HIP-HOP FEST FLAP ‘Park’ Rapper’S Delight Barred for Bard Clyde by Ariella Cohen Stage a Polish Rendition of That Scottish Play

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BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 834–9350 • Brooklyn, NY • ©2007 BROOKLYN HEIGHTS–DOWNTOWN EDITION AWP/16 pages • Vol. 30, No. 38 • Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 • FREE INCLUDING DUMBO HIP-HOP FEST FLAP ‘Park’ rapper’s delight barred for Bard Clyde By Ariella Cohen stage a Polish rendition of that Scottish play. opment will finance greenspace along a 1.3-mile The Brooklyn Paper Festival organizers believe the move was racial- stretch from DUMBO to the foot of Atlantic Av- ly motivated. enue. Opponents believe that public events will not A production of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” will “Hip hop brings a lot more brown people to this be public at all, but subject to the whims of the replace a hip-hop festival next summer in a DUM- neighborhood, and people who live here are not wealthy condo-dwellers whose maintenance fees BO venue controlled by the Brooklyn Bridge Park comfortable with it,” said Wes Jackson, whose will pay for the park’s upkeep. Conservancy — and organizers of the rap show Room Service Production founded the festival in “What we have feared all along is that the Conser- believe that race played a role. 2005. vancy, which has received enormous amounts of fi- The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival — which “[People have told me that residents say], ‘The nancial support from Brooklyn Heights residents, will brought thousands of people and big-name rappers festival should be in Commodore Barry Park be- run the park for their benefit and not the benefit of res- to the park-and-condo waterfront development site tween the projects and the BQE, not next to my idents of other neighborhoods,” said Roy Sloane, a Inky in 2006 and 2007— had already scheduled its 2008 $2.5-million condo.’ ” former president of the Cobble Hill Association. production for the weekend of June 22. Whether racially motivated or not, the rejection “[People who live near Brooklyn Bridge Park] But organizers were shocked last month to dis- of the hip-hop festival sounds very much like the want quiet, low-traffic events. And that means cover that the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy scenario long imagined by critics of Brooklyn Shakespeare over hip hop,” Sloane said. had given those days to St. Ann’s Warehouse to Bridge Park, where condo and commercial devel- See BARD RAP on page 13

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Anna Pond looks forlornly at the backyard of her St. Marks Avenue home, where her outdoor cats, Clyde, Inky, Mookie and Blinky (not shown) once lived. Now only Mookie remains. IT’S A CATFIGHT P’Heights kitties caught, left in Queens 801A.info By Dana Rubinstein Mookie was left wandering the A “Celebrity Moving” truck parked outside Heath and Michelle’s townhouse. The Brooklyn Paper backyard, “mewing in an unfamil- A family of cats has sparked a EXCLUSIVE iar way, like she was crying,” said dogfight on a Prospect Heights Pond. block, with one woman claiming a neighbor abscond- The couple confronted its neighbor, who admitted to Heath hits the road ed with her outdoor felines and dumped them in a trapping cats and releasing them in Queens. Queens park. The neighbor agreed to speak with The Brooklyn Pa- The cat tale begins last fall, when four wobbly per as long as her name was not published. She defend- Michelle to stay in Boerum Hill legged kittens wandered into Anna Pond’s St. Marks ed her actions as neighborly. Avenue garden, sticking close to the fence and “peeking “When I saw five stray cats living in my backyard … By Adam F. Hutton couple’s relocation to Splitsville last their miniature heads” above the grass. Pond and her I did extensive research to figure out how I could bring The Brooklyn Paper week, when a van from Celebrity Mov- them to be sterilized,” said the neighbor. “All anyone ing — we are not making that up — husband, Paul, were smitten. They named the furballs It looks official: Michelle got the / Julie Rosenberg Inky, Blinky, Mookie and Clyde. could offer was to come and sterilize the cats. But I townhouse. pulled up at Ledger and Williams’s for- “Inky became a total lover, rolling over each time would have to first trap the cats and provide a space for The amicable rift in Brooklyn’s A-list mer lovenest. Paul approached so he could rub his belly,” Pond said. them to recover from the surgery. I was not willing to couple — Heath Ledger and Michelle If it was a publicity stunt by the mov- The Ponds grew so attached to their backyard kitties do that. It was too laborious.” Williams — has ended with the Aussie ing company, its employees weren’t talk- that they began treating them as if they were their own. Meanwhile, the cats were diminishing her quality of heartthrob apparently moving out. ing. They had the cats spayed and neutered. They fed them life. She said that she found carcasses of dead birds in “He’s long gone, but she’s still here,” A manager at the Long Island City- Paper The Brooklyn daily. When the Ponds vacationed, they had a cat-sitter her garden. Her 5-year-old grandson was afraid to ven- one of Williams’s neighbors told The based movers, who gave only the name watch over their frisky charges. ture into the backyard. Brooklyn Paper, who requested “Tony,” said he wouldn’t discuss the “They were our pets,” she said. “I personally don’t think cats should be allowed out- anonymity because he’s still her neigh- celebrities that Celebrity Movers alleged- Kick it! But this inter-species idyll soon came to an abrupt end. side to be exposed to cat AIDS, or to get maimed by bor. ly services. Kristen Baker of the John Cougar Mellencamps showed great In June, the couple noticed that the cats began to dis- other cats,” she said. “If I wanted a cat, I would have a “She looks a lot happier than she did But he did shoot down the idea that form in this shot, but she was roughed up for several runs in the appear one by one. First Clyde, then, a week later, Inky cat and I would keep it in my house.” before,” he added. the company parked one of its 11 trucks team’s loss to the Non-Committals in the Brooklyn Kickball play- and Blinky were missing, too. See CATS on page 13 Neighbors started buzzing about the See HEATH on page 4 offs on Sunday. See page 4 for full coverage. Ebbets Field memories are being Nazi preserved … at local McDonald’s symbols litter HE LAST GAME EVER played at Ebbets Field was THE BROOKLYN T on Sept. 24, 1957 — exactly By Gersh 50 years ago Monday. ANGLE Kuntzman Heights The Dodgers won, but the joy of the crowd of just 6,700 people was BUMMED OUT By Adam F. Hutton extremely short-lived. You don’t The Brooklyn Paper need to be historian to recall what Pee Wee and Duke and Preacher and Vandals spray-painted at least 19 Oisk as the Earth is from a star on happened next: The team left, the swastikas and left anti-Semitic fly- beloved stadium was torn down, a Orion’s belt. There’s no evidence that anything, ers all over Brooklyn Heights in a dour housing project was built on the blitz on Monday night a few hours site, and whatever flame still flick- let alone one of the most significant ered with the hope that the inner city moments in civil rights, happened on after Iranian President Mahmoud would survive the loss of the what is now a cement plaza bounded Ahmadinejad spewed anti-Semitic Dodgers and their fans was extin- by Bedford Avenue, Sullivan Street, rhetoric in a speech at Columbia guished. McKeever Place and Montgomery University — and many believe So forgive me for being a little Street. there is a connection. sentimental, but on Monday, I wan- Ebbets Field exists only in the “The visit of Ahmadinejad, the lit- dered over to the place where that mind of the graying men and women Callan / Tom tle Hitler, brings the anti-Semites out last game was played and where who abandoned it long before the / Julie Rosenberg of the woodwork,” Assemblyman Jackie Robinson broke the color bar- Dodgers did. Across Sullivan Street Dov Hikind (D-Borough Park) said at rier expecting something to be hap- from what was the Ebbets Field en- a hastily called press conference on pening: A few old guys pointing at trance — a portal so beautiful that Remsen Street on Tuesday. the hallowed ground and muttering the Mets are re-creating it at their Paper The Brooklyn Councilman Bill DeBlasio (D- about a great Pete Reiser catch; an new stadium in Queens — is now a Paper The Brooklyn Rabbi Aaron Raskin surveys swatstika painted on the steps of Con- Park Slope) agreed that “it’s hard to official from Major League Baseball commercial laundry and an auto- On the 50th anniversary of the final game at Ebbets Field, Assembly- gregation B’nai Avraham in Brooklyn Heights. See SWASTIKAS on page 13 making a speech about The Game; body shop. man Hakeem Jeffries (left, outside the Ebbets Field Apartments) called or perhaps a baseball historian or two HERE “CAMPY” ONCE on Major League Baseball to do more to support Brooklyn ballplayers. giving a tour. climbed the backstop to But, nothing. W catch foul pop-ups is a lit- Instead, what I found tle jungle gym. There’s hidden by bushes, that marks the when a chain burger joint is the was a Brooklyn as a tiny little “site” of Ebbets Field. But it’s physi- cleanest restaurant in the neighbor- distant from plaque, cally in the cheap seats in right field. hood, and the Dodgers play happily MEET THE And how’s this for irony: There’s in Los Angeles, 3,000 miles from the even a sign that reads, “No ball play- dour housing project built to replace GENIUSES ing.” them. Our second annual The only real collection of Ebbets “I didn’t even know today was the Genius Smackdown is Field memorabilia or memories is on anniversary of the last game,” said on PAGE 13 the walls of the McDonald’s across Maxwell Moreau, an Ebbets Field McKeever from the former entrance. security guard who hails from Haiti. Dozens of photos from the “No one told me anything.” Dodgers’ glory days, almost all of AXWELL SAID THAT old them featuring Jackie Robinson, are men show up from time to there, though few customers pay Mtime and look for any rem- them much attention. nant of their old stomping grounds. So it has come down to this: Mc- “But I never know what to tell them. Donald’s is the only keeper of the I have no connection to that,” he home furnishings Dodgers’ flame at the very place said, standing in front of a Yankee SEE OUR INSERT IN HOME-DELIVERED COPIES where it burned. logo that someone hanged (heresy!) Perhaps that’s to be expected See DEM BUMS on page 6 2 AWP THE BROOKLYN PAPER • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM • (718) 834-9350 September 29, 2007 shoprico.com WHERE TO EDITORS’ PICKS SATURDAY SUNDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY September 29 September 30 October 2 October 4 October 5 Show us Sackett to us your mitts Fort Greene’s favorite drama club, the Sackett For the fourth year in a Group, is kicking off its row, Bubby’s will host its new season with perform- “Pie Social,” which lets ances of the Pulitzer- local bakers show off prize-winning drama “No their baking skills. The Place to Be Somebody,” entry fee gets you five helmed by big shot di- Apple in Stick to it slices, but if you need rector Woodie King, Jr. more, check out Get your The show’s affordable stereo Head down to 80th “Bubby’s Homemade Street this afternoon to and entertaining, so drop Eustice Tilly and all of his Pies,” the restaurant’s goat watch the Brooklyn in and get yourself some friends — including new cookbook. Stickball Old Timers play Tonight, the Mountain culture. songstress and reported Noon at the corner of Main and Jonathan Ames girlfriend their 39th annual game. Goats will roam free in 8 pm at the Brooklyn Music Plymouth streets in DUMBO. Fiona Apple (pictured), Drawing players who Brooklyn. The California- School Playhouse (126 St. Felix $25, or less if you bring a pie. St., at Lafayette Avenue in Fort and vintage noise rock- have left Brooklyn for For information and to regis- based band, made up of Greene.) Tickets are $19. For ers Yo La Tengo — stop far-off lands like Florida ter, visit www.bubbys.com. John Darnielle, Peter information, call (718) 638-7104. and Connecticut, as well Hughes and a rotating by the Brooklyn Lyceum to talk about pop music as revelers from the cast of other goats, will Best Of as part of this year’s New Ragamuffin Parade, this hit Studio B to test out Yorker Festival. group isn’t as competi- songs from their forth- tive as it once was, but 7:30 (Apple) and 10 pm (Yo La Sofas 372 & 384 atlantic bklyn 718 797 2077 coming record. still plays a great game. Tengo) at the Brooklyn Ly- 8 pm at Studio B (259 Banker ceum (227 Fourth Ave., at 1 pm at 80th Street between St., at Meserole Avenue in Union Street in Park Slope). Third and Fourth avenues in Bay Greenpoint). $18. For informa- $35 for each. For information, Ridge. Free. Sorry, no phone. tion, visit www.clubstudiob.com. visit festival.newyorker.com. NINE DAYS IN BROOKLYN Compiled by Susan Rosenthal Jay

Montague St. (718) 875-6960. SAT, SEPT. 29 RUMMAGE SALE: at Trinity Evangelical Luth- eran Church. 10 am-2 pm. 9020 Third Ave. OUTDOORS AND TOURS (718) 745-0138. CRUISING THE GOWANUS: Brooklyn Center BEADING WEEKEND: Urban Glass hosts a 30 ﬂoors of jaw-dropping views for the Urban Environment hosts a cruise two-day jewelry course. Learn how to cre- with Dan Wiley. See the changes as the ate decorative beads through the process canal and its neighborhood experience a of lampworking. Various techniques are renaissance. $50, $40 members. 9:30 am – taught to enable student to create a noon. Meet at Fulton Ferry Landing, foot of bracelet, necklace, pendant or earrings. Old Fulton Street, opposite the River Cafe. $400. 11 am-4 pm. Class continues on Sept. (718) 788-8500, ext. 208. 30. 647 Fulton St. (718) 625-3685. BROOKLYN BRIDGE WALK: Big Onion Tours INDIE MARKET: Brooklyn-based emerging takes a walk over the bridge and through designers show fashion, accessories, bath Brooklyn Heights. $15, $12 seniors, $10 stu- and beauty, pet gear, home-goods and dents. 11 am. Meet at southeast corner of more. 11 am – 7 pm. Smith and Union Broadway and Chambers Street, lower streets. www.brooklynindiemarket.com. Manhattan. (212) 439-1090. PIE SOCIAL: Bubby’s Pie Company hosts its LULLWATER EXPLORATION: Enjoy a boat fourth annual Brooklyn Pie Social. The tour detailing Prospect Park’s aquatic habi- Brooklyn Pie Social raises money that bene- tat. Binoculars provided. $10, $6 kids. Noon fits three local New York City Public schools www.fortecondo.com ÊU 230 Ashland Place at Fulton Street – 12:45 pm. Enter park at Lincoln Road and including Brooklyn New School, PS 150 of Ocean Avenue. (718) 287-3400. Tribeca and the High School of Food and BIRDWATCHING CRUISE: Learn about the Finance. $5 donation for bakers; $25 admis- history of Prospect Park, from prehistoric sion gets tasters five different slices. Noon- times to the present day, while touring one 3 pm. 1 Main St. (646) 338-0422. of Prospect Park’s most scenic habitats. $10, COMMUNITY BUILDING: Brooklyn Society for $6 kids. 1:15-2 pm. Enter park at Lincoln Ethical Culture program examines the inter- FORTÉ Road and Ocean Avenue. (718) 287-3400. relationships of family, education, poverty, DISCOVER TOURS: Explore the secrets of drugs and more. Noon-2:30 pm. Brooklyn nature naturalists from the Prospect Park Public Library’s Bedford branch, Franklin Artfully designed homes in Brooklyn’s BAM Cultural District Audubon Center. 3-4 pm. Call for more Avenue between Fulton and Hancock information. (718) 287-3400. Free. streets. (718) 623-0012. Free. MOONLIGHT, FLASHLIGHT AND FOOTLIGHTS: GIFTS BY THE SEA: New York Creates, serv- Annual Green-Wood Cemetery tour. Walk ing craft artisans, hosts a new outdoor features live accordion music, a visit to the Former Komar & Melamid Studio archive crafts festival along the historic Red Hook A hip cultural district, home to the nation’s Close and move in before the New Year! Catacombs and more. Bring a flashlight. Pack a trunk: As part of DUMBO’s 11th annual Art Under the Bridge Pier. 1 – 6 pm. 499 Van Brunt St. $20. 6:15 pm. Meet at main gate, Fifth www.nycreates.com. TH Festival, Dondi the elephant, pictured, will paint canvasses and cos- most visionary center for the arts U A vibrant Visit our 26 Floor Model Homes U Open Avenue and 25th Street. (631) 549-4891. RECEPTION: Smack Mellon reception for works tumes, play the harmonica and ring bells on Sept. 29 and 30 from 1-5 and historic brownstone neighborhood with Houses at Forté: Saturday & Sunday from PERFORMANCE by Peter Dudek and Elana Herzog, part of Noon to 4PM, Wednesday from 5PM to 8PM UÊÊ pm at the intersection of Main and Water streets in DUMBO. the DUMBO Arts Festival. 5 – 8 pm. 92 nearly every subway line within 2 blocks U RYAN REP: presents “A Thing of Beauty” by Plymouth St. (718) 834-8761. Free. Stylish, urban 2BR condos from only $744,000 15-YR 421a Tax Abatement UÊ718.855.1500 Maurice Berger. $12, $10 12 and younger. 2 DUMBO ART UNDER THE BRIDGE FESTIVAL: pm and 5 pm. Ryan Repertory Company’s at 8 am. Samuel Tilden High School, WEEKSVILLE FARMERS MARKET: Farm- Celebrate the arts community in DUMBO Jonathan Rosenblum Performing Arts 5800 Tilden Ave. (718) 927-2146. Free. fresh produce. 9 am – 1 pm. 1698 with open galleries, studio visits and street Space, 2445 Bath Ave. (718) 996-4800. FLEA MARKET: hosted by the Church of Bergen St., between Rochester and art during this annual festival, which is BAM: Royal Shakespeare Company’s “King the Holy Spirit. Refreshments available. 9 Buffalo avenues. (718) 788-8500. expected to draw over 150,000 people. For Lear.” $30, $55, $75, $90. 2 pm. Also, “The am-4 pm. 8117 Bay Pkwy. at 82nd TAG SALE: at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity information, visit www.dumboartscenter.org. Seagull.” $30, $55, $75, $90. 7:30 pm. BAM Street. (718) 837-0412. Church. 10 am-5 pm. Parish Hall, 157 ANOTHER FINE DUMBO ARTS FESTIVAL: Live elephant paint- Equal Housing Opportunity. Sponsor: Ashland Partners, LLC, 79 Madison Avenue, New York, New York Harvey Theater, 651 Fulton St. (718) 636-4100. ing and artist lecture by Vitaly Komar is part CLARETT GROUP 10016. This advertisement is not an offering. Sponsor makes no representations or warranties except as GALLERY PLAYERS: presents “Six Degrees of may be set forth in the Offering Plan. The complete offering terms are available in an Offering Plan available of this all-day community event. 1 pm. DEVELOPMENT from Sponsor; File no. CD-06-0112. Separation.” $18, $14 children and seniors. PowerHouse Arena, 37 Main St. (866) 99- 2 pm and 8 pm. 199 14th St., between ARENA. Free. Fourth and Fifth avenues. (212) 352-3101. CIVIC CALENDAR AFTER PARTY: DUMBO Arts Festival after CONCERT ON THE PLAZA: Paul Shapiro’s Ribs party features 16 bands and a draw-a-thon and Brisket Revue. Enjoy 1940s style Jewish SATURDAY, SEPT. 29 WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3 over three nights. Open to all. 147 Front St. jazz, Yiddish swing, and kosher-style blues. 4 For info, visit www.michaelalanart.com. pm. Brooklyn Public Library’s Central branch Walking tour of Atlantic Yards footprint Community Board 2. Health, Environ- on Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230-2211. Free. led by former Planning Commissioner ment and Social Services Committee. BROOKLYN MUSEUM: “Feminist Dialogue: Bridging the Gap.” Artists Cara Judea Al- SUPER SHOW: Cuban Pete’s All-Star Show. 6- Ron Shiffman and journalist Norman Brooklyn Hospital (121 DeKalb Ave., at Oder. Meet in front of the Williamsburgh hadeff and Micaela Amato discuss different 11 pm. Casa Calamari, 1801 Bath Ave. Call St. Felix Street, in Fort Greene), 6 pm. Savings Bank tower (Hanson Place at Call (718) 596-5410. generational approaches to feminist art and for info. (718) 234-7060. Ashland Place, in Fort Greene), 2 pm. how feminism and their Jewish heritage MUSICAL: St. John’s Church presents a fund- Town Hall meeting hosted by Council- impact their mother-daughter relationship. raiser: “An American Songbook,” featuring SUNDAY, SEPT. 30 woman Letitia James. On the agenda: $8, $4 seniors and students, free for mem- music by Gershwin, Porter, Kern and others. Columbus Parade Fundraising Brunch. Tenant displacement. Lafayette Avenue bers and children 12 and younger. 2 – 4 WHY ADVERTISE $15 includes refreshments. 7 pm. 99th Street Presbyterian Church (85 S. Oxford St., at Oriental Manor (1818 86th St., at 18th pm. 200 Eastern Pkwy. (718) 638-5000. and Fort Hamilton Parkway. (718) 745-2377. Avenue, in Bensonhurst), noon. Call (718) Lafayette Avenue, in Fort Greene), 6 pm. HARVEST HOE DOWN: Salt Marsh Nature BARGEMUSIC: presents a classical music con- 259-2828. Call (718) 788-7081. Center invites you to dosy doe. 7 pm. 3302 cert, featuring the work of Britten, Ave. U. For info, call 311. Free. IN THE BROOKLYN PAPER? THURSDAY, OCT. 4 Dohnanyi and Dvorak. $40, $25 students. 8 TUESDAY, OCT. 2 RECEPTION: Smack Mellon presents a site- pm. Fulton Ferry Landing, Old Fulton Street Community Board 2. Economic Develop- Friends of Carroll Park. Monthly meet- specific installation by Elana Herzog and at the East River. (718) 624-2083. ment and Job Creation Committee. ing. Park House (Carroll Street between Peter Dudek. 5-8 pm. 92 Plymouth St., at FACULTY SHOWCASE: Brooklyn-Queens Long Island University (1 University Plaza, Smith and Court streets, in Carroll Washington Street. (718) 834-8761. Free. Conservatory of Music presents Roger at Flatbush and DeKalb avenues, in Gardens), 7:30 pm. Call (718) 625-2571. FILM FEST: Seventh annual Coney Island Film Lent’s octet. $10, $5 students and seniors. 8 Downtown), 6 pm. Call (718) 596-5410. pm. 58 Seventh Ave. (718) 622-3300. SATURDAY, OCT. 6 Festival. 80 films from around the world 76th Precinct Community Council. with subjects ranging from the profound to Monthly meeting. 76th Precinct station- Columbus Parade. Route runs on 18th the profane. $15 for day pass. Films OTHER house (191 Union St., between Henry Avenue, from 61st Street to 84th Street, CONFERENCE: Global Manifestations and screened at Sideshows by the Seashore, and Hicks streets, in Carroll Cardens), in Bensonhurst. Begins at 1 pm. 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The epicenter of the filming is on State Street between Clin- Your cartridge is empty, not broken! ton and Court streets, where several houses have already been We are a 1,400 store international franchise that has been The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn painted shades of red, yellow and blue to transform them into Paper The Brooklyn proper Georgetown residences. Gawkers lined Hicks and Clark streets on Wednesday (right) to see George Clooney, who is filming a new Coen Brothers film. refilling cartridges for 15 years. We know what we are Georgetown, as in Washington, DC. How’s that? We get all the But the crowd had to settle for John Malkovich (left) who was, um, being John Malkovich. Several buildings on State Street doing and we do it well. traffic and congestion, but another city gets the on-screen credit? (center) were renovated to look like Washington, D.C., much to the chagrin of Heights loyalists. “That was the look they wanted, so that’s what they’re going High Quality Inkjet and Laser Toner Refills to do,” said Brooklyn Heights Association Executive Director tive shutters on several others “In the beginning, everyone Delaney, Location Assistant for Judy Stanton. By Adam F. Hutton Free Pickup & Delivery for Qualified Businesses The Brooklyn Paper and built a brick wall out of was asking ‘Why don’t they the film. “That’s a particularly congested block,” Stanton added. plywood to make the Heights film in Georgetown?’” said Delaney said transforming It’s going to get even more congested. If you’re walking to With a little bit of paint, look more like the Washington, Brooklyn Heights resident Ken- Brooklyn Heights was easier 100% Satisfaction Guarantee the Hillside dog park this Tuesday, there will be flaming py- some movie magic and the DC neighborhood that is the ny Gross, who has lived on the than dragging the whole produc- or Your Money Back rotechnics and bloody (well, fake-bloody) bodies on Middagh blessing of the historic preser- setting for their upcoming film, State Street block between Clin- tion to Georgetown for one shoot Street, according to a flyer from the film’s production company, vation society, directors Joel “Burn After Reading.” ton and Court for 42 years. — not that it was her decision. Gramercy Productions. and Ethan Coen transformed Some local residents were “But it’s only temporary and “It was the brothers’ choice,” Cartridge World “An aftermath of a T-bone crash,” will be shot on the street, State Street into Georgetown. ticked off, not just because the the movie people have been Delaney said. “They live in Downtown Brooklyn between Hicks and Willow streets, the flyer said. Of course film- Not only did the big-screen production has already robbed very nice.” New York, we’re only shooting ing requires an entourage of support vehicles, which means the 224A Atlantic Ave. brothers paint three brown- the block of most of its parking And the movie people love at this location for three days, west side of Hicks between Orange and Poplar Streets will be (Near Court St.) stones pastel colors, but they spaces, but also because they the locals too. so why go to Georgetown for blocked off as well. built two phony facades on ex- didn’t like the idea of Brooklyn “The people of State Street three days when we’re using a “It’s absolutely ridi- isting buildings, added decora- standing in for someplace else. have been wonderful,” said Kat studio here.” culous and over-the- The movie will start filming (718) 554-1203 ON OUR OTHER top,” said local Neil on State Street next week and Thayler. “They’ve held www.cartridgeworld.com/store550 stars Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9am - 7pm, Sat. 11am -4pm spots on Hicks Street for John Malkovich and Frances stoop two weeks already. 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I was New York City Transit has agreed to raine and Dykeman streets. Ikea will also introduce its own private at a birthday party the night he was killed and found out only the reroute the B61 and the B77 bus lines next The new bus stops could reduce what is shuttle bus to famously transit-starved Red next day from a detective investigating our building for clues. year so they stop at a corner of Red Hook generally expected to be an influx of car Hook. The private shuttle will stop at subway FREE $10 The gumshoe told me that my upstairs neighbor been a drug that is fast turning blue — Ikea blue. traffic to the store, which will open next stations in Brooklyn, connecting riders on the dealer, his murder was likely related to that trade. My landlord DELIVERY min The B61 — which travels through Cobble spring, according to Charles Seaton, a 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, F, M, N, and R subway lines to told me that the man had been there for many years. 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The only thing worse than may like the idea, described in “We are happy things are changing here and new people are being stuck on the Brook- a sketch posted on his blog. coming,” she had said, adding that the change made her feel safer. lyn–Queens Expressway is “It’s an affordable way to Ask Dr. Dendtler Her comment chilled me. I felt the flash of guilt that comes being stuck living next to it solve a dangerous intersection,” with knowing you are part of a change that is inevitably about — and now it’s inspired its he said. people with more money displacing people with less. This week, own blog! Already the blog has gotten Providing Veterinary Care I remembered Lucy’s comment, and our dead neighbor, as I Werner Cohn, who lives on people talking. In response to at thought about my friend, who hasn’t returned to Van Brunt Hicks Street between Amity letters from Cohn and Assem- Street since her assault. and Congress streets overlook- Callan / Tom blywoman Joan Millman Kiki’s Pet Spa and Boutique We live in a city of neighborhoods and within each neighbor- ing six-lanes of BQE chaos in (D–Cobble Hill), a spokesman hood, there are multiple geographies. They are all safe and un- Cobble Hill, has declared (on- for the state DOT promised the safe, depending on the hour and the day. Lucy may be less like- line) war against the commut- agency would study improving Dr. Pamella Dendtler ly to be robbed now than she was 10 years ago, but that doesn’t ing crimes he sees out his living the entrance. State engineers mean that she or I exist in a safe Red Hook. None of us does. room window. plan to install an advisory sign Advanced Professional Training© The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn And no one ever will, until everyone does. “The truth is, this highway warning drivers to slow down The Animal Medical Center NYC Cobble Hill resident Werner Cohn has gotten so obsessed Ariella Cohen is a staff reporter for The Brooklyn Paper. was built before they knew how as they approach the route’s with the BQE that he blogs about it. to build highways,” said the 81- curve, and new lane markings, * Vaccinations * Hill’s Prescription Diets THE KITCHEN SINK year-old retired sociologist, who the spokesman said. blogs at bqewatch.blogspot.com. prevention. police and sirens, and I look out The white-haired blogger * Skin Disorders * Microchip Implants Red Hook has lost its good name: That weirdly non-local Red The Web site’s subtitle is “Fa- “Are we going to wait for and boom, there was an acci- learned about virtual activism * Dental Care * Surgery Hook IPA we see all over the place has been renamed “Long talities Waiting to Happen.” something terrible to happen to dent.” from his son, architect Jonathan * House Calls * Lab Tests Hammer IPA.” The Chicago-based brewer who makes the “hop- Cohn, who also blogs about do something about it? 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Red Hook rooftop is turning green roofs,” said Chris Shepard of Southwest Brooklyn Industrial By Ariella Cohen should be complete by spring. two-story Linda Tool and Dye Development Corporation, the The Brooklyn Paper “The towers are beautiful metal fabrication factory with a non-profit that will administer structures from an industrial lushly planted “green roof.” Two eco-friendly additions the grant. past and the location is perfect A green roof is a contained Featuring: are coming to a neighborhood The green roof is projected for a windmill,” said O’Connell. layer of foliage put on top of to cost $14 a square-foot, sig- long known for car-burning “Green energy is a good match building that insulates the struc- nificantly more than a conven- Japanese, arsonists and smog. Callan / Tom for Red Hook.” ture and absorb rainwater that tional tar beach. 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The three men do not own the building, but rather have a 10-year / Mike Fernandez lease with Juan Lopez, who also owns Best Buy Wines and Spirits Open 7 Days A Week across the street. Because they are merely renters, they have no bar- gaining power with the city. But no one told them they were invest- Party Orders Welcome ing in a site that would soon be condemned. “There is a lot of evidence that Lopez knew about this,” said 15% Senior Discount The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn McKenzie. “There were public notices that went out in 2004.” every Tuesday night (dine-in only) The city also claims that it sent notices to all landowners in the Activists in Fort Greene blocked off two parking spaces on Myrtle Avenue and declared them a park — for a day. footprint of the Cultural District. But Lopez told Greene Acres that he found out about the imminent use of eminent domain the same time the owners of Amber did: “Two weeks ago.” FREE $10 “Am I going to be stupid enough to rent it knowing it will con- DELIVERY min demned?” said Lopez. Now the men’s only Finding a park in space option is to find a finished ON OUR OTHER space nearby. Only months remain before By Dana Rubinstein potted plants anchored the grass to the road spaces — how do people on foot, on bikes, stoop they must give up and de- The Brooklyn Paper (which is in the process of being repaved). pushing strollers, how do they use the 162 Montague St. PAGES clare bankruptcy. Visitors didn’t quite know what to make space,” said Samantha Razook Murphy, a And so McKenzie and Hey, drivers: take a hike! of the spectacle. professor at Pratt Institute. “How can we Brooklyn Heights PARK SLOPE That was the message last Friday, when “Let me just see how this feels,” said make it more useful, attractive to visitors, Debit at Co-op! his partners are engaged (718) 522.5565/66 in a mania of networking activists commandeered two parking spots Vernon Gaskin, a Clinton Hill resident who and still retain its historical character?” fax (718) 522.1205 (24 hr.) COBBLE HILL with the tenuous hope of in front of Joseph Tyler Salon on Myrtle sat down on the wooden bench and then Israel Ortiz, who has lived in the neigh- A BQE blog finding a suitable space. Avenue and carpeted them with sod as part called his wife excitedly on the cellphone. borhood for 40 years, said the park-in-lot of a nationwide Park(ing) Day, an event de- W’MSBURG In so doing, they’ve met “This is on Myrtle Avenue — but it’s was a good start. Domino saved? with the Who’s Who of signed to emphasize how much public nice!” he said. “You gotta see it, baby.” “This is better than all the dust,” said Or- Fort Greene and Clinton space in this country is given over to the au- “There’s really not a lot of places you tiz, smiling as he regarded the green from BAY RIDGE tomobile. Dom vs. Vito Hill, from Joe Chan, pres- can lounge in this neighborhood,” added the pockmarked sidewalk. “That’s real ident of the Downtown The so-called Adami Park, named for a Gaskins, when he got off the phone. “Even grass? That’s good. 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Visit slashed by nearly 10 percent wants to have an investment. www.myspace.com/mcvnyc or call (917) 478-7513 for infor- from the previous asking price “The [lower price] is a way mation. … We hear our pal DK Holland will run an article in of $17 million. for the ownership to indicate its Paper file The Brooklyn Featuring: the next issue of The Hill, a literary magazine, outlining for Now, for a mere $15.4 mil- seriousness about making a deal The Williamsburgh Savings once and for all the boundaries of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, lion, a buyer can purchase por- in the near future,” Solarz and Wallabout (take that, you boundary-shifting real-estate Bank tower, former home to Japanese, tions of floors one through six added. “It’s a very focused and dentists, is being converted. brokers!). … Bummed that you missed the opening of artist and the entire seventh floor of committed seller.” George Spencer’s show at the Pink Elephant Projects the tallest building in Brooklyn, But Roslyn Huebener, of gallery, where all of his pieces sold out in just two hours? — which was once epicenter of Aguayo and Huebener Realty, space contains 15 medical suites Chinese, Don’t be. PEP is taking pity on latecomers by holding a BBQ the borough’s dental trade. said the price-slashing indicated “carved out…to relocate and on Saturday, Sept. 29, with 18 new pieces at $50 a pop. The All cash offers for the space that investors weren’t confident consolidate existing medical and and Thai gallery is at 64 Washington Ave. (bet. Park and Flushing av- were originally due by May 30. they could profit from buying dental practices formerly in ten- enues). For information, call (347) 266-5872. But Ronald Solarz, the execu- the space and then renting it out. ancy throughout the building.” E-mail: [email protected] tive director of Eastern Consoli- The huge 32,000-square-foot The commercial condomini-

