu Lounge with DJs Groove & BAMCINEMATEK: presents FREE; Tuesdays: Singles party, 5 pm, FREE; 10 pm, The Woggles, 11 pm, FREE. 125 Fifth Ave. at St. John’s Place in Park Saturdays: Live jazz, 10 pm, $5; Fridays: Live Adams St. (718) 789-0430. Kaysara, 10 pm, FREE; April 23: La Otracina, 9 Slope, (718) 230-0236, www.spsounds.com. vocals, 10 pm, $5. “Before and After: Jean-Luc Wednesdays: Live showcase with Boo Boo pm, FREE. PERFORMANCE Godard” film series. Today: Cousins, 7 pm, FREE; Thursdays: “Misbehaving Hope and Anchor April 16: Hem, Dawn Landes, 8 pm, $15; April 17: The Undertones, Cobra Verde, The Trakes, Zebulon BARGEMUSIC: Classical music “For Ever Mozart” (1996). Thursdays” hosted by Sandy and Nicole, 6 pm, 347 Van Brunt St. at Wolcott Street in Red The LuLu Lounge $10, $7 students, $6 mem- Karaoke hosted by Lisa Smiles and Monique, 10 Hook, (718) 237-0276. The Baby Shakes, 8 pm, $15 in advance, $17 day 258 Wythe Ave. at Metropolitan Avenue in concert features an all- (Under TacuTacu) 134 N. Sixth St. at Bedford of the show; April 18: Ben Lee, Har Mar Superstar, Beethoven program. $35. 3 bers. 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and pm, FREE; Fridays: “Reggae After Work” with Saturdays, Thursdays and Fridays: Karaoke Williamsburg, (718) 218-6939, www.zebulon- 9:15 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. live DJ, 5 pm, FREE, Live music and DJ, 9 pm, $5. Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 218-7889, Maria Taylor (of Azure Ray), 8 pm, $14 in advance, cafeconcert.com. pm. Fulton Ferry Landing. hosted by drag queen Kay Sera, 9 pm, FREE. www.ricerepublic.com. (718) 636-4100. $16 day of the show; April 19: An Albatross, April 16: Zemog, 10 pm, FREE; April 17: Amayo’s (718) 624-2083. Club Exit iO Restaurant Saturdays, Thursdays and Fridays: Karaoke, 8 Oxford Collapse, Trouble Everyday, 8 pm, $8; Fu-arkist-ra, 10 pm, FREE; April 18: Mike Mc- BAM: Brooklyn Academy of COMMUNITY SEDER: Park pm, FREE. April 20: DeFalco presents Finishing School, The Ginnis, 10 pm, FREE; April 19: Hannah Marcus, Music presents the Mark Slope Jewish Center hosts a 147 Greenpoint Ave. at Manhattan Avenue in 119 Kent Ave. at North Seventh Street in Wil- Icicles, Metric Mile, 8 pm, $8; April 21: Dwight Black Lights-Kyp Malone, Scary Mansions, Lichens- seder for Passover. $62 per Greenpoint, (718) 349-6969, www.club-exit.com. liamsburg, (718) 388-3320, www.iorestaurant- Morris Dance Group in “Rock Magnetic Field Richter, Julian Velard, Jonah Smith, Jeremy Robert Love, 10 pm, FREE; April 20: Glass Ghost, adult, $27 children between Saturdays: DJ Dance Party, 10 pm, $15 (ladies andlounge.com. of Ages.” $20 to $70. 7:30 97 Atlantic Ave. at Henry Street in Brooklyn Schoenfeld, Debbie Dean, 7 pm, $8; April 22: 10 pm, FREE; April 21: Oscar Noriega Quartet, 10 ages 6 and 13. 6:30 pm. FREE until midnight); Fridays: DJ Dance Party, Saturdays: DJ spins salsa and house, 10 pm, Trashcan Sinatras with Cartel, 8 pm, $15; April 23: pm. BAM Howard Gilman Heights, (718) 834-0069, www.magnetic- pm, FREE; April 22: Slavic Soul Party, 10 pm, Opera House, 30 Lafayette Eighth Avenue and 14th 10 pm, FREE. FREE ($5 after 11 pm); Fridays: DJ spins salsa Damien Jurado, Two Gallants, Sail on Sailor, 7 Street. (718) 768-1453. brooklyn.com. FREE; April 23: Imo and One Africa, 10 pm, FREE. Ave. (718) 636-4100. and house, 10 pm, FREE. pm, $10 in advance, $12 day of the show, “Jelly COMMUNITY SEDER: Con- Mondays: Rock ‘n’ Roll DJ Exchange, 9 pm, THEATER: Brooklyn Theater Arts Cornerstone Bar FREE; April 16: The Spittoons, The Stags, 8 pm, NYC” with DJ Ayres, Nick Catchdubs, Trick & —compiled by Chiara V. Cowan gregation Mount Sinai hosts a 1502 Cortelyou Road at Marlborough Road in Janes United $4, Rock ‘n’ Roll Drugstore, 10:30 pm, FREE; Project presents “Man of La holiday seder. $58, $25 chil- Flatbush, (718) 940-9037. Methodist Church April 17: Viewings at the Field, 7:30 pm, FREE; Mancha.” $15, $12 seniors, dren. Price is less for mem- Tuesdays and Thursdays: Open mic, 8 pm, April 22: Foxbase Alpha, 9 pm, FREE. students, children. 8 pm. bers. 6:30 pm. Reservations FREE; April 16: Money Shot, 8 pm, $5. 174 Malcom X Blvd. at Monroe Street in Christ Church Theater, 7301 Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 453-2316. necessary. 250 Cadman Plaza M Shanghai Bistro TALK TO US… Ridge Blvd. (718) 390-7189. West. (718) 875-9124. April 17: The Voices of Norfolk Concert Choir, 3 IMPACT THEATER: presents Crewtonz House pm, $12. PASSOVER SEDER: Catered & Den To list your events in Brooklyn Nightlife, please give us as much notice as possible. Include name “Kettle Dreams.” $15, $12 dinner with traditional foods of God 129 Havemeyer St. at Grand Street in Williams- of venue, address with cross street, phone number for the public to call, Web site address, dates, seniors and students. 8 pm. celebrates the second night 248 McKibben St., No. 1J, at Bushwick Jazz 966 burg, (718) 384-9300, www.mshanghaiden.com. times and admission or ticket prices. Send listings and color photos of performers via e-mail to 190 Underhill Road. (718) of Passover. $36, $16 chil- Avenue in Williamsburg, (908) 656-5382. 