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Dec. 17, 2017 Your Neighborhood — Your News® May 1–xx, 2016 Lights out in M’Park WELCOME TO THE BY ADAM LUCENTE Who turned off the lights? Residents of Marine Park complain that their neighbor- hood is suffering repeated, un- explained power outages and PEANUTS GALLERY no one seems to know why — or what to do about it. “It does happen here fre- Live ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ quently, and there’s no con- trol over it,” said Marine Park resident Robin Sher- celebrates 10 years this season man-Epstein. Common explanations for BY JULIANNE CUBA holiday spirit.” power outages — such as over- This is what Christmas is Tyler’s wife Mollie Vogt- loaded circuits during heat all about! Welch, who directs the waves when everyone is run- The beloved holiday show and plays one of its ning air conditioners — don’t cartoon “A Charlie Brown dancing twins, began the seem to apply. Christmas” will come to tradition while she was a “ W her e el s e i n t he cit y do you life on stage for the student at Penn State, and get power outages in the middle 10th year in a row she and Tyler brought the of the winter?” said Sherman- this weekend, with play to Brooklyn when they Epstein. “Here we do.” four performances moved here in 2007. The last prolonged outage at Littlefi eld in Gow- The cast sticks to the was about a month ago, accord- anus on Dec. 16 and 17. fi ve-decade-old script as ing to Sherman-Epstein, and a The producer of the show, closely as possible — in- power surge briefly interrupted who also plays Charlie cluding having a live jazz power just last week. Brown, said that acting out trio play the Vince Guar- “I had to go around and the 1965 animated holiday aldi Trio score on stage, change all my clocks,” she said classic has become a spe- and acting out the quirky on the surge. cial annual tradition for limited choreography of The problem appears to be the cast and crew. the original’s dance scene, around Quentin Road and Av- “It’s become how we said Tyler. enue R between E. 31st and E. CHRISTMAS-TIME IS HERE!: Justin Tyler plays Charlie Brown and his wife, celebrate Christmas and “We do it word for word, 38th streets according to the the holidays,” said Justin and gesture for gesture,” local councilman, who said he Mollie Vogt-Welch, plays one of the dancing twins in their live production of Tyler, who lives in Crown he said. Continued on page 6 “A Charlie Brown Christmas” on Dec. 16 and 17. Photo by Caleb Caldwell Heights. “It gets us in the Continued on page 6 Helter shelter Furballs get festive BY JULIANNE MCSHANE vironment, but that shelter BY ADAM LUCENTE lap to creatures great and as a chiweenie. “It was a The city is pressing forward is on a site with a toxic his- Santa brought these pups small begging for an audi- bit cold, but she loved the with plans to build a family tory,” said Charlie Denson, some howl-iday cheer! ence and photos with the pic.” homeless shelter on a toxic executive director of the Co- Photo by Erica Price Festive furballs and jolly old elf, according to Around 70 people paid site in Coney Island, and lo- ney Island History Project. PERFECT PAIR: Tim Baker their owners bundled up an attendee. $20 to go to the fund-raiser cals say doing so endangers Shelter operator Women brought his puppy, Benny, and braved the snow on “She loved it a lot,” hosted by Sean Casey Ani- very women and children in Need still plans to be- to meet Santa at Sean Casey Dec. 9 for some face time said Michelle Addo, who mal Rescue, according to it’s supposed to protect. gin construction of the 200- Animal Rescue — which is with Saint Nick, who brought her four-legged a shelter volunteer, who “They’re talking about unit facility early next year also where the local adopted stopped by a Windsor Ter- friend Ava, a Chihauhau– said the price of admis- bringing kids into a safer en- Continued on page 10 his canine pal. race shelter to lend his dachshund hybrid known Continued on page 10