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he Park Slope Food Co-op will close on Oct. 1 and reopen on PS ... T Oct. 2. If that sounds like no I LOVE YOU big deal, consider this: the Co-op ◆ will travel 30 years in that single ◆ day. ◆ Yes, debit cards are finally coming to the Park Slope Food Co-op. Now mock if you must, but among the Co-op’s 13,000 members, this is about as big as it gets (though the decision to sell chicken was practically the equivalent of the Berlin Wall falling). ◆ This is the Co-op, though, so the ◆ addition of the cashless option — ◆ one enjoyed every day by billions of people everywhere except, pos- / Julie Rosenberg ◆ Custom Framing sibly, North Korea — didn’t hap- Gersh Kuntzman ◆ pen overnight (or without at least Ready-Made Frames several hystical meetings). 374 7th Avenue ◆ Posters & Prints “I was at the General Meeting when the debit cards were ac- (bet. 11th & 12th Sts) ◆ tually approved in 2003,” said Mike Mermin, a Co-op member Friendly Service for four years. “There was some debate, but it went over well. Paper The Brooklyn 718-832-0655 “Then, every six months or so, I’d hear, ‘They’re coming! The Park Slope Food Co-op will start taking debit cards next week. Welcome to 1988, members! They’re coming!’ I haven’t been in the Co-op very long, but long enough to know to just smile and say, ‘OK, I’ll be ready!’” Full disclosure: I made my first debit card purchase at an Al- bertson’s supermarket in Monterey, California in 1988. It was amazing. The checkout clerk took the card without flinching, 100% Recycled rang up the order, and then even asked me if I wanted cash back. & FSC Papers The Co-op’s existing system is something different, something vaguely Soviet: After collecting your groceries, you’re first Fourth Avenue freeze-out Vegetable Inks rung up by a checkout worker, who then hands you the tabula- with Low VOCs tion, which you take to the cashier line to pay. After paying, you We Print Stuff Chemical-Free take the first and second receipt to a third station, where it is Pedestrians have nowhere to hide from cars CTP Production stamped by a security worker. Debit card users will be able to skip the cashier line entirely. The By Dana Rubinstein Printed with system will also eliminate one of the greatest causes of Co-op angst: Wind Power the person who gets on the checkout line without enough money to The Brooklyn Paper cover his purchases. The Park Slope Civic Coun- Count all the leaves on a cil — fresh from rallying the Brochures ON OUR OTHER bulb of organic fennel and troops to defeat the city’s con- SPMMJOH!QSFTT you still wouldn’t get troversial “One-Way Seventh an environmentally-friendly Postcards close to the number of Avenue” plan earlier this sum- boutique print house stoop times when I’ve been mer — now has its sights set on Catalogs PAGES working checkout and fixing an “unsafe” situation on Magazines B’HEIGHTS had to start subtracting much-busier Fourth Avenue. Clooney spotting bok choy, kohlrabi, Not The cluster-truck in question Marketing 718 625 6800 T COBBLE HILL Dogs and Barbara’s Grain lies at the intersection of Fourth Collateral A BQE blog? Shop cereal from a cus- Avenue and Union Street, the 718 625 0669 F tomer’s order because he epicenter of an area that’s expe- www.rollingpress.com Etc. W’MSBURG suddenly realized he did- Domino saved? riencing a meteoric rise in pop- n’t have enough cash. ulation. BAY RIDGE It’s easy to blame the The problem with the inter- Dom vs. Vito grocery store’s famously section is the “very, very nar- fractious membership for row” sliver of median at the

online at BrooklynPaper.com / Julie Rosenberg the demise of several center of the bustling thorough- debit card systems. But fare, said Michael Cairl, a Civic General Manager Joe Holtz said the blame should actually be laid Council member. on several computer companies. Mergers, software failures, the “There’s no pedestrian refuge death of a key programmer, and, in one case, a company presi- zone, except for a very, very

dent whose first order of business was cancelling a contract with narrow section,” said Cairl. Paper The Brooklyn the “too small” Co-op all conspired to waylay the debit system. The reason for the sliver stems The Park Slope Civic Council wants the intersection of Union Street and Fourth Avenue to get But it’s finally coming on Oct. 2, Holtz promised, and it will from what Cairl called an unnec- a facelift to remove the northbound left-turn lane (arrow) and add more space for pedestrians. be great. It has one limitation, of course: it won’t take credit essary left-turn lane from north- cards. bound Fourth Avenue. Union “The members didn’t want to be part of anything that encour- Street dead-ends at Third Avenue, Council President Ken Freeman agency was in the process of Craig Hammerman, the dis- ages people to ring up big debts,” Holtz said. “That would make one block away, so there’s no wrote in a letter to Community making other safety improve- trict manager of Community us part of the problem in America, not that there aren’t a lot of point in having westbound cars Board 6 and to the Department ments to the intersection by ex- Board 6, said officials and com- other problems in America.” turn onto it, the Council believes. of Transportation. “The current tending the curbs into the street munity members should pro- At the Food Co-op, though, at least one has finally been The proposed solution? Elim- northbound left-turn bay is inad- in the form of so-called “neck- ceed with caution. solved. Gersh Kuntzman, a Co-op member since 1993, inate the turn lane. equate for vehicular trafﬁc and its downs.” “We need to balance the need is the editor of The Brooklyn Paper. “There is no reason that traffic removal would not be a loss.” “Neckdowns reduce the for safe, pedestrian friendly streets THE KITCHEN SINK from northbound Fourth Avenue Craig Chin, a spokesman for width of travel lanes … so with the recognition that Fourth could not proceed westbound on the Department of Transporta- pedestrians are more visible and Avenue is an important conveyor We were happy to see that the Liz Padilla Memorial Fund any number of other streets on ei- tion, would not comment on the have a shorter crossing dis- of volumes of traffic through the raised more than $30,000 at its second annual fundraising 5K ther side of Union Street,” Civic proposal. But he did say that the tance,” said Chin. region,” said Hammerman. run on Sept. 16 in Prospect Park. Padilla is the cyclist who was run down and killed on Fifth Avenue in 2005, and her BUY death still inspires bike activists. The good news is that even if DIRECT you didn’t run, you can still make a donation by sending checks GROOMING • BOARDING to the Liz Padilla Memorial Fund, 123 Remsen St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 or online at www.active.com/donate/lizpadilla5k. … Dogs & Cats • Your Inspection Invited! Look out for Josh Henkin’s long-awaited novel, “Matrimo- ny,” his first since he put out “Swimming Across the Hudson” City still misfires at Armory We Service the in 1997 (look, he’s been busy). Not only is the new book out on Movie Stars! 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We went in there the other day, planning nounced its $16-million renovation of the enor- to buy a fifth of Dewar’s, but the salesman steered us towards a mous Eighth Avenue building, between 14th bottle of Duggan’s Dew, another Scotch blend that was half the and 15th streets, it predicted the center would be 2082 Flatbush Ave. Bklyn, NY price and just as delectable. … The top of the arch in Grand open by October 2006. Army Plaza will be open next weekend. What a view you get Now, the city hopes to cut the ribbon in 2008. from up there (and it’s free, unlike the views from the top of “I am very curious and eager to see what that Richard Meier building next door). Just head to the arch happens,” said Mike Berk, a Prospect Park West LOOK GREAT, SEE GREAT! between 10 am and 4 pm on Oct. 6 or Oct. 7. … Happy 25th resident and cyclist who currently buffs up at Specialists on Staff: birthday, Amber. What, you didn’t know it was Amber’s birth- the YMCA on Ninth Street, a good 10-block Kevin S. Meyers, M.D., Ophthalmology day? Obviously, you didn’t read the chalk wishes that were An artist’s rendering of the proposed recreation center in the Park Slope Armory. walk from his home. scrawled on sidewalks all over the Slope last weekend. “I just hope it’s cheaper than the Y.” Eric Colman, O.D., Optometry E-mail: [email protected] According to the city’s requirements, the Ar- Tatyana Galinsky, O.D. mory must continue to house a women’s shelter • Comprehensive Eye Exams and veteran affairs offices. 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he revolution began with a click. For those who believe all YELLOW Tthose stereotypes about Inter- HOOKER net chat rooms making the world a ◆ less personal place, an abject lesson ◆ can be learned from one group of ◆ local cyber-geeks. That’s because Internet-savvy residents of Bay Ridge are now witnessing a new form of community activism, as a group of locals on the popular chat site Bayrid- getalk.com site have punched through the gray world of HTML- ◆ coded anonymity and transformed Matthew Lysiak themselves into real world tool of ◆ change. ◆ It all began like it usually does in the word of bloggers — ◆ Custom Framing with a complaint. In this case the post involved a suspected crackhouse, al- Bachner / Jeff ◆ Ready-Made Frames legedly located on 93rd Street between Third and Fourth av- 374 7th Avenue ◆ Posters & Prints enues. (bet. 11th & 12th Sts) Like most things in the blogosphere, the allegations were ◆ Friendly Service long on hyperbole but short on details. 718-832-0655

“I live two blocks down from this crackhouse,” said poster Paper The Brooklyn Concerned Mom. “Bay Ridge is a very nice neighborhood, and I would like to see it stay that way. Does anyone have any sug- gestions of things we can do?” Sin free! This post quickly became a magnet for other residents — Three Jewish men participated in the High Holiday “Tashlich” ceremony in which they symbolically cast their sins onto the who until that time were strangers to each other — with similar water in Sheepshead Bay. concerns about the house. 100% Recycled Those familiar with the Internet know what happened next: & FSC Papers complaints, complaints, and more complaints. But instead, this Vegetable Inks time something truly revolutionary happened. with Low VOCs Quicker than you can type “LOL,” the fantasy relationship of the online chat room We Print Stuff Chemical-Free CTP Production mobilized into a real ON OUR OTHER Recchia eyes Fossella’s seat, world plan to push the Printed with community into action. Wind Power stoop “Both CB10 and the PAGES 68th Precinct hold monthly public meet- PARK SLOPE but he’d have to move to fill it Brochures ings,” posted one regular Debit at Co-op! SPMMJOH!QSFTT BRT PetShopBoy. “We an environmentally-friendly Postcards B’HEIGHTS need to organize a By Matthew Lysiak tablishing a congressional com- boutique print house Clooney spotting group, get on the agen- The Brooklyn Paper mittee early next month. Catalogs da, show up and get it Councilman Domenic Rec- Before he can take on Fossel- W’MSBURG la, Recchia will first have to dis- Magazines Domino saved? on the record.” chia, who once talked about This wasn’t just a running for borough president, pense with Democrat Steve Har- Marketing BAY RIDGE rison, who ran well against 718 625 6800 T Dom vs. Vito case of cyber-bluster: the will instead go after five-term Collateral plan was quickly in mo- Fossella in 2006, getting 43 per- 718 625 0669 F Rep. Vito Fossella (R–Bay Mango P. / Gregory cent of the vote, despite spending Etc. online at BrooklynPaper.com tion. A handful of the Ridge). www.rollingpress.com online complainers left just $109,000 to Fossella’s $1.3 The Sheepshead Bay Demo- million. their keyboards behind and showed up in the flesh at the last crat hasn’t made a formal an- Community Board 10 meeting. They have also been contacting Recchia said he would not ex- nouncement, but didn’t waste perience Harrison’s fundraising local pols and have gotten on the radar of the 68th Precinct (and any time coming up with his the press, though I suppose that’s obvious). woes.

campaign theme: linking Fos- Paper file The Brooklyn In other words, they have effectively made it an issue. This is- “My track record speaks for it- sella to deeply unpopular Presi- Councilman Domenic Recchia will take on Rep. Vito Fossella n’t to mean that the group will have success or that the crack- dent Bush and his ongoing trou- self,” boasted the Councilman. “I house (or whatever it is) will be shut down, but it is notable in bles in Iraq. know Steve and he did a great another important aspect. “The Republicans gave us tains all of Staten Island and a enough to be his neighbor, but job last time, but I will go out and Of course, there is nothing new about online activism. Blogs this war in Iraq and this is not small piece of Bay Ridge and he thinks he deserves to be our raise the money.” like Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn have been mobilizing res- what New Yorkers deserve,” Dyker Heights. He does not representative in Congress.” For his part, Harrison believes idents against hot button issues since Al Gore invented the Inter- Recchia told The Brooklyn Pa- have to live in the district to run Kay was just warming up. this election will be tilted by Stat- net. per this week. “The Bush-Fos- — but does if he wins. “Recchia’s going to have a en Island, which is home to the But what is new is that this was a group of strangers who dis- sella team got us into this war “It’s mind-boggling why tough time convincing Bay bulk of the two-borough district. covered a problem, discussed it in a chat room, and got it on the and we need to get us out.” Recchia wants to represent our Ridge and Bensonhurst resi- “No other candidate has the community agenda. Fossella’s team didn’t waste community when he chooses to dents to support a liberal, tax- name recognition that I do, espe- I’ll update you down the road to see if the Community Board any time in focusing on Rec- live in another congressional raiser who lives outside our dis- cially in Staten Island,” said Har- or the local cops fix the problem at the alleged crackhouse, but chia’s Achilles heel: the fact district,” said Fossella political trict,” added Kay. rison. “I also learned a lot from as far as this reporter is concerned, the cyber-surfers have al- that he lives far outside the director Georgea Kay. “Think Recchia declined to respond the last election and am confident ready scored their first success: boundaries of the 13th Con- about the absurdity — Recchia to Kay’s charges. But he did that this time around I will be Now, has anyone seen that crazy monkey that can bake cher- gressional district, which con- doesn’t think we’re good say that he would file papers es- in a better position to win.” ry pies on YouTube? It is truly amazing. Matthew Lysiak is a writer who lives in Bay Ridge. THE KITCHEN SINK Sign of the times? Residents better hope not. A large sign on 95th Street proudly instructs drivers that they are on Fifth 2 fests this BUY Avenue — the only problem, as our astute source pointed out, DIRECT is that the Fifth Avenue sign was installed on Fourth Avenue! GROOMING • BOARDING … House Party! Snacks and drinks were in heavy supply as lo- weekend cal supporters of Rudy Giuliani gathered around a big monitor Dogs & Cats • Your Inspection Invited! at a 92nd Street home to speak to their presidential candidate of The Brooklyn Paper choice live via Web cast last Wednesday. Dung-covered Virgin This is THE weekend for We Service the Marys were not invited. … Take that, Mahmoud! Days after excitement in Bay Ridge, what Movie Stars! Iranian President Ahmadinejad made headlines for trying to visit with the Ragamuffin Parade Ground Zero and giving a speech at Columbia University dur- on Saturday and the Third Av- ing his trip to New York for a United Nations session, Rep. WE SHIP Over 35 Vito Fossella (R–Bay Ridge) announced he would introduce enue Festival on Sunday. Years Exp. legislation to outlaw leaders “of any country classified by the The annual parade of cos- State Department as a sponsor of terrorism” from leaving partic- tumed tykes is a must for kids PUPPIES & KITTENS! ipating in any event outside the United Nations. 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which by Polish law houses — are slated to be pre- Gilbert / Tom Sugar manufacturing was the