966 Fulton St. at Cambridge Place in Clinton Sundays: Hip-hop karaoke with Dynamic [email protected] or via fax at (718) 834-9278. Listings are free and printed on a 390-7163. space available basis. We regret we cannot take listings over the phone. dren. 6:30 pm. Bay Ridge April 20: Kylesa with Lord Sterling and more, 7 Hill, (718) 639-6910. Damien and DJ Harry Ballz, 10 pm, FREE; April BRICK THEATER: presents “Tup- Jewish Center, 405 81st pm, $5. Fridays: Live jazz, 8 pm, $10 suggested donation. 16: DJ Party, 10 pm, FREE; April 21: Grand perware Orgy,” a feminist Street. Reservations neces- play for chauvinist pigs. $10. sary. (718) 836-3103. 14 BRZ THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM April 16, 2005 CB10 panel wants senior facility cut in half By Jotham Sederstrom make it at least 10 feet taller not prevent an influx of traf- The Brooklyn Papers than surrounding two-family fic, especially in the morning, A proposal to build sen- homes, Harrison said the when parents dropped off committee hoped to satisfy their children at the daycare, ior housing and children’s frustrated neighbors while and on weekend evenings, daycare just north of keeping plans for the facility during events in a proposed Dyker Heights was stalled alive. banquet hall. last week after longtime As initially proposed, the Marie Sim, a neighbor of residents protested the building would house a day- the site and the mother of a plan, citing the projected care facility on its bottom 10-year-old boy, said that she height of the building and three floors and senior hous- and other parents fear that the the traffic it would pro- ing on the upper three. While daycare program may draw voke. buildings with six stories nor- morning traffic to the residen- Targeted for a lot now oc- mally rise anywhere from 60 tial stretch. cupied by a longtime Gen- to 72 feet, the project was en- Stressing the absence of a ovese Drug Store, at 6209 visioned to include two floors traffic light on the corner of 11th Ave., the application for with higher ceilings in order 11th Avenue and 63rd Street, a zoning variance to allow to house a basketball court, combined with a nearby ele- construction of the 79-foot fa- swimming pool and mixed- mentary school. Sim said that use auditorium, among other cility was rejected by a Com- the facility would invite a amenities. munity Board 10 committee, crush of double-parked and Rich Lobel said that those which agreed with concerns circling vehicles. that the building proposed by amenities and others would be open to the public. Frank Palmieri, another the St. George Coptic Ortho- homeowner on 63rd Street, dox Church would tower Despite such flourishes, said the proposal was the first nearly 40 feet above neigh- however, homeowners have boring homes. complained that the facility of its kind that he could recall “When we looked at it, we threatened to tower over their since moving to the block liked the programs,” said block by stretching nearly sometime before 1950. Al- Stephen Harrison, chairman twice the size of neighboring though he stressed that the of CB10’s Zoning and Land buildings, most of them resi- building’s height was most Use committee. “We liked the dential and reaching no high- worrisome among homeown- church’s commitment, and to er than 40 feet. ers, Palmieri said that traffic see a church that’s expanding “I’m banging my head was also on his mind. is a very good thing. Senior against the wall trying to fig- “There’s a lot of people on housing is something we need ure it out,” said Mickey this block with little children in the community and we’ve LaBarbera, who said she has and there’s no place to park as said that a thousand times. lived within a three-block ra- Callan / Tom it is,” said Palmieri. “But,” added Harrison, dius of the site since 1959. Despite the CB10 commit- “the building was just too “I’m looking to run away and tee’s decision, which needs to large.” I don’t think the politicians be ratified by the full commu- The zoning committee would like it. Because if nity board, Lobel said that members on April 7 instead everyone runs away, who’s Papers The Brooklyn church officials had not im- offered a compromise that going to vote for them?” mediately decided whether to they said they would pass — Aside from the building’s redesign plans for the build- a 52-foot building at half the height, however, LaBarbera Mom of the century ing. In order for the plan to be bulk that church officials had and others say that plans to financially viable, he said, the originally proposed. Although construct a 50-space parking Catherine Fitzpatrick celebraties her 100th birthday with state Sen. Marty Golden (second from right) and her sons (from left) Jack, Joe, Tom, Bob building would need at least the new height would still garage below the site would and Mike, at the Bay Ridge Manor on March 2. Also at the party was her son Jim, who is not shown. three floors of senior housing, an offering that church offi- cials believe would sustain the project because of its proximity to neighborhoods with large elderly populations but few housing opportuni- Board discusses Fort future … just in case ties. While weighted by recom- By Jotham Sederstrom residential housing to parkland to mally discuss ideas. replica of the Empire State Building hoped to hear a wide variety of other round of closures, as previous mendations by the communi- ty board, the variance request The Brooklyn Papers space for a new college or commer- “I believed it should be