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Published weekly by Brooklyn Paper Publications at 26 Court St., Brooklyn, NY 11242 Phone 718-834-9350 © Brooklyn Paper Publications • 14 pages including GO BROOKLYN • Vol.26, No. 48 BRZ • December 1, 2003 • FREE TREE YOU LATER 80th St. nabes watch as old tree is felled By Jotham Sederstrom the site, said on Tuesday. “But Residents between Fourth Now, however, most residents Indeed, members of the The Brooklyn Papers now it’s completely down and and Fifth avenues rose in op- are coming to terms with the 80th Street Block Association As developers contin- they’re sawing it up in pieces.” position to Cammarata’s pur- multiple-unit condominium. met last week with Council- Despite neighborhood out- chase of the house. The sale “We’re making the best of man Vincent Gentile and Cam- ued to work out kinks sur- rage over the summer after de- even sparked a bidding war it,” said Parker, who added that marata to discuss the finer rounding the aesthetics of veloper Joseph Cammarata an- between Ahl, who sought to Cammarata had agreed to install points of the condominium, a controversial new con- nounced that he had secured a reclaim it, and Rosemarie O’- a skylight on her house because which is expected to be com- dominium being built on demolition permit for the old Keefe, a former Giuliani com- of the sunlight his condomini- pleted by June. According to the site of a recently razed house, the newest twist to hap- missioner and City Council um will block. “They seem to Parker, members voted on the 100-year-old house on pen to historic 80th Street candidate who also sought to be interested in doing a very color of brick to be used, 80th Street, contractors hardly registered a peep. buy it back from Cammarata. good job,” she said. See TREE FALLS on page 5 this week finished chop- ping away at a towering London Plain tree in the yard. While the exact age won’t be determined until its rings can be counted, the tree is Bridge ‘builder’ gets due widely believed to be more than 100 years old. Some neighbors, like Bay Ridge merchant and Community 13th Av. span named for Dominick Sabatino Board 10 member Greg Ahl, By Jotham Sederstrom down off-road terrain. who grew up in the old house To Sabatino the butcher, that used to stand at 435 80th The Brooklyn Papers this was pure bologna. So he St., believe the 80-foot-tall Some 70 years ago, spent seven years lobbying sycamore was even older. Dominick Sabatino owned city officials to build a bridge “I don’t think there’s any a grocery store and deli in over the divide. tree with a better track record Borough Park. There, on for a street tree than the Lon- In 1937, the city built it. the corner of 59th Street Seven decades later, they don Plain,” said Bill Logan, and 13th Avenue, the self- the president of Urban Ar- named it after the business- borists, who added that such made merchant, an Italian man who, born 133 years ago, trees can live up to 350 years. immigrant known in the nudged it into reality. The tree was so large that it neighborhood for his han- On Nov. 22, a beautiful, sun- took lumberjacks five days to dlebar moustache, sold ny Saturday afternoon, Coun- completely chop it down and salami and prosciutto by cilman Vincent Gentile and a teams of 10 or more were the pound. slew of Sabatino’s relatives gathered on the corner of 61st
needed for the job. While two Problem was, a gulch sepa- Mango / Greg / Greg Mango / Greg or three were lifted to branch- rating 61st and 62nd streets Street and 13th Avenue to cele- es 40 feet above, a ground was scaring business away. brate their patriarch’s com- crew worked below. While avenues on either side pelling life and contributions to “It’s a science to watch straddled the dirt-filled gap, his community. A street sign on these men take the tree motorists traveling 13th Av- the northwest corner was un- The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn down,” Peg Parker, a member enue ended up at a dead end, veiled. It reads, “Dominick Not only has the home at 435 80th St. been demolished, but now this century-old tree, of the 80th Street Block Asso- an oversight that left some un- Joseph Sabatino, 96, son of Dominick Sabatino, holds sign Sabatino Bridge-1937.” (what’s left of it) was chopped down piece by piece this week. ciation who lives next door to suspecting drivers skidding honoring his father. With him is his son, Robert. See BRIDGE on page 6 Scorsese: Re-open Lady Liberty By Verena Dobnik The federal government has spent al detectors were installed to screen statue to visitors. No timetable has TROLLEY WAR Associated Press millions on upgrades, but about $5 visitors boarding the ferry from low- been set. million of work must still be done er Manhattan. But the statue itself On Tuesday, American Express Martin Scorsese on Tuesday before visitors can climb the 151- has remained closed. pledged at least $3 million to The offered his moviemaking talent to foot-high statue. Planned upgrades to the statue in- Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foun- a campaign aimed at reopening The Statue of Liberty National clude fire and emergency notification dation, which is overseeing the proj- the Statue of Liberty to the public. Monument, a 58-acre island in New systems and more exits from the ect. After the terrorist attack, the The director is to produce and nar- York Harbor, was closed to the pub- monument. company’s offices in the World Fi- rate a television documentary on lic immediately after the Sept. 11, Once the security improvements nancial Center were vacated for nine Lady Liberty to air in January, as 2001, attacks. are made, the National Park Service months. part of a fund-raising campaign for The island was reopened in De- must ask Interior Secretary Gale The coffee-maker Folgers also has new security measures. cember 2001, after airport-type met- Norton for permission to reopen the pledged funding for the campaign. Red Hook’s Ikea ready to hire Despite lack of approval, employment policy already in place / Greg Mango / Greg By Deborah Kolben 11231 ZIP code two weeks before the The Brooklyn Papers general public. The company has also said it will host job fairs to prepare Red Ikea may still be a year or more Hook residents to apply.