must be accompanied by served as part of a $1.5-billion file most important industry in bread. The highlights are krupnik (mushroom barley soup), redevelopment of the site by Brooklyn in the late 19th and zurek (a white borscht, pronounced zhoo-rek), red borscht with Community Preservation Cor- early 20th centuries. But every- uszka (delicious dumplings sometimes flavored with mush- poration. thing from cheaper labor to the room) and flaczki (tripe in broth, pronounced flatch-kee). The company’s President diet craze conspired to end sug- In the summer, there are yummy, refreshing cold soups such and CEO Michael Lappin ar’s run in Brooklyn. as owocowa (fruit soup, pronounced oh-voh-tsoh-vah) and hailed the ruling as “an impor- Paper The Brooklyn The refinery closed in 2004 chlodnik [kwod-nik] made of buttermilk, beetroot leaves, cu- tant first step toward the cre- The city has landmarked part of the Domino Sugar plant and was bought by Lappin’s cumber and dill. ation of a new waterfront devel- (top), but not the building holding the iconic sign (above). group, which has long intended Then comes the main course, which might include: opment that is tied into the to use the three rounded-win- Golabki [gah-wum-kee]: Literally “pigeons,” these are rice- existing Williamsburg commu- a year, 330 for families earning forming a site that has been dow, Romanesque Revival and meat- (no, not pigeon-) stuffed cabbage leaves, stewed in a nity.” up to $42,000, and another 100 walled off for 100 years into a structures as an iconic center- light tomato sauce. Eat a pair of these and be prepared to skip Lappin plans to transform rentals for low-income seniors. showpiece of affordable hous- piece to the much-larger proj- your next meal. the 11-acre site, which is The remaining 130 units would ing and park-like waterfront ac- ect. Kielbasa [kee-oo-bahsa]: Many Americans know this as a bounded by the East River, be sold to families earning up to cess for all,” he added on Tues- A spokesman for Lappin said garlicky sausage that can be found next to the hot dogs at the Wythe Avenue, South Fifth and $90,000. day. the developer is looking at sev- A&P, but the real thing comes in two forms: smoked, of which Grand streets, into a multi-use The project would also in- Lappin also said that the eral ways to preserve the fa- there are many types; and fresh, which is grilled or boiled and complex with nine new towers clude a public waterfront es- landmark designation would mous sign, but hasn’t figured served with mustard or a pickled beat horseradish called cwicla containing 2,400 units of hous- planade, a floating dock for a “add significant cost to our de- out how to do it yet. [tch-vee-kwah]. ing. Thirty percent (or 660) of water taxi, about four acres of velopment budget.” “It’s not affixed to one of the Pierogi [peer-oh-ghee]: Ravioli’s heavier Slavic cousin, these the units would be so-called af- public open space, and a “com- The three landmarked build- designated buildings, but he is may contain cheese and potato (ruskie, or “Russian”); meat; fordable rentals, 100 units for munity facility,” Lappin said. ings date back to 1884, and trying,” said the spokesman, sauerkraut and mushrooms; or nothing (leniwe [leh-nee-veh] or families earning up to $21,000 “We look forward to trans- comprise the factory’s original Richard Edmonds. “lazy”). Bigos [bee-gose]: Sometimes translated as “hunter’s stew,” this one-pot winter dish contains nearly everything in the Polish larder — sauerkraut, dried mushrooms, kielbasa, bacon, beef, 100% Recycled onions, red wine and dried prunes. One of the glories of Polish & FSC Papers cooking, bigos is like the ragu of Bologna in its variety. “It is a point of pride in every Polish household that their bi- Vegetable Inks Big price paid for a little plot with Low VOCs gos is made slightly differently from anyone else’s,” Dunin said, A given recipe may omit several of the above ingredients or may We Print Stuff Chemical-Free contain others. The Brooklyn Paper tial, meaning that developers an auto repair shop.” dustrial and residential uses — CTP Production Placki ziemnaczane [plotz-kee zhem-nah-tchan-eh]: These It doesn’t look like much, were salivating. Of course, when he bores of and if it leans more towards potato pancakes must be cooked to order, as they were at But an auto body shop ended banging out fenders, he’ll con- housing, the site would only go Printed with but this little factory at the Wind Power Lomzynianka. They are delicious. We also tried a variation up with the site, said broker sider inflating his own tires. up in value. corner of Meserole and called Hungarian pie or placek wegierski [plah-tzek vengh-yare- Mark Lively of the Massey “The body shop is a short- “It’s not as hot as the north skee], made of potato pancakes on top of beef goulash. It is as Leonard streets just sold for Knakal realty giant. term use,” Lively said. “Down side of Williamsburg, but there $5,075,000. filling as it sounds, but worth it. “There was considerable in- the road — we’re talking five or are condos going up,” Lively Brochures Out of a commitment to journalism, I ordered blintzes for Here’s why: The building terest from developers, which 10 years — he’ll probably sell said. “And it is fairly close to SPMMJOH!QSFTT dessert. These are crepes filled with cheese, blueberries, cherries sits on a 200-by 100-foot lot drove up the price,” Lively said. to a developer.” the Montrose L train.” an environmentally-friendly Postcards or strawberries and topped with sour cream. Many Polish restau- that is already zoned as residen- “But the buyer would like to put The area remains a mix of in- —Gersh Kuntzman boutique print house rants also serve compote, or fruit stewed in a light syrup. Catalogs There are two other things you need to know. One is that Magazines Lomzynianka and similar places are unconscionably cheap — our far-too-large meal for three came to under $30 — and the Marketing 718 625 6800 T other is the Polish phrase for take-out: na wynos [nah vih-nos]. Collateral You’ll need it. 718 625 0669 F Tom Gilbert, a writer and historian, lives in Greenpoint. www.rollingpress.com Etc. THE KITCHEN SINK The Espana Streb Trapeze Academy of Williamsburg ◆ is offering trapeze classes seven days a week for kids, adults, ad- ◆ vanced and a new workout class. They also have a Halloween ◆ show coming up in October, “Ghouls just wanna have fun!” and “Pumpkins and pasties,” a burlesque circus. Both benefit the Streb’s Kids in Control outreach program. Check out www.es- panastrebtrapeze.org for more info. … On Sept. 19, students, volunteers and project leaders unveiled a community mural at the corner of Woodbine and Knickerbocker avenues, rep- resenting the 30-year anniversary of the city’s infamous 1977 blackout, which left Bushwick in ruins. But the comeback has ◆ happened, thanks to institutions like the Academy of Urban ◆ Planning, a public high school. … The next Town Square meet- ◆ ing will be held on Monday, Oct. 1 at 102 Oak Street (at Franklin Street) at 7 pm. Call (718) 609-1090 for info. … Need some real ◆ Custom Framing estate in Williamsburg? 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YARDS COVERAGE • AWARD-WINNING ATLANTIC YARDS COVERAGE • AWARD WIN Two more Ratner opponents cave Lawsuit against Atlantic Yards is losing its plaintiffs one by one By Ariella Cohen “[The tenants] don’t agree “There is certainly a sense below-market-rate lease. The Brooklyn Paper with the project, but their rights now that [the developer] would Even a generous settlement are limited under the law, so if like to move forward with a set- will not help tenants find anoth- AFTER Two of the final holdouts in they are being offered some- tlement,” she said, ascribing the er protected unit, or permanent- the Atlantic Yards footprint thing that protects their rights, change to a desire to “stick with ly guard them from the city’s have quietly settled with de- they will take it,” she said. [the project’s] timeline.” gentrifying real-estate market, BEFORE veloper Bruce Ratner, a move The tenants’ exit from the The need to settle and relo- though Ratner has promised to that signifies that the opposi- case — which was dismissed by cate the small number of hold- provide the displaced tenants tion to Brooklyn’s largest real- a judge in June, but will be outs who remain in the project’s stabilized apartments in Atlantic estate project may be entering heard in a federal appeals court 22-acre footprint is partly moti- Yards when he completes the its endgame. on Oct. 9 — indicates that some vated by simple economic fact. first phase of the project in, he The two tenants who settled have lost hope that the $4-bil- Each month of delay costs For- says, 2010. had sued the developer — along lion, state-approved project can est City Ratner $4.15 million in “Some of these people don’t with 11 other property owners be stopped. construction and carrying costs, have other options,” said De- and tenants whose homes and Four other renters represent- according to a legal affidavit velop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn businesses the state intends to ed by Levy are currently in set- submitted by the company last spokesman Daniel Goldstein, condemn to make way for Rat- tlement talks with the develop- year. who stands to lose a luxury ner’s Frank Gehry-designed tower, she said. State law requires the devel- condo to the project and is the ers. The tenants declined to speak oper to relocate anyone who lead plaintiff in the lawsuit. Their withdrawal from the publicly because of confiden- loses a home to eminent do- One rent-stabilized tenant one-year-old lawsuit should not tiality clauses in the agreements. main. The laws that surround who remains a plaintiff in the be construed as support for the The move represents a change renters, however, are murkier. lawsuit said he recently reopened Atlantic Yards mega-develop- of strategy for Forest City Rat- Rent-stabilized tenants often informal negotiations with Rat- ment, but merely an acceptance ner, which earlier had been un- lose their most-cherished pro- ner. Ratner had stopped dis- of reality, according to their willing to negotiate with tenants tection against a booming real- cussing a buyout last year after lawyer, Jennifer Levy. in the lawsuit, said Levy. estate market: a state-regulated, the tenant rejected an offer that he felt was stingy, the tennant said. The new offer on the table calls for more money, he said. Deb Goldstein He said that he felt the devel- Deb Goldstein oper was trying to knock him out UNITY Plan: Why now? of the eminent domain suit before that Oct. 9 appeal hearing. Cleaning up Why did a group of activists hatch a new development plan for the Prospect Heights “They want to be able to say that the plaintiffs are dropping Prospect Heights residents finally did what the city and Bruce Ratner were unable or unwilling to do: clean up Pacific rail yards that Bruce Ratner has already been promised for Atlantic Yards? The Ex- Street. After complaining about neglect along the Ratner-controlled railyards, volunteers filled 30 contractor bags with de- plainer breaks it down. like flies,” he said. Forest City Ratner declined bris at the Sept. 23 event, dubbed “People Still Live Here” day. City law holds property owners responsible for litter in to comment on the litigation or front of their buildings, but the Department of Sanitation and the Empire State Development Corporation declined to What happened? settlements. comment on the mess. No wonder activists want ESDC to finally appoint the long-promised construction ombudsman. The so-called UNITY Plan was unveiled this week. The new plan — which includes more affordable housing than Ratner’s project, no arena and doesn’t require eminent domain — prompted little reaction from the state agency managing the $4-billion mega-development. But isn’t the Atlantic Yards deal done? Yes, if you ask city and state officials. But even they admit that the real-estate market is a volatile beast. No love for UNITY from city, state

But isn’t the real estate market hot hot hot? By Ariella Cohen agency on Atlantic Yards, which contains The Explainer, left). The Brooklyn Paper 16 towers, 6,430 units of housing, a “Politicians are practical people so as Not exactly. Financial markets are 19,000-seat basketball arena, a hotel, and the ground shifts under this particular tightening, making it harder for Rat- City and state officials say they don’t hundreds of thousands of square feet of project they will take a second look at ner to line up investors. At the same intend to consider a community-based office, retail and commercial space. this proposal,” said planner Marshall time, tighter money means higher The alternative development plan for the Cockfield declined to comment direct- Brown, a former Fort Greene resident mortgage rates for his potential luxu- Explainer Prospect Heights site of Bruce Ratner’s ly on the UNITY proposal, saying only and architecture professor at the Univer- ry buyers. Plus, there is a glut of lux- controversial Atlantic Yards project that that the agency is “open to hearing com- sity of Cincinnati. ury units coming on line, a factor that was unveiled this week. munity concerns about the project.” Brown said he and his fellow planners has already started to squeeze profit The so-called UNITY proposal in- The city was similarly discouraging — former Planning Commissioner Ron margins for high-end builders. any delays in construction cost Ratner $4.15 million a month in car- cludes mostly affordable apartments, no about the future of the grassroots plan. Shiffman and Hunter College professor rying costs. arena and doesn’t require condemning When asked whether the city would look Tom Angotti — fear that Ratner will land via eminent domain. But to be any- at a plan other than Ratner’s, City Plan- only build the first phase of his project thing more than a few planners’ dream of ning spokeswoman Rachaele Raynoff (the arena and several skyscrapers at the Is there any other way the plan can be stopped? ideal, community-driven development, said only, “The city expects the Atlantic corner of Atlantic and Flatbush avenues) Two lawsuits are percolating through the legal system: One is an eminent domain lawsuit charg- support from city and state officials is Yards plan to move forward.” and then lose interest, run out of money, ing that state planners abused the state’s condemnation power to line Ratner’s pockets. It was dis- necessary. UNITY advocates say that the city or give in to the declining market. Callan / Tom missed earlier this summer, but the federal appeal will be heard on Oct. 9. The other pending law- That support is not there. and state’s ambivalence is to be expected Councilwoman Letitia James (D- suit challenges the project’s environmental review. It’s awaiting judgment in state court. “We remain committed to the vision — for now. They say that attitudes will Prospect Heights) said that she plans to set out in the General Project Plan ap- only shift when the developer’s circum- push state officials to meet with her to dis- proved for Atlantic Yards,” said Errol stances do, which they think could hap- cuss the proposal, which sprang out of a

Where does the UNITY plan go from here? Cockfield, a spokesman for the Empire pen as a result of pending lawsuits or a community planning process that began Paper The Brooklyn Nowhere — at least if you believe the Empire State Development Corporation, which remains State Development Corporation, the lead downturn in the real-estate market (see three years with the support of her office. A model of the UNITY plan. “committed to the vision … approved for Atlantic Yards,” said agency spokesman Errol Cockfield.

KICKBALL COVERAGE • BROOKLYN’S BEST KICKBALL COVERAGE • BROOKLYN’S BEST Kickball is the new city game — in Williamsburg, of course

By Gersh Kuntzman The Brooklyn Paper Perhaps it’s appropriate that the Non-Committals won. What’s After all, this was the quar- ter-finals of Brooklyn Kickball, played every Sunday by the ul- in a tra-hipsters in cool McCarren Park, so who better to jadedly take victory out of the slack- name? jaws of defeat than a bunch of people who couldn’t have been We all know kickball is bothered to have their own a serious sport, and the team during the regular season? members of Brooklyn “I have to dispute that asser- Kickball know it, too. tion,” said Kevin “D Like Deli- / Julie Rosenberg And nothing epito- cious” Dailey, who oversees the 30-team league. “All of the mizes that seriousness Non-Committals played for like the names of some teams during the regular teams in the league. season. These aren’t ringers we Here’s a sample: The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn imported from Puerto Rico or Serious action at the Brooklyn Kickball semi-finals on Sunday. the Major Leagues. • The John Cougar “Sportz [Jesse Alexander] Mellencamps played on 12 different teams • New Frontiersmen this year,” Dailey added. • The Government In some leagues, you can’t Kickbacks tell the players without a score- HEATH… card; in Brooklyn Kickball, you • Makeouts need a yearbook. • Brooklyn United Continued from page 1 Or a fashion magazine. On a

/ Julie Rosenberg • Divine Sisterhood in front of the Ledger-Williams manse for publicity. Brooklyn Kickball field, uni- • Never Scared “We’ve got clients all over the city,” Tony said. “C’mon!” form attire runs the full gamut The neighbor said that hiring Celebrity Movers may have from hipster cool to retro chic • People’s Court been Ledger’s idea of a joke. (yes, we’re talking abut the sec- • Lightening Turtles “He’s Australian, so he’s got a weird sense of humor,” the ond basewoman in the tight • High 5z neighbor said. wifebeater T-shirt and the short- Paper The Brooklyn Lately, Ledger has been spotted only in the gossip columns, short Catholic school skirt, and Zach Kinsella of the John Cougar Mellencamps lost his semi-final game this week, and will now have to watch the hated Non-Commi- • Crucial Taunt canoodling with Danish models in Manhattan. Meanwhile, the first baseman with the knee- tals play for the championship this Sunday at McCarren Park. The pregame scoreboard (inset) could not predict the drama to come. • Hold-Em-Ups Williams, who lived in the neighborhood even before she and high American flag socks). • Karl Malones Ledger hooked up on the set of “Brokeback Mountain,” is keep- There seems to be a rule that it all in 2005 then lost to the won it on a play that captured Fontaine made what turned out if I don’t get him, he probably • Kanguerillas ing a low profile. every player has to be gor- Mellencamps in 2006,” ex- the intangible attraction of this to be a crucial mistake, trying to would’ve scored on the next • Kickball Fever When a Brooklyn Paper reporter rang the bell at the $3.5-mil- geous. plained Dailey. “So this is going most freewheeling of sports: hit the runner with the bright play,” Fontaine said. lion mansion, a friend of the former “Dawson’s Creek” star opened “It’s not a league rule,” to be emotional.” With no one out and a runner yellow ball (a strategy once “It’s a tough loss, but I have • Bacon Bits the door and promised to pass along our request for an interview. Alexander said. “It’s the neigh- And, indeed, it was. on first in the bottom of the called “Indian Rubber” before to keep remembering the team • Prison “I’ll make sure she gets it,” the friend said. “She’s out right borhood.” The Mellencamps scored 12th, a Non-Committal kicker the PC police ruined kickball). now.” (Alas, Williams did not respond to the request.) Despite the appearance of a three quick runs in the first with popped up to shallow left field. Of course, Fontaine missed, motto.” The team motto? • Wyld Stallions Nor did the official mouthpieces for the stars. L.A.-based league-wide slacker mentality, an aggressive style of baserun- The runner tagged up and safely sending the ball into foul territo- “Party time.” • Never Kick a Baby publicist, Mara Buxbaum, who used to speak for both members the Non-Committals-Mellen- ning (a guy scored from second slid into second base, but the ry and the runner scampering The Brooklyn Kickball finals will • Killa Killa of the uber-couple, but no longer serves as Ledger’s mouthpiece, be played on Sunday, Sept. 30 on camps matchup was hotly an- on a ground ball to first!). ball got away from the defense, home with the winning run. • Fearsome Babies did not respond to a request for an interview either. ticipated. But the Non-Committals and he scampered to third. Afterwards, Fontaine invented Field 3 at McCarren Park (Bedford And Ledger’s manager, Steven Alexander, did not return a “The Non-Committals used fought back, sending the game With no time to think, Mel- a reason for his stunning error. Avenue between North 12 and • Otters message from The Brooklyn Paper. to be the Burninators, who won into extra innings, where they lancamp third-baseman Priest “There was only one out, so Lorimer Street). September 29, 2007 THE BROOKLYN PAPER • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM • (718) 834-9350 PSZ 5

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By Ariella Cohen The Brooklyn Paper Take your flat pack on the bus. New York City Transit has agreed to reroute the B61 and the B77 bus lines next year so they stop at a corner of Red Hook that is fast turning blue — Ikea blue. The B61 — which travels through Cobble Hill and western Car- roll Gardens before terminating at the intersection of Van Brunt and Beard Street, two blocks west of the site — will stop in front of the store’s entrance at the intersection of Beard and Columbia streets. The same spot will also be a stop for the B77, which travels west on Ninth Street from Park Slope to Red Hook and currently terminates one block north of the site at Lorraine and Dykeman streets. The new bus stops could reduce what is generally expected to be an influx of car traffic to the store, which will open next spring, according to Charles Seaton, a spokesman for MTA NYC Transit. “This will allow a large number of people to reach [Ikea] without using a car,” said Seaton. The extension of Red Hook’s two bus lines has been on the drawing board since 2003, when the city gave Ikea permission to build the superstore over the cries of residents who fear the traffic congestion it will bring. Ikea will also introduce its own private shuttle bus to famously transit-starved Red Hook. The private shuttle will stop at subway stations in Brooklyn, connecting riders on the 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, F, M, N, and R subway lines to the store, which will be the country’s largest. Even with these new transit choices, the superstore is expected on a busy day to attract 11,000 cars, 100 trucks and several commuter ferries. If you want to opt out of home delivery…

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To “opt out,” please complete the simple online form at Paper The Brooklyn last Thursday — even as the BrooklynPaper.com/about/opt-out/. (We will do our best to hon- city is planning to tear down or your request within two weeks.) Sin free! historic houses on that block To report any problem with home delivery, please go to that may have served as sta- Three Jewish men participated in the High Holiday “Tashlich” ceremony in which they BrooklynPaper.com/about/problems/. tions on the Underground symbolically cast their sins onto the water in Sheepshead Bay. Railroad. The street co-naming is a nice gesture, said Councilwoman Letitia James (D-Fort Greene), who co-sponsored the bill to re- name the street, but it won’t mean much if the mayor moves They asked for the time, but forward with his plan. “I don’t think the administration sufficiently appreciates the history of these homes and the role of the abolitionist movement in downtown Brooklyn,” stole kid’s iPod in Cobble Hill James told The Brooklyn Paper on Wednesday. The Bloomberg administration has agreed to spend $2 mil- By Ariella Cohen membering her manners, asked him, kicked him to the ground, lion to memorialize the aboli- “Could you please give back the and cleaned out his pockets. and Harry Cheadle tionist activity on Duffield Callan / Tom POLICE BLOTTER jacket?” • On Sept. 22, a man walking The Brooklyn Paper “I ain’t giving you s—,” he along York Street at Pearl Street Street nearby, but the buildings replied. “Move.” at 2:30 am was grabbed from be- will still be torn down to make room for a park and an under- 76th Precinct flashed a gun at her. was walking down Park Avenue He shoved her out of the way hind, pushed around, and re- and continued walking. The lieved of his iPod mini, Motoro- ground parking lot. One of the men put the re- on Sept. 18. This year, the city hired a They said they just wanted volver in her mouth and de- He was nearing Carlton Av- woman proceeded to call the la cellphone, digital camera, $12 Paper The Brooklyn the time, but they ended up tak- consultant to investigate whe- manded cash from the register. enue at around 3:45 pm when cops and follow the man for a and credit cards. Duffield Street was ceremonially co-named “Abolitionist Place” ing an iPod. couple blocks, until he was ther seven buildings on The robbers took the bartender’s two shady characters approached Bad bus ride last Thursday, despite a city plan to condemn historic homes Four men roughed up two picked up and arrested. Duffield and Gold streets had cellphone, $150 in tip money him and one said, “What you An unusually polite mugger that are possibly linked to the fabled Underground Railroad. teens and took one of their iPods and $5,000 from the till before got? Run your pockets.” They ties to the Underground Rail- Pass the phone robbed a young woman while road. The report downplayed in broad daylight on Sept. 20. tying up the woman with duct grabbed him and went through A teenager was roughed up they were riding the bus early in his pockets, taking his Sidekick the relationship between the They began by asking the two tape and fleeing. and had his phone stolen on the morning Sept. 18. incorporate these homes into for her 11 grandchildren. victims, who were walking The bartender freed herself and his Motorola Slither. There were only two passen- buildings and the abolitionist their development plan, which “227 Duffield Street, or Sept. 17, but the perp was quick- movement — and, as The down Warren Street near Smith from her bathroom jail minutes Bad trip ly arrested, cops said. gers on the bus as it neared the they can easily do.” rather 227 Abolitionist Place, is Street. They said it was 2:15 pm, after the hoods fled. A laptop computer was stolen corner of Joralemon and Court Brooklyn Paper reported in Joy Chatel, owner of 227 the only landmark we have left The 15-year-old victim was May, was rejected by two-thirds but then the men surrounded from a Clermont Avenue apart- walking on Fulton Street near streets at 2:30 am. One of them, Duffield St., said she wanted to of America’s first civil rights them and began pushing them. 88th Precinct ment while its resident was on a 5-foot-8 man, asked the other of the peer reviewers hired to preserve the legacy of her home movement,” Chatel said. Grand Avenue at around 5 pm assess the report. “Can I hear one song?” one of vacation, cops said. when a man came up to him and one, an 18-year-old woman, what One reviewer called the re- the thugs asked, pointing to a Discredited The 34-year-old victim left on said, “Pass it,” referring to the her name was. After that formali- video iPod, before simply grab- Sept. 9, leaving the keys with a ty was out of the way, he pulled port “seriously flawed,” and an- Two hoodlums held up a credit boy’s Sidekick cellphone. The COFFEES, GIFT BASKETS, & GOURMET FOODS bing it. One teen got free from security guard at her building, out a switchblade and demanded other said, “Duffield Street has union located inside a church boy said, “No,” but that wasn’t a his assailants and ran off, and the which is near Myrtle Avenue. A her wallet. She complied, and he all the markers of an Under- and were thrown out by a heroic good enough answer for the “D’Amico: muggers scattered soon after. friend picked up the keys and jumped off the bus, making off ground Railroad site.” man after getting the money. perp, who punched him in the Motorboy didn’t notice any problems with face and grabbed the phone. with $40 and a bus pass. James and Councilman David The Best The odd combination church/ the apartment, but when the Yassky (D–Brooklyn Heights) Police have arrested a 16-year Cops found the perp at the Subway stick-up bank (moneychangers in the tem- woman returned on Sept. 18, she Cup of Coffee corner of Bedford Avenue and A woman entering a subway pushed the administration to hooligan for stealing his neigh- ple, anyone?), which is located on discovered her $1,300 laptop had Pacific Street. station on the evening of Sept. honor the shadowy network of bor’s motorbike. Grand Avenue near Greene Av- disappeared. The friend said she in the City” 21 was accosted by a man wear- abolitionists who used homes on The boy criminal was caught enue, was victimized on Sept. 19 hadn’t seen the laptop at all. –– Fox 5 Good Day New York on Kane Street between Court around 8:30 pm. The two gunmen 84th Precinct ing an unusually nice jacket and the block to hide runaway slaves. and Clinton streets on Sept. 11, entered, one shouting, “Give me Deli danger had to give up her cash. Duffield Street represents sa- police said. all your money!” to an employee. A 52-year-old woman was iStuff lost in The victim was walking to- cred ground,” James said. “Co- Police said that the kid thief The woman complied, putting mugged for her cigarettes and wards the B-train stop on naming Duffield Street ‘Aboli- would likely be let off the hook some cash into a bag, but as she soda while walking back from late-night grabs DeKalb and Flatbush avenues tionist Place’ was attempt to put with an order to do community was doing so, a man sneaked up the deli on Sept. 20. A violent attempt to grab a when the mugger, who was de- pressure on the administration service and stay away from his behind the two and wrestled with She made the trip from her woman’s iPhone ended when the scribed as wearing “messy, dirty, to recognize that they need to 309 Court Street • damicofoods.com • (718) 875-5403 neighbor’s toys. them, somehow managing to get apartment on Carlton Avenue cops fortuitously passed by and torn clothes,” approached her Car gone both of them out the door with- and Fulton Street to a nearby deli arrested the attacker at midnight, and said, “I have a knife. Give out being shot. at 11 pm. While she was opening Sept. 21. me your wallet! Hurry up!” A 54-year-old woman lost her the door to her apartment, a man The woman took out $300 car right in front of her Sackett Snatched Perhaps inspired by jealousy came up to her and said, “I have for the $600 superphone, the and handed it over and the man Street house on Sept. 9, police A thief added insult to injury '-"54$3&&/57Q a knife. Give me the money. I mugger grabbed the woman from ran off along DeKalb. said. on Sept. 17, when a woman’s don’t want to hurt you.” behind at the corner of Bridge The woman parked her car on purse was stolen from her car Red handed She complied, giving him and Front streets. He attempted to the corner of Hoyt Street before moments after she crashed into A man and a boy tried to break $10. He took the cash, along choke her, and also grabbed her American Housewares is now going to bed. When she woke another vehicle. into a trailer near a police station with her Pepsi and pack of New- face, injuring her lip. up, the 2004 black Hyundai The rear-ender happened on on Sept. 22 and got caught with carrying a select line of new ports, before running off. She understandably wouldn’t Alantra was gone, without even Washington Avenue between their tools at their feet. let go of the must-have mobile a shard of broken glass left in its Myrtle and Park avenues at 6:30 Jacket jacked A witness noticed the two FLAT SCREEN HDTVs... device, and just then the cops wake. Police remain on the look- pm. The 36-year-old woman got A 59-year-old man stole a crooks climbing over a fence happened to come by on patrol. out for the $10,000 car. out of her 1998 Ford Explorer to jacket from a Parks Department surrounding a construction trailer Stop in today, and have The officers restrained the 22- see the damage to the other car, employee on Sept. 22, but cops on Gold Street near Tech Place Bar attack year-old man and put him into but in those short minutes, an un- soon arrested him after he failed — less than a block away from a new TV in time for A bartender was robbed at custody. known perp grabbed her purse to make an effort to run or hide. the 84th Precinct stationhouse — gunpoint on Sept. 16 as she pre- In other incidents: from the front seat of her car. The Parks worker left her jack- around 9:30 am. 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By Matthew Lysiak — so life has meant praying for posted by the Department of The Brooklyn Paper dry weather. Buildings are taped to many Seven weeks after the once- “Every time it rains, my roof doors warning of the structural in-a-lifetime tornado touched takes more damage,” said damage within. down in Bay Ridge, life for Thomas. “God forbid, I don’t That’s also where Ho Wong the handful of households in get it fixed before it snows. I’m lives, amongst constant con- the tornado’s angry path has not sure the roof will hold.” struction, dust, and tools at his Thomas has been working 69th Street home. Seven weeks not returned to normal. with Federal Emergency Man- after the winds blew through Ida Thomas didn’t need to agement Agency, which has his world, Wong still lives with wait for President Bush to de-

