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Published every Saturday — online all the time — by Brooklyn Paper Publications Inc, 55 Washington St, Suite 624, Brooklyn NY 11201. Phone 718-834-9350 • www.BrooklynPapers.com • © 2004 Brooklyn Paper Publications • 18 pages • Vol. 27, No. 26 BRZ • Saturday, July 3, 2004 • FREE FERRY BACK ON 69TH With Water Taxi on the way, city to upgrade pier

By Jotham Sederstrom The Brooklyn Papers For the first time since the 69th Street Pier was shut down for repairs in 1997, ferry service is returning to Bay Ridge, elected officials announced this week. Councilman Vincent Gentile and Brooklyn Heights Council- man David Yassky, who chairs Mango / Greg the waterfront committee, an- nounced this week that $500,000 in city funds would be put toward repairing damage to the 69th Street Pier and adding a

ferry docking platform. Papers File The Brooklyn New York Water Taxi has ex- New York Water Taxi will be making stops at the 69th Street pier, pressed interest in operating a which will be upgraded with a ferry docking platform. route from the pier, said Gentile,

/ Greg Mango / Greg who added that the new dock would not threaten service at 1964, when the Verrazano-Nar- sure that New York Water Taxi Sunset Park’s 58th Street pier, rows Bridge opened, the Staten Is- will stick around and we’re giving which has seen its ridership de- land Ferry had a route from the some assurance to riders and po- cline over the past year. 69th Street pier. tential riders that it won’t disap- That ferry terminal opened “New York Water Taxi is com- pear.” The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn when the old Bay Ridge to Wall mitted to giving it a try and I ap- The dock is expected to be Street service, which ran for sev- preciate that,” said Gentile, who ready in 2005. eral years in the 1990s, terminat- said that has been a goal of his Tom Fox, president of NY Wa- Mermaids on parade ed in 1997 for the reconstruction ever since he was elected council- ter Taxi, said that service in Bay Bunny Love (right) hangs with Venus the Fiji Mermaid during the annual costume parade in Coney Island on Sunday. See story on page 5. of the 69th Street pier. Until man in 2003. “We helped to en- See FERRY on page 3 Familiar faces at Nathan’s dog July 4 fireworks show By Deborah Kolben And to meet those expectations they will close Landing running a close second. The Brooklyn Papers several major neighborhood arteries to both traffic Police are warning anyone planning to travel to and parking. Brooklyn Heights to leave their cars at home as parking Police are expecting Brooklyn Heights and Running above the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in the neighborhood — which is normally a tough go eating contest Fulton Ferry Landing to be packed with specta- along the East River, between Remsen and Orange — will on July 4 be near impossible as several streets tors angling for a spectacular view of Sunday’s streets, the promenade should offer the best view of are closed to vehicles. Even residents will have to move By Krista Larson Fourth of July fireworks extravaganza. the Macy’s sponsored pyrotechnics, with Fulton their cars from some streets, which will have fliers post- ed, or face relocation by tow truck, police said. Associated Press The streets closed to traffic between the hours Bill “El Wingador” Sim- of roughly 6 pm and some time after crowds have mons traces his competitive dispersed will be: eating abilities way back: — Montague, Remsen and Pierrepont between “As soon as I could walk I Court Street and the promenade. — Furman and Hicks streets between Atlantic Av- ran to the dinner table enue and Old Fulton Street. before my sister got there.” — Columbia Heights, Montague Terrace and Pier- Now the four-time Phila- repont Terrace, between Remsen and Old Fulton delphia “Wing Bowl” cham- streets. pion can add another compet- — Henry Street between Atlantic Avenue and itive eating title to his Cadman Plaza West. resume: New Jersey Turnpike THIS WEEKEND This year, Macy’s department store, which spon- hot dog king. sors the annual event, is expanding the extravaganza Simmons, 42, of Wood- with six barges in three locations. Three barges will be on the East River between Manhattan and Queens, bury Heights, downed 16 hot Mango / Greg dogs in 12 minutes Friday, just south of Roosevelt Island; two will be just south besting 13 other contestants of the Brooklyn Bridge, and a new one will launch in a qualifying contest for the dazzling fireworks shells just off Ellis Island, near the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of Statue of Liberty.

July hot dog-eating contest in Mango / Greg The pyrotechnics spectacular will kick off at Coney Island. about 9:20 pm and last about half an hour. His strategy? Eating the Papers File The Brooklyn Fire Department boats will start the show at 7:30 pm with soaring arcs of red, white and blue water. meat two dogs at a time, fol- America’s hope of regaining the hot dog title may rest on the tiny shoul- The Air Force will strut military maneuvers over the lowed by buns dipped in his FDR Drive starting at 8 pm with a fly-over, break- drinking water. Not bad for ders of 100-pound Sonya Thomas, Papers The Brooklyn seen here at last year’s contest. Kate Gormley performs "I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll" backed by Bunnie England and the New ing the sound barrier over the drive. only his second hot dog eat-off. Besides the promenade, prime viewing spots in- “I just have to go home Originals at Magnetic Field. Live Bank Karaoke returns this weekend — Monday at 9 pm. clude the Louis Valentino Pier at the end of Coffey and digest this food, and take a dip in my pool and I’ll be all right,” he said Street in Red Hook, Empire-Fulton Ferry and after the competition held outdoors at a New Jersey Turnpike rest area. Brooklyn Bridge parks in DUMBO and Fulton Fer- Welcome to the world of competitive eating — complete with its own rules ry Landing at the end of Old Fulton Street on the and global governing body, the International Federation of Competitive Eating. So you wanna be a East River. Not to mention rooftops, as the fireworks The IFOCE will sanction more than 70 competitions this year — everything will be viewable to anyone with an unobstructed See HOT DOGS on page 5 view of the East River or harbor. RE-GURGITATORS rock‘n’roll star? No viewing will be allowed from the Manhat- By Ed Beeson bounds” above ordinary karaoke, he says, is the tan, Brooklyn or Williamsburg bridges. for The Brooklyn Papers electricity you feel onstage. It pours from the band In Manhattan, the FDR Drive will be closed for behind you and from the crowd before you pump- spectator viewing from 7 pm to 10 pm, from 14th to Want to be a HBK? Then you need LBK ing fists in the air like so many uncapped pistons. 42nd streets. Pedestrian access to the FDR Drive for Clones’ winning week — Live Band Karaoke — which returns to The back-up band, guitarist Bunnie England viewing will be at 23rd, 38th and 42nd streets only. In Brookyn Heights this Monday night. and the New Originals, advertises a repertoire of downtown Manhattan, the FDR Drive will be closed By Vince DiMiceli This holiday weekend, the Clones will Only that can turn you into a Heartbreak Kid. 39 songs, which spans from early Beatles to The for spectator viewing, from the ferry terminal to the Brooklyn Papers Sports Editor take on the New York-Penn League cham- “It’s the closest you can get, if you’re not in a Ramones to Judas Priest. Pearl Street exit ramp. Entrance will be granted from the Pearl Street ramp only. The FDR Drive will be The first full week of the Brooklyn pion Williamsport Crosscutters in a two- band, to being a rock star,” says William Crane, Now stand up and break some hearts, kid! game set at Keyspan Park. Saturday’s co-owner of Magnetic Field, the Brooklyn Live Band Karaoke will rock Magnetic closed to vehicular traffic from Houston Street to Cyclones’ 2004 campaign was a success- game begins at 6 pm. Sunday will feature Heights bar where LBK debuted last month. Field (97 Atlantic Ave. between Henry 63rd Street. ful one, as the team pushed their record an Independence Day matinee, with a rare Magnetic Field is the first venue to bring LBK to Street and Hicks streets in Brooklyn The largest fireworks display in the country in- to 8-6, good for second place in the Mc- noon start. Brooklyn, he says, although people may recog- Heights) this Monday, July 5, at 9 cludes 36,000 shells shot off from the six barges nize it from Arlene’s Grocery on the Lower East pm. Admission is free. Call (718) measuring 300 to 500 feet. Namara Division. Next Sunday will be Brooklyn Papers To get to the promenade by train, take the A, C or You can read all about the Brooks past Day at Keyspan, with Papers columnist Side, where LBK packs the house weekly. 834-0069 or log on to www. What makes the monthly LBK events “leaps and MagneticBrooklyn.com. F to Jay Street/Borough Hall, the 2/3 to Clark Street, week in our expanded Brooklyn Cyclones Ed Shakespeare throwing out the ceremo- or the 4 or R to Court Street/Borough Hall and walk section on page 5. nial first pitch. BEGINSPAGE ON 8 down Montague Street to the promenade.

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©The Brooklyn Papers. Established 1978. Phone 718-834-9350. Celia Weintrob, Publisher (ext 104) • Neil Sloane, Editor (ext 119) • Lisa J. Curtis, GO Brooklyn Editor (ext 131) • Vince DiMiceli, Senior Editor (ext 125) • Ed Weintrob, President (ext 105) 2 BRZ THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM July 3, 2004 “WHAT?” ‘Skull’ man on the streets If this is your first floor apartment as well as a cache of what specific details. Spokespersons with the of- response ... you’re not Neighbors hope investigators described as “medieval” fices of all five district attorneys could not alone. This is how swords, battleaxes and knives. come up with any record of a previous ar- he stays away Adding to the stockpile, investigators rest for either Fortini or Marley. approximately 28 million confiscated 94 glassine packets of heroin The revelation that Fortini was storing Americans who experience By Jotham Sederstrom and seven bottles of methadone. explosives in the apartment alarmed sever- The Brooklyn Papers The Staten Island DA’s office con- al tenants who voiced dismay that the re- hearing loss respond. firmed this week that the arrest warrant puted drug dealer was allowed to move A man police say cultivated an was issued from that office following an into the building in the first place. One ten- arsenal of drugs and weapons from investigation into drug dealing in Staten ant, who wrote an anonymous letter to The What you can do his Bay Ridge apartment was relea- Island and Brooklyn. Brooklyn Papers this week, charged that sed on $30,000 bail this week. Fortini and Marley were both charged the co-op’s board of directors has consis- Having your hearing checked by But neighbors in the cooperative at 255 with four counts of criminal possession of tently employed a lax screening policy. 79th St. were somewhat relieved that a controlled substance and two counts of “A continued, viable, highly sug- an audiologist can provide the answer Adam Fortini, whose apartment police criminal possession of a weapon. Despite gestible story here would be to take a you need. raided last week, has been biding his time the discovery of five human skulls, there closer look at just how the 255 79th at his mother’s home elsewhere in Brook- are no plans to move forward with a Street’s co-op board of directors let lyn since posting bail Thursday. homicide investigation, said a spokesman someone like Adam Fortini in the co-op If you suspect you or someone you know A police scooter remained posted out- for the Brooklyn DA’s office. for residency in the first place,” the ten- may have a hearing problem, call today side the building this week. Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for ant wrote. “Especially considering that he The alleged drug dealer was arrested the city medical examiner, said that three could have blown up the building.” for a personal appointment for a along with his roommate, Cosme Marley, of the skulls were “hundreds of years old” Ted Weinberger, a member of the co- FREE HEARING CONSULTATION. 32, on June 24 following a police raid and likely acquired legally. The other op’s board of directors, and a principal at that revealed the stockpile of illicit goods. two, she said, were medical specimens. Windsor Terrace-based DSJ Management Marley, meanwhile, is still being held on According to three sources at Fortini’s Corp., said there are no rules barring rel- 748-2630 / 745-5169 Riker’s Island despite a considerably building, including a member of the co- atives of a tenant from moving into a smaller bond set at $5,000, according to a op’s management company, Fortini Callan / Tom family member’s home. spokesman for the Kings County District moved in after his mother purchased the “Whether this Adam character was there T [from the beginning], that goes back 10 H Attorney’s office. co-op apartment in July 1994. Residents E AMERICAN HEARING CENTER Fortini said they posted a $30,000 bond. this week confirmed that information. years,” said Weinberger. “It’s history. Police discovered a semiautomatic pis- Nigiti Ayar, the building’s superintend- “The board and myself are following

512 84th Street tol, two makeshift pipe bombs, gunpow- ent, said he believed Fortini had a previous Papers The Brooklyn this very closely and we’re taking all pru- der, fuses and inert grenades in the first- skirmish with the law but could not give Cops busted Adam Fortini at his 255 79th St. home last week. dent and reasonable actions.”