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City Forest com- by the event at hosted the eateries cal out doled by lo- treats ontasty who snacked wowed attendees that performance themed ayuletide- with cheer holiday the upped offi Downtown the inawe. ce complex at spectacle tree-lighting the watched youngster SANTA’S HELPER: LITTLE And celebrants later bobbed their heads heads their bobbed later celebrants And Photo by Stefano Giovannini Stefano by Photo Photo by Stefano Giovannini Stefano by Photo A festively dressed dressed Afestively 3 DEC. 17, 2017, BROOKLYN WEEKLY Trucks may be Trucks rms each for phase, And Cuomo if approves Gov. allowed previously Cuomo But he has to yet sign off on State Sen. Marty Golden (R- The New York Golden told “I can’t speak the for other WON’T HOLD: WON’T Brooklyn–Queens the from banned Expressway if its beleaguered xed by triple cantilever can’t be fi 2026, city transit honchos said. File photo by Jason Speakman t’s going to be one of my top top my of one be to going t’s priorities,” Kavanagh said. said. Kavanagh priorities,” Al- in “My role in new the Senate is everybody sure make to bany understands this is some- thing need we to get done.” the so-called streamlined pro- ex- the cess the for city-run on project work spring, this by pressway could begin as soon as 2021 and end before2026, ac- cording to the transportation department. several state-run agencies to use design-build, including the State Department York New of Transportation, imple- which mented the process to construct . Kosciuszkonew Bridge the legislation approvingits useby city agencies on infrastructure DeBla-Mayor projects, despite and other local pols’ de- sio’s cham- mands that he do so. upper legisla- introduced Albany’s Ridge) Bay in tion ber last spring that would have de- use to city the authorized sign-build on eight projects, in- cluding the Brooklyn–Queens reconstruction, Expressway reintro- to made never to the it it but gov- plans ernor’s desk. he possi- that as soon as Post bill the duce and his colleague, however, ble, assemblyman former the state Sen. electedand newly Brian Kavanagh (D–Brooklyn , said he would urge Heights) support to senators his fellow could he though legislation, the not speak to the likelihood of it law. becoming parties in this — I can tell you i unique fi unique and $113 cut about million from totalthe job’s cost. x a 1.5-mile stretch BY JULIANNE CUBA JULIANNE BY Thousandsof big-rigs will “The corrosion in the rebar Transporta- of Department that point, can we “At ei- $1.9 up coughing is city The local transit honchos But Big-rigs may clog Heights if BQE fi x drags fi BQE if Heights clog may Big-rigs x problems that pop as up the she said.c,” “Which all of you What the truck?! be forced to rumble along along rumble to truckinga big It’s deal. forced be Brooklyn Heights streets if state lawmakers green- don’t light legislation toacceler- ate the reconstruction of a decrepit stretch ofthe Brook- lyn–Queens Expressway that runs through the nabe, accord- ing to city transithonchos, warnedwho locals a Mon- at day meeting that the roadway the hold to unable be soon will vehicles. heavy will reached have a point where the capacity of the structure to carry trucks is going to be re- saidduced,” Tanvi Pandya, a the overseeing manager project concerned really “We’re repairs. want We that. miss don’t we that to stay ahead of that curve.” crackedtion engineers open the expressway’s triple cantilever runs— which beneath Brook- lyn Heights’ fabled promenade and Furman above Street — last and year, subsequently redi- will massive the that daily discovered it or cruise that trucks cause the three-tiered struc- ture to start deterio- rapidly crumbles rating in 2026, Pandya said, forcing the city torepeatedly fi cantilever rectthe four-wheelers to local Av- Atlantic including streets Street, Jay enue, and Flatbush Avenue. on trucks the letting keep ther means— which we’re going to have bigger and bigger pot holes, bigger issues, and more emergency shutdowns — or startwe diverting truck traf- fi know is not the want we to way go because for nowhere there’s the trucks to go.” billion to fi of the 70-year-old span between andAtlantic Sands Avenue Street, and plan workers to be- gin the reconstruction in 2024 and wrap sometime it after 2028. are pushing lawmakers in Al- bany to pass legislation that would speed the up repairs by a authorizing “design-build,” process that would solicit one the for project’sbid design and hiring of instead construction nd love Bobby Horvath rst time an animal animal an time rst shing shortly hook eshed” bird of about about of bird eshed” “What a waste of a beautiful, The species mates life, for die of“He heart,” a broken won’t A parks department rep said the not theIt’s fi well known amongthe ani- park’s mal lovers, according to a crest- fallen Park who Slope bird-watcher, a animal as poisoned the described “well-fl