only offered loans and not the constant construction on his / Matthew Lysiak clare her Narrows Avenue grants for which she hoped she roof and debris in his yard. block a disaster area — all she had to do was look at her prop- would be eligible. Wong said his landlord is erty. “I could really use those handling the work, and the “I’ve had to borrow money grants,” added Thomas. FEMA noise keeps him up at night. told Thomas that she must ap- “It should be like this for a from friends and family to fix Paper The Brooklyn ply for the loans first before she few more weeks,” said Wong. what I could,” said Thomas, Mary McCormack decorated a souvenir handed out by Parks Department workers after the can look into the grants. “Some nights it is pretty hard to whose damages have exceeded Aug. 8 tornado in Bay Ridge. After the twister touched sleep.”

/ Matthew Lysiak $10,000. “Life has been quite difficult and I have had to live down on 72nd Street and Nar- The doorways on the torna- with the workers.” rows Avenue, it bounced up and dos path are also crammed with in her backyard. An arborist es- real problem.” “If the tree poses a danger, The storm damaged her then landed again around 67th business cards from opportunis- timated that it would cost more She didn’t think the case was she should definitely apply,” garage, floors, and even the Street between Fourth and Sev- tic construction companies than $1,000 remove the damage something that would make her said Lynch. structural integrity of her enth avenues. looking to cash on in on the and make her yard usable again. eligible for aid — which is one “One of the surprising prob- The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn home’s foundation. Most im- On those blocks, buildings new demand for labor. “Now when my grandkids of the problems, at least accord- lems we are having now is that Mary McCormack pointing to the damaged drainpipe at her portant, she only had enough are still covered with big blue Helen McCormack, who come over they have to stay in- ing to FEMA spokeswoman so many people who have dam- 72nd Street home. money to partially fix the roof tarps, and bright yellow signs lives at 102 72nd St., lost a tree side,” said McCormack. “It is a Barbara Lynch. age aren’t applying.” Residents vie for piece of tornado cash pie

By Matthew Lysiak home loans of $537,700. should arrive. kept the heat on federal officials until The Brooklyn Paper Lynch said that more loans would be “The complicated part is over,” added they changed course two weeks ago and issued if more people would send their Lynch. designated Bay Ridge for “federal disas- Tornado-ravaged residents of Brook- paperwork back. Out of 1,555 applica- But it wasn’t always this simple. ter assistance.” lyn have been knocking on Uncle tions that went out, fewer than 20 were After the Aug. 8 storm, FEMA sent in- Though typically a conservative who Sam’s door looking for some cash — returned. spectors to the hardest-hit areas — a con- favors small government, Fossella was in and it looks like he has finally an- Residents should apply, she said, be- centric circle around 67th Street between the uncomfortable position of thanking swered. cause now that Uncle Sam’s wallet has Fourth and Seventh avenues. Though the feds for throwing money at the crisis. This week, $300,000 will begin trick- been pried open, getting the cash is easy. hundreds of cars and roofs were de- “The large number of Brooklyn resi- ling into the area — an amount that will After residents fill out the paperwork, stroyed, President Bush initially only dents who have already applied for assis- grow as more people apply, according to a FEMA inspector will call to arrange a awarded relief funds to Queens, where tance demonstrates that … the federal the Federal Emergency Management Ad- good time to stop by and verify the dam- more than 1,000 homes were flooded. government has an important role to play ministration spokeswoman Barbara age — and two weeks later, a check Rep. Vito Fossella (R–Bay Ridge) in helping our borough recover,” said Lynch. Fossella. “The money is coming real soon,” But FEMA may still be suffering from said Lynch. “The issue now is to get peo- Update! FEMA office to remain open some post-Katrina hangover, according ple who suffered damage to apply, and to at least one resident. The Brooklyn Paper we will take care of the rest.” Ida Thomas, who lives at 7209 Nar- Getting residents to come and get the The Federal Emergency Management Agency field office in Bay Ridge rows Ave., said she applied to FEMA cash didn’t appear to be too much of a will remain open for another month. two weeks ago, but the agency keep problem. Originally, the emergency agency told tornado victims that the office would sending her loan applications instead of That’s because as of Wednesday, 539 close on Sept. 28, but that was inaccurate, said spokeswoman Sandra Martin. applications for grants. Brooklyn residents had already filed an “We thought they were closing the office early, but the office will remain open / Matthew Lysiak “It is kind of frustrating, because I application with FEMA and 192 resi- until Oct. 30 — the deadline” for filing claims. don’t know if I will even qualify for the dents had visited the agency’s 59th Street Martin added that the office would be downsized, due to the slow foot traffic, loans,” Thomas said. “I have $10,000 field office. The grant amount that has al- but encouraged residents to still go there for all their FEMA needs. worth of damage that isn’t covered by in- ready been approved is at $291,938. “We wll have officials on hand to walk people through the [filing] procedure,” surance and could really use the help.” Grants provided by the federal gov- said Martin. “I know that people hate paperwork and the officials on hand came Residents must register with FEMA by The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn ernment do not need to be paid back. make the job that much easier.” Oct. 30. at The Bay Ridge center (552 Life is still far from normal along Bay Ridge Parkway, the epicenter of the Aug. 8 tornado, The Small Business Administration The FEMA office is at 552 59th St., at Sixth Avenue. 59th Street, at Sixth Avenue) or by phone where homeowners are still making repairs. has also approved 17 applications for at (800) 621-FEMA. Local church healing after act of God Unearth capsule 46 years early The Brooklyn Paper make room for condos. Fortunately, Fort Hamilton So this is the future? Well, not exactly. stepped to the plate and volunteered to store the enduring visuals, the church’s creative, but we will be able to capsule until it finds a long-term home. By Matthew Lysiak When a group of civic-minded history buffs The Brooklyn Paper centerpiece, a 25-foot stained- handle it,” said Aja-Sigmon. “I know this has been a topsy-turvy experi- glass window installed in 1951 Aja-Sigmon says the repairs buried a time capsule on Dec. 11, 2003 to be Parishioners of the tornado- ence,” said Councilman Vince Gentile (D-Bay was found shattered into a mil- will take time. The boarded-up opened 50 years in the future, few realized they Ridge). “But today is a reassurance that the capsule ravaged Fourth Avenue Pres- lion pieces on the Fourth Av- hole that would all live to see the day it was unearthed. will live to see the day when a new generation can byterian Church didn’t let the enue sidewalk. once housed the stained-glass But it was. This week. Forty-six years early. discover its past.” shortage of light diminish their That wasn’t the only damage. window displays a small photo That was the unlikely scene on Monday at the The original idea was to preserve a piece of the worship on Sunday. During the last seven weeks, of the window’s former glory. It Fort Hamilton Harbor Defense Museum, where the past as a way of commemorating Bay Ridge’s 150- Members of the congregation the church also had its carpet re- could take as long as a year be- Bay Ridge Sesquicentennial Committee gathered year anniversary. The group collected newspapers, were just glad to get back in placed, the walls redone and fore it is restored. with local pols behind a crusty tin box they buried pictures, photo books, menus, and just about every- their pews for the first regular work done on the pews while The church won’t get any only four years ago to commemorate its new, albeit thing to help future generations understand what

service since the tornado twisted the congregants prayed on fold- handouts from Uncle Sam — / Matthew Lysiak temporary, home. life was like in the year 2003. through the building on Aug. 8. ing chairs in the basement. The religious institutions are ineligi- “The fact that this happened is aggravating and Next, the group chose a burial site. A crystal ball “I have heard people say it final estimates for all the dam- ble for FEMA grants — but absurd,” said Committee Co-Chairman Ted Gener- (or, more accurately, a real-estate insider) would was a miracle that no one was age aren’t in yet, but Aja-Sig- Aja-Sigmon’s spirit is undaunt- al. “But we are really making the best out of a bad have come in handy. hurt,” said Rev. David Aja-Sig- mon says that insurance will ed. situation.” Committee Co-Chairman Peter Killen, who is mon. “We all feel so fortunate.” cover most of it. “Everyone is safe and this The “situation” is this: the capsule’s original bur- already in the process of scouting out new spots, Of course, the church build- The rest is a matter of faith community has been great to Paper The Brooklyn ial site, the front lawn of the Bay Ridge Funeral learned his lesson: “Next time, it won’t be buried ing is a different story. — and ingenuity. us,” said Aja-Sigmon. “What Rev. David Aja-Sigmon stands outside the Fourth Avenue Home, at 7614 Fourth Ave., was disturbed last on private property. We will find a public place In one of the tornado’s most- “We are going to have to get more can we ask for?” Presbyterian Church, which was devestated by the tornado. month by developers who are tearing it down to where they won’t be building condos.” —Lysiak Brooklyn’s Best Thieves strike apartment HOTEL building thrice in one day Free Continental Breakfast • 60 Rooms With All Amenities Meeting Hall • Fitness Room • 4 Jacuzzi Rooms • Free Wireless Internet Secure Limited Parking • View On The Bay • Close To Restaurants By Matthew Lysiak scuffle, police said. through a side window, and stole and Michael Giardina The perp jumped back into his $2,000, including some electron- POLICE BLOTTER black Chrysler four door sedan ics and jewelry police said. The Brooklyn Paper and sped through three red lights Unfortunately, there were no Convenient Location 68th Precinct towards Bay Parkway. witnesses to the break-ins. No They struck a third apart- lady into letting them into her Check problems word yet from the 62nd precinct if the two incidents were related. These crooks had their work ment an hour later, but the 37- West Eighth Street on Sept. 22, A business owner had his cut out for them on Sept. 20. year-old resident man told cops after the duo offered to help her cash robbed at gun point after Wedding gift That’s because over the span that his apartment had been carry her bags. exiting a Western Union on A man’s West Fourth Street of three hours they managed to looted, but nothing was stolen. The 93-year-old was return- 84th Street on Sept. 21. apartment was burglarized ransack three apartments, all withing to her home, which is near The 41-year-old contracting while he was attending his Cell bandit Avenue O, at around 3:30 pm. in the same Ovington Avenue A woman’s cellphone was company owner was approached daughters wedding on Sept. 17. building, making off with more She noticed the two women, by two thugs near Stillwell Av- The 66-year-old returned to stolen out of her hand while she who she thought she knew, and than $5,000 worth of goods. was walking on 79th Street on enue at 11:55 am. The first perp his apartment, which is near Av- The team first struck at began to talk with them. They demanded, “Give me everything enue P, at around 5 pm. He found Sept. 20. offered to help her and all three around 4:30 pm. The victim told The heist went down at you got,” and pulled out the a kitchen window and a rear door cops that he returned to discover walked into the home. black pistol, while the second open, along with $10,000 and his around 4:30 pm as the 18-year- One of the perps distracted his front door was opened and old victim was nearing Fourth perp stood as lookout. The own- jewelry stolen, police said. his apartment, which is near the woman, while the other er forked over the $6,000 and There were no witnesses. Avenue. She told cops that a man searched the home. The victim Ridge Boulevard, had been loot- ran up to her, grabbed her phone, watched as the perps fled down Delivery debacle noticed that $400, and her jew- 24th Avenue, police said. ed of pricey jewelry. and ran towards Third Avenue. A Chinese food delivery man elry was stolen after the thieves The cash that was stolen was This heist netted the bandits was beaten and robbed by two $550 worth of gold rings. But Purse swipe left, police said. for the payroll of his business. A woman had her purse The two scammers haven’t punks that bum rushed him that apparently wasn’t enough Two timed within the lobby of a Bay 16th for these greedy thieves. swiped right out of her hands been caught. while she was walking on 77th Two Bensonhurst residents Street lobby on Sept. 17. An hour later, the prowlers Drive-by had their apartments robbed of The victim entered the lobby struck again. In this instance, a Street on Sept. 22. A delivery man driving on The swiper struck at around cash and jewelry on Sept. 18. of the building, which is near 32-year old victim told cops Avenue P was beaten and The first break-in was within Benson Avenue, and saw a that her front door had been 2 pm, when the 60-year-old robbed by another driver while victim was nearing Fourth Av- a West Ninth Street apartment woman waiting for her food. pried open and her bedroom waiting at a red light near West at around 9:15 am. The perps She gave him $4 and went back 8 mi. to JFK • 20 mi. to LaGuardia and den ransacked. enue. He came up from behind, 10th on Sept. 21. grabbed the purse, and hopped broke into the apartment, which to her apartment to get more BY CHOICE HOTELS This snag proved even more The 29-year-old victim was into a red sedan that sped off. is near Avenue P, gaining entry money. At around 9 pm, the lucrative than the first, netting stopped, when a car pulled up The purse held $800. through a rear window. They two thugs entered the lobby, the robbers $4,360, and a video alongside him. The perp got out swiped $1,200, electronics and and started to punch, and beat 3218 Emmons Ave. Bklyn, NY SHEEPSHEAD BAY camera, which was valued at of the vehicle walked up to the jewelry, police said. the victim from behind. $500, according to police. 62nd Precinct car and preceded to punch him. The second break-in was with- The perps searched his pock- (betw. Coyle & Bragg) E-mail: [email protected] But these neighborly villains The thug demanded his cash in a 76th Street apartment, which ets and swiped his cash, a cell- weren’t finished yet, although Prey on senior and cell phone, but was only is near 16th Avenue. The thugs phone and $42 worth of Chi- Fax (718) 368-3963 Tel: (718) 368-3334 apparently their luck was. Two women fooled an old able to swipe $195 during the broke in at around 10:50 am, nese food, police said. September 29, 2007 THE BROOKLYN PAPER • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM • (718) 834-9350 NBZ 5 Robberies, larcenies and muggings ruin all the fun in hipster Billyburg / Anne Smythe By Gersh Kuntzman phone and an employee ID The Brooklyn Paper from a popular Manhattan- 90th BLOTTER based weekly magazine. Robberies and grand lar- To add injury to insult, the cenies again led the hit pa- Robberies up

The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn first perp then slugged the rade in Williamsburg and Werner Cohn shows off his Moby Dick: the BQE. The 39-year-old victim victim in the face. The 90th Precinct, which covers Williamsburg and Bush- Bushwick’s 90th Precinct Night mug A man walking home told cops that he didn’t get a Cops are searching for a 5- wick, has seen a large drop in crime this year. But in the last week, with eight heists from the Montrose Avenue good look at the men, who foot-8, 160 pound white His- week of Sept. 17–23, there was an uncomfortable spike (up from three during the were all about 25, he said. panic man and a 6-foot, 230- L-train station was mugged in robberies and grand larcenies. Source: NYPD He hates the BQE same week last year) and for his cellphone on Sept. 23, Highwheelin’ pound black man. 16 grand larcenies (up from cops said. A man who tried to enter Holy heist! nine last year). The 24-year-old victim the subway system through a A South Ninth Street syna- CATEGORY 2007 2006 % chg As in weeks past, the rob- told cops that he was near the quiet, unguarded 24-hour gogue was robbed of nearly — so he blogs it! beries were mostly muggings corner of Montrose Avenue turnstile on Sept. 23 was $1,000, cops said. MURDER 0 0 0 of people returning home and Humboldt Street at mugged by two men who An employee of the syna- By Ariella Cohen from subways or from bars around 1:50 am when the followed him into the station, gogue, which is between RAPE 1 1 0 The Brooklyn Paper after dark. Larcenies included Motorola Razr was ripped cops said. Driggs Avenue and Roebling a purse snatching at a Laun- from his hand. The only thing worse than being stuck on the Brook- The victim told cops that Street, told cops that the bur- ROBBERY 8 3 166.6 dromat on Bushwick Avenue, He didn’t get a good look he entered the Morgan Av- glary occurred on Aug. 22 at lyn–Queens Expressway is being stuck living next to it — and and an inside job at an import/ at the perp, who ran away. now it’s inspired its own blog! enue station at Harrison around 6 pm. When he re- export company on Meserole Gang bang Place at around 10:20 pm, turned to the temple, he no- ASSAULT 2 2 0 Werner Cohn, who lives on Hicks Street between Amity and Street. Four men surrounded a but before he could get to the ticed that one of the doors Congress streets overlooking six-lanes of BQE chaos in Cobble Hill, Despite those spikes, the man near the corner of Bush- "highwheeler" turnstile, a had been bashed in, and the BURGLARY 8 15 –46.6 has declared (online) war against the commuting crimes he sees out precinct saw roughly the same wick Avenue and Seigel man put him in a headlock, $900 was gone. his living room window. amount of crime in the seven street at around 11:30 pm on while his accomplice rifled It is unclear why the syna- GRAND LARCENY 16 9 77.7 “The truth is, this highway was built before they knew how to build major categories (35 incidents Sept. 22 and took his cell- the victim’s pockets, which gogue waited several weeks highways,” said the 81-year-old retired sociologist, who blogs at bqe- this year to 32 last year). phone, cops said. contained $100, a Razr to report the crime. watch.blogspot.com. The Web site’s subtitle is “Fatalities Waiting to CAR THEFT 0 3 –100 Happen.” Cohn, who also blogs about another neighbor, Long Island Col- lege Hospital, is not merely venting. His goal, he says, is prevention. “Are we going to wait for something terrible to happen to do something about it? I’ll be minding my own business in the house. Then all of a sudden, I’ll hear emergency vehicles, police and sirens, and I look out and boom, there was an accident.” In the last month, Cohn claims to have seen five such crashes within the half-mile of road that surrounds the very tricky Congress Street entrance. The frequency of the accidents vexes him. Now, however, he believes he has stumbled onto a fast fix: a true acceleration lane. “The way it is now, I don’t use that entrance. Friends of mine It’s hip, it’s hot, don’t use that entrance. This will make it a lot safer,” he said. Cohn believes that the state Department of Transportation may like the idea, described in a sketch posted on his blog. “It’s an affordable way to solve a dangerous intersection,” he said. Already the blog has gotten people talking. In response to letters from Cohn and Assemblywoman Joan Millman (D–Cobble Hill), a spokesman for the state DOT promised the agency would study im- it’s happening — proving the entrance. State engineers plan to install an advisory sign warning drivers to slow down as they approach the route’s curve, and new lane markings, the spokesman said. BUSHWICK WILLIAMSBURG The white-haired blogger learned about virtual activism from his W eb. 24 is the day to hit up WW N .BRO S . OKLY ile Williamsburg’s rousing art scene 1 NPAP F 0 ERS.C n t OM t for “AfterN Hours,” when more than a h 915 Wyckoff Ave. B at Hancock Street in S a son, architect Jonathan Cohn, who writes about Atlantic Yards and other t r dozen galleries stay open until 11 . n pm, providing ample time to get Bushwick, No phone. your dose of food,Neighborhood drink and culture. development at brooklynviews.blogspot.com. Start at Ch’i Contemporary Fine Art 2 June 30: 3 Apr for red wine, hors d’oeuvres and e. Dynam il 30, 2005 Av Life, 8 pm, $TBD what Causey-JefferyDining calls Guide “abstract rd ite Club, Ch fo This tree finally took notice of its apple. textural” and “fragmented figura- ed i B N Mich ld Abuse, Extra . ish ; July 1: tive” art. “People never know what 7 ita, Acre, Tunnels, Casey Block and e. t h Za they’re going to find in Williams- Duane P imph, Sh s Av S t gg . “I didn’t understand what he was doing all the time with the com- burg,” she told GO Brooklyn this ri itre, 8 pm, $TBD insuke week. “There’s so much energy.” D Careful, WZT Hearts, 8 pm, $8 If you’re in the mood for live Wounds, Worms ; July 7: puter until I started to do it, too,” he said. tunes to go with your Merlot, head Very be to the Black and White Gallery to pm, $8 in D ; July 12: check out the free jazz and sound- ; July 14: irt, Peter Evans 4tet,Ni 8 scape punk performed by the Kill- Coca ght M ine to Roga Print, Shear MeTrio and the Eastern Seaboard. etrop olita E Once you’re sufficiently toasty, n Ave Q ine, and more,ing 8 pm,P $TBD 1 t. 4 . 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The whipped t. ing -est ple: Highland,rom T a single-malt scotch has tion, Yes we al cream is barely sweetened and that emen ney re ls f live steak sauce. capitalismanag mo The one cala “rounded, firm, wdryh ocharacter with brownie is just sweet enough with WLa gie M , the e a ph some peatiness.”)ple hita fare just as seriously. He can fry up Before you head Bushwickfor the main attrac- is definitely hot CANNES, France — rne ended com turn peo sus tion, it’s worth lingering over two slightly bitter edge, a gooey center and t Grat- Brooklyn Ca more than fish, but you shouldn’t miss ., a er, int o be rg r. Whilef the good boozeMat is important at gart St day DUMBO are in the mo e fromown es as t sbu ape st o E., pens pleasant starters: a cheese plate, gar- crisp, crackledTHE top. (On CRAthis evening(49 Bo Mon l go .S.E. am P moSpike Hill,S. Ackerman takesp the pub’s his upscale version of this “takeaway” Cafe is open atur- just grab a baguette f al U illi es ike U. s ha re the other dessert that was Arch offeredive m wassburg) a and S I the t-W yp L ture . Hi e classic. Atop a deep pile of handcut nished with cornichons and a well- The illia –11 pm infor- ow pos ve t fu job , wh in East W 7 am m. For Moshe and Richard Li all k, i he day firm rs dressed green salad, and curry-dusted caramelized appletan cobbler.)St. om m–11p ill toc eat ket- n t a al e “chips” are three moist filets of black gh Friday fr m 10 a GO Brooklyn cau Q w ere cr ar i wn tow throu day fro 4. ., Mud is tossed over UEENS Woods h -m do itectur fries with red lentil dip. The cheeses Many Williamsburg Srestaurantsun -1 are94 g Ave t to seced st- p w ow e- ds ch glassy cod dusted with Japanese panko day and 8) 381 lushin up with Moshe bel ol , hat you call it, the new F in o Bush-where?l areas ll (71 0 Their Independencepo h Day ar long on style and short ona simple, good (94 es at ng cr al ty n, c m enu an s’ co- ive idi - at an he t it are a firm goat cheese aged in red wine matio ck Roo tral av Lim, both produce st o l prov n be e t he gr stu- food. Spike Hill is the exception.n Wre d Cen aturday arti le t ’s co to creatatter t wap with a nutty taste and a too-mild Brookly een an ugh S id- e ab e for ng ps ng e vergr ay thro m–m BurlesqueSidetrack Films, is back, and it may mi d W ll b g ildi hel or nd ch Whether you call it a saloon,een E barn and Mon m 6 p GREENPOINT WW.B wi han bu s. Nohe mnsf ou rger creamy goat cheese. The curry fries are betw is ope unday fro 347. ROO he ner ra pe wick) nd S 18-6 peddling their l rtists w KLYN in exc to t ow are t cede fls st grill or gastropub, you’llBush have plenty4 am a of ll (718) 4 en PAPE es d in i m– , ca e A n R.CO rat ces an dence that iciskts Kon . pital m 6 p tion t., betw documentaries, “B e M rvi s n y arNt aper ca booze to chose fromfro and enjoyinfo arma good gel S urg) Coh se estor depe d Be oklyspn Pace ti- n- t. For 86 Sie illiamsb la ative nv in s an her he Bro an i nigh nty (2 ast W rma- tiful Losers,” a lo blows out its candle and goes offstage. The iel er of i ing tist w for T living of .S.E. meal, too. ’s C ou ts in E or info Ar ey ium clar r ar ca and drum U at King gart stree am. F skateboarding c Club Europa y 3, sort e de othe eri dio of ers and Bo 4 pm–4 Billyburg landmarking B vem 4 ar od, Am ing the ers op White ly from e- woman is left frozen in the mirror as the cur- a 2 We G d eatast of Bushwicke lead Avenue,el just off of the en dai -8823. ve., b and “Kurt C “ on secure B , th dev is op 8) 418 hing A in be what saves dance from itself g e an 1 lus e 9 The Brooklyn99-0 Paper llin us tur ion estate , call (7 (983 F Avenu About a Son,” th 8 M Neighborhood ca lp fu to olutMorgan Avenueal- stop on the L train, standsts tion ine 83 rgreen ugh n tains close. WILLIAMSBURG . at H ; and o he ive ya rev t re en afe N nd Eve ay thro so ve The inhabitants of a massive sit Ma Ha a beaneighborhood of old, industrialprev buildings Wired f Life C treet a Mond d about the late ro ee ese 18) 5 EE ors t po y rt S n ay an G R est , said 12, 2 d d to e. ng cal Boga ) is ope aturd , By TheG trip to d B rs re n A , (7 inv ive ,” -od007 tenE gam ythi i tween sburg and S mation er E ape While cosmopolitanro audiences across the , F eat 100 n an r typ illiam m for sh By enpoin le Dining Guide Bushwick loft building want nto se- here e - that o bringsw to mind the facades of DUMBO. ast W 1am–4 a . For in Th Kun klynP A two Theurg newm ea boiteBROOKLYN in townr a cr place h red r think th you 7 E from 1 –4 am wase Brook all work an tzm ties w settled into thethe revival ones whoof burlesque, see the polita sb p t. fo of t he thei This isn’t’t a rehabbed,wi formerly industrial riday 0 am lyn Pape an w ve h 1 S ldert S t our e in t don ing F 1 ush- guys missed be rs w.e t, (7 . at Black Bettycede from BrooklynJ in protest; of E otec on ork a “I pet on page y Sunday from 133. een B etro , 1 E 345 pr ta, w on area, though.m Well, at least not yet. la 6-1 t., betw ast uro