saved,” on the site — or something even ideas. cuts had already saved taxpayers cial endeavors, say those close to said Stephen Harrison, chairman of larger. “It could be something as simple $6.6 billion annually. is ultimately determined by Should the Fort Hamilton the effort to keep the base open. the board’s Zoning and Land Use “There’s a great fear of uncon- as park grounds, which would be A law passed in 2003 provides the Board of Standards and Army Base be included in a list And while most believe that the Committee. “What this is, though, trolled development,” said Harrison. basically leaving it as is,” said Har- that the Pentagon submit to the Appeals. of garrison closures later this base will be spared next month after looking at it, is really just look- Harrison stressed, however, that rison. Base Closure Commission a list of “The church is looking at it year, the 170 acres that it has when a committee of Pentagon offi- ing at the future.” the meeting on Wednesday was in- The latest round of base closings bases it believes should be closed. again,” said Lobel. “But if the occupied in Bay Ridge since cials and military experts submits its Harrison said that because the tended only as a public forum to will mark the fifth time since 1988 That commission chooses among height is knocked down, slate of choices in an effort to con- base is on federal land, it is not cur- discuss the possibilities and poten- that the Department of Defense has those bases and passes the list to there’s less residential units. 1825 would likely be turned over solidate the military, members of rently protected by city zoning reg- tial challenges of zoning the land. taken steps to reduce the number of Congress, which must approve or “The only thing we know to the city for new development. Community Board 10 were sched- ulations, meaning that, hypothetical- Asked if he had a position on how it bases nationwide. reject the entire list, expected to be right now is that they’ve ap- That could mean anything from uled to meet on April 13 to infor- ly, developers could build an exact should be used, he said that he only In 2001, Congress authorized an- ready by May. prove a four-story building. WE’RE EMBRACING THE POSSIBILITIES familymatters THE NATIONAL FERTILITY AND ADOPTION CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES REDUCED All Senior Living 50% THANKS TO THE GENEROUS Sunday, April 17, 2005 SUPPORT OF OUR KEYNOTE Grand Hyatt New York SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS. 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Because of Lately it’s as if we in Brook- is a very clever, verdantly enhanced, and too many obfuscating answers. instead of a post-industrial marine- the entrances and exits of the BQE, lyn Heights and surrounding beautifully presented and beguiling Ninety-nine years is a long time to scape and acres of macadam. We it requires four crossings to get there neighborhoods are the punch Send us a letter boondoggle meant to hornswoggle live with a mistake just because it is were told the building is going to from Pier 6. At present, these cross- By mail: Letters Editor, Brooklyn Papers, the public. Basically, it covers a currently a hot real estate market. share 200 of its 600 indoor parking ings are dangerous. A safer and line of a George Carlin joke. spaces with BBP. Exactly who gets quicker path is to cross Furman Carlin, always the student of lan- 55 Washington St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 naked land grab that privatizes an Are there really no other creative so- isolated, seasonal public park into a lutions to financing the BBP or is the these spaces differed from meeting Street and walk up Joralemon. One guage and the effect words have on Fax: (718) 834-9278. to meeting. If the boat slips become can envision hundreds marching up us, loves to play the word game in luxury residential gated enclave. politically appointed ESDC the By e-mail: [email protected] wrong entity to answer that? a reality, it will complete the am- and down that block. his humor. In a famous routine he ••• biance of luxury for the future 360 ••• talks about the difference between All letters must be signed and include the writer’s home address There is precious little solid ••• What exactly is the exchange Furman apartment purchasers. Of Interest rates are rising, the dol- baseball and football. “In baseball and phone number (only the writer’s name and neighborhood ground in the long, narrow BBP. course, the legalities of this ex- lar is down, bonds are weak and in- you play at THE PARK, and in are published with the letter). The piers, we are told, are so frag- between the BBP and the 360 Fur- man St. developer? The informa- change appear to be still up in the air. flation is inching upwards. football you play on THE GRID- Letters may be edited and will not be returned. ile that it will take $3.6 million ••• Just how long will this real es- tion differed at each meeting. It ap- IRON.” yearly to keep the wicked worms at Between the two proposed build- tate bubble last? Will it be long Well, that’s the game we in the bay. Really? The Port Authority pears from the most recent model ings near Pier 6 and 360 Furman St., enough for the BBP developers to Heights are being handed by the must be ecstatic to unload them, that 360 Furman is getting