away from winning city approval While Ikea supporters touted the Papers The Brooklyn to build a Red Hook store, but that stated hiring policy this week, claiming Trolley cars owned by Bob Diamond sit dormant in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. hasn’t stopped the Swedish furni- See IKEA on page 6 ture manufacturer from announc- Who’ll return streetcars to B’klyn roads? ing its hiring policy to fill the approximately 600 jobs they INSIDE THE PAPER By Deborah Kolben and connect to surrounding neighborhoods, were expect the store to create. The Brooklyn Papers briefly partners in the Red Hook trolley plan. Classifieds ...... GO 6-8 On one side is Bob Diamond, a Brooklyn Heights In letters sent to more than 1,000 GO Brooklyn 8 pages . . . . . follows page 4 When the city put an end to the dream of a resident and transit buff who has dreamed of bring- residents, community groups, civic Home Improvement ...... GO 8 trolley linking Red Hook to Downtown ing trolleys back to Brooklyn for the past 20 years. leaders and news outlets, Ikea an- Parent ...... page 6 Brooklyn this year, nobody thought the bor- Diamond, who says he has, over the years, put near- nounced its “one-of-a-kind, Red Hook- Police ...... page 3 ough would ever hear the clattering of trolleys ly $300,000 of his own money into the plans, came specific” policy for new hires, which Real Estate ...... GO 6 again. close to realizing his vision when his organization, focuses on neighborhood residents. Now news that the planners of Brooklyn Bridge the Brooklyn Historic Railway Association As part of that plan, Ikea has com- Online at Park are considering a trolley that would take visi- (BHRA), won city approval and public funds to lay mitted to only accept applications at www.BrooklynPapers.com tors around the planned waterfront development has tracks connecting Red Hook to Atlantic Avenue. the Red Hook site — at Columbia and Hear our editors and reporters discuss the news not only sparked interest, it has started a war. Those plans fell through and Diamond is now Van Brunt streets — and to open up every week in EDITORIAL ROUNDTABLE The two combatants, who each have proposed trying to push for a trolley around the planned the hiring process to residents in the The plan for an Ikea on the Erie Basin. plans for a trolley line that would encircle the park See TROLLEY on page 5
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The Associated Press million in cash plus about 29 day’s closing price of $20.58. assets of about $17 billion and bined bank on Staten Island ticipated 2004 earnings per Brooklyn-based Indepen- million shares for Staten Is- News of the deal sent 116 full-service branches. will operate under the SI Bank share, and 8 percent to pro- & Trust name as a unit of In- jected 2005 earnings. dence Community Bank land Bancorp. shares of the acquired compa- Independence expects the The offer values each Stat- ny, which is based in Staten merged company to have a dependence. For 2002, Independence Corp. agreed to acquire en Island Bancorp share at Island, up $2.15, or 10.4 per- loan portfolio of about $9 bil- Independence Community earned $2.24 a share. Staten Staten Island Bancorp Inc. about 0.62 of an Indepen- cent, to $22.73 in Tuesday lion, with 60 percent derived Bank expects the deal to add Island Bancorp posted net in- for $1.5 billion in stock and dence share, or $23.88, based morning trading on the New from commercial loans, plus a more than 3 percent to its an- come of $1.72 a share. cash in a move to expand in on Independence’s Friday York Stock Exchange. deposit base of about $9 bil- the competitive New York closing stock price of $38.32. Shares of Independence lion. and New Jersey banking That is a premium of 19 Community Bank fell $2.04, The merged bank will have market. percent to Friday’s closing or 5.3 percent, to $36.67 on 51 branches in New Jersey, ADVERTISER FOCUS Under the agreement, ex- price for Staten Island Ban- the Nasdaq Stock Market. plus additional locations in pected to close in the spring, corp shares of $20.08, and a The deal will create a com- Staten Island and Brooklyn. Independence will pay $369 16 percent premium to Mon- bined banking company with The branches of the com- A new hotel on Hamilton
The new Brooklyn Motor Inn on Hamilton Avenue near the Battery Tunnel.
There’s a new hotel in up to the rooms. All food deliv- Brooklyn … and it’s not the eries must be picked up from Marriott. the lobby. The Brooklyn Motor Inn, In addition to the 25 indoor located near the toll plaza of and four outdoor parking the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, spaces, Van Brunt Street, along opened last week at 140 the rear of the hotel, is available Hamilton Ave. near Woodhull for parking daily after 5 pm. Street in Red Hook. Faraone expects business to With 60 guestrooms and come from many different lots of parking available, resi- quarters. Construction compa- dents of Brownstone Brook- nies with crews doing work lo- lyn can go ahead and invite cally are housing their workers their families and friends for at the motor inn, and they are the holidays, knowing they’ll already accommodating over- have a close and safe place to flow from the Marriott in accommodate them. Downtown Brooklyn and the Rooms are small but com- Best Western (formerly Com- fortably and attractively ap- fort Inn) in Bay Ridge. Visiting pointed, renting for $110 per sports teams and performance night plus tax. staff for venues like BAM, and Security is a feature that Faraone’s connections with the manager Sal Faraone is proud transportation and cruise indus- of. Surveillance cameras are tries, will likely bring addition- aimed in all public areas at all al guests. times, and no one but the For more information, call guests themselves are allowed (718) 875-2500 or 875-5000. Sunday 2 3 5 Trains rerouted Sunday, November 30 8:30 AM to 10 PM
• Because of track work, there will be no trains to Manhattan from Brooklyn 2, 3 stations. I’m fighting cancer. Trains will be rerouted as follows: -Uptown 2 trains will run on the 4 line from Nevins St. to 149 St. I’ve got a great team -Uptown 5 trains will run on the 2 line from Chambers St. to 149 St. -There will be no 3 trains between New Lots Ave. and Times Square. on my side. s, “Thank • To get to Manhattan, take the 2 or 4 train to Bowling Green. Transfer to the 5 train, rk which will make uptown 2, 3 stops after leaving Bowling Green. New Yo dist” Metho • There will be no uptown service at the Hoyt St., Clark St., Wall St., Fulton St. or Park Place stations. For travel alternatives, pick up a take-one at your station. THE INSTITUTE FOR CANCER CARE • Downtown 2 and 5 trains will run normally. The Institute for Cancer Care at New York For more information, or to get a referral, call us Methodist Hospital has a dedicated group of high- at 866-411-ONCO Every week, look for our Weekend Service Changes posters located near the station booth ly trained specialists providing