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At a soaring two stories, the n i are , cir to c rd se get” ( re. alan ure W . b est ut a But after M Councilman — now lobbyist Cast razorblades, soda ope , Saturd on unt r sh p ca ri are r ce eese. s and e T au Not that opening international locations is a pm m no 12 o ape ave 193 Deflated!sp th d th ed d th Viagra locilliam Se tw ra makercan do for the borough,” he said. pulls out of Brooklyn natural, then, that Brooklyn should be reflect that. until 8 day fro 88-20 d t d w 0. e s e d Oe d s een nt cheap endeavor. “We’re hoping to fund it through Chris Kellogg if he wanted to weigh in on Though there’s no sign on the door, just look er City Sun 718) 3 iles ith m kin elic W ne epizzalic to try: the “Lsou ally burgve N ( e want to space might be taller than it is wide. The e of the new handmade jew- ayor Bloomberg m and call ( om. m , the dia oist f , an ate f e we ate rcing a crntoh o 18 if you find yourself at Flushing Avenue and the hom tabs, worms and beetles seem to sug- p rmation stnyc.c t The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn im w mo i d t ilet re f w wd s r 7 B — r info etru ve. a ic y alls nd- sh o hen d eelin ith p of la pr tr.e th S Like so many things, the main reason for the the revenue we’ve produced or find local part- for the rusted metal crown on the wall — if Ken Fisher, refused to Fo .ingodw enth A ear are p ver a ser ’oe g h mb w rti- es et ix ed steep walls are put to good use, though, as a the neighborhood-naming craze. “It de- elry boom. gest decay, but they glisten and shine sit www 53 Sev pen w s of gla lant lay ved t uvre app rosciutto as s s, M s) a th for Bogartexpansion Street, is you’llrising rent, be inElmes the thicksaid. High of it. over- So we vi vice (4 pe) is o ood he zed and er o he s an yA af m erv a cc an d ners,” Elmes said. The practice of making and selling are De ark Slo rom en t avy s to sw f ten fr d “L youter th ade ed i $1 ste ept d N pends on whom you ask,” he said. “But I’m you’re lucky, an in-the-know-looking twen- comment. in 14 carats. The sense of humor that R t in P aturday f able mo br eet l de eshin illet b’se ho , sh fish n a d 8; p rC s A o hithead the hasstreets hurt tolow-budget find the emergingbest spots acts, to whang out, different artist’s work covers them each Stree ugh S m noon La s are king ight eeks r eg gly fizz rs av inomg eep b as ard m rth “In order to survive in this economic climate, m unique pieces has been growingilliams- pervades the pieces is the same one 16th ay thro nday fro 8) rge, d spa an and . Wi g- fro foes,” om wa ed P obardut ow ta: an er o ednesd and Su all (71 ar ced d sub th it Lil thy c r brok cris e rd. I the As l tha $9 d ican Elmes calls “the canaries in New Yorkto City’s give real his name.w “I’m close to “But thatstaying doesn’t out of meanit.” we Other officialstysomething moved will be quicklyskulking out frontavailable — and to the public. W il 7 pm ation c t. k woo for i tas tle s play let B ock p, re gro nsarmi i,” ele t . Vis E even if you’re not quite sure where you are. emonth, need to get and bigger, opening and by biggerreceptions I don’t meanon the first ck Ro steadily since the influential Rene- that makes life in northern Brooklyn on unt r inform vice.ne som d a ntim tes a o lan tashavedils blacke and tru- o w deesan th and men par a. x- estate gold mine.” afe re no m. Fo .rarede e to ntique acy nd f c, a ma deepn aru at d ru ts a t o Piz e C that we intend to be like BAM n W you’ll know you’ve arrived. A small bar that’s gade Craft Fair arrivedaking Brooklyn in W a na- exciting. until 6 p isit www uch s le . Pfizer,tex foundedaper Fr de w rder a ly f ish ns wk-f “ za: iv Friday of the show always draw a mighty 75 or v . D nd ture - itif enc ith lagvula th th Di $ ch okly In Park Slope, a different style of 01-63 John Malkovich was, er, being John Malkovich while filming from ividing a hand- s, the star white h, citr swe pie coveredore. dO swh oough, rowug ne In 8- He fears thee city A rmay already be losingretiring young andmy I’m of Music] being one day. Wepushed want to grow to can’tbe a have a manufacturing4 Bro econ- to debate a future use for Pfizer’s Mayor Bloomberg said he burg in 2003, m arts and crafts. The 3 the 4 the m w ter wine, C us-sp et, bu r regods o ffer ereh A Bro 1 Th crowd. The mornings aren’t lacking in ex- generally dim save for scattered candles, King’s tional hub for jewelry has emerged. Rena Tom — (use 0-seat “ ain sp as dee ointr icy ffles ($ ttery tu f tendieng a pril 2 okly tists to places with far cheaper rents, such as bigger and better Galapagos.” d as a s Wint ace ply sati DI eau an tle pil35l rnip pie men r lam $b19 0, th n,” w out the door.” omy,” he added,Just calling across the for street the sits the660,000-square-foot Brooklyn County is a respiteplant, from which the wild nightswould that the pursue a rezoning so that combination of artists already in the one of the pioneer jewelry makers in eco er G fyi s- N or d a o wfor the indi-ith ce u , .5 e h ustin, PortlandIf we wereand Chicago. to annoint a hub of the new citement either: chess players set up shop r ty nd a ng. I ang n s o s an fo 5 t re ich Adam Forest Huttler, executive directo area, the availability of raw materials e the Brooklyn craft boom — recently ar din rde N e s m f d s r hr sta g er colors, like bronze and pewter, are

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is a pstair amy, mound ca burg) a Berry een Frenc n ting. ne — m -60 ore a large, open room in one of the ’hood’s nu- large cups of coffee made, of course, with ers in the borough who trade in and showcases local designers. Judith Hoetker, who runs a line n Pa s ro s is a r femi- firesof sa 600 Expre hereccepts Stree h bottle F ade Just 04. “It’s alread quirky, off-beat work. “I love carrying pieces you couldho

m o lm s c t o f P surprisingly tranquil place to catch a slice of yn an of t o res s o ash in s w r d or ea ern Brooklyn,got a where large-scale ing businesses thoughsqueezed — the fendersout by on the tweenwall are Marcyonly and Tompkins av- whose population is booming. l called “Analogous,” casts old lockets tic gar arta n ta nly. an a g ith es — ch organic fair trade beans, that cost less than k you an den re w ura Ent d A oo sert w T y merous warehouses, and sandwiched be- “It is a movementony thatVardi, is afeeding jewery o not find anywhere else,” Tom said. “I

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d o ri s a pe 1 le k t sky. Drinks are just as cheap as they are else- B Kilda” line features delicate in th or s w ght va n fo 4-$2 u ctio y d rie Ba the beginning at this dive. With booths made on itself, “ said R carry moms, poets and teachers w e ett ith ilab r d 2. T nde n ate d a rr their ride on the subway. 3 e gan’s “St. R bo in no le iner he r $ pu f y tween a small health foodmanufacturing store and an art is a decreasing ehigh 8 real-estate costs, and anoth- enues. The mayor also suggested one h Brooklyn Heights on Wednesday. oc ro g a tes am on w da 40 spi dd ra T hard ugh. s of gin –4 p eek ily. Br . cy, f Ting.” gran Nin where — the $5 shot-and-beer combo is a designer and the owner of the popular create pieces on factor,” the side.” as Tom calls it, rose gold charms embossed with p ’s m ger a - e m. Su ends f unch Ou ruity he Ser t afe from salvaged seats, two rooms for local illamsburg boutique, Catbird. The “mom nd Laurie Currin’s designs in- repa enu f nd Byc Gershnue . KuntzmanF bway: rom 1 r nex ne , dam Bved l gallery, the Archive stocks magazines, coffee, e C W birds. A red b eatur ilantr or in L to 0:30 t co eded p ca oo ike a part of the economy.3 Lif er that helps businesses reduce Also on the proudsite isneighborhood the historic tradition —way but tothe pay re- for it: He said the city “Everyone can buy chain and A istro f es ca and h o 9222 forma Bedfo was urse just a ke, th kM bands to perform in and a pair of pool tables, separates her store from those in clude filigree leaves and sea glass. mer are reful ad a or visi tion, c rd Av a thick ter few s e d ar sandwiches and DVDs for rent. Think of it as illiamsburg. “Up there they have a ican a size ly spar com. t www all (7 - piece y cog poon essert k S alk down Bushwick Avenue to Flush- laxed vibe makes it the most welcoming water- jump rings now. Still, most W The theme that runs between the de- gu ppetite d to s of hea andk Michael Giardina.juliett 18) 38 stripe of nac-to fuls o ho a 7-11 for the starving artist set.“I Youam canprofoundly cer- W disappoint- their energy costs.this place has “skuzzy Williamsburgbuilding chic” where cousins Charles will look into recapturing some acam s. A atisfy t from ewill 8- d w wa ffee f the pp jewelers haveeveryone their youown funkier style. In Park Slope, a lot of signers is the marriage between metal ole few l fine- iamsbu t ild b rm spi sauce t but- e the famed down pat. Classing up the joint just a bit, ing hole in the area. roa that a touche y diced rg. hat, lik ass ces, not t o enh inly hang outl herelounging — there’s — but WiFi can’twhat’s enjoyand the ing Avenue, andhborhood’s you’ll find Mecca Lifetof Cafefor casualNinei the cocktail waitressesring across who the s styles — the mothers want more refined, femi- and flora, the way that the city in- sted c ccom s — jalThea Brooklyn Paper e the was p he ance ed,” Borough President Marko- Both programs were part of Pfizer and Charles Erhart found- of the $46 million in tax breaks see walking down the nine pieces. Hoop earrings and small s hicken panies good peno pe poss rouget, aired w deep puddl its spires and crates change. ome n for i spic hit of pper, b essed At ith. e th street here is working gemstones do very well.” “I am interested in the physicality ovelty nstan y d salt t ut n a mo art at it witz said in a statement. “Appar- Though Tom separatesilliamsburg, her shopthere . ce — ersto o focu eeded sea-sc ist, e tatin the Williamsburg-Greenpoint reed the company in 1849. A and subsidies that Pfizer received on a fabulous proj- of Brooklyn,” Dash explained. “The of od s it a Ho ente th w fe th Pfizer, s thefl drug giant best . d e cr as r fi e mild avor the fis a inter ust b just a ect.” from those in W buildings here are so old that I just sh wa sea s. I un h cam nd cri ior utter s it sh ently market forces have trumped Williamsburg, “The pieces here have a sense of s piled o soning - an e delecta sp skin of app y and t ould b zoning that Yassky backed in spokesman said that the building in 2003 to expand and add jobs n though the does seem to be a common theme for want to get my hands on earthy, an- m n t on ise, s W b . W les t he e, humor without feeling dated,” she ade p knowno a “ for Viagrace t and Zoloft,thei i le sl ith ende wa where Vardi has set the Avenue. Shana many of the pieces. Brooklyn design- otato c gaufre he f r clean ices of of va r yet n rm pie history and local roots, and anoth- Wy told GO Brooklyn. “Eve tique materials.” hip); tte” (h ul com , licori braised nilla ic ot mu ces 2005. would be restored and made in New York City. up two stores, has a whose “In God , they all have a ers tend to work with organic materi- the p ouse plem ce tas r e cre shy. A long history of local Tabor, items are often odd, like golden rats als, reuising and recycling vintage will firel eallasin 600 workers at itsent to te a d y. am a scoo rust” line is an edgy mix gly bri The “g the ba elight- dded t p er piece of our city’s industrial artists working out of We T or iron-cast snakes pieces to create something new. Dark- ttle, igot d Denn ss. o the ok- s e s / Af lux very feminine touch to them. It’s hard uccess ept he ter a m u- their apartments. Now, eir of cast-iron antique charms and deli- Williamsburg plant endingful as at ures” w eate eal a h d l ill b l ” several women have expand- and soft at the same time” he bas asn’t as ry’s r nd a d cate chain, also owns a storeilliamsburg in the In Williamsburg, where the Bro s. Th esplen rink ed beyond home studios into th area. e roas bard dent on i believes that W The whole enchilted ledg would a rooftop the own shops and public workspaces. Vard Brooklyn Heights gr , I t Camille Hempel, who crafts hu- on e h ly co e: dinn ink th has inspired its own aesthetic. nclud er at J e morous gold and silver pendants that Cinco e with a uliette c de Ma happy e an wink at Art Deco and Victorian styles, ut you c yo may nding. owns her own eponymous shop on an still g have p meal a et into assed, t Ch the sp siree stands in for DC in ight avella’ iritwith Detoy Coen Brothers film By Adam F. Hutton The Brooklyn Paper and it’s our beat! With a little bit of paint, some movie magic and the blessing of the historic preservation society, directors Joel and Ethan Coen transformed State Street into Georgetown. Not only did the big-screen brothers paint three brownstones pastel colors, but they built two phony facades on existing buildings, added decorative shutters on several others and built a brick wall out of plywood to make the Heights look more like the Washington, DC Keep reading the best coverage of neighborhood that is the setting for their upcoming film, “Burn Af- ter Reading.” Some local residents were ticked off, not just because the production has robbed the block of parking spaces, but also because they didn’t like the idea of Brooklyn standing in for someplace else. “In the beginning, everyone was asking ‘Why don’t they film in WILLIAMSBURG, Georgetown?’” said Brooklyn Heights resident Kenny Gross, who has lived on the State Street block between Clinton and Court for 42 years. “But it’s only temporary and the movie people have been very nice.” And the movie people love the locals too: “The people of State BUSHWICK GREENPOINT Street have been wonderful,” said Kat Delaney, Location Assistant & for the film. Delaney said transforming Brooklyn Heights was easier than dragging the whole production to Georgetown for one shoot — not that it was her decision. Every week at www.BrooklynPaper.com and in “It was the brothers’ choice,” Delaney said. “They live in New York, we’re only shooting at this location for three days, so why go to Georgetown for three days when we’re using a studio here.” The movie will start filming on State Street next week and stars Brad Pitt, George Clooney, John Malkovich and Frances McDor- mand. The shooting on State Street will wrap up next Friday and everything will go back to normal after that. “They finish shooting and then we’ll start tearing everything down — I mean, we’ll start carefully deconstructing everything — the following Monday,” said Paul Weathered, a set dresser for the film. Filming actually started a few blocks away this week on Hicks Street between Love Lane and Clark Street. On Wednesday, gawkers of both sexes waited for a glimpse of their favorite heartthrob — Clooney. The rubberneckers were disappointed though; when Brooklyn Heights-Downtown Edition • Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill Edition • Fort Greene-Clinton Hill Edition Clooney emerged for a lunch break, he was whisked away. Malkovich, by contrast, was friendly, posing for a picture with Park Slope Edition • Williamsburg-Bushwick-Greenpoint Edition • Bay Ridge-Bensonhurst Edition one fan between takes and hanging around on the street with the commoners when he wasn’t on camera. 6 AWP THE BROOKLYN PAPER • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM • (718) 834-9350 September 29, 2007 25% OFF NEWS YOU CAN USE ABOUT BROOKLYN SCHOOLS AT CHELSEA GARDEN CENTER Want to run the Gibran Bring this ad for 25% OFF all your garden needs! • All Trees & Shrubs • Tropical Plants • Teak Furniture Academy? Apply now! • Pottery & Planters • Garden Accessories By Dana Rubinstein school and the politics of The Brooklyn Paper founder Almontaser. Chelsea Garden Center Almontaser was criticized The city is searching for a for defending an “Intifada 444 Van Brunt St., Red Hook · 718 875-2100 new principal to head its con- NYC” T-shirt, which is sold by Adjacent to Fairway Market troversial Arabic language Arab Women Active in Arts and culture academy, posting and Media, an organization that the “help wanted” ad on the shares office space with an or- Department of Education ganization led by Almontaser. Web site. She said the word “Intifada” Kids’ Petting Zoo The goal is to find a perma- means “shaking off,” and that th nent leader for a school that’s the T-shirt was intended to pro- Saturday, Oct. 13 · 1 till 5 PM been mired in a controversy mote female empowerment. Rain Date: Sunday, Oct. 14th that led to last month’s forced After Almontaser resigned, resignation of its Yemeni- the controversy continued when American, Arabic-speaking the Department of Education founding principal after she de- summoned the inside player Mon – Sat 9-6 · Sun 10-6 fended an “Intifada NYC” T- Salzberg to be the Gibran Acad-

Sign up for special sales at: www.chelseagardencenter.com shirt. Callan / Tom emy interim principal. SALE ENDS OCT. 31st The controversy continued Former Mayor Ed Koch All sales final & applies to in-stock items only. Excludes labor & delivery. after the principal, Debbie Al- called the move akin to “spit- montaser, was replaced with a ting in the eye” of the Arabic- Jewish interim principal who speaking community. speaks no Arabic. The recent job posting did As with all principal posi- little to mollify Almontaser sup- The Brooklyn Paper file The Brooklyn Travel to the Hamptons and Long Island’s tions, applicants for the job Students arrived for the first day of classes at the Gibran Academy earlier this month. porters, who staged a rally last must be certified by New York Thursday calling for her rein- State. Applicants are also re- statement. Wine Country with Hampton Jitney quired to respond to a series of would be considered an asset. “You’d want someone to be school system. “Debbie [Almontaser] should questions about their leadership “Fluency in Arabic would be the head of the school who can “There are Arabic-speaking be the principal of the school,” To East End* (Eastbound) Brooklyn Service Eastbound Pick-up Locations: 1 Trip on abilities. The salary ranges from a benefit,” said the spokes- be a communicator as well as a assistant principals in New 1) 4th Ave. @ 9th St. - East side of 4th between 8th and said Mona Eldahry, founding di- MONTAUK LINEFri NORTH Fri Fridays ¬ 9th Streets at the M, R & F subway station entrance in front of the $117,073 to $119,650. woman, Melody Meyer. “But leader and certainly someone York City — I know of at least rector of group behind the in- READ DOWN PMFORK LINE PM AM LIGHT PM BOLD Only Only Church of St. Thomas Aquinas. The acting principal, it’s not a requirement.” who can be sensitive to the lin- two, and there are also class- flammatory T-shirt. Park Slope - 4th Avenue & 9th Street 5:30 Park Slope 5:30 2) 4th Ave. @ Union St. - East side of 4th between Sackett and Union at the M, R & F Danielle Salzberg, did not re- Lou Cristillo, assistant pro- guistic nuances of a very di- room teachers,” said Cristillo. “She didn’t do anything Park Slope - 4th Avenue & Union Street 5:35 Park Slope 5:35 subway station entrance in front of Maria’s Mexican Bistro, 209 4th Ave. across from the spond to requests for comment fessor of Anthropology and Ed- verse community,” said Cristil- The Boerum Hill middle wrong.” Hess gas station. DEPARTING Boerum Hill - Atlantic Avenue & 3rd Avenue 5:45 Boerum Hill 5:45 as to whether she intended to ucation at Columbia Universi- lo, who has advised some of the school — the city’s first Arabic She was forced to resign at B. Heights -Tillary St. between 6:00 B. Heights 6:00 3) Atlantic Ave. @ 3rd Ave. - North side of Atlantic at bus stop. Cadman Plaza East & West 4) Tillary St. - Between Cadman Plaza East & West at H.J. sign near bus shelter. apply for the job. ty’s Graduate School of key players behind the found- language and culture academy the height of an anti-Arab and Manorville 7:50 Tanger Outlet 8:00 Brooklyn Service Westbound Drop-off Locations: 1 Trip on She might not get it this Education, said it makes sense ing of the school. — managed to open its doors to anti-Muslim smear campaign, 1) Cadman Plaza @ Clark St. - Bus stop shelter west side Southampton 8:15 Riverhead 8:05 Sundays time: An Education spokes- to have an Arabic speaker at the Cristillo added that potential nearly 60 sixth graders on Sept. because unfortunately she wasn’t of street (Subway). Water Mill 8:20 Aquebogue 8:10 woman said that this time helm of an Arabic language Arabic-speaking candidates do 4, despite controversy sur- supported by the Department of 2) Court St. @ Joralemon St. - At bus stop west side of street (Subway). Bridgehampton 8:30 Jamesport 8:15 around, knowledge of Arabic academy. exist within the New York City rounding the very nature of the Education.” Wainscott 8:35 Laurel 8:20 3) Union St. @ 4th Ave. - At bus stop south side of street. East Hampton 8:45 Mattituck 8:25 4) Prospect Park West & 2nd St. - At bus stop across from park entrance.