vehicle sound barrier between it and the n’t want to change the nature and there are 900 housing units planned. build and cash in on the proposed Brooklyn Bridge Park Develop- and the River Cafe, on wood pil- access to two-way Atlantic Avenue That means about 1,800 to 2,400 luxury condos? At present, there ment Corp. (BBPDC). They want BQE. character of the neighborhood, then — priceless! Presently, the only ve- I and many of my neighbors why rezone at all? There are even ings, must lead a charmed life. people living and/or working at the are already over 1,000 high-end us to believe their plan is A PARK, Adding existing structures, pro- hicle access to this building is one- Atlantic Avenue end. We have yet to residential units in the pipeline in but all it really is, is DEVELOP- feel, therefore, as I believe Mr. some, such as the DUMBO Neigh- way Furman Street via Old Fulton Adams does, that whatever com- borhood Association, who would posed buildings and roadways will see the studies showing the effect Downtown Brooklyn with more MENT, and big-time development remove 20 percent of the solid land. Street or Joralemon Street. that these and the other proposed coming. I have lived long enough at that. mercial burdens/housing initiatives preserve the area’s industrial nature. deemed necessary should be more While this may seem charming to We are shown a budget of $15.2 At one point we were told that residential density, in DUMBO, will to have experienced several cycles In this very newspaper the word million stuffed with personnel and this building and the proposed build- have on the sewers, utilities, schools of boom and bust in the stock and park is used to describe this project equitably shouldered. What we some, we are less easily charmed. least want is to divide neighbor- expensive amenities for a seasonal, ings in the park would have private and traffic. real estate markets. What protec- all the time. Make no mistake: This As an industrial and shipping area, hoods — each with their legitimate dawn-to-dusk park. carting. The buyers of [eventual] 360 I question the parking ratio used tion does the BBP’s revenue have is a giant money-making land grab it is failed and antiquated. concerns — or to signify that all is Reams of charts are paraded be- Furman luxury condos would be to determine that 600 spaces is ade- if a long down-cycle results in fore- with no consideration for us living Old is not the same as historic wrong with the park as proposed. It fore us to justify all the luxury resi- getting access to a next-door play- quate for 900 units of luxury apart- closures and bankruptcies? in the Heights or the impact on our and it certainly does not automati- does have some excellent design dential buildings. But there are too ground, armed security guards and ments in such an isolated spot at the — Patricia Kirkeby, Downtown lives. To think otherwise is foolish. cally qualify a district as landmark. features. The latest insult is the addition — Robert Zimiles, If there are some especially elegant to the plan of four residential high- Fulton Ferry Landing warehouses in DUMBO, then by all means, let them be preserved as rises with more that 730 apart- s”xc ments. Leader’s not landmarks and vestiges of exempla- I urge this paper, the BHA and ry architecture. Let us not be senti- all those who feel as I do to stop angry about mentally silly about an aggregate of calling this project a park and hope run-of-the-mill 19th century facto- ries. They have had their day. It is that we can open more people’s the ‘park’ over. They should be replaced with eyes to what is really going on To the editor, housing, which this borough of here. — Linda DeRosa-Streem, Regarding the article “Angry nearly 2.8 million residents desper- Brooklyn Heights ‘park’ opponents to meet at Bor- ately needs. ough Hall,” the Boerum Hill Asso- Not the chic, “affordable” hous- The Heights ciation is on record as supporting ing that serves the aesthetic values the Brooklyn Bridge Park. of a scant few, but rather that ESPECT We view this as a “work in R spared, not serves the needs of many. Even the progress” and we do believe that introduction of luxury housing in Fulton Ferry the park planners are listening to DUMBO, in sufficient quantity, the communities’ suggestions. For simply by its introduction into the To the editor: example, there now is a beautiful market place, relieves pressures of In your last edition’s article indoor soccer playing field that is a demand in other areas. your headlined, “Angry ‘park’ oppo- part of the park model. Should DUMBO be rezoned? nents to meet at Borough Hall,” The BBP designers have had Yes! Should it be a thoughtful and Murray Adams, president of the well-attended public meetings for careful rezoning, as opposed to the Cobble Hill Association, is quoted the public to speak with the park current practice of awarding vari- as saying that the plan as presented designers, such as the one in ances? Yes! But let us achieve the CHILD “is really out of balance” and that Boerum Hill at the Belarusian optimum social and economic val- Are children miniature adults? Do their opinions matter? Is there a optimism, the very qualities that empower people to achieve great “the interests of the very closely af- Church on March 19. ues for the area. fected people have been put