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By Ed Shakespeare allowed a bunt single and a walk Hudson Valley exploded for for The Brooklyn Papers in the sixth, Edgar Alfonzo came five runs in the third inning and and in the in to pitch for the Cyclones and coasted home after that as Brooklyn 6 was hit hard, allowing a three- Brooklyn dropped to 8-5 and Tri-City 0 run homer to Chris Gimenez. into a three way tie, with Hud- son Valley and Aberdeen for the June 25 at Tri-City Brooklyn 8 lead in the McNamara Division. stands Brooklyn starter William Hudson Valley 3 As for Brooklyn starting Quaglieri pitched five shutout June 29 at Keyspan Park pitcher William Quaglieri, it innings, allowing only two AST WEEK we enlightened you as to which Cyclones The Cyclones broke open a just wasn’t his night. Quaglieri would be fielding which positions … almost. This hits, and Corey Coles’ two-run close game when, with a 2-0 allowed singles to the first two week, we’re going to finish the job by describing the homer provided the power in L lead, they rocked the renegades Hudson Valley batters in the other two positions, both essential to a professional game: the the Cyclones win. for five runs in the fifth inning. game, but left the inning un- pitcher and, well, we’ll get to the other one later. With Bryan Zech on first af- The Cyclones scored a run in scathed because of a Cyclone For now, and with the help of second-year pitching coach ter a walk, Coles homered in the second inning when Am- double play. Hector Berrios, we’ll walk you through the Clones hurlers. the third to give Brooklyn a biorix Concepcion struck out In the second inning, another The Cyclones have essentially been using five starting two-run lead. After single Brook- but reached first on a passed double play turned by the Cy- pitchers, but in the minor leagues, many other pitchers get lyn runs in the fifth and sixth, ball. He then went to second clones helped to keep the rene- work since the young guns are limited by pitch counts, and Grant Psomas hit a two-run shot and third base on separate gades off the scoreboard, but starters seldom pitch more than six innings. in the eighth to give Brooklyn a throwing errors by the Rene- then the roof fell in in the third. First up is Michael Devaney, a right-hander from Concor- 6-0 lead that held to the end gades’ catcher before scoring on With one out, Francisco Le- dia University, a starter with an 0-0 record despite an excel- thanks to Dan Foli’s three innings / Gary Thomas a fielder’s choice grounder by andro tripled to right center lent 2.00 ERA who, according to Berrios, can’t seem to wait of hitless relief and a scoreless Ryan Coultas. and then scored on a fielder’s to pitch. “The only problem with Devaney is a tendency to ninth by Carlos Muniz. Brooklyn added a run in the choice. Then Patrick Breen rush,” the coach says. “If he can get a consistent release point, Brooklyn 4 fourth when Derran Watts dou- singled, and the Renegades then he’ll be a solid pitcher for us.” Mahoning Valley 3 bled and eventually scored on a followed with a walk and a Ivan Maldonado, a right-handed starter who pitched for The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn sacrifice fly from Concepcion. two RBI single, followed by a the Cyclones last season, has a 1-0 record with a 4.22 ERA. June 26 at Keyspan Park Cyclone Dante Brinkley strokes a double during Sunday’s 4-3 win over Mahoning Valley. In the Cyclones’ fifth, Coultas two RBI double to plate the He has added two or three miles an hour to his fastball since Ambiorix Concepcion drove singled, Aaron Hathaway walked, remainder of their five runs. last year. in the winning run with a sin- But in the bottom of the scored Psomas with a sacrifice eighth inning gave Brooklyn a and both runners advanced on a Quaglieri finished the inning Cyclones radio announcer Warner Fusselle likens Evan gle in the ninth inning to push frame, Derran Watts led off with fly and later Corey Coles drove 4-3 lead. Brooklyn’s Celso Ron- balk. After Kevin Rios flied out, and was replaced by David MacLane to 2001 Cyclones hurler Ross Peeples. Like Peeples, the Cyclones’ record to 6-3. a single before Concepcion hit a in Coultas with a single. The don pitched three shutout in- Corey Coles tripled in two runs, Torres in the top of the sixth. MacLane is considered a soft-throwing left-hander with great After Mahoning Valley 3-2 pitch to left center field to game ended when Coles was nings in relief to get the win. and Dante Brinkley singled in Hudson Valley kept scoring, control. In high school, MacLane threw only 78-81 miles an scored a run in the first inning, knock in Watts and win the thrown out trying to advance to The Cyclones opened the Coles. After Brinkley stole second added a single run in the fifth, hour. He played at Feather River Junior College, upped his fast- Brooklyn came back to tie the game. Despite blowing the save, second on a pitch in the dirt. scoring in the second inning and a Watts fly ball sent him to two more runs in the sixth, one ball to 86-87 miles an hour and became the Junior College Play- score in the bottom of the first Muniz picked up the victory. Brooklyn starter Ivan Mal- when Ryan Coultas reached on third, Tyler Davidson singled him more tally in the seventh and er of the Year in California. So far, he has started two games and when Derran Watts scored on Mahoning Valley 6 donado allowed two runs in an error and later was singled in. Concepcion then singled two more runs in the eighth. has a 1-1 record with an ERA of only 1.50. a single by Tyler Davidson. five innings. Reliever Kris Re- home by Bryan Zech. Davidson to second before Pso- The Cyclones’ hitting was William Quaglieri is a 6-foot-4 righty from Loyola Mary- Davidson pushed the Cyclones Brooklyn 5 gas took the loss when the Brooklyn scored another run mas singled him in. too little, too late. Brooklyn mount. According to Berrios, Quaglieri “really pounds the to a 2-1 lead in the fifth when June 27 at Keyspan Park Scrappers scored four runs, in- in the fifth when Zech walked, The Clones added a run in scored a run in the seventh ball.” In three starts, Quaglieri has a 1-1 record with a 3.86 he singled in Corey Coles. The Cyclones’ ninth inning cluding a two run homer, in was sacrificed to second by the sixth when, with the bases when Dante Brinkley doubled ERA. Cyclones starter Michael De- rally fell short as they dropped the eighth inning. Corey Coles, and then scored on loaded, Watts walked to drive and eventually scored on a Left-hander Joe Williams has the same name as “Cy- vaney allowed one run in five a game to the Scrappers. Brooklyn 4 a single by Derran Watts. in Hathaway who had started wild pitch. The Cyclones clone” Joe Williams, a famous pitcher from the Negro innings and relievers David Tor- With the Cyclones down 6-3 In the Cyclones’ eighth, added a run in the eighth when Leagues. Berrios says that the 2004 “Cyclone Joe” has a split- Mahoning Valley 3 the inning with a single. res and Celso Rondon com- in the ninth, Grant Psomas and Tyler Davidson doubled and Hudson Valley added two with one out Grant Psomas finger fastball and a good curveball. Starter Williams has a 1- bined for three scoreless innings Ryan Coultas singled to start June 28 at Keyspan Park then scored on Concepcion’s runs in the ninth. doubled and later scored on 0 record with a 2.51 ERA. to set up closer Carlos Muniz in the rally. Aaron Hathaway ad- Ambiorix Concepcion drove homer to left. Kevin Rios’ groundout. Then In the bullpen, the Cyclones have lefty Edgar Alfonzo. No, the ninth. The Scrappers hit vanced the runners to second in the winning Brooklyn run for Joe Williams started for Hudson Valley 11 in the ninth, Corey Coles sin- not the 2001 Cyclones’ manager making a comeback as a play- Muniz hard, scoring two runs and third with a groundout. the second time in three games Brooklyn and gave up two runs Brooklyn 3 gled and scored on Brinkley’s er, but his 19-year-old son, familiar to Brooklyn fans from his on three hits to tie the score. Pinch hitter Caleb Stewart as his two-run homer in the in five innings. After Williams June 30, at Hudson Valley double to left center. days as a 16-year-old working out with the Cyclones while he was on summer vacation. He can sink the ball away from right- handed hitters and into left handed batters. Alfonzo has been working on improving his curveball, and he has been hit hard, giving up a home run on two occasions right after entering a game. Berrios notes that Alfonzo is “very heady, very intelli- gent, and you can see from his background that he’s been Another Brook hits sign, wins suit around the game.” Righty Dan Foli is another member of a baseball family. His dad, Tim Foli, was a draft choice of the Mets who played Almanac,” by Dan Schlossberg, in his career. Sandy Koufax, Joe and Frank Torre, By Ed Shakespeare shortstop for them in 1970-71 and ’78-79. The Mets organi- The younger Burt is a 5-foot-11, for The Brooklyn Papers Woody English of the Cubs actually Joe Pepitone, Willie Randolph, Lee zation picked up Dan Foli after he was released by the Cubs hit the sign twice in the same game to 230-pound first baseman who was Mazzilli, Shawon Dunston, Manny organization. Foli has a good arm and, like Devaney, the Cy- On June 29, Derran Watts named this season as a third team All- rocketed a double that hit the UPs win two free suits. Ramirez and John Franco honed their clones are trying to keep him from rushing his delivery. Sock Surprise American by both Baseball America skills at the Parade Grounds fields, Right-hander Tim Worthington is a Cyclone back from Garage Clothing “Hit this sign, and Collegiate Baseball [maga- The Cyclones will not only be wear- which opened 135 years ago. last year. He is a control pitcher who could make spot starts win a suit” advertisement in left & zines??]. Burt hit .371 with 14 home The Parade Grounds were also for the Clones. center field at Keyspan. It was DOWNs ing high socks for all their games, but runs and 74 RBIs this year as he led DOWNs considered as a temporary home for Marcelo Perez, another righty, has a fastball that ranges only the second time the sign had they will add traditional baseball stir- Miami University to a fifth-place fin- rups to the uniform for all Sunday home the Cyclones in 2000, but community from 90-93 miles per hour with a good slider, buy he has ever been hit and the first time ish in the College World Series. opposition forced the team to play in been hit around some in his relief appearances. since the park’s inaugural 2001 games. The Brooks inaugurated the “old is new” look on Sunday, June 27, I love a Parade Queens at St. John’s University as the Righty Jeff Landing has been struggling (0-1 13.50 ERA), season, when Jay Caligiuri Queens Kings. leaving his pitches up in the strike zone. earned the new duds. and the effect brought a 1950s look to Grounds their uniforms. Transactions One experienced closer is righty Carlos Muniz, who When Caligiuri went to pick up his tom of the right field wall that fea- On Saturday, June 26 the Prospect pitched so effectively for the Cyclones last year. Muniz al- The Cyclones released second suit, he had it measured and tailored, Park Alliance, in partnership with the ready has three saves, with only one bad appearance that tured a ‘Hit Sign, Win Suit” promise. A Giant among baseman David Housel and first base- but there was some miscalculation. But that sign was not hit often. Cyclones, held Family Day at the wound up netting him a win when the Cyclones came back. Cyclones Prospect Park Parade Grounds. The man Justin Wendt. Still, he had a date for the theater that The Stark sign was low to the Muniz is with the Cyclones on an injury rehab. night, so he pinned up his suit pants James Burt has been added to the team, staff and fans attended a rib- Housel was in his fourth minor ground and one of the best right field- Bensonhurst native David Torres has been effective, giv- with safety pins. Nevertheless, he Cyclones roster, and he made his de- bon-cutting ceremony to mark the re- league season, and was in his second ing up just one run in 5-and-a-third innings of work. ers of all time, Carl Furillo, usually proudly wore the suit to see “The but against Hudson Valley on June opening of the Parade Grounds fol- season with Brooklyn. He hit .258 Celso Rondon, another righty, has been a revelation. List- Lion King” on Broadway. patrolled right in front of it. Not too 30, going 0-3 with a walk. Burt is the lowing a reconstruction that began with the Cyclones last year and was ed as 6 feet tall (he’s actually shorter), Rondon has some In old Ebbets Field, clothier and many balls hit the Abe Stark sign, but son of former New York Giant and with $12.5 million in funding from 0-3 this year. Wendt missed 2003 sea- weight around his midriff and his mannerisms remind one of future borough president, Abe Stark, some did. Furillo himself said he hit it San Francisco 49er nose tackle Jim the borough president’s office. Nu- son because of an injury. He was 1-8 Fernando Valenzuela. Rondon has a confidence that he proj- had an advertisement sign on the bot- once, and according to “The Baseball Burt, who won two Super Bowl titles merous big-league players, such as for the Clones this season. ects, and he is athletic, carrying his weight with a deceptive grace. He was the Appalachian Reliever of the Year in 2003, and should take over some of the closing load once Muniz leaves. O WHAT ABOUT the 10th Man for the Cyclones? HOT DOGS… Well, as baseball lingo goes, that would be the fans — Sabout 8,000 of whom show up for every Cyclones Continued from page 1 home game to cheer on their team while instilling fear in the from matzo balls to sushi. visitors. Here’s a sampling of just some of the off-field talent On Sunday, at roughly 12:30 pm, Simmons will sit among the out at Keyspan. IFOCE’s elite “gurgitators,” as they are known, in Coney Island. Ed Gruber, 49, is 6-foot-2, 214 pounds. He was a catcher- Among them: his chicken-wing-eating contest nemesis, Sonya “The third baseman on the sandlots. He’s from Queens. As a fan, his Black Widow” Thomas, 36, who dethroned “El Wingador” as cham- position is in Section 14. He likes to get inside an opposing pitch- pion of the Philadelphia competition, sponsored by radio station WIP. er’s head. “I try to distract him,” Gruber says. Among Thomas’ slew of eating records: 43 soft tacos in 11 min- Ed’s son, Steve Gruber, is 6-foot-4. A first baseman and utes, 65 hard-boiled eggs in 6 minutes and 40 seconds, and pound- catcher on the sandlots, Steve’s strength as a fan was in get- ing down 9 pounds of crawfish Jambalaya in 10 minutes — re- markable feats for a woman weighing in at just around 100 ting foul balls. At St. John’s University in 2000, when the Cy- pounds. clones were known as the Queens Kings, Steve would often She is the odds-on favorite to be named 2003 IFOCE Rookie of get numerous foul balls from the same game. But the atten- the Year on Sunday and is being touted as America’s best hope of dance there was only in the hundreds per game, and Steve bringing home the coveted Mustard Yellow International Belt — hasn’t been able to maintain that ratio competing against the the most prestigious prize in competitive eating. To do so, she’ll thousands at Keyspan. have to defeat the three-time defending titleholder, Takeru “Tsuna- Mark Lazarus, is a 5-foot-6, 156-pound third baseman mi” Kobayashi of Japan. from Flatbush whose baseball weakness was his small size. The Tsunami, 24, holds the world record having downed 50-1/2 As a player, his crowning achievement came on an alleged dogs in 12 minutes in 2002. In 2001, he took his first title, down- stickball blast of the equivalent of four sewers that rocketed ing 50 dogs to double the existing world record. Compared to most / Greg Mango / Greg out of a schoolyard in his Parkside Avenue neighborhood a of his opponents, he is tiny, weighing in at around 124 pounds. He mere 43 years ago. As a fan, his strengths are his leather lungs fell off his pace on the sweltering near-100-degree heat last year, and sense of humor when it comes to opposing teams. His fan downing only 44-1/2 dogs, but retaining his title. Thomas downed 25 dogs last year in her first major competitive weakness is that his voice lasts for seven good innings and if eating contest outside of the qualifier. The previous women’s he begins shouting hard too early in the game, he can become hoarse and progressively muted by the eighth inning. The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn record had been 20. But the fans aren’t the only ones acting as the 10th man. It King Neptune and his bride survey the landscape, including the iconic Parachute Jump, at last Saturday’s Mermaid Parade. And with the attention competitors like Kobayashi and even Thomas have brought due to their drive and unlikely competitive takes a lot to put on the show at Keyspan, and here are some eating physiques has come much more mainstream coverage. This people who help make it happen. year, the annual Coney Island eat-off, which dates back to 1916, George Reeder, the Cyclones’ assistant groundskeeper, is a will be carried live on ESPN. It’s morphing from a hobby into a 6-foot-2 Coney Island resident who looks and moves like he semiprofessional sport, said Richard Shea, a spokesman for could have been a smooth-fielding first baseman. The gangly Mermaids, Moby bring Nathan’s Famous and co-founder of the international federation. Reeder was a basketball player at Boys High School in Brook- “You used to go to a mall, you’d have three guys who were re- lyn back in the mid-1960s. Reeder’s weakness might be his ally into it and then you’d be kind of barking for other competi- modesty in failing to mention earlier that he played on one of tors,” Shea said. “Now we have thousands of people in the country the best school basketball teams in New York City’s history. who want to compete in various events.” Bucking the recent trend of svelte eating competitors are such George’s strength is his knowledge of the job and his ability to summer to Coney Isle IFOCE stalwarts as Ed “Cookie” Jarvis, 36, who weighs in at 409 pass that knowledge on to beginning groundskeepers. pounds; Eric “Badlands” Booker, 36, 420 pounds; and “Hungry” Ori Kairy, the Cyclones’ batboy, plays second base for By Desmond Butler — many in nautically themed outfits — Zigun, who has spent his adulthood working Charles Hardy, 39, 340 pounds. Frances Lewis High School and hit .429 as a junior this sea- Jarvis is considered the strongest American man coming into the son. He is 5-foot-7 and 130 pounds. His strength as a batboy Associated Press walked through the Brooklyn neighborhood. to revitalize the Brooklyn boardwalk. “We Mermaids were joined by walking cans of wanted to change that.” competition having had a banner 2003 in which he beat former is his baseball knowledge and his ability to move well on the Moby, Dick and a Lunachick celebrated tuna, and several participants — including one The parade, in the shadow of the Cyclone top-ranked American Booker in the “Battle of the Buffets,” in the field during infield practice. Another strength is his arm, an annual Coney Island rite of summer Sat- in a gorilla costume — rode in a hearse. roller coaster, is annually held on the first Chinese and Russian dumpling eating contests and in hot dogs, ac- which enables him to throw souvenir soft baseballs into the urday as sun-worshippers mingled with hip- Sean Allison, 35, sat on the hood of the Saturday after the summer solstice. cording to his “Bib Sheet” on the IFOCE Web site. In last year’s upper stands at the end of games. His weakness is in getting sters at the Coney Island Mermaid Parade. hearse, serving as a human hood ornament. Starting at 2 pm, before an enormous hot dog eating contest Jarvis shattered Booker’s American record the water cooler out to the dugout. of 26 dogs by feasting on 30 wieners. Techno DJ Moby, a direct descendant of It was his first visit to the annual event, and crowd, the marchers followed Moby and This sampling of off-the field personages is necessarily limit- Herman Melville, and punk rocker Theo And this year, a newcomer from Japan is competing. They call ed. Later in the season, you will read here of new Cyclones in the it couldn’t have gone better. Kogan on floats and foot along the board- him “The Giant,” and Noboyuki Shirota qualified by eating 31 Kogan of the Lunachicks were crowned as “It was a howl,” said Allison. walk and beach. The original Nathan’s hot Nathan’s dogs and buns in 12 minutes. on-field line-up. You may also read about more fans and employ- King Neptune and Queen Mermaid at the The parade is the creation of the tattooed dog stand was so crowded that it was impos- No matter what the outcome, the biggest winner will likely be ees in the Brooklyn off-field line-up. 22nd annual event on Surf Avenue. and goateed Dick Zigun, who marched be- sible to squeeze inside. Nathan’s Famous, on the corner of Surf and Stillwell avenues, After all, to paraphrase a slogan from the former award-win- Moby thanked the cheering crowd, then neath a top hat. Zigun, who runs the Coney The parade was inspired by Mardi Gras fes- which last July 4 sold more than 20,000 hot dogs, setting a new ning television drama “The Naked City”: There are 8,000 stories announced tongue-in-cheek that he was “en- Island sideshow, was joined by Brooklyn tival, which Coney Island hosted for decades record of heir own. at Keyspan Park, and these are only some of them. joying the fruits of my power.” Borough President Marty Markowitz. in the first half of the twentieth century. ESPN will broadcast the event from noon to 1 pm. Anyone Paper columnist Ed Shakespeare is the author of “When The threat of rain dissipated and the sun “When we started the parade, Coney Is- “It’s an art parade for wacky New York wishing to attend the event is advised to get to Nathan’s well be- Baseball Returned to Brooklyn” (McFarland, 2003). broke through as an estimated 1,500 marchers land’s image was at its low-point,” explained artists,” Zigun said. fore noon. — with Neil Sloane 6 AWP THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM July 3, 2004 Bravest celebrates 100th birthday in Ridge