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To Brooklyn* (Westbound) Need a Place to Stay? MONTAUK LINE Fri Sun NORTH Sun For information on lodging and places ¬ Marty plugs Yassky eyes office READ DOWN PM PM FORK LINE PM to visit contact the North Fork AM LIGHT PM BOLD Only Only Only Promotion Council (northfork.org) or Greenport 5:40 the Southampton Chamber of Commerce Montauk — 5:00 Southold 5:50 (southamptonchamber.com). Campaigns for city comptroller Napeague — 5:05 Peconic 5:55 Amagansett — 5:20 Cutchogue 6:00 an ad school East Hampton — 5:30 Mattituck 6:05

EPARTING ing power of African-Ameri- Wainscott — 5:40 Laurel 6:10 By Dana Rubinstein D cans. Yassky came in second Bridgehampton — 5:50 Jamesport 6:15 By Adam F. Hutton The Brooklyn Paper Water Mill — 6:05 Aquebogue 6:20 Councilman David Yassky place, winning 26 percent of Southampton 2:00 6:15 Riverhead 6:25 The Brooklyn Paper / Jori Klein the vote to Clarke’s 31 percent. — whose hopes to win a seat Manorville — 6:40 Tanger Outlet 6:30 A high school that would train students for careers in advertis- Yassky has yet to register any B. Heights - Cadman Pl. & Clark St. 4:10 8:30 B. Heights 8:30 631-283-4600 ing will open in Brooklyn next fall if the Department of Educa- in Congress were quashed fundraising activities with the B. Heights - Tillary St. ——B. Heights — tion approves a proposal being spearheaded by Borough Presi- last year by his Council col- city’s Campaign Finance Board. B. Heights - Court St. & Joralemon St. 4:15 8:35 B. Heights 8:35 212-362-8400 league Yvette Clarke — has Park Slope - Union St. & 4th Ave. 4:25 8:45 Park Slope 8:45 dent Markowitz. But his competitors already have

ARRIVING reportedly declared that he Park Slope - Prospect Park W. & 2nd St. 4:30 8:50 Park Slope 8:50 The Beep, who sees himself as Brooklyn’s A-1 pitch man, says he’s hefty bankrolls. Weprin has more Park Slope - 9th St. & 4th Ave. 4:35 8:55 Park Slope 8:55 www.hamptonjitney.com will run again, this time to re- been dreaming of an advertising high school for years. Now he’s trying Paper file The Brooklyn than $1.2 million in the bank, to sell the idea to the Bloomberg Administration. place city Comptroller Bill David Yassky Katz has more than $1.3 million, Markowitz announced that his dream is moving forward during “Ad- Thompson, himself an aspi- Felder has close to $1 million, rant for higher office. p vertising Week” festivities at Borough Hall on Monday. Flanked by perfectly suited to making the and Brennan has $246,000. rthopaedic Grou By tossing his name into the Only Academic O high-powered advertising executives — including Tom Carroll, presi- most out of the Comptroller Brooklyn’s f Park Slope... mix, Yassky (D-Brooklyn position.” His run for the of- ice In the Heart o dent of TBWAWorldwide and O. Burtch Drake, president of the Amer- Now Has An Off ican Association of Advertising Agencies — Markowitz declared that Heights) will face off against fice was first reported in the “the advertising Mecca of the world has always been a subway ride four declared candidates for the New York Sun. RELIGIOUS away, but the subway has been closed to Brooklyn’s minority commu- city’s highest financial post: As- And he won his first election nity,” which is woefully under-represented on Madison Avenue. semblyman Jim Brennan (D- to the Council in 2001, despite SERVICES The deadline for new school proposals is Nov. 28. Markowitz says Park Slope), Councilman Sim- having very short roots in Brook- the proposal is being written, but the details are murky. No location has cha Felder (D–Borough Park), lyn Heights, where he relocated Shabbat Shalom! been chosen, the number of students has not been determined and the Councilwoman Melinda Katz after working as a Congressional Presented by (D-Manhattan), and Council- staffer in Washington, D.C. B’nai Avraham total cost is unknown. Markowitz is allocating $2 million from his of Brooklyn Heights budget for classrooms and equipment and says the rest of the money man David Weprin (D-Queens). Yassky is no stranger to dif- ££ÇÊ,iÃiÊ-Ì°ÊUÊxÈ{n{ä will come from industry leaders and the Department of Education. Yassky, who is term-limited ficult races. Last year, he ran Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin Opening a new school in the city is not easy, said Education and has been having internal as the only white candidate in www.bnaiavraham.com spokeswoman Melody Meyer. discussions with his “kitchen a five-way race to replace retir- “It’s a very rigorous process. But, that said, at the end of last year cabinet” about what higher of- ing Rep. Major Owens (D- Candle we [created] 40 new schools,” Meyer said. fice he should seek next, told Flatbush) in a congressional Lighting The Brooklyn Paper, “My One of them, of course, was the Khalil Gibran International district that had been created in Sehmini Atzeret Academy, the city’s first Arabic language and culture school. record in the City Council is the 1960s to increase the vot- Wed., Oct. 3, before 6:18 pm Simchat Torah Thurs., Oct. 4, after 7:15 pm Shabbat Bereshit University Orthopaedic Associates Fri., Oct. 5, before 6:15 pm An Affiliate of SUNY Downstate Medical Center PARK SLOPE JEWISH CENTER DEM BUMS FROM BKLYN… 8th Avenue at 14th St. FF cÜÉáÑxvà ctÜ~ j xáà Fri. nights at 6:30 pm Sat. mornings at 10:00 am Continued from page 1 Adult Ed Hebrew School in the security office. Rabbi Carie Carter • Sports Medicine 718-270-2045 Park Slope's Egalitarian, Another security guard, Ab- Conservation Synagogue • Hand Surgery dul, also sported Yankee para- • Neck and Back Pain phernalia. I asked him where 768-1453 A31-26 • Podiatry home plate was. He didn’t • know. Pediatric Orthopaedics HAT KIND OF IGNOR- St. John–St. Matthew–Emanuel • Physiatry Lutheran Church Park Slope ance bothers Brenda 283 Prospect Ave (5th and 6th Aves.) • Occupational Medicine TScott, the tenants associa- (718) 768–0528 www.stjme.org tion president. For years, Scott ELCA — Reconciling in Christ • Acupuncture Summer Sunday Worship 11:00 has been calling for Major Rev. David C. Parsons League Baseball to adopt the A31- 20 site, rather than hold its regular Brown Memorial Jackie Robinson commemora- Baptist Church tions at stadiums all over the 484 Washington Ave., Ft. Greene country — anywhere but at the Sunday School 9:15am Loose Dentures? Morning Worship 8:00am & 11:00am place where Robinson actually Wed. Bible Study 1:00pm & 7:15pm changed the world. 718-638-6121

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The Brooklyn Academy of Music is about to get a whole lot brighter — and it has nothing to do with a fancy new marquee. (718) 834-9350 The Brooklyn Paper’s essential guide to the Borough of Kings September 29, 2007 Beginning Oct. 2, light sculptor Leo Villareal (pictured) will flip the switch on “Stars,” a creation made specifically for BAM’s main building. The piece consists of five 10-foot round metal wheels, each containing 48 spokes and 2,880 tiny LED lights. Can’t do the math? That’s 14,400 customized miniature bulbs, enough to make the project visible from the street below. “The points of light are as small as a grain of rice, but extremely bright,” said Villarea, who is widely known for his twinkling exhibitions in far-flung lo- cales like Korea, China and Buffalo. “It’s very ele- Have your ‘Cake’ gant and low profile.” The lights, which will blink until Dec. 16, were conceived as a way to light up the building from the inside out. A little sweet, a little sour; the Sea and Cake to rock the Warsaw “We wanted to illuminate the building,” said BAM curator David Harper. “But unlike the Muse- By Sarah McCormick um of Modern Art, we can’t do projections.” for The Brooklyn Paper Working inside was fine by Villareal. “I really re- sponded to the arches and geometry of the place,” ven in a neighborhood known for its he said. “Responding and taking cues from what is Ebakeries, a piece of cake can be a wel- already there is really important to me.” come addition. “Stars” will be on display through Dec. 16 at Touring in support of their first full-length the Brooklyn Academy of Music (30 Lafayette album in four years, “Everybody,” the Sea and Ave., at Ashland Place in Fort Greene). Free. For Cake, the Chicago-based indie pop band, will information, visit www.bam.org. — Juliana Bunim hit the Warsaw on Sept. 29, the latest in a string of high-profile shows at the sleepy club which is tucked into the Polish National Home. “A bigger audience helps, because longtime fans know all of the songs, and it makes it fun NIGHTLIFE for us,” said guitarist and vocalist Sam Prekop. It shouldn’t be a problem for them to pack the house, since after 14 years of making mu- Sukkah punch sic together, the band has gathered quite a following. “The Sea and Cake is ultimate soundtrack After all the fasting and repenting of Yom Kip- for a dinner party with a friend or three. How pur, some Jews are ready to kick back and have classy and refined their music is makes up for fun. the lack of class in your friends or grungy New And on Sunday, Sept. 30, Rabbi Simcha Wein- York apartment,” said Jesse Cannon, a free- stein (pictured) of Congregation B’nai Avraham lance record producer living in Cobble Hill. will help them do just that But until recently, Prekop wasn’t so sure by trotting out cigars and himself. “We always have a set of ideas that whisky. fall away and become completely worthless,” Crowded beneath he said. “I can’t count how many times I’ve what Weinstein called said I want to make a blues-rock album and Downtown Brooklyn’s it never happened.” largest sukkah — a He even admitted to GO Brooklyn that it hut made from took two months of listening before “Every- branches and leaves body” began to grow on him. “I needed time — these happy hour

away from it, but once I took a break and I Jim Newbruzy Hebrews will par- was able to hear it in a different light, I really Sea and be scene: Archer Prewitt, Sam Prekop, Eric Claridge and John McEntire bring their take in single malt liked it.” act to Brooklyn on Sept. 29 to the delight of bespectacled, sensitive types citywide. Scotch and premi- But the record has found favor with the MUSIC um tequila while band’s fans. James Bradley, owner of The Sea and Cake will play at 9 pm on they puff on high- Williamsburg’s Sound Fix record store con- Sept. 29 at the Warsaw at the Polish National “There’s a very subtle aesthetic difference “We don’t predetermine a direction, we just end cigars. Home (261 Driggs Ave., between Eckford and firms, “It’s been a steady seller and it was in Leonard streets in Greenpoint). Tickets are — it wasn’t radically different, but the take what’s coming, so the records always rep- “Rabbis normally our top 10 for many weeks.” And as for the $20. For information, call (718) 387-0505. changes added up and that’s what we were go- resent a very specific time,” he said. “We nev- don’t condone smoking,” said Weinstein, a hipper- all-important Pitchfork.com rating, “Every- ing for.” er have stuff just lying around waiting to than-thou rabbi who likes to put the “gin” back body” scored a 7.6, which is no small feat on “Everybody” manages to be both mellow record. [Our songs] are very project-specific into religion. “That’s why I’m not speaking [at the the notoriously picky Web site. “It’s really useful to have another opinion.” and poppy at the same time. Tracks like “Up — the records are cohesive in that sense.” event].” This time around, Sea and Cake turned to The band works in what Prekop called “an On Crutches” build layers of warm, playful As the members continue their side proj- In his place, Elliot Zweig, of the Middle East an outsider, Brain Paulson, to produce the organic process [where] ideas feed off each oth- sounds, transitioning into an upbeat, foot- ects, from painting, books and comics to solo Media Research Institute, and our own Gersh record. Until now, the knobs were twiddled er” — and that didn’t change on the new al- tapping favorite, while songs like “Transpar- projects and recording studios, the Sea and Kuntzman will be handing the hosting duties. by drummer John McEntire. bum. But the group has taken a step back from ent,” which closes out the album, returns Cake’s ship continues to sail. “I think it just “Simcha Weinstein has dedicated his life to “We decided we needed the input of some- the synthesizers and mapped-out, prerecorded with the melodious, dreamlike qualities Sea boils down to if you want to do it enough it bringing me closer to God,” said Kuntzman. one outside of the band because we’re always beats of previous works to focus more on the and Cake fans expect. works itself out,” Prekop said. “That’s impossible, of course, so we’ve compro- a complete, self-contained unit,” said Prekop. fundamental elements of rock. mised on having him bring me closer to whisky.” Kuntzman said he is “an expert” on both Scotch and Irish whiskey thanks to “several years of in- tense research.” Weinstein told GO Brooklyn that he was look- The algo-rhythm ing to appeal to guys who are “a little yuppified and a little metrosexual. You can quote me on that. Sure, everybody seems to love the Sea and Cake, but what do they re- “Sometimes,” he added, “it’s fun to let loose.” ally sound like? GO Brooklyn, using very scientific methods, has decon- “Brooklyn Heights Sukkot Gentleman’s structed the band’s latest record to give you an idea of what you can Take the hypnotic mag- … the sweet acoustic … Yo La Tengo’s pop sen- … The Sea and Cake’s Evening” will take place at 8 pm on Sept. 30 at expect from its Sept. 29 concert at Warsaw. Additionally, thanks to netism of Radiohead’s dreaminess of Pinback’s sibility, apparent on 1997’s most recent release, Congregation B’nai Avraham (117 Remsen St., technology borrowed from NASA, if you press your ear to the page, 1995 album, “The self-titled record. Toss in “I Can Hear the Heart “Everybody.” between Henry and Clinton streets in Brooklyn you’ll be able to hear tracks from the album. Seriously, just try it. — SM Bends,” and add… a bit of… Beating as One” to get… Heights). Tickets are $54. 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or a long time Pedro’s, a Fdivey spot on Jay Street in DUMBO, was the neighborhood’s prime spot for Mex- ican food. Authentic and inex- pensive, the restaurant quickly became out of place among its high-rise, high-priced neighbors — but it was all the more / Robin Lester charming for it. But last spring Anna Castel- lani, the owner of the DUM- BO General Store, just two The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn blocks from Pedro’s, decided Pica these: The “picaditas de jaiba,” crisp corn rounds to give it a run for its money. Putting chef Daniel Mena in topped with crab, avocado and jalepeno oil, are among the kitchen and General Man- the small plates available at the DUMBO General Store’s ager Ethan Smith behind the “Hecho en DUMBO” dining nights. bar, the unassuming art-supply store turned coffee, lunch and tequila that’s meant to be dressing. The light dish in- brunch venue became a sophis- gulped down,” said Smith. cludes a sprinkling of mild ticated space for authentic “an- “We use the finest tequila queso fresco and hibiscus tojitos,” or Mexican tapas, with available, and drinking it is an flowers that look like copper modern cocktails to match. entirely different experience.” In colored shards and taste like / Daniel Krieger “We wanted to create some- a deconstructed Bloody Mary lemony potato chips. thing that reflects the cooking with a south-of-the-border ac- The duck mole is a stand- and performance spaces of ur- cent, the liquor is served in a out, must-have dish. Mena em- ban Mexico today, and combat shot glass and meant to be ploys duck leg cooked in its the stereotype of Mexico being sipped slowly. Its partner is a own fat, and the richness of The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn this completely desolate, im- tomato juice “chas- poverished place void of con- er” made spicy with temporary culture,” said Smith. lime and “Valen- DINING Don’t pass Beginning in March, the tina” a traditional General Store threw a four- Mexican hot sauce. Hecho En DUMBO (at the DUMBO / Robin Lester General Store. 111 Front St., between night-a-week eating series, and Back on the Washington and Adams streets in DUM- this torch called it Hecho en DUMBO plate, I’d skip the BO) accepts cash only. Dishes: $8-$17. Din- ner is served Monday through Saturday. (which translates to “made in least interesting of Subway: F to York Street, A, C to High When Frank and Peter Costabile built the built by the Costabiles, who own the building. DUMBO”). When the demand the “molletes” (lit- Street. For information, call (718) 855-5288 or visit www.hechoendumbo.com. kitchen at Il Torchio, their new Fort Greene It took eight months to transform the space, for the evenings grew, Castel- Paper The Brooklyn tle appetizers), the restaurant, they didn’t only shop for new hard- formerly a store, into a rustic, 30-seat Italian lani decided to go for six “mollete defectu- ware, they also hand-picked a chef from one of boite, but the effort shows. nights each week. rary Mexican fare, Mena’s order and served with freshly oso.” Warm black Brooklyn’s favorite Mediterranean spots. Now, with the bar and wine racks made Diners — who normally small plates and entree-sized fried tortillas. The chips ar- bean puree and mozzarella the game and crispness of its Charles Giangarra, formerly a chef at Park from recycled ceiling beams and floor boards flee DUMBO after dark for dishes are lighter than Mexi- rived crisp, hot and redolent of topped with “pico de gallo” (a skin is evident even beneath a Slope’s Convivium Osteria, is now manning hauled in from an old barn, Il Torchio is a more choices in Brooklyn can food we’ve come to know corn oil. spicy Spanish relish) on cia- layer of multi-dimensional the stove at Il Torchio, putting his signature showcase for Giangarra’s regional Italian Heights or beyond — kept in the States. Ingredients are To go with your meal, batta bread is reminiscent of mole sauce. With a side of touch on all of its dishes. Giangarra special- menu and the carefully chosen, all-Italian streaming in to enjoy Mena’s used judiciously, not heaped Smith has devised a cocktail tired bruschetta. moist, jalepeno-spiked rice, the izes in seafood, with small plate servings of wine list. cooking. The chef, who grew on the plate, so the flavors are menu divided into “Mexico Instead, pick the “picaditas dish is an event in itself. grilled baby octopus over greens, and pan- Attention to detail is apparent in every as- up in Mexico City and has a clean and distinct. City” and “New York City” de jaiba,” two little “sopes” While diners gather around seared sea scallops atop spicy chickpea puree pect of the restaurant; here’s hoping that din- degree from the French Culi- Starting out, the “sopes,” lists. On the New York side are topped with fresh, sweet the two long communal and and fried polenta. Entrees include roasted ers notice it, too. nary Institute, created a menu crisp rounds of stone ground traditional drinks like the shreds of Dungeness crab. The smaller, private tables, Mexi- Cornish game hen with Yukon gold potatoes Il Torchio (458 Myrtle Ave., between that utilized organic produce yellow cornmeal, get a smear “Manhattan” and the “Old delicate shellfish meat is can singers softly croon in the and grilled zucchini. Washington and Waverly avenues in Fort from the nearby Forager’s of black bean puree and home- Fashioned,” but more adven- played off by slices of avocado front of the space. There’s a For dessert, diners can take a square of the Greene) accepts American Express, Master- Market and Mexican provi- made “crema fresca” so their turous drinkers will try Smith’s and contrasted with a drizzle feeling of something intimate house special, tiramisu, baked by Peter’s wife, Card and Visa. Entrees: $6-$30. The restau- sions come from the Essex pleasantly grainy texture isn’t “Tequila Con Sangrita,” off the of hot jalapeno oil. unfolding, a salon of sorts that Irene, and, at least until the weather bottoms out, rant serves lunch and dinner daily. Subway: Street Market on the Lower masked by the other elements. Mexico City lineup. Just as delightful is the “en- melds sophisticated elements eat their finale in the 50-seat, brick-paved garden. G to Clinton/Washington. For information, East Side of Manhattan. Guacamole is a lush, chunky “Americans have been salada rosaura,” a slaw of cab- of Mexican and American The garden, like the rest of the space, was call (718) 422-1122. — Tina Barry In keeping with contempo- and well-salted mix, made to served really cheap, harsh bage in a sprightly citrus nightlife.

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ART “Sun Pictures to Mega-Pixels: Archaic Process to Digital Process Photography” will open on Sept. 29 at the Williamsburg Art and His- A fresh art torical Center (135 Broadway, at Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg). The Center opens at noon, and a reception will be held from 4-6 pm. For information, call (718) 486-7372 Renovation and innovation breathe or visit www.wahcenter.net.

said Morrison. “The interior was new life into a Brooklyn landmark remarkably untouched so it has gas chandeliers hanging in place, and By Trav S.D. the ambience; it’s like walking into for The Brooklyn Paper a time capsule.” With the upcoming exhibition, n Broadway in Williamsburg, the same old world charm is in ef- Owhere the luxury condomini- fect. The work of 117 photogra- ums and boutiques begin to phers is included, some using the give way to low-rise buildings and archaic techniques of early photog- 99-cent stores, the newly restored raphy and others working with cut- Williamsburg Art and Historical ting edge digital methods. Center is attempting to establish it- “[We’re showing] the bookends self as an anchor of the community. of Modernism,” said curator Joel Sitting in the shadow of the Simpson. “I first proposed this Williamsburg Bridge, the building show three years ago and it got put — built in 1867 as the Kings Coun- on hold because of the construc- ty Savings Bank — has the look of tion, but it was worth waiting for. a haunted mansion. With its recent This space is tremendous, a perfect $200,000-plus renovation and the setting for these photos.” Sept. 29 opening of “Sun Pictures to The space is surely impressive, Megapixels,” its first exhibition in but in a finicky corner of the neigh- four years, locals should find the borhood, where million-dollar lofts spot more welcoming. abut crumbling tenaments, the Cen- “It’s spectacular,” said Craig ter might struggle to draw a crowd. Morrison, an architectural historian / John Barclay Unlike Williamsburg’s artsy North who worked on the building’s side, the Center straddles a cross- restoration. “The rooms have very roads of cultures that are still learn- high ceilings and can accommodate ing to accept one another. big works and it’s flooded with “[The Center] is at that critical The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn light; it’s a jaw-dropper and is one Arty animals: Williamsburg Art and Historical Center curator Joel point where all of the communities of the most spectacular spaces in come together,” said Morrison. Simpson and founder Yuko Nii preparing for the Center’s upcom- the city.” “They’re fully aware of it and ing photography show in the renovated building on Broadway and

The Center was founded in 1996 / John Barclay want to speak to all of the commu- by artist Yuko Nii, who had the Bedford Avenue. nities at once.” foresight to purchase the building Nii is convinced that the hip- at the same time. So, even while cause I was able to purchase this around.” sters, Hasidim and Hispanics will the fledgling center grew in fits and building, artists always assumed I Nii declined to say how much all be drawn to the center starts — thanks to the building’s had deep pockets,” said Nii. “In re- the building cost to begin with, but Paper The Brooklyn “Our symbol is a bridge,” she landmark status, even installing a ality, when we opened, I had $50 in Center President Terry Lindall said. “Not only are we located at fire escape took years of maneuver- the bank. Because we were operat- said, “It was a steal at the time be- Center amassed impressive suc- Artists whose work has been pre- pheric old structure has been used the base of the Williamsburg ing through red tape — it still had a ing on a shoestring, many artists cause the neighborhood was really cesses. Over the decade, the three sented there ranges from the re- for film locations by Robert Bridge, but we want to be a bridge; headquarters. were unhappy with the fact that, rundown. There was none of what floors of open space have hosted spected sculptor Isamu Noguchi to DeNiro and Chris Rock. between cultures, between artists, A roof overhead didn’t guarantee beyond the space itself, I had little you see today.” more than 170 fine art exhibitions the notorious fetish photographer “It looks like what moviemakers between human beings and be- that all would be well inside. “Be- to offer them, and word got Despite its initial troubles, the and 140 performing arts events. Charles Gatewood, and the atmos- would call a Soho artist’s loft,” tween the past and the future.”

