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By Jotham Sederstrom ed by the council’s Fair Intervention Committee. The Brooklyn Papers Rose would not comment on the nature of the claim circle or the identity of the complaintant. A male aide to Councilman Vincent Gen- Sources said the complaint stemmed from invi- tile filed a formal complaint this week tations to share hotel rooms on a personal trip to charging the Bay Ridge legislator with sex- Maine and a business trip to Washington, D.C. ual harassment. Martin resigned two weeks ago, Gentile said, amid Sources said the complaint alleges that Gentile to study for the Law School Admission Test. Al- made unwanted advances toward his chief of though the resignation was to be effective Sept. staff, specifically pressuring him to share a hotel 28, Martin left the office as his name began sur- room and accompany the councilman home. facing as the source of the complaint. There is no allegation of physical contact be- As reporters questioned Gentile in his Bay scandal tween Gentile and his accuser, who sources iden- Ridge office on Tuesday night, Martin was still at tified as John Martin, 26. work. He left shortly after and did not come to Martin could not be reached for comment. work on Wednesday, Gentile staff members said. Gentile said on Wednesday that he had no Martin is the third Gentile aide since the start Gentile rumor mill knowledge of the claim except what had been told of summer to leave the office. Former spokesman to him by reporters in the previous 24 hours. He Scott Gastel resigned in June. He was later hired has City Council denied having done anything inappropriate and as a spokesman for Public Advocate Betsy Got- said he did not know either who had filed the baum. Gastel declined to say why he quit his post wannabes lined up claim or the nature of the complaint. with Gentile and also declined to comment on the “It’s absurd,” said Gentile, 45, who during a complaint against his former boss. By Jotham Sederstrom special election in 2003 fended off rumors that he Sam Cooper, another Gentile aide, left shortly / Jori Klein The Brooklyn Papers was gay. “We know how we conduct ourselves in after for what he has called a hiatus to work on this office,” the councilman said Tuesday. the John Kerry campaign in Florida. Cooper did News that the City Council would be inves- Asked if he was gay, Gentile told The Bay not return calls seeking comment for this article. tigating a sexual harassment claim against Ridge Paper, “Absolutely not.” Martin, whose father retired after 40 years as a Councilman Vincent Gentile reached an inner Gentile went on to say that questions about his city police officer, began working for Gentile a lit-
circle of Bay Ridge politicos a week before Papers The Brooklyn sexuality were misguided and revealed a double tle more than a year ago. He was a community li- the complaint was actually filed, say both Councilman Vincent Gentile speaks at a ceremony Wednesday afternoon celebrating the reopening of standard. aison, spending several evenings each week at Democrats and Republicans in the area. the Bay Ridge Library, at Ridge Boulevard and 73rd Street, after a two-year renovation. “The presumption is that if you’re a man in civic association and community board meetings, Between Sept. 14 and Sept. 22 — the day the al- your 40s and single, you must be gay,” he said. before being promoted two months ago to Gen- legations first surfaced in daily newspapers — the “If it was a female in her 40s, this wouldn’t even tile’s chief of staff. story had gathered enough momentum that at a Sun- election should Gentile resign. Of those lining up for his seat, he said, “There are be an issue. It’s the press asking this question.” Asked a general question about the complaint, day luncheon at the Bay Ridge Manor it was the pri- Gentile, who denies any knowledge of the com- sharks in the water every day.” Council spokesman Paul Rose confirmed that a Gentile said on Tuesday, “If it’s John Martin — I mary topic of conversation, especially among a plaint, allegedly filed by his male chief of staff, said Nonetheless, following rumors of a Ridge council claim was received on Monday by an Equal Em- don’t even know that much.” handful who expressed quiet interest in a special this week he had no intention of resigning See SHARKS on page 16 ployment Opportunity officer and will be investigat- See GENTILE on page 16 Seniors want their Moose Lodge already
By Jotham Sederstrom the process of negotiating a five-digit then-Councilman Golden tangled was put toward renovations that in- The Brooklyn Papers sum for the annual operating costs, with Abbate in a blame game in cluded new floors and handicap-ac- the initial figure was erroneously which both officials claimed the oth- cessible bathrooms. When renova- Two months after completing made public in a March 2003 press er was holding up funding. tions were completed in July, Sam renovations at the Loyal Order of release by state Sen. Marty Golden, On Tuesday, Golden acknowl- Mazza, the chief administrator at the the Moose Lodge, sources say the source charged. edged the long rode toward opening Moose Lodge, said he was deluged the plan to open a part-time sen- “It was a miscommunication, but the Moose Lodge as a replacement by seniors hankering to settle at the ior center at the Bensonhurst it’s being worked out,” said the for the Narrows Senior Center. hall, which is closer by a mile than social hall has stalled once again. source, who is familiar with both “It took two years for the con- the Angel Guardian Home, in Bor- A reliable source familiar with the parties and would only speak on struction and approval,” said Gold- ough Park. project, which has been plagued since condition of anonymity. en. “And the frustration level is “Something has to be done,” surfacing as a replacement to the Nar- Golden and Bensonhurst Assem- starting to rise a little bit. But these Mazza said, about opening the lodge rows Senior Center five years ago, blyman Peter Abbate secured a total type of things do take time to get ne- on New Utrecht Avenue at 79th THIS WEEKEND said that $100,000 widely believed to of $300,000 after a political merry- gotiated out, and its only been since Street. “The goddamn thing is driv- be pledged by Mayor Michael go-round that began spinning near the end of July, so it’s not even 45 ing me bananas. They promise you Bloomberg was never on the table to the end of 2002. Following a cam- days. That’s not so bad.” something, they spent all this money begin with. Although Bloomberg is in paign promise to raise $225,000, The money, $300,000 in total, See MOOSE on page 5 CURB CUT MADNESS New crosswalks confuse parkers By Jotham Sederstrom ries that people in wheelchairs touched more than a decade after The Brooklyn Papers could be left darting into traffic. congress passed a law calling for “In more than 30 years in gov- the installation of curb cuts on 30 years of Antics A wave of inconspicuously ernment I’ve never seen anything every street in America. Although By Lisa J. Curtis Other live music oases include Sahadi’s “Amer-Aba placed curb cuts, recently like this,” said Howard Feuer, dis- the effort was to be completed by GO Brooklyn Editor stage” with returning Antic performer Eddie the Sheik installed as part of a sweeping trict manager of Community Board 1995, by 1994 the city had yet to and belly dancers (pictured from last year) between plan to outfit the city’s 158,738 11, which encompasses Benson- install two-thirds of those ramps. The Atlantic Avenue Local Development Cor- Clinton and Court streets; the rock ’n’ roll stage at Mag- hurst, Bath Beach and Gravesend. The settlement in 2002 called for poration has pulled out all the stops to make this netic Field; a blues stage at the Waterfront Ale House street corners with handicap- year’s 30th anniversary Atlantic Antic street fair accessible sidewalk ramps, has “People don’t know they’re there, the remaining cuts to be placed by between Henry and Clinton streets; and a kids stage at not in any way. There’s no traffic 2008. — this Sunday, Sept. 26 — one to remember. Urban Monster between Hoyt and Bond streets. elected officials, residents and a While the festival runs from 10 am to 6 pm along Hefty competitive eater Eric “Badlands” Booker veterans group reeling. signal, not even a crosswalk. It’s The “construction blitz,” as the such a terrible, terrible thing.” method of signaling out one area of Atlantic Avenue between Hicks Street and Fourth will return to defend his title at the Cheesecake Eat- / Tom Callan / Tom Although the effort targets street The rash of new curb cuts the city at a time is called by De- Avenue, the party goes on until dawn at places ing Contest at the Downtown Atlantic restaurant between Hoyt and Bond streets. corners without curb cuts, includ- comes two years after the city set- partment of Transportation staffers, like the Magnetic Field lounge between Clinton ing 6,224 in Brooklyn, officials say and Court streets. There will also, of course, be scores of tled a federal suit filed by the East- recently made its way to several food vendors. that dozens have been installed ern Paralyzed Veterans Associa- Brooklyn neighborhoods, including The AALDC has arranged for a main stage at For a complete schedule of events midway into city blocks. Those ex- tion, now called the United Spinal Bensonhurst and Windsor Terrace. Boerum Place with a ’70s-theme lineup: Bad Compa- and maps, visit www.atlanticave. N The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn ny drummer Simon Kirke with his band Critical Fuse; ceptions — unlabeled and without Association. In both sections, residents have O Carol Lipton of Windsor Terrace holds connections to crosswalks, street Under the settlement, the city been hit with $165 summonses after DJ King Pleasure; and DUMBO’s power pop band org/antic2004.htm or call the S AALDC at (718) 875-8993. IN E 8 lights or stop signs — have led to agreed to install ramps on 61,074 unknowingly parking in the path of Hello Nurse among others. G G ticket she received for blocking a new E “middle of the block” curb cut. expensive parking tickets and wor- corners that had remained un- See CURB CUT on page 5 B PA
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Ridge Boulevard with the on Cropsey Avenue at Bay 13th A crook with a yearning a 16-year-old boy in Benson- 62/68 BLOTTER hurst with the help of a pair of the corner of Fort Hamilton The man was charged with purse, which they said was Street around 4 pm on Sept. 17 for learning will now be Parkway and 92nd Street. two counts of burglary, crimi- stuffed with $86 and bottles of before snatching $9,800, includ- able to spell grand l-a-r-c- brass knuckles. Police said the men, two of last week — because he need- say the dimwit broke into a Police said the man lives on nal mischief and harassment, Paxil and Xanax. ing $7,000 in Hong Kong dol- e-n-y thanks to the diction- whom were arrested, attacked ed to tidy up. second-floor apartment on 62nd Street at Second Avenue. according to a complaint filed Sad surprise lars. Besides the multinational ary sitting in a Town Car the man on the corner of 24th Police said the 31-year-old Cropsey Avenue at Bay 31st In a rage by the district attorney’s office. loot, the crook ran off with a he broke into last week. man waited a day after the Street on Sept. 17, only to A Gravesend man returned green card, credit cards and a and Benson avenues on Sept. A man was arrested after re- Plain depressing from a friend’s wedding to find Police say the spellin’ felon Sept. 15 burglary before re- leave with about $5. passport. 17 just after midnight. peatedly calling a woman and Purse snatchers resorted to that his house had been robbed. broke into the 2000 Lincoln porting the crime, which he Less than an hour later, at 9 Both men, ages 22 and 18, threatening to kill her, then violence last week after a clin- When the 56-year-old re- Knife to throat sedan on Sept. 13 around were charged with two counts told cops happened at 10 am at pm, the crook walked one flight his home on Bay Ridge Av- up, kicked the front door down kicking down the door to her ically depressed woman they turned to his home on West An violent boyfriend was re- 12:45 pm while it was parked of assault, menacing, harass- Bensonhurst apartment and were robbing refused to let go strained, but not arrested, by po- enue at 13th Avenue. and this time left with just $1. Fourth Street at Avenue P on outside of the home of a friend ment and criminal possession of threatening her life again. of her bag. lice after he held a knife to his After he cleaned up, how- Police say the man gained Sept. 19, he discovered that of the car owner on Gatling a weapon, despite the fact that Police arrested the 27-year- Police said that the woman girlfriend’s throat and threatened ever, the man discovered that access to the apartment build- his bedroom window had been Place at 88th Street. When the no weapon was recovered from old man, whose relationship was attacked by two men at to kill her, say police. two wedding rings, which he ing by crawling through a opened and at least $3,000 owner, a 37-year-old New Jer- the scene, according to police. with the woman was un- 5:15 pm on Sept. 16 while on The man, 28, became en- valued at $1,000, and six first-floor window. was missing. The incident was sey man, returned to the car, One of the men, 22, had bail set known, on Sept. 12, shortly af- her way to a bus stop on Third raged during an argument on necklaces, valued the same, reported at 5:30 pm. he was dumbfounded to learn for $5,000; the other for $1,500, Attack walker ter 2 am. The woman told po- Avenue at 85th Street. When Sept. 18 and began punching were all missing. that a lock had been broken according to a spokesman at the Six thugs viciously attacked a lice that he called three times she refused to let go of her bag, Worldwide and kicking his 21-year-old and his briefcase was missing. district attorney’s office. Small haul 22-year-old man with a baseball earlier in the evening before one of the men revealed a box An criminal broke into a lover in the woman’s home, Besides the dictionary, Tidy victim Who said burglary was all bat during his regular early coming to her home on 86th cutter and slashed her left arm. house in Bensonhurst and on Bay 19th Street at Cropsey which the victim valued at The victim of a burglary about the money? morning walk in Bay Ridge. Street between 20th Avenue The 25-year-old woman, snapped up currency estimated Avenue. The incident, which $200, the crook slipped away neglected to call the police im- At least one crook in Ben- The Sept. 17 incident, which and Bay 25th Street. who lives on Fourth Avenue at to be worth nearly $10,000 — happened just before 1 am, with a $1,000 laptop, a cell mediately after his apartment sonhurst seems to prefer the ended with the man being The woman claimed the 80th Street, only suffered mi- but only a quarter of the booty ended when police responded phone and $50. in Bay Ridge was broken into sport of it all. To be sure, cops rushed to Maimonides Medical man had stabbed her with a nor injuries. was domestic. to a call from neighbors. Cop accidentally New law will limit inspections of litter shoots, kills pal outside homes to just 2 hours a day By Jotham Sederstrom The Brooklyn Papers By Jess Wisloski monses of between $100 and street parking, recycling, bulk supported the idea of the law, tion. The law was to help the less a day to issues summons- The Brooklyn Papers $300 each. trash disposal and trash in the but was disappointed in how people, the residents. And I es, which means their en- The off-duty cop charged with accidentally shooting The amended law came street. it was being administered. don’t think Sanitation is hon- forcement is less likely to be and killing his best friend in Dyker Heights last week is In a move as discreet as about at the prodding of Bor- “They will look, as part of “I think it’s a great law, if oring that,” Sender said, effective,” Hammerman said. likely to face only disciplinary measures within the garbage trucks are obtru- ough Park Councilman Simcha their inspection of everything the law would be the way it adding that he thought the in- Asked if property owners New York Police Department. sive, a new local law takes Felder, and was approved by else, and if they find a viola- was intended,” he said, adding spectors used to focus only on in CB6 had not complained effect this week that will the City Council, which over- tion they will knock on the that ideally it would be en- buildings with more than about the previous enforce- Javier Colon, a 25-year-old police officer stationed for one impact upon homeowners year at the 75th Precinct in East New York, fatally shot his rode a veto by Mayor Michael owner’s door, let them know forced when people are at three families, knowing that ment, Hammerman said, “It throughout Brooklyn and Bloomberg. The law goes into how they are in violation, or home. superintendents would be the was never anything that friend, George Perez, at a three-story home on 81st Street at the city. effect this Monday, Sept. 27. do what we call a ‘nail and Sender said the idea for the ones responsible. seemed to generate public dis- 12th Avenue, say police. Local Law 9 will narrow “The department’s goal is mail,’” he said, where an legislation came about when Now, he said, he’s worried cussion in our district. People The shooting, on Sept. 15 at around 8:30 pm, was described the timeframe for Department maintaining cleanly streets agent leaves a citation posted people he had heard in the they will start ticketing private hadn’t come to us, and I don’t as an accident resulting from the officer’s effort to unload and of Sanitation inspections of and areas,” said Keith Mellis, to the property owner’s door district complained they homeowners just to fill a quota. think there was anything bro- hide his police-issued Smith & Wesson 9-mm handgun in a the property in front of a spokesman for the Depart- and a copy is also mailed to weren’t home to receive the “The department’s goal is ken that needed fixing.” kitchen cabinet before a game of cards with friends. Alcohol homes, known as residential ment of Sanitation, “not issu- them. summonses, and would come maintaining cleanly streets Judy Stanton, executive di- was not involved, say police. routing, down to two sched- ing summonses.” “It’s nothing new,” Mellis home to find it posted. Had and areas, not issuing sum- rector of the Brooklyn After the single shot rang out, Colon reportedly asked a uled hours each day — be- He explained that the duties said, in terms of the duties re- they been home, he explained, monses,” countered Mellis. Heights Association, said she friend call 911, then he tried to resuscitate Perez with first aid. tween 8 am and 9 am and be- of the department’s sanitation quired of officers, and added they could have remedied the Craig Hammerman, district was unsure the new enforce- When police arrived, he identified himself as a police officer. tween noon and 1 pm — enforcement agents does not there will be no new staff dis- problem. manager of Community ment would have any effect According to reports, three men and a woman were at the cutting back from the 24- involve special trips to make patched to handle the shorter “It would make sense to Board 6, which includes Park on the relatively spic-and-span home, which was owned by another friend. hour-a-day vigilance property sure people are keeping their timeframe agents will now have routing hours, like the Slope, Carroll Gardens, Cob- neighborhood. Perez, who lived with his wife in New Jersey, was taken to owners were previously re- portion of the public property have to write tickets for trash commercial areas,” he said. ble Hill and Red Hook, said “It may or may not result in clean. in front of buildings. Under the commercial routing he found it amusing that a law dirtier streets,” said Stanton, Victory Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at quired to exercise. The in- spections target the 18 inches “During their normal day, But some say it is precisely guidelines, businesses are which could potentially cut who believes the streets will 9:01 pm. from the end of a property and they may be on the block the time slots chosen that nul- only responsible for the trash down on the number of tickets be as clean as ever. “I just According to published reports, Colon was placed on desk line into the sidewalk, ensur- anyway,” Mellis said, the lify the point of the law. that accumulates while they being issued came from Bor- think it will result in fewer duty and relieved of his gun and badge while police and the ing that they are clean and agents will check the street, in Wolf Sender, district man- are open. ough Park — which he called tickets being issued. I think district attorney continue to investigate the incident. free of debris. addition to their routes look- ager of Community Board 12, “This doesn’t do what the “one of the dirtiest communi- the agents will have to con- Officials with the DA’s office said that presenting the case to Violations result in the is- ing out for any violations re- which covers Borough Park, law was intended to do; it’s ties in the city.” centrate their ticket writing a grand jury or seeking criminal charges was unlikely. suance of up to two sum- lated to alternate side of the Kensington and Midwood, doing what’s good for Sanita- “They will have 22 hours into just two hours a day.”