comprehensive (866-411-6626) or check our website at www.mta.info for more information. diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Our extensive resources include a regional radiation oncology center where the professional staff works with the This work is part of New York City Transit’s ongoing effort to upgrade and maintain the most advanced equipment to offer a full range of subway system. We’re sorry for any inconvenience. radiation therapy treatments including stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic radiotherapy. The Institute provides a wide spectrum of programs and services including: •PREVENTION AND SCREENING •DIAGNOSIS AND CONSULTATION 506 Sixth Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn • www.nym.org •SURGICAL PROCEDURES Member www.mta.info •CHEMOTHERAPY NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System •RADIATION ONCOLOGY Affiliate: Weill Medical College of Cornell University •SUPPORT SERVICES ©2003 Metropolitan Transportation Authority December 1, 2003 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS BRZ 3
62/68 BLOTTER Please join us at the annual St. Andrew the Apostle Church Man, 65, MOTOR INN 6713 Ridge Boulevard (Bay Ridge) “Gateway to the Five Boroughs” CHRISTMAS We are located at the Brooklyn Battery killed on Tunnel to Manhattan - just one block from New York Harbor and Manhattan’s CRAFT spectacular skyline and within minutes of Brooklyn, Manhattan and Verrazano Fourth Ave bridges. By Jotham Sederstrom Convenient to Wall Street, World The Brooklyn Papers Trade Center Site, Javits Center, Court FAIR A man was struck and killed by a car while walking in the intersection of 86th Street and Fourth Avenue. Street, Bush Terminal and Industry City. The Nov. 22 accident happened around 3 am, as the 65-year- 30 minutes to Kennedy, La Guardia old man was crossing the street. The driver of the car, who was and Newark Liberty airports. not charged with a crime, was driving southbound on Fourth Av- Sat., December 6th enue, according to police reports. from 10 AM to 6:30 PM Police say a witness reported seeing the victim staggering near • Brooklyn’s Newest Motor Inn • Courteous Staff the sidewalk just before stepping from the curb, where he was hit and as the driver proceeded with a green light. The man had appar- • Reasonable Rates • Free Parking ently walked to the curb from the 86th Street R-line subway sta- Sun., December 7th tion, police said. • Immaculate Rooms • Non-Smoking Rooms According to Deputy Inspector Matthew Pontillo, command- • Card Lock Security • Cable T.V. from 10 AM to 3:00 PM ing officer of the 68th Precinct, the driver passed a Breathalyzer test, was driving within the speed limit and had no previous traf- Loads of Handcrafted Items: Jewelry, Wreathes, Ornaments, fic infractions. Police declined to give further details until the victim’s family at Woodhull St. Scarves, Hats, Fine Woodcrafts, Stained Glass, Handbags, Christmas was notified. 140 Hamilton Ave. Stockings, Stationery and Cards, Stuffed Animals, and much more! BB gun sniper (near the Battery Tunnel Toll Plaza) A 40-year-old Bay Ridge woman armed with a BB gun inflict- Refreshments – Raffles Fun for the entire family! ed some serious pain on an innocent passerby and two police of- Wishing our guests Admission: Adults 50 cents, kids free. ficers on Nov. 22. 718-875-5000 a happy holiday season All proceeds benefit the charitable work of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Perched from the window of her home on Ridge Boulevard at 72nd Street sometime around 3 am, the woman allegedly aimed and a safe, prosperous 718-875-2500 For more information, please call 718-680-1010 at, and hit, a 37-year-old man in the head as he exited the driver’s seat of a friend’s car. New Year! www.brooklynmotorinn.com The man was rushed to Lutheran Medical Center, but the gun- play wasn’t over yet. When cops arrived on the scene, the woman allegedly shot at them, too. Neither officer was reported injured. Police arrested the suspect and say she expressed surprise at all the fuss, reportedly admitting that she fired the shots but protesting that “it was only a BB gun.” Wild ride A 13-year-old boy waiting in a running car was taken on a brief, but wild, ride Oct. 21. Police say the boy was sitting in the backseat of the car, parked on 86th Street at Bay 29 Street, while his older brother ran into a store on 86th Street. All of a sudden, a 27-year-old man hopped into the driver’s seat. Before the boy had a chance to react, the car-jacker drove a block and then, after slapping him and punching him about the head, tossed the kid out of the car. He drove a little farther before cops caught up to him and made an arrest. Inside job? Police are hunting for a suspect in the Nov. 7 burglary at a clothing store on 86th Street between Fourth and Fifth avenues. The incident, which took place around 6 pm, happened after somebody entered a safe and took off with $1,241 in cash and $103 in checks. Police say no arrests have yet been made. Seek stabber Police are searching for a thug who stabbed a 21-year-old man on the corner of 64th Street and 19th Avenue on Nov. 22 at around 11 pm. Described by police as 5-foot-9 and 190 pounds, the 25-year- old man fled on foot after stabbing the man in the right side of the neck with a small knife. Unhappy return A Bay Ridge woman came home from work to discover that her apartment was in the process of being burglarized. The 35-year-old woman returned to her Ovington Avenue at Fifth Avenue home around 7:30 pm on Nov. 18, but stopped short of the door after she heard rustling. As she ran inside, she heard the burglar crawling out the window, which she had left open earlier that morning. Police say the bandit fled with a Dell laptop computer. Rides off A woman’s bike was swiped right from under her nose. Police say the woman, 25, watched as a man casually rode away from her backyard with her prized Mongoose mountain bike. It was only later, however, that she realized that it was in- deed her bike, stolen from her garage on 73rd Street between 13th and 14th avenues at around 11:15 pm. The woman also reported to police that the bike thief fled with two other objects in his hands. What they were, however, she couldn’t really say. No protection Ignoring an order of protection, an 18-year-old man was ar- rested after storming into his mother’s home and allegedly beat- ing the 50-year-old woman with a stick. The man began whacking his mother on the leg and arm, say police, causing bruising and bumps. Police could not say why the order of protection had been issued. The Nov. 22 incident hap- pened around 6 pm at the mother’s home on 70th Street at 19th Avenue. Dry-cleaned out A dry cleaning business on 11th Avenue at 66th Street was robbed Nov. 19 after the owner closed up shop for the night sometime around 8 pm. When he arrived the next morning, he discovered $400 in cash missing from the register and an exhaust vent forced open near the side of the building. See BLOTTER on page 4