Aria listening? After a summer of laying low, the ously rich family fun. Regina Opera Company is dusting off This season the professional compa- its pipes for its 38th season, beginning ny — “Call us anything you want,” Sunday, Sept. 30. Opera fans won’t said Garber, “just don’t call us an ‘am- need their Viking hats and opera glass- ateur’ opera!” — will perform “Rigo- es just yet, since first show will be a letto,” “La Traviata” and “Il Trova- concert combining classic opera with tore,” all by Verdi and all accompanied Broadway tunes from crowd favorites by a full 30-piece orchestra. (So much like “West Side Story.” for amateur opera!) “The concerts are aimed at introduc- If the pop opera concerts whet your ing people to the Regina Opera Com- appetite, Regina is also offering a full pany,” said Francine Gerber, Regina’s schedule of traditional opera fare. This executive vice president. “For people season’s Verdi lineup, said Garber, will who are afraid of the opera, this is just prove to audiences that they are already a taste.” familiar with the songs. If you can’t commit to a full opera, “You walk out of a Verdi opera hum- there are five additional Sunday mati- ming the tunes,” said Garber. “How nee concerts, each with a unique bill in- could you go to ‘Rigoletto’ and not cluding opera, Broadway and interna- leave humming ‘La Dona E Mobile?’” tional tunes. “Opera + Pops” will be performed But who could be afraid of the bor- on Sept. 30 at 3 pm at The Regina ough’s most dedicated opera company? Opera Company (12th Avenue and “Our main goal is to expose people to 65th Street in Dyker Heights). For in- opera,” said Garber, adding that regular formation and a full schedule, visit opera tickets are $20 and concert tickets www.reginaopera.org. are $10 — pocket change for some seri- — Juliana Bunim

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It was a steamy night at St. Ann’s Warehouse last week when the DUMBO improvement District hosted “DUMBO Fight Night” party, a fundraiser for the formerly industrial The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn nabe. In keeping with the night’s theme, a boxing ring was set up in the middle of the room, and various acts — dancers, rappers and, off to the side, developers in a dunk tank (pictured at left) — amused the crowd. Reel finds When we weren’t shoving the fancy food, which was being pushed around in carts like Harold Schellinx is cer- in Brooklyn. not, Schellinx was searching at a real fight, into our maws, we were asking partygoers what the worst fight that they had tainly dedicated to his art. If Schellinx was in town for near the Brooklyn-Queens ever been in was. — Adam Rathe I wasn’t sure before, watch- the “Conflux Festival,” a Expressway, where, he said, ing him tug at a sewage conceptual art festival which “many of the tapes have just Tucker Reed, Jed Walentas, Yasser Darwish, grate near the Nassau Av- organizers cryptically de- been thrown out of cars.” executive director of the vice president of Two Trees dancer enue G train station ham- scribed as “festival of psy- And while some of them DUMBO Improvement Management In Egypt, I had a fight when mered it home. chogeography, the investiga- might have been tossed out District I don’t think I’ve ever been someone bothered a girl “There is probably less tion of everyday urban life long ago, he still managed to My little brother is 8 years in a legitimate fight, but I’ve who was with me. He came than a second of sound on through emerging artistic, take quite a haul. Over the younger than me, so obvi- been a party to fights at with his friends and it was a [this],” said Schellinx, pinch- technological and social four days of the festival, ously I roughed him up a lit- basketball games and I was real fight. I beat him up and ing his thumb and forefinger practice.” His practice of Schellinx found 20 tapes. tle bit. Once I was teaching severely threatened a cou- damaged his face but he together (pictured). He was creating found art audio Despite his love for tapes, him to box, so I was down on my knees — he was ple of time in my Yankee regalia at baseball games came back with some knives. I was in a bad situa- talking about the segment of montages fit right in at the Schellinx doesn’t eschew three years old — and he hauled off and hit me in Fenway Park. tion until some of my friends came to help me. cassette tape — yes, it still festival. technology. “I’m not an ana- right in the nose. I was bleeding everywhere. exists — that he had wres- Throughout the course of log purist,” he said. “I’m not tled from the grate. For the weekend-long festival, somebody who is nostalgic Schellinx, this was a find. Schellinx received leads about the things of the past. Ella Weiss, Lars Schlichting, David Walentas, The 50-year-old artist, from several Brooklynites It’s just a material that I like president of the Brooklyn owner Half Pint DUMBO development who created the ongoing who had spotted tape on to work with.” Arts Council I was in Prague, and there titan “Found Tapes Exhibition,” their own. Harold Schellinx’s Found I’ve got road rage all the were two of us fighting 10 For me, life is war every day. which features audio mon- One of the festival’s organ- Tapes Exhibition can be time! English soccer hooligans. tages of tape segments he izers found a nest of tape on heard at www.Brooklyn- They kicked me in the eye has found, was cleaning up her block, but more often than Paper.com. — Jane Kim and I couldn’t see for a week!

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Secret Science Club featuring geologist and NASA Russo, The Feral Hounds, 7:30 pm, FREE; Oct. 3: Dick Club Europa researcher Michael Rampino, 7:30 pm, FREE; Oct. 4: Bio La Strada, 9:30 pm, My Other Friend, 10:30 pm, $5; Oct. Wednesdays: Karaoke Night, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Swizzle’s Sudden Death Game Show, 8 pm, $5 per con- 98 Meserole Ave. at Manhattan Ritmo, Tarbox Ramblers, The Tall Pines, 7:30 pm, $10; 5: Red Headed Temper, 7:30 pm, Your 33 Black Angels, Live music, 10, 9:30 pm, FREE. testant; Oct. 5: The Cynics, The Ugly Beats, Mondo Avenue in Greenpoint, (718) 383- Oct. 6: The Hard Lessons, The VLA, 8 pm, $TBD, Saturday 8:30 pm, Red Robot, 9:30 pm, Cruel Black Dove, 10:30 Topless, 7:30 pm, $8 in advance, $9 day of the show. 5723, www.europaclub.com. Night Karaoke hosted by Dick Swizzle, 11 pm, FREE. pm, The Red Chapel, 11:30 pm, $3 ($8 after 8 pm); Oct. The Wicked Monk Saturdays: VIP Dance Party, 10 pm, FREE 6: A Purge of Dissidents, 8:30 pm, Big Business, 9:30 pm, 8415 Fifth Ave. at 84th Street in Bay Ridge, (718) 921- BUSHWICK before 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 pm; Tues- Melvins, 10:30 pm, $20. 0601, www.wickedmonk.com. days: Karaoke Night, 8 pm, FREE; Fridays: PROSPECT HEIGHTS Wednesdays: Beer Pong, 9 pm, $TBD; Sept. 29: The Silent Barn Sexy Progressive/Dance party, 10 pm, The Backroom Pete’s Candy Store Phoenix Down, The Krisp, 9 pm, $5; Sept. 30: The Jerry FREE before 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 709 Lorimer St. at Richardson Street in Williamsburg, 915 Wyckoff Ave. at Hancock Street in Bushwick, No (At Freddy’s) 485 Dean St. at Sixth Avenue in Prospect Farley Showcase, 9 pm, $5; Oct. 4: Stand-up Comedy phone. pm; Sept. Sept. 29: Ladybug Transistor (718) 302-3770, www.petescandystore.com. Night hosted by “Soul” Joel Richardson and featuring Heights, (718) 622-7035, www.freddysbackroom.com. Sept. 29: Marnie Stern, Ecstatic Sunshine, Zs, Crash Diet with Lucksmiths and Still Flyin’, 7 pm, $12; Sundays: Open mic, 5 pm-8 pm, FREE; Mondays: Kenra Cunningham, Mike Bernardi, Tony Maglio and Sept. 29: Twilight Zone Episode, 8:30 pm, Hank Plank and Crew, and special guest Alexis Gideon, 8 pm, $7; Pct. 6: Oct. 2: USSA with Made Out Babies, Spelling Bee, 7:30 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Bingo, 7 pm, Jimmy Q, 9 pm, $5 and two-drink minimum; Oct. 5: Dirty the 2x4s, 10 pm, Gambler Nun Radio, 11 pm, FREE. Pony Pants, My Disco, A Tundra, Dirty Beauty Shoppe, LA Stinking Lizaveta, 7 pm, $10; Oct. 3: FREE; Wednesdays: Quizz-Off, 7:30 pm, FREE; Sept. 29: Stayouts, 9 pm, $5; Oct. 6: Big Slick, 9 pm, $5. Cross, Abstract Artimus, Lidia Stone, 8 pm, $7. George James with Twin Thousands, Spec- Golden Shoulders, 9 pm, Matt Bauer, 10 pm, Trixie tacular Bird and Unlove, 7:30 pm, $10. RED HOOK Whitley, 11 pm, FREE; Sept. 30: Lost Bayou Ramblers, BEDFORD-STUYVESANT 8:30 pm, Matty Charles, 10 pm, FREE; Oct. 1: Suzan CLINTON HILL Studio B Hope and Anchor Hurtuk, 9:30 pm, All the Tired Horses, 10:30 pm, FREE; Food 4 Thought Five Spot Restaurant 259 Banker St. at Calyer Street in 347 Van Brunt St. at Wolcott Street in Red Hook, Oct. 2: Kasofa, 9 pm, Silver Eye, 10 pm, FREE; Oct. 3: The Greenpoint, (718) 389-1880, (718) 237-0276. Flanks, 10 pm, Devon Sproule, 11 pm, FREE; Oct. 4: Arlo 445 Marcus Garvey Blvd. at MacDonough Street in 459 Myrtle Ave. at Washington Avenue in Clinton Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 443-4160. www.clubstudiob.com. Thursdays: Karaoke hosted by Dropsy Dozzman, 9 pm, Quint, Jessica Fiorini, I Feel Tractor, So L’il, 8 pm, FREE; Hill, (718) 852-0202, www.fivespotsoulfood.com. 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Midnight, $6; Oct. 4: Colorways, 8 pm, Crashbox, 9 pm, Death by Audio Ocho, 10 pm, Heap, 11 pm, $6; Oct. 5: Daisy Grenades, 8 Collection.” $8, $4 students and NEXT WAVE: Brooklyn Academy Event is choreographed by Brooklyn Burger Bar 49 S. Second St. at Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, pm, King Hell, 9 pm, Gimmehead, 10 pm, Baptized by Fire, seniors, free for members and of Music presents the Kronos Martha Bowers and music is No phone. 11 pm, Serpenteens, Midnight, $7; Oct. 6: David Stein- children 12 and younger. 2 – 4 Quartet in “More Than Four.” performed by a band of accor- 499 Ninth St. at Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, (718) 9 DAYS... 832-5500. Oct. 1: Magik Markers, caUSE co-MOTION!, Under berg, 8 pm, Loss Leaders, 9 pm, The Hotwalls, 10 pm, New pm. 200 Eastern Pkwy. (718) $20 to $45. 7:30 pm. Harvey dionists and singers. Noon and Satan’s Sun, 8 pm, $7. Rock Church of Fire, 11 pm, Sea of Eyes, Midnight, $7. 638-5000. Theater, 451 Fulton St. (718) 3:30 pm. Meet at main gate, Sept. 29: Alexa Fila, Joe Solomon and more, 9 pm, FREE. Continued from page 2 RECEPTION: Gallery on Dean pre- 636-4100. Fifth Avenue and 25th Street. Galapagos Union Pool Reservations necessary. (718) Cafe Steinhof sents “The Rise of the World BARGEMUSIC: presents a classical 70 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, 484 Union Ave. at Meeker Avenue in Williamsburg, Trade Center: Photos by Bruce music concert, featuring the 768-7300. Free. 427 Seventh Ave. at 14th Street in Park Slope, (718) 369-7776, www.cafesteinhof.com. (718) 782-5188, www.galapagosartspace.com. (718) 609-0484, www.myspace.com/unionpool. Frisch.” Photos show the tow- work of Knox, Robertson, HOUSE AND GARDEN TOUR: Fridays: VJ/DJ Friday Nights, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 29: SUN, SEPT. 30 Oct. 1: Annual “The Sound of Music” Sing-Along Party, 7 Sept. 29: Memorial benefit for Trevor Butler with a secret ers before, during and after Mozart and Chopin. $40, $25 Crown Heights North Associa- Multihop presents “The Art of Beatboxing” featuring pm, FREE. special guest, Coyote, Mountain High and Nymphs, 8 pm, construction. Reception from 4 students. 8 pm. Fulton Ferry tion hosts a tour. $20. Noon-5 Scratch of the Roots and more, 10 pm, $10; Sept. 30: $7 suggested donation; Oct. 3: Phantom Ear Creative OUTDOORS AND TOURS pm. For info visit crownheight- – 6 pm. 755 Dean St. (718) 638- Landing, Old Fulton Street at Good Coffeehouse Opera on Tap and Anti-Social Music have an Ootasm, 5 Music Series 7 with Jessica Pavone Group, The Peeese- ATLANTIC ANTIC: 33rd annual 3326. Free. the East River. (718) 624-2083. snorth.org. (718) 756-1920. pm, $5; Oct. 1: Amateur Burlesque Competition hosted by yeee, GST, 8 pm, $5; Oct. 4: Arbouretum, PG Six, Illumi- street festival takes place along BIG SMOKE: Brooklyn Heights OPEN HOUSE: Regina Pacis Youth LULLWATER EXPLORATION: Music Parlor Murray Hill & Miss Allison, 9:30 pm, $5; Oct. 2: (Front room) nations, 8 pm, $TBD; Oct. 5: Big Bear, Brightside, 10 blocks of Atlantic Avenue, Sukkot Gentleman’s Evening Center hosts a cub scout and Enjoy a boat tour detailing (At The Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture) 53 Teleseen, 10:30 pm, Kanding Ray, 11:30 pm, Bender, 12:15 Marching Teeth, 8 pm, $6. from Fourth Avenue to Hicks features Brooklyn Paper Editor boy scout information session. Prospect Park’s aquatic habitat. Prospect Park West at Second Street in Park Slope, am, $7; Oct. 4: “Here Comes the Reaction” featuring Pale Street. This year’s Antic will cele- Gersh Kuntzman discussing 7:30-9 pm. 1258 65th St. (718) Binoculars provided. $10, $6 (718) 768-2972, www.bsec.org. Nimbus, The London Souls and more, 9 pm, $8. Zebulon brate Atlantic Avenue’s eclectic scotch, and Elliot Zweig, direc- 236-5266. kids. Noon-12:45 pm. Enter Oct. 5: The Traveling Troubador Series featuring Mike Dow- 258 Wythe Ave. at Metropolitan Avenue in Williams- cuisines with a food map for tor of New York operations for park at Lincoln Road and Ocean ling (country blues guitar), 8 pm, $15 adults, $6 children. Laila Lounge burg, (718) 218-6934, www.zebuloncafeconcert.com. plotting a flavorful path. Also, Middle East Media Research Avenue. (718) 287-3400. 113 N. Seventh St. at Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, Sept. 29: Plumerai, 9 pm, Where is Brooklyn DJ per- live performances on nine musi- Institute, discussing Arabic, Farsi THURS, OCT. 4 BIRDWATCHING CRUISE: Learn Magnolia (718) 486-6791, www.lailalounge.com. formed by Stay High, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 30: Raven May- cal sound stages, special sales and Turkish. 8 pm. Menu features about the history of Prospect 486 Sixth Ave. at 12th Street in Park Slope, (718) Tuesdays: Bluegrass Tuesdays, 9 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: hem and guests, 10 pm, FREE; Oct. 1: Et Ret, 9 pm, Slow from Atlantic Avenue’s trendy single malt scotch, premium Jewish festival of Simchat Park, from prehistoric times to 369-4814, www.magnoliabrooklyn.com. Jezebel Music Showcase with an open mic, 7:30 pm, Six, 10 pm, FREE; Oct. 2: Ridd, 9 pm, Peter Evans Quar- stores and plenty of activities for hand-rolled cigars, delicious fin- Torah starts tonight the present day, while touring Fridays: Live music, 9:30 pm, FREE; Oct. 5: Island Nights FREE; Sept. 29: DJ StoneKold presents “Boogaloo tet, 10 pm, FREE; Oct. 3: Bee’s Nest with Dirty Projectors, the whole family. 10 am –6 pm. ger food. 21-and over only. $54. one of Prospect Park’s most with Exodus Supreme, 9:30 pm, FREE. Junction,” 10 pm, FREE. Z’s, Skeletons and The K.O.A.C., Dome Theatre, and Visit atlanticave.org/antic07.htm. Congregation B’nai Avraham of EXHIBIT: The Alliance of Resident scenic habitats. $10, $6 kids. Social Register, 0 pm, FREE; Oct. 4: Fugente, 9 pm, Un- THIRD AVENUE FESTIVAL: Bay Brooklyn Heights, 117 Remsen St. Theaters of NY presents “An 1:15 – 2 pm. Enter park at Lin- Melt The Lucky Cat broken, 10 pm, FREE; Oct. 5: Zozo Afrobeat, 10 pm, Ridge Festival takes place along (718) 596-4840 ext 18. Impulse to Celebrate: 20 South coln Road and Ocean Avenue. 440 Bergen St. at Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, (718) 245 Grand St. at Roebling Street in Williamsburg, FREE; Oct. 6: Alex Simon and Victor Verbeek Duo, 9 pm, Third Avenue from 69th to 95th GOLF OUTING: Berkeley Carroll Indian Photographic Encoun- (718) 287-3400. 230-5925. (718) 782-0437, www.theluckycat.com. Bonga, 10 pm, FREE. ters” by photographer and streets, featuring games, live School hosts a fundraiser at the PERFORMANCE Fridays: “Stuck in the ’80s” party featuring DJs Paul EZ music and food from local Mill River Club in Upper artist Peter Angelo Simon. 6:30 and Jan Cooley, 11 pm, FREE. restaurants. Brookville. 10 am-8 pm. Call for – 8:30 pm. South Oxford Space, RYAN REP: “A Thing of Beauty” by GOWANUS DISCOVERY TOUR: info. (718) 789-6060, ext. 6580. 138 S. Oxford St. (718) 398- Maurice Berger. $12, $10 children Southpaw 3078. Free. 12 and younger. 3 pm. Ryan Rep- TALK TO US… Explore the Gowanus estuary, LECTURE: St. Francis College pres- 125 Fifth Ave. at St. Johns Place in Park Slope, (718) canoeing at your own pace. 10 ents a lecture on Berlin and MEETING: Narrows Community ertory Company’s Jonathan Ro- 230-0236, www.spsounds.com. am – 2 pm. Meet at the Second Eastern Germany. 12:30 – 1:30 Theater meets. 7:30 pm. Shore senblum Performing Arts Space, To list your events in Brooklyn Nightlife, please give us as much notice as possible. Include name of venue, 2445 Bath Ave. (718) 996-4800. Oct. 2: The Wreckroom, 8 pm, FREE; Oct. 3: Tiger City, Street launch site, off Bond pm. 180 Remsen St., room Hill Senior Center, 9000 Shore Stylofone, Time TBD, FREE; Oct. 4: Akoya Afrobeat with address with cross street, phone number for the public to call, Web site address, dates, times and admission or tick- Street at the Gowanus Canal. 7213. (718) 489-5200. Free. Rd. (718) 482-3173. FIRST SATURDAY: Brooklyn Mu- DJ sets by DJ Nickodemus of Turntables on The Hudson, et prices. Send listings and color photos of performers via e-mail to [email protected] or via fax at (718) www.gowanuscanal.org. Free. SUPPORT: Harm Reduction Net- BARGEMUSIC: presents a jazz seum hosts its monthly event of 8 pm, $10; Oct. 6: The RUB with DJs Ayres, Cosmo and 834-9278. Listings are free and printed on a space available basis. We regret we cannot take listings over the phone. EXPLORE THE MARSH: Salt work (HAMS) helps people who concert with The Jesse Elder’s First Saturdays. Tonight’s pro- Eleven and special guest DJs Coop and Hunnicut, 10 pm, The listings are correct as of press time. Contact the venue before you go to confirm event details. Marsh Nature Center hosts a wish to drink more safely or to Quintet. $40, $25 students. 8 gram celebrates “Infinite Island” FREE. hike around the marsh. 1 pm. drink less. 7 pm. St. John’s Epis- pm. Fulton Ferry Landing, Old and The Brooklyn Academy of Meet at 3302 Ave. U. For info, copal Church, 139 St. Johns Fulton Street at the East River. Music’s 25th anniversary of its call 311. Free. Place. (347) 678-5671. Free. (718) 624-2083. Next Wave Festival. Program features music, dance, spoken MEETING: Society of Old Brook- BARNES AND NOBLE: author PERFORMANCE Mary Ann Reid. She reads from word and more. “Blue Lati- lynites hosts a talk on Revolu- tudes: Caribbean Women CONCERT ON THE PLAZA: Brook- tionary War Life. 7:30 – 9:30 her book “Every Man for lyn Sings, Brooklyn Swings with Herself.” 7:30 pm. 267 Seventh Writers at Home and Abroad” pm. Supreme Court Building, at 6 pm. Inspirit Dance Com- vocalist Tessa Souter. Program Court and Montague streets. Ave. (718) 832-9066. Free. includes jazz, flamenco and NEXT WAVE: “Wild Cursive.” 7:30 pany performs at 6:30 pm. (646) 873-9711. Free. Pianist Arturo O’Farrill and his world and Middle Eastern Music. SING-A-LONG: Cafe Steinhof hosts pm. See Sat., Oct. 6. Also, Bam 4 pm. Brooklyn Public Library’s Dialogue with Lin Hwai-Min, septet play from 6:30 pm to its fifth annual “The Sound of 8:30 pm. “One Love” (2003) at Central branch. Grand Army Music” sing along party. Dress choreographer. $8, $4 friends of Plaza. (718) 230-2211. Free. BAM. 6 pm. 8:30 pm. More. Event runs from for the occasion. 7 pm. Free 5 pm to 11 pm. 200 Eastern ANTI-SOCIAL MUSIC: Opera On beer. 422 Seventh Ave. (718) RYAN REP: “A Thing of Beauty.” Pkwy. (718) 638-5000. Free. Tap performs classic opera to a 369-7776. Free. 7:30 pm. See Sat., Oct. 6. rowdy beat. $5. 5 pm. Galap- NEXT WAVE: Brooklyn Academy agos Art Space, 70 N. Sixth St. of Music presents “Wild Cur- (718) 782-5188. sive,” the final chapter of “Cur- TUES, OCT. 2 FRI, OCT. 5 sive A Trilogy.” Cloud Gate BAM: “King Lear.” 3 pm. See Sat., MUSIC: Saxophonist/ composer Dance Theater of Taiwan per- Sept. 29. FITNESS CLASS: Brooklyn Arts forms. $20, $45, $60. 7:30 pm. GALLERY PLAYERS: “Six Degrees Exchange offers a fitness class Rob Reddy and his 10-person ensemble performs. $15. Call Howard Gilman Opera House, 30 of Separation.” 3 pm. See Sat., with David Figueroa. $120 for Lafayette Ave. Also, The Kronos Sept. 29. five weeks. 9-10 am. 421 Fifth for time. Jalopy Theater, 315 Columbia St. (718) 395-3214. Quartet in “More Than.” $20 to BARGEMUSIC: presents a classical Ave. (718) 832-0018. $45. 7:30 pm. Harvey Theater, music concert. 4 pm. See Sat., RECEPTION: St. Francis College DANCE WORKSHOP: Narrows 451 Fulton St. (718) 636-4100. Sept. 29. hosts a reception for the exhibit Community Theater hosts a four-session “Broadway Dancing BARGEMUSIC: presents a classical “Memoria: Assisi and the Jews, music concert, featuring the OTHER 1943 to 1944.” 5 – 7 pm. 180 for Non-Dancer’s Workshop.” 7 – 8:30 pm. Call to register and work of Brahms: all violin and TUNNEL TO TOWERS RUN: Five- Remsen St., Callahan Center. piano sonatas. $40, $25 stu- kilometer charity run/walk (718) 489-5200. Free. for fee and meeting location. (718) 482-3173. dents. 8 pm. Fulton Ferry retraces the steps of Stephen BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS: Landing, Old Fulton Street at Siller, who sprinted through the Federation of Italian American GOOD COFFEEHOUSE: Mike Dow- the East River. (718) 624-2083. Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to the Organizations of Brooklyn offers ling plays the blues. $15, $6 kids. World Trade Center. Course is ballroom dance instruction for 8 pm. 53 Prospect Park West at OTHER through the Brooklyn Battery youngsters and seniors. 6-9 pm. Second Street. (718) 768-2972. PARADE: 26th annual Columbus Tunnel, up West Street to Liberty, Seth Low IS 96, 99 Ave. P, NEXT WAVE: “More Than.” 7:30 Parade. 1 pm. Parade begins at then onto the Battery Park between West 11th and 12th pm. See Sat., Oct. 6. Also, “Wild 61st Street and 18th Avenue. esplanade facing the Hudson, streets. (718) 232-2266. Free. Cursive.” 7:30 pm. See Sat., Oct. Mass, 10:15 am, at St. Athanas- and ending to Vesey Street.10 MUSIC FEST: Restoration Rocks 6. Also, Bam Dialogue with ius RC Church, Bay Parkway and am. tunneltotowersrun.org. Music Festival hosts a series of Kronos Quartet, Kimmo Pohjo- 61st Street. (718) 259-2828. PLATFORM: Brooklyn Society for “Wealth Building” talks. Today: nen and others. Post-show. Free. GIFTS BY THE SEA: New York Ethical Culture presents: “Les- Introduction to Creating a Busi- RYAN REP: “A Thing of Beauty.” Creates, serving craft artisans, sons from Society’s Edges: The ness Plan. 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Res- 7:30 pm. See Sat., Oct. 6. hosts a new outdoor crafts festi- Face of People Returning from toration Plaza. (718) 636-6924. BARGEMUSIC: presents a classical val along the historic Red Hook Prison and the Failure of Cur- Free. music concert, featuring the work Pier. 1 – 6 pm. 499 Van Brunt St. rent Punishment Models.” Lisel NEXT WAVE: Brooklyn Academy of Brahms. 8 pm. See Sat., Oct. 6. www.nycreates.com. Burns leads. 11 am-12:30 pm. of Music presents “Wild Cur- 53 Prospect Park West. (718) sive,” the final chapter of “Cur- 768-2972. sive A Trilogy.” Cloud Gate SAT, OCT. 6 SUN, OCT. 7 STREET FEST: 28th annual Cran- Dance Theater of Taiwan per- berry Street Festival. 11 am – 3 forms. $20, $45, $60. 7:30 pm. OUTDOORS AND TOURS OUTDOORS AND TOURS pm. Between Willow and Hicks Howard Gilman Opera House, streets. (718) 834-8801. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. ARCH TOUR: Urban Park Rangers ART ON RED HOOK PIER: Eat offer a tour of the Soldiers and BRUNCH: 26th annual Brooklyn BARNES AND NOBLE: presents a lunch on the water, and end up Columbus Parade brunch. Noon. Sailors Memorial. Climb to the at the Art Show. $3. Call for reading and signing with Poro- top of the arch and enjoy the Oriental Manor, 1818 86th St. chista Khapour, author of “Sons meeting time and location. Call for info. (718) 259-2828. 360-degree views of Prospect (718) 692-2954. (Call between 6 and Other Flammable Objects.” Park, Park Slope and the Man- and 8 pm preceding week) CELEBRATION OF ANIMALS: 7:30 pm. 267 Seventh Ave. hattan skyline. 10 am – 4 pm. LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN: Brook- Green-Wood Cemetery and (718) 832-9066. Free. (Tour lasts for 15 minutes) Meet ASPCA offer a trolley ride lyn Center for Urban Environ- at Grand Army Plaza, intersection ment hosts a tour of Red Hook around the cemetery. Wildlife of Flatbush Avenue, Eastern Park- and monuments dedicated to EDS CT with Dan Wiley. Stops include the W , O . 3 way and Prospect Park West. Call home port for NY Water Taxi, the animals featured. 1 pm. Meet at 311 for info. Free. main gate, Fifth Avenue and FUNDRAISER: Tillary Park Founda- Waterfront Museum and Show- 25th Street. Call for reservation hosts a fundraiser. $50 and HISTORICAL WALK: 10-mile walk boat Barge, an urban farm and tions. (718) 768-7300. Free. up. 6 – 8 pm. Mullane’s Res- from Park Slope to Bay Ridge. an outdoor Central American Walk looks at schools designed food market. $13, $10 members, GALLERY TALK: Brooklyn Museum taurant, 71 Lafayette Ave. (917) 440-3247. by architect Charles BJ Snyder. $8 seniors and students. Meet at hosts a talk: “Brushed with $3. 10 am. Meet at the 2 or 3 street level of the Smith-Ninth Light.” Curator Karen Sherry BELLY DANCING: Brooklyn Arts Bergen Street stop, south side Street station of the F/G train. offers insight into the exhibition Exchange hosts a six-week of Flatbush. (646) 290-4119. (718) 788-8500, ext. 208. “Brushed with Light: American class. $100. 7 – 8:30 pm. 421 Landscape Watercolors from the Fifth Ave. (718) 832-0018. LOST THEATER TOUR: Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environ- PERFORMANCE ment host a walk through Park RYAN REP: “A Thing of Beauty.” 3 Slope while highlighting its the- pm. See Sat., Oct. 5. atrical and sporting activities dur- NEXT WAVE: “Wild Cursive.” 3 LIST YOUR EVENT… ing the 1900s. $13, $10 members pm. See Sat., Oct. 6. and $8 seniors and students. 11 BARGEMUSIC: presents a classical To list your event in Nine Days In Brooklyn, please give us two weeks notice am – 1:30 pm. Meet at 15th music concert, featuring the or more. Send your listing by e-mail: [email protected]; by mail: Street and Prospect Park West in work of Mendelssohn, Ligeti front of Connecticut Muffin. (718) GO Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Paper, 55 Washington St., Suite 624, Brooklyn, and Beethoven with the Pacifica 788-8500, ext. 208. Quartet. $45, $25 students. 4 NY 11201; or by fax: (718) 834-9278. Listings are free and printed on a space ANGELS AND ACCORDIONS: pm. Fulton Ferry Landing, Old available basis. 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Founded in 1921, LREI’s college preparatory program (PK-12th) stems from its tradition of progressive education, offering an inquiry-driven and student-centered curriculum. Progressive education minimizes the distance between learning and life, and emphasizes individual achievement within each student’s responsibility to the community. Students develop academic and intellectual excellence, critical thinking and decision-making skills, and gain increasing independence and self-conﬁ dence. Active learners become active citizens through involvement in community service projects with local and global impact. Our students form ethical grounding, social awareness and habits of mind that last a lifetime. At LREI we are committed to equity in the areas of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and socioeconomic means. This focus on diversity and equity extends to a respect for differences in religious practice, cross-cultural adoption and a continuing commitment to social justice for all.