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By Jotham Sederstrom PARENT The Brooklyn Papers As a teenager, Billy Lake once rescued a man from a burning building on 75th Street in Bay Ridge. It was an epiphanic moment that How to help those would eventually lead him to Engine 219, in Prospect Heights, and later to Rescue 2, the company he was with on Sept. 11, 2001, when he raced into the who pull out hair smoldering towers of the World Trade Center. Q: I’m interested in any ing that resulted from being problem that can be embarrass- But on Sept. 17, family and helpful information con- bald made matters worse. Parent-to-Parent ing to parents and sufferers. friends gathered in Owl’s cerning the disorder tri- What helped her control her “When we first noticed Head Park recalled earlier chotillomania, which is a re- nervous urge to pluck out her bald spots, she denied that she memories, of Lake as a kid, Callan / Tom current pulling out of one’s hair: A therapist who under- had pulled,” the mother re- stampeding across play- hair. — an aunt stood what she was going calls. “She did all she could to grounds, grassy fields and A: Alone in her bedroom, a through; relaxation tech- hide it from us.” basketball courts. Turns out, 9-year-old girl pulled out her niques, anti-anxiety medica- Some parents switch into Lake, who died alongside 342 other firefighters responding
hair for several months before tion; and her mom’s emotion- crisis mode and get weary, Papers The Brooklyn her parents noticed. Her be- al support. which doesn’t do anybody to the World Trade Center at- Helen and William Lake with plaque naming basketball courts at Owl’s Head Park in honor of tacks, was an athlete before he havior wasn’t intended to get What was key: She was any good, says Christina Pear- their son, Billy, a fireman who died during the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. attention. It was her secret un- willing to do a lot of therapy son, executive director of the became a hero. til bald spots became impossi- work to conquer her impulses. Trichotillomania Learning “Whenever he went to play ble to hide. “There are times when I’m Center (TLC), a national non- basketball with his friends he where he lived as a boy. Al- morning in the North Tower, Zero on TV, but said she did Now a college freshman under stress that I do pull out profit organization in Santa did it there,” said Helen Lake, though approved in December, making the birthday celebra- not watch the images. After, with her trichotillomania in re- my own hair, but it was never Cruz, Calif. What they need to Billy’s mother, who admitted the renaming still awaits tion the last that Helen would she took a walk and later the mission, the girl recalls that again as bad as it had been do is educate themselves and that as a basketball player her scheduling. truly celebrate. entire family, some 50 rela- the trigger for her was stress that first time I started,” she support their kids. boy was “fair.” But as a swim- “Billy Lake was a great “It’s Billy’s day now,” she tives, headed to Breezy Point. under social situations such as says. Trichotillomania is charac- mer, she said, he was “excel- guy,” said Golden, a friend of said. “It’s all family and its better cliques in school and a falling Online support groups also terized by recurrent pulling out lent.” the Lake family. “He used to Like last year, Helen spent that way,” said Helen Lake. out with her friends. The teas- helped her mother cope with a By Betsy Flagler of one’s hair that results in no- “He played every kind of come around and ask about this past Sept. 11 with rela- “It’s a personal time, as you ticeable hair loss, Pearson ex- sport,” Helen Lake added. the skate board park, ‘When’s tives. After Mass at St. can imagine, and I just wanted plains. “He played on the schoolyard the skate board park coming? Patrick’s Church, she listened for that day to be spent with Hair-pulling is an impulse at [Our Lady of Angels], he When’s the skate board park- to the memorial at Ground them thinking about him.” that’s beyond a child’s con- was on the swim team and he ing coming?’ And he became OPEN HOUSES scious ability to control. played football down on the best customer there. He “The act of pulling doesn’t Shore Road. He played it all.” was there morning noon and hurt and gives a sense of re- Nearly three years after sub- night. So that’s what we asked lief, kind of like scratching an mitting a request to have Lake’s for at first, but we got the bas- itch,” says Pearson, who has name placed on gates leading to ketball court.” battled trichotillomania. the Owl’s Head skate park, an At the ceremony, Helen When toddlers pull their idea rejected by the city Depart- Lake carried her rosary beads hair, the habit shows up about ment of Parks and Recreation, given to her by Billy as a All Hong Kong evenly among boys and girls, about two dozen relatives last birthday gift on the eve of his STYLE Bakery • Cakes • Snacks and they tend to outgrow the Friday welcomed a renaming death. Sept. 10, 2001, was a behavior on their own. But for just acres away, at the park’s bas- significant day for both, one Hot & Cold Drinks • Dumplings reasons that remain a mystery, ketball courts. State Sen. Marty that the mother of four says when hair-pulling kicks in Golden, who has championed will be branded into her mem- Fresh Noodles • Mei Fun • Congees with the onset of puberty, both requests, said the event was ory forever. oly Prep prepares students for college and for life by fostering learning, health, about 80 to 90 percent of suf- the result of wherewithal. For Billy, 44, it marked 20 leadership, community responsibility, and, above all, character. An outstanding ferers are female, Pearson The honor, for Helen Lake, years with the New York Fire program of academics, physical education and athletics, arts, and extracurricular says. The problem tends to be is a small victory. After the Department. For his mother, it P chronic and calls for calm in- failed plan to rename the skate was the eve of her 75th birth- 6205 20th Ave. activities is guided by a strong, committed faculty, in a diverse school community, on tervention. park, because of a city morato- day, and so the entire family Birthday Cakes campuses with outstanding facilities. Our Middle and Upper Schools, serving boys Undue stress aggravates rium on park renamings for 9- celebrated both achievements (718) 331-9361 hair-pulling. For example, un- 11 victims, Lake’s family ap- that evening in Staten Island, by Order and girls in Grades 5 through 12, are located on twenty-five acres in Dyker Heights. reliable divorced parents trig- proached Community Board at the home of Billy’s sister, Close relationships with faculty help students learn to question freely, develop pow- gered a girl in the custody of 10 about renaming a corner of Ruth Elder. CORPORATE ACCOUNTS WELCOME ers of critical thinking, and accept differences. The academic program demands rigor, her grandparents to start 71st Street and Third Avenue, Billy died the following pulling her eyelashes and eye- but also seeks to teach young men and women a deep and abiding respect for the brows out at age 11. power of knowledge, the method of reason, and sound moral decision-making. The habit also kicks in We believe that this kind of education gives young people the best mode of access when a child is relaxed, drift- “You can rely on ing off to sleep or watching –––––– to the full promise of American life. We are committed to providing this access to all television, or while she’s our quality and Poly Prep students. studying. Circle in park Harbour Please join us for one of our Open Houses this fall. To reserve a space, please call Treatment varies and de- integrity for all of pends on why the child pulls Abstract the Admissions Hotline at (718) 836-9800, ext. 674. her hair and whether she wants your title needs” to stop. But many parents find honors Behlen Agency, LTD success, Pearson says, with re- Rhea M. McCone, PRESIDENT MIDDLE AND UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL UPPER SCHOOL wards that reinforce the child Linda J. Cappabianca, PRODUCTION COORDINATOR SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADES FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADES has done a good job when she By Jotham Sederstrom –––––– Michael P. Donohue, DIRECTOR OF SALES 5–8 IN SEPTEMBER 2005 9–11 IN SEPTEMBER 2005 FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADES proclaims something like: “I The Brooklyn Papers Colleen Symon, PRODUCTION 5–11 IN SEPTEMBER 2005 AM AM 9:00–11:00 9:00–11:00 have only pulled one eyelash In his 24-year tenure as presi- 7617 Silvana Nasso, SALES ASSOCIATE 10:00–NOON Monday, October 18 Friday, October 8 today.” An immediate reward dent of the 68th Precinct Com- Third Avenue Homecoming Open House Tuesday, October 26 Tuesday, October 19 could be making your child’s munity Council Michael Behlen Preparation of all Acris E-Tax Forms Saturday, October 2 Tuesday, November 9 Monday, October 25 favorite dinner or letting her set the standard for community choose a video. relations in Bay Ridge. He was Real Estate closing facilities available in Monday, November 22 Thursday, November 11 Knocking a child’s hands (718) 491-6505 Bay Ridge, Downtown & Midtown Manhattan to be remembered on Friday, Callan / Tom away from her hair, punish- fax (718) 491-6508 Sept. 24, at the dedication of a Members of the New York State Land Title Association ment or nagging won’t stop newly renovated Shore Road POLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL the disorder. Instead, identify Park with the naming of the cir- when your child is likely to cle at the entrance to the park in 9216 Seventh Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11228 (718) 836-9800 www.polyprep.org pull her hair. Offer alternatives his honor. — maybe gloves at bedtime Family, friends and col- and “TV toys” such as beaded leagues were expected to gather Papers File The Brooklyn bracelets that satisfy her need near 90th Street and Shore Road Michael Behelen CITY JUNQUE to keep her hands busy, Pear- for the dedication of “Michael POLY PREP LOWER SCHOOL son suggests. Behlen Circle.” State Sen. Marty may have considered their ac- When she’s studying or at Golden, city Parks Commission- tions a work of art, Behlen Antiques the computer, Band-Aids er Adrian Benepe and Brooklyn made it clear that he and the could cover her fingertips. Or Parks Commissioner Julius community did not. • Fine China & Antiques encourage her to study at the Spiegel were expected to speak “When anybody said artist, • We do Estate Sales library, where she’s less likely at the ceremony. he shivered,” said Shirley • Certified Appraisals Available to pull in public. “Mike ran the precinct Behlen. “He called them graf- • Appraisals Wed. 12-5pm One resource is a self-help council for over 25 years and fiti vandals.” book for kids: “The Hair- spent a lot of time beautifying The couple met in 1946 at 253 Bay Ridge Ave. (718) 492-0555 Pulling ‘Habit’ and You” by the neighborhood,” said Frank what was then called New Monday-Friday: 10:30am-7:30pm; Saturday: 10am-6pm Sherrie M. Vavrichek and Grassi, who followed Behlen York Tel, where they both Ruth G. Golomb and (Writers as precinct council president worked, she in a “plant assign- Cooperative of Greater Wash- after his death in September ment” and he as a “frame ington, 2000). 2000 from lung cancer. “Nam- man,” the employee responsi- A newer book is “The Hair ing a park after him is definite- ble for connecting telephone Pulling Problem: A Complete ly in keeping with the efforts wires inside buildings. At the oused in a landmark mansion overlooking he made to keep the parks in time, Behlen was living in Bethlehem Guide to Trichotillomania” our neighborhood clean.” Prospect Park, Poly Prep Lower School FOR PARENTS OF (Oxford University Press, Clinton Hill near the Pratt In- CHILDREN AGES 3 AND 4 2003) by psychologist Fred The park, framed by an ivy- stitute on Ryerson Street. His LUTHERAN CHURCH covered gazebo and boasting a provides a supportive, nurturing, and IN SEPTEMBER 2005 Penzel, PhD. wife-to-be, Shirley Smith, was view of the Verrazano-Narrows living in her native Bay Ridge. H These books and others on stimulating education for children in Nursery 9:00–11:00 AM Bridge and the bay, had fallen “Once he met me, because I the topic are available at the Tri- School (age 3) through Grade 4. Thursday, October 7 into disrepair but was nonethe- was a Bay Ridge girl, I chotillomania Learning Center less a favorite of Behlen, who brought him back here,” said At Poly Prep Lower School, the classroom is a Thursday, October 14 Web site at www.trich.org. For lived nearby with his wife, Shirley, who quit her job at the Tuesday, October 19 more information or treatment Shirley. Now it has undergone a telephone company in 1953 place for exploration and discovery. The faculty is referrals, contact the center at Monday, October 25 $2.2 million renovation. after the first of her two chil- committed to developing the intellect while shaping (831) 457-1004. The couple, who were six dren were born. “We never Other tips: months shy of celebrating their looked back,” she added. conscience and character. Through Poly’s program, FOR PARENTS OF • Reduce TV watching 50th anniversary when Behlen Golden remembered Behlen children learn to become independent thinkers, to CHILDREN ENTERING where your child’s hands are died, would often visit the for his rapport with both the KINDERGARTEN–GRADE 4 idle. Instead, draw pictures or park on summer evenings. local police and Bay Ridge form opinions and articulate their ideas, and to ana- IN SEPTEMBER 2005 play board or hand-held Besides his role as parks residents, who on a monthly 10:30 SUNDAY lyze problems and apply their knowledge. At the games. An Etch-A-Sketch beautician, Behlen, who died basis would gather at the FOURTH & OVINGTON AVES 9:00–11:00 AM keeps a child’s hands busy. at the age of 71, created the precinct on 65th Street to air same time, the curriculum is designed to help them Wednesday, October 6 • Massage your child’s program Bay Ridge Against their complaints, sometimes at learn to tolerate the opinions of others, to cherish Friday, October 15 scalp with a soft-bristle brush. Graffiti with the help of Dis- increased decibels. Can you help? trict Attorney Charles Hynes. The Rev. Richard Doscher, diversity, and to demand fairness. Thursday, October 21 The new responsibility, jug- pastor of the St. Philips Epis- “My 20-month-old grand- Friday, October 22 gled along with his duties as copal Church in Dyker ELIVERY The curriculum draws on both traditional and son does not talk yet, not even D Thursday, October 28 precinct council president and Heights, said that although he OCAL verbalizing simple words such L progressive teaching methods, to best provide for community liaison for then- did not know Behlen well, his REE Friday, October 29 as mama, daddy or bye-bye. Councilman Sal Albanese, re- two decades as precinct coun- F the success of each student. At every level, visual He is intelligent and easy-go- sulted in the cleaning, on an cil president served as an in- TWO arts, music, dance, and physical education are part Please note that Lower School ing, understanding readily almost weekly basis, of dozens spiration for him. Doscher Small Pies what is said to him. He points of defaced buildings. took the reins as president of ore of every child’s daily experience. tours are for adults only. M $13.99 and utters “ah” to get his mes- Over two early mornings one the council earlier this week. Mon - Wed Please call to reserve a space for one of our tours. sages across. This is bewilder- winter, Behlen supervised five “He was a man who was ing.” — a grandparent teenagers caught spray painting absolutely dedicated to this latters & If you have tips or a ques- s, P 6718 Ft. Ham. Pkwy St. Ephrem’s, the majestic community and I’m honored ero POLY PREP LOWER SCHOOL tion, call our toll-free hotline church on Bay Ridge Parkway to follow in his footsteps,” said Right next to Fortway Movie Theater any time at (800) 827-1092 or at Fort Hamilton Parkway. Al- Doscher. “He’s a man whose Pizzaizza, H Royale 50 Prospect Park West Brooklyn, NY 11215 (718) 768-1103 www.polyprep.org P e-mail us at [email protected]. though the paint-wielding teens boots I hope I can fill.” 718-238-5396 September 25, 2004 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM BRZ 5 Fresh indictments CURB CUT… Continued from page 1 the cuts, which, for now, are unaccompanied by warning signs and usually measure only 3 feet in length. in MTA cash scam As of June 22, 194 street corners were still awaiting ramps in Bensonhurst and Gravesend, according to DOT records. In Com- munity Board 7, which encompasses Windsor Terrace and Sun- By M. Weissenstein lars over budget and spawned father, Edward, an alleged Gam- set Park, 266 ramps are still anticipated. In Downtown Brooklyn, Associated Press at least 12 arrests. bino soldier, and Junior Camp- 484 were absent; and in Community Board 15, which includes The project was designed to bell, a laborers’ union business Sheepshead Bay, a staggering 932 await installation. The Gambino crime fami- bring thousands of workers for agent, were charged in an indict- ly schemed with a union offi- Feuer learned of the oddly placed curb cuts after a merchant the nation’s largest mass transit ment unsealed Wednesday that on 20th Avenue at 86th Street called to voice anger when several cial, a developer and an ele- system together under one roof. included allegations of fraud, customers received parking violations outside his pet store. The vator company owner to Costs have risen from an initial racketeering and other crimes. issue, said Feuer, was raised at a Sept. 9 community board meet- over-bill the Metropolitan outlay of $130 million to more They were released on bail ing, in which several others said they had received such sum- Transportation Authority than $400 million, although the after their arraignment Wednes- monses. more than $10 million for exact amount of the cost over- day. Attorneys for Edward Lori Ardito, DOT’s Brooklyn commissioner, told Feuer the renovations to its new head- run, like much about the project, Garafola and Campbell did not Callan / Tom city could not afford signage for the new cuts. Feuer said that remains under dispute. immediately return phone calls Ardito did not explain why those particular cuts are being placed. quarters, prosecutors charged An MTA spokesman said seeking comment. “She absolutely refuses to listen,” Feuer said of Ardito. “She Wednesday. unexpected amounts of asbestos Mario Garafola has known doesn’t care. She knows people are getting these summonses and The charges contain the lat- and other problems account for about the investigation for est accounts of alleged corrup- a portion of the overrun. about a year and expects to she just doesn’t care.” tion at a project that has come Mario Garafola, a reputed clear his name at trial, his at- Papers The Brooklyn Tom Cocola, a spokesman for DOT, said that the mid-block in hundreds of millions of dol- Gambino family associate, his torney said. A mid-block curb cut on 86th Street in Bensonhurst. Despite the lack of signage, it is ramps had been installed, in most cases, so that men and women illegal to park in front of it. in wheelchairs would not have to go all the way to a corner to cross the street. He said, however, that in cases where there were not crosswalks or signs, it would be still be necessary to go to the corner. Nonetheless, he said the curb cuts were no mistake and would be counted toward fulfilling the 61,074 street corners in need of cuts. As for the summonses, Cocola said that it is possible that some Open for books first-time offenders would be let off the hook. Ateeb Zaman 7, at left in center, and Addel Ibrahim, 7, watch as Ateeb's mother stacks “I guess it can be confusing,” he said. “Frankly, if I were them, text books on top of a paper cup to see how much weight it can hold, at the Bay Ridge I would plead not guilty with an explanation. Throw yourself at Library’s new children's center on Wednesday. Below Harold Chuck looks through the the mercy of the court.” Chinese book section at the library at Ridge Boulevard and 73rd Street, which re- In Windsor Terrace, Carol Lipton, a work-at-home lawyer, opened on Wednesday after a two-year, $2.1 million renovation. said she was hit with a $165 fine after parking beside such a cut on a rainy early morning in May. When she stepped away her home on Greenwood Avenue later that morning, Lipton, 53, said that she was befuddled even minutes after discovering the ticket on her windshield. “I almost had an apostasy,” said Lipton, who deals in family court matters in Downtown Brooklyn. “My blood pressure went up 30 points. [The ticket] said blocking a crosswalk. I looked down, there were no lines. I said to myself, ‘How am I blocking anything?’.” Less than a week after receiving the summons, Lipton ap- pealed, making sure to mention that the cut she had parked be- side on Reeve Place at Sherman Street was hidden under piles of garbage and darkened from the absence of a streetlight. It wasn’t until Sept. 9 that she received a letter from the city Department of Finance, which rejected her appeal on the grounds that it was her own responsibility to steer clear of crosswalks. “All the sudden, it’s a crime to park here,” said Lipton, who has lived in the neighborhood for 40 years and claims the sum- / Jori Klein / Jori Klein mons will significantly affect her fixed income. James Weisman, general counsel for the United Spinal Associ- ation, was surprised by the peculiarly placed cuts, which he said were not included in the settlement but might be the result of cor- ner utility lines blocking their normal placement. Still, he said, The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn the phenomenon is an endangerment to those in wheelchairs who might stroll into traffic without the aid of a crosswalk or stop- lights. The cuts could be especially dangerous, he said, if cars are parked on either side, making it more difficult for motorists to see blocks away on 18th Avenue at might be. Is there some frus- dance your going to step on Wednesday that the money people wheeling onto the street. 77th Street — to obtain space tration from the seniors? Yes.” people’s feet. One of my was contingent on DFTA “It seems weird,” said Weisman, who suggested that, if noth- that would better accommodate Among the frustrated sen- friends saw a live mouse run funding. ing else, the cuts should be properly labeled. “No one’s going to MOOSE… debate that the more we can do to help people who are disabled its 100-plus seniors. iors is Rose Russo, a Benson- past her.” “I’m thrilled to provide Continued from page 1 cluding Department for the But DFTA and Catholic hurst resident who has been But perhaps most damning $35,000 for the Narrows Se- get around the city the better. But the issue here is what we call Aging Deputy Commissioner Charities, which is the prime hesitantly traveling several is her suspicion of the desserts nior Center project,” said idiotic.” and there’s nothing to show Albert Buzzeo, who no longer sponsor for the senior center, times a week to the Angel being served at Angel Markowitz through a spokes- Councilman Simcha Felder, who represents constituents in for it.” works at the agency. instead decided that the Angel Guardian Home for the past 15 Guardian. woman. Bensonhurst, said that his district office has received a handful of John Quaglione, a spokes- Mayoral spokesman Chris Guardian Home, on 63rd months. The senior unloaded a “I think the ice cream is to “However, it is our under- complaints since July. After investigating the cuts, he said that he man for Golden, denied that Coffey declined to comment Street between 12th and 13th laundry list of complaints, the bribe the people into staying,” standing that the Department and other council members, including Councilman Vincent Gen- there was any miscommunica- and calls to the Department avenues, more than 21 blocks newest being that a formerly she said. “But this isn’t our of Aging needs to provide tile, of Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights, made plans to draw up tion between Bloomberg and for the Aging (DFTA) were away, would make a better free bus to and from Benson- home. We belong in Benson- program funding before these legislation to counter the summonses. Golden and said that a press not returned by press time. senior center. hurst now cost $1.25. hurst. Forget the ice cream.” funds can be used. I’m confi- Like Feuer, Felder said he did not have an explanation for why conference outside of the cen- For more than four years the “I wouldn’t go assuming “The paint peels and it’s An additional $35,000 has dent that state Sen. Marty the cuts were installed midway through the blocks. ter last year, in which the Narrows center had been in ne- it’s being stalled,” said not a very comfortable place also been secured by Borough Golden and Assemblyman Pe- “I don’t want to believe that it’s just another gimmick to raise money was announced, was gotiations with the Moose Quaglione. “Is there a little to be in,” Russo said of Angel President Marty Markowitz, ter Abbate will work with revenues,” said Felder. “Even if I were the sort of person to be attended by public officials in- Lodge — located just a few delay? It appears that there Guardian. “If you’re going to but a spokeswoman said on DFTA to make this a reality.” suspicious, that’s just a little too devious.”