By Jotham Sederstrom Along with his 87-year-old brother, Leo, and new FDNY coat as a gift. “I told them I’d wear he recalled, included a trash fire in Coney Island The Brooklyn Papers a nephew, Lee, Mulvihill was greeted by local it every day,” said Mulvihill. “I’m proud of it.” in 1932 that grew to include most of the board- clergy from the Our Lady of Angels church, on Not to be outdone, members of state Sen. walk and the bathhouse. It drew firefighters The only fire Walter Mulvihill had to Fourth Avenue at 73rd Street, where the senior Marty Golden’s staff presented him with a state from three boroughs. extinguish on May 30 was the one that still worships. proclamation. Mulvihill retired from the Fire Department in burned from the single candle on his birth- A graduate of Our Lady of Perpetual Help “It gives me great pleasure to honor and com- 1951 and took work as a messenger for a busi- day cake. It was a considerable mission parochial, school, Mulvihill spent most morn- mend the life of Walter Mulvihill as he cele- ness on Wall Street. From there he worked at the nonetheless: the retired firefighter had just ings as a child volunteering as an altar boy. brates his 100th birthday at the St. Nicholas New York Insurance company before retiring in turned 100 years old. “He’s always been, in my mind, the consum- Home for the Aged, and it should be noted that the 1970s. Mulvihill celebrated the milestone with more mate gentleman,” said Joseph Atallah, Mulvi- it was 10 years ago when a similar gathering and Mulvihill isn’t the only one in his family to than 60 friends and family at the St. Nicholas hill’s attendant at the home since 1995. “He celebration was held at St. Nicholas for his 90th live a long life. His mother, said Atallah, lived to Home for the Aged at 425 Ovington Ave. in Bay takes a walk around the block almost every birthday,” reads the proclamation from Golden. the age of 101. She died in 1974. Ridge. Still bounding with energy, one of New day.” Mulvihill was a firefighter in Brooklyn be- “We see more and more people coming to York’s Bravest, and oldest, had no trouble blow- Between 12 and 15 members of the Fire De- tween 1931 and 1951, an era in which several of that milestone,” said Golden this week. “He’s a ing out his candle. partment stopped by as well, and gave him a the borough’s largest blazes were sparked. One, unique individual and a true hero.” Hey Bruce! They’ll drive to the arena, too

To the editor: name as someone they made ignored the various communi- delayed because the subcom- Brooklyn, even disrespect to You reported that Bruce contact with during the City ties’ opposition to the Down- mittee was going to vote the fellow city workers. The Bender, executive vice presi- LETTERS Council Land Use subcom- town Brooklyn Plan, among plan down, however, Deputy Downtown Plan Environmen- dent of Forest City Ratner mittee hearings? them the aforementioned BHA, Mayor Daniel Doctoroff, of the tal Impact Statement has no Companies, said that he ex- The truth is Mr. Sirefman the Boerum Hill Association Bloomberg administration, kind of plan to make structural people will need to walk pects most shoppers at the and his associates in the City and the Brooklyn Coalition improvements on the streets of home, in the dark, from their made threats to various City soon-to-open Atlantic Termi- Downtown Brooklyn. Howev- subway stations and bus stops. Planning Commission and the Against Urban Removal. Council members to vote in fa- nal shopping mall will drive Downtown Brooklyn Council Mr. Sirefman should not vor of the Downtown Plan. er, the surrounding residents There is something wrong will, of course, suffer when the rather than take mass transit with this picture. were caught with their pants gloat about how he was pleased In fact, the EDC should not [“Traffic Nightmare,” page 1, down when Councilman the City Council Land Use be talking considering that they traffic backs up more. — Robert W. Ohlerking, But if traffic is so great, stand June 19] even though it will [Charles] Barron questioned committee voted in favor the got what they want. It showed Prospect Heights on Flatbush Avenue on a Thurs- be light out and the subways them during the hearings. To the editor. plan. He knows the vote was disrespect to the voters of day or Friday afternoon. Mr. / Jori Klein and buses will be running fre- I would like to counter [EDC The Downtown Brooklyn Sirefman is a fine role model quently. Chief Operating Officer] Joshua Plan never received community for children that if the lie is big Is this the same Bruce Ben- Sirefman’s letter to the editor in input from the surrounding enough, then more people will der who expects most atten- communities. In fact, if the Send us a letter last week’s edition, “EDC coun- believe it. — Daniel McCalla, dees at the Nets games and ters ‘Downtown Plan lie.” Downtown Brooklyn Plan was By mail: Letters Editor, Brooklyn Papers, 55 Washington St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 Fort Greene The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn other arena events will arrive The honest truth is the EDC satisfactory the Brooklyn Fax: (718) 834-9278. Editor’s Note: Mr. McCalla Retired firefighter Walter Mulvihill, who celebrated his and depart these games and did not bother to contact the Heights Association would not By e-mail: [email protected] has declared his intention to 100th birthday on May 30, wearing the Fire Depart- events by public transporta- Shoenberg Library. If they have testified against it. Howev- Letters must be signed and include the writer’s home address and run for the 57th District As- ment jacket and cap given to him by firefighters to tion at night, when buses and did, why was Chris Moore so er, the City Planning Commis- phone (only the writer’s neighborhood and street name are published sembly seat recently vacated mark the milestone. subways run infrequently and angry when they used his sion [led by] Amanda Burden with the letter). Letters may be edited and will not be returned. by Roger Green. Marty: ‘No’ 2 massive Urban Renewal to Walentas’ bridge block projects would change the face of Downtown Brooklyn forever —

IN SIDE: PAG ES 12-18 turning both quaint and gritty neighborhoods into high- David Walentas’ proposed tower for 37 Water St. in DUM- BO. The Brooklyn Bridge is at right. trafficked walled communities, and massively impacting Brooklyn at Sundance Published ev ery Saturday by Brooklyn P aper Publica tions Inc, 55 W ashington Str By Deborah Kolben e et, Suite 624, Brooklyn NY 11201. Phone 7 life in the surrounding residential neighborhoods. 18-834-9350

• www.Broo klynPapers.co m • © 2004 B rooklyn Pape r Publications The Brooklyn Papers • 18 pages including GO BROOKLYN • Vol. 27, No. 4 AW P • January 31, 2004 • FREE If there’s one thing Borough President Marty Markowitz The proposed Nets arena is just a small part of the loves as much as Brooklyn, it’s the Brooklyn Bridge. NOT JUST NETS And while he’s not shy about proclaiming his support for major master plan, the most expensive Urban Renewal development projects, this week Markowitz recommended the city MAPPING THE NEW BROOKLYN disapprove a proposal to build a 178-foot tall residential building in and property condemnation in Brooklyn’s history. DUMBO because it would block views of the historic span. “The Brooklyn Bridge defines the elegance, grace and bold-

DUMBO ness of our borough for the rest of the world,” Markowitz said in

T N his determination. “As borough president I consider it my duty to E EXCLUSIVE K M R P Only The Brooklyn Papers has asked: Is this O A L be the caretaker of the most recognizable symbol of all of Brook- EMP P E IRE STORES V SH E E OPPING Bro WATC oklyn G D HTOWER N L HIGH-RIS avy Yar lyn, and to preserve its magnificent views.” E d ID A S N R O the Manhattanization of Brooklyn … or the B I T A Real estate developer David Walentas, whose Two Trees Man- N E Y R C MAYOR’ L SEMERGEN E Bro CY BUNKER K R oklyn agement company has converted many of DUMBO’s industrial O L- A Height “depeopling” suburbanization of our streets? O I s R C FED R ERAL COUR B E T warehouses into apartment and office buildings, proposes to M M G O ENERAL P OST OFFICE C BANKRU PTCY COUR build a 200-apartment building that would rise at 38 Water St. — T

F L BQE A Fort currently a two-story building that is home to the St. Ann’s Ware- CR T UISE SHIP P IER B Greene Downto U wn S house performance space. Are these projects good for Brooklyn? H

COU A A RT STREET T ARE V Clint But when local community groups got wind of Walentas’ lat- L A HOUSING on A E N H W TIC . ill IE A V VE est project, they banded together in opposition. E . R R E D C The Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO N obble DOW U NTOWN : B YOU’LL FIND THE MOST COMPLETE 2 Hill ROOKLYN -1 P Neighborhood associations all called on the developer to scale BRO LAN 8 OKLYN LAW SC S HOOL DORM R SCHERMER E HORN I PACIFIC back the project. P URBAN RENEWAL E BA AND HONEST COVERAGE Q M CUL TURAL B The plan also includes a three-story, 327-space public parking Boerum DISTRICT ATLANTIC Hi TERMINAL ll garage with its entrance on Front Street, 8,000 square feet of re- ATLANT IC CENTER MAL OF THE CHANGING FACE L (EXISTING ) NET tail space along Water Street and an 8,000-square-foot perform- S ARENA SITE Carroll ance space that would be rented to a non-profit arts group G OF BROOKLYN ONLY IN THE ardens Community Board 2 voted against the development in May,

ATLANTIC Y FAIR ARDS citing the blocked bridge views. They also passed a resolution WAY Red Hook asking that future building proposals for the site rise lower than G Prospect IN Heights the Brooklyn Bridge roadway and be consistent with adjacent N O -Z buildings. IKEA P U WHOLE F OODS E Walentas certified his plans with the Department of City Plan- U N E V ning in March, starting the clock on the approximately seven- A Park H Slope T month city Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP). LO R WE’S U O F That requires public review before the community board, bor- ough president, City Planning Commission and City Council. It’s the m ost exciting B Brooklyn’s REAL Newspapers five deca rooklyn news in de s. ers that wo “We’re happy that the borough president agrees with us that But Bruce uld substantially o Ratner’s pla arena fro bscure th New Jerse n to bring th m the view o e where the y Nets to an a e busy Flatb f motorists o Nets arena wo build ne rena he wou ush Avenue. n Meanw uld be located Brooklyn Bridge views should be saved,” said Nancy Webster, ar the interse ld The m hile, just sou . Lines to Sate and F ction of A assive Downto Park th of the are Pier 7, and llite image by latbush a tlantic wh wn Brooklyn Slope’s Fourth na site, re a city-Port A Space Imagi co venues is min ich would turn Plan — zo Avenue has b view of the be uthority sk ng mparison to iscule in M the area into ned to allow ta een up- 1 st uses for Piers 8 irt scrutiny and all the de idtown Manh a sister to ller buildings 2 in Carroll G through debate. planned f h velopm attan i h age co and en ardens d R president of the DUMBO Neighborhood Association, after Markowitz issued his negative recommendation on Thursday. Upon hearing of the borough president’s recommendation, Jed Walentas, who with his father owns Two Trees, said simply, “I’m SEE CENTER SPREAD FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE very disappointed.” Along with his recommendation to disapprove the plan, Markowitz issued a statement explaining that he was optimistic Two Trees would find a way to build at 38 Water St. and cap the GO ONLINE height at 80 feet. “If he’s saying that, then he’s saying he wants nothing built to read our latest coverage and past reports there,” Jed Walentas shot back. “Nobody can build a building at that site that’s economically viable under 80 feet. “It’s unfortunate that he should cave to this sort of political pressure since the building has no impact on the Brooklyn 55 Washington Street, Suite 624, Brooklyn, New York 11201 • [email protected] • (718) 834-9350 Bridge,” Walentas added. The plan now goes before the City Planning Commission, which has 60 days to host a public hearing and issue a recom- mendation before it moves on to the council. July 3, 2004 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM AWP 7 Red Hook boy, 4, killed by truck By Jotham Sederstrom tion in order to move as many “The family is deeply hurt director of the Independence checks made payable to, “Cal- The Brooklyn Papers cars as possible,” said Kit by the loss of their son,” said Community Foundation, which vary Baptist Church, The Hodge, a campaign coordina- Manuel, who was serving as is administering the family’s Travis Bussey Fund,” at any The shattered family of tor for Transportation Alterna- the family’s spokesman. relief fund, said that her organ- Independence bank branch, or a 4-year-old Red Hook tives. “And we’re also con- “Right now they’re mourning ization had pitched in $500 get send a check by mail to the boy who was fatally struck cerned that the intersection and and really aren’t ready to the fund started. Red Hook branch, at 498 Co- down by an 18-wheeler community will not be speak, but they will later.” Anyone interested in help- lumbia St., Brooklyn, N.Y., truck joined hundreds of equipped to handle the signifi- Marilyn Gelber, executive ing out can give cash or 11231. supporters at a candlelight cant increase in the number of vigil Monday night. trucks from the Ikea if it’s built. Trucks and kids don’t mix.” University Hospital and The accident that took the Manhattan Campus for life of Travis Bussey and near- A large Ikea home furnish- the Albert Einstein College ly killed his sister Ashley ings store is planned for the of Medicine Laney, 14, as they crossed end of Columbia Street at the Hamilton Avenue near Court Erie Basin in Red Hook. Street, also renewed calls for Gonzalez, a supporter of greater traffic safety measures that plan, said that her office

in South Brooklyn. Mango / Greg had not received complaints A couple of hundred people regarding traffic in Red Hook. DOYOUHAVE AIDS turned out for the June 28 vig- She said that her immediate il in a courtyard of the Red concern was that Bussey be Hook Houses public housing “buried with dignity.” Later, AND FATIGUE? project, a block away from the she said, she would look into The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn family’s home on Clinton The body of 4-year-old Travis Bussey lies under a blanket after being crushed by truck at any traffic concerns. Beth Israel Medical Center is conducting a clinical study investigating She has helped set up a re- Street near the Gowanus Ex- Hamilton Avenue and Court Street on Thursday, June 25. a medication that may reduce the amount of fatigue and related symptoms pressway. There, tearful lief fund to cover the family’s mourners listened to the funeral and medical bills. that some patients with AIDS experience. words of the Rev. Roderick the truck’s path by the initial “When you mix big trucks, Mills and Councilwoman Sara impact. Her brother wound up speeding vehicles and pedes- To qualify for this study, you must be: Gonzalez, who asked families beneath the trailer, sat up, and trians this will inevitably hap- N At least 18 years of age to remain close despite the then was crushed when the pen,” said Robert Casara, a N tragedy in their neighborhood. truck suddenly lurched ahead member of the traffic and Diagnosed with AIDS The two siblings had just and drove off. transportation committee of (history of CD4 count less than 200 or AIDS-defining infection) left a McDonald’s on Hamil- The truck driver was Community Board 10 in Bay N Feeling a lack of energy, weakness, weary or tired ton Avenue and were heading stopped six blocks away, at a Ridge. “As for who is right home when they were hit by ramp leading to the Gowanus and wrong you have to let pe- the northbound tractor-trailer Expressway. According to olice and investigators sort it Qualified participants will receive at no cost: around 2:40 pm, police and published reports, he told in- out.” N Study-related physician’s assessment witnesses said. A witness said vestigators that he didn’t real- Relatives from South Car- N the two kids saw the big truck ize he had hit the children un- olina, Alabama, Florida and Laboratory tests bearing down on them but til he was flagged down by a Mango / Greg Maryland were expected to fly N Study medications were unable to get out of the motorcyclist. Police did not is- in for Bussey’s wake and fu- way. Bussey was crushed to sue any summonses to either neral, on Friday and Saturday. For more information, please call Annette Vielhaber, MD death. His sister was rushed to the driver, or his Bailey, N.J., The wake and funeral service Bellevue Hospital in Manhat- employers. were to be held at the Calvary Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care

tan where she underwent four The stretch of Hamilton Papers The Brooklyn Baptist Church, on Hicks hours of surgery on her jaw, Avenue where the accident During Monday’s candlelight vigil, the boy’s distraught Street at West Ninth Street, (212) 844-1829 according to Gonzalez. happened is a truck route. mother leaves a makeshift memorial to her son. near where the vigil was held. The little boy had just grad- Following the vigil, a uated from a Head Start pre- crowd marched several blocks school program earlier that to the site of the accident, just day. Family friends said he under the Gowanus Express- had 11 brothers and sisters. way. Although that site was “He was a happy little kid well within the purview of a at the age of 4,” said Stacey Traffic Calming Study re- Manuel, the boy’s cousin, af- leased by the Department of ter the vigil. “He was full of Transportation, the report rec- life and energy. He was joyful ommended only that more, and cheerful. He had his not less, traffic be squeezed whole life ahead of him. He into the already congested cor- was going through what any ridor, according to activists. 4-year-old was going through, “Though we still don’t just growing up and enjoying know the details of the crash, life.” we are disappointed that the According to witnesses, DOT chose not to make safety Laney was thrown away from improvements at the intersec- / Tom Callan / Tom The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn Distinctive Honoree Maureen Messa, CFO of New York Congregational Community Services (left), is presented with a YWCA of Brooklyn’s 2004 “Women of Distinction” award by YWCA board member Dr. Monica Sweeney, during ceremonies at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on June 16. Also honored were NY1 news director Bernadine Han, Councilwomen Leti- tia James, the New York Stock Exchange’s Betsy Lampert Minkin and JP Morgan Chase VP Patricia Ricketts. Free park concerts The Brooklyn Papers Prospect Park isn’t the only Brooklyn greenspace host- ing live music this summer. Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in July the City Parks Foundation will present free live concerts in three of the borough’s smaller parks. On Tuesdays (July 6, 13 and 20), the concerts will be hosted in Fort Greene Park, at DeKalb Avenue and Washington Park. Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band will kick things off July 6 with their sophisticated Afro-Caribbean jazz, followed on July 13 by “Jump ‘N’ Funk with DJ Rich Medina and underground dance music icon Wunmi. On July 20, singer Bilal performs. Wednesday concerts (July 7, 14 and 21) are at Brower Park, at Brooklyn Avenue and Prospect Place in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Brooklyn hip-hop emcee Talib Kweli (July 7) and Hatian roots rockers Boukman Eksperyans (July 14) heat things up until the July 21 finale, starring Grammy-winning ‘90s rap group Arrested Development (“People Everyday,” “Mr. Wendel”). Von King Park, bounded by Lafayette, Marcy, Tompkins and Greene avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant, is host to the Thursday concerts (July 8, 15 and 22) featuring ’70s funk-disco group BT Express, the Total Praise gospel choir and jazz-funk with Randy Muller’s Brass Construction, respectively. For further information on these or concerts in other boroughs, call the City Parks Foundation at (212) 360-1399 or log onto www.cityparksfoundation.org. INSIDE DINING | PERFORMING ARTS | NIGHTLIFE | CLASSIFIEDS | REAL ESTATE