large, three pounds, and said its favor- perchite was on the arch in Grand Plaza. Army Ann Feldman life,” little useful said. that but doesn’t mean the park’s ac- alone, will die widower winged cording to Horvath, said who fans can expect the bird to fi the again sometime soon. Horvath following said. 6, Dec. exterminatoragency’s suspended of as the use of rat poison in Prospect Park sighting. hawk lover failed to save an ailing bird bird ailing an save to failed lover park a found in Brooklyn’s Backyard. from help This fall, a wildlife Prospect from advocate pulled swan with injured an Lake Park only to the watch bird per-worker, ish from its wound caused an by il- legal barbed fi thereafter. Rescuers attempted to save “The prognosis was not good at Horvath sent the dead bird to the The pair of red-tailed hawks are GONER: this injured swan found in Prospect Park Lake this fall, but the bird ultimately perished. man retrieved — a sure it sign that end was he said.the near, hawk’s all,” Horvath said. equipped “We’re to treatthe birds and medica- have poisoning for administer we tion cases, was it too but far gone to re- verse the effects of the poison.” Environmen- of Department state tal Conservation a necropsy, for determinedwhich the creature that anti-coagulant an swallowed essentially caused to bleed it to death, he said. re re- Park rangers handed this red-tailed hawk off a Long to Island rescuer after it was found poisoned in Prospect Park BY COLINBY MIXSON
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ghter Bobby Horvath, runs who a LAST SUPPER orifi bleeding from its mouth and other rehabilitation, the but critter began quickly handed off it to Horvath for lyn’s Backyard,lyn’s and park rangers near the Ravine area of Brook- said. there’s a rodent problem,” Horvaththere’s a rodent problem,” sue, especially in big cities where
birds of prey. is a common killer of the borough’s said second-hand contamination nearby,” said New York City fi City York New said nearby,” park, according to Horvath, who screaming, calling in it for a tree the near properties of owners or partment of Parks and Recreation soned traps by set the either by De- creature’s would-be saviors. would-be creature’s 3, according to one of the doomed their Long Island home. ing in lover Prospect Park on Dec. of out wife his with wildlife rescue bird’s partnerbird’s called to its dy- out fi a poisoned red-tailed hawk as the the as hawk red-tailed poisoned a ers unsuccessfully tried to rescue Red down! hawk
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RUGS &PAINTINGS Antiques 718-762-7448 718-762-7448 Proprietor s !NDREW +ORMAN WANTED of sale. terms about the details other sion, orany posses- take would new owners when the leave, to need would building the of pants occu- current about when the comment for arequest to notrespond did Mercy to be?” development the going — what is know us let Sisters the that it’s appropriate only think “I community,” the shesaid. we’re and basis onaregular them with cating communi- we’ve been bit since tle more alit- know to we deserve and dark, the in know. to deserve locals said which she sale, of terms about the mation infor- more it with provide to Sisters the on waiting is group the that added She building. the of future onthe formation in- for more Mercy of Sisters the tacted con- repeatedly members because week last sale out found about the only tee show. records city land, onthe stories three up to build could adeveloper and for rowhouses, zoned is Charities by Catholic ter, run lot . The as wellFirst, as the Narrows Senior Cen- program has offi the housed now, Until site the streets. 64th and 63rd of avenues and 13th and by 12th bounded sister fi football three of area the cover organization Mercy The spokeswoman from Sisters of Sisters from spokeswoman The we’re like feel still We vague. very “It’s Vella-Marrone said that the commit- ces of the foster-care foster-care the of ces & Courteous Prompt Service elds, elds, 9 DEC. 17, 2017, BROOKLYN WEEKLY Thelavish party room, which can be made intimate ro- large, is room perfect bridal picture re-done, The Ideal photographic locales are assured in this world can. it course Of better? become Paradise even Can party engagement or wedding, the be it Whether Our service is flight, top with the uniformed staff a And when it comes the food, to the chefs are world once-in-a-lifetime those celebrate to want you Don’t The catering office is open through