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NOT JUST NETS • THE NEW BROOKLYN • NOT JUST NETS Boards 2, 6 & 8 call for arena ULURP By Jess Wisloski Encompassing the area members were concerned don Silver, a Democrat from “We respect the community The Brooklyn Papers from Atlantic Avenue to Dean about the reluctance of the Manhattan, publicly called for boards and understand their Street between Vanderbilt and agencies to inform the public. the plans for a new Jets foot- It’s the largest Brooklyn position. We couldn’t agree Flatbush avenues, the pro- “Our greatest disappointment ball stadium on Manhattan’s more that whether this is a city development project in posed development would in- is the fact that this is not a West Side to be put through or a state process, community nearly three decades, but clude a new home for Rat- small process by any means, ULURP, despite Bloomberg participation is a must and the Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic ner’s recently purchased New and that the state agencies and Pataki’s efforts to tack the community’s voice needs to Yards basketball arena, Jersey Nets basketball team, should be willing to talk to us stadium plan onto an expan- be heard. My staff and I have office tower and housing three soaring office towers, all about what process is go- sion of the Jacob Javits Cen- been dedicated, from day one, project will not have to 4,500 housing units and 2 ing to take place,” said Ham- ter, which would not require a to establishing a process for pass through city review. million square feet of retail merman. “We can never really ULURP. real community empower- And that, say members of space. The $2.5 billion arena discuss things too early. If it On July 9, Prospect Heights ment for the Atlantic Yards the three community boards plan is projected to cost city was city agencies we were Councilwoman Letitia James project,” Markowitz said within whose bounds the plan taxpayers an estimated $500 dealing with I would have ex- delivered letters to Bloomberg through a spokeswoman. would be built, is just plain million. pected them to be more re- and Council Speaker Gifford Russianoff believes the ob- wrong. Since the MTA controls the sponsive and accountable.” Miller asking them to ensure vious is being overlooked. Community boards 2 Long Island Rail Road yards Deborah Wetzler, an ESDC that the Ratner proposal be “It’s not like ULURP is some (Brooklyn Heights, Down- over which roughly a third of spokeswoman, said her subject to ULURP. Her letter fearsome process,” he said. town Brooklyn, Boerum Hill, the project would be built, its agency declined the invitation to the mayor cited a statement “The vast majority of develop- Fort Greene and Clinton Hill), support is crucial, as is that of because no decision has yet he made last December: “We ment proposals go through 6 (Park Slope, Gowanus, Gov. George Pataki, whose been made about the state’s are not at a time when we can ULURP. They get researched, ESDC would be needed to involvement in the project. use public funds to support an Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens modified and changed.” condemn 10 acres of private “It’s way too premature,” arena.” and Red Hook) and 8 Councilwoman James is al- (Prospect Heights and Crown property in order for Ratner to she told The Brooklyn Papers. Gene Russianoff, an attor- realize his dream. Two activist groups — De- ney for NYPIRG, charged that ready focused on the next Heights) all voted at their last step. meetings to call on city and If the ESDC sponsors the velop-Don’t Destroy Brook- Brooklyn Borough President “I’m trying to hold a meet- state officials to put the plan plan, it will then be able to lyn, which formed in opposi- Marty Markowitz, one of the through the city’s Uniform sidestep the rigorous ULURP tion to Ratner’s plan, and the staunchest political champions ing with the chairpersons [of Land Use Review Procedure process that development New York Public Interest Re- of the Nets arena plan, has the community boards],” she (ULURP). projects of such scale would search Group (NYPIRG) have treated ULURP as if it were said, to figure out before The boards collectively normally trigger in the city. previously called for an At- merely “a device to derail the ESDC signs on to the project agreed to introduce the votes The community boards indi- lantic Yards ULURP, but nei- project.” in a memorandum of under- on Sept. 8 after officials from vidually drafted letters to ther received a response from Asked whether Atlantic standing, what might be com- two agencies with key roles in Pataki and Mayor Michael Associated Press the mayor or governor. Yards should go through the ing and how to help their the proposed sale of develop- Bloomberg, appealing for as- Architect Frank Gehry and a model of his Nets arena. “The call for ULURP is city review process, Marko- communities cope. ment rights in the Atlantic sistance in getting coopera- getting louder and louder, and witz, who has powers of land She believes Ratner has an Yards area to Ratner — the tion from the agencies they to have the three boards who use oversight under ULURP, uphill battle ahead of him, Empire State Development control and for a mandatory process which we feel is For- CB2. the MTA rail yard.” Though are going to be affected by the told The Brooklyn Papers in though. Corporation (ESDC) and the ULURP to be implemented. est City Ratner’s definition of Perris said the letter drafted he said the “abuse” clause project call for it is very im- June, “ULURP is not applica- “It’s going to take him a lot Metropolitan Transportation The three boards “have the project. We have concerns by CB2 called for the project could be left open to interpre- portant,” said Daniel Gold- ble.” Contacted this week for to do eminent domain for Authority (MTA) — declined been planning for some time that there’s not going to be to be “subject to the preclu- tation, the primary concern stein, a spokesman for Devel- a response to the community those who are in the footprint invitations to speak at a town to have a public education sufficient opportunity for pub- sion of the abuse of eminent was the process. op-Don’t Destroy Brooklyn. boards’ requests, he shied of the plans,” said James. hall meeting for members of hearing at which time we’d lic comment,” said Robert domain and for competitive Craig Hammerman, district Both groups became vocal away from supporting their “There are many people who the three community boards. have the ESDC explain the Perris, district manager of bidding for the acquisition of manager of CB6, said the after Assembly Speaker Shel- call for ULURP. will refuse to be bought out.” Marty gives thumbs down to Witnesses plan By Jess Wisloski on a long-vacant lot at 85 Jay St. that would descend in steps from 20 to 14 day. it will address the concerns of the com- ground floors, which the Watchtower So- The Brooklyn Papers The plan, which was approved in July stories, the towers would be home to Markowitz released his decision five munity. He suggested scaling down the ciety had said would conflict with its reli- 1,800 volunteers and members in a facili- working days before the Watchtower So- development by 60 percent, restricting the gious mission. Calling it out of scale with the by a narrow 18-15 vote of Community ty that would provide for all their meet- ciety’s proposal was brought before a height of the proposed buildings to 120 “These changes would promote respon- DUMBO and Vinegar Hill neighbor- Board 2, consists of four towers — on an immense, vacant plot of land bounded by ing, eating and parking needs with a City Planning Commission public hearing feet at the tallest and 70 feet for the rest, sible development of DUMBO and Vine- hoods it would straddle, Borough Jay, Front, York and Bridge streets — 2,500-seat hall, a 1,600-seat cafeteria and as the next step in the city’s land use re- and if they are not providing public ac- gar Hill while making substantial efforts President Marty Markowitz this containing 1,000 one-bedroom apart- 1,100-space parking garage. view process. cess to the parking garage, to cut its size to preserve the character of this unique week disapproved a plan by the ments for the Jehovah’s Witnesses reli- None of the facilities would be accessi- The borough president maintained that, in half. community,” he said in his decision. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society gious order. ble to the public, except for four gated to gain his approval, Watchtower would Markowitz also expressed concern The lot upon which the development is to build a major residential complex With a maximum height of 220 feet courtyards that would be open during the have to provide significant evidence that about the lack of retail space on the See WATCHTOWER on page 15 ‘Magic’ stirs up a latte interest in Atlantic mall By Jess Wisloski The Brooklyn Papers Some of the hundreds of people who lined up for the grand opening of a Starbucks in the new Atlantic Terminal mall last Saturday really wanted coffee. But most of the men and women, boys and girls were more in- terested in Magic. Earvin “Magic” Johnson to be precise. The coffeehouse is part of a joint effort between the NBA hall of The famer’s Johnson Development Corporation and Starbucks called The Urban Coffee Opportunities. In an initiative to bring high-end re- tailers to under-served minority communities, the group establishes human face of Technology the coffee chain in neighborhoods like Harlem, the Bronx and Technology South Central Los Angeles. Part of their mission is also to become a community installation, offering donations and volunteer drives to New York’s ‘most wired’medical center work locally with the collaboration of non-profits. The feel-good event started at 10 am with a heart-rending book is also its ‘most wireless.’ reading by Johnson for a group of children from a Project Chance Head Start program. Johnson and Starbucks donated a colorful li- brary and books to the organization, of which pictures stood on
easels behind him. It looked like a television set, with an oversized Callan / Tom couch in the middle of the room, a giant yellow castle in the back, a Maimonides is proud to be named one of the nation’s “most wired” and “most multicolored smiley face-print rug and, of course, shelves of shiny- jacketed new books. wireless” health care systems — the only medical center in the Tri-State area “‘You want to pay attention. I want you to really pay attention. You need to read, you need to go to school and you need to get
to receive both awards. This recognition was given by Hospitals & Health Papers The Brooklyn good grades.’” he told them,” relayed Kristin Stanislaw, the New Networks, the official journal of the American Hospital Association. This honor York metro marketing organizer who has been flying back and forth Former NBA star Earvin “Magic” Johnson at the Starbucks from Starbucks’ Seattle headquarters. he opened last Saturday at the Atlantic Terminal Mall. was preceded by receipt of the International Computer World Smithsonian “I almost cried,” she said. Award for the visionary use of information technology in the field of Medicine. By 10:45, a line to get in and meet Johnson trailed outside one of was born, he said. the doors, and against the building along Flatbush Avenue. Star- “He said, ‘Give this to your babysitter and tell her I hope it bucks “baristas,” as the company’s store employees are known, oc- helps,’” said Abel, with Chloe-Kate chiming in and holding up the Confidential Electronic Medical Records. Online record and digital image retrieval. casionally gawked, when they had a moment between serving cus- signed cup with the bill in it. Online medical history. Online nursing notes. These are the ways Maimonides tomers and manning the door. “This shows what a great human being he is,” the father said “Go straight back and get your coffee,” said one at the other door about Johnson. Medical Center provides safer, faster, more accurate care for our patients. to no avail; most of the mid-morning customers came in after hear- When the crowd subsided, and the Starbucks had closed their ing — through buzz in the mall — that Johnson was signing auto- doors, Johnson gave The Brooklyn Papers a moment to discuss his graphs. Some leaned in with disposable cameras, or just snuck a in-store appearance. From replacing radiological films with digital images to computerizing our peek before they were yanked out again. Only a few complied and “What we do at the UCO stores is we try to be part of that com- pharmacy orders — Maimonides takes the lead in technology. bought coffee. At Johnson’s enormous elbow were nine Sharpies and a stack of munity and we try to give back to that community. We’re very hap- complimentary cups he was signing. He was framed by the olive py that people are happy that we’re here, but also, too, we’re happy If you are looking for the most technologically sophisticated and patient-oriented and burgundy color scheme of the walls, and flanked by the posters to be here,” he said. of the new library. He sat below a framed photograph of himself, Asked if he thinks his involvement in the business will stimulate medical care in New York City, you’ll find it here at Maimonides. grinning, holding a cup of Starbucks coffee. But he was grinning diversity initiatives for hiring in large projects, such as Bruce Rat- most of the time anyway, and visitors couldn’t get enough of it. ner’s Atlantic Terminal and the proposed Atlantic Yards, he nodded. Maimonides — World-Class in Brooklyn. You can reach us at 718 283-6000 Johnson, 44, listened intently as children too young to have ever “I hope so, you know, that’s what we’re all about, and I hope seen him play — his Los Angeles Lakers won five NBA champi- that’s what businesses that come here should be about,” Johnson or on the Web at www.maimonidesmed.org. onships before he was forced into early retirement after being diag- said. Because the community is so diverse. So you have to hire like nosed with HIV in the early 1990s — shared convoluted stories. He that. And I think any company that doesn’t hire like that is doing the nodded at each one. With the shy children he asked them their community a disservice. Because a community can only grow if you name, and gave a little pep talk. have all the people and all the colors of all people working there.” Azelda Spence, 36, a Queens resident who was doing some “I’ve been here a number of times already,” Johnson said when back-to-school shopping with her 6-year-old daughter Destiny, asked for his impressions of Brooklyn. “I know the people are nice, walked away with an autograph on a torn-out piece of notebook pa- but I also know the people are hardworking. It’s a great community per. Destiny held up the autograph proudly: “To Destiny. Be Sweet. and it’s a community that I’m happy to be a part of. MJ #32.” Shortly after the interview, Johnson was led outside towards a Hastily purchased Spalding and Wilson basketballs emerged waiting limousine by his assistant. He was promptly mobbed. A from shopping bags, as mall patrons ran across the street to Mod- crowd spread out across the sidewalk; people held their cell phone ell’s and took advantage of the bizarre celebrity spotting. cameras in the air and aimed at Johnson’s head, which rose well When approached by little Chloe-Kate Abel, 7, of Cobble Hill, above the sea of baseball caps and braids. They shoved scraps of Johnson pulled a $100 bill out of his pocket and placed it in her cup. paper, including Target receipts, at him to sign. Eventually, his as- “We told him that our babysitter was from Grenada and that her sistants had to find a way through the mall and out the other side. family lost their house in hurricane,” said her father, Steven Abel, Despite making his name in LA, it would seem Brooklyn is also 44. Chloe-Kate has known her sitter, Ann Marie Williams, since she a Magic town. September 25, 2004 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM AWP 7 ThePlay’s the Thing BROOKLYN CYCLONES COVERAGE with Ed Shakespeare Short-rest ‘Cat hurler ices Clones …and the outside of the plate. Jim Burt led off the inning Escobar, who induced Concep- their goal was to be better than soon after, the players and By Ed Shakespeare for The Brooklyn Papers In the first inning, Martinez re- with an infield single and Aaron cion to ground out, advancing the day they got here and I feel coaching staff would be heading tired the Cyclones leadoff hitter, Hathaway singled to right-cen- the runners. Burt then lined into we’ve accomplished that [goal] for homes near and far. A superb and gutsy perform- Corey Coles, on a fly to left and ter, advancing Burt to third. a double play, as Davidson was with almost the entire roster. Some of the players will un- ance by Tri-city Valley Cats then struck out the next two Psomas grounded into a double doubled off second base. “I’m proud of the way they doubtedly return to Brooklyn at right-hander Ronnie Martinez Brooklyn hit- play, scoring That ended the game and con- fought all year,” the skipper some point next season. But the ‘Clonie’ landed the knock-out punch to cluded the Cyclones’ fourth sea- ters, Matt Burt. added. bulk of the team will be brand the Brooklyn Cyclones season, Tri-City 6 son, one in which they were the Soon it was back to the bus new. leading the Cats to a 6-1 victory Fisher and Going into Dante Brink- league’s McNamara Division for the trip back to the hotel for It will be about 265 days un- in the semi-finals of the New the bottom of ley. Cyclones 1 the sixth, Tri- champions for the third time. one more night in the Troy area. til the Cyclones’ 2005 season York-Penn League playoffs on Martinez had pitched eight After Tri- City held a 3- In the morning, the team opens. Sept. 10. innings and allowed one run on goes to… City failed to score against Cy- 1 lead when Gabe Hernandez would be back in Brooklyn and, But who’s counting? Martinez was 11-2 during five hits. He struck out 10 and the regular season as he led the clones starter Joe Williams, came in to start the inning in re- walked only one. Martinez blanked Brooklyn in lief of Williams. HE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRYhas four presti- New York-Penn League in After the game, Brooks man- wins, and he had an ERA of the second inning, although he With two outs, Ben Zobrist ager Tony Tijerina discussed gious awards: the Oscar, the Tony, the Emmy and the did allow a one-out single to struck out swinging but reached Clonie. The first three of the aforementioned awards are only 1.96. the pitching performance of T He started the opening game Ambiorix Concepcion followed first base on what was ruled a Martinez. internationally known, but the Clonie, still known more in Ben- of the series in Brooklyn by a walk to Jim Burt. wild pitch. Then Mario Garza “I’m amazed that he could sonhurst than in Brussels, has a developing cachet of its own. Tri-City scored three runs in doubled to left center, scoring And if you think the goings-on at Keyspan Park don’t qualify against the Cyclones on Sept. 6, pitch five innings against us on losing that game, but after a the second. With one out, Fran- Zobrist. Monday and come back and as entertainment, loosen up a little. Many Brooklyn fans feel cisco Caraballo singled through The Valley Cats scored two that the action at Keyspan makes it the best show in town. Valleycat victory in Troy on throw eight [innings] today on Sept. 7 and two rainouts, he the right side and then Einert- more runs against Hernandez in three days rest,” noted the Cy- The Clonie Awards were originated by former Brooklyn son homered. When Lou San- the seventh to take a 6-1 lead. Papers columnist Gersh Kuntzman, who determined the started again on three days’ rest, clones skipper. “Hats off to now a rarity for pitchers, espe- tangelo later hit a solo homer Martinez threw eight innings him. He threw all his pitches award winners for the first three Cyclones seasons. with two outs, Tri-City had a 3- before he was replaced by Chad and kept us off balance.” This year, in Kuntzman’s absence, there was a hue and cry cially pitchers in the minor leagues. 