BOOKS Guns & dames Akashic Books has just released an anthology of new short fiction set against a variety of Brooklyn neighborhoods. “Brooklyn Noir” is a collection of gloomy, gritty tales about the frailty of the human condition. Each of the 20 stories also stars a different Brooklyn neighborhood, from Greenpoint to Coney Island, from East New York to Red Hook. Brooklyn Heights author-editor Tim Mc- Loughlin and authors C.J. Sullivan and Lou Man- fredo will read from their tales of woe at the Barnes & Noble on Court Street in Downtown Brooklyn on July 8 at 7 pm. (718) 834-9350 The Brooklyn Papers’ essential guide to the Borough of Kings July 3, 2004 McLaughlin’s story, “When All This Was Bay Ridge,” is about a man in a Sunset Park bar looking for answers about his re- cently deceased father’s secret life; Manfredo’s “Case Closed” follows a detective in Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct as he struggles to apprehend a suspect who menaced the dame with mesmerizing blue eyes; and Sullivan’s “Slipping into Darkness” sheds light on a terrifying night in Bushwick. The Barnes & Noble where the reading will take place is at 106 Court St. at State Street. For more information, call (718) 246-4996. StarryStarry nightsnights — Lisa J. Curtis

MUSIC ‘It’s So Easy’ Seventies pop icon Linda Ronstadt and the Balti- more Symphony Orchestra will perform the singer’s rock hits along with great American standards arranged by Nelson Riddle on July 8 at 7:30 pm at Asser Levy Park in Coney Island. Ronstadt’s concert kicks off the 26th Annual Seaside Summer Concert Se- ries in Coney Island. Expect a memorable evening as the Grammy Award-winning diva sings the hits from her 30-plus al- bums, which have sold more than 50 million copies. The Seaside concerts continue on Thursdays through Aug. 19 at Asser Levy Park, West Fifth Street and Surf Avenue. The concerts are free. Bring your own chair or rent one onsite for $5 ($10 on July 8 and Aug. 12). For concert hotline updates, call (718) 469-1912 or log onto the Web site at www.brooklynconcerts.com. John Muggenborg — Lisa J. Curtis DUMBO outdoor film fest offers bike valet, food and more ART By Paulanne Simmons Starkman, who produced “The Box” (1961), for The Brooklyn Papers a comic tale of technology gone wrong, shot by cameraman John Cazale, who later played he Brooklyn Bridge Park Summer Film Sal in “Dog Day Afternoon.” Festival, celebrating its fifth season, will Starkman, who met Cazale while they were Pot of gold Tonce again present stars under the stars both students at Boston University, told GO for six Thursdays at Empire-Fulton Ferry Brooklyn, “Cazale was so multitalented it was Put on your sunglasses and go to Empire-Fulton State Park. incredible. Photography was one of his many Ferry State Park to see the Brooklyn Waterfront This year’s films will be “a little bit of a skills. I asked him to shoot my film as a favor.” Artists Coalition’s latest outdoor sculpture exhibition, mix” with movies that take place in Brooklyn In addition to “Dog Day,” Cazale also co- “Chasing Rain- (“Arsenic and Old starred in “The God- bows.” Lace,” “Dog Day Af- father” Parts I and II. Although John Cazale ternoon”), movies di- CINEMA He died shortly after Photofest pots of gold rected by Brooklynites filming 1978’s “The Free for all: (Top) Brooklynites enjoy free films on the grass in DUMBO. (Above left) may be rare, (Woody Allen’s “Ra- Brooklyn Bridge Park Summer Film Festi- Deer Hunter.” Actor Michael Lombard in a scene from “The Box,” screening July 8. (Above right) imaginative val screens films on Thursdays from July 8 “Dog Day Afternoon,” starring Al Pacino, will be shown July 22. dio Days,” Spike through Aug. 12 at Empire-Fulton Ferry State “The Box” stars works won’t Lee’s “25th Hour”) Park, located between the Brooklyn and Man- Michael Lombard be in short and movies starring hattan bridges in DUMBO. Enter at Water (“Prizzi’s Honor,” over a movie theater, and that was where the piece that crosscuts between Allen’s youth in supply. Street. All screenings start at dusk (about 8:45 Brooklyn actors (Ed- pm) and are free of charge. Rain dates are the “Thomas Crown Af- fuse box was located. The movie theater closed Brooklyn and the uptown scene populated by Among the die Murphy as the following Fridays. For more information, visit fair”) as a man who at midnight. So when we blew a fuse in the af- radio personalities. It will be shown with Stark- wide array of artwork voice of Donkey in www.bbpc.net or call (718) 802-0603. buys a television that ternoon, we knew we had better not blow an- man’s “The Box.” on display is Tyrome Tripoli’s “The Selfish Gene.” “Shrek” and Richard won’t work the way other fuse after midnight, or we couldn’t shoot On July 15, viewers will be entertained by The artist’s sketch of the DNA double helix made of Dreyfuss as Matt he wants it to. The the film.” the groundbreaking animated film “Shrek” plastic toys is pictured. Hooper in “Jaws”), said Sharon Soons, a film was made on a shoestring budget with Starkman, who is an actor/director with the (2001), a delightful story of the triumph of true The exhibit opens with a reception on July 3 at spokeswoman for the series’ host, the Brooklyn “short ends,” leftover unexposed pieces from Abington Theater Company, has directed two love. This will be preceded by the short film, noon with live music. Empire-Fulton Ferry State Bridge Park Conservancy. larger reels. shows at The Brooklyn Heights Synagogue — “Clay Life,” a biographical portrait by Robert Park is accessible from Dock Street and Main Each evening will also include a short pro- “We filmed ‘The Box’ in Michael’s apart- “The Tenth Man,” in 1996, and “Incident at Yulfo, who was part of the HBO Young Film- Street in DUMBO. The free exhibit is on view July duced or directed by a Brooklynite. One ment,” says Starkman. “He was appearing on Vichy,” in 2003. makers Lab at the Prospect Park YMCA. 3-30, from 8:30 am to 8:30 pm. For more infor- filmmaker who answered BBPC’s call for Broadway at the time, and he had only one free The Summer Film Festival kicks off on July “Dog Day Afternoon,” critically ac- mation, visit the Web site at www.bwac.org or entries is Brooklyn Heights resident Marvin day when we could do the filming. He lived 8 with “Radio Days” (1987), a nostalgic See BRIDGE on page 12 call (718) 596-2507. — Lisa J. 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clamped under the needle. Callan / Tom The rest of the room looks like that of ion comes with the ease of a lifetime of al,” Quigley said. “Ironing is definitely MUSIC & MOVIES SERIES FRI ✦ 7/16 ✦ 7:30PM SAT ✦ 7/17 ✦ 8:00PM a typical college student. But unlike experience. an underrated skill.” THUR ✦ 7/15 ✦ most college kids, there’s a business card Quigley’s grandmother introduced her Last fall, she began studying fashion 7:30PM MARK MORRIS pinned to the wall displaying her compa- to the sewing machine when she was and business as a freshman at Parsons THE VAN ny’s logo: a neon pink Tinkerbell-like just 7 years old and taught her the basics. School of Design, in Manhattan. DANCE GROUP fairy. Papers File The Brooklyn Several years later, her mother found her Since then, Quigley’s designs have ap- GENERAL Designing clothes is not a pastime for tearing apart her old prom dress to make peared in a number of school fashion this 18-year-old designer from Bay This spring, Quigley’s line premiered a Cinderella gown. shows. She hopes to soon have enough On A Giant 50-Foot Screen! HUNT Classic Silent Film w/ Ridge. She has already created a full on the runway at a fashion show hosted “My mom was very angry when she capital to begin mass producing her Live Music by Atlanta soul clothing line and established a small by Foot Fetish, a Bay Ridge boutique caught me,” said Quigley. clothing line and is currently in the ALLOY ORCHESTRA business, Kerri Renae, to sell her prod- that carries her designs. Since then, she But her mother, Lisa Quigley, said she process of searching for a buyer to help ucts throughout New York City. And she has manufactured 200 High Tieds and is not angry anymore and even says that sell her designs to major clothing retail- INVERTgenre defying BRAZILIAN did it all before starting college last fall. they are selling in boutiques throughout at times she is guilty of borrowing her ers like Macy’s and Wet Seal. string quartet Inspired by design legends such as Brooklyn. daughter’s designs After research- Betsy Johnson and Anna Sui, and her fa- “With low-rise jeans you bend over and wearing them ing manufacturing GIRLS vorite performer, Gwen Stefani of the and show your underwear. With this, you herself. options overseas high energy INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK SERIES FASHION SUN ✦ 7/18 ✦ 5:00PM band No Doubt, Quigley’s clothing de- show your underwear purposely,” said “Kerri has al- in countries where grooves signs are often playfully functional with Maureen Brody, owner of Foot Fetish, ways been pas- High Tieds sell for $38 at Foot labor is cheaper, Fetish, 8813 Third Ave. between 88th an emphasis on bright colors and simple, where High Tieds sell for $38 each. “We sionate about fash- and 89th streets in Bay Ridge. For more Quigley decided to retro patterns. thought it was cute for the summer.” ion,” said Lisa information, call (718) 238-8470. keep her business DAN “I have always been influenced by Brody admits that at first customers Quigley. “When local. materials,” Quigley told GO Brooklyn. pick up the underwear and think it is a she was a little “Manufacturing “I get a lot of ideas just by browsing fab- bathing suit bottom. The Lycra-Rayon girl, she used to write plays so she could in NYC is a dying industry. I thought it ZANES ric stores.” material Quigley used to manufacture the design costumes for the characters. And would be easier and better to give local Her latest and most innovative inven- undergarment gives this false impression. in high school, she continued to design manufacturers business, instead of send- & FRIENDS tion are the High Tieds, underwear that “I had a difficult time finding a soft costumes for school plays.” ing it overseas,” said Quigley. peeks out of low-rise jeans to show off material,” said Quigley. But to assure no Sitting in Quigley’s basement bed- Brushing her hand over a piece of MUSICALPICNIC bright colors and whimsical bows. A sash confusion, Quigley attached a diagram room, her mother glows with admiration beige jersey-cotton fabric, which she w/ special guests! of material on top can be folded down with instructions on how it is to be worn. for her work. “In August, she will be de- hopes to use in her new line of High over the jeans and tied like a belt. “[Quigley] is very clever,” said Brody. signing my wedding dress,” said mom. Tieds, Quigley looks at her logo and lets MUSIC & MOVIES SERIES SAT ✦ 7/24 ✦ 7:30PM THUR ✦ 7/22 ✦ 7:30PM “I thought of the idea five years ago,” “She doesn’t come off young at all.” While Quigley admits that she enjoys her mind drift off towards dreams of the said Quigley, later remarking that her A tall, slender woman with bright, the artistry of fashion, she also recog- future. She hopes that her brand name THE MAN WITH THE JAY FARRAR first prototype was a pair of black under- watchful eyes and a delicate smile, nizes it as a business. In high school, she will one day be as big as designers such X-RAY EYES alt-country trailblazer wear studded with rhinestone gems. Quigley could easily be mistaken for one interned with fashion designer Mark as Kimora Lee Simmons’ Baby Phat. “Then I saw sashes with bows, which of the models displaying her designs. Kroeker for three seasons. “As much as I love doing this,” MARTHA WAINWRIGHT people were wearing as belts, and I de- She is shy when it comes to discussing “He works with ultra-suede and taught Quigley said. “I know you can also make neo-folk singer songwriter cided to combine the two.” her work, but for her, talking about fash- me how to cut patterns and iron materi- a lot of money.”

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BROOKLYN Neighborhood Wine, dine Bites Dining Guide This week: and dance AROUND BAM Small audiences so far for Chez Oskar Oak Room’s vintage scene 211 DeKalb Ave. at Adelphi Street, (718) 852- 6250 (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $14-$19. By Tina Barry Chez Oskar offers some of the best French bistro for The Brooklyn Papers fare — with hints of the Caribbean — in Brooklyn. And what goes better with delicious French sta- ples than a bottle of wine from an affordable list? or the past 20 years, Michael and Whether you choose the escargot, the lamb Alice Halkias have been restoring shank with couscous or the steak frites, the flour- less chocolate cake is a perfect ending. Brunch is the 114-year-old Grand Prospect

/ Greg Mango / Greg F served Saturdays and Sundays from 11 am to 4 Hall in Park Slope. The hall, built in pm. Sidewalk cafe seats are now available. Closed 1892, served as an ornate Victorian Mondays. public center with theatres, bars, ball- rooms and even bowling alleys. Caruso I-Shebeen Madiba sang there and Fred and Adele Astaire

195 DeKalb Ave. at Carlton Avenue, (718) 855- Papers The Brooklyn danced on the ballroom’s polished 9190, www.i-shebeen.com (AmEx, MC, Visa) Pot au feu (beef short ribs with marrow- floors. Mango / Greg Entrees: $12-$22. But by 1981, when the Halkiases Stepping into Madiba is like bursting into the bone in consumme) at Thomas Beisl. Kasbah. Billowy interior canopies, wooden bar purchased the building, its interior was and pillow-topped benches transport you to a lined with enormous rain buckets. fantastic getaway. Madiba has a South African you fancy, then Mo-Bay restaurant is the place to Mr. Halkias, who directed the reno- be. Mo-Bay’s beach hut interior, fresh-cut flow-

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vation, didn’t concern himself with au- Mango / Greg wine list. Chef-owner Mark Henegan’s unique ers and reggae music give the place a cool, South African recipes include the Durban island vibe. Popular dishes include the curried thentic duplication. He favors pastel (At left) Chef Michel Aytekin in the newly re-opened Oak Room Restau- samoosa (stuffed Indian vegetable patties with coconut salmon, brown-stewed chicken and pink, baby blue and pale green. And, he oxtail stew. For vegetarians, there’s the brown- rant and Supper Club in Grand Prospect Hall. (Above) Aytekin’s rack of spicy pickled mango), “potjie bredie” (a slow- loves gold. Lots of gold. lamb with roasted spring baby vegetables, lyonnaise potatoes and cooked stew served in a three-legged, cast-iron stewed “vegi” chicken, curry “vegi” chicken, jerk Halkias is an art lover, too, who ap- pot) and ostrich carpaccio with marinated sweet “vegi” and “vegi” salmon. The dessert menu caramel mint sauce.