para- magic moment when they stop being children? things as adults. We want to work with those — Kevin D. S. Breslin, Republican mount to the interests of the people who are in favor of the park as well committeeman, 52nd A.D. These are pretty important questions. Yet too often they go "The child delights in the simple things of life. Sometimes that at large.” as those who have strong concerns unasked... and unanswered. delight may lead in the wrong direction. But the delight in While I agree with many of his about the park’s design — to reach itself is good. ... We need to embrace and nurture the delight Raising a child is the greatest gift and our most important challenge. and his organization’s cavils about a consensus. Another while weaning it from things that are unwholesome." the park, I take exception to his in- We want ALL of the parkland, It can be more complex than running a Fortune 100 company, more clusion of Fulton Ferry Landing as including the piers, that is currently Marty unpredictable than the weather, and – when done right – more rewarding than any other human endeavor. a special interest group whose in the model to be a part of Brook- NURTURING ENTHUSIASM lyn Bridge Park. We need more needs are being heard at the ex- shutout Children have unstoppable enthusiasm. Cynicism and doubt have pense of theirs. parkland — not less. BUT WHAT EXACTLY IS A CHILD? no place in a child’s world. Hence, as our children grow older, From the beginning, Fulton Fer- In an election year, we certainly To the editor: it is important that we channel, rather than cauterize, their ry Landing was given to under- do not want the city and state to On March 24, Borough President The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson was unbridled energy. stand that a hotel was to be built at take away the funds allocated to Markowitz convened the fourth of preoccupied with the importance of children, even viewing the Cold Storage site at Pier 1. the development of the Brooklyn his invitation-only, closed-door them as role models for adults. Indeed, at some point every child realizes all is not per- “community meetings” at Borough fect in our world. Our task is to explain that this world While not of the mass of that pro- Bridge Park because the local com- “The child is not merely an adult in the making, but a Hall to advance Bruce Ratner’s is like an unfinished masterpiece. And we – as posed for Pier 6 at Atlantic Avenue, munities cannot work together to person with marked advantages of his or her own: LIRR arena/skyscraper plans for human beings created in G-d’s image – are His the size of the hotel looms ever forge an agreement on park issues the child's faith, trust, integrity, energy, enthusiasm, Prospect heights [see story, front partners in perfecting this creation. larger and more imposing, threat- in a constructive and positive man- thirst for learning, conscientiousness, and sense ening encroachment on very limit- ner. page]. — Sue Wolfe, president, This time, as before, the neighbor- of importance are qualities to be cultivated in the “... A piece of the world has been wait- ed green space, the Old Fulton Boerum Hill Association hood groups Prospect Heights Ac- child and emulated by the adult.” ing for your soul to purify and repair it. Street entrance to the park, many of From the time it was first emanated, your tion Coalition and Brooklyn Vision Indeed, a child is not a caterpillar biding its our views, etc. DUMBO soul has waited to descend to this world were expressly not welcome, and we time before becoming a butterfly. Children are I do feel that the core Brooklyn and carry out its mission.” Heights area has been too spared in zoning: Don’t two, as before, were personally not not merely potential grown-ups. They are an indis- sharing in the compromises en- invited — by name. pensable part of the social fabric – a vital, organic, The world’s flaws and rough edges are our tailed in raising revenues in order On March 24, as during previ- significant presence. opportunity to bring it that much closer to per- to make the park self supporting. simplify ous meetings we’d been locked out fection. We achieve this through acts of good- of, we stood outside on the steps of Already blessed with the prome- To the editor: ness and kindness. This is the most important Borough Hall. On this occasion we nade and guaranteed view planes, We believe that City Council- A CHILD’S POWER thing we can teach our sons and daughters, sent a note inside to Mr. Markowitz why then also the most favorable man David Yassky’s call for [a re- From a spiritual perspective, children possess powers because it tempers adult awareness of the green-to-building mass ratio? zoning of] DUMBO [The Brook- by the hand of an invited emissary. world with childlike belief in perfectibility. We reminded the borough presi- that tend to diminish in adulthood. One corrective would be to shift lyn Papers, March 26] is correct. “Never underestimate the power of a some of the residential component We disagree with his reasons and dent that we are engaged in the dem- “The child naively believes that everything ocratic exchange, that we are equal should be fair and everyone should be simple pure deed done from the heart. to Furman Street. If well thought- his goal. The world was not changed by men out this could