0 lead. Reineke to start the ninth. The Cyclones had been in for the awards to be re-named the Gersh Awards, but when it Using excellent control, Martinez continued to shut Reineke walked the first two Troy for the better part of four was determined that the hue and cry for the re-naming of the Martinez got ahead in the count down the Cyclones, and the Brooklyn batters, Brinkley and days, and they had now suf- awards came solely from Kuntzman himself, an editorial jun- against almost every Brooklyn game featured no further scor- Tyler Davidson, before Tri-City fered a season-ending defeat. ta of The Brooklyn Papers decided that the awards would re- batter, and then he worked the ing until the fifth inning. brought in ace closer Rodrigo What would Tijerina tell the main Clonies. players after the game? And so, without undue ado, the envelopes please. “I’m going to tell them I Alhaji Turay Personality Award: This award is named after know everybody’s disappoint- WE BUY & SELL ANTIQUES the Cyclones outfielder from the 2002 season. After a 2001 ed, that it hurts to lose and (from one item to entire estates) season in which the Brooklyn fans fell in love with their team that’s normal,” he said. 217 5th Ave. (bet. Pres. & Union) “They’ve done everything I’ve and their fan-friendly, gentlemanly behavior, Turay was a 718/638-5770 Hours: 11-7 Closed Mondays breath of fresh air for fans accustomed to more uncivil re- 3 Clones all-stars asked them to do all year and sponses. Turay’s actions were never playful jokes, but were calculated meanness of a bizarre nature. Ryan Harvey and Greg For instance, when a young fan asked Turay to sign a By Ed Shakespeare for The Brooklyn Papers Ramirez were just some of the baseball, he signed it “Tom Hanks,” ruining the boy’s collec- 2003 Cyclones who played for tion of Cyclones’ autographs on the ball. Three Cyclones were select- UPs Cap City, as were Yunir Garcia, Turay would deny to visiting team reporters that he was, ed to the New York-Penn Stacy Bennett, Ivan Maldonado in fact, himself, and he would point to another ball player and League All-Star team: outfield- & & and Carlos Muniz, who played direct the reporters there. ers Ambiorix Concepcion and DOWNs for the Cyclones in 2003 and Thankfully, there are no nominees of the 2004 Cyclones Dante Brinkley and pitcher Joe DOWNs this season. deserving of the Alhaji Turay Personality Award because Williams. In addition, Concep- The Hickory squad included these Cyclones were fan friendly guys, so Turay, who fin- cion was selected as the first Bensonhurst native — and Cy- ished the 2004 season playing for the Mets farm team at Port Cyclone player to receive the clone killer — Anthony St. Lucie, wins his own award in absentia. league’s Stedler Award, given Concepcion stole 28 bases to Bocchino. Should the Mets ever trade Turay, the tears in Brooklyn to the player thought most like- finished tied for second in the Scrappers win will flow like granite. ly to go the farthest in profes- league. The Mahoning Valley Scrap- The Good Guy Award: The nominees are the entire 2004 sional baseball. In home runs, Conception’s pers won the New York-Penn squad. The players signed thousands of autographs and chat- The 20-year-old Concepcion eight round-trippers was good League championship by ted often with the fans. Manager Tony Tijerina was a good set single-season records for the for a four-way tie for eighth sweeping the Tri-City Valley guy to fans and reporters, as were his cordial coaches Dono- Cyclones this season with 79 place. Cats in the best-of-three series. van Mitchell and Hector Berrios, and trainer Ruben Barrera. hits and 46 RBIs. He hit .305 In slugging percentage, Con- Mahoning Valley defeated with eight home runs. Addi- cepcion finished ninth at .475. Tri-City 6-5 at the Scrappers’ But the winner of the award is Derran Watts, nicknamed In on-base percentage, “The Deacon” by radio announcer Warner Fusselle for his elo- tionally, one of his outfield as- ballpark in Niles, Ohio on Sept. sists was featured on an ESPN Brinkley was at .396, good for 12, and took the championship quence and elegance. Whether on or off the field, “The Deacon” fifth in the league. demonstrated quiet leadership and concern for others. Watts had newscast, where it rated num- with a road win over Tri-City ber three during a Baseball As for pitching statistics, the by a score of 4-2. his ups and downs in the season, as he was an early batting Cyclones had four starters in leader on the team, then hit a slump and had an injury and was Tonight daily “Top 10.” Alumni report Brinkley, 23-years-old, hit the league’s best for ERA. sent to Capital City, then back to Brooklyn. Through it all, Watts Michael Devaney was third The Cyclones have finished was a tough competitor and a gentleman to all. .316, third in the league, and with an ERA of 1.95, Joe scored a team-leading 47 runs. their fourth season, and the Ross Peeples Pane of Glass Award: By acclaim to Evan Williams was fifth at 2.28, Mike Mets’ farm system is full of He had 30 RBI and stole 13 Swindell was 10th with 2.69 and MacLane. bases. former Clones. Some of the Ross Peeples was the left-handed pitcher from Georgia Evan MacLane was 13th at 3.16. alumni even appeared in the The left-handed Williams, Cyclones bullpen ace Celso who could not, figuratively, break a pane of glass with his 85- 23 years-old-old, had a 5-4 major leagues, with the Mets mile-an-hour fastball, yet had great control and a record of 9- Rondon was in a three-way tie and other teams. record with an ERA of 2.28, for fourth in the league with 12 3 with an ERA of 1.46 during the Cyclones’ inaugural season. fourth in the league. Williams Lenny Dinardo was effective saves. earlier this year in the Boston MacLane, the left-hander from California, reminds many allowed 62 hits in 75 innings, Hickory smoked Red Sox bullpen, and Tampa observers of the smooth-throwing Peeples. While he threw struck out 64 and walked 26. harder than Peeples — sometimes reaching 89 to 91 miles an The Hickory Crawdads won Bay’s Scott Kazmir beat the hour with his fastball— and had a record of 5-3 at Brooklyn Stat man cometh the championship of the South Red Sox recently. with a 3.16 ERA, he also had great control as he struck out 70 Ambiorix Concepcion and Atlantic League this season by Franklin Nunez was a Cy- batters and walked only six. Dante Brinkley led the Cy- sweeping the best-of-five clones pitcher last season and clones position players in the championship playoffs against now he is in the Tampa Bay Family Owned & Operated John Toner Tarzan Award: Toner was the muscular outfield- New York-Penn Leagues final the Capital City Bombers, a Devil Rays’ bullpen, which er from the Cyclones’ 2001 season who made Tarzan look statistics: Mets farm team. means that the Devil Rays have for over 30 years downright puny. Brinkley finished third in the The Hickory team, a Pitts- two more Cyclones alumni on Nominees for the award are Tyler Davidson and Jim Burt. New York-Penn League with a burgh Pirates affiliate, featured their pitching staff than do the A tough choice, but Davidson wins the award because at 6- .316 batting average (TK!!), many performers who were pro- Mets. New York’s Largest Lighting Showroom foot-4 he has a 5-inch height advantage over the equally mus- and Concepcion, with a .305 moted in the Pirates system from The Mets now have two for- cular Burt. average (TK-HUH!!), was sev- the 2003 Williamsport Crosscut- mer Cyclones on their roster, Davidson’s theme song when he came to bat at Keyspan enth. ters, who defeated the Cyclones infielder Danny Garcia and Large selection of lampshades and bulbs of all kinds was “Welcome to the Jungle,” but it was Davidson’s muscles Concepcion was tied for fifth to win last year’s New York- catcher Joe Hietpas. Garcia is 1073 39th Street (CORNER FT. HAMILTON PKWY) and not just his theme song that brought Tarzan to mind. in the league with 46 RBIs and Penn League champion. batting .233 and Hietpas was Bothered by a bad back for part of the season, he hit only six Tyler Davidson was tied for The Bombers team featured just called up to round out the (718) 436-2207 home runs. If he is healthy, his power output should increase seventh with 45 RBIs. many former Cyclones. end-of-season expanded roster, in 2005. Brinkley was seventh in the Blake Whealy, Andy Wilson, but as of this writing he has yet Hours: Mon. & Tues. 9-5:30; Wed. CLOSED; Thurs. 9-8; Fri. 9-5:30; Sat. & Sun. 10-5 The Jumbo Shrimp Oxymoron Award: By popular ac- league with 47 runs scored. Shawn Bowman, Seth Pietsch, to see action. claim, this award goes to 5-foot-9 Matt Fisher. The second baseman notes, “Even my mother calls me shrimp.” It’s a commentary on how baseball players have gotten taller over the years that Fisher’s height is the same as the av- erage height of these 1950s New York City major league players: 5-foot-7 Sandy Amoros, 5-foot-8 Yogi Berra, 5-foot- 9 Roy Campanella, 5-foot-10 Willie Mays and 5-foot-11 Mickey Mantle. Some shrimps! Fisher is not only a shrimp, but to mix food metaphors, he FREE Senior Seminar is also one tough cookie as he hangs in at second base as he Presented By turns the pivot — he even stayed in the game one time after being cut on the head. Marconi Award: Guglielmo Marconi invented the radio, but fan Staci Bromberger invented new ways to get radio recep- Law Office of Linda Faith Marshak tion of Cyclones’ broadcasts. Staci lives in Coney Island, only five blocks from Keyspan Park, but to bring in the signal from WKRB, she uses a boom & Client Advisory Solutions box radio with the antenna touching a curtain rod. She also an office of MetLife Financial Services® sometimes resorts to touching the radio antenna to her para- keet’s cage to bring in a clear signal. You are cordially invited to a FREE senior seminar to assist you in achieving your financial goals and addressing your legal concerns. The speaker will be Linda Faith Bullpen Confusion Award: Julio Freitas and Celso Rondon are not twins, but they could claim it. Both right-handed re- Marshak, an Elder Law Attorney with experience in all aspects of Estate Conservation and Medicaid Eligibility. Ms. Marshak is a member of the Board of Directors of the lievers with stocky builds, they win the award because, with Health & Business Alliance and lectures for the NY State Bar Association. She is also co-author of “The First Guardianship Manual For The Lay Person” and has their jackets on, identifying them could get pretty confusing. appeared on Manhattan cable Television. They walk alike and talk alike, both being rather soft-spoken. 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Wils Third as th St. Francis College, earned last May, klyn Pap on Aven ey College students and staff gather to and a degree in Police Scie ers cording to one parent,ue Satu Dogs, dads and most o rday. watch “Survivor” in an admini New York City Stewart would be proud of.” kids paraded down Third Avenue tive office at th nce from the Gahn” f all, “Martha holds a certified Pofitnesslice Academy. professional He cer- and “Sook Jai,” selec in Bay Ri That mother ti eldest male and dg month-old daughter, dressed Jenna her Lynn 6- Street bet e school o stra- ficate from the National Academy alsoof 36th Annual Ragamuffine on Saturday in the streets in Brooklynween Court Heights. andn RemsenClinton Sports Staff female cas ted by Ridge Immitt, Medicine. ord was a third-roundtaways. the wearing handmade costumes in a f younger, sexier Sook Jai tribe, along with Parade, tume — eathered chicken cos- But these ar “The whole St. Fra that put manufactured ones to complete with white pulling f the ton pick of feathers at sorority-like assembliese not throwbacks from the to the or h ncis communit gue-pierced Eri the Frank Macchiarola.im,” said “I college President tate agent from Austin, Texas; Robb Zbac- shame. and rubber tachedglov to a baby onesy “Melrose Pl y is n Collins, a real es- ace” or “Bev to nik, a laid-back 23-year-old bartender From tive of a chicken’se shoes webbed representa- feet. 90210.” No, this is Brooklyn rootingdays for of taming the concrete jungleknow inKen Brooklyn is used 67th Street1 to to 92n 3 pm, one of its own. erly — I hope he’ll be as from Scott running from “I foun Hills sdale ers d d t jungle in Thailand. success 29-year-old firefight, Ariz.; Stephanie Dill, a and knights, cartoon Street, characters cheerlea Stewart catalog,”he ideasaid Bayin a RidgiteMartha Ken Staff ful taming the Ariz.; and t and farm animals, showed off thed- Francis alumnusord, aand Bay police Ridge officer resident, with St. Due to contractual” agreements, Stafford er from Carolyn Immitt. “It really was not is not allowed to speak 20-somethi hree other ton Fayettevi craftsmanship of their mothers and that difficult to make.” the 79th Precin ngs, along with edJake and Bi lle, fathers whose has joined the latestct in li til the ley, a 61-year-old la tanned Immitt pointed out that li Bedfo show’s completion.with report with the creativitysewing of skills, along aways t rd-Stuyvesant, A residen ers un- “I based pick nd broker llings- parade attend o sc neup of t of Bay Ridg from Texas. combi their way to aheme, $1 million conni pr isla unmarr cism and just thating gleam the in thei ned to make costumestheir children, that, a free gift — a stuffees, Jenna receivedke all ve and nd cast- ied w e, Staf teams on athleti- socialize Bubba and Thuith two American bulldogs,ford, is look like th blue teddy bear. Aned red, white and a This se Billingsley saidey’ll after be here pic for r eyes that c- other competitors,ason, Stafford, ha alongize. with 15 item,” one item mper.per person Staff that they can d, because she ord’s “luxury the duration,” See M on the remote region of Ko bring with them to the island, Over the course of 42 days,king histhe team. survivor UFFIN ve been marooned contestants hold periodic “tribal councils” to S on pa Thailand. NYPD shield, and his status of “New ge 10 secretly vote off one per Stafford, 30, holds a bachelor’sh Tarutao degr York City Polic was his , The person with the most votes is immedi- applause from thee Officer”other competitors. has earned him son from the island. The beached contest ately sent packing, ba ee One by into two teams ants one, survivorsck to civilization , or tribes, were divided til only two people remain, at which .point named “Chuay the seven most recent are voted off un- ly banished survivors See SURVIV OR on “Sur page 2 vivor” c office astawa r Ken y and Stafford New Yo in Tha rk City iland. police CBS / Monty Weine Brinton B r c y Patr a ick lls The Ga Brook llah lyn ue f Pap o ers r Sally Regenhard, the mother 9-1 of Red Hook Firefighter 1 f Christian Regenhard, who per- iles ished in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, has experi- enced many bittersweet victo- ries over the past 13 months. She founded the Skyscraper Safety Campaign to advocate for Winners safer highrise buildings. She successfully lobbied for the M National Construction Safety Team embers of New Act, which would require the Na- Utrech tional Institute of Standards and t High Sc EVERY h ool’s fo Technology (NIST) to dispatch otball t eam pra construction safety experts to build- ctice on their ne ing disaster sites for a thorough in- New field for Neww field t Utrecht vestigation. h is week . Regenhard also developed two By Hea The powerful political allies in Sen. ther Brookly The B J. W n Pape Hillary Clinton and Rep. Anthony rookly ilso rs / Gre n Pape n g Mang For the Newrs Utrecht High plete with an opening ceremony o Weiner, who co-sponsored the bill School Utes, it’s been a long that included a chorus and band in the Senate and House, respec- tively. President George Bush road home. performing the “Star Spangled crowds the team draws to their real Banner” and “God Bless Ameri- signed the disaster investigation bill The Bensonhurst school has for home field. into law on Tuesday. more than 80 years done without ca.” Sports Illustrated even docu- If New Utrecht administrators, summer when he surveyed the site an athletic field, forcing their Divi- mented the event, said the school’s students and jocks are walking This week, Regenhard also principal, Dr. Howard Luc for himself. HE morning after brings with it the staggering realization sion I football team to play their with a bit more spring in their steps S ee 9-11 home games at the Erasmus Hall “This has brought the communi- these days they can thank one of Catell got in touch with “Take FILES R that the events of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001 were not just a hor- ty together,” said Sara Steinweiss,ks. on pag ep. An High School field at Flatbush and their own for making the pigskin the Field,” a public-private partner- e 7 thony W T rible nightmare. That what could never have been imagined New Utrecht’s coordinator of stu- Christia einer, — except by twisted minds bent on the destruction of the American Church avenues. fantasy a reality. ship started in 2000 that works to n Rege left, w nhard o ith Sally psyche — had manifested itself in the toppling of a national icon, dent activities. “The students love reinvigorate the physical education n the s Regen But three weeks ago, New The Public School Athletic teps of hard, m and with it wrought the deaths of thousands of our city’s innocent it because when they come out of curricula, intramural programming City Ha other Utrecht hosted its first true home League (PSAL), which doles out ll Mond of Firef and brave in the most horrific ways. the train station it is the first thing the funding for things such as and sports participation for city ay. ighter game on a brand new field. G BP / they see. It has a scoreboard and Tom sports equipment and athletic public school students through the an Callan Returning to the Brooklyn Heights promenade the morning after, The Sept. 14 game against [goal] posts … g the new Manhattan skyline conjures no notions of possibility, no “If South Shore High School was re- fields, had determined that New rebuilding of crumbling high em have pride in.” it is something they By H i m Utrecht did not have enough room school sports facilities. eathe I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere” spirit. There is only the Steinweiss said the next step is The r J. W a to build a regulation-size field, Brook ils WEEK! o y incomprehensible view of something great torn asunder, a plume of Robert Tisch, co-chairman of lyn Pa n g to find a way to seat the larger Steinweiss said. But New Utrecht pers charges that he swindled clientse Loews Corporation and co-owner # grayish smoke left in its wake. Facing 15 years in prison if t a alumnus Robert Catell, theTo CEO this ofweek’sof attackthe New — Yorkrecognized Giants byfootball our presidentconvicted, as an act ofthe son of one of out of $6 million. d # e The reality this morning is that our great city’s heart has been Keyspan, thought otherwise last a war — we mustteam, respond along decisively with Richard and fully,Kahan, punishingT not only the Gangemi’s father is former Bay lo, said his client’s Oct. 1 court ap-l ripped out — by images of office workers choosing between two he Bro Bay Ridge’s most prominent oklyn P immediate perpetratorschairman (whether of the Urban foreign Assembly, or domestic), but atheper snations Ridge Councilman John Gangemi certainties of death, of United States airliners slamming purposely political/ T ofamilies,m C former attor- pearance before Judge Neil Firetog that perpetuate terrorism, hide terrorists in their midst, or facilitate ter-allan into the World Trade Center and of those Twin Towers, incon- ney Frank Gangemi, may work Sr. He is the brother of past candi- in Brooklyn Supreme Court Down- ror by their appeasement orS eequivocation.e F dates for state and city elected of- ceivably, crashing to the ground before our eyes in avalanches of IELD o out a plea deal with prosecutors town ended with an understanding n page fice John Gangemi Jr. and Ursula T glass, steel and human remains. This is our Pearl Harbor. 2 between assistant district attorney Brooklyn’s only weekly rather than stand trial on Gangemi. Patricia McNeill and himself that This awful morning also brings the reality of hundreds of our fire- On May 1 Gangemi’s attorney, former “discussions would continue in an fighters, police officers and emergency workers rushing into harm’s mi 3, 194 nister 0, in h Supreme Court Justice Ronald Aiel- o of Gre is first attempt to resolve the issue” until way, only to be crushed under the weight of organized, state-sanction- ffered at Brit speec “blood ain in h befo the next court date, on Nov. 6. ed international terrorism. And the knowledge that in coming days, as , toil, the ea re Par tears a rly day liamen E have before usn dan s wordeale of sthe of mostW grievoust after kind. We have we become familiar with the faces of the thousands of our relatives, at”: orld W becom ar II, ing p Se friends and neighbors who perished at the hands of unmitigated evil, before us many, many months of struggle and suffering.Winsto rime e DEA n Chur L on we will want to crush the enemy that caused so much pain. W chill page 2 land, sea and air.“You War ask, with ‘What all our is mightour policy?’ and with I say all itthe is strengthto wage Godwar hasby Dec. 7, 1941, “a date which will live in infamy, given us. And to wage war against a monstrous tyranny never surpassed our nation’s dominance on the world scene. We fought back immed- in the dark and lamentable catalog of human crime. That is our policy. iately and without reservation, and kept fighting until we had defeat- “You ask, ‘What is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory. ed our enemies in Europe and in the Pacific, establishing America parenting page ” ultimately led to Victory at all costs. Victory in spite of all terrors. Victory however long as a major world power, eventually and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival. ever opening ourselves up as a target. PAREN Af the ter the world power, but also for- de Japa livered nese b his “D ombed ay of In Pearl ESTERDAY, Dec.fam y7,” 1941 —H a rdatebor which will live in infamy —” 5 addre , Pre for 25 years ss: sident the United States of America was suddenly andFra ndeliberately at- n klin a D l . l Roo a tacked… sevel C t Y
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While the bar is now open, Cocotte’s kitchen, under the di- f Kings rection of her husband, chef William Snell, won’t be serving rough o up their “country French” menu until Aug. 21. the Bo “While Loulou has a more coastal French menu, Cocotte is # to uide more eclectic French and not so focused on seafood,” Christine # g sential apers’ es explained. “The name, a term of endearment — ‘little chicken’ oklyn P — is a nickname for our second daughter Juliette.” he Bro Cocotte’s menu promises poulet a la Thanksgiving Brooklyn’s arts and T (“home style” chicken with garlic mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables), seared filet of brook trout (served over orange- scented wild rice and grilled asparagus) and of course, steak frites. The Snells are also offering a daily vegetarian special ’s good and the beloved French hors d’oeuvres: escargot, frog legs TRUSTED! and foie gras. Christine says they were lucky to have found such a greatis J. Curt Park Slope location to open Cocotte. Rather,— L iParksa Slope should feel lucky to have the Snells. Bet it For more information, call (718) 832-6848 7 - U entertainment weekly, The Brooklyn Papers’ full-time professional Marty Markowitz I C M U S to toast boro’s top egg cream maker Giant birthdays e Giant editorial staff covers the news of our neighbor- ight B reer at Borough Hallons hey M r ca e Simm T yea featuring Brooklyn’s ulann 0- By Pa Curtis tes 2 n Lisa J. ebra okly and cel n Bro for The Brooklyn Papers an i hat beg he egg cream. Beyond a doubt, this t nican y Brez concoction of milk, chocolate syrup e Wed- nthon hoods like no one else. Well-read and trusted venu By A Tand seltzer is as Brooklyn as stoop- tbush A arko- Fla M ant on t Marty Associated Press restaur residen expert- ball. And this summer, in recognition of unior’s rough P aking At J klyn Bo ream-m ream the unique place egg creams hold in the y, Broo s egg c Egg C ake two restless buddies from Brooklyn, a telephone tape nesda ated hi at his ette hearts of Brooklynites, Borough President monstr estants ncheon machine and a rally for a leftist Latin American regime itz de cont s lu go Marty Markowitz is hosting an Egg w the sch’ eg Man T and you’ve got the start of They Might Be Giants. ng Hin / Gr Amo be Papers Cream Extravaganza at noon on Aug. 26 ise. will oklyn nza The Bro Twenty years later, the musical duo that plays with listen- only complete aga at Borough Hall Plaza. Extrav Ridge. of Bay ers’ heads as deftly as they play their instruments is celebrat- The celebration will feature an egg (above) articles lend credibility to our advertisers. ing a career of relentlessly cheerful melodies, desperately sad cream-making contest open to restaurants, lyrics and upside-down logic. ice cream parlors, delis and luncheonettes, another borough favorite: Fox’s U-Bet Keyboardist and accordion player John Linnell and gui- plus plenty of the unofficial drink of Chocolate Flavor Syrup. tarist John Flansburgh had been tinkering with a few songs Brooklyn and borough trivia contest H. Fox and Company was founded in a in 1982 when a friend asked them to play at a concert in prizes for the audience. Brownsville basement during the early New York’s Central Park — which they didn’t realize was a “Everybody knows that the best place 1900s, and according to Lyn Stallworth rally for Nicaragua’s Sandin- y Might in the world to get a great egg cream is in and Rod Kennedy Jr. in “The Brooklyn ista government. “[The Brooklyn,” said Markowitz. “But it is time Cookbook,” “You absolutely cannot make “It turned out we were the ] feel to settle, once and for all, who makes the an egg cream without Fox’s U-Bet.” only English-speaking band Be Giants best egg cream. And I can’t wait to taste The cookbook refers to Fox’s grandson, on the entire bill,” recalled Nightlife Guide every single one of them.” David, for the story of the syrup’s name: Linnell, who said they ex- e entire And he’s serious. “The name ‘U-Bet’ dates from the late- hausted themselves by drag- th “For many years, it’s been dormant,” e ’20s, when Fox’s grandfather got wildcat- ging their instruments — in- l univers Markowitz said Wednesday morning in an ting fever and headed to Texas to drill for cluding a Farfisa organ — musica interview at Junior’s on Flatbush Avenue. oil. ‘You bet’ was a friendly term the oil- through the park to the stage. le to “People 40 and 50 years and up — men used. His oil venture a failure, he re- “It was an absurd sce- availab who’ve been here since they were a kid — turned to the old firm, changing Fox’s nario,” added Flansburgh. is remember them. But there’s a large immi- y’re Chocolate Syrup to Fox’s U-Bet. He said, “We were so alone in our lit- and the grant base in Brooklyn, who’ve been ar- ‘I came back broke but with a good name tle rock ’n’ roll dream.” them riving for the last 30 years, and the egg for the syrup,’ his grandson relates.” On Aug. 15, the pair plan ck doing cream is not a drink they have knowledge The recipe for U-Bet has remained the to perform another free con- not stu of. This contestshare is this a Brooklynfriendly efforttradition, to same since thosern earlysweeteners, years: cocoaBrooklyn and rt in Central Parkth toanniver- com- d justone kin Sports Page # throughout 8 the Baseball #3 Brooklyn’s ONLY Season FULL-COLOR Seasonal Specials including: # • Brooklyn Bites • Summer Camps Classifieds! • Brooklyn Home • Graduation