preciates the work of the great masters. Papers The Brooklyn peppers. Desserts include the Klipdrift brandy offers Mo-Bay’s famous “rummy rum cake,” tart, chocolate indulgence and Jenny’s malva vanilla cake soaked in three types of rum and In their honor he commissioned copies pudding (with caramel and vanilla ice cream). served warm with vanilla ice cream — a slice of of Renoir and Watteau, Ingres and dance floor, I could chalk up the expe- the Hotel Carlton in Cannes, Le Pavil- sauce made of lamb jus, caramel and Terrace seats available. Open daily. heaven. Open daily. Manet that hang about the hall. The ef- rience as good, clean kitschy fun. But lon in Miami and Chez Claude in Bev- mint. As awful as that sauce sounds, it fect is a dizzying fantasyland of por- when you and your guest are two of erly Hills, offers a menu that can be was actually quite tasty and robust. In Keur N’ Deye Restaurant Gia traits, frolicking cherubs and sparkling just six patrons, as we were one Satur- neatly divided into surf and turf with fact, it was so robust that it didn’t be- 737 Fulton St. at South Portland Avenue, (718) 68 Lafayette Ave. at South Portland Avenue, chandeliers that make an appropriate day evening, it’s a lonely experience. fusion touches. long with the lamb, and I’m not a sure 875-4937 (Cash only) Entrees: $8.95-$14.95. (718) 246-1755, (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $17- $25. backdrop for the greatest fantasy of all Our neighbors were two, deeply tanned Each course is super-sized, the ingre- a rib-eye steak could hold its own For an exotic meal out, try Keur N’ Deye, a fami- Enjoy New American cuisine with Asian and — the happily-ever-after pact made by couples whose table was littered with dients fresh and the plating attractive, against it. ly-owned African restaurant serving Senegalese the brides and grooms who marry empty Cosmopolitan glasses. Later in but the cuisine never transcends a bet- With the meat, Aytekin offers en- food. Chef Marie Cisse and her husband, owner Middle Eastern influences at chef-owner Ian Salix Cisse, offer a menu that is traditional and full Grant’s Fort Greene restaurant. Thanks to stints there. the evening, one couple executed a ter catering hall. That may be enough dive, carrots and onions that are slow- of fiery flavor. Try the yassa guinaar (chicken at The River Cafe in DUMBO and Bouley Bakery In January, the Halkias’ re-opened sexy, liquor-fueled slow dance. for diners who attend Grand Prospect cooked in butter. All the vegetables are engulfed in a lemony gravy and topped with and Jean-Georges in Manhattan, Grant knows the Oak Room, a fancy-shmancy sup- On Saturday nights through June, weddings or special parties, but when good, but the long simmer in the butter sauteed onions) and tiebou dieun (fish and rice how to create an elegantly modern space with per club on the premises. The room or Joan Crowe and her High Society band patrons shell out their own cash for a yields a deliciously peppery, velvety with vegetables galore) for an authentic top-notch service. The fish-heavy selection of Senegalese experience. Meals are affordable and entrees includes sea scallops in an avocado rooms (there’s a performed. It had meal, expectations are greater. endive. well worth the wait. Take a ride out to Fort puree, branzino with coconut-flavored rice and, large, oak-lined to be a letdown There are a few high notes on the Grilled whole baby sea bass sound- Greene’s Keur N’ Deye for a memorable and available for the summertime, soft-shell crabs bar that one DINING for Crowe to dig menu — fabulous shrimp in the shrimp ed fabulous, looked like something enjoyable evening. Closed Mondays. coated with blue-corn flour and served with polenta and corn, red pepper, tomato and avo- walks through on her slinky dress cocktail “martini” and delectable little you’d eat in a tiny, seaside Greek their way to the The Oak Room Restaurant and Sup- out of the closet, lamb chops. However, more low notes restaurant … and had as much spunk Liquors cado salsa. per Club at the Grand Prospect Hall (263 New pastry chef Samantha Piwniczuk, who dining room) of- Prospect Ave. between Fifth and Sixth av- don the boa and prevail, like leaden fried calamari and a as cod. The menu claims that the fish 219 DeKalb Ave. at Clermont Avenue, (718) arrived in November, is offering an array of temp- fer dinner each enues in Park Slope) accepts Visa, Master- heels, and practice cloying blueberry creme brulee. was drizzled with lemon olive oil 488-7700 (MC, Visa) Entrees: $10-$19. tations including: strawberry Bavarian cream evening and Card and American Express. A la carte en- “Fever” only to About that shrimp martini: The six dressing. If it was, I didn’t taste it. While Liquors does have a cozy bar and lounge trees: $18-$36. Open for lunch and dinner cake, chocolate ganache cake, chocolate mousse serve as a danc- Tuesday through Sunday. Closed Mon- face an audience shrimp sitting pertly in a martini glass Our desserts arrived just as Crowe area, a reputation for wicked mojitos, and a cake and (be still my heart!) passion fruit tart. select wine list, this “Afro-Diaspora”-influenced ing and dining days. Saturday night three-course, prix fixe of six. Crowe’s an are colossal, tender and so flavorful launched into “Judy’s Turn to Cry,” Homemade ice creams in a variety of flavors are dinner and music is $44. Beginning at 9 restaurant took its name from the sign left by the also available. venue on Satur- pm on Saturdays, there’s a $20 music attractive enter- that the “classic cocktail sauce” served which seemed appropriate. Both the previous tenant. day nights. tainer with a pli- with it is unnecessary — a good thing, blueberry creme brulee and a fluffy Restaurant Gia offers a three-course prix fixe charge and two-drink minimum. An all- “We thought it was beautiful and worthy of keep- menu ($35) on Tuesdays from 5 pm to 11 pm, and The main din- you-can-eat Sunday brunch for $28 per able voice. She as the sauce needs more horseradish to tiramisu were sweet enough to send a person is served from noon to 3:30 pm. ing,” says owner Christian Dennery. The bohemi- a three-course pre-theater prix fixe ($29.95), ing room features deserves a bigger achieve the requisite stinging nostrils diabetic into shock. an space, with its weathered walls creates a warm Valet parking available. For reservations, including a glass of house wine, Tuesdays a wall-to-wall call (718) 788-0777. audience. Ditto for affect. The Grand Prospect Hall works as and comforting feeling. You can enjoy your meal through Saturdays, from 5 pm to 7 pm. An inti- mural of a hunt- her talented musi- Our waiter recommended the fried an over-the-top wedding hall. The inside, or in warmer months in the garden, which mate, backyard-dining patio is available in sea- Dennery describes as “like a verandah, covered son. Closed Mondays. ing scene lit with cians. calamari. Instead of rings, the squid problem with the Oak Room is that it, on top but very open, which seats about 40.” bugle-shaped sconces. The ceiling is an Beginning July 10 and continuing was cut in large squares, then battered too, seems like an over-the-top wed- Chef Gerard Kiki, from Benin, lets the flavors of Scopello acid trip of orange and green squares. through the month The Fran Carol and fried. While the batter was careful- ding hall. The Halkias family are aim- his homeland shine through. On his menu are hiji- Gold brocade chairs accompany expan- Dance Band will perform. ly made and not oily, the dish was odd- ing for an Old World, posh, dinner- ki-crusted salmon with a soy-spinach pate over 63 Lafayette Ave. at Fulton Street, (718) 852- 1100, www.scopello.net (AmEx, MC, Visa) sive round tables. In the front of the The Oak Room’s menu is much as ly heavy. The same “classic cocktail and-dancing club with refined service. coconut and cashew rice, pan-seared tilapia with corn polenta and brown butter caper sauce and Entrees: $11-$19. cavernous room is a stage for musical you’d expect from a restaurant that is sauce” didn’t improve matters. Hopefully the audience for that kind of mango barbecue chicken served with sauteed “Our dishes are influenced by the Greeks, the performances and a dance floor. trying hard to make classic, continental Much better was the entree of gar- room and menu will find the Oak string beans and dirty rice and beans. Desserts Arabs, the Normans and the Spanish,” says Had that space been filled with care- dining fashionable. Chef Michel licky little lamb chops. The chops Room soon, so the bands will be sere- include a pineapple-pomegranate creme brulee. Sicilian-born owner Fabrizio Di Mitri of the eclec- free revelers fox-trotting about the Aytekin, whose resume boasts stints at came with a gravy boat filled with a nading more than six diners. Open daily. tic menu offered at Scopello. The menu, prepared by chef Michelangelo Vitale, is dominated by Italian seafood delights. Try the sardine appetizer Lou Lou stuffed with breadcrumbs, raisins and pine nuts; 222 Dekalb Ave. at Clermont Avenue, (718) the grilled octopus salad served with carrots; or 246-0633 (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $12.50- the Spanish mackerel marinated in citrus and $21. cilantro juice, sliced thinly and served in a martini Well-dressed fish Lou Lou has a cozy atmosphere with rustic tables, glass. Tables are available outside along the side- exposed brick walls and a lovely garden. The walk for those that want to soak up the sun or Step inside the newly decorated Bar- mahi and shrimp and lobster ravioli. French menu focuses on seafood — seared take shade in the dining room where diners can racuda seafood restaurant in Bay Ridge Steamed mussels are pictured at left. If Maine diver sea scallops with portobello mush- still enjoy the sunrays through large windows and and you might forget you’re on land. seafood’s not your thing, you can create room in white wine cream sauce, and garlic- skylights. Happy hour is available 5 pm to 7 pm on braised monkfish with a warm basil pesto risotto, weekdays. Open daily for dinner. Last November, owners Rody your own burger. mushrooms, and lemon marinated tomatoes. Alexander, Nabiel Garcia and Elena “You can add anything you want to Also check for the rosemary marinated “lamb Thomas Beisl Trochtchenkova gave Barracuda a your burger,” said Garcia. “You can duo,” served over roasted corn, artichoke, and facelift. Although the back rooms are even have an egg on it if you want.” apple salad with crisp polenta. A three-course 25 Lafayette Ave. between Ashland Place and prix fixe menu is offered Monday through St. Felix Street, (718) 222-5800 (AmEx) Entrees: still a work-in-progress, the overall re- Barracuda also offers a daily prix fixe Thursday, 5:30 pm to 10:30 pm, for $19. Brunch $15-$17. sult is magical. menu, from 4 pm to 7 pm, for $19.95 as is served Saturday and Sunday, from 11 am to 3 In 1981, Thomas Ferlesch became the first 23- From the glittery wall displays of well as daily and happy hour specials. pm. Closed Tuesdays. year-old chef awarded a coveted four stars from swimming fish to the tiny, blue, fish- Before you leave, don’t forget about New York Times dining critic Mimi Sheraton. Now, shaped bowls filled with Goldfish crack- your sweet tooth, and try the strawberry Mo-Bay Restaurant this Austrian-born chef whips up his Viennese dishes for Brooklyn patrons in his own restaurant, ers to snack on while enjoying one of the creme brulee or tart lemon custard. If 112 DeKalb Ave. at Ashland Place, (718) 246- just across the street from BAM. many cocktails at the bar, you cannot you’re feeling fruity, ask about the crepe 2800, www.mobayrestaurant.com (AmEx, DC, help but be mesmerized by the sights, Suzette, a blend of peaches, grapes, pa- Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: $9.75-$17.75. The menu, crowded with exotic ingredients and names accented by umlauts, pays homage to the sounds and smells around you. paya and strawberries, wrapped and If Caribbean, soul and vegetarian food are what diversity of Viennese cooking. Try the beef For starters, a fresh fruit martini goes served with vanilla ice cream. gulyash, served with pasta called spätzle and ten- down easy (maybe too easy) with any Alexander calls the cuisine and am- der braised beef cheeks, or the gravlax, marinat- of Barracuda’s delectable appetizers. biance at Barracuda “exotic.” One step = Full review available at ed salmon with mustard, dill sauce. Top off dinner with the apple strudel served with schlag (home- The martini menu includes apple, peach inside, and you’ll see why. made whipped cream) or palatschinken, a crepe and strawberry renditions — each ac- Barracuda (7026 Third Ave. at 71st dish stuffed with your choice of apricot jam or companied by pieces of fruit. Pair one Street in Bay Ridge) accepts Ameri- hazelnut and chocolate. If you are on the way to with the crispy fried calamari and its can Express, Diners Club, Discover the BAM Rose Cinemas, stop in for a pre-theater