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Many of the For hour after hour, day af- workers in respirators manned the twisted ruins, more than that’s basically what the whole items in this exhibition have al- ter day, month after month, “History Responds,” the insti- rector of exhibitions for the buildings. There’s also a slew tution’s program that collects New York State Museum, of small items, like keys, conveyor belts, poised to stop 1,400 were found at the land- thing is about,” said Police In- ready been shown there, and they kept at it. the flow when they spotted a fill, the city medical examin- spector James Luongo, the site the show will be traveling. It From the original moun- historical materials relating to which put the exhibit together. found in the rubble. the 9-11 attacks. “It’s a remarkable thing, the The photographs record the bone fragment or other re- er’s office has said. commander. has already been seen in tains of debris down to the last mains. More than 54,000 “I hope that the families see The show is a collaboration Cleveland, and is slated to go quarter-inch, workers at the The work at Fresh Kills, extent that they went to. ... daily activities at the site, from miles from Ground Zero and They sorted things down to the huge piles that had to be pieces of personal property, this, that they understand the between the Historical Society to Cleburne, Texas; Buffalo, Fresh Kills landfill sifted including rings, watches, wal- amount of detail and concern and the New York State Muse- N.Y., and Oak Ridge, Tenn. through 1.8 tons from the dec- closed to the general public, is the size of a dime.” sorted, to images of those who imated World Trade Center an important part of the 9-11 The items in the show worked there, spending hours over 10 months, looking to re- story that most people don’t range from a paperweight at conveyor belts watching for cover whatever they could. know about, organizers said. found during the sifting the smallest fragment of Some of what they found, “I don’t think people have a process to vehicle parts and something vital to come by. from car parts to building rem- good sense of the extraordinary the equipment, like rakes and Closed by the city in March nants, makes up an exhibit lengths to which every single a bucket, used to do the 2001, Fresh Kills was re- Cops nab bank manager in theft chronicling the massive effort. worker there went to find hu- searching. opened a day after 9-11. The “Recovery: The World Trade man remains, personal proper- There are doors from a fire landfill was the last stop for The Brooklyn Papers said, on charges that over ney’s Office. and $2,500 from a customer’s ty, anything to bring some com- engine and the trunk lid from debris hauled by trucks and Center Recovery Operation at An assistant manager at the course of a year she A security investigator for account, the complaint states. Fresh Kills” opened at the New- fort to the families who lost a destroyed police car; rem- barges to be sifted one last the branch on Avenue U at She allegedly used her gains to a North Fork Bank branch transferred more than York Historical Society in Man- people on Sept. 11,” said Amy nants of elevator floor num- time for remains, personal $30,000 into her private West Sixth Street had caught fund a savings book account, hattan on Tuesday and runs Weinstein, assistant curator at bers and a beam from the twin property and criminal evi- in Bensonhurst was arrest- wind of her alleged scheme, according to the report. Like- through March 21. the Historical Society. towers. dence. ed Tuesday, authorities savings account. which involved moving loans wise, she moved more than Giovanna DiStefano, 38, from one account to another $7,050 in December, the com- was charged Nov. 18 with pet- and then financing a passbook plaint alleges. ty larceny, attempted grand account, according to the dis- “My understanding is that larceny and grand larceny, ac- trict attorney’s complaint. she’s speaking with the bank cording to a complaint filed by On Sept. 5, 2002, DiStefano and working things out,” said BLOTTER… the Brooklyn District Attor- debited $22,500 from loans Martin Marshak, her attorney. Continued from page 3 University Hospital and Demands raise Manhattan Campus for A man who’d been employed at an auto repair shop for all of the Albert Einstein College two days apparently thought it was time for a raise around quit- of Medicine ting time on Nov. 20. But cops say that when the owner of the business on Bay 37th Street at Bath Avenue refused, the 25-year-old Bensonhurst man allegedly took the law into his own hands, which were strapped with brass knuckles. The owner told police the man struck him DOYOUHAVE ARTHRITIC PAIN with his brass-knuckled fists after demanding “more money.” The incident occurred at 5 pm. No arrests had been made at press time. OF A HIP OR KNEE? Bar snack Things might have turned out differently for two Bay Ridge If you have suffered with osteoarthritic pain of the hip or knee, you may men had the bar they were visiting served snacks. be eligible to participate in a clinical research study to evaluate the effectiveness of Instead of pretzels, however, a 53-year-old woman had to set- a new drug therapy to manage pain. The investigational medication will be con- tle for flesh, and that, cops say, is what got her arrested on Nov. 23. tained in a patch that sticks to the skin and releases a drug into the body. The alleged man-eater, who by day is a school safety agent, bit one of the men on the back, police say, which caused bleeding To qualify for this study, you must: and swelling. After allegedly punching the other man in the face, the safety agent bit his hand. • Be between 40 - 80 years of age Dinner started sometime around 8:30 at a bar on 86th Street • Have a clinical diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the hip or knee for 1 year or longer near Gelston Avenue. What caused the woman to attack, howev- • Have had an X-ray exam to confirm the diagnosis within the past 2 years er, is still unclear. 64th St. stab Qualified participants will receive at no cost: An altercation on the corner of 64th Street and 19th Avenue turned bloody after a 25-year-old man revealed a knife and then • Study related physician’s assessment and laboratory tests stabbed a 21-year-old man Oct. 22 at around 11 pm • Study medications (new drug therapy compared to a placebo) After the stabbing, the man fled in an unknown direction by foot, say cops, who wouldn’t say how the fight began. • Travel reimbursement Got in middle A man was stabbed in the left shoulder and chest after inter- For further information, please call the vening in a fight between a man and a woman on the corner of Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care 11th Avenue and 67th Street. 