also accomplish the His opposition to changing the with both Mr. Markowitz and his honest, that only good should prevail, that chief of staff, Greg Atkins, and everybody should have what they want who move mountains, nor by those enhancement of transport to and nature and character of the neigh- who lead the revolutions, nor by from the park and provide some borhood is surprising. If one does- everyone else they had handpicked and there should be no pain or sadness. to try to silence the voice of the com- The child believes the world should be those whose purse strings tie up the munity so as to deliver yet another perfect and is outraged to discover world. Dictators are deposed, oppres- Brooklyn neighborhood into the de- it is not... sion is dissolved, entire nations are structive hands of Mr. Markowitz’s transformed by a precious few acts of friend Bruce Ratner. ... And the child is right.” beauty performed by a handful of We regret Mr. Markowitz’s in- Children bring out the best in adults. unknown soldiers.” MARTY… ability — displayed over and over In an otherwise cynical and jaded world, Look at your child. Love your child. Respect Continued from page 1 — to appreciate the true meaning our children can stir us to nobility, decency your child. Learn from your child. Nurture your groups in Prospect Heights” — the Oct. 17, 2004 meeting had only two of diversity among the citizens of and kindness. All we have to do is hear them, child. Teach your sons and daughters that they arena-area residents present — but he disagreed with DDDB’s exclu- Brooklyn. Mr. Markowitz has and we become better people. have an important role to play as G-d’s partners sion. made his office look small and in making this the best world possible. “They have not yet fully included some of the groups that we recom- mean. What a shame. Borough mended that they do include, like DDDB,” Veconi said. Hall used to be the people’s house “CHILDISH” VS “CHILDLIKE” You’ll be amazed. in Brooklyn. Patti Hagan, co-founder of PHAC, was enraged, and with her sister, Childish behavior is natural, and — Schellie and Patti Hagan Schellie Hagan, both ardent and vocal foes of the arena plan, protested ultimately outgrown. At the same time This message offers a glimpse of the Rebbe’s outside Borough Hall during the meeting. Clinton Hill & Prospect Heights it is so important to nurture and insights on education and the child. For a more “It’s really disgusting how people who can contribute to the debate respect childlike qualities. Our respon- comprehensive understanding of this critical sub- are kept out completely,” said Hagan. “It’s like they don’t want people ‘Park’ little sibility as parents is to enable our ject, please go to www.TheRebbe.org/Education. to know what’s going on.” sons and daughters to retain trust and Veconi characterized the meeting as a “question and answer session” more than a that discussed the state environmental review process for preparation of an environmental impact statement, which is underway now, with rep- This ad is part of a series of messages on subjects of universal importance, based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of blessed memory. resentatives form the lead state agency on the Ratner project, the Em- ‘land grab’ This message is brought to you as part of the worldwide celebration of the Rebbe’s Centenary. A project of the International Conference of Chabad Lubavitch Emissaries. pire State Development Corporation (ESDC). To the editor: “That was useful in some respects,” said Veconi. “Unfortunately, I have walked the walk and lis- they were not able to answer a number of questions regarding the use tened to the talk at six meetings for of eminent domain, and we had recommended that the people who the Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP) of were experts in that area be present, so that was perhaps a disappoint- which three had the ever-evolving ment.” model present. I have viewed the en- Ruth Goldstein, vice chair of the Fort Greene Association, recalled ticing pictures and booklets. I delved the ESDC officials’ response to condemnation questions. into the labyrinthine financials from “They told us, in their own defense, ‘Well, the purpose of ESDC is June 2004 and the more recent to really cut through all this red tape.’And so we’re all sitting there feel- batch. I studied the cluttered site ing like red tape,” she said. from a friend’s rooftop above Grace Goldstein — no relation to Daniel Goldstein — said she was dis- Court. Twice, I have walked down mayed. Joralemon Street to Furman Street For further information and greater insight into the Rebbe's wisdom on this and other subjects, please log onto “I did not feel the level of authority was there,” she said. “[The and over to the Pier 6 guardhouse. After the model show-and-tell in ESDC representatives] seemed to be there to give the kind of informa- 718/543.0411 INC. ADVERTISING: BLOWDART, WWW.THEREBBE.ORG tion they knew about the EIS process” DUMBO on March 12, I examined The ESDC officials, she said, deferred even environmental ques- the route from the city park-let and tions. “They had not brought their environmental issues people,” Ruth Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, past Goldstein said. the River Cafe and along Furman And city questions, she said, were brushed