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kids. 10:30 am to BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Fass- event at Cyclone Stadium. Pre and Compiled 11:30 am. Leif binder Favorites.” Today: “Beware post-game party in Peggy O’Neills. Erikson Park, 67th of a Holy Whore” (1971). In German $15, $10 bleachers. 6:30 pm. Key- by Susan Street and Fifth with English subtitles. $10. 4:30 pm, span Park, 1904 Surf Ave. (718) Rosenthal Avenue. (718) 567- 6:45 pm and 9 pm. Julianne Lorenz, 999-0740. Where to 9620. Free. head of the Fassbinder Foundation, BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: BAMCINEMATEK: introduces film at 6:45 pm. 30 Kids are invited to discover Chinese OTHER CHILDREN presents “Fassbin- Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. culture during a dim-sum style SAT, JULY 3 der Favorites.” BIRD’S EYE VIEW: Lomographic Society activity. Ages 6 and older. 3:30 pm FULTON ART FAIR: 46th annual fair. LEFFERTS HOUSE: Visitors are invited to Today: “Flamingo hosts a photographic event: “48 to 4:30 pm. Also, rooftop jam with OUTDOORS AND TOURS Noon to dusk. Fulton Park, Bed- sign a reproduction of the Declaration Road” (1949). In hours with a LOMO.” 6 pm to 8:30 Juxtapower. 6:30 pm. $4, free for ford-Stuyvesant. (718) 707-1457. of Independence and celebrate the German with pm. Spring, 125a Front St. Free. members. 145 Brooklyn Ave. (718) BIRD WATCHING CRUISE: Guided EXHIBIT OPENING: Brooklyn day. Create banners and paper hats. bird watching tour of 60-acre English subtitles. XPO ARTISTS: Street style meets fine 735-4400. Waterfront Artists Coalition pres- 1 pm to 4 pm. Flatbush and Ocean $10. 4:30 pm, 6:45 Prospect Park Lake aboard electric arts. Book signing, music and more. AQUA NIGHTS: NY Aquarium begins ents “Chasing Rainbows,” an out- avenues. (718) 789-2822. Free. pm and 9 pm. 30 boat Independence. $10, $6 chil- 6 pm to 8 pm. 25 Jay St. (718) 797- a music series. Tonight: Latin night door sculpture exhibit. Live music Lafayette Ave. 2557. Free. with Orch. M.I.A. $15, $8 children 2 dren. Noon to 12:45 pm. Lakeside with Little Red Hen and Jan Bell. OTHER (718) 636-4100. STORIES IN THE GARDEN: Children to 12 years. 7 pm. West Eighth Street at Wollman Rink. (718) 287-3400. Noon to 6 pm. Empire Fulton Ferry INDEPENDENCE DAY: Sunset Park MOVIES IN THE and adults are invited to hear sto- and Surf Avenue. (718) 265-FISH. SHOW HOUSE: Bridge Street State Park, Water Street, Dock Community Church offers a service GARDEN: Loulou Development Corporation hosts its “Celebrate America.” 11 am. 5324 ries. 7 pm. Hoyt Street Garden, cor- PLAY BALL: Brooklyn Cyclones play Street or Main Street at the East Restaurant hosts a ner of Hoyt and Atlantic. (718) 237- Staten Island Yankees. 7 pm. fourth annual show house in River. (718) 596-2507. Free. Fourth Ave. (718) 439-6944. weekly movie Stuyvesant Heights historic district. BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Four 0145. Keyspan Park, 1904 Surf Ave. Call BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Four series in its garden. BARNES AND NOBLE: Readings from for ticket info. (718) 449-8497. $15. Noon to 8 pm. 380 Lewis Ave. with Pacino.” Today: “Cruising” with Pacino.” Today: “Scarface” Series is focused on (718) 573-6893. (1983). $10. 4 pm and 8 pm. 30 new book “Brooklyn Noir” by CELEBRATE BROOKLYN: Natalia (1980). $10. 2 pm, 4:30 pm, 6:45 first original pic- authors Tim McLoughlin, Lou Lafourcade and Control Machete NEIGHBORHOOD TOUR: Mauricio pm and 9 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. tures from a variety Lorence leads a tour of Ft. Greene, GALAPAGOS: Rural route film fest. 6 Manfredo and CJ Sullivan. 7 pm. perform Latin music. $3. 7:30 pm. (718) 636-4100. of now famous 106 Court St. (718) 246-4996. Free. Prospect Park Bandshell, enter at Clinton Hill and Brooklyn Heights. pm to 10:30 pm. 70 North Sixth St. Mango / Greg HAITIAN DRUM MUSIC: La Troupe directors. Tonight: Ninth Street and Prospect Park $25 per person. 2 pm to 5 pm. Call for ticket info. (718) 782-5188. The Coen brother’s SOCIAL DANCING: Evening event at Meet at Marriott Hotel Brooklyn, Makandal offers a program of three Marine Park Jewish Center. Ages West. (718) 855-7882. classes in drum and dance. All ages film “Blood 333 Adams St. (718) 789-0430. Simple.” 8 pm. 222 45 plus. $4 includes light refresh- SHOW HOUSE: Bridge Street Develop- welcome. 3:30 pm to 5 pm. Father ments. 7 pm to 10 pm. 3311 Ave. ment Corporation hosts its annual GARDEN TOUR: Brooklyn Botanic Dempsey Center, 61 Park Place. MON, JULY 5 DeKalb Ave. (718) Garden explains how cultures from 768-3466. Free. S. (718) 891-4209. show house. 4 pm to 8 pm. See Call for fee info. (718) 953-6638. Sat., July 10. around the world rely on plants. $5, BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Four PARK CONCERT: SUMMER FILM SERIES: Brooklyn $3 seniors. 3 pm. 1000 Washington FILM: Double feature night presents with Pacino.” Today: “Scarface” Papers The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy presents SHAKESPEARE: Kings County Shakes- “Nude on the Moon” and “The City Parks Foun- Ave. (718) 723-7220. (1983). $10. 4 pm and 8 pm. 30 Bridge Street Development Corporation hosts dation hosts a its fifth annual film event. Tonight: peare Company presents “Romeo Double D Avenger.” $5 includes pop- Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. “Radio Days” (1987). 8:45 pm. and Juliet.” 8 pm. See Sat., July 10. TWILIGHT TOUR: Big Onion Tours corn. 8:30 pm. Coney Island Museum, its fourth annual show house in the Stuyvesant concert series in SCREENWRITERS CLASS: Brooklyn Waterfront, between the Brooklyn BROOKLYN LYCEUM: presents “Too takes a walk across the Brooklyn 1208 Surf Ave. (718) 372-5159. Brower Park. Bridge and through Brooklyn Young Filmmakers hosts a class for Heights historic district July 3, 4 and 8-11. Today: Talib Kweli. and Manhattan Bridges. (718) 802- Much Light Makes The Baby Go Heights. $12, $10 students and adults and youth 15 years and (Above) Dr. Edison O. Jackson, chairman of 7 pm. Brooklyn 0603. Free. Blind” 11:30 pm. See Sat., July 10. seniors. 5 pm. Meet at southeast older. Learn proper screenplay for- PARK CONCERT: City Parks Found- GO FISH: Macy’s hosts its annual fish- SUN, JULY 4 BSDC, with architectural designer Courtney Avenue and corner of Broadway and Chambers mat and more. Four sessions. $100. Prospect Place. ation hosts a concert series in Von ing contest. 11 am to 3 pm. See Street, lower Manhattan. (212) 439- Independence Day 7 pm to 9 pm. Brooklyn Sloane at the June 17 award ceremony. (212) 360-1399. King Park. Today: BT Express. 7 Sat., July 10. 1090. Community Access Television, 57 Free. pm. Lafayette, Marcy and Tompkins OUTDOORS AND TOURS Rockwell Place. (718) 852-9342. Avenue at Greene Street. (212) PERFORMANCE JEWISH LEARNING: The David Berg South Africa. Tour through Cape Town 360-1399. Free. SAT, JULY 10 CELEBRATE BROOKLYN: Budweiser FIREWORKS: The Macy’s 4th of July fire- THURS, JULY 8 works will park two barges in the East Lecture Series offers a course in during a story hour. Ages 5 and older. Latin Music Series features Bacilos “Did Adam Have Parents?” Today’s $4, free for members. 3:30 pm to 4:30 and Radio Mundial. $3. 7:30 pm. River stationed between Joralemon GO FISH: Macy’s hosts its annual fish- FRI, JULY 9 OUTDOORS AND TOURS and Montague streets. Spectators topic: “A Brief History of Time.” 8 pm. 145 Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. Prospect Park Bandshell, enter park pm to 9 pm. Congregation B’nai ing contest in Prospect Park. Kids DIABETES WALK: Brooklyn Diabetes can watch the fireworks from any BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Tokyo at Ninth Street and Prospect Park Avraham, 117 Remsen St. (718) are invited to participate and learn BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Tokyo Task Force hosts a fundraiser. point in Brooklyn with an unobstruct- Stories: Yasujiro Ozu.” Today: “The about fishing and ecology. Contest is West. (718) 855-7882. 596-4840. Free. Only Son” (1936). $10. 4:30 pm, 6:45 Stories: Yasujiro Ozu.” Today: “Late Register between 9 am and 10:30 CONCERT: Kingsborough Community ed view of the sky above the East catch-and-release. Open to children Spring” (1949). $10. 2 pm, 4:30 pm, am. Walk is 1.5 miles. Meet at River including the Brooklyn Heights AUDITIONS: Brooklyn Youth Chorus pm and 9 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. 15 and under. 11 am to 3 pm. College hosts a concert featuring Academy is scheduling auditions (718) 636-4100. 6:45 pm and 9 pm. 30 Lafayette Prospect Park Bartel Lot, intersec- Promenade. Tune radios to 1010 Prospect Park. (718) 965-6975. Free. Ave. (718) 636-4100. tion of Prospect Park West and “American Portrait” music. 8 pm. for young singers. Girls in grades 2 PARK CONCERT: City Parks Foundation End of Oriental Boulevard. (718) WINS for musical accompaniment. At RHYTHM AND BLUES: Annual CIRCUS: Cole Bros. Circus presents 15th Street. (877) 473-4100. Free. 8 pm, Air Force fighter planes per- through 11 and boys in grades 2 hosts a concert series in Fort Greene 368-5051. Free. through 7 are invited to try out. lunchtime series at Metrotech. “Thrills From Brazil.” $15, $10 chil- LAST EXIT: Brooklyn Center for the form awesome military maneuvers Park. Today: Jerry Gonzalez and the Today: Oumou Sangare. Noon to 2 BARBES BAR: Vampire Suit plays 179 Pacific St. Call. (718) 243-9447. Fort Apache Band. 7 pm. DeKalb dren under 13 and seniors over 61. Urban Environment hosts a tour of above the FDR Drive. Fireworks at 9 pm. Corner of Flatbush and Myrtle 5 pm and 8 pm. Marine Park, the last exit to Brooklyn: Red Hook. music of tribal dances of Northern pm. (212) 494-4495. www.macys.com. Avenue and Washington Park Street. Africa. No cover. 9 pm. 376 Ninth (212) 360-1399. Free. avenues. (718) 636-4129. Free. Avenue U west of Flatbush Avenue. Dan Wiley, Community Coordinator St. (718) 965-9177. DOG EATING CONTEST: World’s TUES, JULY 6 DANCE LESSONS: Young Dancers in (718) 252-3940. for Congresswoman Nydia Velas- greatest eaters to compete at Na- CHORAL CONCERT: Chapel Choir of quez, leads tour. $11, $9 members, BROOKLYN LYCEUM: presents “Too Christ’s College, Cambridge, England, Repertory offers a dance class for RECEPTION: Nurture Art presents Much Light Makes The Baby Go than’s Famous Fourth of July Hot DANCE LESSONS: Young Dancers in kids. 10:30 am to 11:30 am. Sunset “Horizontal Waves: New Takes on $8 seniors and students. 10 am. Meet Dog Eating Contest, including Tak- performs sacred and secular music. at F, G Smith-Ninth Street station, Blind (30 plays in 60 minutes).” $15 Repertory offers a dance class for $20, $15 seniors and students. 8 pm. Park, 44th Street and Sixth Avenue. Landscape.” 6 pm to 9 pm. Gallery online (www.gowanus.com) or $9 eru Kobayashi. 11:30 am. Nathan’s kids. 10:30 am to 11:30 am. Dyker (718) 567-9620. Free. Boreas, 133a Roebling St. (718) street level. (718) 788-8500, ext. 208. Famous, 1310 Surf Ave. at Stillwell St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, plus the roll of a single six-sided Beach Park, 86th Street and 14th corner of Montague and Clinton WRITING WORKSHOP: Learn narrative 782-7755. Free. WALKING TOUR: Historic Fort Greene die. 11:30 pm. 227 Fourth Ave. Avenue. (212) 627-5766. Rain or Avenue. (718) 567-9620. Free. techniques and explore the creative FDNY NIGHT: Fire Department City Association hosts a tour. $10. 11 am. shine. streets. (718) 875-6960. (718) 670-7234. GARDENING FOR KIDS: Brooklyn UPRISING BAKERY: Reading series fea- process. 11 am to 1 pm. Four ses- of New York hosts its fourth annual Continued on page 12... EARLY BIRD WALK: An Audubon natu- FIRST SATURDAY: Brooklyn Museum Botanic Garden offers a six-day camp tures Suki Kim, author of “The sions. Call for info. St. Francis College, hosts its monthly event. ralist searches Prospect Park for fledg- for kids “All Around the World.” Kids Interpreter,” a novel about a Korean- 180 Remsen St. (718) 489-5372. Celebration with an all-American ling birds. 8 am to 10 am. Audubon are invited to investigate some natural language court interpreter. Also, SHOW HOUSE: Bridge Street Develop- program of art, stories, film and Center, Prospect Park. (718) 287- forces that shape our planet. Learn author Eileen Kelly reads essays about ment Corporation hosts its fourth music. Highlights include Hawaiian 3400. Free. about volcanoes, glaciers and earth- motherhood. Call for time. 328 annual show house in Stuyvesant LIST YOUR EVENT… steel guitar band The SHOW HOUSE: Bridge Street Devel- quakes, as well as their impact on Seventh Ave. (718) 857-9275. Free. Heights historic district. $15. 4 pm to Moonlighters; dance music from opment Corporation hosts a show society. $69, $60 members. 1 to 3 8 pm. 380 Lewis Ave. (718) 573-6893. To list your event in Where to GO, please give us two weeks notice or more. Send 1950 to 2000; award-winning films house. Noon to 8 pm. See Sat., July 3. pm. July 6, 8, 9, 13, 15 and 16. RECEPTION: St. Francis College hosts your listing by mail: GO Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Papers, 55 Washington St., Suite from 2002 and 2003. Dance party PLAY BALL: Brooklyn Cyclones play Reservations necessary. 1000 WEDS, JULY 7 a reception for its exhibit by Linda 624, Brooklyn, NY 11201; or by fax: (718) 834-9278. Listings are free and printed Washington Ave. (718) 623-7220. with live entertainment. 5 pm to 11 Williamsport Crosscutters. Noon. Gilbert Schneider “Reflections.” 5 on a space available basis. We regret we cannot take listings over the phone. pm. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) Keyspan Park, 1904 Surf Ave. Call for BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: DANCE LESSONS: Young Dancers in pm to 7 pm. 180 Remsen St. (718) 638-5000. Free. ticket info. (718) 449-8497. Kids are invited to a pretend trip to Repertory offers a dance class for 489-5272. Free.