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He was not sure if effective & safe On the other side is Arthur his dozen trolleys stored at the met Norman. the agency would have to put Melnick, a former BHRA Brooklyn Navy Yard and be- “It’s this kind of behavior out a request for proposals be- spokesman who had a falling ing a “corporate trader with that led us to leave the proj- fore it hired a contractor to out with Diamond and left to some murky political connec- ect,” Melnick said. build a line Laser for form the Brooklyn City Street- tions to the Brooklyn ‘ma- While both men have a pas- Two years ago, Rep. Nydia • hair removal car Company Inc., which has chine’” and to Assemblyman sion for old trolley cars, they Velazquez secured $1 million already submitted a detailed, Clarence Norman Jr., who have differing views on how in federal funding to study • psoriasis five-page proposal to the heads the Kings County De- to run an organization. The transportation and access is- Brooklyn Bridge Park Devel- mocratic Committee. split left a bad taste in Dia- sues at the park. • spider veins opment Corporation (BBPDC), Melnick, a Midwood na- mond’s mouth, who said he is “If the question is one or • tattoo removal the agency formed to build the tive who met Diamond two prepared to sue Melnick’s the other, she’s not taking park. years ago when he stumbled company if they use any of his sides,” said Velazquez spokes- But according to Diamond, upon his Red Hook office plans. woman Wendy Belzer when M. Westfried, MD (718) 837-9004 that proposal is based on infor- while following some of the Diamond purchased 16 asked about the Melnick ver- mation, maps and plans stolen trolley track that Diamond had trolley cars, but 11 of those sus Diamond debate. “She is 7508 15th Ave. www.tattoos-removed.com off of his computers. laid, said he was shocked by are sitting in storage at the committed to not one group “Brooklyn City Streetcar is the accusation. Brooklyn Navy Yard, which, but a good idea, the idea of a sham consisting of stolen “Calling these [allegations] because of lack of payment, making something that works documents,” said Diamond, absurd is being very mild,” now considers them aban- Mango / Greg well and works for the com- Diabetes? who said he fired Melnick af- said Melnick. “These are out doned. munity.” ter catching him downloading of this world. And Independence Com- Assemblywoman Joan Caught between these two health problems? documents and printing files in “What can I say if there is munity Bank has a lien on the Millman is also a proponent the dead of night. no semblance of truth? He’s Then you may qualify for Look AHEAD, a National cars for $85,000, according to of the trolley project and has Institutes of Health research project studying the “We’re the ones who came getting further and further Diamond, who took out loans even sent a letter of support on up with the idea way back away with each story,” Mel- to buy them. behalf of Melnick’s proposal. long-term benefits of weight loss in people, ages 55 when,” said Diamond. “Basi- nick said. Papers File The Brooklyn While Brooklyn City Street “I am very enthusiastic to 75, with type 2 diabetes. Study-related exams and Car does not own any trolleys, Bob Diamond with one of his vintage trolleys. about the possibility of return- educational programs are provided at no cost to Melnick and his partner, Jan ing trolley cars to the streets of volunteers who qualify. Lorenzen, say they can get mond lost out on additional they were phased out in the Brooklyn,” Millman said. some from Milan, Italy, and city funds that might have beginning of the 1930s when While Diamond continues ENROLLMENT ENDS SOON! Philadelphia. made the Red Hook trolley a buses were introduced. to seethe over the alleged be- TREE FALLS… BHRA has already plunked reality when he failed to come The bridge park could trayal by Melnick, he is also For more information, call more than $800,000 in public up with the necessary match- change that. moving ahead with his life- Continued from page 1 and private funding into the ing funds. “Trolleys are something we long dream. St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital which would be made to look like old-fashioned brownstone. Red Hook trolley idea, ac- Trolleys first rolled down are certainly interested to see As for Melnick, he says he “When you go carpet shopping, you have a book with differ- cording to Diamond, who re- Brooklyn streets on April 19, if we could incorporate into just wants to put the whole (212) 523-8037 ent patterns,” said Scott Gastel, a spokesman for Gentile. “We ceived more than $300,000 in 1890, and were the predomi- the plan,” James Moogan, dispute behind him and a find went through books looking at brick colors.” federal funds and $50,000 nate form of mass transit president of the Brooklyn a way to make the proposed In keeping with the style of the neighborhood, the condomini- from the City Council. Dia- throughout Brooklyn until Bridge Park Development trolley route a reality. Overweight? um will appear connected to the other houses on the block, said Parker. 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grandson who lives in Staten once stood, the 59th Street Su- dents to win approval for the Island. “When we had parties, permarket, according to the bridge, the younger Do- BRIDGE… we never hired a band.” city Department of Transporta- minick’s proposal was met More importantly, however, tion. with unanimous excitement. Continued from page 1 Sabatino’s. Sabatino was a member of the In 2007, the Dominick The announcement Satur- “Today we do something “I used to sit and curl his 13th Avenue Merchants Asso- Sabatino Bridge will undergo day was met with raucous ap- that publicly should have been moustache,” said Cathy Fanto, ciation, which explains his in- a $741,000 reconstruction plause from a crowd of nearly done long ago,” said Gentile, a great granddaughter. “He terest in building a bridge that project. a hundred Brooklynites who who helped organize the bridge was a gorgeous lookin’ man.” would connect consumers to Dominick Sabatino, the listened as Frank Pedulla’s naming after Sabatino’s grand- In fact, Sabatino was a jack- his deli and other businesses grandson, decided last year Italian Band performed classic son Dominick approached him of-all-trades. He built grandfa- on the block. that his grandfather needed to ragtime. Conspicuously, how- and community boards 11 and ther clocks from scratch, said The 200-foot bridge is, it- be memorialized. But because ever, the crowd was overtaken 12. relatives, and also picked rag- self, nondescript — solid-con- the bridge straddles Benson- by Sabatino’s relatives, many Sabatino came to New York time on the guitar while his crete, four-lanes and walled in hurst and Borough Park, he of whom sojourned from as a 10-year-old in 1880 from musically inclined family by olive-gray barriers. Today, had to convince both commu- Washington, D.C., upstate Foggia, a villa 162 miles from filled the rhythm section. His the gulch it traverses carries nity boards that naming the New York and as far away as Rome in southeastern Italy. wife, Mary, played the con- the N subway line. Built for bridge after his grandfather, Oregon. Though a master butcher for certina, a small, accordion-like $200,000, it yearly connects who died while Dwight Eisen- At least 20 family members most of his life, he earned his instrument. Another relative 6,893 drivers north of 62nd hower was still president, attended, many of them em- T first American dollar cutting played the harp. Street on 13th Avenue to the would be worth the effort. But ployed as police officers, fire- hair in the basement of the “Everyone in the family Amico Senior Center, a Path- unlike his grandfather, who fighters and, in one case, the building that eventually be- played an instrument,” said mark supermarket and, at the struggled for eight years and Federal Bureau of Investiga- REN came his deli, which he named Anthony Sabatino, a great spot where Sabatino’s deli through three borough presi- tion. PA