off as well. Street to Joralemon Street. On the “They were unable to answer them because they’re not familiar with way, under the noisy BQE, my com- the city process,” she said. panions and I had a shouted conver- Wishing the entire community a happy and kosher Passover! “A question was asked as to how the state deals with issues that are sation comparing viewpoints. raised in the EIS process, and if mitigation is required. They said they Yes, I have heard the passion of Please help sponsor a Passover Seder for a college student, homebound elderly or the poor: ‘take them seriously’ but what that means isn’t encouraging.” the people discussing this plan; the Overall, Goldstein said it became clear from the meeting and a col- rhetoric of the politicians, the fluid $36 for 1 Seder, $72 for 3 Seders, $180 for 5 Seders, $360 for 10 Seders. laborative letter written by the groups to Markowitz that those present explanation of the Empire State For more information contact Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin at (718) 596-4840 ext 11, or [email protected]. were not keen on the process. Development Corporation (ESDC) Councilwoman Letitia James, a fervent opponent of the arena pro- and the Brooklyn Bridge Park Con- www.heightschabad.com posal, said the meeting was merely a start. servancy (BBPC), and read the lo- “I appreciate the meeting but obviously this should not be a substi- cal media reports. 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If the program proves a it will be several minutes technology for years, and success, it could take decades before service resumes. Paris has one such line. to implement the technology Trapped commuters sigh But the New York City citywide. and glance at their watches Transit upgrade is a mile- Why go to the trouble? impatiently. Some simply stone. Never has a city with a Nabile Ghaly, NYC Tran- subway so large or so old — sit’s chief signal engineer, close their eyes in resignation. it turned 100 last fall — tried said the new system lets traf- This sort of thing — and to convert its existing infra- fic controllers know exactly Callan / Tom much worse — has been hap- structure to automation. where each train is at all pening quite a lot lately. If all goes well, automation times, and it tightly controls Entire subway lines have will be phased in on other train speed. recently been knocked out for lines over the next 20 years, With it, trains can run more hours on end by failing equip- and conductors will be phased closely together — and there- Papers The Brooklyn ment, including decades-old out. fore more frequently — and switches short-circuited by “We’re moving from a with fewer accidents, transit flooding. 19th-century subway system,” officials say. School of rock So it’s no surprise that said Charles Seaton, a transit The new system uses commuters are greeting with spokesman. “It’s making the “communications-based train Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan joined fourth-grade teacher Judy Hudson and students of PS 133, on Butler Street in Park Slope, on April 8 for a ambivalence this month’s system more efficient, safer control,” or CBTC. Comput- music class sponsored by Time Warner Cable and VH1’s “Save the Music” program, which encourages schools to maintain music education. launch of fully automated and allowing us to run more ers on trains, alongside tracks trains on a 24-station line con- trains.” in special enclosures and at a necting Manhattan and The new technology is not new control center monitor a As in the subway systems stations will tell riders when a station if there’s an obstruc- one company are not compat- “The challenge is to get the Brooklyn. without its critics, many wor- train’s location and speed via in Washington, D.C., and the next train will arrive. tion. ible with another. companies to build equipment Trains on the L line — ried about safety. radio waves. London, screens installed in Train operators can adjust Opponents are also wary of To have a truly integrated that’s compatible with each speeds themselves, but a a system that puts so much system, the city would have to other, so different trains can warning flashes if they exceed trust in computers and auto- continue buying all its equip- run on different lines,” Sulli- limits set for specific sections mated signals, which they ment from Siemens AG, effec- van said. “You don’t want a of track. 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So when the Hoyt Street As- The union acknowledges The data carried on radio • Maid service available • 24 hour check in & emergency staff sociation received a letter from that its opposition stems part- waves are encrypted, so only an • Minutes from Disney & Universal the church saying it would “re- ly from the fact that 119 con- internal leak could compromise Amenities include: (can vary by location) take the complete and incompat- Heated Outdoor Pool Clubhouse Tennis Court Pool Tables ductors will be made redun- its security, he said. Though it’s In-door Pool Snack Bar Basketball Playground ible use” of the garden for sale dant in the first phase of the possible to jam the radio signal, Jacuzzi Game Room Exercise Room and future development, Cusack plan alone, while about 2,700 he said, that would only make Standard, Premium & Luxury Units Available was shocked. more