Boerum Hill, (718) 522-1383. 9: Maroon, J Why and Julz A, 8 pm, $7; July 9: after fireworks with Jesse Selengut and NOIR, 9 www.theluckycat.com. Saturdays: ‘Relief’ with DJ John Burns, 7:30 DJ Boy Racer, 1 am, FREE; July 10: American pm, FREE; July 8: (Upstairs) “Discovered” with Mondays: Chess club, 8 pm, FREE; BROOKLYN pm, FREE; Sundays: ‘Sunday Service’ with DJ Watercolor Movement, 10 pm, $8, DJ Miko, DJ Spanky, (Downstairs) Pedro and guests, 9:30 Wednesdays: Hex! with DJ Jeremy, 10 pm, John Burns, noon, FREE; Thursdays: Time TBA, FREE. pm, $5; July 9: “Future Shock” DJ Elsewhere FREE; Fridays: Satanic Happy Hour, hosted by ‘Lounging’ with DJ John Burns, 9 pm, FREE. and guests, 6 pm-10 pm, DJ Matteo 10 pm, $5. DJ Subtech, 6 pm, FREE, Futurefunk Sessions The Hook with DJ Sport Casual, 10 pm, FREE; Saturdays: Frank’s Lounge 18 Commerce St. at Columbia Street in Liberty Heights “Sugarlight Saturdays” DJs spin punk rock, 10 pm, FREE; July 3: The Wintersleepers, Sabina, 660 Fulton St. at South Elliott Place in Fort Red Hook, (718) 797-3007, www.thehook- music.com. Tap Room 8 pm, FREE; July 4: Party after the fireworks Greene, (718) 625-9339, www.FranksCock- with Scattered Pages, 10:30 pm, FREE; July 6: tailLounge.com. July 3: Damian Quinones, Jollyship the Whiz- 34 Van Dyke St. at Dwight Street in Red Nightlife Hook, (718) 246-8050. Brian Finke and guests, 10:30 pm, FREE; July Bang, 11 pm, $TBA; July 9: Very Be Careful, Saturdays: Sinful Saturdays w/ DJs Tyrone and 7: Orphan Train, 8 pm, FREE; July 8: Perpetual Go Jimmy Go, 11 pm, $TBA. Thursdays: Open mic, 10 pm, FREE; July 9: Infinite, 9 pm, $5; Sundays: Live jazz, 7 pm, Motion Roadshow present poetry and fiction Barbes Boudoir Bar FREE; Tuesdays: Tuesday Night Live, 9 pm, Dave Clives and his N’awlins Funk Band, 10 At East End Ensemble, 273 Smith St. at pm, FREE; July 10: Lex Grey and the Urban readings, 8 pm, FREE, DJ in a Coma, 10 pm, 376 Ninth St. at Sixth Avenue in Park Slope, FREE with two-drink minimum; Thursdays: iO Restaurant FREE; July 10: The Diamond Jelly Band, (718) 965-9177, www.barbesbrooklyn.com. Sackett Street in Carroll Gardens, (718) Lonnie Youngblood & The Blood Brothers, 8 Pioneers, 10 pm, FREE. 624-8878, www.eastendensemble.com. 119 Kent Ave. at North Seventh Street in Thinnest Veil, 9:30 pm, FREE. Sundays: Stephane Wrembel Trio, 9 pm, pm, FREE; Fridays: Ffun Dance Party, 10 pm, $5. Williamsburg, (718) 388-3320, Saturdays: Comedy night hosted by MC FREE; Mondays: Slavic Soul Party with Matt www.iorestaurantandlounge.com. Lillie’s Moran, 8 pm, $8; Tuesdays: Jenny Scheinman, Ophira Eisenberg and featuring Larry Getlen, The LuLu Lounge Crystal Brandt will perform at Freddy’s Bar & Fridays: Live DJ spins salsa and house, 10 pm, 46 Beard St. at Dwight Street in Red 9 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: “Night of the Erin Foley, Val Kappa, Dave Greenberg, Roger Hook, (718) 858-9822. (under TacuTacu) 134 N. Sixth Street at Hailes, Todd Levin, Josh Comers, Nicole Pete’s Candy Store on July 3. FREE; Saturdays: Live DJ spins salsa and Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) Ravished Limbs” with the Ken Filiano Trio plus Backroom July 4: Rare Bird Rumba Ranch, 7 pm, $5 Korkolis, Jeff Kreisler, 9:30 pm, $5 with two house, 10 pm, FREE. 218-7889, http://www.ricerepub- Two, 9 pm, $8; July 3: Jay Vilnai’s Vampire Suit, 485 Dean St. at Sixth Avenue in Prospect includes all-you-can-eat barbecue; July 9: 7 pm, FREE, River Alexander and his Mad Jazz drink minimum. Heights, (718) 622-7035, lic.com/specials.html. July 9: Tom Paul, Urban Erotika, Pasha, Gina Reverend Vince Anderson, 10:30 pm, FREE; Hatters, 9 pm, FREE; July 6: Christina Drapkin, www.Freddysbackroom.com. The Jazz Sundays: Jose Luis Martinez Trio, 7 pm, FREE. Breedlove and Jeremy James, 8 pm, FREE; July 10: Aqua Caliente (Japanese surf rock), 7 pm, $5; July 7: “Night of the Ravished 179 Marcus Garvey Blvd. at Kosciuszko Brooklyn July 10: Denise Barbarita, Halley Devestern, July 3: Al Duval, 9:30 pm, FREE; July 5: 10:30 pm, FREE. Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 453- Limbs” with the Ken Filiano Quintet, Sets at 7 Historical Society Bobby Stewart, Sax Addict, 8 pm, FREE. Comedy Night hosted by Jeff Mac with Magnetic Field pm and 9 pm, $8; July 8: Victor Prieto Trio, 7 Moody McCarthy, Joe Devito, Catie Lazeraus, 7825, www.thejazz.8m.com. Lucky 13 Saloon 97 Atlantic Ave. at Henry Street in pm, FREE, Ted Reichman Quartet, 9 pm, $8; 128 Pierrepont St. at Clinton Street in Celebrate Will McCinley, Susan Brewer, Dan Allen, Josh Mondays: Jam Session, 8 pm, $5; July 9: The Brooklyn Heights, (718) 834-0069, July 9: Chris Berry’s Panjea, 9 pm, FREE; July Brooklyn Heights, (718) 222-4111, Filipowski, 9:30 pm, FREE; July 6: “On the Billy Simmons Trio, 9 pm, $10; July 10: Andre 273 13th St. at Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, www.MagneticBrooklyn.com. www.brooklynhistory.org. (718) 499-7553, www.lucky13saloon.com. 10: Jessica Jones Quartet, 7 pm, $8, Howard Brooklyn! Way Out” with Ernesto Diaz-Infante Trio, Jeff Strobert Trio, 9 pm, $10. Thursdays: 80 Proof Thursdays (’80s night), 10 July 9: Beer Garden at BHS with live music, Fishman, 9 pm, FREE. Arnal Quartet, Andrew Drury Trio, 8:30 pm, $5; July 3: “Punk Rawk Independence Party,” with pm, FREE; July 3: Small Potatoes, 8:30 pm, 6:30 pm, FREE with admission ($6 adults, $4 Prospect Park Bandshell (Prospect Park July 8: ¿Threat?, 9:30 pm, FREE; July 9: Lisa Kili Bar-Cafe Go-Go Burlesque and Live DJs, 10 pm, FREE. FREE, Dave the Spazz Record Party, 10 pm, Seniors 62 and over). West at Ninth Street) in Park Slope, (718) Brigantino, Typewriter, The Bitter Poet, 9:30 Black Betty FREE; July 5: Live Band Karaoke (See story on 855-7882, www.celebratebrooklyn.org. pm, FREE; July 10: The Zambonis, The 81 Hoyt St. at State Street in Boerum Hill, The Lucky Cat page 1), 9 pm, FREE; July 9: Sparkle Motion 366 Metropolitan Ave. at Havermeyer July 3: Bacilos, Cabas, Radio Mundial, 7:30 pm, Battlecats, 9:30 pm, FREE. (718) 855-5574. Street in Williamsburg, (718) 599-0243, Cafe 111 $3 donation; July 9: Natalia LaFourcade, Control Saturdays: Live DJ music, 10:30 pm, FREE; 245 Grand St. at Roebling Street in Dance Party (One Year Anniversary), 9 pm, FREE. www.blackbetty.net. 111 Court St. at State Street in Downtown Machete, 7:30 pm, $3 donation; July 10: Wednesdays: The Love Shack with DJ Matteo, Williamsburg, (718) 782-0437, Continued on page 12... Saturdays: DJ Lil’ Shalamar, 11 pm, FREE; Sun- Brooklyn, (718) 858-2806, www.cafe111- Brooklyn Philharmonic featuring actors Barry Galapagos 10:30 pm, FREE; Fridays, DJ Chappy plays days: Brazilian Beat with DJ Sean Marquaund online.com. Bostwick and Blair Brown, 8 pm, $3 donation. 70 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in rock, hip-hop and funk, 10:30 pm, FREE. and DJ Greg Caz, 11 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Hot July 3: Eric Stuart Band, Saint Marta Trio, Leslie Williamsburg, (718) 782-5188, www.gala- Rocks, 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: DJ Aka- Mendelson, 8 pm; FREE; July 4: Dexter and Chocolate Monkey pagosartspace.com. Laila Lounge lepse, 10 pm, FREE; Thursdays: The Green- Lori Berman, Leslie M, Dan Stein Group, 8 pm, Sundays: The Love Show Cabaret Troupe, 10 329 Flatbush Ave. at Seventh Avenue in 113 N. Seventh St. at Wythe Avenue in TALK TO US… house with DJ Monkone and DJ Emskee, 10 FREE; July 5: Ruckus Trio, Osage County, Rob pm, FREE; Mondays: Burlesque with Amber Wilkerson, 8 pm, FREE; July 6: Amanda Park Slope, (718) 813-1073. Ray, Selena Vixen and Ruby Valentine, 10 pm, Williamsburg, (718) 486-6791, www.laila- pm, FREE; Fridays: DJ Mihoko, 11 pm, FREE. To list your events in Brooklyn Nightlife, please give us as much notice as possible. Thorpe, Error! Bookmark not defined.but, Tony Fridays: “Reggae after Work” with Winston FREE; Fridays: Galapagos Floating Vaudeville lounge.com. Scherr, 8 pm, FREE; July 7: Russ Spiegel’s Big Irie and the Collective Crew, 7:30 pm, FREE. hosted by Mike Beck, 10 pm, $5; Wednes- Saturdays: Den One “Hip-hop for grownups” Include name of venue, address with cross street, phone number for the public to call, Boogaloo Bad Big Band, Pete Yellin Quartet, days: In Residence with Bethany Yarrow, 8 pm, 10 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Stephan Norfleet and Web site address, dates, times and admission or ticket prices. Send listings and color 168 Marcy Ave. at Broadway in Treut/Gamble/Barba, 8 pm, FREE; July 8: Flying Saucer $8; July 3: TransLove Airways, 10 pm, $6; DJ Devil’s Workshop Big Band, 9 pm, FREE; Wed- photos of performers via e-mail to [email protected] or via fax at (718) Williamsburg, (718) 599-8900. Mungler Winslowe Records presents Thems’ Lupe Loop, 11 pm, FREE; July 6: Panacea, The nesdays: Songwriters Night and Open Mic, 8 834-9278. Listings are free and printed on a space available basis. We regret we can- July 8: Jana Hunter, Denim and Diamonds, Good Eatin,’ Satirious Johnson, Corn Crop and Cafe Seventh Word, Mistakes, 7:30 pm, $6; July 8: pm, FREE; July 3: Roboto, DJ Adam and DJ not take listings over the phone. Nikki Texas, 10 pm, $5. the Seven Donkeys, Rashid Lamar, 8 pm, FREE; 494 Atlantic Ave. at Nevins Street in “Uncomun” featuring Hawk, 9:30 pm, $8; July Hiro Midnight, 9:30 pm, $5; July 4: Jazz party -Free- Back by popular demand! "Bankruptcy and You: The facts" Tuesday, July 13, 2004 7pm

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Limited seating. Make your reservations today: E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (718) COURT-ST or (718) 643-6063 Conveniently located in downtown Brooklyn at the Brooklyn Marriott, 333 Adams Street. Near subway stations: Court Street (M/R) and Jay Street — Borough Hall (2/3/4/5/A/C/F). 12 AWP THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM July 3, 2004 Beer bottle art For artist Dan “The idea just Where to GO... Mirer, inspiration came to me — be- came in a bottle. ing a home brewer Continued from page 11... GO FISH: Macy’s hosts its annual A beer bottle that and a glass blow- Meet at entrance to HSBC, fishing contest. Kids are invited Hanson Place near Flatbush to participate to learn about is. er,” Mirer said. Ave. (718) 237-9031. fishing and ecology. Contest is When the young Unlike the Bud- INSIDE FORT GREENE: Firsthand catch-and-release. Open to Albany-based glass weiser and Miller NY Walks takes a tour around children 15 and under. 11 am Ft. Greene. $10. 11 am. Meet to 3 pm. Prospect Park. (718) blower started brew- Lite bottles lining across from the LIRR stop at 965-6975. Free. ing his own beer he many refrigerator the corner of Hanson Place and AQUARIUM: Party ‘50s style and Ashland Street. Call for reserva- see marine mammals. Walruses, realized he needed Callan / Tom shelves, Mirer’s tions. (718) 907-6185. penguins, sea lions and fur something to store it creations are elabo- WILDMAN TOUR: Naturalist and seals. Live music, face painting, in. So he got to work rate — yet utilitari- author Steve Brill hosts a wild arts and crafts, storytelling and designing his own an — designs. food and ecology tour in more. $11, $7 children ages 2 Prospect Park. $10, $5 kids to 12 and seniors. Noon to 4 colorful creations. At the June 17 under 12. 11:45 am. Meet at pm. Surf Avenue and West