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Doctors, physicians and health priate tests and treatment care staff quickly recognized a need in the • A Chinese cook can prepare meals The defendants were Alex ulation (according the 2000 Census), Chinese community for more acute care that Chinese patients will prefer Figliolia Sr., 60, his wife, has a brand new health care option services that a Medical Center like Luther- • The unit offers the most culturally Janet Figliolia, 54, both of — a specialized unit at Lutheran an could provide. sensitive and comfortable environment Holmdel, N.J., and their son, Medical Center designed to meet “The challenge for most Chinese immi- possible Alex Figliolia Jr., 31, of Staten their unique health needs. grants seeking medical care is simply the • Chinese-speaking patients are paired Island. Their Gowanus-based The new unit offers the most patient- time consuming trip to Manhattan,” says with Chinese-speaking health care company, Alex Figliolia Con- friendly and culturally sensitive health Henry Mui, director of the Brooklyn Chi- providers tracting Corp., also pleaded care environment available, complete with nese Family Health Center. “By develop- • Bilingual and multilingual help is guilty. full-time bilingual Chinese-American staff ing a dedicated Chinese unit we are pro- available without the need to call inter- Figliolia Sr. and Jr. pleaded catering to patients’ health needs around- viding the local community with an preters which can take time away from guilty to enterprise corruption, the-clock. attractive alternative.” care. Illness and hospitals can cause anxi- Kathryn Kirk admitting that their criminal Making this new advancement even The basic facts: ety, depression, anger and even loneliness acts included bribing MTA of- more critical is the fact that Sunset Park, • A new six-bed cluster in the medical for patients. ficials and stealing and laun- Lutheran’s main catchment area, contains center’s main medical unit Providing medical treatment in a pa- Doctor’s orders dering MTA money. the largest Asian population in Brooklyn. • Bilingual and multilingual doctors and tient’s own language, combined with an Borough President Marty Markowitz speaks on the steps of Borough Hall to promote State Supreme Court Jus- According to the city Department of medical staff available 24 hours a day who understanding of their cultural beliefs and the second annual “Take Your Man to the Doctor Week,” Oct. 4 through Oct. 10. In- tice Roger Hayes promised Health and Mental Hygiene’s Community can communicate directly with patients in customs, can significantly enhance their Figliolia Sr. a prison term of spired by statistics that show men are less likely than women to get check-ups, the 1-3/4 to 5-1/4 years and Figli- Health Profile, Asian immigrants account Mandarin, Cantonese and English progress. Immigrant groups arrive in the campaign aims to use significant others to get their male companions into the doc- for more than 25 percent of the Sunset • Chinese meals prepared by a Chinese U.S. with different experiences and health olia Jr. a term of 2-3/4 to 8-1/4 tor’s office. Borough Hall’s Web site, www.brooklyn-usa.org, lists free health screening years. They would have faced Park population. cook care beliefs. For example, standard tests services and participating hospitals, health centers, clinics and doctor’s offices. “Manhattan, and Brooklyn especially, are • Chinese-speaking patient representa- such as taking temperature and drawing up to 25 years in prison if con- large cultural melting pots. As our neigh- tives and social workers available to dis- blood can be new concepts. victed at trial. borhoods and communities change, so must cuss special needs related or even unrelat- Additionally, in keeping with the yin Janet Figliolia pleaded our hospitals,” says Wendy Goldstein, presi- ed to health care and yang concepts of balance and harmo- guilty to second-degree bri- dent and chief executive officer of LMC. • All non-Chinese speaking staff have ny, it’s customary for Chinese patients to bery in exchange for a sen- “For over 120 years, Lutheran has been received training on Chinese culture and avoid cold drinks while they are sick. tence of five years probation. New York’s leader in community medicine health beliefs “Being admitted to a hospital means Panel on breast health She admitted paying bribes to and multi-cultural initiatives. With this new • Chinese artwork and color schemes different things to different people,” says Long Island College Hospital risk for you and your loved ones. an MTA official. The plea deal also requires specialized unit, Lutheran continues its tra- offering a more comfortable and culturally Virginia Tong, vice president for Cultural Women experience changes in their • What’s new in mammography, clinical and dition of serving its immediate community sensitive environment of care Competence. “At Lutheran, we are taking the Figliolias, who remained breasts throughout their lifetime. By under- self breast exams. in the most effective way possible.” The benefits: cultural competence beyond interpretation • Nutrition. free on $1.5 million bail each Two years ago Lutheran opened a fami- • Health care staff will also be aware of or translation services and truly incorpo- standing these changes, women can better • Lifestyle choices and more. pending Jan. 5 sentencing, and ly health center in Brooklyn’s bustling illnesses that Chinese patients are more rating it into our approach to health care.” understand health problems and the dis- Panelists include Annette, Brown, MD, radi- their company to make joint eases that affect their breasts. ologist; Millicent Comrie, MD, ob/gyn; and restitution of $6 million. Pros- The role of diet in cancer prevention is im- Aimee Shunney, ND, naturopathic doctor. The ecutors said the money will go portant, as well. Did you know the American program is free, and all questions are welcome. to the MTA. Cancer Society says that up to one third of can- For more information, please call (718) 780- A 116-count indictment cer deaths are related to dietry factors? 1677. handed up in December al- It is estimated that a diet including five serv- Can’t come to this program but would like to at- leged that the Figliolias, with MMC honors HS students ings of fruits and vegetables could cause cancer tend future ones? You can receive email notifica- the MTA employees’ help, rates to decline by as much as 20 percent. Since tion of the Wellness Team’s future events. Send stole the public agency’s mon- the best prognosis for breast cancer is early detec- your email address to [email protected] and ey by inflating invoices, over- Maimonides Medical Center gram encompasses several em- then went on to assist patients with our sponsors, Brooklyn charging for labor and materi- ployment intiatives at Mai- and staff throughout various Borough President Marty tion, Long Island College Hospital invites you to join the growing list. All addresses held in strictest Maimonides Medical Cen- commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month als and forging business monides that expose local stu- hospital department including Markowitz, the city Depart- confidence. ter has honored 171 high by joining the experts in a panel discussion on Date: Thursday, Oct. 7 records. The defendants’ com- school students who partici- dents to the wonders of Case Maagement, Pre Admis- ment of Youth and Communi- what’s current in breast health. You’ll hear about: pany charged $26 for a 49- medical science and the life- sion Testing, Nursing Units ty Development, and the 1199 Time: Noon to 1 pm pated in their 2004 Summer • The latest techniques of early detection. Location: Long Island College Hospital 339 cent connector tube and $250 saving work of doctors, nurses and Psychiatry. National Benefit Fund, in pro- • Prevention methods to reduce breast cancer Hicks St. Avram Conference Center rooms F & G. for a $17.50 brass nipple, Youth Program. A recogni- and other hospital personnel. In addition to providing in- viding a learning experience prosecutors said. tion ceremony was held in Many students were given a valuable assistance, they for so many talented young The schemes caused the appreciation of the students at basic background in patient learned about the exciting ca- med and women,” President MTA to pay Figliolia Contract- the conclusions of their pro- care and medical technology, reer opportunities that exist in and CEO Pamela S. Brier said. ing — which has offices at 420 gram. while others learned about healthcare. Addressing the students she Carroll St. between Bond and The Summer Youth Pro- hospital administration. They “We are honored to join continued, “Your energy and Nevins streets, and at 473 Pres- enthusiasm help our patients ident St. between Nevins and and employees in countless Fall is Coming! Third Avenue — more than ways. On behalf of everyone $18 million since 1994 for BURN UP TO 600 CALORIES at Maimondes, I thank you for plumbing and renovation work your important contribution to It’s Time to Turn over a “New Leaf” at numerous MTA buildings, and Tone All Major Muscles the work we do, and I wish Manhattan District Attorney you continued success in all Get Out of the House and Do Something for Yourself! Robert Morgenthau said when in 30 Minutes! that you pursue.” he announced the defendants’ arrests. The power to amaze yourself. The reception included Morgenthau said at that FALL SPECIAL awards, gifts, and a video Offer available ONLY time no one was sure how Join highlighting the students’ ex- ow at the following much the Figliolias stole but it N 50% OFF periences. OPEN MEETING / WELCOME NIGHT appeared to be in the millions convenient locations Many thanks were given for of dollars. SERVICE FEE* a job well done. Joining the cel- OFFER EXPIRES OCTOBER 2, 2004 in Bay Ridge Thursday, Sept. 30th, 7:30 PM During their plea state- ebration was Mark McDougle, ments Wednesday, Figliolia ••••• executive vice president and The Union Center For Women Sr. and Jr. admitted the over- The Curves Workout Provides A High Energy Activity chief operating officer, Morris charges and inflated invoices Sustained Target Heart Rate & Strength Training 9801 Fourth Ave. Oiring, representing the Brook- (corner of Marine Ave.) (718) 748-7708 and acknowledged stealing 1. Regular Exercise Burns More Calories lyn Borough President; Judy more than $1 million. FREE (718) 680-7975 Stafford, manager of youth 2. Sustained Target Heart Rate Conditions The Body WEEK Morgenthau said the MTA To Access And Burn Stored Fat ON US! ••••• services for the 1199 National defendants were Howard 3. 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Some of the programs and events for the Spring cycle are: Yoga, Shape-Up enterprise corruption, Allan at home Classes, Book Discussions, “Empty-Ness” Support Group, Wine-Tasting Night, EXCELLENCE IN: pleaded guilty to second-de- DIABETIC FOOT CARE • SPORT INJURIES • WOUND CARE Bleaching • Cosmetic • Children’s Dentistry Cake Decorating Workshop, Play Date/Making Paper Dolls, Clutter Workshop, gree bribe receiving and PLANTAR WARTS • HEEL SPURS • FLAT FEET Weissbard pleaded guilty to Kit • Root Canals • Tooth Whitening Chair Yoga Night and a special Women’s Health Workshop which will include INGROWN TOENAILS • ARTHRITIS PAIN Nutrition and Stress Management. receiving a reward for official for all new patients. • Dentures • Crowns & Bridges misconduct, Morgenthau’s of- • Extractions • Bonding fice said. 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CINEMA Chisholm Trail “Chisholm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed,” playing now at BAM Rose Cinemas, examines Brooklyn na- tive Shirley Chisholm’s campaign to become the na- tion’s first black, female presidential nominee. It leaves the viewer wondering just how far we’ve come in in- cluding all Americans in the body politic and ener- getically demonstrates the difference one person can make when they par- ticipate in the process. With a funky sound- track and stylish editing of archival footage, Shola Lynch’s documen- tary ponders whether Chisholm was a trailblaz- er — her campaign (718) 834-9350 The Brooklyn Papers’ essential guide to the Borough of Kings September 25, 2004 theme song encouraged folks to join the “Chisholm Trail” — or if her trail has gone cold. More than 30 years later, there has yet to be a minority elected president of the United States; the two candidates in this election year are still two wealthy white men. So what’s to be learned from Chisholm’s coura- geous, pioneering early steps? A lot. On Thursday, Brooklyn College’s Women’s Studies program named its new Center for the Study of Women after Chisholm, a Brooklyn College alum, class of 1946. Born Nov. 30, 1924, Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm participated in Bedford-Stuyvesant pol- itics and was elected assemblywoman in 1964. In ’68, she campaigned to represent New York’s 12th Con- gressional District with the slogan, “Fighting Shirley Chisholm — Unbought and Unbossed.” She won. The first black woman elected to Congress, she served from 1968 to 1983. She is now retired and liv- ing in Florida. “Chisholm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed” is Lynch’s first film. It seems that three decades later, Chisholm is still inspiring women to do work that mat-
/ Greg Mango / Greg ters and make their voices heard. “Chisholm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed” runs through Sept. 30 at the BAM Rose Cinemas (30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort Greene). Tick- ets are $10. For screening times, call (718) 636-4100
The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn or visit www.bam.org. — Lisa J. Curtis
ART Bling at Metro Western A deer in the middle of Metrotech? Well, yes and no. If you’ve passed by the down- town office complex recently, you probably did a dou- ble take at the sight of a darting, life-sized deer — al- beit one encrusted in rhinestones. The sculpture by Greenpoint artist Marc Swanson, “Fits and Starts,” is just one of several that will be in- stalled at Metrotech Commons by Sept. 29 as part of the Public Art Fund’s “Semiprecious” exhibition of couture contemporary art made of dazzling materials. Luis Gispert’s sculpture, “Laid Designer tans, cuts & sews Back in the Cut,” is comprised of three chrome- hides in Brooklyn studio plated bronze boom boxes that double as a bench By Lisa J. Curtis denim with leather and studs. — a monument to
GO Brooklyn Editor Shannon enjoys working one-on-one with Mango / Greg the nearby Fulton clients, and according to Second Skinz Gen- Mall. (The multi-tal- ive him stingray, kangaroo or bullfrog, eral Manager Lourdes Garcia, he welcomes ented artist received atten- even mundane cow. If it has a hide, and a challenge. Shannon recently restored a tion recently for his photographs, G you want a fashion statement made out 19th-century Peruvian trunk. exhibited as part of the “Open House: Working in of it, Shannon of Flatlands is your man. “I did that restoration project for a couple Papers The Brooklyn Brooklyn” show at the Brooklyn Museum.) In a converted garage, the designer — he from Scarsdale,” he said. The two-month ‘Second’ to none: In his Flatlands studio, leather designer Shannon, of Second Skinz, presses “Semiprecious” opens Sept. 29 with a reception goes by just the one job, which he got a wet skin into a mold to make his Luly handbag. He also sculpts and paints decorative masks from 5 to 6 pm at the Metrotech Commons (located name — has created through an antique (on the wall behind him) and cuts belts from a wide variety of skins including cobra (top left). between Jay Street and Flatbush Avenue at Johnson an authentic leather- FASHION restoration company, Street in Downtown Brooklyn). Viewing hours for out- working studio where included repairing door works are dawn to dusk; Carolyn Castano’s he can follow his pas- Second Skinz leather design studio is damaged scalloped world,” to learn hand-tooling techniques hide, Shannon says, “This used to be worn “Nightbird (A Memory of Things Lost and Found open by appointment only. Call (718) 377- sion: creating quality, 7355 or visit the Web site at www.second- skirting on the trunk, from famous saddle-makers and silver- years ago as armor to protect against swipes Again),” a bejeweled peacock with a closed tail cov- hand-crafted acces- skinz.com. installing leather smiths. He can now recommend buffalo with a sword.” Then he’s got a swath of sup- ered in gems, crystal brooches and cameos, can be sories, art and cloth- stops inside and re- leather’s grainy hide for one type of project ple kangaroo hide, dyed red, “This is the viewed in the lobby of 1 Metrotech, Monday ing. He uses tech- conditioning the while steering clients away from light- toughest leather there is. They make laces through Friday, from 8 am to 6 pm. — Lisa J. Curtis niques passed down from the masters, leather. “They came to my studio to meet me weight — but easily pierced — lambskin out of it — strong as iron.” whether they make horse saddles in Wyoming because they couldn’t believe that someone for another. Other skins at Shannon’s Second Skinz or sumptuous seats for Harley Davidsons in still does that kind of work anymore.” He is currently working on a pair of black studio? How about African bullfrog for an New York City. Largely self-taught, Shannon has gone on pants made out of durable cowhide to be eye-catching change purse or an Argentinean Because of the American West-flourishes pilgrimages to Wyoming, which he de- worn by a motorcycle-riding client. fish key fob? CINEMA Shannon incorporates into many of his ac- scribes as “the cowboy capital of the Picking up a length of Japanese stingray He makes handbags, wristlets, clutches, cessories, along with his use of snakeskin — briefcases, binders and even collars and motifs seen strutting down the runways of leashes for pets. last week’s fashion shows — it appears that His accessories range from a contempo- Sand & cinema it’s time for Shannon himself to step into the rary red-leather cuff with black stitching to a Beach season may have come to a close, but the spotlight. messenger bag cinched with rigging D’s fourth annual Coney Island Film Festival will lure you The artist, 35, is skilled at hand-tooling (normally found on saddles) to a cobra skin back to the people’s playground. leather, any leather, for use as an assortment belt with the head of the snake re-fashioned Running Oct. 1-3, of goods: from hair barrettes secured with into an outrageous buckle. the celebration will offer wooden sticks to belts and saddle bags. Whether a classic, hand-dyed and hand- 111 films selected to re- His by-appointment-only business allows molded briefcase from vegetable tanned flect Coney Island’s inde- him to get to know each client’s needs, and leather or the cobra-head belt, Shannon’s su- pendent spirit and irrev- the client gets to see the artist at work in his perior craftsmanship comes with a hefty erent nature, said festival studio. However, the client might be sur- price tag. director Rob Leddy. prised that this artist with such an affinity “My client is not the off-the-rack retail Among the films that for cowboy accoutrements has a motorcycle buyer,” he said. “They are people who ap- will be screened are for a horse — a 1992 FXRS Low Rider preciate fine craftsmanship. I put my heart David Cairns’ “The Re- Harley — and a gallery of tattoos on his and soul into each piece.” turn of Peg Leg Pete” hefty arms. When designing a piece of apparel — Films Sue Osmond/Forged (pictured).
But his passion for his craft quickly melts Mango / Greg from vests to pants — Shannon has the The film festival begins with an opening-night gala away any apprehension; he smiles often and client in for two fittings. on Oct. 1 at 7 pm at Sideshows by the Seashore (3006 his blue eyes twinkle as he explains the ap- “Form and function do exist together,” he W. 12th St.) with two film screenings followed by a parently limitless number of things he can said. “These items are meant to be used and party at the Coney Island Museum (1208 Surf Ave.). fashion out of leather — from pillows to not just look good.” Tickets for the gala are $20. Tickets for each
traveler’s wallets. Papers The Brooklyn Because each piece is handmade, the screening are $6. Festival passes available. For a “When people say, ‘Can you —?’, I say Accessorize richly: Among Shannon’s cow hide stick barrettes are a hand-tooled client is assured that their purchase is dis- complete schedule, visit the Web site at yes,” said Shannon, who even embellishes steer skull and butterfly ($50 each). A red cow hide cuff with snap closure is $75. See SHANNON on page 14 www.coneyislandfilmfestival.com. — Lisa J. Curtis
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Fthere’s nothing more de- rates Clive’s mother-in-law, Mango / Greg designer Jenna Rossi-Camus, lightful than making fun of our the outspoken Maud (Brooke who is at home both north and uptight, repressed Victorian Delaney); a surly native ser- south of the equator, G. Ben- DON’TMISS... cousins. At first, Caryl vant named Joshua (Patrick jamin who takes the audience Churchill’s “Cloud Nine,” di- Toon); and Edward’s gov- from the intensity of the trop-
rected by Tom Papers The Brooklyn ics to the cool light of Lon- Herman at the Bet he’s a man: Mark Battle as Clive and Tim Demsky as Betty in a scene from the Gallery don, and Jeremy Wilson, who Gallery Players, keeps the birds chirping to re- THEATER Players’ production of “Cloud Nine.” seems to fit nicely mind everyone of exactly into this pattern. The Gallery Players’ production of where they are. “Cloud Nine” plays through Sept. 26, The first act Thursday through Saturday at 8 pm, and male actors, and Edward’s sis- erness and widow) is a mother daughter. Herman, who directed last takes place in colo- Sunday at 3 pm. Tickets are $15, $12 sen- ter is played by a doll. and wife struggling with The challenge for the audi- season’s “Lobby Hero,” has nial Africa where iors and children under 12. The Galley Play- Act II, however, shifts the changing gender roles and her ence watching this fascinating once again shown he’s a great ers are located at 199 14th St., between Clive (Mark Bat- Fourth and Fifth avenues in Park Slope. For scene from a British colony in own needs. and very funny play is to fig- asset to the Gallery Players for tle), a colonial ad- more information, call (718) 595-0547. Africa in 1880 to London in In addition, Edward has a ure out exactly where the au- many reasons, not the least of ministrator, strug- 1979. But for the characters, it lover, the promiscuous Gerry thor stands. There’s nothing which is his ability to hold gles with the is only 25 years later. (played by Demsky, Clive’s particularly new or interesting judgment in check while giv- natives; his wife, Betty (Tim erness, Ellen (Stephanie Wey- Betty is now a grandmother wife in Act I), and Victoria has about taking potshots at the ing free rein to irony. 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This week: / Jori Klein PARK SLOPE’S FIFTH AVENUE The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn A.S. Pork Store 274 Fifth Ave. at First Street, (718) 768-2728 (Disc, MC, Visa) Open since 1948, A.S. Pork Store has built its impressive reputation on a philosophy of stock- ing and selling quality foods. The store offers Mango / Greg Boar’s Head meats as well as a variety of Italian pre-prepared foods. Don’t pass up their fresh, house-made mozzarella and sausages. A.S. Light motif Pork Store also sells wholesale to restaurants. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