could lose their jobs the train stop. Book Online or Call: Today The letter, signed by Rosa Callan / Tom 866-518-7511 Nieves, the church secretary on system-wide. Sullivan, who also helped www.FloridaRentalsUnlimited.com behalf of “The Elders of the Opponents worry that with- develop an automated line for X13 Church ‘Del Vivo Cristo’” had out conductors, evacuation in San Francisco Municipal emergencies could be slow Railway in the 1980s, said he the name of the pastor, the Rev. In Lee, Massachusetts CRYSTAL BROOK Alfredo A. Ferraras-Perez at the and disorderly, and train doors knows of no serious problems A Quintessential top, and was mysteriously dated Papers The Brooklyn could close on passengers. from hacking or malfunction. New England Town RESORT Jan. 19, 2005. The community garden at Hoyt Street and Atlantic Avenue faces an uncertain future. Conductors typically ride in a He is more concerned that - Mountain Brauhaus Guests are pampered with attentive “As you know, very soon it middle car, checking to see the piecemeal approach the “Recommended by Frommer’s Travel Guide” will be 30 years since we gener- service and encouraged to “savor the church occasionally enjoying the and exchange community labor Boerum Hill Association, and a that passengers get on and off city is now taking could mean tranquilty” in front of a roaring fire or Family friendly resort in the Mtns. ously permitted you to use our in our heated swimming pool. garden, and even holding a wed- and rent payments to subsidize broker at Nancy McKiernan trains safely and overseeing technology becomes obsolete Ger/Amer meals, Cozy rms, Cable TV, property gratuitously,” Nieves Applegate is an elegant yet comfort- ding there one afternoon. the “park in perpetuity.” Realtors on Atlantic Avenue, able estate in the heart of the AC, Pvt. Bath, Spa, solar htd pool, wrote. “We acknowledge that the safe opening and closing by the time new lines are up- “We give away keys to any- Telephone conversations be- just down the street from the of doors. graded in the future. Berkshires. Entertainment, Spring weekends! Gift you’ve made a very positive de- Applegate Bed and Breakfast Certificates! Midweek Special $61.00 velopment in the creation of the body who’s interested,” she tween Cusack and the New garden, said her neighborhood Transit officials counter Compounding the problem, pp daily – Children’s rates said, noting that all the local York Presbytery — which owns organization was concerned, garden for the community, how- that in the new system, doors several different companies (800) 691-9012 www.crystalbrook.com * 1-800-999-7376 ever presently this church has the schools had keys, along with the the land — were only mildly re- and it would affect the acco- won’t be able to close and currently manufacture CBTC www.ApplegateInn.com P.O. Box 189 Round Top, NY 12473-0018 urgent necessity to revise and re- public library branch and all in- assuring, she said. lades the block has received for trains won’t be able to depart equipment, and parts from X13 X18 launch its evangelical mission. terested church members. “The “They said they wanted winning “Greenest Block in “In so doing, we are reorgan- rules are here — Pick up litter, ‘nothing other than a courtyard Brooklyn” awards. izing and re-evaluating our re- and don’t pick the flowers.” garden’ there,” said Cusack, “For 30 years they’ve let the sources to this end. It is with our The once gravel-strewn emp- who said she was told that all neighborhood use it, so the deep feeling of respect that we ty lot was sold to the church in sale decisions have to go neighborhood loves the fact that are giving you written notices of 1970, and had been vacant for through the church’s Grand As- it’s been there,” she said. “It’s a our unalterable decision to ac- five years until the community sembly, which would take time. wonderful neighborhood insti- quire the total undivided use of started the garden. Cusack said she understood tution. Do we have a right to it? REAL the considered property.” “They said they were indeed an apartment building with a No. But maybe we can raise It was the first Cusack had ready to sell the land and if we rectory for the pastor was being enough money that we can buy heard of the church’s desire to wanted to buy it we could cer- considered. it. Who knows? be rid of he garden. tainly be on the list,” she said, Ferraras-Perez deferred com- “My daughter was read to “When I called them I said, and hoped something could be ment until after press time. there, and now she reads there,” ESTATE ‘This is very startling news,’” done to raise enough money for The New York Presbytery Wolfe said, and fondly recalled she recalled. the corner lot. did not return calls for comment summer afternoons in the garden Over the years, Cusack said, She hopes, instead, to work by press time. with her children at the Hoyt Room For Rent / Brooklyn she remembered members of the something out with the church, Sue Wolfe, president of the Street Garden summer reading APARTMENTS HOUSES FOR SALE program, for which the Room for Rent Hoyt Street Association For Rent / Brooklyn provides snacks, books Park Slope area. In a beautiful brown- and an amplifier so the stone. $135-150 per wk. References Apartments, Sublets required. 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