Ikea is proposing to build a for full medical and dental Ikea hiring policy was a step Invisible handicap leaves $70 million, 346,000-square- coverage as well as education in the right direction for the foot store on the 22-acre for- reimbursement for up to two community. IKEA… mer New York Shipyard, be- courses per semester, he said. “Red Hook is desperate for some kids out of sync Continued from page 1 munities are not guaranteed tween Dwight and Columbia As for the Red Hook hiring jobs,” said Thomas, who also it would ensure much-needed jobs, they are only guaranteed streets along the Erie Basin. policy, Smith said it was above praised the Ikea employee Q: “My granddaughter, ry Integration Dysfunction” jobs for neighborhood resi- pollution and gridlocked traf- The company would also build and beyond what Ikea normal- benefits package. 12, can’t stand any little rep- Parent-to-Parent (Perigee, 2003), has made it her dents, opponents — most of fic if the store were to ever 1,400 parking spaces and Ikea ly does, but said he was sur- The Red Hook Houses pub- etitious thing like crunching life’s work to educate parents who oppose the store based on win government approval,” has proposed running ferry prised that it was getting any lic housing project, which on Cheerios or tapping fin- and teachers about the impor- projected traffic congestion — McGettrick said. service to the store from attention. comprises 75 percent of the gers. It must drive her crazy tance of early detection and accused Ikea of using the poli- On the other side, Dorothy downtown Manhattan. “We’re just putting in writ- neighborhood’s population, inside. She is fussing at her treatment of sensory challenges. cy to bolster support and make Shields, president of the Red The store would create 500 ing what we’ve been saying all has an unemployment rate of siblings all the time to stop. Her Web site is www.out-of- the store’s opening appear im- Hook Houses East Tenants As- to 600 part- and full-time jobs along,” Smith said, noting that 20 percent, Thomas said. This has gone on for years. sync-child.com. minent. sociation, who has lived in the that pay “competitive wages,” the company has been work- But Ikea, which must pass What can we do?” Can you help? John McGettrick, co-chair neighborhood for 47 years, according to Ikea real estate ing with the community for through the city’s rigorous — a grandmother “My granddaughter, 5, gets of the Red Hook Civic Associ- said she can’t wait for Ikea to A: Cheerios crunching. manager Patrick Smith. more than a year. land use review process, is at angry when she doesn’t get ation and a vocal opponent of come. Cheerios crunching. Cheerios “There are not a lot of qual- “We’re not guaranteeing least two years from becoming her way. She eats snacks and “I think that it’s great and ... Yikes! A child who can’t ig- Ikea coming to the waterfront ifications necessary. We don’t jobs, we’re just making sure a reality in Red Hook, even if nibbles at dinner, and my neighborhood, blasted the an- I’m in favor of it all the way,” necessarily look for retail ex- that people in the area have ac- approved. nore typical sounds starts the day under assault. daughter usually says, ‘If you nouncement of the hiring poli- Shields said. “Jobs are one of perience. We’re basically look- cess,” he added. In the meantime, a Fairway don’t eat, you cannot have cy. the things we really need so “For some people, the most ing for people who will show Phaedra Thomas, director of supermarket is being built at benign sounds have the same dessert.’ She has yelled back “This premature announce- bad in Red Hook. Once upon up and have a good attitude,” the Red Hook and Gowanus 480-500 Van Brunt St., and a effect as fingernails on a By Betsy Flagler at her mother, ‘If you don’t ment by Ikea only highlights a time we had nothing but em- Smith said. programs for the Southwest Lowe’s home improvement chalkboard,” says Carol Stock give me dessert, I’m going to the fact that residents of Red ployment and so many of the Employees working 20 or Brooklyn Industrial Develop- store is planned for the former Kranowitz, author of “The kill you.’ At a friend’s house, Hook and surrounding com- businesses have moved out.” When problems such as more hours a week are eligible ment Corporation, said the U.S. Postal Service site on Out-of-Sync Child” (Perigee, overactive hearing get past mi- the boy didn’t eat but accepted 2002). “Talking to a child nor annoyances, the label is he wasn’t getting dessert. My about it doesn’t help.” long and the subject complex: granddaughter didn’t accept it What does help: Peace of Sensory Integration Dysfunc- and started a big scene. How mind. To get there, reduce the tion, SID, is the brain’s inability can my daughter handle the Order Dinner in tonight! 8618 4th Ave. stimuli that bombard your to correctly process information not eating and the anger?” — (bet. 86th & 87th Sts.) Judge child’s senses every day, says brought in by the senses. a grandmother BBQ Steak $6.50 Sirloin Steak Combo $10.95 Kranowitz, who spent several Kranowitz, who also au- If you have tips or a ques- Fish & Chips 6.50 Chicken Salad (dark meat) 5.95 years as a preschool teacher tion, call our toll-free hotline (718) 748-1977 FREE DELIVERY thored the follow-up book “The Fried Shrimp Platter 7.50 BBQ Chicken (Gyro) Wrap 4.95 (min. $10.00) puzzling out quirkish behaviors. Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun: any time at (800) 827-1092 or (718) 748-1918 A preschool teacher real- Whole Rack Baby Back Ribs 19.99 Gourmet Chicken Tenders 5.95 halts Activities for Kids With Senso- e-mail us at [email protected]. ized a bright 3-year-old boy in BBQ Chicken 5.25 Honey Dip Chicken 5.95 her class tuned in at reading Salmon Salad (B.B.Q.) 7.25 1/2 lb. Bacon Cheeseburger 7.95 time, but tuned out during shelter clapping games at circle and OKING music time. To him, silence ALL CO truly was golden. Now 4 years Get Holiday ON A DONE LL % old, he’s in occupational ther- AL GRI 50 OFF CHARCO Roll or apy to help his central nervous foes system regulate incoming Sushi or Sashimi Handroll Only sounds. Camp Fun 7205 3rd Ave. By Kristen Hinman What kids lack in today’s $ 50each for The Brooklyn Papers overloaded lifestyles: Quiet (718) 680-3100 WORLD FAMOUS ALL DAY LONG 2 A Brooklyn judge this zones. Not just a reduced This School Break week refused to bar a shelter noise level but a calmness that for battered Asian women and comes with jumping on a trampoline with nowhere to be children from setting up shop This school break your child can re-live some in a Carroll Gardens brown- or bear hugs from Dad with- stone. out his cell phone or rolling summer fun with holiday camp while you’re at work. In an emergency hearing in down hills at a nearby park. They’ll play sports, swim, build friendships and have Kings County Supreme Court Seek out ways to cut the a blast.Camp is from 8AM-6PM, December 26, 29, 30 downtown, Judge Lawrence noise level in your home. All & January 2nd. Fee is $35 per day. Knipel swiftly dismissed a re- the senses will settle down to- quest by 14 Carroll Gardens ward what Kranowitz calls a residents for an order barring “just-right state” with less the New York Asian Women’s noise and lots of movement Center (NYAWC) from housing such as climbing and jumping Hurry, openings up to 20 clients in the brown- to stimulate joints and muscles. stone. “It’s annoying to be so an- are limited. The NYAWC did not need to noyed over what other people Call (718) 875-1190, ext 250 for call any witnesses in its defense think is minor,” says a Cedar more information and to enroll. before Knipel ruled in the orga- Rapids, Iowa, grandmother nization’s favor Nov. 19, saying who is particularly bothered Open to boys and girls, that because the building was by the crunching of chips or kindergarten through sixth grade. not yet occupied, the court popcorn, and gum smacking. could not determine whether its As with many problems, use violated zoning regulations. the concern is a matter of de- 30 Third Avenue Knipel said the court should of Brooklyn (bet.Y Atlantic & State) gree: Is my child’s hypersensi- have been the last resort for the tivity interfering with her dai- plaintiffs, who, he said, must first take their complaint that ly life? If yes, an occupational For more information call 718-875-1190 the shelter violates zoning regu- therapist may be able to help. lations to the city Department of Buildings. If they disagree with the Buildings Depart- ment’s ruling they can appeal the decision before the city Board of Standards and Ap- peals, Knipel said. The ruling means NYAWC Bay Ridge can begin operations at the fa- cility, tentatively called Rose House, either in the closing days of this month or in early December as planned. Preparatory School “We’re really happy that the court established that they have no legal grounds to be harass- A private ing us in this way,” said Kyung Yoon, the organization’s chair- 8101 Ridge Blvd. / 479 - 78th St. K-12 college woman. “We’re hopeful that we can show the community that Brooklyn, NY 11209 • (718) 833-9090 preparatory there is no basis for all the fear- mongering.” www.bayridgeprep.com school Yoon said the installation of staff and settling of families would be gradually “phased in.” City Councilman Bill De- Blasio and Assemblywoman Joan Millman, whose districts Please join include the planned shelter, ap- Kindergarten - Grade 4 plauded the ruling. In a joint statement, the two us for an Thurs., Dec. 4 – 9:30am legislators said: “We are pleased to see the court act with pru- Grades 5 - 8 dence and restraint in addressing Open House this legal challenge. If the pro- posed facility is legal, and be- Call 718-833-9090 lieving that the legitimate con- RSVP cerns of the neighborhood will be addressed, we continue to Grades 9-12 hope and urge that community 718-833-9090 residents treat the families and Call 718-833-9090 staff of the residence as they or email [email protected] would treat any other neighbor — with civility and respect.” The officials had declined re- quests to join the lawsuit Located in the heart of Bay Ridge, Bay Ridge Preparatory School is a private K-12 against the shelter. Wednesday’s court appear- college preparatory school. We provide a strong academic foundation enabling students ance was the latest episode in a to reach their full potential by fostering intellectual, creative and social development. bitter, public showdown be- Bay Ridge Prep encourages its students to achieve their best while providing a tween a core group of Carroll supportive, nurturing environment which cultivates intellectual and personal growth. Gardens opponents and the ------Manhattan-based NYAWC. Bay Ridge Preparatory School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and “This is just the opening activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national round,” said Salvatore Russo, and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and one of the plaintiffs, after the other schools-administered programs. hearing ended. “Expect it to be a 15-round battle.” DINING | CALENDAR | PERFORMING ARTS | NIGHTLIFE | HOME & REAL ESTATE
BOOKS Not so solitary Celebrated Brooklyn novelist Jonathan Lethem will read from his new novel, “The Fortress of Soli- tude” (Doubleday, 2003) at 7:30 pm on Dec. 4 at Halcyon, 227 Smith St. at Butler Street. Boerum Hill figures prominently in Lethem’s novel about two neigh- boring boys growing up, despite their single fathers’ unorthodox par- enting techniques, on the same block in Brooklyn in the 1970s. “Fortress” has bowled over many a book lover, and many more Brooklyn-o-philes (and comic book fans). The boys dabble in super (718) 834-9350 The Brooklyn Papers’ essential guide to the Borough of Kings December 1, 2003 powers, graffiti and worse while they try to survive their not-yet- gentrified ’hood on their way to manhood.
Associated Press This novel follows Lethem’s critically ac- claimed novel “Motherless Brooklyn” (Doubleday, 1999), which won the National Book Critic’s Circle Award for fiction. In that equally unconventional work, the noir-like story is told from the viewpoint Good of an orphaned young man, Lionel Essrog, who has Tourettes syndrome. Reading a Lethem book about Brooklyn is an eye-opening experience indeed. The reading event is free and open to the pub- lic. For more information, call (718) 260-WAXY. sports — Lisa J. Curtis ART Keith Hernandez rallies his fans In the details
& friends for Cobble Hill center Mango / Greg Micro Museum will host a reception for Norwe- gian artist Britt Hennig Dec. 4 at 6:30 pm, at the By Lisa J. Curtis our money, it’s our time and our money gallery located at GO Brooklyn Editor that’s needed.” 123 Smith St. be- YES network sportscaster Michael Kay tween Dean and t’s nothing short of amazing that New told GO Brooklyn, “This is a great cause. Pacific streets in York Mets great Keith Hernandez con- Keith asked me to come and it’s hard to ar- 1 Boerum Hill.