The Brooklyn Papers File The Brooklyn City Lighting serves top-notch Bierkraft 191 Fifth Ave. at Union Street, (718) 230-7600 Cocotte's tomato-coconut bouillabaisse (AmEx, MC, Visa) is a spicy stew of shrimp, scallops, cod, comfort food in a bar setting Walk into this gourmet shop and you’ll be sur- mussels, salmon and lobster. rounded by more than 650 kinds of beer. By Tina Barry Bierkraft is also very particular about the 250 for The Brooklyn Papers Mango / Greg cheeses they stock, most made by small pro- The CurryShop ducers. (The shop is a member of the American 383 Fifth Ave. at Sixth Street, (718) 832-7701, Cheese Society.) ou know the feeling you get when www.curryshopnyc.com (Cash only) Entrees: you walk into an apartment and $8-$12. The nice selection of fresh breads, chocolates you know you’re going to rent it? from around the world and gourmet prepared British interpretations of Indian cuisine find a Y Papers The Brooklyn foods make spectacular gift baskets. Free beer home at CurryShop, next door to its sister Or you meet someone and after a few and cheese tastings every Tuesday at 7 pm. restaurant, ChipShop. Chef-owner Christopher minutes you’re friends? Open daily. Sell’s rich Mulligatawny soup is worthy of That’s how I felt in City Lighting, a Seinfeld “Soup Nazi” praise, so thick and aro- bar and restaurant on Flatbush Avenue. Blue Ribbon matic you might mistake its long-simmered rice I’m not a bar person, and City Lighting and lentils for ground lamb. Entrees consist of is a bar — one with pretty good food Brooklyn curries by design: pick a sauce and pair it with — but, still, a bar. It’s only nine months 280 Fifth Ave. at First Street, (718) 840-0404 your choice of five savory offerings. CurryShop (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $12.50-$32. is likely to be the only Brooklyn restaurant serv- old and already has some of the flavor ing this heart-stopping British specialty: a bat- of those seedy bars on the Lower East Blue Ribbon Brooklyn features wines from tered and deep-fried Snickers bar. Open daily
Side where people start drinking at 11 Mango / Greg around the world and offers an extensive raw for lunch and dinner. Sidewalk cafe dining avail- bar. The eclectic menu includes a vast array of able in season. am. (Not the fashionably seedy, the re- choices, from matzo ball soup, escargot bour- ally seedy ones.) guignon and garlic shrimp and chorizo for And, yes, the look is intentional. The appetizers, to duck confit with arugula and Long Tan
owners, Scott Fredrick and Andrew Mango / Greg tomato salad, hanger steak with onion rings, 196 Fifth Ave. at Union Street, (718) 622-
Benedict, who designed the space in Papers The Brooklyn and lobster and corn on the cob for entrees. 8444, www.long-tan.com (MC, Visa) Entrees: Blue Ribbon Brooklyn opens at 6 pm, Monday $8-$16. the former City Lighting store, got the through Friday, and stays open as late as 4 am Serving Thai food, Long Tan is a friendly and inebriated, “let’s hang out and drink Humble? Yes. But, if your boyfriend on Fridays and Saturdays. Open seven days a relaxed restaurant where comfy cushions in more than we should” ambience down dumped you or you lost your job, a week. Reservations accepted for 5-10 people. vibrant colors line an open, white dining room pat. bowl of Walker’s garlicky bisque with Papers The Brooklyn dotted with hanging paper lanterns. A large The food, described by the restau- its cheddar-on-white side sandwich window overlooks a garden area with outdoor Light fantastic: (Clockwise from top left) The dining room of City Lighting Blue Ribbon Sushi rant’s chef, Kevin Walker, as “pan- will sooth you like a warm embrace. Restaurant & Bar in Prospect Heights; a “dark and stormy” cocktail with Ja- seating. For appetizers, Long Tan offers samu- American” or American with His overly bready crab cakes have a 278 Fifth Ave. at First Street, (718) 840-0408 rai-spiked crab cakes with Asian guacamole. maican jerk chicken burger with pineapple relish, mango ketchup and fresh- (MC, Visa) Average price per person: $35. Caribbean influence, is light years nice crab flavor, and the chipotle may- Other appetizers include the pad Thai spring cut fries; tomato soup with mini grilled cheese sandwiches seasoned with If it’s late and you’re craving a spicy tuna roll, roll salad and a mini-Peking crispy duck bun. ahead of the swill found in the sort of onnaise adds rich smokiness. head to Blue Ribbon Sushi, the latest addition For entrees, the restaurant’s signature dishes bar-restaurant I’ve described. It may be Good American-style ribs aren’t easy fresh drops of pesto sauce and parsley; and City Lighting Chef Kevin Walker. to the culinary empire of brothers Bruce and include a yellow curry of butternut squash, the one thing that to come by in Eric Bromberg. (They also own Blue Ribbon three-flavored snapper, and duck with tamarind makes City Light- Brooklyn, which food that I barely made a dent in, but Because there’s nothing better with locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, another sauce. sushi restaurant by the same name in ing inauthentic. DINING makes Walker’s liked just as much reheated the next beer than a burger, Walker has At Long Tan’s red bar, sassy cocktails make I doubt there’s a thick, man-sized night. dreamed up a few between-the-bun Manhattan, and Blue Ribbon Bakery.) There’s drinking here an original experience. The wines City Lighting Restaurant & Bar (307 an extensive selection of melt-in-your-mouth are from Australia and New Zealand, making dish on the menu Flatbush Ave. between Prospect Place ribs such a pleas- For his catfish entree, Walker hits novelties for fall. His Jamaican jerk fish from the Atlantic and Pacific, as well as a the restaurant a favorite spot for wine enthusi- that someone has- and Park Place in Prospect Heights) ac- ure. These are the Fulton Fish Market at 2 am to chicken burger gets a gussied up top- huge sake list. The restaurant boasts more asts. Open daily for dinner. n’t tried as a child cepts Visa and MasterCard. Entrees: $7- ribs with plenty handpick the fish. His blackened cat- ping of pineapple relish and mango space than its Manhattan sushi cousin and $14. The restaurant serves lunch and shorter lines than its next-door bistro. Open and now craves. dinner Monday through Friday; brunch of fat. He cuts the fish are moist and lightly seared with ketchup, and for fish lovers there are Nana Walker piles is served Saturdays and Sundays, from meat himself, and the peppery, Cajun seasoning adding a salmon and red snapper versions. All daily. Reservations are not accepted. 11 am to 4 pm. For information, call 155 Fifth Ave. at St. John’s Place, (718) 230- plates church-sup- (718) 230-3321. will slice them subtle spice. The fish lies atop a pillow are sided with Walker’s crisp, hand- The ChipShop 3749 (Cash only) Entrees: $8-$15. per-style with de- lean if that’s what of organic spinach sauteed with lots of cut, sweet potato fries. Helen Chen is the proprietor of this pan-Asian licious ribs, great you request, but garlic and hand-cut sweet potato fries What’s de rigueur attire at City 383 Fifth Ave. at Sixth Street, (718) 832-7701, venture with “modern industrial” decor. The www.chipshopnyc.com (Cash only) Entrees: $7- potato salad and if you’re ordering that are crisp and just salty enough. Lighting? Jeans and a T-shirt, but I menu features Japanese-Thai fusion entrees hefty sandwiches. Here and there you’ll ribs, why not admit that you want fat The dessert roundup is an ode to doubt anyone would notice if you wore $12. like a yellowtail roll with cilantro in jalapeno Owner Christopher Sell has a real winner with sauce, mussels with lemongrass, red onion, find an upscale touch like salads com- and just go for it? The ribs are marinat- Brooklyn and Walker’s sweet tooth. a flannel nightgown and Mickey this Park Slope version of an English staple. The okra and basil, and various Thai curries. On posed of interesting mesclun greens, ed in a light tomato, Worcestershire and Dense Junior’s cheesecake is an op- Mouse ears. Friends gather around the ChipShop is open seven days a week for lunch weekends, the bar scene picks up with a DJ and chipotle sauce on his crab cakes in- mustard sauce that could be a little tion, as are a spicy carrot cake and tables eating and drinking, or singles and dinner, serving all the British classics: fish spinning house music on Fridays and stead of tartar — additions that are spicier, but has a pleasant sting from chocolate mud pie. Each evening he absorbed in a good book enjoy a drink and chips, bangers and mash, shepherd’s pie, Saturdays. Open daily. Outdoor dining avail- commonplace in other eateries but no- vinegar. The ribs sit near a big mound offers a seasonal cobbler. The apple is alone or at the bar. etc. Desserts include fruit crumbles (apple and able in the sidewalk cafe, weather permitting. ticeable with such simple fare. of perfectly seasoned potato salad with too sweet, as is the whipped cream, but That’s the kind of scene you’ll find blackberry, and rhubarb, both served with cus- tard) and deep-fried candy bars. Open daily for Take his tomato soup with mini the crunch of onions and the sweet the simple dessert’s crumbly topping is at City Lighting. That and very good lunch and dinner. Sidewalk cafe seats available Red Cafe grilled cheese sandwiches appetizer. crispness of apples. It’s a hearty plate of lusciously buttery. ribs. in season. 78 Fifth Ave. at St. Mark’s Place, (718) 789- 1100 (MC, Visa) Entrees: $15-$19. Deep, ruby-red walls set a mood at chef Mark Cocotte Shenk’s Red Cafe that is part jazz and part 337 Fifth Ave. at Fourth Street, (718) 832-6848 kitsch. The soundtrack features Etta James and (Visa, MC) Entrees: $14-$24. Billie Holiday while portraits of famous “reds,” Perfectly Indulge in traditional French-American fare from Karl Marx to Lucille Ball, decorate the served up by Christine and Bill Snell, who also walls. His “new bistro” menu offers chicory sal- own Fort Greene’s beloved Lou Lou bistro. ads with bacon lardons, burgers and sandwich- es and entrees like horseradish-encrusted Frank Cocotte features French regional classics, such salmon with French lentils and pecan-breaded as foie gras and crepes, as well as seasonally Why do two childhood friends from ing a ‘spuntino,’” Italian slang for a ca- inspired dishes. Chef Rebecca Peters also chicken topped with Dijon mustard sauce. For offers oysters and whole grilled fish of the day. dessert, try the framboise creme brulee Queens settle on Carroll Gardens to sual place for a snack or meal. On Saturdays and Sundays, enjoy a brunch of crowned with fresh raspberries. Serving dinner open their first restaurant? After finding their dream location, specialty crepes and homemade pastries from Tuesdays through Sundays. A premonition. the two Franks transformed the former 11 am to 3 pm. “I dreamt about a spot while I was in speakeasy into an inviting space with a Rough-hewn wooden tables and wall sconces Trattoria Mulino Japan,” says Frank Falcinelli, formerly tin ceiling, mahogany bar, back garden round out the prosperous farmhouse atmos- 133 Fifth Ave. at Sterling Place, (718) 398-9001 of Moomba in Manhattan. “And as I and a view of the old “smithy’s” shop. phere, adding to Cocotte’s “romantic charm,” (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $10-$14.95. walked along Court Street, there it Falcinelli is glad to be apart from the noted Peters. Dinner served daily at 5:30 pm. Chef Louis Mulino recasts familiar Italian was.” Smith Street fray. Outdoor dining in the sidewalk cafe is available favorites with an elevated air in this cheery yet With partner Frank Castronovo “It’s a bit of a carnival over there,” in season. handsome Park Slope locale. Tony Soprano wouldn’t turn down Mulino’s brawny veal chop (Parish & Co.), Falcinelli went to work he says. “This area of Court Street is a Valdostana, which nearly blankets the serving transforming an old bar with a turn-of- real neighborhood. We want people to dish. Cheese oozes from the center of the ten- the-century blacksmith’s stable in the come in and eat or enjoy a glass of = Full review available at der cutlet topped by a layer of wine-drenched back into Frankie’s 457 Spuntino, wine whenever they can.” mushrooms. For dessert, Mulino offers an array which opened on Sept. 13. Grandma Ann would approve. of homemade treats including tiramisu, After hearing the partners’ concept: Frankie’s 457 Spuntino (457 Court cheesecake and cannoli. offer delicious, small plates of Italian St. between Fourth Place and Luquer Reasonably priced wines by the glass may have cured meats, artisanal cheese, sand- Street) accepts cash only. The restau- something to do with the contented air of the Mango / Greg wiches made on Sullivan Street Bakery rant serves breakfast, lunch and din- Abbreviation Key: AmEx= American diners. Mulino’s daily prix-fixe lunch menu Express, DC= Diner’s Club, Disc= Discover includes an appetizer, second course, and bev- bread, a couple of ceviches each day ner seven days a week. Entrees: Card, MC= MasterCard, Visa= Visa Card erage, for $9.95. Open daily for lunch and din- and inexpensive Italian wines by the (small plates) $5-$9; (large plates) ner. glass and bottle, Falcinelli’s grandma $11-$15. For further information, call Ann Martucci said, “Ah, you’re mak- (718) 403-0033. — Tina Barry The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn
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OUTDOORS AND TOURS ATLANTIC ANTIC: 30th annual street $4 students and seniors. 2 pm. 128 Artists Coalition presents The Solo fair stretches 1.5 miles down Atlan- Pierrepont St. (718) 222-4111. Art Show and Solo Performance GOWANUS CANAL: National SINGLES: Social for singles ages 35 to Series. Noon to 5 pm. 499 Van SUN, OCT 3 Estuaries Day with the Gowanus tic Avenue from the river to Fourth Avenue. Live music, food, merchan- 60. 2 pm. Call for information. (718) Brunt St. (718) 596-2506. Free. Dredgers. Hands-on activities dise, community information, 745-8659. OUTDOORS AND TOURS including scientific investigations. 11 games, cheesecake eating contests. ADULT ED: Park Slope Jewish Center PERFORMANCE am to 5 pm. Meet at Gowanus offers a series, “Famous Anti- RECITAL: All Bach organ program. 7 BIRD WALK: Urban Park Rangers More. 10 am to 6 pm. (718) 875- hosts a walk through Prospect Park Canal, Second and Bond streets. 8993. www.atlanticave.org. Semitic Texts of Early English pm. St. Francis Xavier RC Church, [email protected]. Literature.” 4 pm. Eighth Avenue corner of Sixth Avenue and Carroll and looks for sparrows. 8 am to 10 PADDLE TOUR: Red Hook to Sebago am. Meet at Audubon Center. (718) FLEA MARKET: Old stuff and new Paddle tour. 10 am to 6 pm. and 14th Street. (718) 768-1453. Street. (718) 230-3191. Free. stuff in Red Hook. 10 am to sunset. STREET FAIR: Mapleton Kiwanis hosts 287-3400. Free. Sebago Canoe Club. Call. (718) CHILDREN NEWTOWN CREEK TOUR: Take a 399 Van Brunt St. (718) 369-1515. 398-9672. an event. Bay 29th Street between ZEN CENTER: “Writing the Living 86th Street and Benson Avenue. BROOKLYN MUSEUM: Stories and art tour of this canalized creek which RACE: Music That Heals hosts a 5K forms the boundary between Brook- City: Evidence of the Natural World race. 10 am. Meet at Bartel Pritch- (718) 965-2560. hour presents “Faces and Bodies.” in a Cityscape” explores ways to PARADE BRUNCH: Federation of $6, $3 seniors and students, free for lyn and Queens. Brooklyn Center ard entrance to Prospect Park. (718) for the Urban Environment hosts slow down during a writing retreat. 256-2268. Italian-American Organizations, one members and children under 12. 11 Extended run: “Who is Wilford Brimley?,” first shown as part of am and 2 pm. 200 Eastern Parkway. tour. $45, $35 members, seniors Write on the move as the group CELEBRATE THE GOWANUS: Urban of the organizations to sponsor the moves around town. Ed Sanders, Brooklyn Columbus Parade, hosts the Brick Theater’s Hell Festival, continues through Sept. 30. (718) 638-5000. and students. 9:30 am to noon. Divers hosts a guided eco-cruise of Meet at Fulton Ferry Landing. Reser- writer and poet laureate of the Gowanus Canal. Also, paddle an event. Noon. Oriental Manor, PUPPETWORKS: presents “Hansel Woodstock, leads lesson. $75. 10 1818 86th St. Call for ticket. (718) and Gretel” by the Brothers Grimm. vations necessary. (718) 788-8500. cruises with the Dredgers Canoe Disease. 9:30 am to 11:30 am. Mark BROOKLYN NOIR: The Montauk Club COMMUNITY YARD SALE: West Mid- am to 4 pm. Call to register. 500 Club. Water quality sampling work- 259-2828. Recommended for ages 4 and State St. (718) 875-8229. Morris Dance Center, 3 Lafayette presents readings by Tim McLough- older. $8, $7 children. 12:30 pm and wood hosts a community-wide yard shops and other hands-on activities. STAR SEARCH: Live auditions for Ave. (718) 522-0553. Free. singers, musicians and musical groups lin and Chris Niles. 6:30 pm. 25 2:30 pm. Reservations required. 338 sale with more than 300 families PERFORMANCE 11 am to 5 pm. Second and Bond REVUE: Mag Swing Entertainment Eighth Ave. (212) 433-1875. Free. offering their treasures and white streets. (718) 802-9874. Free. are invited to try-out to be paid per- Sixth Ave. (718) 965-3391. MUSIC: “City of Dreams: Celebrating formers at the Brooklyn Public presents the Cotton Club Revue at GOOD COFFEEHOUSE: presents READING: Author Mary-Joan Gerson elephants. 10 am to 4 pm. Coney EVERGREENS CEMETERY: Danny Gargiulos Restaurant. Music, dancing Traveling Troubadour Series. Paul Island Avenue, from Avenue H to Brooklyn in Words and Music” fea- D’Addario, foreman and official his- Library this season. 2 pm. Grand reads her children’s story “Fiesta tures music by Brooklyn composers Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. and dinner. $35. Call for time. 2911 Geremia plays acoustic blues guitar. Femenina.” 3 pm. Patrias, 167 Fifth Foster Avenue. (212) 251-6711. torian of the cemetery, leads a tour W. 15th St. (212) 946-2085. such as Aaron Copland, Leonard BAMCINEMATEK: presents The $15. 8 pm. Brooklyn Society for Ave. (718) 857-9091. Free. FOOTRACE: Flatbush four-mile race. of the quick and the dead. 11 am. COLLEGE BY THE SEA: Kingsborough Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park 10 am. Meet at Park Circle Bernstein and George Gershwin. Meet at front gate of the Ever- Pordenone Silent Film Weekend. NEW EXHIBIT: “Think Tank,” a new 5:30 pm. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Today: “Clash of the Wolves” Community College Alumni West. (718) 768-2972. brain-teasing exhibit, opens at entrance to Prospect Park. (718) greens, Conway Street and Bush- Association hosts a kick-off event. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: “Blooming 859-3800. corner of Clinton and Carroll wick Avenue. (718) 455-5300. Free. (1925). $10. 4:30 pm. Also, “Grass: Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Will streets. (718) 625-4126. Free. A Nation’s Battle for Life” (1925). Highlight includes photographic ret- Babies Weekend.” Kids discover challenge minds young and old STREET FAIR: North Flatbush Avenue GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Brooklyn rospective of the college’s first 40 magic and science that tricks the eye Business Improvement District COMEDY: The Brick Theater presents Center for the Urban Environment 6:50 pm. Live piano accompani- with brain games of all sizes, “Who is Wilford Brimley?” $10. 8 ment by Don Sosin at both films. 30 years. 6 pm. Marine and Academic while exploring the world around shapes and levels of difficulty. 11 hosts its first annual street festival. hosts a tour “Scandals, Scalawags, Conference Center, end of Oriental them. Find out about symmetry with Music, dance, art, fashion, contests, pm. 575 Metropolitan Ave. (718) Heroes and Villains.” $11, $9 mem- Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. am to 6 pm. Also “Blooming 907-3457. HEALTH FAIR: Kingsborough Temple Boulevard. (718) 368-6540. Free. mirrors, reflections, leaves, fruit, Babies Weekend.” Kids discover prizes and more. 11 am to 6 pm. bers, $8 seniors and students. 11 am. blocks and more. Ages 18 months to North Flatbush Avenue, from SOLO SHOW: Brooklyn Waterfront of Seventh-Day Adventists, 415 BARNES AND NOBLE: Liquid Lan- magic and science that tricks the Meet inside entrance at 25th Street guage Performance Poetry Work- 2 years. 11 am to noon. Admission is Atlantic Avenue to Plaza Street. Artists Coalition presents The Solo Seventh St. at Sixth Avenue. 11 am eye while exploring the world and Fifth Avenue. (718) 788-8500. shop. 6:30 pm. 267 Seventh Ave. $4; free for members. (718) 735- (718) 783-1685. Art Show and Solo Performance to 4 pm. Free. around them. Ages 18 months to 2 A TRAIN TOUR: NY Transit Museum (718) 832-9066. Free. 4400. www.brooklynkids.org. STUDIO GLASS: Scanlan Glass hosts Series. Today: baritone Masami years. 11 am to noon. Admission is presents subway historian Joe TOASTMASTERS: Perfect your public ART, HISTORY & BASEBALL: Artist an open house with hot glass-blow- Morimoto sings while accompanied Cunningham in a tour about a line $4; free for members. (718) 735- MON, SEPT 27 speaking and presentation skills. Scott Carpenter will exhibit his work 4400. www.brooklynkids.org. ing demos. Items for sale and an by pianist Yui Kitamura. Also, art made famous by Duke Ellington: opportunity to make your own auction. Noon to 5 pm. 499 Van 6:45 pm to 7:45 pm. VA Hospital, “American Triptych,” nine paintings the A train. $20, $15 members. and objects focused on the interrela- OTHER paperweight (cost $45). 11 am to 5 Brunt St. (718) 596-2506. Free. AUDITION: Spoke the Hub community 800 Poly Place, room 2-415. (718) Noon. Call for reservations and 748-9622. tion of American culture, American pm. 103 14th St. (718) 369-3645. meeting location. (718) 694-1600. arts center offers a grass-roots, FIRST SATURDAY: Brooklyn Museum CHILDREN community effort. Aspiring and LIBRARY EVENT: Series “Brooklyn in history and baseball. On display celebrates the romance and mys- HOUSE TOUR: Brooklyn House and HAWK WATCH: Urban Park Rangers through October. 11 am to 4 pm. CHILDREN’S SERVICE: Union Temple experienced actors, actresses, Transition” lecture series presents tery of the tango, along with art, Garden Tours takes a tour of homes offer a tour in Prospect Park. 1 pm. Old Stone House, Third Street in Prospect Heights. $15. Noon to welcomes the Jewish New Year and singers and dancers are invited to “How Now Downtown: The Future film, food and fun with a French Meet at the Audubon Center. (718) between Fourth and Fifth avenues. 5 pm. Call for location. (718) 707- holds a High Holiday service for try-out. Call for appointment. 748 of the Heart of Brooklyn.” New York twist. Live music and tango lessons. 421-2021. Free. Union St. (718) 408-3234. Post columnist Gersh Kuntzman (718) 768-3195. Free. Family entertainment. 5 pm to 11 1277. children. 