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June 3–9, 2016 Including Park Slope Courier, Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill Courier, Brooklyn Heights Courier, & Williamsburg Courier FREE SERVING GOWANUS, PARK SLOPE, PROSPECT HEIGHTS, WINDSOR TERRACE, BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, DUMBO, METROTECH, BOERUM HILL, CARROLL GARDENS, COBBLE HILL, RED HOOK, WILLIAMSBURG & GREENPOINT IT’S FINALLY OVER Prospect Park Residence settles suit, will pay $3.35M to seniors BY RUTH BROWN payout will help them fi nd Prospect Park West assisted The owner of embattled Park and fund somewhere they can living facility — who will then Slope old folks’ home Pros- live comfortably, according to have three months to leave — pect Park Residence will pay their attorney. while a small amount will go his elderly tenants $3.35 mil- “Our clients have always to 10 residents who have al- lion as part of a lawsuit settle- been worried about having the ready left but were involved in ment, ending a high-profi le time and resources to move to the suit, Cremin said. and sometimes ugly two-year an appropriate setting that But this week’s settlement court battle between the two was safe and not unduly re- is bittersweet news for the parties. strictive,” said lawyer Kevin residents, according to their The nonagenarians have Cremin of MFY Legal Service, loved ones — the tenants had been fi ghting eviction since one of several fi rms working hoped to live out their fi nal landlord Haysha Deitsch and on the case. “We think this days in the Prospect Park-side state health offi cials abruptly settlement will provide both property, and don’t think they gave them three months to the time and money.” really will fi nd a comparable scram in March 2014 , and The lion’s share of the cash abode elsewhere, even with Photo by Jason Speakman while settling the suit means will go to the fi ve oldsters who the extra cash. SETTLEMENT HOUSE: The seniors still living in Prospect Park Residence they’ll still have to leave, the are still living in the 134-unit Continued on page 42 only have three months left — but they will leave richer. Predators try to rape woman in Ditmas BY RUTH BROWN Two guys tried to rape a woman in Dit- mas Park on May 25, repeatedly punch- ing her in the face while she tried to fi ght them off. The predators fi rst attacked the 25-year-old woman on Tennis Court near Ocean Avenue at around 2:15 am when one of them pushed her against a parked car, kissed her neck, and groped her groin, cops said. She pushed him off and ran into a nearby residential building, through Lest we forget its courtyard, and into the vestibule of another building, but the two sickos Bensonhurst hero Max Nemerovsky, who served in the Army’s Air Forces during World War II, salutes freedom with his son Lennie followed and caught up with her, ac- during Memorial Day ceremonies at Cadman Plaza on Monday. For more, see page 2. Photo by Jordan Rathkopf cording to a report. Continued on page 42 A CNG Publication Vol. 36 No. 23 UPDATED EVERY DAY AT BROOKLYNDAILY.COM INSIDE NNN%9IFFBCPE;8@CP%:FD GL9C@J?<;9P:E>(D<KIFK<:?:<EK<IEFIK?('K?=CFFI9IFFBCPE#EP(()'( DAY IN MEMORIAL Brooklynites honor vets, memories at events across borough Let the good times roll: Skater Lisa Tobin came all the way from the Bronx to enjoy Lola Star’s Dreamland Roller Disco party, which happens every Friday night at LeFrak Center in Prospect Park. The summer party draws plenty of colorfully costumed skaters each week. Photos by Jason Speakman BY RUTH BROWN Brooklynites commemorated Rockin’ rollers the Americans who died serv- Skate party showdown at Prospect Park By Julianne Cuba ence. My party is more immersive — it advance, said Star. and said ‘Wow, we should do it with wo challengers have entered the transports you into a roller disco dream- “They’re such fabulous, incredible good DJs.’ ” ing their country — and hon- rink! land through the visuals and theme and outfits,” she said. The afternoon party also offer extra T A pair of roller disco parties the costume aspect,” said Lola Star. Meanwhile, Magic Hour is not just attractions that appeal to families, said have laid claim to the LeFrak Center “That party is more of a straight-up tra- spinning its wheels. It welcomes sea- Lewis. in Prospect Park this summer. But this ditional roller skating event with a DJ.” soned and newbie skaters alike, and “The Center is beautiful — they have is no couples skate — the two offer Dreamland Roller Disco has attracted boasts disc jockeys that spin out the hot- a big water slide area, a water installa- radically different options to those who more than 400 people every Friday night test tunes, including old school hip-hop, tion area for kids to splash around in, and ored those who have returned want to take a spin at the outdoor spot. since its inception in 2014. And people disco, and house music for a full party there’s great food and a bar with outdoor Dreamland Roller Disco — an adults- keep coming back because every party experience, said host Sascha Lewis, co- seating,” he said. “There’s a lot to do in only party — rolls out every Friday offers something special, said Star. founder of culture site FlavorPill. The the area, it’s got a mini festival vibe to it. night, while the all-ages Magic Hour “Every week is a totally different party on June 5 will feature Brooklyn It’s multi-generational.” casts its spell every other Sunday after- experience. They are all so different rapper Talib Kweli spinning tracks. “Dreamland Roller Disco” at the noon. Which one should high-rollers and so amazing, that’s what makes it so “We’re giving people the opportunity LeFrak Center at Lakeside [171 East Dr. — at Memorial Day events attend? incredible,” she said. put on skates for the first time since they in Prospect Park, www.lakesidebrooklyn. The Friday night party uses music, Many Friday nights roll back the were teens and hear great music, and com/dreamland, (718) 462–0040]. Fridays costumes, and hula hoopers to create clock to celebrate the music of previous be in a beautiful spot in the park on the June 3–Oct. 13. 7:30–10 pm. $18. 21 and an enchanting atmosphere that is more eras, such as the June 10 event “Boy weekend,” said Lewis. “This came from older. magical than Sunday’s lackluster Magic Bands and ’90s Pop.” Each night offers the fact that I lived really close to the “Magic Hour” at the LeFrak Center at Hour, said Dreamland’s host. a costume contest, and some skaters park and used to run by the rink, and Lakeside (www.flavorpill.com). Every other “It’s a completely different experi- plan their costumes weeks or months in used to see all the people roller skating Sunday, June 5–Sept. 4–8 pm. $14. across the borough on Monday, marking the occasion with tra- Your entertainment ditions old and new. guide Page 47 In Bay Ridge, heroes marched down Fourth Avenue for the 149th year of the Kings Police Blotter ..........................8 County Memorial Day Parade. Standing O ............................22 While Downtown, vets and Letters ....................................44 their loved ones gathered for Rhymes with Crazy ............46 a service at the Brooklyn War Memorial in Cadman Plaza. Sports .....................................55 That event is only in its sec- ond year, but attendees say con- gregating at the massive struc- ture — which is inscribed with the names of the more than 11,500 Brooklynites who fell in World War II — is fast becom- ing a cherished ritual. “The memorial is such a beautiful, gigantic one,” said HOW TO REACH US 95-year-old Bensonhurster Max Nemerovsky, who served Mail: in the Army’s Air Forces from Photo by Jordan Rathkopf Courier Life 1942 to 1945, including a seven- Publications, Inc., month stint in Italy. “It remem- 1 Metrotech Center North bers all the Brooklynites who 10th Floor, Brooklyn, proportionality gave quite a bit to the freedom of the United N.Y. 11201 States in the Army, Navy, and General Phone: Air Force. 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Park volun- (718) 260-2555 teer group the Cadman Park opened the doors,” said forward to the upgrade.” again next year. Classified Fax: Conservancy is currently rais- Crown Heights resident Bo- Nemerovsky says the event “If I’m alive, I’ll come (718) 260-2549 ing funds to reopen the shrine nita Blakely, whose husband, wasn’t always easy — it is pain- again,” he said. “It’s quite an for good and make it wheel- 96-year-old Rev.