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ALL DRAWN OUT CHECKIN’ IN WITH... Genius Edition

The MacArthur Foundation reached into the swarming mass- writes dramas that grapple with the continuing effects of the es of insecure and striving Brooklyn literati this week and de- African Diaspora. And Snyder, who splits her time between the creed three of them geniuses. Now that they’ve been honored Slope and upstate, has spent the past four decades mixing ab- for “their creativity, originality and potential to make important stract genres. She has pieces in the collections of the Museum of contributions,” Mercedes Doretti of Clinton Hill, Lynn Nottage of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum, among others. Thanks to Boerum Hill, and Joan Snyder of Park Slope need no longer lie the MacArthur fellows, each member of the trio gets $500,000 awake at night struggling with their insecurities. Doretti is the co- over the next five years, “no strings attached.” As part of our founder of the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team and has second annual Genius Smackdown, Brooklyn Paper reporter pioneered the use of forensic technology (think “CSI”) to uncov- Dana Rubinstein, no intellectual slouch, you know, checked in er human rights abuses all over the world. Playwright Nottage, this week with all three recipients to find out how good it must whose works include “Intimate Apparel” and “Fabulation,” feel to have substantive proof of their intellectual prowess. ing m Certifiable geniuses Mercedes Doretti (left), Lynn Nottage (center), and Joan Snyder (right). Cristian Fle Q: How does did it feel to know once have been disappeared. Snyder: I’m sure my galleries will put and for all that you are a genius? Nottage: It feels as wonderful it did [last the work up a little bit for the moment. Doretti: No, but I don’t think I’m a ge- week, when I found out]. Now [that it’s nius. It’s sort of funny. I don’t know. Q: What are you working on right OUR OPINION public], I can openly share my delight. now? Nottage: I’m not getting a grant because Snyder: I’m over the moon. It’s the most Doretti: I’m working on two main proj- I’m a genius, but because I’m a creative exciting thing that’s happened in a long, ects — one in Mexico, on the border with person. They don’t call it a genius grant long time. You have a baby, then you the United States, where a number of — the media overlays it with that have a MacArthur.” women have been killed. And then we are moniker. The grant recognizes people about to launch a major genetic project in who have carved a unique path in this Q: Do you anticipate the whole genius Argentina and two other Latin American A brave new world? cultural landscape and the grant encour- thing opening some doors for you? countries, basically using DNA technolo- ages them to continue to do that.” Doretti: It should help with funding and gy that was upgraded to identify remains shielded by a false assumption of anonymi- become all too common — and, bizarrely, HE BROOKLYN PAPER has started Snyder: I don’t know. They don’t tell access. And, it brings more respect for from 9-11 and the Balkans to identify vic- inviting its readers to add their com- ty, reasoned debate typically breaks down accepted — on the Web, where a Wild West you you’re a genius. I was just trying to people working in this field. tims of human rights violations. T ments directly below the articles that faster than you can say, “IMHO…” mentality seems to apply. ask someone where that all come from. appear on our Web site. The examples are legion, but a recent case We believe our readers are not served by Nottage: I do anticipate it will open Nottage: I am actually getting ready to And now, the deluge. is worth mentioning. The other day, our such coarse, vulgar broadsides. As a proud Q: Genius or not, it must feel pretty some doors. [But] I just got an e-mail workshop a play in Chicago at the end of Certainly, we would not be opening up friends at Brownstoner.com ran a story about supporter of civility, reason and intellect, we nice to be singled out with a from a friend who won a MacArthur last the week called “Ruined,” which takes our Web site to public comment if we were a sheet of paper that appeared on the window hope our respondents won’t use the com- MacArthur. year, and she said it made the critics place in the Democratic Republic of Con- not fully committed to encouraging a free of a vacant Fifth Avenue storefront. The note ment section to merely spew venom from Doretti: It feels great. And, it brings much nastier to her … I have no idea go. It’s about a woman who runs a broth- and open exchange of ideas. asked locals what kind of stores they hoped behind a screen name. As our disclaimer more legitimacy to what we do, to apply why, other than that it places a magnify- el for women who have escaped the war. At the same time, eagle-eyed readers will would fill the empty space, and what kind of says, “doing so may lead to the removal of forensic sciences to human rights investi- ing glass on the work, and people tend to Snyder: I’m working up here [near notice a disclaimer embedded into the com- stores would not be welcome. your post and to your being permanently gations. And, I think it’s a recognition of scrutinize it more. … There’s the expec- Woodstock] on some really beautiful ment box compelling commenters to not Fair enough. But the subsequent com- banned.” the major problem that we have: hundreds tation that everything you do will be la- paintings. … I’m really hoping this does- post any “abusive, obscene, vulgar, slander- ment section of the Brownstoner Web site We hope it won’t come to that, but here’s of thousands of people around their world beled magnificent. n’t throw me off-balance. ous, hateful, threatening or sexually oriented — which started as a reasonable discussion a good ground rule: If you could not stand material, or any material that may violate of what stores people would like to see in up in front of a crowd of strangers and say applicable law,” on the site. the space — quickly devolved into a racial- aloud the words that you are typing, it’s safe In today’s fast-moving, “e-mail first, ask ly ugly debate about shopping habits that in- to say that such a comment is out of bounds Street Cats, a local cat-lover or- actually spent a lot of time try- questions later” world, it’s pretty easy to see cluded such insightful commentary as in a civil society. ganization that neuters and cares ing to find alternative solutions why that’s an important bit of legalese. “white people suck” and how black people That said, please use our new comment CATS… for feral cats. and did not come up with any- When it comes to the dissemination of in- don’t mind the Atlantic Center Mall because pages to fully exercise your right to free “I said, ‘Thank you for ex- thing.” formation, the Internet may indeed be they “just shrug, get their shopping done, speech. Continued from page 1 find out where the cats had been plaining it to me,’ ” said the Laura Brahm, the executive mankind’s greatest innovation since the and leave.” But as the old sergeant used to say on “Hill The neighbor admits to trap- taken, reminding her of my neighbor. “ ‘I will not take any director of Slope Street Cats, printing press. But because most users are This “debate” followed a pattern that has Street Blues” — “Let’s be careful out there.” ping at least one cat and having phone number, and three times of the cats away anymore, as said trapping ferals is actually a friend deposit it in Queens, she said they would call the per- long as you are respectful of an ineffective way to get rid of possibly in Floral Park. son who had removed them,” my property and keep the cats them, because other feral cats “I didn’t destroy it,” she said. said Pond. “Maybe they did, but confined as much as possible.’” will move into the now-empty LETTERS “I didn’t hurt it. I just wanted to they never called us back. Paul Indeed, both Pond and her territory. Brahm also said that lower the population of cats. I still looks at me with a sad face neighbor agree that there needs Inky, Blinky and Clyde would thought I was doing a service to from time to time saying, ‘I to be more public education probably find life in Queens un- the neighborhood.” miss the kitties. Especially about alternatives to trapping pleasant at best. The Ponds don’t share that Inky.’” and displacing cats. “In all likelihood they [will] Readers rip The Paper’s F express view. The Ponds brought the cat- “Public education is the starve, get hit by cars, or other- “I asked her three times to nappers’ literature from Slope problem,” said the neighbor. “I wise meet a nasty end,” she said. editorial, calling fix cheap & easy To the editor, wishing to go to Coney Island I hope the city steps back, and had a great day. We were dismayed, surprised can take the A or C one stop to looks at the overall picture and P.S. There were tourists on and saddened by your Sept. 15 Jay Street-Borough Hall to realizes that this should not hap- this trolley from various places NAZI TRASH IN HEIGHTS… editorial (“Who needs an F ex- transfer to the F train. pen. Paul Toomey, Bay Ridge and all loved the free ride. press?”). Chock-full of miscon- The V train can be then be ex- Maureen O’Boyle, Continued from page 1 ceptions, gross oversimplifica- tended into Brooklyn to Kings Sunset Park believe that there is not a con- tions and simply wrong Highway, and the F can become Et tu, Paper? nection” between the Iranian information, the editorial pro- an express to Coney Island. To the editor, president’s visit and the hate vides a disservice to residents of Naturally this should only be Your recent editorial about Congrats! crimes. not just Carroll Gardens and during the morning and evening Duffield Street (“Sad irony on To the editor, The vandals hit two syna- Cobble Hill, but to all Brook- rush hours. Duffield,” Sept. 22) reiterated Your recent awards from the gogues — Congregation B’nai lynites who stand to benefit No new tracks or switches, The Brooklyn Paper’s call for Independent Free Papers of Avraham, an Orthodox shul, from express service along the no new platforms and no mil- Brooklyn Bridge Park to be America, which follows up on a and the Brooklyn Heights Syn- agogue, a Reform temple — F line and an overall increase of lions of dollars spent. Think named “Harriet Tubman Park.” previous award for “Newspaper along Remsen Street between service along the Culver Line. about it, Mayor Bloomberg. It seems to me that renaming of the Year” from the Suburban First among your charges is L. Gerber, Manhattan your newspaper the “Harriet Clinton and Henry streets, tag- Newspaper Association are two ging them with the symbol of that due to a supposed bottleneck Tubman Press” would be easier more reasons why those who at York Street, “there may not be To the editor, — and it has a nice “jingle” to Nazi Germany. want to be in the know look for- At least three cars and two enough capacity to add trains.” It is unbelievable to see a pa- it. Alvin Pankin, Downtown ward to each edition of The This is unfounded. In other per call the proposed F-express apartment buildings were Brooklyn Paper (“Paper wins — spray-painted with swastikas a places where express and local proposal “simple populism.” again!” Sept. 22). tracks feed into one — the 7 line You argued that “there may Express crush few blocks away on Columbia But only your paper was Place between State and Jorale- comes to mind — express serv- not be enough capacity to add To the editor, brave enough to take on the ice and increased train capacity trains,” but the operative word In a recent column in your Bay mon streets. The graffiti at one well-financed special interests of the buildings, 45 Columbia have led to a lessening of crowd- is “may.” Ridge Edition, Matthew Lysiak that support Bruce Ratner’s in- ed trains. If our greatest concern Clearly, no one on you edito- mentioned the problem that most Pl., also included the phrase famous Atlantic Yards project. “Kill Jews.” is one focusing on a scheduling rial staff rides the F train. Bay Ridge express bus riders You provided far more in-depth A car door was marred with a swastika in a wave of vandalism in Brooklyn Heights on Monday night. issue past Jay St./ Borough Hall, The vandals also left fliers Angelo Onofrio, Park Slope have been dealing with for at least coverage on this ongoing story the real location of the bottle- on a number of cars on that Editor’s note: Several members of The the last six months: Commuting then the so-called major dailies. neck, then we have nearly won block with a swastika and the Brooklyn Paper staff do, in fact, ride home from Midtown is particu- And The Brooklyn Paper con- Rabbi Aaron Raskin of B’nai the battle for express service. phrase, “Kill the Jews.” the F train every day. larly painful (“The Kitchen Sink,” tinues to provide real neighbor- Avraham thinks the culprits As we have stressed, we don’t The NYPD’s Hate Crime Bay Ridge Edition and online, were more misguided than dan- need to build new subway tracks hood coverage not found in Task Force and 20 other detec- Sept. 22). gerous. to increase service along the Cul- Going postal other daily newspapers. tives are investigating the van- I board the Brooklyn-bound Larry Penner, Great Neck dalism and taking the threat of “It reminds us that there are ver Line. The express tracks — To the editor, X37 at its second stop just after BARD RAP… ignorant people out there and the only unused express tracks in violence very seriously. On The Kensington post office is 5 pm, and there are routinely that we can’t rest on our lau- Continued from page 1 the city — were built with the Wednesday, the department set still a nightmare. How can they lines of 25-30 people. By the ’Coon crony rels,” Raskin said. subway line in the 1920s. We up a mobile command post on The Brooklyn Brewery-sponsored music festival started in continually get away with it? time the bus reaches my hus- “We must educate people in don’t need the hard work, vision To the editor, Remsen Street, hoping to edu- 2005 and has grown into one of the park’s largest events, with Joyce Siegel, Kensington band’s stop at 30th Street, there a positive, loving, proactive or money to build new subways; The hysteria over raccoons cate the public and deter future even Borough President Markowitz feeling the rapper’s delight is standing room only. “screaming” at children needs to incidents. way to promote peace and un- (he “performed” at last year’s festival under the name Marty we just need an MTA willing to No one should be expected derstanding to all mankind,” he utilize underused tracks. No Coney-ops be tempered by an understanding “The intensity and the num- Mark, rapping, “I’m down with the beat/I’m good-lookin’/ I’m to pay $5 to stand from Mid- of these shy, amazing creatures ber of incidents in a relatively said. fly/And I’m fast on my feet”). Our plan calls for extending V To the editor, town to Bay Ridge. “The Talmud says that the service into Brooklyn and adding (“Masked bandits caught,” Sept. small area on the Jewish holi- Last month, Conservancy Director Marianna Koval ousted It is without doubt that Coney There is a water taxi dock 22). Raccoons are absolutely no days all combined to cause us vessel for God’s blessing is the programming director, Shannon Mayer, who oversaw the hip F express service into Kensing- down by Fairway in Red Hook; Island is in need of a make-over, threat to children or adults. Rabid to assign significant resources peace.” hop festival. Two sources said Mayer left after disagreements ton and beyond. Taken together, but the big stumbling block is why can’t there be a similar one raccoons are extremely rare. to the case,” said Paul Browne, When the vandals struck his with Koval over the way events are run at the state park, which we fail to see how Brownstone Thor Equities’ plan to put housing installed at the 69th Street pier? Councilman Vince Gentile has the NYPD spokesman. synagogue, Raskin was inside was home to the popular Floating Pool. Brooklynites won’t enjoy the in the amusement area (“Road- What purpose does the 69th the right idea to use a humane re- On Wednesday, several Jew- teaching an 8 pm class about Koval denied there were racial motivations behind giving the benefits. The V would service the block! City not ready to yield to Street pier serve to the communi- pellent. But capturing these ani- ish groups put up a $10,000 re- Sukkot, the week-long holiday hip hop festival’s June dates to the Shakespeare production. current F stops, and the F will Thor,” Feb. 3). ty as a whole, beyond serving as mals and leaving them in a trap ward for information. which began on Wednesday There have been complaints about noise from specific events, service the express stations. Both Coney Island is a Mecca for a fishing site? I’d like to see local night. trains will run frequently, and before they are brought to ani- While swastikas periodically but those complaints will not influence the upcoming year’s amusement and a escape from officials, including our Council- He said he did not notice a schedule, said Koval, herself a DUMBO resident. both will be less crowded. mal control and certain death, is show up in Brooklyn neighbor- the daily grind. Thor Equities is man Vince Gentile, address this swastika when he entered the She added that the Conservancy has tried to allay concerns We can’t afford to ignore or simply the wrong thing to do. hoods with high populations of not in this type of business. As serious transportation issue. shul, but when the class let out, about the park’s accessibility by bringing a broad range of free dismiss the solution right under Wayne Johnson, new (and not always Jewish) soon as the zoning is changed in The MTA needs to address immigrants, the appearance of a member of the congregation programming there, including a regular movie series, concerts, our noses: Brooklyn needs a re- Brooklyn Heights favor of the rise of condos or co- the express bus shortage issue told him about the vandalism. dance performances, yoga classes and art shows stored F express and extended the German hate symbol has ops, Coney Island will vanish! and we need to utilize our wa- In spite of the negative im- “There is no kind of programming or specific program that V local, and everyone will been extremely rare in the Thor Equities has been known terways for more eco-friendly Heights. ages conjured up by the swasti- has been foreclosed,” Koval said. “Our job is to create a venue benefit from that service. in the past to renege on its prom- commuting. Assemblywoman Joan Mill- ka, the rabbi said he was that works for the people who surround the community and the Benjamin Kabak ises once the zoning is changed. Regina Finnen, Bay Ridge Send a letter www.secondavesagas.com; man (D–Carroll Gardens) said pleased about “the constant people who come here and we are doing that.” Gary Reilly Coney will be privatized again, By e-mail: on Tuesday that she could not flood of support” the congrega- Councilwoman Letitia James (D–Fort Greene), once an out- firstandcourt.blogspot.com; allowing only the people with Loves ‘trolley’ [email protected] remember seeing swastikas in tion has received from the spoken critic of the park’s privatized funding scheme and its Jennifer Gagnon enough money and power to pur- By mail: Letters Editor, The Brooklyn Heights in her 10 NYPD, the Mayor’s office and management, said the Conservancy has “proven” itself commit- kensingtonbrooklyn.blogspot.com chase/lease. What’s next? Co-ops To the editor, Brooklyn Paper, 55 Wash- years in office. the District Attorney. ted to keeping the state development open to all. James has in the middle of Prospect Park? The talk on the free Heart of ington St., Brooklyn, NY 11201. As a result, neighborhood Raskin added that the inci- worked with the Conservancy to hold a weekend fashion event To the editor, So-called developers pur- Brooklyn trolley was that it will residents attributed the incident dent has bolstered the congre- featuring many black or minority designers. One way to improve F-train chase sites and erect buildings probably be going away due to By fax: (718) 834-9278. to “just kids.” gation’s sense of belonging to “The Conservancy is very aware that it is important to bring service is simple: eliminate the that stand out like sore thumbs your recent story (“Marty’s trol- All letters must be signed and “We certainly hope it was the community. people from all over Brooklyn to the park,” she said. portion of G train that runs on in places like Bay Ridge, Fort ley folly,” Sept 8). include the writer’s home address just kids,” said Levana Madani, “People who didn’t even Yet losing the hip hop festival could throw off that delicate the same track as the F train in Greene, Park Slope and Down- I must tell you that I loved my and phone number (only the make it to the synagogue for balance of demographics that advocates and elected officials say writer’s name and neighborhood who works for the Congrega- Brooklyn. The G can terminate town. If the Heights wasn’t trolley ride with my great niece are published with the letter). tion B’nai Avraham. “Other- High Holy Days came in today is essential for maintaining the park’s public appeal. at Hoyt-Schmerhorn station, landmarked, I’m sure it would today. I got on and off the trolley Letters may be edited and will wise we’re talking about some to show their support,” Raskin “Public spaces require dynamic events” that appeal to differ- where passengers from Brook- be turned into money makers twice, paid admission to the zoo not be returned. The earlier in organized neo-Nazi or KKK said. ent groups of people and every time you lose one you risk losing lyn can transfer to the A or C for developers who build and (with two guests), enjoyed lunch the week you send your letter, group, and nobody wants to “Every negative has a posi- diversity, said Kathy Madden of the Project for Public Space, a trains to Manhattan. Those then move on. there, purchased snacks and gifts the better. think about that.” tive.” think tank that opposes the park’s condo-dotted design. 14 AWP THE BROOKLYN PAPER • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM • (718) 834-9350 September 29, 2007 NATIONAL CLASSIFIEDS

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