Itinues to throw his support behind the gue with this cause. It seems like more and Papers All photos The Brooklyn Among the works Cobble Hill Health Center and its annual more people are affected by the disease in on display in “Field of Dreams” gala. some way.” “Britt Hennig: The latest benefit was held on Nov. 19 in The gala honored Gary Carter, a newly Recent Paintings” the spacious ballroom of the New York inducted baseball hall of famer and former is “Bajazzo III,” Hilton in Manhattan. Mets World Series teammate of Hernandez; pictured. Most of Even more amazing is the fact that the the loquacious Nachamah Jacobovits, her meticulous ballplayer is so beloved by celebrity friends senior vice president of the New York Mer- still-life paintings of all walks of life — from actress Kathleen cantile Exchange (who had jocular TV appear to be in- Turner, to former “Gong Show” host Chuck sportscaster Warner Wolf announcing after fluenced by the Barris to his beleaguered ‘86 Mets teammate her acceptance speech concluded that break- Flemish and Darryl Strawberry — that he gets them all fast was about to be served); and Joe Dutch painters of to turn out for his annual fete to benefit the O’Neill, executive vice president of the the 14th to 16th construction of an Alzheimer’s New York Board of Trade. centuries. The assisted-living center near The celebs were good museum will also the health center. sports about signing auto- host an art dis- It’s no secret to his graphs — and they should cussion Dec. 7 from 4 pm to 5 pm. The exhibition celeb pals that Hernan- CHITTER be, as tickets were is on display Dec. 1-14. For more information, call dez lost his mother, $1,000 a pop. And in (718) 797-3116. These events are free and open to Jacquelyn, to Alz- their wake the popping the public. heimer’s disease in 1989, at CHATTER flashbulbs of papparazzi the age of 59. Hernandez lit up the room. Among has already lent his support Cobble Hill Health Center Hernandez’s friends were for- 2 3 to help raise funds to expand Field of Dreams Gala mer Met and Yankee Dwight DANCE Cobble Hill Health Center Nov. 19, 2003 “Doc” Gooden, Brooklyn- programs, including an Adult born Mets reliever John Franco, (1) Honoree Gary Car- Day Health Center for Alzheimer’s former ’86 Met and Brooklyn Cy- ter with Cobble Hill patients, named in memory of Jacquelyn clones manager Howard Johnson, Met Health Center CEO Hernandez. legend , artist , Rusty Staub LeRoy Neiman Olga Lipschitz at the “I am proud to be the chairman of the ‘86 Mets manager Davey Johnson, former Field of Dreams gala and to be associated Mets pitcher and Brooklyn Cyclones pitch- Field of Dreams gala with the Cobble Hill Health Center,” said ing coach Bobby Ojeda, 1969 Amazin’ benefit at the New Hernandez. “There is a tremendous need to Met Ed Charles, former ‘60s-era Met and York Hilton in Manhat- create alternatives for a growing number of Yankee Phil Linz, former New York Ranger tan. Among the atten- people with Alzheimer’s disease who cannot hockey great Rod Gilbert, Lafayette High dees were (2) New York remain safely at home, yet do not require ex- School grad and CEO of the New York Mets Met John Franco, (3) pensive nursing home care.” Fred Wilpon and former New York Giants actress Kathleen Turner Mets pitching ace Al Leiter told GO Super Bowl winner Phil McConkey. and (4) former New Brooklyn he came out to support the health “There are so many celebrities here York Met and Yankee center “because like so many charities and tonight, I’m the only one I’ve never heard 4 Darryl Strawberry. important causes [Cobble Hill Health Center] of,” joked Wolf. makes this world a better place. Upon accepting his award, Carter said, “Keith’s a good guy who gets it,” said “It’s a tribute to Keith for all the ballplayers Carter also pointed out Strawberry in the raised a million dollars for the center.” What a doll Leiter. “People who give back do it because to be here tonight. I continue to say he was audience. Broadway and film actress Turner and “long we know how fortunate we are. It’s not just the best first baseman I’ve ever played with.” “There’s a united feeling amongst all of us time” friend of Hernandez told GO Brooklyn Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts brings of how terrific it is to see Darryl Strawberry she came out to support the center because of the Moscow Classical Ballet to Midwood for a per- here tonight. I’m so proud of you, to see you Keith’s family’s story. “He has a real compas- formance of the holiday classic, “The Nutcracker,” here tonight.” sion for what this disease does to families.” on Nov. 30 at 3 pm. Carter also thanked his wife of 29 years, Other supportive VIPs included New York The ballet company, Sandy, and thanked the Cobble Hill Health 1 sportscaster Budd Mishkin, restaurateur under the artistic direc- Center for honoring him. Drew Nieporent (who arrived without his tion of Natalia Kasatki- “I know how much this means to Keith Tribeca Grill partner Robert DeNiro), Chan- na and Vladimir Vasily- Hernandez,” said Carter. “It’s a dread disease nel 4’s Len Berman and Sal Marciano, and ov — former members that I hope they one day find a cure for.” WCBS sportscasters John Sterling and of the Kirov Ballet, is And if sports giants aren’t your thing, the el- Charlie Steiner. one of only three state- egant affair had swinging music provided by The funds raised will go towards the con- supported Russian ballet the Mark Stevens Star Light Orchestra and a struction of a planned $16 million companies along with bar carved from ice. Bartenders poured the liba- Alzheimer’s facility. the Bolshoi and the tions via the bar’s frozen chutes into martini Lipschitz, who said she didn’t want to get Kirov. The choreogra- glasses. Those drinks must have had a hand in “mushy,” presented Hernandez with an enor- phy by Vasily Vainonen, making it easier to bid high at the silent auction mous portrait of his mother. Kasatkina and Vasilyov overflowing with coveted sports memorabilia. “My mother was 18 when this photograph is set to Pyotr Tchai-
/ Greg Mango / Greg “This event means the world to Keith,” was taken,” said Hernandez. “I don’t know kovsky’s thrilling score. Hernandez’s girlfriend of two and a half years, how many times more beautiful she was in- Tickets are $30 and $35. The performance will Kai Thompson, told GO Brooklyn. “His side.” take place at the Walt Whitman Theater, 2900 mother died of Alzheimer’s at a very, very For more information about supporting Campus Road at Hillel Place, one block west of young age and ever since he’s retired he’s the Cobble Hill Health Center, located at the intersection of Nostrand and Flatbush Av- The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn been working tirelessly — for 10 years — for 380 Henry St. between Congress and War- enues. For tickets and more information, call (718) Gala chairman Keith Hernandez signs autographs for fans at the Nov. 19 fundraiser. this cause. We’re hoping as of tonight to have ren streets, call (718) 855-6789 ext. 138. 951-4500 or visit www.brooklyncenter.com.