The result is now Papers The Brooklyn opening, Mirer Grand Army Plaza entrance to Eighth Street. (718) 265-FISH. on display at Urban served up his own the park. (914) 835-2153. CIRCUS: Cole Bros. Circus pres- Glass in Fort Greene where Mirer home brew in the blown glass bot- SHOW HOUSE: Bridge Street De- ents “Thrills From Brazil.” $15, velopment Corporation hosts $10 children under 13 and sen- spent two months as a visiting fellow. tles. its fourth annual show house in iors over 61. 1:30 pm, 5 pm Mirer (pictured far right with some Mirer’s more elaborate bottles are Stuyvesant Heights historic dis- and 8 pm. Marine Park, Avenue of his creations) swears that it’s just a priced $150 to $390 and will be on trict. $15. Noon to 8 pm. 380 U west of Flatbush Avenue. Lewis Ave. (718) 573-6893. (718) 252-3940. coincidence that his exhibit “Beer Bot- display at Urban Glass’ Robert Callan / Tom PARK SLOPE: Big Onion Tours BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSE- tles” coincides with the current exhibit Lehman Gallery, 57 Rockwell Place explores Brooklyn’s Gold Coast. UM: Con Edison Energy Edu- about beer at the Brooklyn Historical at Fulton Street, until Aug. 14. Learn about the history of the cation Series presents “Pol- neighborhood and learn about lination Parade.” See the gar- Society and a recent announcement For more information, contact its architecture. $12, $10 stu- den through the eyes of a that Rheingold would once against Urban Glass at (718) 625-3685. dents and seniors. 1 pm. Meet buzzing bee, and learn about the bond between flowers and start brewing in the borough. — Deborah Kolben Papers The Brooklyn at southeast corner of Plaza Street West and Flatbush their pollinators. $4, free for Avenue. (212) 439-1090. members. 2 pm to 5 pm. 145 NEW YORK LIKE A NATIVE: Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. Introduction to Brooklyn covers OTHER the borough’s history, architec- When an elderly couple living in the country This film series may be the most user- ture, lore and landscape. $13. BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Fass- visits their big-city children, naturally no one can friendly and amiable in the city. 1:30 pm to 4 pm. Call for meet- binder Favorites.” Today: “Ali: ing place. (718) 393-7537. Fear Eats the Soul” (1974). In OZU... make any time to be with them. The kids eventu- BRIDGE... “We have a great audience. Everyone is so German with English subtitles. MOONLIGHT RIDE: through ally ship them off to a nearby spa just to get rid considerate. We tell people to act the way they $10. 2 pm, 4:30 pm, 6:45 pm Prospect Park hosted by Continued from page 9 Continued from page 8 and 9 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. of them for awhile. But upon returning to their would at a movie house, and they do,” said Moving for a Better Environ- (718) 636-4100. dramas soon struck chords among critics and dis- home, the old lady is stricken by a fatal disease, claimed as one of the finest films of the ’70s, Soons. ment. 9 pm. Meet at Grand Army Plaza. (212) 802-8222. FILM: “Carnival of Souls” (1962). cerning moviegoers, and now Ozu is referred to and the children — now obviously guilt-ridden will be shown on July 22. In this alternately Two years ago, Soons introduced neon-col- $5 includes popcorn. 8:30 pm. SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK: Coney Island Museum, 1208 with the admiration and respect accorded all great — come running back. tragic and funny movie, Al Pacino plays a bi- ored fly tape running along the lawn to make Boomerang Theatre presents filmmakers. Rudimentary plot summary always does a dis- sexual man who robs the First Savings Bank convenient aisles, and free valet parking to an outdoor production of “A Surf Ave. (718) 372-5159. As the entries in the “Tokyo Stories” series service to the subtleties of Ozu’s films; it is no of Brooklyn to finance a sex-change operation help keep bikes off the lawn. Midsummer Night’s Dream.” 2 MOVIE NIGHT: Community Gar- pm. Prospect Park, Long den hosts a vintage feature film show, there is always a common decency, humil- different with “Tokyo Story.” In this intensely for his transvestite lover. Much of it was “If you ride your bike we’ll take it, give you Meadow. Enter at Third Street plus cartoon. “Most Dangerous ity and happiness tinged with melancholy under- moving drama, the director’s control over the filmed in Windsor Terrace. Cazale is his rifle- a ticket and watch it while you watch the and Prospect Park West. (212) Game” (1932). 8:30 pm. Fifth 501-4069. Free. Avenue at President Street. lying all of Ozu’s films. He inexhaustibly ex- characters and their emotions, actions and inter- toting accomplice. The short film that night movie,” says Soons. Bring your own chair. Free. plores life, as it’s lived by hardworking, “regular” actions is nothing short of masterly. will be “Dog Given Right,” produced and di- Viewers can either bring a picnic dinner and PERFORMANCE people who are not usually shown onscreen. Much has been spoken and written about rected by Chris McCawley, Craig Mac- sit on the grass or purchase a meal prepared by SHAKESPEARE: Kings County Ozu’s very titles often explain his intentions. what has been dubbed “the Ozu shot,” a low-an- Naughton and Joel S. Silver. nearby Rice restaurant at the screening. Shakespeare Company pres- SUN, JULY 11 ents “Romeo and Juliet.” $15, Although there are occasional descriptive titles gle camera shot of the characters, who often are On July 29, the series screens “Arsenic Snacks — popcorn, soft drinks and water — $7 seniors and students. 2 pm SHOW HOUSE: Bridge Street like “The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice” seated on the traditional Japanese tatami mats. and Old Lace” (1944), a film adaptation of are also available for purchase. and 8 pm. Chapel of The First Development Corporation hosts Unitarian Church, 50 Monroe its annual show house. Noon to (showing July 23) or “Equinox Flower” (Aug. But this seemingly simplistic visual strategy is, the Broadway hit about the lovable Brewster On-site chair rental is available, too. 6 pm. See Sat., July 10. 15) — both of these pic- finally, enormously com- sisters, two spinsters who poison bachelor Other amenities include a trolley that runs a Place. (212) 868-4444. CELEBRATE BROOKLYN: Brook- BASTILLE DAY: Smith Street cele- tures, by the way, are plex, since it forces the callers to their Brooklyn Heights house in or- circuit including the park and the three neigh- lyn Philharmonic perform “Ellis brates the holiday. Highlight among Ozu’s very best CINEMA viewer to concentrate so der to save the gentlemen from loneliness. boring subway stations: Clark Street (2, 3), Island: The Dream of America.” includes the third annual Petan- Projected images from the Ellis que tournament. 10 am to 10 — mostly, it’s a succes- intently on those charac- “Two Fat Ladies,” by Irish director John High Street (A, C) and York Street (F). pm. Also, events at Micro “Tokyo Stories: Yasujiro Ozu” will be Island Archive and actors Barry sion of seemingly inter- ters that they gradually Hayes, will be the short film that night. Of course, the ultimate goal of the film se- Bostwick and Blair Brown. $3. 8 Museum (123 Smith St.) Include shown at the BAMCinematek, 30 Lafayette photo op in “Big Chair” for $5. changeable titles, each of Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort Greene, from become confidants and — Spike Lee’s 2002 film, “25th Hour,” about ries is to build support for a “world-class park pm. Prospect Park Bandshell. (718) 855-7882. And Brooklyn International Film them alluding to the July 6 to Aug. 24. Tickets are $10. For a com- yes — even old, beloved the last 24 hours heroin pusher Monty Brogan on the waterfront,” said Soons. “A lot of peo- Festival at Brooklyn Museum. $5. plete list of films, screening dates and times MUSIC: Bulgarian music group, 6 pm to 8 pm. (718) 797-3116. serene sameness of his visit www.bam.org or call (718) 636-4100. friends. (Edward Norton) gets to spend with his best ple don’t know enough about the park. They Yasna Voices, performs. 7 pm. artistic methods. There are many other friends, a bond trader and a high school Eng- don’t realize it’s going to run from Atlantic Fort Greene Community DOCENT TOUR: Brooklyn Histor- ical Society hosts a tour of its Whether it’s the mas- films to heartily recom- lish teacher, before he goes to prison to serve a Avenue to Jay Street.” Garden. Call for exact location. (718) 361-9832. Free. exhibit “400 Years of Making a Living in Brooklyn.” $15, $10 terpiece “Late Spring” mend in this series: “Float- seven-year sentence, screens on Aug. 5. The The film series currently attracts 1,000 to BROOKLYN LYCEUM: presents (July 9), the equally transfixing “Early Sum- ing Weeds,” a wise remake of Ozu’s own silent- short film that night will be “Date,” directed by 2,000 people, depending on the weather, she members, $5 children. 2 pm. 128 “Too Much Light Makes The Pierrepont St. (718) 222-4111. mer” (July 16), or the unbearably sad “Late era classic (Aug. 17); “Good Morning,” a gentle Eva Saks. said. This year its biggest sponsor is Indepen- Baby Go Blind (30 plays in 60 minutes).” $15 online PLAY BALL: Brooklyn Cyclones Autumn,” Ozu’s penultimate feature (Aug. 19), comedy about two young boys who refuse to The series ends on Aug. 12 with Steven dence Community Bank, which foots much of (www.gowanus.com) or $9 plus play Staten Island Yankees. 5 the barebones information in the titles belies the speak until their parents get them a television set Spielberg’s first mega-hit, “Jaws,” the thriller the $40,000 bill for the six nights. the roll of a single six-sided die. pm. Keyspan Park, 1904 Surf intensity of the feelings contained within the (Aug. 13); and the aforementioned “Autumn Af- that made everyone afraid to go to the beach Soons says an environmental impact study 11:30 pm. 227 Fourth Ave. Ave. Call for ticket info. (718) (718) 670-7234. 449-8497. films themselves. ternoon,” a heartbreakingly elegiac study, and a in the summer of ’75. It features Richard is currently underway, and she is hopeful UP AND DOWN ON THE IRT: NY Even in this group of lovely, important films, perfect cinematic epitaph for its director. Dreyfuss as Matt Hooper, a marine biologist “shovel will be put to ground” by 2006. CHILDREN Transit Museum explores the one stands out above the others. That is Ozu’s All of Ozu’s films contain enough wit and in- who along with Chief Martin Brody (Roy In the meantime, what better way to spend 1953 all-time classic, “Tokyo Story” (Aug. 8), sight, laughter and tears to be worth a couple of Scheider) and crusty sea dog Quint (Robert a summer night than to watch a Brooklyn film where another deceptively simple title sums up hours of anyone’s time. A humanist filmmaker Shaw) must outwit a 28-foot great white shark while facing the spectacular Manhattan sky- both everything and nothing about this brilliant, blessed with uncommon grace and rigor in equal attacking swimmers on Amity Island, a fic- line, in the shadow of the Manhattan and unsettling study of alienation. It is on a par with measures, Ozu was the rare artist who could ele- tional East Coast resort. Koyalee Chandra’s Brooklyn bridges, with all of Brooklyn spread NIGHTLIFE... the best of Ingmar Bergman’s films. vate the quotidian into the sublime. short film, “Hic,” will be screened, too. out behind you? Continued from page 11... down tempo, 9 pm, FREE; July 8: DJ Juju, 9 pm, FREE; July 9: DJ Brian spins Magnolia house, 9 pm, FREE. 486 Sixth Ave. at 12th Street in Park Slope, (718) 369-4814. Samba Tuesdays: Jam with The Noah Haidu Trio, 9604 Third Ave. at 96th Street in Bay 10 pm, FREE with $5 minimum; July 9: Ridge, (718) 439-0475. Todd Herbert Trio, 10 pm, FREE. 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By Deborah Kolben humps, the DOTchanges in- — Oversized signs along said the project was still “a lion reconstruction of Tillary The Brooklyn Papers clude adding oversized signs Fulton Street to better identify work in progress.” Street that was slated for 2009 and left-turn bays. major intersections. has been moved up to 2007. A major study to curb traf- “Though the report is final “This is a missed opportuni- “They’re all helpful ges- and we are moving ahead with Councilman David Yassky, fic in Downtown Brooklyn ty to put conditions in place tures, but they don’t constitute whose district includes Down- took almost a decade and $1.2 implementation, we do contin- that would help residents cope a comprehensive change that ue to be receptive to any fur- town Brooklyn and some of million to complete, but the with increased traffic from all will be apparent to both driv- ther suggestions the commu- its surrounding neighborhoods city Department of Transport- this development,” said ers and pedestrians,” said Car- nity has,” Cocola said. said he was pleased with ation report may have missed Hodge. “If they had taken real olyn Konheim, a traffic con- Despite her own criticism much of the plan. the mark, a transportation steps to reduce the unneces- sultant who heads Community of the plan Hodge said she “The plan does seem to be sary traffic coming through Consulting Services. a comprehensive proposal for watchdog group charges. was pleased to see the inclu- “If this is the city’s idea of these neighborhoods then The study also does not take traffic calming in the down- sion of additional bike lanes. town areas,” said Evan Thies, traffic mitigation than we’re in Downtown Brooklyn would into account major develop- be in a much better place to ments proposed for the area in- Seven new lanes were to be a spokesman for Yassky, trouble,” said Kit Hodge, cam- handle all this development.” cluding the Downtown Brook- added by the end of June at: adding, “They will have to paign coordinator for Trans- The study will bring several lyn Plan — which is intended — Jay Street (southbound continue to study the area in portation Alternatives. traffic-calming recommenda- to bring at least 4.5 million from Sands to Tillary streets) preparation for all of this new Hodge criticized the study tions, some of which are ex- square feet of office space, 1 — Sands Street (westbound development.” for only looking at ways to re- pected to be completed by the million square feet of retail from Navy to Jay streets) Jane McGroarty, transporta- duce the effects of traffic end of the year, including: space and 1,000 units of hous- — Navy Street/Ashland tion committee chair for the rather than aiming to reduce — Left-turn bays on Third ing — Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Place (from Sands Street to Brooklyn Heights Associa- the traffic itself. Avenue (both ways) onto Yards basketball arena and of- DeKalb Avenue) tion, said there isn’t enough Residents, many of whom Ninth Street. fice tower plan or Brooklyn Callan / Tom — Myrtle Avenue (east- space in Downtown Brooklyn contributed hours of their time — High visibility cross- Bridge Park, being built in bound from Flatbush to Wash- to accommodate everybody to the traffic-calming process, walks along Third Avenue in- phases along the Brooklyn ington avenues) who wants to “drive here, have been eagerly awaiting the tersections between Atlantic Heights piers, which would in- — DeKalb Avenue (west- park here and drive through results of the study, which Avenue and 15th Street. clude a hotel. bound from Cumberland here.” commenced in 1996. But — Changing “No Parking 8 Those plans together are ex- Papers The Brooklyn Street to Flatbush Avenue) “I’m happy the traffic calm- Hodge said the report will am-6 pm” regulations along pected to bring at least 12 mil- — Third Avenue (south- ing study happened and I likely do little to better life for Third Avenue to street clean- lion square feet of residential, bound from Third to 15th think there were some good pedestrians. ing regulations. commercial and retail devel- Congrats to grads streets) plans that came out of it,” Mc- Instead of implementing — Improved street mark- opment — or the equivalent of — Boerum Place (south- Groarty said, “but I’m also not what she calls “real traffic mit- ings, turn restrictions and alter- six Empire State buildings. Saul Hernandez, left, and Isiah Cobb celebrate after graduation from the Helen bound from Atlantic Avenue naive enough to think it will igation strategies” including ations of signal timings along Asked about the criticisms, Keller Services for the Blind Children’s Learning Center on June 23 at 7 Metrotech to Bergen Street) solve the traffic problems in traffic circles and speed Fulton Street. DOTspokesman Tom Cocola Center, Downtown. In addition, a full $8.2 mil- Downtown Brooklyn.” Court-appointed panel is critical of judge elections By Joel Stashenko This is bad on a number of could be bought from Brook- court system or on the Court responding risk of appearing Associated Press levels, the commission con- lyn Democratic leaders, alle- of Claims, which hears suits beholden to political leaders cluded. Most fundamentally, if gations also under scrutiny by against the state. In New York and donors. ALBANY — At the the public doesn’t believe in prosecutors. City, the mayor appoints The Kaye commission also least, give the state’s judi- the fairness of how judges be- Elsewhere, the Kaye com- judges to the Family and proposed moving toward a ciary credit for introspec- come judges, they lose confi- mission noted, heavy spending Criminal courts. system of public financing for tion and some uncompli- dence in the judicial system it- on judicial elections and some- As the commission noted, judicial elections and of al- mentary self-analysis this self. People who don’t trust times inappropriate, “undigni- modifications to the state con- lowing only candidates week. judges and courts may be will- fied” statements by candidates stitution in 1846 made most deemed well qualified by re-

A commission appointed ing to take justice into their for judicial office have under- judgeships elected positions, gional screening panels to get Callan / Tom by Chief Judge Judith Kaye own hands, the commission mined the integrity of the and the state has generally on ballots for judicial office. found that New Yorkers have said. courts in the eyes of some stuck with that model since. The Legislature has to ap- serious doubts about the credi- The commission quoted a New Yorkers. The commission endorsed prove some of the proposed bility of the election process former judge as saying that “The public criticism is the idea of making most changes; others can be done by which most judges get on when people stop believing confounded by a populace judges continue to face the administratively within the Papers The Brooklyn the bench in New York state. they will get fairness and jus- largely uninformed about its voters, but with several court system. Kaye said she And while calling the vast tice, “people won’t go to court, elected judiciary and discon- changes designed to make the endorses the ideas. majority of elected judges but to the streets or to a gun nected from courts and process of electing judges less The panel said something conscientious and qualified, dealer.” judges,” the commission con- political. good could still come from Summer’s in the air the panel said wrongdoing by The commission blamed cluded. The panel recommended the elected judiciary’s current From left, Beatriz Garcia, Krista Ruhe, Lee Carter and Claire Ratliff pose for a photo at the members of the judiciary has this crisis of confidence on Seventy-three percent of the “retention elections” for sitting integrity issues. Brooklyn Botanic Garden during the Garden’s “Passport to Summer” party on June 24. created an atmosphere where several factors. state’s 1,143 full-time judges judges, non-competitive pleb- the commission is needed to There are ongoing criminal are elected, as are most of the iscites held one year before propose corrections. investigations in New York 2,164 town and village court their terms run out. If they “Every part of New York City about how judicial elec- judges. Chances are, if New pass muster, the judges would State is experiencing some form tions are conducted, and scan- Yorkers have dealings with the be considered elected for their of threat to public confidence in dals about how elected judges courts, it will be before a judge new term. judicial elections,” said John have done their jobs. who is elected to the bench If not, the offices would be Feerick, the former Fordham The most glaring of those rather than appointed. considered vacant and the for- Law School dean who chaired cases are in Brooklyn, where The Kaye commission said mer judges would be free to the commission for Kaye. “Al- state Supreme Court Justice that is not necessarily bad, al- run the following year in a though the challenges may Gerald Garson faces criminal though reformers have gener- partisan election. The com- manifest in different ways de- charges for accepting bribes to ally called for more appointed mission said this system pending on local culture, one “fix” cases. Garson suggested judges and fewer elected ones. would eliminate the partisan message is clear: the threat to that even more extensive cor- Appointed judges in New politicking many judges have public confidence in judicial ruption existed when he told York are largely at the upper- to engage in the years they elections is pervasive.” investigators that judgeships most levels of the appeals seek re-election, with the cor-

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NEWLY Constructed booming metropolis of tion cost of Atlantic Terminal. make sure we have tenants That research was partly Elevator Building skyscrapers and corporate The Downtown Brooklyn first, so we will be out talking based on consultations with 221-9 Parkville Avenue Let Us Worry back-office space was more than a dozen agencies Plan would allow for the con- to businesses around the coun- (Just off Ocean Parkway) approved this week in a struction of 4.5 million square try and around the world and including the highly respected nearly unanimous vote in feet of office space, 1 million make sure we have something Schomburg Center for Re- • Parking Available About The Money the City Council. square feet of retail, 1,000 to build before we start taking search in Black Culture. • Laundry Room “This plan will help us keep units of housing and 2,500 land and doing other actions But when Christopher • Dishwashers in Apts Refinance or purchase parking spaces. like that,” Alper said at Thurs- Moore, exhibitions research jobs,” said Councilman David • Hardwood Floors your home simply Yassky at Monday’s vote. “It’s As part of that plan, the city day’s Atlantic Terminal press coordinator for the Schom- good for New York City and hopes to attract corporate in- conference. burg Center, testified last Spacious apartments! it’s good for Brooklyn.” terest in building three new of- The initial phase of the month that nobody from the Studios – Starting at $900 - negotiable city had ever contacted his or- The plan passed by a vote fice towers with as much as 3 $100 million plan will include 1 Bedrooms – Starting at $1050 of 47-0, with one abstention. million square feet of space revamping Flatbush Avenue ganization regarding Duffield 2 Bedrooms – Starting at $1500 - negotiable On Thursday, the man abutting a planned 1.5-acre into a “gateway” to Brooklyn, Street, council members de- whose signature the rezoning park on Willoughby Street just said City Planning Director cided to schedule the addition- 3 Bedrooms – Starting at $1800 (Top floor Balconies!!!) and urban renewal initiative west of Flatbush Avenue Ex- Amanda Burden. If all goes al hearing. awaits, Mayor Michael tension. well, she said, the reconstruc- Contacted by The Brook- WALKING DISTANCE TO: Bloomberg, hailed the Down- Also planned is another of- tion of Flatbush Avenue Ex- lyn Papers two weeks ago, F Train • Major Bus Stops • Schools town Brooklyn Plan as a “key fice tower, at Boerum Place; tension could begin in a year. representatives of the Religious Institutions • Shopping part of [his administration’s] the construction of new office “It will have a center medi- Weeksville Society, a non- strategy to preserve and grow and residential space on the an with trees on both sides — profit organization dedicated Contact Michael @ (718) 518-0367 x288 to preserving remains of the jobs.” Bloomberg made the eastern side of Flatbush Av- it will be a connector and not a R33 Landmark free African-American com- Funding comments at a ribbon-cutting enue Extension, between divider — and give a signal Group ceremony for the Bank of Tillary and Willoughby streets, that Downtown Brooklyn is munity, and Bridge Street New York’s new office space and along the south side of really reborn,” Burden said AME Church, the first black For all your mortgage needs call at Atlantic Terminal. 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MTA, will house 1,400 Bank cluding 130 residential units tween homes along Duffield East New York Council- of New York employees. and 100 businesses in the Street — one of the primary man Charles Barron, who ac- Not Just “If you want to have jobs downtown area. development sites in the plan cused the Bloomberg adminis- PRIVATE you have to make the city But Andrew Alper, presi- — to the Underground Rail- tration of “blatantly lying” Another more livable and more eco- dent of the city Economic De- road. about the Duffield Street re- nomically diverse,” said velopment Corporation, co- When residents along that search, abstained from this MORTGAGE Bloomberg. sponsor of the plan with the street first suggested their week’s vote. Pretty Asked by The Papers why MONEY he did not cast a vote against the plan, Barron said, “The Face! only reason I abstained is be- FAST CLOSING cause they are compromising White and will have the hearing.” From Teacher to Lawyer to Real Estate Ace. 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