9 am. 17 Eastern Parkway. GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Tour (718) 638-7600. Free. BAMCINEMATEK: presents The leads talk with panelist on the FILM FESTIVAL: Fourth annual Coney pm. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) PARK SLOPE WALK: Big Onion Tours guides John Cashman and Frank Adventures of John Boorman series changes taking place in downtown Island Film Fest is Oct. 1-3, featuring 638-5000. Free. explores Brooklyn’s “Gold Coast.” KIDS SHOW: Deedle Deedle Dees per- Mescall lead a tour of Brooklyn’s Brooklyn. 7 pm. Brooklyn Public 111 films reflecting Coney Island’s Stops include The Montauk Club, form rock for kids. 11 am to 1 pm. with “Beyond Rangoon” (1995). $10. COMMUNITY FESTIVAL: Sunset Park Victorian necropolis. Learn about 6 pm and 9 pm. Film is preceded Library, Central branch. Grand Army independent spirit and irreverent hosts an all-ages celebration featur- Litchfield Manor and other sites. Cafe Boo Bah, 298 Atlantic Ave. the architectural structures and the Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. nature. $20 for two film screenings fol- $12, $10 students and seniors. 1 www.thedeedledeedledees.com. by “I Dreamt I Woke Up” (1991). 30 ing pageantry, food, music and fun. personalities who lie beneath. $6. 1 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. WINE SERIES: A Cook’s Companion lowed by a party with sideshow and Carnival-style games, pony rides, pm. Meet at southeast corner of Free. pm to 3 pm. Meet inside main MEETING: Housing and Human hosts a wine tasting and lecture burlesque performers. 7 pm. Side- face-painting, speeches from candi- Plaza Street West and Flatbush PUPPETWORKS: presents “Hansel entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th series. Today, sample wines of Italy shows by the Seashore, 3006 West dates running for local political Avenue. (718) 439-1090. Street. (718) 469-5277. Services Committee of Community and Gretel” by the Brothers Grimm. Board 6 meets. 6:30 pm. 250 Baltic and Greece. $50. 7 pm. Call 197 12th St. For complete schedule, go to offices. More. 10 am to 6 pm. 53rd WALKING TOUR: Brooklyn Historical Recommended for ages 4 and WILLIAMSBURG WALK: New York Like St. (718) 643-3027. Atlantic Ave. (718) 852-6901. www.coneyislandfilmfestival.com. Street between Fourth and Fifth Society takes a tour of Fort Greene. older. $8, $7 children. 12:30 pm and a Native hosts a walk from the Hasi- avenues. (718) 439-0077. Tour explores the diverse and multi- 2:30 pm. Reservations required. 338 dic area in Williamsburg to the hip- FILM: Barbes Traveling Cinema Film Series presents silent film “Forest of ITALIAN CULTURE: Federation of cultural community. $15, $10 mem- Sixth Ave. (718) 965-3391. ster area. $16. 3 pm to 5:30 pm. Call THURS, SEPT 30 SAT, OCT 2 bers. 2 pm. Meet in front of the for meeting place. (718) 393-7537. Bliss” (1986). 8 pm. 376 Ninth St. Italian-American Organizations BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: (718) 965-9177. Free. offers a program to improve Italian HSBC Bank, 1 Hanson Place. (718) Interactive storytelling incorporating PERFORMANCE WALKING TOUR: Big Onion Tours OUTDOORS AND TOURS language skills and learn about the 222-4111. movement, art, puppets and live takes a walk over the Brooklyn culture. Saturdays from 10 am to CHILE PEPPER FIESTA: Brooklyn animals. $4, members free. 1:30 to GOSPEL MUSIC: Mauricio Lorence Bridge and through Brooklyn RAGAMUFFIN PARADE: The 38th Botanic Garden hosts its annual hosts an event featuring gospel TUES, SEPT 28 Annual Children’s Ragamuffin Parade noon. Register today. IS 96 Seth Low, 2 pm, 2:30 pm to 3 pm and 3:30 Heights. $12, $10 students and sen- 99 Ave. P. (718) 259-2828. Free. event. Noon to 5 pm. See Sat., pm to 4 pm. 145 Brooklyn Ave. music. Tour of downtown Brooklyn iors. 1 pm. Meet at southeast corner features children (from toddler to Oct. 2. follows performance. $25. 10 am to 1 ELDER ABUSE TALK: Kings County pre-teen) in Halloween costumes DANCEWAVE: Open house for kids (718) 735-4400. District Attorney’s Office and of Broadway and Chambers Street, and teens and adults. 9:30 am to SOLO SHOW: Brooklyn Waterfront BOOK TALK: Book Mark Shoppe pres- pm. Meet at Marriott hotel, Adams lower Manhattan. (212) 439-1090. and homemade outfits, plus march- and Tillary streets. (718) 789-0430. Omega Home Health Services host ing bands, bag pipers, clowns, 12:30 pm. Berkeley Carroll School, Artists Coalition presents The Solo ents Barbar the Elephant. 2 pm. 6906 an elder abuse and prevention sem- POETRY OUTREACH: Collaboration 181 Lincoln Place. (718) 522-4696. Art Show and Solo Performance 11th Ave. (718) 680-3680. Free. CONCERT: Union Church of Bay Ridge between Brooklyn Borough Presi- antique cars and floats. Third inar. 10 am to noon. 350 Jay St. Avenue from 67th to 92nd streets. 1 Free. Series. Noon to 5 pm. See Sat., BROOKLYN MUSEUM: Stories and art presents Italian pianist Sandro (718) 403-0400. Free. dent Markowitz and Barnes and Oct. 2. Russo. She performs works by pm. (718) 833-4928. Free. FLEA MARKET: Old stuff and new hour presents “Girl Power.” $6, $3 BAMCINEMATEK: presents The Noble for Brooklyn Poetry Outreach. Haydn, Rachmaninoff, Alkan and CHILE PEPPER FIESTA: Brooklyn stuff in Red Hook. 10 am to sunset. Adventures of John Boorman series Brooklyn Poet Laureate Ken Siegel- PERFORMANCE seniors and students, free for mem- others. 4 pm. 8101 Ridge Blvd. Botanic Garden hosts its annual 399 Van Brunt St. (718) 369-1515. bers and children under 12. 4 pm. with “Leo the Last” (1970). $10. man reads selections from his work. OPERA: Regina Opera Company pres- (718) 745-0438. Free. Open mic follows. 6:30 pm. 267 event celebrating the harvest, culi- REUNION LUNCH: Bay Ridge High ents “Opera and Pops” concert. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000. 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. 30 School Alumnae Association hosts SOLO SHOW: Brooklyn Waterfront Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. Seventh Ave. (917) 559-1576. Free. nary use and cultural significance of $8, children free. 4 pm. Regina Hall, the chile pepper. Cooking demos, an all-grades reunion luncheon. OTHER Artists Coalition presents The Solo RECEPTION: Families First, Inc. invites LIBRARY EVENT: Brooklyn Public corner 65th Street and 12th Art Show and Solo Performance Library, Central branch, presents music and dance performances. $55. Oriental Manor. Reservations Avenue. (718) 232-3555. FLEA MARKET: Jewelry, toys, cloth- the community to meet the staff, More. $4. Free for members. Noon necessary. (718) 837-1807. ing, housewares, white elephants Series. Noon to 5 pm. See Sat., board and neighbors at a wine & David Unger, a translator, novelist Sept. 25. and poet. He reads from “Life in the to 5 pm. 1000 Washington Ave. BROOKLYN NOIR: Reading by authors CHILDREN and more. Noon. Holy Trinity cheese reception. 6 pm to 8 pm. (718) 623-7333. Tim McLoughlin, Arthur Nersesian, Lutheran Church, 4118 Ave. R. (718) COMEDY: “Who is Wilford Brimley?” 250 Baltic St. (718) 237-1862. Free. Damn Tropics,” his debut novel. 7 PUPPETWORKS: presents “Hansel MILES FOR MIDWIVES: 5K run hosted Luciano Guerriero and Thomas 375-8184. See Sat., Sept. 25. LIBRARY EVENT: Series “Brooklyn in pm. Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230- and Gretel.” 12:30 pm and 2:30 2100. Free. by the NYC chapter of American Morrissey. 2 pm. Brooklyn Public pm. See Sat., Oct. 2. YARD SALE: to benefit the Narrows CHILDREN Transition” lecture series presents College of Nurse-Midwives. $15. 10 Library, Carroll Gardens branch, 396 John Manbeck, former Brooklyn RECEPTION: Urban Glass presents “Up Botanical Gardens. Noon to 5 pm. PUPPETWORKS: presents “Hansel am. Register at Bartell Pritchard Clinton St. (718) 596-6972. Free. OTHER 71st Street and Shore Road. (718) borough historian and professor at Against the Wall.” Evening event is a and Gretel.” 12:30 pm and 2:30 Square, 15th Street and Prospect BAMCINEMATEK: presents The FARMERS’ MARKET: Park Slope 748-0708. Kingsborough College. He offers a fundraiser. Call for ticket info. 7 pm pm. See Sat., Sept. 25. to 11 pm. Exhibit of two-dimensional Park West. (718) 499-9677. Adventures of John Boorman series Farmers Market offers New York BROOKLYN AUTHORS: Brooklyn visual tour of Brooklyn with a slide with “Point Blank” (1967). $10. 2 presentation. 7 pm. Brooklyn Public glass art remains on display through NEOCLASSICAL TOUR: Brooklyn state-grown vegetables and fruits. Historical Society presents Lisa OTHER Nov. 13. 647 Fulton St. (718) 625-3685. Center for the Urban Environment pm, 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. Also, pasture-raised poultry and Price, creator of Carol’s Daughter, Library, Central branch. Grand Army 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. FARMERS’ MARKET: Park Slope Far- Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. hosts a tour of the grand monu- meats, breads, pastries and more. Inc., a line of homemade body and mers Market offers New York state- ments that dominate Grand Army READING: Spiral Thought Magazine 8:30 am to 3 pm. Rain or shine. JJ spirit products. She reads from her grown vegetables and fruits. Also, RUSSIAN BRIDAL EXPO: Couples are Plaza and of the Renaissance Revival, hosts a reading. 7 pm to 9 pm. Byrne Park, Fourth Street. (914) invited to a bi-lingual event for wed- FRI, OCT 1 memoir “Success Never Smelled So pasture-raised poultry and meats, Beaux Arts and neo-Georgian Shakespeare’s Sister, 270 Court St. 923-4837. Sweet.” $6, $4 members. 2 pm. breads, pastries and more. 8:30 am ding planning. Participants include designs in Park Slope. Architectural photographers, caterers, musicians, GOLF OUTING: hosted by Prospect (718) 832-2310. Free. BAMCINEMATEK: presents The 128 Pierrepont St. (718) 222-4111. to 3 pm. Rain or shine. JJ Byrne Park YMCA. $150 per person. 9 am. historian Matthew Postal leads tour. SUKKOT EVENT: Park Slope Jewish Adventures of John Boorman series AUCTION: Annual event at Holy Park, Fourth Street. (914) 923-4837. formal wear clothing, honeymoon $17, $12 members, seniors and stu- planners and more. 7 pm to 11 pm. Forest Park Golf Course. Call. (718) Center offers a Havdalah service in with “Deliverance”(1972). $10. 2 pm, Apostles Church. 3 pm to 7 pm. SOFTBALL: Tournament to benefit 768-7100, ext. 115. dents. 11 am to 1 pm. Meet at the Sukkah, followed by kid-friendly 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. 30 612 Greenwood Ave. (718) 871- Grand Prospect Hall, 263 Prospect Grand Army Plaza subway entrance Advocates for Services for the Blind Ave. Call to register. (212) 232-2557. OUTDOOR JAZZ: Metrotech hosts movie shorts. $5 per family. Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. 1615. and Multi-Handicapped. $20 to Plaza Street. (718) 788-8500. BRCC: Bay Ridge Community Council music with Eric Wyatt Quintet. Noon Appropriate for kids 8 to 13. 7:30 SUNDAYS AT SUNNY’S: Open read- SINGLES EVENT: Entertainment includes food. 9 am to 6 pm. 75th and 1:10 pm. Myrtle Avenue INSIDE FORT GREENE: Firsthand NY pm. Eighth Avenue and Garfield ing. $3 donation. 3 pm. 253 includes speakers, music and to 79th Streets on Shore Road. Public Meeting. Knights of Colum- Walks takes a tour around Ft. bus, 1305 86th St. 7:30 pm. Free. between Flatbush and Jay streets. Place. (718) 768-1453. Free. Conover St. (718) 625-8211. catered food. $5 donation suggest- (718) 492-1066. (718) 488-8200. Free. Greene. $10. 11 am. Meet across ed. 7 pm. First Evangelical Free FLEA MARKET: Old stuff and new BAMCINEMATEK: presents The from LIRR stop at corner of Hanson Church, 6501 Sixth Ave. (718) 836- stuff in Red Hook. 10 am to sunset. Place and Ashland Street. Call for WEDS, SEPT 29 Adventures of John Boorman series 0029. 399 Van Brunt St. (718) 369-1515. with “Zardoz” (1974). $10. 2 pm, reservations. (718) 907-6185. BAMCINEMATEK: presents The SUNDAY PLATFORM: Brooklyn Jewish festival of Sukkot 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. 30 BOAT TOUR: Brooklyn Historical Pordenone Silent Film Weekend. Society for Ethical Culture presents Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. Society offers a guided boat tour of LIST YOUR EVENT… Today: “Griffith 1913 Program” a short play by Perry Dell “Echoes begins at Sunset BEER GARDEN: Brooklyn Historical Brooklyn’s working waterfront. $20, To list your event in Where to GO, please give us two weeks notice or more. Send (1913). $10. 9:15 pm. Live piano From the Room,” based on the DANCE WORKSHOP: Mark Morris Society features beers of Brooklyn $18 members. 11:05 am. Tour lasts your listing by mail: GO Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Papers, 55 Washington St., Suite accompaniment by Don Sosin. Also, poetry of Carl Sandburg. 11 am. 53 Dance Center hosts a dance for Brewery. Beers: $2. Admission: $6, one hour. Passengers picked up 624, Brooklyn, NY 11201; or by fax: (718) 834-9278. Listings are free and printed Prospect Park West. (718) 768-2972. from Fulton Ferry Landing. Reser- “Chisholm ‘72: Unbought and Parkinson’s disease. Demo and dis- $4 students and seniors. 6:30 pm to on a space available basis. 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Still, the hulking designer hints at a rabble-rousing youth as an outlaw biker and a seven-year stint as a boxer ‘45 Seconds from Broadway’ is a fighting at Gleason’s Gym in DUMBO. “When I was young, it was great being on the road for days at a time — a modern day cowboy,” said Shannon. success 45 minutes from Broadway “It was a way to learn who I was, know where I came from and where I was going.” By Paulanne Simmons Boys,” “Lost in Yonkers”), Si- But the central figure in “45 Now that he has returned to Brooklyn, Shannon has for The Brooklyn Papers mon seems to now have an un- Seconds” is comedian Mickey found some time for self-reflection. Shannon quotes one derstandable yen for looking Fox. Simon provides Fox with of his influences, the American author-mythologist he Heights Players’ first back on his career. explosive volleys of jokes and Joseph Campbell (the four-volume “Masks of God”): production of the season, The forty-five seconds of the Ed Healy portrays the comic as “The old skin has to be shed before the new one can T“45 Seconds from Broad- play’s title refers to the distance if he has been waiting all his come.” way,” directed by Susan Mon- between the Great White Way life for this role. In response to Campbell’s writings, Shannon invents tez, is one of Neil Simon’s and a certain nameless coffee When a haughty and myste- flamboyant, haute couture masks — perhaps a symbol of most recent plays, having been shop where numerous theatri- rious woman named Rayleen his own metamorphoses — that can be worn or dis- presented at the Richard cal characters hang out. The (Laurie Muir, who played the played. Rodgers Theatre in 2001. shop is owned by the lovable spiritualist Madame Arcati in “The different feelings that I can’t express come out in And while the comedy — and long-suffering Bernie (Jack last season’s “Blithe Spirit”) the masks,” explained Shannon. written by Simon when he was Honor) and his equally lovable walks into the coffee shop The former carpenter and Coney Island native convert- well into his 70s — wearing an extravagantly ed a commercial garage into his studio and showroom in is not among his ridiculous fur coat, Fox com- February. best work, Montez THEATER ments, “With one coat she Mango / Greg His new space features plenty of elbowroom to work, manages to mine wiped out the whole Bronx display cases, an office with newly reupholstered leather the last ounces of The Heights Players production of Zoo.” chairs and even a small kitchen for entertaining. “45 Seconds from Broadway” runs humor out of the through Sept. 26, Friday and Saturday at Reflecting on his career, Fox In this urban environment, it’s a rare opportunity to see otherwise luke- 8 pm, and Sunday at 2 pm. Tickets are says, “Although 50 percent of a master craftsman’s tool bench, century-old sewing ma- warm play. Which $12, $10 seniors and students. The my audience is Jewish, the oth- Papers The Brooklyn chine, wood molds and assortment of exotic animal skins. just goes to show, Heights Players are located at 26 Willow er half sits next to them so they Talkin’ shop: In a scene from the Heights Players’ production of “45 Seconds from Broadway,” Although he has been working with leather for a Place at State Street in Brooklyn Heights. Harry Fox (left, Joe Cooper) and Mickey Fox (Ed Healy) have a chat in the theater district. you can always For reservations, call (718) 237-2752 or can tell them what it’s about.” decade, he began his business by taking his accessories to light a fire with the visit www.heightsplayers.org. One can hear the echoes of a crafts shows and street fairs. right spark. whole fleet of Jewish comedi- plays they have just seen could a break in the business? Will Award-winning “Moonchil- “It just wasn’t working,” explained Shannon. “They Having passed ans from vaudeville to the raise a smile from the dead. Bernie really sell the coffee dren,” and Bosquet’s credits in- loved the stuff but weren’t prepared to buy it on the spot. from radio and television gag and long-suffering wife, Zelda Borscht Belt in Fox’s one-lin- One can easily imagine Simon shop and break Zelda’s heart, clude the film “The Unknown We did get clients who made appointments and came lat- writer (most memorably for (Cathy Lemmon). They serve ers. chuckling ruefully as he wrote and will they move to Florida, Soldier,” screened at the Santa er.” Sid Caesar’s “Show of nice Jewish food like blintzes Other coffee shop fre- the dialogue for these two am- a state she can’t stand? Will Barbara Film Festival. Mean- Because this is a trade that’s handed down from one ar- Shows”) to theatrical comedy and borscht, and employ quenters include Bessie ateur theater critics. Charles (Bill Wood), Rayleen’s while, Heights Players veterans tisan to the next — and they are a rare breed — he is cur- (“Come Blow Your Horn,” down-and-out theater hopefuls (Alexandra Bosquet), a wise Although the play has no semi-comatose husband, final- with a demonstrated ability in rently volunteering time to the City Kids of New York af- “Barefoot in the Park”) to mu- like Soloman Mantutu (Jerel and saucy African-American central plot, there are several ly break his silence, and if he comedic roles include Cooper ter-school program, where he teaches leatherworking sicals (“Little Me” with Cy Armstrong), a penniless South traveling entertainer, and two intertwined subplots. Will Fox does, what will he say? (last seen in “The Odd Cou- classes. Coleman and Carolyn Leigh African playwright, and Megan friends who seem to have ar- travel to London to do a show Montez assembled a talented ple”), Janove (“The Sisters “If I found a student who really wants to learn as much and “Sweet Charity” with Cy Woods (Julia Morrissey), a rived straight from Long Island for producer Andrew Duncan mix of newcomers and veter- Rosensweig”) and Healy, who as I want to teach — I’m a firm believer in teaching any- Coleman and Dorothy Fields) young actress who has come to — Arleen (Eileen Delgado) (Michael Janove), and will he ans for this production. Honor has appeared in so many Neil one who wants to know,” said Shannon. “I really love to plays with more serious New York City to become a and Cindy (Jan VanderPutten), help his brother Harry (Joe has performed on Broadway Simon comedies he may be- what I do! It’s almost a lost art, especially in Brooklyn … overtones (“The Sunshine Broadway star. whose commentary on the Cooper) by giving his nephew and off-Broadway in the Obie come an honorary Jew. It’s even very hard to find a good shoemaker!”
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Brooklyn FREE; Mondays: Blue Mondays, 5 pm, FREE; pm, FREE; Oct. 2: Closed for private party 6 Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch with pianist Donald Williamsburg, (718) 384-9300. day of show; Sept. 30: DeFalco presents Kid 28: Will Vinson, 9:30 pm, FREE; Oct. 1: Maya, Tuesdays: Tuesday Night Live, 9 pm, FREE with pm–10 pm, Jug Addicts, 11 pm, FREE. Historical Society Smith, 9 pm, $10; Oct. 1: Sharp Radway Sundays: Hip-hop karaoke with Dynamic Casanova, L.P., God-dess, 7:30 pm, $8; Oct. 1: 9:30 pm, FREE, The Mystechs, 10:30 pm, FREE, two-drink minimum; Wednesdays: Karaoke Quartet, 9 pm, $10; Oct. 2: Patience Higgins Damien and DJ Harry Ballz, 10 pm, FREE. Yerba Buena and special guests, 8:30 pm, $12 Olio, 11:30 pm, FREE; Oct. 2: John Sharples 128 Pierrepont St. at Clinton Street in Wednesdays with Davey B, 9 pm, FREE; Trio, 9 pm, $10. Samba in advance, $15 day of show; Oct. 2: “The Rub” record release party with guests Robin Aigner, Brooklyn Heights, (718) 222-4111, Thursdays: Lonnie Youngblood & The Blood featuring DJ Ayres, Cosmo Baker, and Eleven, Dan Killian and more, 9 pm, FREE. www.brooklynhistory.org. Brothers, 8 pm, FREE; Fridays: Ffun Dance Magnetic Field Restaurant & 10 pm, $10 gentlemen, $5 ladies (Guestlist at Oct. 1: Beer garden with live music, 6:30 pm, Party, 10 pm, $5; Sept. 18: BK Nightlife Show- Kili Bar-Cafe 97 Atlantic Ave. at Henry Street in Brooklyn djayres.com, list closes at 1 am). Barbes FREE with museum admission ($6 adults, $4 case featuring Manchild Black, Moisturizer, 9 81 Hoyt St. at State Street in Boerum Hill, Heights, (718) 834-0069, www.magnetic- Nightclub 376 Ninth St. at Sixth Avenue in Park Slope, students and seniors 62 and over). pm, $5. (718) 855-5574. brooklyn.com. 9604 Third Ave. at 96th Street in Bay (718) 965-9177, www.barbesbrooklyn.com. Saturdays: Live DJ music, 10:30 pm, FREE; Thursdays: 80 Proof Thursdays (’80s night), 10 Ridge, (718) 439-0475. Teddy’s Bar and Sundays: Stephane Wrembel Trio, 9 pm, FREE; Cafe 111 Galapagos Fridays: DJ Chappy plays rock, hip-hop and pm, FREE; Sept. 25: Mr. Action and the Boss Saturdays: “Havana Nights” with DJ Nino Torre spinning Latin rhythms, club classics, disco and Grill Mondays: Traveling Cinema, 8 pm, FREE; Tues- 111 Court St. at State Street in Downtown 70 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in funk, 10:30 pm, FREE. Guitars, 7:30 pm, $3, Penetration, 10 pm, more, 10 pm, FREE for ladies, $10 for men 96 Berry St. at North Eighth Street in days: Slavic Soul Party, 9 pm, $8 suggested; Brooklyn, (718) 858-2806, www.cafe111- Williamsburg, (718) 782-5188, www.gala- FREE; Sept. 26: “The Atlantic Antic” (live music (women ages 24 and older, men 26 and older); Williamsburg, (718) 384-9787. Wednesdays: “Night of the Ravished Limbs,” 9 online.com. pagosartspace.com. Laila Lounge all day and night) featuring Lyres, Some Action, pm, $8; Sept. 25: Maryanne Deprophetis with Thursdays: Carnivale with DJs Meese and Sundays: Live jazz and pop standards, 9 pm, Sept. 25: Tom Clark and the High Action Boys, Sundays: Sid and Buddy Karaoke, 10 pm, 113 N. Seventh St. at Wythe Avenue in The Fabulous Soul Shakers, The Brought Low, Ron Horton, Tom Beckman and Masa Kama- Sizzahandz, Riz & Ava, Samba Dancers & Bongo FREE; Sept. 26: The Poma-Swank, 8 pm, FREE. Tom Shaner, and more, 8 pm, FREE, SXAddict, FREE; Mondays: Monday Evening Burlesque Williamsburg, (718) 486-6791, www.laila- The Dansettes, and top local DJs, 11 am, FREE; guchi, 7 pm, FREE, Don Ralph featuring Church Percussion, 10 pm, FREE; Fridays: DJs Explor midnight, FREE; Sept. 26: Animus, 9 pm, FREE, a.k.a. “Tassel Twirling Fun,” 9:30 pm, FREE; lounge.com. Sept. 27: Rock ‘n’ Roll DJ Exchange, 9 pm, of Betty, Pinataland & The Impossibilists, 9 pm, and Ava, 11 pm, $10 (women ages 21 and Global Eyes Band, 10 pm, FREE, Frank Tuesdays: New Rock Weekly, 8 pm, $6; Sept. 25: Upstairs: DEN ONE (hip-hop for FREE; Oct. 1: Magnetic Lounge with DJ Jennie Trash Bar FREE; Sept. 26: Deirdre Rodman & The Alpha- older, men 25 and older). LoCrasto Trio, midnight, FREE; Sept. 27: Tom Fridays: Floating Vaudeville, 11 pm, $5; Sept. grown-ups), 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 28: Upstairs: Wasserman, 9 pm, FREE; Oct. 2: The Jet Boys, 256 Grand St. at Driggs Avenue in bet Lounge Big Band featuring Roy Nathanson, 7 Guarna, 8 pm, FREE, Rick Parker Collective, 10 25: Oneiris, 8 pm, $6, DJ Boy Racer of Madison “Detentions! Report For Duty” featuring DJ 7:30 pm, $3. Williamsburg, (718) 599-1000, pm, FREE; Sept. 28: James Hunter, 7 pm, FREE; pm, FREE, Rob Wilkerson, midnight, FREE; Strays, FREE after 11 pm; Sept. 28: James Polis Meatball Jack spinning Metal, Goth, Punk, Sideshows by the www.thetrashbar.com. Sept. 29: Dee Pop, 7 pm, $5, Gerald Cleaver’s Sept. 28: Tom Paul, 8 pm, FREE, Throwback, 9 Band, 8 pm, Imaginary Johnny, 9 pm, Dasher, Progressive, AM Gold, 9 pm, FREE and National Uncle June, 9 pm, $8; Sept. 30: A Special Tribute Seashore Tuesdays: Shellshocked, 8 pm, FREE; Sept. 25: pm, FREE, Teddybut, 10 pm, FREE, Tony Scherr, 10 pm, Deek Jenkins, 11 pm, $6; Sept. 29: The Downstairs: “Whiskey Breath” featuring hosts to Henri Mancini featuring Charlie Giordano, Sam 3006 W. 12th St. at Surf Avenue in Coney “Death Disco,” Time TBA, $TBA; Sept. 26: 11 pm, FREE; Sept. 29: Schumacher/Sandford Square Egg, Pencilgrass,10 pm, $5; Sept. 30: Rick Royale and Alexander Lowry with special Restaurant Bardfeld, Jon Scholle, Rachelle Garniez, Rick Island, (718) 372-5159, www.coneyisland.com. “Badtown Dance Party,” Time TBA, $TBA; Sound Assembly, 7:30 pm, FREE, Joel Newton Vangeline Theater presents Histoire d’Eau fea- guest The Animators, 9 pm, FREE; Sept. 29: 273 Brighton Beach Ave. at Brighton Palley, Maureen McHelleron, Monica Passin, and Sept. 27: Northeast Indie Records Showcase Situation, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 30: Crystal Blue turing Yukiko Miyawaki, LIZH, and Adam Fisher, Upstairs: “Songwriters Night” open mic, 8 pm, Second Street in Brighton Beach, (718) Saturdays and Sundays: Sideshows by the Las Rubias del Norte’s Amy Allison and Emily with Cerberus Shoal, Climax Golden Twins, Showcase: Annie Keating, 7 pm, FREE, 8 pm, $6; Oct. 1: DJ Andee of Pop Star Kids, FREE; Sept. 30: Upstairs: DJ Giles, 10 pm, FREE 646-1225, www.come2national.com. Seashore, featuring 10 talents, including Ravi Hurst, 9 pm, FREE; Oct. 1: Oscar Noriega & Chris Christine Havrilla, 8 pm, FREE, Denise “The Scorpion Mystic” and Eak “The Illustrated Tarpigh, Chuck Bettis and Micah Blue Smal- FREE after 1 am; Oct. 2: Special guest DJ, mid- and Downstairs: “High Life Party” featuring Saturdays: Live Russian music and dance show, Speed, 7 pm, FREE, Ben Monder with Theo Barbarita, 9 pm, FREE, Kevin So & Midnight Man,” 1 pm, $5 adults, $3 children under 12. dome, Time TBA, $7; Sept. 28: Shellshocked night, FREE. Swims, The Dozes, DJ Blake, 9 pm, FREE. 9 pm, FREE (with prix fixe dinner $60); Fridays, Bleckmann (vocals) and Satoshi Takeishi (percus- Snack, 10 pm, FREE, Young Mike Brick & The with The Hecklers and Kinetic, 8 pm, FREE; Sundays: Live Russian music and dance show, 9 sion), 9 pm, FREE; Oct. 2: The Beat Circus, 7 pm, Music Grinders, 11 pm, FREE. Sistas’ Place Sept. 29: Aireline, Menocu, Bat Eats, Plastic, FREE, Howard Fishman, 9 pm, FREE. Good Coffeehouse Liberty Heights pm, FREE (with prix fixe dinner $45). Make a Rising, Time TBA, $6; Sept. 30: Steve Tap Room 456 Nostrand Ave. at Jefferson Avenue in Blush presents The Ladies Room featuring Eric Cha Cha’s Music Parlor Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 398-1766. 13’s Punk/Metal Acoustic Jam with Queen V Black Betty 34 Van Dyke St. at Dwight Street in Red Night of the 1227 Riegleman Boardwalk at Stillwell 53 Prospect Park West at Second Street in Sept. 25: James Spaulding Sextet celebrating and Eric 13, Time TBA, $TBA; Oct. 1: The Hook, (718) 246-8050. 366 Metropolitan Ave. at Havermeyer Avenue in Coney Island, (718) 946-1305. Park Slope, (718) 768-2972. Cookers John Coltrane, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $20 in advance, Bosch, 8 pm, The Song Corporation, 9 pm, Man Street in Williamsburg, (718) 599-0243, Sept. 25: Bare Bones, 4 pm, FREE; Sept. 26: Oct. 1: Traveling Troubadour Series featuring Thursdays: Open mic, 8:30 pm, FREE; Sept. 767 Fulton St. at South Portland Avenue in $25 day of the show; Oct. 2: Ahmed Abdullah’s in Gray, 10 pm, El Jezel, 11 pm, $6; Oct. 2: www.blackbetty.net. Stone Believer, 2 pm, FREE. Paul Geremia, 8 pm, $15. 25: Yuval Avnur, 9:30 pm, Lanny Isis Fort Greene, (718) 797-1197. Diaspora CD release party, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $20. Atomic Number 76, Earthride, Hellblock 6, Unplugged, 10:30 pm, FREE. Saturdays: DJ Lil’ Shalamar, 11 pm, FREE; Sun- Saturdays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE; Sundays: Syzslak, Time TBA, $TBA. days: Brazilian Beat with DJ Sean Marquand Chocolate The Hook Live jazz, noon, FREE; Thursdays: Live jazz, 8 Six6Seven and DJ Greg Caz, 10 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Hot Life Cafe 983 pm, FREE; Fridays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE. Rocks, 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: DJ Aka- Monkey 18 Commerce St. at Columbia Street in 667 Fulton St. at Rockwell Place in Fort 200 Fifth Red Hook, (718) 797-3007, www.thehook- 983 Flushing Ave. at Central Avenue in Bush- Greene, (718) 855-8558, lepse, 10 pm, FREE; Thursdays: The Green- 329 Flatbush Ave. at Seventh Avenue in wick, (718) 386-1133, www.lifecafenyc.com. 200 Fifth Ave. at Sackett Street in Park house with DJ Monkone and DJ Emskee, 11 music.com. Northsix www.pgenyc.20m.com. Slope, (718) 638-2925, www.200fifth.net. Park Slope, (718) 813-1073. Mondays: Bush Flix movie night, 8 pm, FREE; pm, FREE; Fridays: DJ Mihoko, 11 pm, FREE. Sept. 25: “ArtMusicFilmFreakOut2” w/Auto- 66 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williams- Saturdays: “Rhythm Saturday” with DJ HFred Wednesdays: “Uranium Rock,” 7 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Bingo for Beer, 8 pm, FREE; Wed- Fridays: Friday night Salsa with DJs Blazer One drone, 9 pm, Dame Darcy’s Death by Doll, 10 burg, (718) 599-5103, www.northsix.com. Pierce and Carlos Sanchez, 8 pm, FREE; and Big Will spinning salsa, reggae, hip-hop, 10 Thursdays: Host Terry Billy and DJ Ras, 8 pm, pm, Flaming Fire, 11 pm, Reverend Glasseye, nesdays: Open Mic with Chuck, 9 pm, FREE; Sundays: “Expansions” with DJ Ras and DJ Hiro Bluestone Bar & FREE; Fridays: “Reggae After Work,” 5 pm, Sept. 26: Art show closing party featuring pho- Sept. 25: Downstairs: 2000 Million Ten, No pm, $5 ladies, $10 men. midnight, $10; Oct. 1: Jennifer O’Connor, 9:30 Things, Tunnel of Love, 8 pm, $7; Sept. 26: Kill Mizuno, 9 pm, FREE; Mondays: “Effervescence FREE, Live reggae, 8 pm, $7; Saturdays: Express pm, Illumina, 10:30 pm, Jesse Sykes and the tos by Ryan J. Shea-Pare, 8 pm, FREE. Mondays,” 9 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Karaoke with —compiled by Chiara V. Cowan Grill a.k.a. Open Mic Poetry talent showcase, 9 pm, Hannah, Seymour Glass, 8 pm, $10; Sept. 30: 117 Columbia St. at Kane Street in Columbia Sweet Hereafter, 11:30 pm, $10; Oct. 2: Or- Further Seems Forever, Kicks, Brandston, $7, Sexy Lounge After Party featuring DJ Sekou dinary K, 9 pm, The Regs, 10 pm, Americans, 11 The Lucky Cat Street Waterfront District, (718) 403-7450. and DJ Ozkar Fuller spinning house, classics, and Moments in Grace, 8 pm, $12; Oct. 1: Bellmer pm, Morning 40 Federation, midnight, $TBA. Sept. 29: “Bluestone’s Bossanova, Bluegrass, rare grooves, 11 pm, FREE; Sept. 25: Christina 245 Grand St. at Roebling Street in Williams- Dolls, Prosaics (record release show), COMA, and Swing” series featuring J. Walter Hawkes Cass (Live jazz and standards), 8 pm, FREE; burg, (718) 782-0437, www.theluckycat.com. Narchitect, 8 pm, $10; Oct. 2: RJD2, Diplo, Rob Trio (Americana), 8 pm, FREE. 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Dempster, Ph.D;,1999 fears of homeless shelter By Jess Wisloski you say that,” said Council- James suggested the commer- Osteoporotic Bone Normal Bone The Brooklyn Papers woman Letitia James, who cial space be used for a child- arranged the meeting at the care center or educational fa- When a group of Fort new offices of the Myrtle Av- cility, he replied that any Greene residents and busi- enue Revitalization Project, on reasonable offer would be tak- ness owners saw a build- Myrtle at Washington avenues. en into consideration. Osteoporosis ing under construction on Though it started with accu- “If you have a tenant that / Tom Callan / Tom
Clermont Avenue recently, sations of corruption and sus- Mango / Greg you desire for the neighbor- it sent shivers down their picions of the newcomer Roth, hood, no problem,” he said. spines — right across the the meeting ended with intro- He later clarified “reasonable” street from the develop- ductions and handshakes. It as at least $2 a square foot. Risk Factors ment, a homeless shelter served to settle fears that the As to the hose connecting had been foisted upon the new building would become a the two buildings, Roth said bait-and-switch situation as his contractor did that to share The Brooklyn Papers File The Brooklyn community after promises Papers File The Brooklyn happened with 65 Clermont some water with other con- that an apartment building Ave. and, as James said, “in James Davis Letitia James tractors across the street who was being built. hopes to reach an agreement were working on the homeless So they all breathed a sigh that would offer both sides ago, when, after tolerating a treated as too little, too late at shelter. “I’m doing that out of • Female and over 50 of relief after a Sept. 6 meeting some security in an inclusive summer of noisy construction the time. the goodness of my heart,” he • Family history of fracture with the developer of the new vision for the rapidly changing that nearly drowned out traffic Now they’re one step ahead said. building, 60-64 Clermont Ave. neighborhood.” on the Brooklyn-Queens Ex- of the game. With the founda- Ken Lazar, a spokesman for • Early menopause at Park Avenue, when he pub- An outdated permit posted pressway, residents saw a new tion set, and cement skeleton the city Department of Build- • Diet Low in Calcium licly promised not to use the on the construction site initially six-story building of at 65 for the walls in place, mem- ings, said that the project’s space for a shelter as had hap- raised the suspicion of locals, Clermont Ave. (that had for- bers of the group have indi- plans didn’t appear to be con- • Thin & small framed pened at 65 Clermont. He also when passersby noticed the six- merly been advertised as lux- vidually and together been ducive for use as a shelter, agreed to consider putting a story structure was marked on ury residential units) get pestering builders and com- and displayed none of the in- – or just worried preschool in the ground floor. scooped up at the last minute the permit as being only three munity leaders for an answer dicators of 65 Clermont Ave. about osteoporosis? To the restrained relief of stories. Then, a water hose was by an owner who contracted to the lingering question: Will The building has two one- the meeting’s attendees, the stretched across the street from with the city’s Department of it be the same raw deal? bedroom and two two-bed- Bone Density results in just 5 minutes developer, George Roth, said the shelter at 65 Clermont Ave. Homeless Services to use the The new building includes room apartments on each floor with our new, high-tech DEXA he never considered a shelter to the construction site, leading building as a transient home- space for a community facility above the commercial ground- Talk to us! for the building. It would de- neighbors to think the builder of less shelter. in the basement and ground floor space, and on the top lev- value his property, he told the the shelter and the developer of The community organiza- levels as required by the R6 el two larger two-bedroom dozen or so people gathered the new site were one in the tion united with the late Coun- zoning category it falls under, apartments. The roof, accord- ROOKLYN EIGHTS RTHRITIS SSOCIATES for the meeting. same. And the exterior itself, at cilman James Davis to speak but will have residential one- ing to the plans presented by B H A A “My intention was not to do least what can be seen from the out against the profiteering and two-bedroom units above Roth, would feature a park-like Daniel D. Ricciardi, MD, FACR, Director that originally,” he said, de- bare-bones concrete frame, ap- owner’s scheme, which it. Roth committed that neither space for the use of tenants. picting the building as a form pears comparable in size and fetched upwards of $3,000 a the commercial space nor the “Based on right now, it is of income for him and his style to the shelter. unit from the city agency. Still units above it will be utilized not set up to be like the build- Conveniently located at 100 Clinton St. (off Remsen) family. The Clermont Avenue As- embittered and vigilant of the for homeless facilities or so- ing across the street,” Lazar For additional information or appointment call 834-0070 “We are very glad to hear sociation formed two years building, their efforts were cial services clinics, and when said. WATCHTOWER Continued from page 6 planned, one of the largest undeveloped parcels in the city, has been vacant for 12 years, ever since the Watchtower Society’s original plans for a printing facility in the manufacturing zone YOUR CHILD IS were dropped. It is currently used by the group as a parking lot, which is ominously covered on all sides by sheet-metal fencing. Residents, many of whom were surprised to hear about the Watchtower Society’s plans when they were released earlier this year, have formed the staunchest opposition to the project. Own- ers of apartments in a luxury condominium building at 79 NO ANGEL. Bridge St., whose views would be impeded, have questioned why the Watchtower didn’t instead utilize the empty buildings they have at 117 Adams St., which were abandoned when they moved their printing press upstate earlier this year. Watchtower Society spokesman Richard Devine, said that wasn’t possible. Another opponent, the DUMBO Neighborhood Association, reiterated their discontent about the plans. Though one-time sup- porters of the project, they were burned when their provisions that the Watchtower Society revamp the York Street subway sta- tion and limit tower size to 12 stories were not adopted into CB2’s recommendation. At a City Planning Commission hearing Wednesday, 18 resi- dents testified against the plans. “I think it went pretty well,” said 79 Bridge St. resident Christy Nyberg. “I felt that there was unanimous representation, with all the council people involved in the district and the bor- ough president’s office.” She believes the testimony gave the commission a better understanding of what was at stake and said she was encouraged by the probing questions asked by the com- missioners. Despite the large number of residents they would bring to the area, the self-sufficient order would not rely heavily on area merchants, another factor that has drawn complaints from the community. With its world headquarters just blocks away, the religious or- ganization, which came to Brooklyn in 1909, is looking to con- solidate many of its smaller residential facilities, most of which are in Brooklyn Heights, and which house thousands of volun- teers. Watchtower owns 29 properties in Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO including 21 residential buildings ranging from brownstones to apartment buildings. The City Planning Commission has 10 days to render a deci- sion. The application then goes to the City Council for hearings and a final decision.
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September, 2004, bearing the Index Number BEN37 16 BRZ THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM September 25, 2004 REAL GENTILE… Continued from page 1 vember in the hotly contested supporters of Joanne Semi- Sources said that the trip to and decidedly conservative nara, a challenger for the seat, Washington, which had been district, which includes Bay who denied the charge. scheduled for this week as Ridge, Dyker Heights and Others suggested the Gentile ESTATE part of a delegation of council Bensonhurst. rumor was spread by Tom Du- members, was canceled on Gentile, a former prosecu- ane — now a councilman, then Wednesday, after word of the tor and three-term state sena- the only openly gay member of CO-OPS For Sale/ Brooklyn For Sale/ New York harassment allegations broke. APARTMENTS & CONDOS tor, defeated Republican chal- the state Senate — because he Park Slope Westchester County The excursion to Maine, a lenger Pat Russo by a was angry over Gentile’s vote Hudson Valley 3 season cottage. 55 mins. source said, was a personal significant margin last No- against the Lesbian and Gay For Rent / Brooklyn For Sale / Brooklyn Exclusive: Location, Location! 2 Fam., 1 trip by Martin to attend a Bdrm Apt. over 3Bdrm Dup., Lg. Back on railroad to NYC. 2 bed, bath, large vember. But earlier last year, Sexual Orientation Non-Dis- Yard. Lovely Block! OPEN HOUSE. Sun. enclosed porch. Shared pool/clay tennis friend’s wedding. a six-way special election for crimination Act (SONDA).
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Available / Brooklyn Ethics committee. Papers File The Brooklyn over Rosemarie O’Keefe, a legislator had anything to do 0312. Old Town, SI W38 On Wednesday, Gentile said Councilman Vincent Gentile Republican. with the Post item. Bay Ridge Corner house, 3 fam, driveway, new water Carroll Gardens he called the committee but was heater & electrical, has backyard bungalow, That election was marked by A few days after SONDA It’s a wonderful life! Upper Shore Sunset Park RR $3,000/mo., owned by home improve- Columbia St./Union St. secure loca- rebuffed in his attempts to find Allan Jennings, who is rumors, published in a blind vote, Page Six ran an item that Road, 2 BR, 2 Bath, duplex luxury apt. ment contractor, 10 mins to Verrazano, 15 tion with key operated roll down out about the claim. He main- Sunny 3 room apt. completely charged with harassing at least item in the Page Six gossip col- all but identified Gentile as a $2,150/mo. Owner . . . mins to ferry, 2 mins to Manhattan busses. gate. $250 monthly per car. $125 tained that nobody would even umn in the New York Post, that “lame-duck state senator — renovated. Very low monthly for motorcycle. Please call (718) four women, two from his 1 (347) 517-5088 confirm its existence. Gentile was frequenting a bar who was spotted in a gay bar” (718) 745-0494 maintenance. On nice park 721-8800. own staff. W38 ask for Louie W38 R38 Rose could not offer details “The council has a strong and restaurant in Manhattan in Albany and who “voted block. Asking $195k or best offer. as to when the investigation anti-harassment policy and we called Lips. Described in a re- against the gay rights bill.” Bensonhurst (718) 207-0617 would begin or end. take this very seriously,” said view as “lightly risque,” the Gentile called the item 17th Ave. & 59th St., 1 BR apt in 4 R39 The news comes in the Rose. West Village lounge features “hogwash” and told The Paper fam house, close to shopping & INSPECTORS same week that the committee The allegations, if proven nightly drag shows. at the time that he “would not transp. $850/mo. includes all util- began closed-door hearings on to be valid, could be costly to A former spokesman for dignify with a response” the ities. No fee! Connie. HOUSES harassment charges filed Gentile, a Democrat, who is Gentile said at the time that question of whether or not he against Queens Councilman up for re-election next No- the gossip had been leaked by was gay. 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All modern. 1 fam, garage. confidence with political con- but a second call, from a more Better than new. $689k. by Ralph Perfetto, the Democ- from 1996 to 1998 and ad- All Cities & Areas! sultants and district leaders. reasonable source, he said, •••••••••••••••••••• ratic co-district leader, about vised him through 2002. Delia Schack, who is said to raised his suspicions. “I never saw anything close www.Sublet.com have called at least one politi- running for a vacated seat. He, Studios;1-2 Bdrms; $800-2000 LCCW Realty The rumors reached a to sexual harassment, be it male cal consultant about a possible too, said that it was too soon to crescendo, however, during a 1-877-FOR-RENT (718) 439-1138 R39 speculate. or female,” Scissura added. R11/28-06 R36 run, would only confirm that luncheon at the Bay Ridge The trio would join Robert Bensonhurst Councilman she had speculated on the seat Manor to announce the Raga- James Oddo, one of only three opening up. Capano, a senior advisor to muffin Parade, which is sched- Republicans in the council, “These are just rumors,” Borough President Marty uled for Oct. 2. There, he said, said that the sexual harassment APARTMENTS FOR RENT said Schack, who is married to Markowitz, who announced a MORTGAGES possible challenge to Gentile Democrats and Republicans complaint, the second to be Supreme Court Judge Arthur were speaking freely about the last month. This week, the Re- filed against a councilman this Schack. “It’s something I’ve alleged scandal, at least until publican said that he will step year, leaves a black eye on the always considered but right down as Markowitz’s “pri- Gentile arrived. now it’s just rumors. It’s strict- “Nobody has ever seen any- body. Compounded by com- mary representative” so that he plaints that Queens Council- Parkville Realty ly speculation.” can focus on the election. He thing in politics in this com- Joanne Seminara, who last munity that has received this man Allan Jennings harassed Grand Opening! said that announcement was four women, two from his week was re-elected as com- planned in advance of the sex- much attention,” said Kassar, mitteewoman of the 60th As- “and I think that’s going to own office, the newest allega- NEWLY Constructed ual harassment claim. tions are something to be tak- Elevator Building sembly District, would not Upon learning that fellow have a real driving effect on comment on rumors by multi- what’s going to happen in the en seriously, he said. Democrats were speculating “I called Vinnie, I spoke to 221-9 Parkville Avenue ple sources that she was con- on his resignation, Gentile said near future.” him, just to let him know that (Just off Ocean Parkway) sidering a fourth run for the that he was aghast that less Elsewhere, many in Bay council seat. Ridge and Dyker Heights said I’m thinking about him,” said • Parking Available than a week after news of the “I think I have no com- complaint people were ready they were taking a wait-and- Oddo. “You don’t wish this • Laundry Room ment,” said Seminara, who ran to bury him. see attitude, and most said type of thing on anyone, but • Dishwashers in Apts unsuccessfully for the seat in a “That’s totally inappropriate,” they hoped for the best for the you have to be cognizant of its • Hardwood Floors six-way special election in said Gentile. “Absolutely inap- councilman and former state impact on the council. The cir- 2003 and twice before that propriate. They really shouldn’t senator. According to Gentile cus with Jennings is an ab- Spacious apartments! against Republican Marty be doing that, not now.” staff members, dozens of sup- solute embarrassment.” So sorry, Studios & 1 Bedrooms no longer available. 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