Tuesday Sunday, For the further convenience of your guests, Paradise longevity and of their success. enough for parties or grand of 100, enough host to a spectacular of up 400, to is marked by a central chan- delier that will take your breath It away. is the focal point pinks sophisticated in up done space magnificent a for and reds, with mirrored accents that lend touch a of in- finity the already to expansive area. mantic and very feminine, accommodating in 15 up to mirrors. wall-to-wall with comfort, easy of environments, which also includes an intimate private well as fountain, water designed uniquely a area, garden as a host of fine, white wrought-iron work. And they proved that when they totally renovated the large lobby area, adding a regal touch this to space, well. as any other affair, plan it at Paradise and the bottom line will put a very big smile on your face. longtime part of the Paradise family. These are full-time professionals who know their business; not weekend teens learning the trade. class. Whatever you can find in the cookbooks, they can serve at the table. They offer an added expertise in all manner of ethnic cooking. that Add everything to is cooked from scratch right on the premises assure to the quality control. in highest Paradise? in days that Note the facilities1 – 9 p.m. are also available dur- ing the weekdays for all types social of meetings and functions. also can provide free valet parking. (51 Avenue U, U, Avenue (51 www.theparadisecateringhall.com Paradise Catering Hall Catering Paradise aradise just keeps getting better and better. And choosing the venue for your special to thanks easier, and easier gets occasions the ADVERTISEMENT Quite simply, they have a vested interest in making Celebrating your special moments here means hav- means here moments special your Celebrating But more than this, now is a wondrous time dis- to They match the walls of marble and granite in the Paradise. choose to reason one only is this But This sort of ultimate personalized attention starts the P at the corner of West 11th Street; 718-372-4352). at the corner of West 11th ing the total attention and expertise of the staff focused affair. your on exclusively you happy, not justyou happy, in making a sale. They know their recommenda- word-of-mouth on depends business life your in come to yet days special the on and tions and the lives of your family. Thus, they will do everything in their power be certain to that the affair you have imag- skilled hands the reality under into transformed is ined of themselves and their staff. the That’s secret of their cover or re-discover this exceptional catering hall. Af- ter a stunning re-modeling of their the grand ballroom, they when expense no spared recently management as well as lobby grand facility’s the re-did completely the luxuriously appointed bridal suite, now done up with marble and granite accents for a look of timeless elegance. ballroom — which itself sports one of the largest chan- deliers in all of Brooklyn — giving you just a brief inkling into what they have in store for you and your guests. Come and see the grandeur for yourself. Here, they accept only a single function at any one time. no splittingThere’s of the resources between two or Paradise, book affairs. When you more even or three on there, every person expertise of and skills the get you event your that assure to scenes the behind and scene flawlessly. runs you facility, this At Paradise. discover you very minute with directly deal You salesman. some with deal don’t one of the owners, Hercules, or his son, Mike. And why essential? so this is 718-372-4352 Capture the memories with beautiful settings like this. settings like with beautiful the memories Capture Celebrate Your Love in Love Paradise Celebrate Your 10 BROOKLYN WEEKLY, DEC. 17, 2017 mention the site’s past history as a a as site’s history mention the past fi vate engineering apri- —by Aecom, assessment tal Sanoff. to cording dental amalgam to fi make to mercury toxic and silver mixed where dentists clinic dental alarge as used later was property the And 1978. in Agency Protection Environmental by the banned was used in Sanitation facilities until it Mirex soil could frequently contain also traces of insecticide , an its that means said Sanoff Ida ist activ- environmental which local truck repairs, city records show, partmentwas also previously used as a De- of Sanitation W. 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